belt MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 Owner's Manual

Obser ve th e fo llowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicle damage
Seat belts
Clean with wa rm wate r and soap solution. R
Do not use ch emical cleaning agents. R
Do not dry seat belts by heating th em to ove r 17 6 °F
(80 °C) or ex posing th em to direct sunlight.
Display
Clean th e sur fa ce carefully wi th a mic ro fi ber clo th and
TFT/LCD display cleaner. R
Swit ch off th e display and allow to cool.R
Do not use any ot her cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Clean with a damp microfiber clo th .R
If th e trim is ve ry dirty: use a cleaning agent re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do not apply st ic ke rs , fi lms et c.R
Do not allow cosmetics, insect re pellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th th e plastic trim.
Genuine wo od/t ri m
elements R
Clean wi th a mic ro fi ber clo th .R
Bla ck piano-lac qu er look: clean with a damp clo th and
soap solution. R
If th e trim is ve ry dirty: use a cleaning agent re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. Do not use sol ve nt-based cleaning agents, polishes or wa xe s.
Headliner
Clean with a brush or dry shampoo.
Carpet
Use carpet and te xtile cleaning agents re commended by
Mercedes-Benz. Maintenance and care 391

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out: passenger ve hicle tires according to
European manufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truck tires according to US manu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tire pressure th at are on ly designe d fo r
te mp orary use in an emer ge ncy.
Aspect ra tio 3 :
Ra tio between tire height and tire width in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tire width).
Tire code 4 (ti re type):R
"R" ra dial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tire with a maximum speed abo ve
14 9 mp h (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th e bead seat (not th e diame te r
of th e ri m fl ange). The ri m diame te r is specified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 :
Numerical code th at specifies th e maximum
load-bearing capacity of a tire (e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th e tire must be at
least half th e permissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do not ove rl oad th e tires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th e Ti re and
Loading In fo rm ation placard ( →
page 420)R
Maximum tire load ( →
page 427)R
Load ind ex
Speed ra ting 7 :
Specifies th e appr ove d maximum speed of th e
tire.

Inde xS peed ra ting
ZR...Y 1
up to 18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR...(..Y) 1
ove r 18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
ove r 14 9 mp h (240 km/h)R
Specifying th e speed ra ting as th e "ZR" index
in tire code 4 is optional fo r tires up to
18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h).R
If yo ur tire co de 4 includes "ZR" and th ere
is no speed ra ting 7 , fi nd out what th e max‐
imum speed is from th e tire manufacturer.R
If load-bearing index 6 and speed ra ting 7
are in brac ke ts, th e maximum speed ra ting of
yo ur tire is abo ve 18 6 mp h (300 km/h). To
fi nd out th e maximum speed, ask th e tire
manufacturer. All-weather tires and winter tires
Inde xS peed ra ting
Q M+S 2
up to 10 0 mp h (160 km/h)
T M+S 2
up to 11 8 mp h (1 90 km/h)
H M+S 2
up to 13 0 mp h (2 10 km/h)
V M+S 2
up to 14 9 mp h (240 km/h)
Wi nter tires bear th e M snowflake symbol
and fulfill th e requ irements of th e Ru bber Manu‐
fa cturers Association (RMA) and th e Ru bber
Association of Canada (RAC) re ga rd ing th e tire
traction on sno w.
Load index 8 : R
No specification given: st andard load (SL)
tire R
"XL" or "Extra Load": ex tra load tire or re in‐
fo rc ed tire R
"Light Load": light load tire R
"C", "D", "E": a load ra nge th at depends on
th e maximum load th at th e tire can car ry at a
cer ta in pressure
Definition of term s fo r tires and loading
Ti re stru ctu re and ch aracteristics: describes
th e number of la ye rs or th e number of ru bber-
coated belts in th e tire con ta ct su rf ace and th e
tire wa ll. These are made of st eel, ny lon, poly‐
es te r and ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fo r tire pressu re .
14 .5038 pounds per square inch (psi) and
10 0 kilopascal (kPa) is th e equivalent of one bar.
DOT (Department of Tr anspo rt ation): DO T-
mar ke d tires fulfill th e requ irements of th e
US Department of Tr anspor ta tio n.
Av erage we ight of th e ve hicle occupants: th e
number of ve hicle occupants fo r whi ch th e ve hi‐
cle is designed, multiplied by 15 0 lb (68 kg ).
1
"ZR" st ated in th e tire code.2
Or "M+S M " fo r winter tires430
Wheels and tires

Seat belts
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
v Seat belt wa rn ing lamp
lights up Af te r st arting th e engine, th e re d seat belt wa rn ing lamp lights up fo r 6 seconds.
In addition, an acou st ic wa rn ing to ne may sound.
The seat belt wa rn ing lamp re minds th e driver and front passenger to fast en th eir seat belts.

Setting ................................................. 235
Ac tive Ste ering Assist ............................ .2 04
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 06
Ac tive Emergency St op Assist ............ .2 07
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st .................. 206
Displa ys in th e Instrument Display ...... 208
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 04
Ad aptive cruise control
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 14 6
Switching on/off ................................. 14 7
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 44 9
Engine oil ............................................ 44 9
Fu el ..................................................... 44 9
Ad diti ve s (engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad diti ve s (fuel)
see Fu el
Ad dress book
see Contacts Ad justing the balance/ fa der
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 360
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 359
Ad justing the bass, mid- ra nge and
treble
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
Ad justing the mid- ra nge, treble and
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
Ad justing the sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 359
Ad justing the s ound optimization
Bu rmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 360
Ad justing treble, mid- ra nge and bass
settings
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
ADS PLUS damping sy st em
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL Af te r- sales service center
see ASS YS T PLUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Belt air bag ............................................ 36
Cushionbag ........................................... 38
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) ... 38
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 8
Knee air bag .......................................... 38
Overview ............................................... 38
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 9
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .4 0
Side air bag ........................................... 38
Wi ndow air bag ...................................... 38
AIR BO DY CONT RO L ................................ .2 11
Setting ................................................. 21 3
Suspension .......................................... 21 1
Air dis tr ibution
Setting (multimedia sy st em) ............... .1 59
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air pressure
see Ti re pressure520
Index

Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 339
Connecting USB devices ...................... 341
Co py ri ght ............................................. 339
Information .......................................... 337
Inserting/ re moving an SD card .......... .3 39
Media sea rc h ....................................... 344
Overview ............................................. 340
Pa use and pla yback function .............. .3 41
Selecting a track .................................. 341
Selecting pl ay back options .................. 341
Tr ack list .............................................. 341
Au th orized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop
Au th orized wo rk shop
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop
Au to matic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 37
Au to matic distance control
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Au to matic driving lights ......................... 14 4
Au to matic engine st art (ECO st art/
sto p function) ........................................... 17 1 Au to matic engine sto p (ECO st art/
sto p function) ........................................... 17 1
Au to matic front-passenger front air
bag deacti va tion sy st em .................... .4 1, 43
Fu nction of th e automatic front
passenger air bag shutoff ..................... .4 1
PA SSENGER AIR BA G indicator lam p . ... .4 3
Au to mati
c lateral support adjustment
Setting ................................................ .1 05
Au to matic mir ro r fo lding function
Swit ch ing on/off ................................ .1 54
Au to matic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ve r ........................... 17 3
Drive program display .......................... 17 3
Drive programs .................................... 17 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 17 2
Engaging drive position ........................ 17 5
Engaging re ve rs e ge ar ........................ .1 75
Kickdown ............................................. 17 7
Manual ge ar shifting ............................ 17 6
Selecting pa rk position ........................ 17 5
Shifting to neutral ................................ 17 5
St eering wheel ge arshift paddles ........ .1 76
Tr ansmission position display .............. 17 3 Tr ansmission positions ........................ 17 3
B
Bag hook ................................................... 12 4
BA S (Brake Assist Sy st em) .................... .1 89
Battery
SmartK ey ............................................... 60
Battery (vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 401
Ju mp -s tar ting ....................................... 401
No te s .................................................. 399
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no te s .................................... .3 6
Blind Spot Assi st ..................................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 40
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 38
Blu-r ay drive (Rear Seat En te rt ain‐
ment Sy st em)
Overview ............................................ .3 66522
Index

C
California
Impor ta nt information fo r private
cus to mers and lessees ......................... .2 2
Call list
Making a call ...................................... .3 22
Options in th e call list .......................... 323
Overview ............................................. 322
Calling up th e sound menu
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 358
Calls ......................................................... .3 19
Ac cepting ............................................. 31 9
Ac tivating functions du ri ng a call ......... 31 9
Calls wit h se ve ra l participants ............ .3 19
Declining .............................................. 31 9
Ending a call ........................................ 31 9
Incoming call during an ex isting call .... 320
Making ................................................ .3 19
Camera
see 360° camera
see Re ar view camera Car wa sh
see Care
Car wa sh (care) ....................................... 385
Care ......................................................... .3 90
Car wa sh ............................................. 385
Carpet ................................................ .3 90
Displ ay ................................................ 390
EAS Y- PA CK tr unk box ................ .......... 390
E x te ri or lighting ................................... 389
Genuine wo od/trim elements ............ .3 90
Headliner ............................................. 390
Matt fi nish ........................................... 387
Night Vi ew Assi st ................................ 388
Pa int .................................................... 387
Plastic trim .......................................... 390
Po we r wa sher ...................................... 385
Re ar view camera/360° Camera ........ 389
Seat belts ............................................ 390
Seat co ve r ........................................... 390
Sensors ............................................... 389
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 389
Wa shing by hand ................................. 386
Wheels/rims ....................................... 389
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 389
Wi per blades ...................................... .3 89 Carpet (Care) .......................................... .3 90
Champagne gl ass ................................... .1 29
Change of address ..................................... 21
Change of ow nership ................................ 21
Changing a wheel
Lo we ri ng th e ve hicle ........................... .4 41
Mounting a new wheel ........................ 44 0
Preparation ........................ .................. 437
R a isin
g th e ve hicle .............................. 438
Re moving a wheel .............................. .4 40
Re moving/mounting hub caps ............ 437
Changing hub caps .................................. 437
Channel list
Calling up ............................................ 352
Character entry
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 27 5
On th e to uchpad .................................. 27 6
Using th e controller ............................. 27 6
Cha rg ing
Bat te ry (vehicle) .................................. 401
Mobile phone (wireless) ...................... .1 39
USB port .............................................. 13 6524
Index

Fu nction .............................................. 235
Pe destrian de te ction ........................... 236
Spotlight function ................................ 237
Note s on breaking-in a new ve hicle ...... .1 68
O
Occupant saf et y
Pe ts in th e ve hicle ................................. 56
Occupant saf et y
see Air bag
see Au to matic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy st em
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr ot ection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
see Re st ra int sy st em
see Seat belts
Odome te r
see To ta l dis ta nce
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board co mp uter
Assis ta nce graphic menu .................... 24 8 Displ ay ing th e service due date ........... 37 7
Head-up Display menu ........................ 253
Media menu ........................................ 252
Menu designs ...................................... 254
Menu ove rv iew .................................... 24 5
Multifunction display ........................... 24 7
Na vigation sy st em menu ..................... 250
Operating ............................................ 24 5
Ra dio menu ........................................ .2 51
Service menu ...................................... 24 8
Te lephone menu .................................. 252
Tr ip menu ............................................ 24 9
On-board diagnostics inter fa ce
see Diagno st ics connection
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening th e trunk lid using yo ur fo ot
HANDS-FREE AC CESS .. ........................ .6 9
Operating fl uids
Ad ditives (fuel) . ................................... 44 9
Br
ake fl uid .. .................................... .. .. .4 51
Coolant (engine) ............................ .. .... 451
Engine oil ............................................ 44 9
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .4 48
No te s ................................................... 44 7 Re frigerant (air conditioning sy st em) ... 453
Wi ndshield wa sher fl uid ...................... 452
Ope ra ting saf et y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy st em
On-board computer ............................ .2 45
Operator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) ....................... 18
Outside mir ro rs ....................... 15 2, 15 3, 15 4
Anti-gla re mode (au to matic) ............... .1 53
Au to matic mir ro r fo lding function ........ 15 4
Fo lding in/out .................................... .1 52
Pa rk ing position .................................. .1 54
Setting ................................................. 15 2
Using th e memory function .................. 11 3
Overhead cont r
ol panel
Overview ............................................... 10
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 387 Index 54 1

Ro ute-based speed adjustment ............ .2 03
Displ ay s in th e Instrument Display ...... 208
Setting ................................................ .2 04
Ru n-flat ch aracteristics
MOExtended tires ................................ 394
S
Saf et y sy st ems
see Driving saf et y sy st em
Saf et y ve st ............................................... 393
Satelli te map ............................................ 31 4
Satellite ra dio
Ac tivating/deactivating Tu ne St art ...... 357
Deleting a ch annel .............................. .3 56
Displ ay ing EPG information ................ .3 56
Displ ay ing service information ............ 357
Information .......................................... 353
Information on smart fa vo ri te s and
Tu ne St art ............................................ 357
Logging in ............................................ 353
Moving a ch annel ................................ 356
Music and sport alerts function .......... 356
Overview ............................................ .3 55
Pa use and pla yback function .............. .3 57 Re st ri ctions ......................................... 353
Selecting a catego ry ............................ 356
Selecting a ch annel ............................ .3 56
Setting music and sport alerts ............ 356
Setting th e parental control ................. 356
St oring a ch annel ................................ 356
Swit ch ing on .... .................................... 354
SD card
Inserting/removing ............................ .3 39
Seat
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... .8 9
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 93
Ad justing a re clining re ar seat .............. .9 3
Ad justing th e front passenger seat
from th e re ar passenger compartment .. 91
Ad justing th e front-passen ge r seat
from th e driver ’s seat ........................... .9 1
Con fi guring settings ........................... .1 05
Cor re ct driver's seat position ................ 88
Massa ge program ove rv iew ................ .1 06
Pa nel heating ....................................... 10 9
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting electrically) .......................... .9 3
Re setting th e settings .......................... 10 7
Selecting a massa ge program .............. 10 7 Setting au to matic lateral support
adju st ment .......................................... 10 5
Setting options ...................................... 12
Setting th e re clined position .................. 94
Using th e memory function .................. 11 3
Seat
see Chauf fe ur mode
see Head re st ra int
Seat (rear passenger compa rt ment) ....... 14
Setting options ...................................... 14
Seat belt ..................................................... 38
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
ad justme
nt ............................................ 38
Be lt air bag ............................................ 36
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 4
Re leasing .............................................. .3 8
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 36
Seat belt bu ck le ex te nder ...................... 37
Wa rn ing lamp ........................................ 38
Seat belt adju st ment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 38
Fu nction ................................................ 36
Seat belt buckle ex te nder ........................ 3754 6
Index

Seat belt wa rn ing
see Seat belt
Seat belts .................................................. .3 3
Ad justing th e height .............................. 36
Care ................................................... .3 90
Fa st ening ............................................... 36
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 3
Seat co ve r (Care) .................................... .3 90
Seat heater
Switching on/off ................................. 10 7
Seat ve ntilation
Switching on/o ff ................................. 10 9
Selecting a ge ar
see Shifting ge ars
Selecting a POI
see De st ination ent ry
Selec to r le ve r
see DIRECT SELECT le ve r
Sensors (Care) ......................................... 389
Service
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 24 8
Service
see ASS YS T PLUS Service center
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop
Service inter va l display
see AS SY ST PLUS
Setting a speed
see Cruise cont ro l
Setting summer time .............................. 27 8
Setting th e da te fo rm at .......................... 27 8
Setting th e distance unit ........................ 284
Setting th e fo ot we ll temp erature
Setting ................................................ .1 59
Setting th e map scale
see Map
Setting th e sound profile
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ........... ........................... 360
Shif ting ge ars .......................................... .1 76
Gearshift re commendation .................. 17 6
Manual ................................................ .1 76
Short te xt messages
see Te xt messa ge s
Side air bag ................................................ 38 Side impact pr ot ection ............................ 21 9
Side windo ws ....................................... 72 , 73
Child saf et y loc k in th e re ar
passenger compartment ...................... .5 6
Closing .................................................. 73
Closing using th e SmartK ey ................... 75
Con ve nience closing fe ature ................ .7 5
Con ve nience opening ............................ 75
Opening ................................................ .7 3
Opening with th e SmartK ey ................... 75
Problem ................................................ .7 6
Ro ller sunblind (elect ri c) ........................ 72
Size designation (tires) ........................... 428
Skid ch ains
see Snow ch ains
Sliding sun ro of .......................................... 77
Au to matic fe atures ................................ 80
Closing .................................................. 77
Closing using th e SmartK ey ................... 75
MAGIC SKY CO NTROL (function) ........... 81
MAGIC SKY CO NTROL (opera ting) ........ .8 2
Opening ................................................ .7 7
Opening with th e SmartK ey ................... 75
Problem ................................................ .8 3Index 54 7