MAYBACH 57 User manual

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Grafik in der Größe 216x79 mm
in den Grafikrahmen importieren!
Order No. 6515 4446 13 Part No. 240 584 38 82 USA Edition B 2007
OPERATOR’S MANUAL MAYBACH

Service and Literature
Your authorized Maybach Studio has trained technicians and Genuine Maybach Parts to service your vehicle properly.
For expert advice and quality service, contact your authorized Maybach Studio.
If you are interested in obtaining service literature for your vehicle, please contact your authorized Maybach Studio.
We consider this the best way for you to obtain accurate information for your vehicle.
For further information you can find us on the Maybach web-site www.maybach-manufaktur.com or www.maybach.ca.
We reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment.
Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator's Manual might differ from your vehicle.
Reprinting, translation and copying, even of excerpts, is not permitted without our prior authorization in writing.
Press time November 13, 2006
GSP/TID
Printed in Germany
Warning! G
To help avoid personal injury, be extremely careful when performing any service work or repairs. Improper or incomplete service or the use
of incorrect or inappropriate parts or materials may damage the vehicle or its equipment, which may in turn result in personal injury.
If you have questions about carrying out any type of service, turn to the advice of an authorized Maybach Studio.

Maybach 57
Maybach 62
Maybach 57 S
Maybach 62 S

Our company congratulates you on the
purchase of your new Maybach.
Your selection of our product is a dem-
onstration of your trust in Maybach
Manufaktur. Furthermore, it exemplifies
your desire to own an automobile that
will be as easy as possible to operate and
provide years of service.
Your Maybach represents the efforts of
many skilled engineers and craftsmen.
To help assure your driving pleasure and
also the safety of you and your passen-
gers, we ask you to make a small invest-
ment of your time:
앫Please read this manual carefully,
then return it to your vehicle where it
will be handy for your reference.
앫Please follow the recommendations
contained in this manual. They are
designed to acquaint you with the
operation of your Maybach.
앫Please pay attention to the warnings
and cautions contained in this manu-
al. They are designed to help improve
the safety of the vehicle operator and
occupants.
앫Should you have any questions,
please contact your Maybach Studio
MRM (Maybach Relationship
Manager) or call us at
1-866-FOR-MAYBach (in the USA) or
1-888-881-6611 (in Canada).
We extend our best wishes for many
miles of safe, pleasurable driving.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
A DaimlerChrysler Company

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Product information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operator’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service and warranty information 10
Important notice for California
retail buyers and lessees of
Maybach automobiles . . . . . . . . . 11
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Change of address or ownership . 12
Operating your vehicle outside
the USA or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Proper use of the vehicle . . . . . . . 15
Problems with your vehicle . . . . . . . . 16
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 17
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle data recording. . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Information regarding
electronic recording devices. . . . . 18
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . 24
Front center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Upper part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lower part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driver’s door control panel . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear passenger compartment . . . . . . . 30
Maybach 57 (vehicles without
rear center seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maybach 57 (vehicles with rear
center seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maybach 62 without partition* . . 34
Maybach 62 with partition* . . . . . 36
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Maybach 57 (vehicles without
rear center seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Maybach 57 (vehicles with rear
center seat*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Maybach 62 (vehicles without
rear center seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Maybach 62 (vehicles with rear
center seat*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear center console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Maybach 57 (vehicles without
rear center seat*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Maybach 57 (vehicles with rear
center seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Maybach 62 with power
tilt/sliding sunroof (vehicles
without rear center seat*) . . . . . . 48
Maybach 62 with power
tilt/sliding sunroof (vehicles with
rear center seat*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Maybach 62 with
electrotransparent roof*
(vehicles without rear center
seat*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Maybach 62 with
electrotransparent roof*
(vehicles with rear center seat*). . 52
Rear door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Maybach 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Maybach 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Contents
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Unlocking with the SmartKey . . . 58
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO** . . 59
Starter switch positions. . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . 68
Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching on headlamps. . . . . . . . 73
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Windshield wipers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Problems while driving . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching off headlamps . . . . . . . 78
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . 78
Releasing seat belts. . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Occupant Classification System . . . 88
Seat belts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 95
Override switch for rear
passenger compartment . . . . . . . 100
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
ESP®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Electro-hydraulic brake system . . 107
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . 110
Tow-away alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 114
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO**. . 117
Checking batteries in the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Loss of the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO** . . 121
Opening the doors from the
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Closing the rear doors
automatically from the inside
(Maybach 62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Opening the trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Trunk emergency release . . . . . . 127
Valet trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Power closing assist for doors
and trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic central locking. . . . . . 129
Locking and unlocking from
the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Setting front passenger seat
position from rear . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Multicontour seats. . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Contents
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seat ventilation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Storing positions in memory . . . 141
Recalling positions from
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Storing exterior rear view
mirror parking position . . . . . . . 141
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . 142
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . 145
Corner-illuminating lamps . . . . . 146
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . 147
Interior lighting in the front . . . 148
Interior lighting in the rear . . . . 149
Courtesy lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Door entry lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Trunk lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Instrument cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Coolant temperature gauge . . . 155
Resetting trip odometer. . . . . . . 155
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Outside temperature indicator . 155
Speedometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 157
Multifunction steering wheel . . 158
Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Standard display menu . . . . . . . . 162
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Telephone menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Distronic** menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle status message memory
menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Automatic transmission. . . . . . . . . . . 178
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Gear selector lever positions . . . . 180
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . 183
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . 184
Emergency operation
(Limp-Home Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Good visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . 186
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Power folding exterior rear view
mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . 190
Automatic climate control. . . . . . . . . 191
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Deactivating the climate control
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Operating the climate control
system in automatic mode . . . . . 194
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air distribution . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air volume . . . . . . . . . . 195
Front defroster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Maximum cooling MAXCOOL. . . 196
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . 196
Charcoal filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Residual heat and ventilation. . . 200
Temperature-controlled glove
box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Operating rear passenger
compartment settings at the
cockpit control panel. . . . . . . . . . 201
Rear passenger compartment. . . 202
Activating the climate control
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Operating the climate control
system in automatic mode . . . . . 206
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . 207
Adjusting air distribution . . . . . . 207
Adjusting air volume . . . . . . . . . . 207
Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Residual heat and ventilation. . . 208
Solar panel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Contents
Power windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Opening and closing the power
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Synchronizing the power
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Summer opening feature . . . . . . 211
Convenience closing feature . . . 211
Power tilt/sliding sunroof. . . . . . . . . 212
Opening and closing the
power tilt/sliding sunroof
(Maybach 57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Synchronizing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof (Maybach 57) 213
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof (Maybach 62) 214
Synchronizing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof (Maybach 62) 217
Electrotransparent roof* . . . . . . . . . 218
Operating the
electrotransparent roof . . . . . . . 218
Driving systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Distronic**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Airmatic DC (Dual Control). . . . . 233
Parktronic system
(Parking assist). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Parking Assist System (PAS) . . . . 240
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Cargo tie-down hooks . . . . . . . . 247
Loading instructions . . . . . . . . . . 247
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Storage compartments. . . . . . . . . 248
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Ashtrays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cigarette lighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Non-smokers package* . . . . . . . . 263
Folding table*
(standardonMaybach62;
optional on Maybach 57). . . . . . . 263
Refrigerator** in rear center
console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Battery charge socket. . . . . . . . . . 267
Rear window curtain . . . . . . . . . . 267
Rear door window curtains* . . . . 269
Partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Two-way intercom*
(Maybach 62: standard with
partition*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
External communication
(special order equipment) . . . . . . 276
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . 276
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Garage door opener. . . . . . . . . . . 289
Infrared reflecting windshield. . . 293
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
The first 1000 miles (1500 km) . . . . . 296
Driving instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Drive sensibly – save fuel. . . . . . . 297
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . 297
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Winter driving instructions . . . . . 301
Standing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Passenger compartment . . . . . . . 302
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Control and operation of radio
transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Catalytic converter. . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Emission control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Coolant temperature. . . . . . . . . . 304
At the gas station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Check regularly and before a
long trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Contents
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . 310
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Windshield washer system and
headlamp cleaning system. . . . . 311
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Important guidelines . . . . . . . . . 313
Tire care and maintenance. . . . . 313
Direction of rotation . . . . . . . . . 315
Loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 315
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Checking tire inflation pressure. 321
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Load identification . . . . . . . . . . . 329
DOT, Tire Identification
Number (TIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maximum tire load . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maximum tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (U.S. vehicles). . . . . . . 331
Tire ply material . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Tire and loading terminology . . 333
Rotating tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Tire speed rating for
winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Maintenance service indicator
message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Calling up the maintenance
service indicator display. . . . . . . . 340
Resetting the maintenance
service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Cleaning and care of vehicle . . . . 342
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Lamps in instrument cluster . . . . 354
Lamp in center console . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle status messages in the
multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 364
Where will I find ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit,
luggage bowl, spare wheel. . . . . 400
Unlocking/locking in an emergency. 401
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 401
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Opening/closing in an emergency . . 403
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
(Maybach 57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
(Maybach 62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Replacing SmartKey batteries . . . . . 405
SmartKey/SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Replacing bulbs for front lamps . 408
License plate lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Replacing wiper blades. . . . . . . . . . . 411
Removing wiper blades. . . . . . . . 411
Installing wiper blades . . . . . . . . 412

Contents
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 413
Mounting the spare wheel. . . . . 413
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Disconnecting the batteries . . . . 419
Removing the batteries . . . . . . . 419
Charging and reinstalling
the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Reconnecting the batteries . . . . 420
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Installing towing eye bolt. . . . . . 424
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Aids for replacing fuses . . . . . . . 426
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Fuse boxes in engine
compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Fuse box in passenger
compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Fuse box in the trunk . . . . . . . . . 428
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Warranty coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Loss of Service and Warranty
Information Booklet. . . . . . . . . . . 431
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Layout of poly-V-belt drive . . . . . . . . 434
Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Same size tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Main dimensions and weights. . . . . . 439
Main dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. . . . . . 440
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Engine oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . 441
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . 442
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Coolants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Windshield washer system and
headlamp cleaning system. . . . . . 446
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447