General driving tips

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Hazard warning lamps
The hazard warning lamps automatically switch on if: • an air bag is deployed. • the vehicle is slowed down severely from a speed of over 45 mph(70 km/h) and comes to a halt. ► To swit ...

New: Active Body Control (ABC) compensates crosswinds
Mercedes-Benz developers have also added a crosswind stabilisation function (standard for S600) to Active Body Control (ABC). For this purpose ABC uses the yaw rates and lateral acceleration senso ...

Coolant temperature display
WARNING Driving when your engine is overheated can cause some fluids which may have leaked into the engine compartment to catch fire. You could be seriously burned. Steam from an overheated e ...