turn signal MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2013 W221 Owner's Manual

Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchor s............................................ 68
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............68
Top Tether ....................................... 69
Cigarette lighter ................................ 446
Cleaning Mirro rturn signal ........................... 474
Climate control
Automatic climate control .............295
COMAND ....................................... 269
Controlling automatically ...............297
Controlling centrally (COMAND) ....272
Cooling with aird ehumidification..297
Cooling with aird ehumidification
(COMAND )..................................... 271
Defrosting the windows .................300
Defrosting the windshield ..............300
Important safety notes ..................294
Indicator lamp ................................ 297
Mai nm enu .................................... .271
Maximum cooling .......................... 300
Notes on using automatic climate
control ........................................... 296
Overview of systems ......................294
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 297
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 301
Rear compartment (COMAND) ......273
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 295
Setting the aird istribution.............299
Setting the airflow .........................299
Setting the airflow (COMAND) .......273
Setting the airv ents...................... 302
Setting the footwell temperature
(COMAND) ..................................... 272
Setting the temperature ................298
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 301
Switching on/off ........................... 296
Switching residual hea ton/off ......302
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 301
Coat hooks ......................................... 440
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 36
see Instrument cluster Color, setting (TV, video)
..................244
COMAND At a glance (overview) .................... 122
Back button ................................... 123
Basi cfunction s.............................. 137
Components .................................. 122
Display ........................................... 125
Exampl eofoperation ..................... 132
Function buttons ........................... 123
Menu overview .............................. 125
Remote control .............................. 129
Switching on/off ........................... 137
System settings ............................. 147
COMAND controller ...........................122
COMAND display Cleaning instructions .....................129
Folding in and swiveling .................128
Setting ........................................... 147
COMAND operating system .............. 122
Combination switch ..........................283
Compass function ............................. 192
Conference connection ..................... 205
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 378
Contrast, setting (TV, video) ............244
Convenience closing feature ..............97
Convenience opening feature ............96
Convenience telephone Importing contacts ........................208
Convenience telephony ....................197
Introduction ................................... 197
Coolan t(engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 467
Display message ............................ 408
Filling capacity ............................... 536
Notes ............................................. 536
Temperature (on-board computer) .381
Temperature gauge ........................ 374
Cooling
see Climate control
Copy protection (CD/DVD) ...............234
Cornering light function Display message ............................ 405
Function/notes ............................. 284
Cruise control
Cruise control leve r....................... 335
Deactivating ................................... 336 8
Index

Opening/closing the garage door
..459
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 457
Gear indicator (on-board
computer) .......................................... 381
Gear or selector lever (cleaning
guidelines) ......................................... 476
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........528
Glove box ........................................... 438
GPS reception .................................... 155
Gracenote Media Database ..............231 H
Handbrake see Parking brake
Harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system see Surround sound (harman/
kardon ®
surround sound system)
Hazard warning lamps ......................283
HD Radio™ ......................................... 219
Heading up (navigation) ...................188
Headlamp cleaning system Notes ............................................. 537
Headlamps
Adding fluid to cleaning system .....468
Cleaning system (function) ............282
Fogging up ..................................... 285
see Automatic headlamp mode
Headphones
Changing batteries ........................251
Function overview ..........................146
Indicator lamp ................................ 147
Selecting ascree n......................... 146
Switching on/off ........................... 146
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 110
Adjusting (electrically). ..................110
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 111
NECK-PR O..................................... 110
NECK-PR Oluxur y........................... 110
see NECK-PRO head restraints/
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Heating
see Climate control High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs (vehicles with
halogen daytime running lamps) ....288
Changing bulbs (vehicles with LED
daylight lamps) .............................. 288
Display message ............................ 406
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 284
Switching on/off ........................... 283
Hill start assist .................................. 310
HOLD function Display message ............................ 415
Function/notes ............................. 346
Home
see Home address
Home address
Entering and saving .......................160
Selecting from the destination
memory ......................................... 163
Hood
Closing .......................................... .463
Display message ............................ 423
Opening ......................................... 462
Hydroplaning ..................................... 333 I
Ignition lock see Key positions
Immobilizer .......................................... 79
In-car hotspot see separate operating instructions
Incident (traffic report) .....................178
Indicator lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Insectp rotection on the radiator ....463
Instrument cluster Overview .......................................... 37
Warning and indicator lamps ...........38
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Medi aInterface
Interior lighting ......................... 267, 285
Ambient light (COMAND) ...............268
Automatic control ..........................286 Index
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Manual control ...............................2
86
Overview ........................................ 285
Reading lamp ................................. 285
Intermediate stop
Deleting ......................................... 166
Entering ......................................... 165
iPod ®
Alphabetical track selection ..........242
Connecting to the Media
Interface ........................................ 238
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 241
Supported variants ........................238 J
Jack Storage location ............................ 478
Using ............................................. 480
Jump starting (engine) ......................488 K
Key see SmartKey
KEYLESS-GO
Convenience closing feature ............97
Locking ............................................ 83
Start/Stop button .......................... 307
Starting the engine ........................309
Unlocking ......................................... 83
Keyp ositions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 307
SmartKey ....................................... 307
Kickdown
Driving tips .................................... 317
Manual drive program ....................320 L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane-change assistant
see Blind Spot Assist
Lane detection (automatic)
see Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
Activating/deactivating .................387
Display message ............................ 415
Function/informatio n.................... 365Lap time (RACETIMER)
......................382
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ................................................ 68
Letter bar see Character bar
License plate lamp (display
message) ............................................ 406
Light function ,active
Display message ............................ 407
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Automatic headlamp mode ............281
Cornering light function .................284
Display message ............................ 405
Driving abroad ............................... 280
Fog lamps ...................................... 282
Hazard warning lamps ...................283
High beam flasher .......................... 283
High-beam headlamps ...................283
Ligh tswitc h................................... 280
Low-beam headlamps ....................281
Rea rfog lamp ................................ 282
Standing lamps .............................. 280
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 388
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 387
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (switch) ....................281
Turn signals ................................... 283
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......408
Loading guidelines ............................438
Locator lighting setting (COMAND) .268
Locking see Centra llocking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 89
Emergency locking ........................... 91
From inside (central locking
button) ............................................. 89
Locking centrally
see Centra llocking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 38814
Index

Traction
......................................... 513
Traction (definition) .......................520
Trea dwear ..................................... 513
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 513
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(definition) .................... 518
Unladen weight (definition) ............519
Wea rindicato r(definition) .............520
Whee lrim (definition ).................... 518
see Flat tire
Tonal properties
see Sound settings
Top Tether ............................................ 69
Towing Important safety guidelines ...........490
Installing the towing eye ................490
Removing the towing eye. ..............491
With the rear axle raised ................491
Towing away
With both axles on the ground .......491
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............492
Important safety notes ..................490
Track
Selecting (CD, DVD, MP3) .............. 229
Traffic Announcements (TA)
Switching off .................................. 138
Traffic jam function ........................... 175
Traffic jam message see Dynami croute guidance/TMC
Traffic reports
Real-time traffic report ..................181
Switching on/off ........................... 178
Transfer case ..................................... 321
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Transporting the vehicle ..................492
Treble ,adjusting (sound) ..................139
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .476
Trip computer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 378
Trip meter see Trip odometer
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 378
Resetting (on-board computer) ......379 Trunk
Emergency release ....................94, 95
Important safety notes ....................91
Limiting the opening angle ............. 269
Locking separatel y........................... 94
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 93
Opening/closing (automatically
from outside) ................................... 93
Trunk lid
Display message ............................ 423
Opening/closing .............................. 91
Power closing feature ......................90
Trunk lid opening height
restriction .......................................... 269
Turn signals Display message ............................ 405
Switching on/off ........................... 283
TV
Automatic picture shutoff ..............244
Picture settings .............................. 244
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking .......................90
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 89
USB
see Medi aInterface V
Vanity mirror (in the sun visor) ........ 444
Vehicle Correct us e...................................... 31
Data acquisition ............................... 32
Display message ............................ 422
Emergency unlocking ................. 90, 91
Equipment ....................................... 28
Individua lsettings .......................... 387
Limited Warranty ............................. 32
Loading .......................................... 508
Locking (in an emergency) ...............91
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 82
Lowering ........................................ 483 Index
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Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
0002
Turn signal 283
0003
Electric parking brake (red) 427
0005
(USA only) 000A
(Canada only) 0026
Electric parking brake
(yellow)
427
0005
(USA only) 000A
(Canada only) 0025
Seat belt 426
0023
ESP
® 430
0024
Distance warning 435
0014
Brakes 427
000F
(USA only) 0006
(Canada only) Function Page
0015
ESP
®
OFF 430
0016
Tire pressure monitor 436
0017
Diesel engine: preglow 309
0018
Check engine 434
001C
ABS 428
001D
SRS 433
001E
High-beam headlamps 283
001F
Reserve fuel 43438
Instrument clusterAt a glance

0002
0009 Locks the vehicle
0003 0004 Unlocks the trunk lid
0026 000B Unlocks the vehicle
When unlocking, the turn signals flash once.
When locking, they flash three times.
When it is dark, the surround lighting also
comes on if it is activated in COMAND
(Y page 268).
If you activate the acoustic locking
confirmation function you will hear the
following, depending on the date of
production of the vehicle:
R an acoustic signal when locking
or
R one acoustic signal when unlocking and
three when locking.
The audible signal can be activated and
deactivated using the on-board computer
(Y page 388).
X To unlockc entrally:press the000B
button.
If you do not open th evehicle within
approximately 40 seconds of unlocking:
R the vehicle is locked again.
R the thef tdeterrent locking system is armed
again.
X To lock centrally: press the0009button. KEYLESS-GO
Important notes on the use of KEYLESS-
GO R
Do not keep the KEYLESS-GO key together
with:
- electronic devices, e.g. a mobile phone
or another key
- metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil.
This can affect the functionality of
KEYLESS-GO.
R Bear in mind that the engine can be started
by any of the vehicle occupants if there is
a KEYLESS-GO key in the vehicle.
Locking and unlocking centrally You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using
KEYLESS-GO. To do this, you only need carry
the SmartKey with you. You can combine the
KEYLESS-GO functions with those of a
conventional key, e.g. using KEYLESS-GO to
unlock and pressing the
0009button to lock.
When locking and unlocking using KEYLESS-
GO, the distance between the SmartKey and
the corresponding door handle must not
exceed 3 ft (1 m).
KEYLESS-GO checks whether a valid key is in
the vehicle by periodically establishing a radio
connection between the vehicle and the key.
This happens:
R when the external door handles are
touched
R when starting the engine
R while the vehicle is in motion SmartKey
83Opening/closing Z

X
To unloc kthe vehicle: pull the door
handle.
X To loc kthe vehicle: touch sensor
surface 0002.
X Convenience closing feature: touch
recessed sensor surface 0003for an
extended period (Y page 97).
If you pull on the handl eofthe trunk lid, only
the trunk of the vehicle is unlocked.
If the vehicle has been parked for a long time,
the sensor surfaces are deactivated
automatically .Inorder to unlock the door,
pull the door handle. In order to reactivate the
sensor surface, switch the ignitio nonagain. Changing the settings of the locking
system
You can change the setting of the locking
system in such a way that only the driver's
door and the fuel filler flap are unlocked. This
is useful if you frequently travel on your own.
X To change the setting: press and hold
down the 000Band0009 buttons
simultaneously for approximately
six seconds until the battery check lamp
flashes twice (Y page 85).
i If the setting of the locking system is
changed within the signal range of the
vehicle, pressing the 0009or000B button
locks or unlocks the vehicle.
The SmartKey now functions as follows:
X To unlock the driver's door: press the
000B button once.
X To unlock centrally: press the000B
button twice.
X To lock centrally: press the0009button. The KEYLESS-GO function is changed as
follows:
X
To unlock the driver's door :pull the door
handle on the driver's door.
X To unlock centrally: pull the door handle
on the front-passenger door or on the rear
doors.
X To lock centrally: touch the outer sensor
surface on one of the door handles. Restoring the factory settings
X Press the 000Band0009 buttons
simultaneously for approximately
six seconds until the battery chec klamp
flashes twice. Mechanical key
General notes If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door or the trunk lid, the
anti-thef
talarm system will be triggered
(Y page 79).
There are several ways to tur noff the alarm:
X To turn the alarm off with the
SmartKey: press the000Bor0009 button
on the SmartKey.
or
X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
or
X To deactivate the alarm with KEYLESS-
GO: press the Start/Stop button in the
ignition lock. The SmartKey must be in the
vehicle.
or
X Lock or unlock the vehicle using KEYLESS-
GO. The SmartKey must be outside the
vehicle. 84
SmartKeyOpening/closing

For example, the "Navi" function can be used
from the driver's side while the "Video"
function is used on the front-passenger side.
Use the remote control to operate COMAND
from the front-passenger side with
SPLITVIEW.
Please bear the following in mind
R You rvehicle may be equipped with
SPLITVIEW, depending on its date of
production. The use of SPLITVIEW is
currently not permitted in the following
states: AL, AZ, CO, IL, LA, MA, MD, NH, PA,
VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV or in the Canadian
provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland,
New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
It is the driver's responsibility to observe
ALL regional legally prescribed regulations.
If your vehicle is registered in a state or
province in which SPLITVIEW is not
approved, this function must be
deactivated. Please contact an authorized
specialist dealer to chec kwhether
SPLITVIEW is approved in your state or
province.
R Volume adjustment for the cordless
headphones can be carried out on the
headphones. Before putting on the
headphones, make sure that the volume
has not been set too high.
R The remote control can be used for the
volume adjustment of corded headphones.
R You can only use media from the driver's
and front-passenger sides separately if the
media are from different sources. Example:
on the driver's side, an audio CD is being
played by the DVD changer. This means
that on the front-passenger side, the DVD
changer cannot be used to play a different
disc type, for instance a video DVD.
However, other media can be used at the
same time on the front-passenger side,
including radio, memory card, MUSIC
REGISTER, Media Interface, USB or AUX.
R If you use the same medium on both sides,
settings for this medium can be carried out
from either side. R
There must be intervisibility between the
headphones and the display so that
COMAND can optimally transmit music and
speech via the infrared signal on the front-
passenger's headphones. For this reason,
please also observe that the headphones
have left and right sides, and use them
correctly.
R Only entertainment functions, i.e. audio
and video, can be used separately via
SPLITVIEW.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
Switching SPLITVIEW on/off X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select
Vehicle from the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW ON .
SPLITVIEW symbol 0002appears in the
display, and display 0003switches to
SPLITVIEW OFF .
X To switch off SPLITVIEW: select
Vehicle from the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW OFF .
Display 0003switches to SPLITVIEW ON .
i If COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to At
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127COMAND Z

0002
Current setting
X Selec tthe Logic7 ®
ON or
Logic7 ®
OFF
setting by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 0001 back button or slide 003C001C003Dthe
COMAND controller.
i Please bear the following in mind:
When Logic7 ®
is switched on, the balance
and fader settings should be set to the
center of the vehicle interior to provide the
optimum audio experience for all
passengers.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nis poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Bang
&Olufsen sound system Vehicles with a Bang
&Olufsen sound system:
There are two settings available with True Image ™s
ound technology:
R reference This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio
atmosphere in your vehicle.
R 3D sound This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos.
The Sound Mode function can be used to
optimize the selected sound setting for one
seat. The settings front ,
all and
rear can
be selected.
The Bang &Olufsen sound system provides
the following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R audio CD
R audio DV D(MLP™, dts™, PCM and
Dolby ®
Digital audio formats)
R MP3
R Media Interface
R video DVD (PCM, dts™ and Dolby ®
Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 232).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: At
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141COMAND Z

Dolby
®
Digital dts™
MLP™
Selecting settings fo
rthe Bang &Olufsen
sound system
Calling up the menu
X Select Sound .
X Highlight Bang&Olufsen .
X Press 0021.
Am enu appears.
A 002C dot in front of an entry indicates the
current setting.
Selecting the setting for True Image™
X Turn 0031001C0032 or slide 002A001C0006and highlight
reference or
3D Sound .
X Press 0021. Focusing the sound setting 0002
Current position of the sound setting
X Select Sound Mode in the menu.
X Turn 0031001C0032 or slide 002A001C0006and highlight
front ,
all or
rear .
X Press 0021.
X To exit the menu: press the0001back
button beside the COMAND controller.
or
X Slide 003C001C003D.
i Please bear the following in mind:
You will achieve the best sound results on
your Bang &Olufsen sound system by
playing high-quality audio DVDs and CDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod ®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the EQ setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the medium wave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. 142
At
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