lock MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 User Guide

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
% ABS wa rn ing lamp The ye llow ABS wa rn ing lamp is lit while th e engine is ru nning.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional wa rn ing to ne, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fe ty sy st ems may also be fa ulty.
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WA RNING The re is ri sk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, th e wheels could lock when braking
The st eering capability and braking ch aracteristics are th us se ve re ly impaired . Th e br aking dis ta nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situation can increase. In addition, ot her driving saf et y sy st ems are switched off.

1, 2, 3 ...
12 V so ck et
see Soc ke t (12 V)
11 5 V soc ke t
see Soc ke t (1 15 V)
360° camera ............................................ 224
Assigning as a fa vo ri te ........................ 226
Ca re .................................................... 389
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Selecting a view .................................. 226
A
A/C function
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy st em) ................................................ 15 8
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 15 8
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy st em) ............ .1 89
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .3 33
Setting ................................................. 331 Ac oustic locking ve ri fi cation signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 59
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st ......................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 40
Brake application ................................. 239
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 38
To wing a trailer .................................... 239
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 19 2
Setting ................................................. 19 6
Ac tive Di st ance Assist DI STRO NIC ........ 19 9
Ac tive Emergency St op Assist ............ .2 07
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st .................. 206
Calling up a speed ............................... 200
Displa ys in th e Instrument Display ...... 208
Fu nction .............................................. 19 9
Increasing/decreasing speed ............. .2 00
Re qu irements ...................................... 200
Ro ute-based speed adjustment .......... .2 03
St eering wheel buttons ............... ..... ... 200
St or
ing a speed ................................... 200
Switching off/deactivating .................. 200
Switching on/activating ..................... .2 00
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 99 Ac tive Eme rg ency St op Assist .............. .2 07
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr ot ection) ...... 37 8
Me th od of operation ........................... .3 78
Re setting ............................................. 37 8
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Fu nction .............................................. 206
Switching on/o ff ................................. 207
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist .................... 24 0
Fu nction .............................................. 24 0
Sensitivity (function/no te s) ................. 24 3
Setting th e sensitivity .......................... 24 3
Switching on/off ................................. 24 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 40
To wing a trailer .................................... 24 0
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist .............................. 226
Cross Tr af fi c Alert ................................ 231
Drive Aw ay Assi st ................................ 230
Exiting a pa rk ing space ...................... .2 29
Fu nction .............................................. 226
Pa rk ing ................................................ 228
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 26
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st .............. 202, 235
Di sp lay ................................................ 202
Fu nction .............................................. 202 Index 51 9

Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 16 2
Ad justing (front) .................................. 16 2
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 16 3
Glo ve box ............................................ .1 64
Re ar cen te r air ve nt ............................. 16 3
Re ar side air ve nt ................................. 16 3
Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 16 0
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alarm sy st em
see AT A (anti-theft alarm sy st em)
Alternative ro ute
see Ro ute
Amb ient lighting ...................................... 14 8
Android Au to ............................................ 326
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 326
Ending ................................................. 327
No te s .................................................. 326
Overview ............................................. 326 Sound settings .................................... 327
Tr ans fe rr ed ve hicle data ..................... .3 27
Animals
Pe ts in th e ve hicle ................................. 56
Anti-lock braking sy st em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy st em)
Anti-theft alarm sy st em
see AT A (anti-theft alarm sy st em)
Anti-theft pr ot ection
Immobilizer ............................................ 86
Anti- th eft pr ot ection
see AT A ( anti-theft alarm sy st em)
Anticipat ory occupant pr ot ection
see PRE- SA FE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr ot ection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 324
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 325
Ending ................................................ .3 26
No te s .................................................. 325
Overview ............................................. 324
Sound settings .................................... 325 Tr ans fe rr ed ve hicle data ..................... .3 27
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 13 2
Re ar door ............................................ .1 32
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 24 8
Assistance sy st ems
see Driving saf et y sy st em
ASS YS T PLUS ........................................... 37 7
Battery disconnection periods ............. 37 8
Displ ay ing th e service due date ........... 37 7
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 37 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 37 7
Special service re qu irements .............. 37 7
ATA (anti-theft ala rm sy st em) .................. 86
Deactivating th e alarm .......................... 87
Fu nction ................................................ 86
AT TENTION ASSI ST ......................... 232, 233
Fu nction ........................ ...................... 232
Setti ng
................................................. 233
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 32
At te ntion assistant
see AT TENTION ASSIST Index 521

Chassis le ve l (AIR BO DY CONT RO L)
Setting ................................................ .2 13
Chassis le ve l (MAGIC BO DY CON‐
TROL)
Setting ................................................ .2 17
Chauf fe ur mode ......................................... 95
Fu lly re clined position .......................... 10 0
Information ............................................ 95
Ins ta lling/ re moving th e head re st ra int .. 97
Moving th e front passenger seat into
th e ch auf fe ur position .......................... .9 6
Moving th e front passenger seat into
th e normal position .............................. .9 8
Child saf et y lock
Re ar door .............................................. 55
Re ar side wind ows ................................. 56
Setting ................................................. 283
Child seat
Fr ont passenger seat (no te s) ................. 53
Fr ont passenger seat (rear wa rd -
fa cing/for wa rd -facing) .......................... 54
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (ins ta lling) ............ .5 1
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (no te s) .................. 50
No te s ..................................................... 47 To p Te th er ............................................. .5 2
Child seat saf et y fe ature .......................... 50
Children
Child seat saf et y fe ature ........................ 50
Re st ra int sy st ems .. ............................... .4 7
Cig
ar et te lighter
Fr ont center console ........................... 13 3
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 33
Cleaning
see Ca re
Climate control
Ac tivating/deactivating th e A/C
function (cont ro l panel) ...................... .1 58
Ac tivating/deactivating th e A/C
function (multimedia sy st em) .............. 15 8
Ac tivating/deactivating th e synchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 16 0
Ad justing th e climate mode settings ... 15 8
Air di st ri bution settings ...................... .1 59
Air ve nt, re ar cen te r air ve nt ................ 16 3
Air ve nt, re ar side air ve nt ................... 16 3
Air-reci rc ulation mode .. ...................... .1 60
Au to matic control (front) .................... .1 58 Au to matic control (rear passenger
compartment) ..................................... 15 8
Climate st yl e function .......................... 15 8
Control panel fo r 3-zone au to matic
clima te control .................................... 15 7
Defrosting th e windo ws ....................... 16 0
Filling capacity fo r PA G oil .................. .4 53
Fr ont air ve nts ..................................... 16 2
Fr ont re sidual heat .............................. 16 0
Glo ve box air ve nt ................................ 16 4
Inserting/removing th e fl acon (fra‐
gr ance sy st em) ............ ..... ................... 16 1
Ioniza
tion ............................................. 16 1
Re ar air ve nts ...................................... 16 3
Re ar operating unit .............................. 15 7
Re frigerant .......................................... 453
Re frigerant fi lling capacity .................. .4 53
Re sidual heat in th e re ar ...................... 16 0
Setting th e fragrance sy st em ............... 16 1
Switching on/off (front) ...................... 15 8
Switching on/off (rear) ........................ 15 8
Ve ntilating th e ve hicle (con ve nience
opening) ................................................ 75
Wi ndshield hea te r ................................ 16 2Index 525

Distance re corder
see Tr ip dis ta nce
DI STRO NIC
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Door
Locking (me ch anical ke y) ...................... 65
Opening (from inside ) ............................ 62
Po we r closing function .......................... 65
Un locking (from inside) ........................ .6 2
Un locking (mechanical ke y) .................. .6 5
Door cont ro l panel .................................... .1 2
Door cont ro l panel (rear passenger
compartment) ............................................ 14
DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN) ... 426
Drinking and driving ................................ 16 8
Drink s holder
see Cup holder
Driv e Awa y Assist .................................... 230
Drive position
Selecting .............................................. 17 5
Driv e prog ra m display ............................. 17 3 Driv e prog ra ms
see DY NA MIC SELECT
Driving light
see Au to matic driving lights
Driving saf et y sy st em ............................ .1 88
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy st em) ........... 18 9
Ac tive Brake Assi st .............................. 19 2
BA S (Brake Assi st Sy st em) .................. 18 9
EBD (electronic brake fo rc e distribu‐
tion) ................................. ..... ............... 19 2
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 1
Overview ............................................. 18 8
Ra dar sensors .................................... .1 88
Re sponsibility ...................................... 18 8
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 19 2
Drivin g sy st em
see 360° camera
see Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
see Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist
see Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st
see Ac tive St eering Assist
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL see AT TENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont ro l
see Driving saf et y sy st em
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
see Night Vi ew Assi st
see Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C
see Re ar view camera
see Tr af fi c Sign Assi st
Drivin g tips
Drinking and drivin g ............................ 16 8
Gene ra l driving tips ............................ .1 68
No te s on breaking-in a new ve hicle ..... 16 8
Dr ow siness de te ction
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy st em
see ESP ®
(Elect ro nic St ability Prog ra m)
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................... .1 72
Con fi guring drive program I ................. 17 3
Displ ay ing engine data . .
...................... .1 73
Displ ay ing ve hicle data ........................ 17 3
Drive prog ra m display ......................... .1 73
Drive prog ra ms ................................... .1 72Index 531

Engine number ........................................ 44 5
Engine oil ................................................ .3 82
Ad ding ................................................ .3 82
Ad ditives ............................................ .4 49
Capacity .............................................. 450
Che ck ing th e oil le ve l using th e oil
dipstick ................................................ 381
Checking th e oil le ve l using th e on-
board computer ................................... 381
MB- Fr eigabe or MB-Appr ov al .............. .4 50
Quality ................................................. 450
ESC (Electronic St ability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 1
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m) ...... 18 9
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 18 9
Switching on/off ................................. 19 1
Exterior lighting
Care .................................................... 389
Exterior lighting
see Lights External device
Locking .............................................. .2 83
F
Fa tigue de te ction
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Favo ri te s
Ad ding ................................................ .2 73
Calling up .. .......................................... 27 3
Del et ing .............................................. .2 74
Moving ................................................ .2 74
Overview ............................................. 27 3
Re naming ............................................ 27 3
Flacon
Inserting/removing .............................. 16 1
Flat tire .................................................... .3 93
Changing a wheel ................................ 437
MOExtended tires ................................ 394
No te s .................................................. 393
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 95
Floor mats ................................................ 14 1
Fo lding table ............................................ 12 1 Fr ag ra nce
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Fr ag ra nce sy st em .................................... 16 1
Inserting/removing th e fl acon ............ .1 61
Fr ee software ............................................ 30
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ay ra dio ...... ..... ......................... .4 44
Fr eq
uency band
Dialing (on-board computer) ................ 251
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) .... 38
Fr ont passenger air bag shu to ff
see Au to matic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy st em
Fr ont passenger head re st ra int
Ins ta lling/ re moving (chau ff eur mode) ... 97
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from th e driver's seat ............ .9 1
Ad justing from th e re ar passenger
compartment ........................................ .9 1
Ins ta lling/ re moving th e head
re st ra int (chauf fe ur mode) .................... .9 7
Fu el .......................................................... .4 49
Ad ditives ............................................ .4 49Index 533

E10 ...................................................... 44 8
Gasoline .............................................. 44 8
Quality (gasoline) ................................ 44 8
Re fuel .................................................. 17 7
Re ser ve fuel le ve l ................................ 44 9
Sulfur content ..................................... 44 8
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 44 9
Fu el consum pt ion
On-board computer ............................ .2 49
Fu nction seat
see Door cont ro l panel
Fu nction seat (rear passenger com‐
partment)
see Seat (rear passenger compartment)
Fu se insert
see Fu ses
Fu ses ......................................................... 41 0
Assignment diagram ............................ 41 0
Dashboa rd fuse box ............................. 41 2
Fu se box in th e engine compartment ... 41 0
Fu se box in th e front-passen ge r fo ot ‐
we ll ...................................................... 41 2
Fu se box in th e trunk ........................... 41 2
No te s ................................................... 41 0 G
Garage door opener
Clearing th e memory ........................... 18 3
Opening/closing th e ga ra ge door ........ 18 3
Programming buttons .......................... 18 0
Ra dio equipment appr ov al numbers .... 18 4
Re solving problems ............................. 18 2
Synchronizing th e ro lling code ............ .1 82
Gas st ation sear ch
St arting an automatic ga s st ation
sear ch ................................................. 297
Switching th e automatic ga s st ation
sear ch on/off ...................................... 300
Gasoline ................................................... 44 8
Gearshift paddles
see St eering wheel ge arshift paddles
Gea rs hift re commendation .................... .1 76
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wo od (Care) .............................. 390
Glass ro of
see MAGIC SKY CO NTROL
Glasses compartment ............................ .1 21 Glide mode ............................................... 17 7
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 16 4
Locking/unlocking .............................. 12 0
H
Handbrake
see Electric parking brake
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... .4 13
HANDS-FREE AC CESS ................................ 69
Haza rd wa rn ing lamps ............................ 14 5
Head re st ra int ........................................ .1 00
At ta ch ing/ re moving th e supplemen‐
ta ry cushion ........................................ 10 4
EASY ADJU ST luxury head re st ra int
(front) .................................................. 10 1
Fr ont (adjusting manually) .................. .1 00
Fr ont (luxury head re st ra int) ................ 10 1
Re ar (adjusting electrically) ................ .1 04
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .1 03
Re ar (extending from th e front) ........... 10 2
Re ar (folding into position mechani‐
cally) .................................................... 10 5
Re ar (lo we ri ng from th e front) ............ .1 02534
Index

Interior lighting ...................................... .1 48
Ambient lighting .................................. 14 8
Setting ................................................. 14 8
Switch-off del ay time ........................... 14 9
Interior lighting
see In te ri or lighting
Intermediate destination
Calculating a ro ute wit h intermediate
destinations ........................................ 296
Editing ................................................ .2 96
Entering ............................................... 296
St arting an automatic ga s st ation
sear ch ................................................. 297
St arting th e automatic service st a‐
tion sear ch .......................................... 300
In tern et
Del et ing a bookmark .......................... .3 35
Deleting br ows er data ........................ .3 35
Managing bookma rk s .......................... 335
Internet connection
Canceling permission .......................... 333
Connection st atus .............................. .3 33
Displ ay ing th e connection st atus ........ 334
Editing access data ............................ .3 33 Es ta blishing ........................................ .3 33
Information .......................................... 330
Mobile phone de ta ils .......................... .3 33
Re st ri ctions ......................................... 330
Setting access da ta ............................. 331
Setting up ( Blue to ot h ®
) ........................ 331
Swit ch ing Blue toot h ®
profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 332
Vi a Blue toot h ®
..................................... 331
Vi a Wi -Fi .............................................. 331
In tern et ra dio
Calling up ............................................ 336
Deleting st ations ................................ .3 37
Logging in ............................................ 337
Logging out ........................................ .3 37
Overview ............................................. 336
Saving st ations .................................... 337
Selecting and connecting to a st ation
............................................................ .3 37
Selecting st re am ................................ .3 37
Setting options .................................... 337
Te rm s of use ....................................... .3 37
Ionization .................................................. 16 1 iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
J
Jack
St orage location ................................. .4 36
Jump-start connection ............................ 401
Jump-starting
see Ju mp -s tar t connection
K
Ke y
Energy consumption .............................. 59
KEYLESS-GO
Locking th e ve hicle ................................ 63
Problem ................................................ .6 4
Un locking setting .................................. 59
Un locking th e ve hicle ........................... .6 3
Kickd ow n ................................................ .1 77
Using ................................................... 17 7
Knee air bag ................ .............................. .3 8536
Index

L
Labeling (tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden
Bag hook ............................................ .1 24
No te s ................................................... 11 8
Ro of ra ck ............................................. 12 8
St ow age space under th e trunk fl oor ... 12 7
Lamp
see In te ri or lighting
Lamp (Instrument Display)
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
Language
No te s .................................................. 283
Setting ................................................ .2 83
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 51
No te s ..................................................... 50
Le ve l control sy st em
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
Light switch
Overview ............................................ .1 43
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 14 3
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .1 46
Ad justing th e instrument lighting ......... 24 7
Au to matic driving lights ....................... 14 4
Combination swit ch ............................. 14 4
Corne ri ng light function ....................... 14 6
Haza rd wa rn ing lights .......................... 14 5
Headla mp fl ashing .............................. .1 44
Hi gh beam ........................................... 14 4
Light switch ........................................ .1 43
Low beam ............................................ 14 3
Pa rk ing lights ...................................... .1 43
Re ar fo g light ....................................... 14 4
Re sponsibility fo r lighting sy st ems ...... 14 3
Setting th e sur ro und lighting .............. .1 47
St anding lights .................................... .1 43
Tu rn signal light ................................... 14 4
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26 Live Tr af fi c Information
Displaying subsc ri pt ion information .... 307
Displaying th e tra ff ic map .................. .3 07
Displ ay ing traf fi c incidents .................. 308
Extending a subscription ..................... 307
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 309
Load index (ti re s) .................................... 428
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 428
Loading
Definitions .......................................... .4 30
Loading guidelines ................................... 11 8
Loading information table ...................... 420
Loads
Securing .............................................. .1 18
Locking/unlocking
KEYLESS-GO .................................... ... ... 63
Un loc
king and opening doors from
th e inside ............................................. .6 2
Low beam
Swit ch ing on/off ................................ .1 43
Lu bricant additives
see Ad ditives Index 537

Lu ggage
Net hooks ............................................ 12 3
Secu ri ng ............................................... 11 8
M
MAGIC BO DY CONT RO L .......................... .2 14
Setting ................................................. 21 7
Suspension .......................................... 21 4
MAGIC SKY CONTROL .............................. .8 1
Fu nction ................................................. 81
Operating ............................................. .8 2
MAGIC VISION CONTROL
Wi ndshield wipe rs ................................ 15 1
Maintenance
Ve hicle ................................................... 21
Maintenance
see ASS YS T PLUS
Making a call via th e ove rh ead con‐
trol panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) .......... .3 28
Malfunction
Re st ra int sy st em ................................... 32 Malfunction message
see Display message
Map .......................................... .3 07 , 309, 31 0
Av oiding an area ................................. .3 12
Av oiding an area (o ve rv iew) ................ .3 12
Changing an area ................................ .3 12
Del et ing an area .................................. .3 13
Displ ay ing th e compass ....................... 31 3
Displ ay ing th e map ve rs ion .................. 31 2
Displ ay ing th e next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 31 1
Displ ay ing th e satellite map ................. 31 4
Displ ay ing th e traf fi c map ................... 307
Displaying we ather information .......... .3 14
Map data ............................................. 31 3
Moving ................................................ .3 10
Overview ... .......................................... 309
Selecting POI symbols ........................ .3 11
Selecting te xt information .................... 31 1
Selecting th e map orientation .............. 31 1
Setting th e map scale .......................... 31 0
Setting th e map scale automatically ... .3 14
Up dating .............................................. 31 3
Map and compass
Overview ............................................. 309 Massage prog ra ms
Overview ............................................ .1 06
Selecting th e front seats ..................... 10 7
Massage settings
Re setting ............................................. 10 7
Matt fi nish (cleaning instructions) ........ 387
Maximum load ra ting .............................. 427
Maximum permissible load
Calculation ex ample ............................ 422
De te rm ining ........................................ .4 21
Maximum tire pressure ......................... .4 27
Mechanical ke y
Inserting/removing ............................... 60
Locking a door ....................................... 65
Unlocking a door ................................... 65
Unlocking th e trunk lid .......................... 71
Media
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 252
Sear ch in g ............................................ 344
St ar
ting cinema mode ........................ .3 49
Media display
No te s .................................................. 269538
Index