engine MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 Owner's Manual

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The engine is ru nning or has been au to mati‐
cally switched off by th e ECO st art/ st op
function. R
The electric parking brake is re leased.R
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is deacti‐
va te d.R
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivating the HOLD function

Ve hicles without 360° Camera1
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C is on ly oper a‐
tional in th e front and re ar
2
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C is operational
and can also wa rn th e driver about obs ta cles
at th e side of th e ve hicle
3
Obs ta cles de te cted at th e front ri ght
(orange) and re ar (red) Ve hicles with 360° Camera1
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C is on ly oper a‐
tional in th e front and re ar
2
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C is operational
and can also wa rn th e driver about obs ta cles
at th e side of th e ve hicle
3
Obs ta cles de te cted at th e front ri ght
(orange) and re ar (red)
Sa ve d obs ta cles are del et ed in th e fo llowing sit‐
uations, fo r ex ample: R
Yo u swit ch off th e ve hicleR
Yo u open th e doors Af te r th e engine is re st ar te d, obs ta cles must be
de te cted again, before a new wa rn ing can be
issued.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em limitations fo r Pa rk ing Assist
PA RKTRONI C appl y fo r passive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The fo llowing objects are not de te cted, fo r ex am‐
ple: R
Pe destrians who approach th e ve hicle from
th e side R
Objects placed next to th e ve hicle
Deactivating/activating Pa rk ing Assist
PA RKTRONIC
u NO TE Risk of an accident from objects
at close ra nge
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C ma y no t de te ct
cer ta in objects at close ra nge.

Sy st em limitations
AT TENTION ASSIST is active in th e 37 mp h
(60 km/h) to 12 4 mp h (2 00 km/h) speed ra nge.
The functionality of AT TENTION ASSIST is
re st ri cted, and wa rn ings may be dela ye d or not
occur at all in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u ha ve been driving fo r less th an 30
minutes. R
If th e ro ad condition is poor (une ve n ro ad
sur fa ce or po th oles).R
If th ere is a stro ng side wind.R
If yo u adopt a sporty drivin g st yl e (high cor‐
nering speeds or high ra te s of acceleration).R
If th e St eering Assist function of Ac tive Dis‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is acti ve .R
If th e time has been set incor re ctly.R
In acti ve driving situations, if yo u ch ange
lanes and va ry yo ur speed frequentl y.
The AT TENTION ASSIST tiredness or alertness
assessment is dele te d and re st ar te d when con‐
tinuing th e journey in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u swit ch off th e engine. R
If yo u unfas te n yo ur seat belt and open th e
driver's door (e.g. ch ange drivers or ta ke a
break).
Setting AT TENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy st em:

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WA RNING Danger of bu rn s when open‐
ing th e hood
If yo u open th e hood when th e engine has
ove rh eated or during a fi re in th e engine
compartment, yo u could come into contact
wit h hot ga ses or ot her escaping operating
fl uids.

Vo ice command Fu nction
&OLPDWH FRQWURO PHQX To display climate control settings
$XWRPDWLF FOLPDWH FRQWURO GULYHU RQ To switch on th e automatic climate control settings on th e driver's side
/LJKW PHQX To display light settings
0DVVDJH PHQX To display massage settings
'ULYHU
V VHDW PDVVDJH RQ To switch on th e massage function fo r th e driver's seat
'ULYHU
V VHDW PDVVDJH RII To switch off th e massage function fo r th e driver's seat
2XWVLGH WHPSHUDWXUH To display th e outside te mp erature
(QJLQH GDWD To display engine data
6HDWV PHQX To display seat adjustment settings
)URQWSDVVHQJHU VHDW KHDWLQJ OHYHO  To set th e seat heater fo r th e front passenger seat to le ve l 2
&RQVXPSWLRQ PHQX To display consum pt ion
9HKLFOH GDWD To display ve hicle data268
Vo ice Cont ro l Sy st em

"Made fo r iPod", and "Made fo r iPhone," mean
th at an electronic accesso ry has been designed
to connect specifically to iPod, or iPhone,
re spectivel y, and has been certified by th e de ve l‐
oper to meet Apple per fo rm ance st andards.
Apple is not re sponsible fo r th e operation of th is
device or its compliance with saf et y and re gula‐
to ry st andards. Please no te th at th e use of th is
accessory with iPod, or iPhone may af fe ct wi re ‐
less per fo rm ance.
Fo r the USA: iPhone ®
, iPod ®
, iPod classic ®
,
iPod nano ®
, and iPod to uch ®
are trademar ks of
Apple Inc., re gis te re d in th e U. S. and ot her coun‐
tries. Lightning™ is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Fo r Canada: iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod
nano, and iPod to uch are trademar ks of Apple
Inc., re gis te re d in th e U. S. and ot her countries.
Lightning is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cinavia notice: th is product uses Cinavia te ch ‐
nology to limit th e use of unauthorized copies of
some commercially-produced fi lm and videos
and th eir soundt ra ck s. When a prohibited use of
an unauthorized copy is de te cted, a message will
be displ ay ed and playback or copying will be inter ru pt ed. More information about Cinavia
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under license from Ve ra nce Co rp oration and is
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U. S. and wo rl dwide patents issued and pending
as we ll as copyright and trade secr et pr ot ection
fo r cer ta in aspects of such te ch nology. Cinavia is
a tradema rk of Ve ra nce Co rp oration. Copyright
2004-20 12 Ve ra nce Co rp oration. All ri ghts
re ser ve d by Ve ra nce. Re ve rs e Engineering or dis‐
assembly is prohibited.
Inserting a disc
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry from laser ra di‐
ation from th e Blu-ray drive
The Blu-ray drive is a class 1 laser product. If
yo u open th e housing of th e Blu-ray drive, th ere is a ri sk of ex posure to invisible laser
ra diation.
Laser ra diation can damage yo ur re tina.

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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing th e engine
hood
When opening or closing th e engine hood, it
may suddenly drop into th e end position.
There is a ri sk of injury fo r an yo ne in th e
engine hood's ra nge of mo ve ment.

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WA RNING Risk of inju ry from using th e
windshield wipers while th e engine hood
is open
When th e engine hood is open and th e wind‐
shield wipers are set in motion, yo u can be
trapped by th e wiper linkage.

Engine oil
Checking th e engine oil le ve l using th e oil
dip st ick (S 450, S 450 4MATIC)
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WA RNING Risk of bu rn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in th e engine compartment
Cer ta in component parts in th e engine com‐
partment can be ve ry hot, e.g. th e engine,
th e cooler and parts of th e ex haust sy st em.

is connec te d to th e battery/jump-s ta rt con‐
nection point. R
The jumper cable/cha rg ing cable must not
come into con ta ct wi th any parts which may
mo ve when th e engine is ru nning.R
Alw ay s make sure th at nei th er yo u nor th e
battery is elect rost atically ch ar ge d.R
Ke ep aw ay from fi re and open fl ames.R
Do not lean ove r th e batter y.R
When ch arging: only use battery ch ar ge rs
te st ed and appr ove d by Mercedes-Benz, and
please re ad th e battery ch ar ge r's operating
instructions before ch arging th e batter y.
Obser ve th e additional fo llowing points during
st arting assis ta nce:R
St arting assis ta nce may only be pr ov ided
using batteries with a nominal vo ltage of 12
V. R
The ve hicles must not to uch.R
Ga soline engine: On ly accept st arting assis‐
ta nce if th e engine and ex haust sy st em are
cold.