tow MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH 2019 Owners Manual

Mer
cedes-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(→ pag e24 9). *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No Br
eakdo wnassis tance 42
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (→pag e42 4). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R theengine cannotbe star ted
R theelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe released
or applied
R theaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif ted
to position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → pag e42 7). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(→ pag e466). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshif tsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(→ pag e429). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e68). 426
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e200). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( → pag e426). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( → pag e423). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at: Br
eak down assis tance 42
7

*
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect fus es Incor
rect fus esma ycau sedamag eto electr i‐
cal com ponen tsor systems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes- Benzapproved
fuse swit hth ecor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐ th
er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off 43
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

Onl
yuse products approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Yo ucan iden tifyoperatin gfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids athttp:/ /bevo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byen tering thedesignation )
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids intheMer cedes- BenzBeVo
app (byent ering thedesignation )
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(→ pag e46 8). *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel ,th at has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (→ pag e18 0).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit hat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline withan oct ane number ofat
leas t87 AKI/9 1RO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline with87 AKI/
91 RON: Te
ch nica lda ta 469

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Switc hof fth eignition .
The electr icpar king brak eis applied automaticall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eshould notbe applied, e.g.when washing theve hicle inan aut omatic carwash orwhen
ha ving theve hicle towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth e
re ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hof fth eignition andswitc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(→ pag e19 0).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(→ pag e19 0).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 482
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0053 Inoperat ive *A
tle as tone mainfunctio nof theMer cedes meconnect system oroftheSOS emer gency callsy stem ismalfunc‐
tion ing. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator's Manual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. #
Drive on car efu lly. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e. 492
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC St op Vehicle Vehicle Too
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions.
The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRMATIC isma lfunctio ning: #
Donotdr ive fa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
* NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 498
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Def
initions (tiresand loading) ................4 51
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 254
Des tination ...... .........................................3 17
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 306
Edit ingthepr ev ious destination s.........3 17
Ext ernal ............ ................................... 317
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ..........3 17
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 317
St or ing amap position .........................3 17
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 302
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 307
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 302
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ..306
En tering geo-coor dinates..................... 307
Select ingacont act.............................. 307
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 305
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 308
Select ingprev ious destination s...........3 04
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 3
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8 Digita
lsp eedo meter ............ ....................257
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................177
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. ........... 178
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................178
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 178
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 178
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 78
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>177
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .....4 10
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 87
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 255
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 254
Di spl aymes sage........... ............ ...............478
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 78
No tes ................................................... 478
Disp laymes sages
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 501 ç
---mp h.....................................5 00
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 504
ABC Malfu nction Stop Vehicle .............5 00
00CCABC Vehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 500
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 94
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 499
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 492
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 491
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 491
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 01
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative.... ... 501 Inde
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Door
Child safetyloc k(rear door)............ ...... 59
Loc king (em erge ncy key) ................ .......6 9
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 6
Po we rclosing function ........... ............... 69
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................6 9
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 6
Door controlpan el.....................................1 2
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 14
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 447
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 171
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 235
Dr ive position
Inser ting.............................................. 178
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................176
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT Dr
iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 91
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 192
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 192
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 196
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 195
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 192
Ra dar sensor s...................................... 191
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 191
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................196
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t see
AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL
see Night View Assi st
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g.............................1 71
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................. 171
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 170
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 75
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 176
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 76
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 176
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 76 Inde
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