Wind shield MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

At a gl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 10
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 12
Control settings in th e re ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digita l Operator' s Manua l ........................ . 18
Callin g up th e Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Gene ra l no te s ............................................. 19
Pr ot ecting th e environment .......................... 19
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ....................................... .2 0
Service and ve hicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf et y .......................................... .2 2
Declaration of conformity fo r wireless
ve hicle components .................................... .2 3
Diagno st ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialist wo rk shop ....................... 25
Cor re ct use of th e ve hicle ........................... .2 5
Problems with yo ur ve hicle ........................... 25 Re porting saf et y defects .............................. .2 5
Limited Wa rr anty .......................................... 26
QR codes fo r th e re scue card ....................... 26
Ve hicle data st orage .................................... .2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 30
Occupant saf et y ......................................... 31
Re st ra int sy st em .......................................... .3 1
Seat belts ..................................................... 33
Airbags ......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy st em ....................................... 45
Children in th e ve hicle ................................. .4 7
No te s on pets in th e ve hicle ........................ .5 6
Opening and closing .................................. 58
SmartK ey ...................................................... 58
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 66
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .7 2
Side windo ws ................................................ 73
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 77
Anti-theft pr ot ection .................................... .8 6 Seats and sto wing .................................... . 88
No te s on th e cor re ct driver's seat position ... 88
Seats ............................................................ 89
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 0
Using th e memory function ........................ .1 13
Memory function in th e re ar passenger
compartment .............................................. 11 4
St ow age areas ............................................ .1 18
Cup holder .................................................. 12 9
Ashtr ay and cigar et te lighter ...................... .1 32
Soc ke ts ....................................................... 13 4
Re frigerator box .......................................... 13 7
Wi re less ch arging of th e mobile phone
and connection with th e ex te ri or antenna .. 13 9
Ins ta lling or re moving th e fl oor mats ........... 14 1
Ins ta lling/ re moving th e pennant holder ...... 14 1
Light and visibility ................................... 14 3
Exterior lighting .......................................... 14 3
Interior lighting ........................................... 14 8
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield wa sher
sy st em ........................................................ 14 9
Mir ro rs ........................................................ 15 2
Operating th e sun visors ............................. 15 52
Con te nts

Fu nction of th e infra re d re fl ective wind‐
shield ......................................................... .1 55
Climate control ......................................... 15 7
Overview of climate cont ro l sy st ems ......... .1 57
Operating th e climate control sy st em ......... 15 8
Drivin g and pa rk ing ................................. 16 5
Driving ........................................................ 16 5
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... .1 72
Au to matic transmission .............................. 17 3
Re fueling ..................................................... 17 7
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 79
Driving and driving saf et y sy st ems ............ .1 88
Instrument Display and on-board
co mp uter .................................................. 24 4
Instrument Display ove rv iew ...................... .2 44
Overview of th e buttons on th e st eering
wheel ......................................................... .2 45
Operating th e on-board computer .............. 24 5
Overview of displa ys in th e multifunction
display ........................................................ 24 7 Ad justing th e instrument lighting ............... .2 47
Menus and submenus ................................. 24 8
Head-up Display ......................................... 254
Vo ice Control Sy st em .............................. 256
Operating saf et y ........................................ .2 56
Operation ................................................... 256
Using th e Vo ice Cont ro l Sy st em ef fe c‐
tively ........................................................... 258
Essential vo ice commands ........................ .2 59
Multimedia sy st em .................................. 269
Overview and operation .............................. 269
Sy st em settings .......................................... 27 7
ENERGIZING comfort .................................. 289
Na vigation ................................................... 291
Te lephone .................................................. .3 15
Online and Internet functions ..................... 330
Media ......................................................... 337
Ra dio .......................................................... 350
Sound ........................................................ .3 57
Re ar Seat En te rt ainment Sy st em ............... .3 60 Maintenance and care ............................. 37 7
ASS YS T PLUS service inter va l display ........ .3 77
Engine compartment .................................. 37 8
Cleaning and care ...................................... .3 85
Breakdown assi st ance ............................ 393
Emergency ................................................. .3 93
Flat tire ....................................................... 393
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 399
To w st arting or to wing aw ay ....................... 404
Electrical fuses ............................................ 41 0
Wheels and tires ....................................... 41 3
Noise or unusual handling ch aracteristics .. .4 13
Checking wheels and tires re gularly ............ 41 3
No te s on snow ch ains ................................ .4 14
Ti re pressure .............................................. .4 14
Loading th e ve hicle .................................... 420
Ti re labeling ................................................ 425
Definition of te rm s fo r tires and loading ..... 431
Changing a wheel ....................................... 433 Contents 3

Ad aptive Highbeam Assist swit ch es automati‐
cally between: R
Low beam R
High beam
At speeds abo ve 19 mp h (30 km/h):R
If no ot her ro ad users are de te cted, high
beam is au to matical ly switched on. High beam switches off automatically: R
At speeds below 16 mp h (2 5 km/h).R
If ot her ro ad users are de te cted.R
If st re et lighting is suf fi cient.
At speeds abo ve appr ox . 31 mp h (50 km/h):R
The headla mp ra nge of low beam is re gulated
automatically based on th e dis ta nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy st em's optical sensor is located behind
th e windshield near th e ove rh ead control panel.
Switching Ad aptive Highbeam Assist on/off

Changing th e windshield wiper blades
Re moving the wiper blades

Areas pe rm eable to ra dio wav es 1 are best visi‐
ble from outside th e ve hicle when th e windshield
is illuminated using an ex te rn al light source.15 6
Light and visibility

Ac tive Di st ance Assist DI STRO NIC
Fu nction of Ac tive Di st ance Assist
DI STRO NIC
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC maintains th e
set speed on free-flowing ro ads. If ve hicles
ahead are de te cted, th e set dis ta nce is main‐
ta ined, if necessary until th e ve hicle comes to a
halt. The ve hicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on th e dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front and
th e set speed. Speed (in th e ra nge between
15 mp h (2 0 km/h) and 13 0 mp h (2 10 km/h))
and th e dis ta nce to th e ve hicle ahead are set
and sa ve d on th e st eering wheel. Other fe atures of Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st
DISTRONIC: R
Ad justs th e driving st yl e depending on th e
selected drive program (fuel-saving, comfort‐
able or dynamic) ( →
page 17 2)R
Re sponds in urban speed ra nges to st ation‐
ary ve hicles (e xc ept bicycles, mo to rc yc les
and pedestrians) if conditions are suf fi cient
to enable de te ction. R
Initiates ra pid acceleration to th e st ored
speed, if th e turn signal indicator is switched
on to ch ange to th e ov er tak ing lane.R
Ta ke s one-sided ove rt aking re st ri ctions into
account on free wa ys or on multi-lane ro ads
with separate car ri ag ewa ys .
Ve hicles with Ac tive Pa rk ing Assis t: if th e ve hicle
has been braked to a st andstill on multi-lane,
separate car ri ag ewa ys by Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st
DISTRONIC, it can au to matically fo llow th e ve hi‐
cle in front driving off again, within 30 seconds.
If a crit ical situation is de te cted when driving off,
a visual and acoustic wa rn ing is given indicating
th at th e driver must now ta ke control of th e ve hi‐
cle. The ve hicle is not accelerated any fur th er. Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is only an aid.
The driver is re sponsible fo r th e dis ta nce to th e
ve hicle in front, fo r ve hicle speed and fo r braking
in good time.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em may be impaired or may not function
in th e fo llowing ins ta nces, fo r ex ample: R
In sn ow , ra in, fo g, heavy spr ay , if th ere is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
ambient light. R
The windshield in th e area of th e camera is
dirty, fo gged up, damaged or co ve re d.R
If th e ra dar sensors are dirty or co ve re d.R
On slippery ro ads, braking or accelerating
can cause th e drive wheels to lose traction
and th e ve hicle could th en skid. R
In parking ga ra ge s or on ro ads with st eep
uphill or downhill gradients.
Do not use Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC in
th ese situations. Driving and parking 19 9

If th e sy st em re aches a sy st em limitation or th e
driver has not st eered th e ve hicle fo r a consider‐
able period of time or has re mo ve d th eir hands
from th e st eering wheel, th e sy st em will,
depending on th e situation, fi rs t alert th e driver
with a visual wa rn ing. Display 1 appears in th e
multifunction displa y. If th e driver st ill does not
st eer th e ve hicle himself or herself, or st ill has
not ta ke n hold of th e st eering wheel, a re peated
wa rn ing to ne sounds in addition to th e visual
wa rn ing message to re mind th e driver to ta ke
control of th e ve hicle.
The wa rn ing message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of th e fo llowing conditions are me t:R
The driver st eers th e ve hicle. R
The driver presses a st eering wheel button or
operates To uch Control.
Ac tive St eering Assist is only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible fo r th e dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in
front, fo r ve hicle speed, fo r braking in good time
and fo r st ay ing in lane. Before ch anging lanes,
th e driver must make sure th at th e neighboring
lane is free (glance ov er th e shoulder).
Sy st em limitations
Ac tive St eering Assist has a limited st eering to r‐
qu e fo r lateral guidance. In some cases, th e
st eering inter ve ntion is not su ff icient to ke ep th e
ve hicle in th e lan e or to dr ive past ex its. Ac tive
St eering Assist cann ot pr ov ide th e driver with
st eering assis ta nce at traf fi c circles, T- intersec‐
tions, intersections, to ll st ations or turnings, fo r
ex ample.
The sy st em may be impaired or may not function
in th e fo llowing ins ta nces:R
In sno w, ra in, fo g, heavy spr ay , if th ere is
gl are or direct sunlight or if th ere are greatly
va ry ing ambient light or re fl ections, or stro ng
shado ws on th e ro ad.R
Insuf fi cient ro ad illumination. R
The windshield in th e area of th e camera is
dirty, fo gged up, damaged or co ve re d.R
Absence of lane markings, or se ve ra l unclear
lane markings, or if th e markings ch ange ra p‐
idl y. R
The dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front is to o
small and th e lane markings th us cannot be
de te cted. R
The ro ad is nar row and winding. R
Obs ta cles on th e lane or projecting out into
th e lane.
The sy st em does not pr ov ide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On tight bends, traf fi c circles and when turn‐
ing. R
If yo u act iv ely ch ange lane without swit ch ing
on th e turn signal indicator. Driving and parking 205

R
If th ere is gl are, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ections.R
There is dirt on th e windshield in th e vicinity
of th e multifunction camera or th e camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
If th e traf fi c signs are ha rd to de te ct, e.g. due
to dirt or sno w, or because th ey are co ve re d
or due to insuf fi cient lighting.R
If th e information in th e navigation sy st em's
digital map is incor re ct or out-of-da te .R
If th e signs are ambiguous, e.g. tra ff ic signs
on con st ru ction sites or in adjacent lanes.
Setting Tr af fi c Sign Assist
Multimedia sy st em:

R
There is gl are, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c, th e
sun or re fl ections.R
There is dirt on th e windshield in th e vicinity
of th e multifunction camera or th e camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
present fo r one lane, e.g. in a construction
area. R
The lane markings are wo rn , dark or co ve re d.R
The dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front is to o
small and th e lane markings th us cannot be
de te cted.R
The lane markings ch ange qu ickl y, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist uses ra dar sensors to monitor
se ve ra l areas around th e ve hicle. If th e ra dar
sensors in th e re ar bumper are dirty or co ve re d
with sn ow , th e sy st em may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs ta cle in th e lane in which yo u are drivin g has been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs .
Ac tivating Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
q
WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist wa rn ing
A lane-cor re cting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring th e ve hicle back into th e origi‐
nal lane.

q
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.