service MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 Owner's Manual

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

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

Media Inter fa ce
Ac tivating ............................................ 345
Information .......................................... 344
Overview ............................................ .3 46
Media mode
Ac tivating ............................................ 339
Media playba ck
Operating (on-board computer) ........... 252
Media sear ch
St arting .............................................. .3 44
Media source
Dialing (on-boa rd compu te r) ................ 252
Memory function
Head-up Display — Calling up sa ve d
settings ................................................ 11 3
Head-up Display — Saving settings ....... 11 3
Operating ............................................. 11 3
Outside mir ro r — Calling up sa ve d
settings ................................................ 11 3
Outside mir ro r — Saving settings .......... 11 3
Seat — Calling up sa ve d settings .......... 11 3
Seat — Saving settings ......................... 11 3
St eering wheel — Calling up sa ve d
settings ................................................ 11 3 St eering wheel — Saving settings ......... 11 3
Memory function in th e re ar
passenger co mp artment
Operating re ar seats ............................ 11 4
Operating th e front passenger seat
and re ar seat ........................................ 11 6
Menu (on-board computer)
Assis ta nce graphic .............................. 24 8
Designs ............................................... 254
Head -up Displ ay .................................. 253
Media .................................................. 252
Na vigation .......................................... .2 50
Overview ............................................. 24 5
Ra dio .................................................. .2 51
Service ................................................ 24 8
Te lephone ............................................ 252
Tr ip ...................................................... 24 9
Mercedes-AMG ve hicles
No te s ................................................... 16 5
Mercedes-Benz Apps
Calling up ............................................ 334
Using vo ice control .............................. 334
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA)
Emer ge ncy call sy st em ........................ 329 Making a call via th e ove rh ead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 328
MB Info call ......................................... 329
Ro adside Assis ta nce call ..................... 330
Tr ans fe rr ed data ................................. .3 30
Message (multifunction display)
see Displ ay messa ge
Message memory ................................... .4 57
Messages
see Te xt messa ge s
Mir ro rs
see Outside mir ro rs
Mobile phone
Canceling permission fo r Internet
connection .......................................... 333
Wi re less ch arging ................................ 14 0
Wi re less ch argin g (rear passen g
er
compartment) ...................................... 14 0
Mobile phone
see Android Au to
see Apple CarPlay™
see Te lephone Index 539

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

Re frigerator box
Ins ta lling/ re moving ............................. 13 8
Using ................................................... 13 7
Re fueling
Re fueling th e ve hicle ........................... 17 7
Re mo te cont ro l (Rear Seat Entertain‐
ment Sy st em)
Overview ............................................ .3 62
Re placing batteries .............................. 364
Selecting a display .............................. 363
Switching th e display on/off ............... 363
Re porting malfunctions re le va nt to
saf et y .......................................................... 25
Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 44 9
Re set function (multimedia sy st em) .... .2 88
Re sidual heat
Fr ont ................................................... .1 60
Re ar .................................................... .1 60
Re st oring (factory settings)
see Re set function (multimedia sy st em) Re st ra int sy st em ...................................... .3 1
Children ................................................ .4 7
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 32
Fu nctionality .......................... ................ 32
Mal function ........................................... 32
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 1
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 1
Sy st em self-test .................................... .3 2
Wa rn ing lamp ........................................ 32
Re ve rs e ge ar
Selecting .............................................. 17 5
Rims (Care) .............................................. 389
RO AD SUR FA CE SCAN
Multifunction camera .......................... .2 16
Ro adside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance call
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) ........... 330
Ro ll aw ay pr ot ection
see HOLD function
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow .......................................... 72
Side windo ws (elect ri c) .......................... 72
Ro of load .................................................. 455 Ro of ra ck .................................................. 12 8
Ro ute ................................................ 297, 300
Calculating .......................................... 297
Displ ay ing destination information ...... 299
Displaying destination information
(Rear Seat En te rt ainment Sy st em) ...... 369
Ex te rn al .............................................. .3 06
Selecting a type .................................. 298
Selecting an al te rn ative ro ute ............ .3 00
Selecting notifications ......................... 299
Selecting options ................................ 299
St arting th e automatic service st a‐
t io n sear ch .......................................... 300
Switching th e automatic ga s st ation
sear ch on/off ...................................... 300
Wi th intermediate destinations .......... .2 96
Ro ute guidance ....................................... 300
Canceling ............................................ 304
Changing direction .............................. 301
Destination re ached ............................ 302
Fr om an off-road location .................... 304
Lane re commendations ....................... 302
No te s .................................................. 300
Off-road ............................................... 304
To an off- ro ad destination .................. .3 04Index 54 5

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

Ve hicle data
Displ ay ing (DYNAMIC SELECT) ............ 17 3
Ro of load ............................................. 455
Tu rn ing ra dius ...................................... 454
Ve hicle height ...................................... 454
Ve hicle length ...................................... 454
Ve hicle width ....................................... 454
Wheelbase .......................................... .4 54
Ve hicle data st orage
CO MAND/mbrace ................................. 28
Electronic cont ro l units ........................ .2 6
Event da ta re corders ............................. 29
Service pr ov iders .................................. 28
Ve hicle dimensions ................................. 454
Ve hicle electronics
No te s .................................................. 44 3
Tw o-w ay ra dios .................................... 44 3
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN
Ve hicle identification plate
Pa int code .......................................... .4 45
VIN ...................................................... 44 5
Ve hicle identification plate
see Model type Ve hicle interior
Cooling or heating (sma rt phone) ........ .1 66
Ve hicle ke y
see SmartK ey
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YS T PLUS
Ve hicle operati on
Ou
tside th e USA or Canada .................. .2 1
Ve hicle position
Tr ansmitting ........................................ 27 9
Ve hicle to ol kit ........................................ 395
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 95
To wing ey e .......................................... 409
Ve ntilating
Con ve nience opening ............................ 75
Ve nts
see Air ve nts
Vi deo mode .............................................. 344
Ac tivating ............................................ 342
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mode ................................................... 344
Overview ............................................ .3 43
Settings ............................................... 344 VIN ............................................................ 44 5
Identification pla te .............................. 44 5
Seat ..................................................... 44 5
Wi ndshield ........................................... 44 5
Vi sibility
Defrosting th e windo ws ....................... 16 0
Wi ndshield hea te r ................................ 16 2
Vo ice command types (Voice Control
Sy st em) .................................................... 257
Vo ice Control Sy st em ............................ .2 56
Application-specific vo ice commands
............................................................ .2 57
Au dible help functions ........................ .2 58
Entering numbe rs ................................ 258
Global vo ice com mands ...................... 257
Im pr ov ing speech qu ality .................... 258
Language setting ................................ .2 58
Media pla ye r vo ice commands ............ 264
Message vo ice commands .................. 266
Multifunction st eering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 256
Na vigation vo ice commands ................ 260
Operable functions .............................. 257
Operating saf et y .................................. 25 6
Ra dio vo ice commands ...................... .2 63554
Index

Wi ndshield wa sher fluid ........................ .4 52
No te s .................................................. 452
Wi ndshield wa sher sy st em
Re fi lling .............................................. .3 84
Wi ndshield wipers
Re placing th e wiper blades .................. 15 1
Re placing wiper blades (MAGIC
VISION CO NTROL) ............................... 15 1
Service position ................................... 15 0
Switching on/off ................................. 14 9
Wi nter operation
Snow ch ains ........................................ .4 14
Wi nter tires
Setting th e permanent speed limit ...... 19 8
Wi per blades
Ac tivating/deactivating th e service
position ............................................... 15 0
Care .................................................... 389
Re placing ............................................ .1 51
Re placing (MAGIC VISION CO NTROL)
............................................................ .1 51
Wire less ch arging
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 13 9
Mobile phone ....................................... 14 0 Mobile phone (rear passenger com‐
partment) ............................................ 14 0
Wire less ve hicle co mp onents
Declaration of con fo rm ity ...................... 23
Wo rk out prog ra m
Overview ... .......................................... 10 6
Wo rk shop
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop Index 557