trunk MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 User Guide

The we ar pat te rn s on th e front and re ar wheels
dif fe r:R
Fr ont wheels we ar more on th e shoulder of
th e tire.R
Re ar wheels we ar more in th e center of th e
tire.
On ve hicles th at ha ve th e same size front and
re ar wheels, inter ch ange th e wheels according
to th e inter va ls in th e tire manufacturer's wa r‐
ra nty book in yo ur ve hicle documents. If th is is
not av ailable, inter ch ange th e tires eve ry
3000 to 6000 miles (5000 to 10 000 km),
depending on th e we ar. Ensure th at th e direction
of ro ta tion is maintained.
It is impe ra tive to obser ve th e instructions and
saf et y no te s on "Wheel ch ange" when doing so.
Note s on st oring wheelsR
Af te r re moving wheels, st ore th em in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place. R
Pr ot ect th e tires from con ta ct wi th oil, grease
or fuel. Overview of th e tire-chan ge to ol kit
Apart from some countr y- specific va ri ants, ve hi‐
cles are not equipped with a tire-change to ol kit.
Fo r more information on whi ch tire-changing
to ols are requ ired and appr ov ed fo r per fo rm ing a
wheel ch ange on yo ur ve hicle, consult a qu alified
specialist wo rk shop.
Re qu ired tire-change to ols may include, fo r
ex ample: R
Jack R
ch ock R
Lu g wrench R
Centering pin
The tire-change to ol kit is located under th e
trunk fl oor. 1
Ra tchet 2
Centering pin
3
Ja ck ing support
4
Jack
5
Lu g wrench
6
Fo lding ch ock436
Wheels and tires

The fo llowing can be used in th e ve hicle without
re st ri ctions: R
RF transmitters wi th a maximum transmis‐
sion output of up to 10 0 mWR
RF transmitters with transmitter frequencies
in th e 380 - 41 0 MHz frequency band and a
maximum transmission output of up to 2 W
(trunked ra dio sy st em/T et ra )R
Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
There are no re st ri ctions when positioning th e
antenna on th e outside of th e ve hicle fo r some
frequency bands.
This applies to th e fo llowing frequency bands:R
Tr unked ra dio sy st em/T et raR
70 cm wa ve bandR
2G/3G/4G Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and engine
number ove rv iew
Ve hicle identification plate
Ve hicle identification plate (USA only) 1
Pe rm issible gros s mass
2
Pe rm issible front axle load
3
Pe rm issible re ar axle load
4
Pa int code
5
VIN (vehicle identification number) Te ch nical da ta 44 5

Fu nction ............................................... 17 2
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
............................................................ .1 73
Selecting th e drive prog ra m ................. 17 3
E
E10 .......................................................... .4 48
Easy entry fe ature
Fu nction/no te s .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 11 2
Easy ex it fe ature
Fu nction/no te s .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 11 2
EAS Y- PA CK trunk box .............................. 12 6
Ad justing th e height to any position .... 12 4
Care .................................................... 390
In st alling/removing ............................ .1 26
EBD (electronic brake fo rc e distribu‐
tion)
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 19 2
ECO display
Fu nction ............................................... 17 2
Re setting ............................................. 250 ECO st art/s to p function ......................... 17 1
Au to matic engine st art ........................ 17 1
Au to matic engine st op ........................ .1 71
Me th od of operation ........................... .1 71
Switching off/on ................................. 17 1
Electric pa rk ing brake ............ .1 85, 18 6, 18 7
App ly ing automatically ........................ 18 5
App ly ing or re leasing manually ............ 18 6
Emergency braking .............................. 18 7
Re leasing automatically ...................... .1 86
Electr ical fuses
Bef ore re placing a fuse ........................ 41 0
Electrical fuses
see Fu ses
Electronic St ability Prog ra m
see ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Electronics ............................................... 44 3
Emer ge ncy
Assis ta nce ove rv iew .............................. 16
Saf et y ve st .......................................... 393
Eme rg ency braking ................................ .1 87
Emer ge ncy call sy st em
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) .......... .3 29 Emer ge ncy engine st art ......................... 409
Emer ge ncy operation mode
St arting th e ve hicle .............................. 16 7
Emer ge ncy re lease
Tr unk lid (from inside) ............................ 71
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
ENE RG IZING comfort
Overview of programs ........................ .2 89
St arting th e prog ra m ........................... 290
Ene rg y consum pt ion
Ke y ........................................................ 59
Engin e
EC O st art/ st op function ..................... .1 71
Engine number .................................... 44 5
Jump-s ta rt ing ...................................... .4 01
St arting (eme rg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 16 7
St ar ting (smart phone) ........................ .1 67
St ar ting (s ta rt /s to p button) ................ .1 66
Switching off (s ta rt /s to p button) ........ 17 9
Engine data
Displaying ............................................ 17 3532
Index

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

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

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

Direct frequency entry ........................ 352
Moving ................................................ 352
Sea rc hing ............................................ 352
Setting ................................................ .3 52
St oring ................................................ 352
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 352
ST EER CONT RO L
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 19 2
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .2 45
Ad justing (electrically) ........................ .1 10
Buttons ................................................ 24 5
St eering wheel heater .......................... 111
Using th e memory function .................. 11 3
Ste ering wheel ge arshift paddles .......... 17 6
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ch ing on/off .................................. 111
St ow age areas
see St ow age compartment
St ow age co mp artment ........................... 12 0
Armrest ............................................... 12 0
Cen te r console .................................... 12 0
Door .................................................... 12 0 Fo lding ta ble ........................................ 12 1
Glasses compartment .......................... 12 1
Glo ve box ............................................ .1 20
Pa rc el net hooks ................................. .1 23
Re ar armrest .......... ... ........................... 12 1
R
e ar seat backrest .............................. 12 2
Re ar-compartment cen te r armrest ..... .1 22
St ow age co mp artments
see St ow age compartment
St ow age space under th e trunk floor .... 12 7
Sulfur content ......................................... 44 8
Sun visor
Operating ............................................ 15 5
Sur ro und lighting
Setting ................................................ .1 47
Sur ro und Vi ew
see 360° camera
Suspension
Ad justing th e ch assis le ve l (AIR
BO DY CO NTROL) ................................ .2 13
Ad justing th e ch assis le ve l (MAGIC
BO DY CO NTROL) ................................ .2 17 Suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
Switch-off delay time
Interior ................................................ .1 49
Switching th e sur ro und sound on/off
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 359
Synchronization function
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy st em) ................................................ 16 0
Sy st em self- te st
Au to matic front-passenger front air
bag deactivation sy st em ........................ 43
Sy st em settings
Language ............................................ .2 83
No te s on langua ge selection ............... 283
Re set function (multimedia sy st em) .. . .2 88
Se
tting th e dis ta nce unit ..................... 284
Software upda te .................................. 287
Sy st em settings
see Multimedia sy st em Index 54 9

Tr ip distance ............................................ 24 9
Displ ay ing ............................................ 24 9
Re setting ............................................. 250
Tr ip odom et er
see Tr ip dis ta nce
Tr unk box
see EAS Y- PA CK tr unk bo x
Tr unk lid
Ac tivating/deactivating th e trunk lid
opening height re st ri ction ...................... 71
Closin g .................................................. 67
Emergency re lease (from inside) ............ 71
HANDS-FREE AC CESS .......................... .6 9
Locking sepa ra te ly ................................ 70
Opening ................................................. 66
Opening dimensions ............................ 454
Po we r closing function .......................... 67
Un locking (mechanical ke y) .................. .7 1
Tu rn signal indicator
see Tu rn signal light
Tu rn signal light ....................................... 14 4
Switching on/off ................................. 14 4
Tw o-w ay ra dios
Fr equencies ......................................... 444 No te s on ins ta llation .......................... .4 43
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .4 44
U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .2 84
Un locking setting ...................................... 59
USB devices
Connecting .......................................... 341
USB port .................................................. .1 36
User profile .............................................. 285
Creating .............................................. 286
Importing/exporting ........................... 286
Options ................................................ 286
Selecting ............................................. 285
Using th e te lephone
see Calls
V
Ve hicle .............................................. 16 6, 16 7
Ac tivating/deactivating st andby
mode .................................................. .1 87
Cor re ct use ........................................... 25 Data acquisition .................................... 26
Diagnostics connection ......................... 24
Equipment ............................................. 20
Limited Wa rr anty .................................. .2 6
Locking (au to matically) ......................... 64
Locking (from inside) ............................ .6 3
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) .......................... 63
Locking (mechanical ke y) ...................... 64
Lo we ri ng .............................................. 44 1
Maintenance .......................................... 21
Pa rk ing ................................................ 18 7
Problem notification .............................. 25
QR code re scue card ............................. 26
Quali fi ed specialist wo rk shop ............... .2 5
Ra ising ................................................ 438
St arting (eme rg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 16 7
St arting (smartphone) ........................ .1 67
St arting (s ta rt /s to p button) ................ .1 66
Switching off (s ta rt /s to p button) ........ 17 9
Un locking (from inside) .. ...................... .6 3
Un loc
king (KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .6 3
Ve ntilating (co nve nience opening) ......... 75
Vo ice commands (Voice Cont ro l Sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 267 Index 553