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

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freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(→ pag e395). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely80 mm.
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 396
Maintenanc eand care

Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . Plug-in
hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Re quirement s:
R The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit h
th eon- boar dcom puter(→ pag e399).
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons. The
waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w.
R Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, have theex cess
engi neoilremo vedas soon aspossible ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lwit han on-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine. Maint
enanc eand care399

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Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face.
R Lea vetheengine running atidle spe ed.
On-bo ardcom puter:
, Service.
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: #
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. #
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. #
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1liter) ofengine oil. #
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain of
fth eexc ess engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. #
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. #
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. 400
Maintenanc eand care

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To pup engin eoil (→ pag e400) .
No teson engine oil(→ pag e47 0).
00B2 Engine OilPress ureStop
Switch OffEngine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoilpr ess ureis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B2 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (→ pag e400) .
No teson engine oil(→ pag e47 0). Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (→ pag e400 ).
No teson engine oil(→ pag e47 0). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Transmission Malfunction
St op *
The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 50
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Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..501
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 520
Ac tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... .........................518
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... ............................... ...................5 01
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 95
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 497
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 494
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 94
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 93
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ..................... ...................5 22 Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 22
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 522
Air Con dition ing Malfun ction See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................5 19
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 509
00ADAT TENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 499
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........495
0049Au tomatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 521
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 509
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 493
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative...... .........494
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 98
0027Che ckBrak eFlu idLevel.............. 484 Chec
kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 492
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 503
00B2Chec kEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 508
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 507
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 520
0077Chec kTire s ..................................5 11
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ..................... 519
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 505
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 501
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 501
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 485
00E5Cur rentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 479 54
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