Mercedes-Benz S Class 2020 Owner's manual

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&WARNING Risk of injury or fatalinjuries

if thefront-passengerairbag is enabled

If thefront-passengerfront airbag is enabled,

achild on thefront-passengerseat maybe

struck by thefront-passengerairbag during

an accident.

NEVER use arearward-facing child restraint

system on aseat withanENABLED FRONT

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CHILD can occur.

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Beforeyou firstdrive off, read this Operator's

Manual carefullyand familiarize yourself with

your vehicle. Foryour ownsafetyand alonger

operating lifespan of thevehicle, followthe

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Symbols ........................................................ 5

At aglance .................................................... 6

Cockpit ........................................................... 6

Indicatorand warning lamps .........................10

Overhead controlpanel ................................ 12

Doorcontrol panel and seatadjustment ....... 14

Control settingsinthe rear passenger

compartment ................................................ 16

Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18

DigitalOperator'sManual ......................... 20

Callingupthe Digital Operator's Manual ...... 20

General notes ............................................. 21

Protection of theenvironment......................21

Mercedes-BenzGenuine Parts......................21

Operator's Manual ........................................22

Service and vehicle operation ......................23

Operating safety........................................... 24

Declaration of conformity forwireless

vehicle components.....................................25

Diagnostics connection ................................ 26

Qualified specialistworkshop ....................... 26

Correct useofthe vehicle ............................. 27

Notesfor persons withelectronic medi‐

cal aids......................................................... 27

Problems withyour vehicle ........................... 27

Reportingsafetydefects ...............................28

Limited Warranty..........................................28

QR codefor rescue card...............................28

Datastorage .................................................28

Copyright ...................................................... 32

Occupant safety ......................................... 33

Restraint system ...........................................33

Seatbelts ..................................................... 35

Airbags......................................................... 40

PRE-SAFE®system ....................................... 48

Safelytransporting children in thevehi‐

cle ................................................................49

Notesonpetsinthe vehicle .........................63

Opening and closing .................................. 64

SmartKey ...................................................... 64

Doors ............................................................ 69

Trunk ............................................................ 73

Sidewindows ............................................... 79

Sliding sunroof ............................................. 83

Roller sun blinds ...........................................91

Anti-theftprotection .....................................92

Seats and stowing ..................................... 96

Notesonthe correct driver's seatposi‐

tion ............................................................... 96

Seats ............................................................ 96

Steering wheel ............................................ 117

Easyentryand exit feature......................... 118

Operating thememoryfunction .................. 120

Memoryfunction in therear passenger

compartment .............................................. 121

Stowageareas ............................................ 125

Cup holder .................................................. 135

Ashtray and cigarette lighter .......................138

Sockets ....................................................... 140

Refrigerator box.......................................... 143

Wireless chargingofthe mobile phone

and connection withthe exterior antenna .. 145

Installing and removing thefloor mats ........ 147

Installing/removing thepennant staff........148

2Contents

Light and visibility ................................... 150

Exteriorlighting .......................................... 150

Interior lighting ........................................... 155

Windshield wiperand windshield washer

system ........................................................ 157

Mirrors ........................................................ 160

Operating thesun visors............................. 162

Area permeable to radio waves on the

windshield .................................................. 163

Infrared-reflectivewindshield function ........ 163

Climatecontrol ......................................... 164

Overviewofclimatecontrolsystems ..........164

Operating theclimatecontrol system ......... 165

Drivingand parking .................................. 172

Driving ........................................................ 172

DYNAMIC SELECT switch........................... 183

Automatic transmission .............................. 184

Functionof4MATIC .................................... 188

Refueling .................................................... 189

Parking ........................................................ 191

Driving and driving safety systems .............200

Vehicle towing instructions .........................262

Instrument Displayand on-board

computer .................................................. 263

Instrument Display overview......................263

Overviewofthe buttons on thesteering

wheel ..........................................................264

Operating theon-boardcomputer .............. 264

Setting thedesign ...................................... 266

Setting theareafor additional values .........266

Overviewofdisplays on themultifunc‐

tion display.................................................267

Adjusting theinstrument lighting ................267

Menus and submenus ................................ 268

Head-up Display.......................................... 274

Voice Control System .............................. 276

Notesonoperating safety........................... 276

Operation ................................................... 277

Using theVoice Control System effec‐

tively ........................................................... 278

Essentialvoice commands .........................279

Multimediasystem .................................. 291

Overviewand operation .............................. 291

System settings .......................................... 300

Fit &Healthy ............................................... 312

Navigation ................................................... 314

Telephone................................................... 339

Online andInternetfunctions ..................... 361

Media.........................................................367

Radio .......................................................... 379

Sound ......................................................... 387

Rear Seat Entertainment System ................389

Maintenance and care ............................. 407

ASSYSTPLUSservice intervaldisplay........407

Engine compartment .................................. 408

Cleaningand care....................................... 415

Breakdown assistance ............................ 425

Emergency .................................................. 425

Flattire....................................................... 425

Battery(vehicle).......................................... 431

Towstartingortowing away ....................... 436

Electricalfuses ........................................... 442

Contents 3

Wheelsand tires ...................................... 446

Notesonnoise or unusualhandling char‐

acteristics................................................... 446

Notesonregularly inspecting wheels and

tires ............................................................ 446

Notesonsnowchains ................................ 447

Tire pressure..............................................448

Loading thevehicle .................................... 454

Tire labeling ................................................ 459

Definition of termsfor tires and loading ..... 464

Changing awheel....................................... 467

Emergency sparewheel.............................. 477

Technical data .......................................... 478

Notesontechnical data.............................. 478

Vehicle electronics ...................................... 478

Vehicle identification plate, VIN and

engine number overview............................480

Operatingfluids .......................................... 482

Vehicle data................................................ 489

Displaymessages and warning/indi‐

cator lamps .............................................. 492

Displaymessages .......................................492

Warning and indicator lamps ...................... 541

Index ......................................................... 556

4Contents

In this Operator's Manual, youwill find thefol‐

lowing symbols:

&DANGER Dangerdue to notobserving

thewarning notices

Warning notices draw your attentiontohaz‐

ards that mayendanger your healthorlife, or

thehealthorlifeofothers.

#Observe thewarning notices.

+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental

damage due to failuretoobserve envi‐

ronmental notes

Environmental notesinclude information on

environmentally responsible behavior or envi‐

ronmentally responsible disposal.

#Observe environmentalnotes.

*NOTE Damage to property due to failure

to observe notesonmaterial damage

Notesonmaterial damageinformyou of

riskswhichmay lead to your vehicle being

damaged.

#Observe notesonmaterial damage.

%Useful instructions or further information

that couldbehelpful to you.

XInstruction

(Qpage) Further information on atopic

Display Information on themultifunction dis‐

play/media display

+Highestmenu level, whichistobe

selected in themultimedia system

*Corresponding submenus, whichare

to be selected in themultimedia sys‐

tem

*Marks acause

Symbols 5

6At aglance–Cockpit

1Steering wheel gearshiftpaddles →186

2Combination switch →151

3Instrument Display →263

4DIRECT SELECT lever →184

5PASSENGER AIR BAGindicator lamps →45

6Media display →291

7Start/stop button →173

8Climatecontrol systems →165

9Glove box →128

AStowagecompartment →127

BCup holder →135

CHazard warning lamps →152

DExtendsthe rear seat head restraints →110

EParking AssistPARKTRONIC →237

FTouchpad →292

GActiveParking Assist →245

HSets thevehicle level →228

IDYNAMIC SELECT switch →183

JECO start/stop function →181

KControl panel forthe multimedia system →264

LAdjusts thesteering wheel →117

Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →118

MControl panel for:

On-boardcomputer →264

Cruise control →211

ActiveDistance Assist DISTRONIC →214

NDiagnostics connection →26

OOpensthe hood →409

PElectric parking brake →197

QLight switch →150

RControl panel for:

ActiveSteering Assist →220

ActiveLaneKeeping Assist →261

Night View Assist →255

At aglance–Cockpit 7

Head-up Display →275 Rear-windowroller sunblind →91

8At aglance–Cockpit

Instrument Display

10 At aglance–Indicator and warning lamps

1Speedometer →263

2äSuspension malfunction →550

3#! Turn signal lights →151

4Multifunction display →267

5Tachometer →263

6åESP®OFF →551

÷ESP®→551

7KHigh beam →151

LLowbeam →150

TParking lamps →150

8ÿCoolanttoo hot/cold →545

9Coolanttemperaturedisplay →263

AÐElectricpowersteering malfunction →544

BLDistance warning →550

C#Electrical malfunction →545

DBrakes (red) →548

$USAonly

JCanada only

EüSeat belt notfastened →543

FFuel levelindicator

G8Fuel reserve withfuel filler cap location

indicator

→545

HRRear foglight →151

I6Restraint system →543

J;CheckEngine →545

KElectric parking brakeapplied (red) →548

FUSAonly

!Canada only

LhTire pressuremonitor →554

M!ABSmalfunction →551

N!Electricparkingbrake (yellow) →548

At aglance–Indicator and warning lamps 11

12 At aglance–Overhead control panel

1Sun visors →162

2pSwitches theleft-hand readinglamp

on/off

→155

3|Switches automatic lightcontrol on/off →155

4GSOS button →355

5cSwitches thefront interior lighting

on/off

→155

6uSwitches therear interior lighting

on/off

→155

7pSwitches theright-hand readinglamp

on/off

→155

8;me button →355

9Eyeglasses compartment →128

A3Opens/closes thepanorama roof with

powertilt/sliding panel

→83

3Opens/closes thefront roller sunblind →83

BOpens/closes therear roller sunblind →83

OperatesMAGIC SKY CONTROL →87

CInside rearviewmirror →161

At aglance–Overhead control panel 13

14 At aglance–Door control paneland seat adjustment

1Adjusts theseats electrically →96

2Switches theseat heating on/off →114

3Switches theseat ventilation on/off →116

4Adjusts thefront passenger seat from the

driver's seat

→99

5Sets thememoryfunction →120

6WOpens/closes therear leftside window →79

7WOpens/closes theleftside window →79

8Adjusts and folds theoutside mirrors out/in

electrically

→160

9Opens/closes thetrunk lid →73

AWOpens/closes theright side window →79

BWOpens/closes therear right side win‐

dow

→79

CChild safetylockfor therear passenger com‐

partment side windows

→63

DOpens thedoor →69

E&Locks thevehicle →69

F%Unlocks thevehicle →69

GSeat adjustment using themultimedia system →113

HAdjusts thehead restraints →108

At aglance–Door control paneland seat adjustment 15

Vehicles withareclining rear seat

16 At aglance–Control settingsinthe rear passenger compartment

1Blu-ray/DVD drive →395

2Cigarettelighter →139

12 Vsocket →140

3Cup holder →136

4Stowagecompartment in therear armrest →129

5Stowagebox in theseat backrest →129

Refrigerator box →143

6Selects thefront passenger seat →99

7Switches therear seat heating on/off →114

8Switches therear seat ventilation on/off →116

9Sets thefore-and-aftposition of thehead

restraint

→102

AAdjusts theheight of thehead restraint →102

BAdjusts theseat backrestinclination →102

CSets thecombined seat cushion inclination

and length

→102

DSets thecombined seat cushion inclination

and length

→102

EAdjusts theangle of theleg rest →102

FAdjusts thefore-and-aftposition of theleg

rest

→102

GMemoryfunction in therear passenger com‐

partment

→121

HSets thefullyreclinedposition →102

At aglance–Control settingsinthe rear passenger compartment 17

18 At aglance–Emergenciesand breakdowns

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