MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH 2019 Owner's Manual

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Dep ress thebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
Yo ucan switchoffth eengine whiledriving by
pr essing button1 forabo utthre esecon ds.Be
sur eto obser vethesaf etyno tesunder "Driving
tips".
St arting theve hicl ein emer gency oper ation
mode
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y,yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency
op erati on mod e. #
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theSmar tKey
ri ng. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar kedspace 2. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If yo ustar tth eve hicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec tedair con dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled. Dr
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The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
% Youcan also setth ete mp eratur ewit hyo ur
smar tphon e.Info rm atio non Mer cedesme
con nectand other services: http://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno tav ailable forall model s.
Char ging thebat tery bef orecommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
R Ifth eve hicle batteryis disc harg ed,you
re cei veames sageon your smar tphon e.
R Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth e
smar tphone tocharge thebatt ery.
R The vehicle isaut omaticall yswitc hedoff
af te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled. St
arting theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e: R
Aftereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
R Youcan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec ‐
utiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe
st ar tedonc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying
to star tth eve hicle again withth esmar t‐
phone.
R Youcan stop theve hicle again atanytime.
R Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 17
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To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
10 00 mile s(1 500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde press theaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
10 00 mile s(1 500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal travelor bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopardizes theoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. #
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase ifth eve hicle getsst uc k
in snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won thewindw ardside of
th eve hicle toensur ean adeq uatesup‐
pl yof fresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. 17
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. #
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. *
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . #
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. #
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Limit
edbraking effect on salt-tr eatedro ads:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derably orresult inbraking onlyonone
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To preve ntsaltbu ild-u p:
R Brak eocca siona llywh ile pa ying attenti onto
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cogni zedan‐
ge rs. ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Plu g-inhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. Dr
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Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
The 00D6 symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l.
R anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y. If
th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleOpe rationa lSwi tch
the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl aymessa ge
also appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo u
do notswitc hof fth eignition ,th eignition is
aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rone minut e.
De activ ating oractiv ating theECO star t/
st op fun ction #
Press butt on1.
If indic ator lam p2 light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesthedr iving charac‐
te rist ics from thest ar tof thejour neyto its com ‐
ple tion andassis tsyouin achie vingth emos t
econ omical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R drive wit hpar ticular care
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations 17
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The
inner segment lightsupgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R theth re eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R theEC Odispla ybor der lights up
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Plug-i
nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R = (Individual) :indivi dualse ttings
R C (Spor t):spor tydriving style
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R Vehicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gwit h
cur veinc linat ionfunc tion
R ; (Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle Dep
endingonthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive sy stem:
- Engine andtransmission management
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Sus pensi on
R Steer ing Dr
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Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MIC
SE LECT .
Individual #
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e 17
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Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine #
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E alwaysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n Dr
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Eng
aging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
If yo uwa nttheaut oma tictransm ission to
re main inne utr alNeve nif th eignit ionis
switc hedoff: #
Startth eve hicle. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(→ pag e18 2). #
Pres sth e005D butt on.
The transmiss ionposition displaysho ws005D
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youswit chtheengine offwit hth etra nsmis‐
sion inposition 005Bor005E.
R youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is at ast ands tillor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetransmission isin position 005B
or 005E.
Eng aging drive position D #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y. When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. 17
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