light MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes notreact tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak et oo closel yonthe
side, placing them intheb lind spotarea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyou
at ag reatly differ ent speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ew arning snorinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. If
ac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,
th er ed warning lam pflashes intheo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,ad is‐
pl ay 1 indic atingthe dang erofas ide collision
appear sint he multifunction display.
In rare case s,thes ystemm aymak eaninappr o‐
pr iat eb rake application. Thisbrak ea pplication
ma ybeinter ru pte datany time ifyo us teer
slightl yint he opposit edirect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ap propr iate to thed riving situation ,orn onea t
all, mayoccur inthef ollo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Avehicle approaches tooc losely onthes ide.
R Youh avea dop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds.
R Youb rake oracc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adrivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tirei s
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBlind Spo tAssisto r
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssist
Mu ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . 258
Driving andparking

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping
Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistwarning
Al ane- correcting brak ea pplica tion canno t
al wa ys bring thev ehicle backintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youo rm akes alane -cor‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nofActiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistdoes notd etect
tr af ficc ondi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thes ystem maym akea ninappr opri‐
at eb rake application, e.g.afte ri nt entional ly
dr iving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak ea pplica tion canbeinterru pte dat
an yt ime ifyo us teer slightl yint he opposit e
dir ection. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntdist anc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi co robstacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysc lear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp aypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fics ituation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
suretoo bser vethes ystem limit ations of
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistisa ctiv ated, thel ane mark‐
ings ares hown aslight inthea ssis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nActiv eLaneK eeping Assistis
activ e,thel ane marking saresho wningreen
in thea ssis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthec ount ry,y ou mayhave to
pr ess and hold theb utton todeactiv ate. Dr
iving andparking 26
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Fu
ll-scr eenmenu
Yo uc an displ aythef ollo wing menus infull on
th eI nstrument Display:
R DriveA ssist
R Trip #
Onthec orresponding menu,useleft-hand
To uc hC ontrol 2 toscr olltothee nd ofthe
lis t. #
Press left-hand Touc hC ontrol 2.
The selected men uwillbe displ ayedinf ull. Se
tting thed esig n
On -bo ardc om put er:
4 Designs
% This function isavailable onlyforv ehicles
wit haW idescr eenCockpit.
The follo wing design scan be selec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progres sive #
Toselect adesign: swipeupwards ordown‐
wa rdso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The Instru ment Displa ywillb es hown inthe
select eddesign. Se
tting thea reaf or addit iona lvalue s G-m
eter (exa mp le)
1 Area fora dditional values
2 Indexpoint s #
Toselect displaycont ent:swipe tothe
ri ght onthel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Swip eupwards ordown wardso nthe left-
hand Touc hC ontrol to select displaycont ent.
When displaycont ent isselect ed,thea rea
fo ra dditional values 1will brief lybe high‐
light ed.
Ind expoint s2 will displa ythe select edlist
it em.
The follo wing displa ycontent can beselect edin
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Tach ome ter
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
R G-m eter
The follo wing content can beselect edinthePro-
gressive design:
R date
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
R G-m eter 266
Instrument Displayand on- boar dcom put er

Ov
ervie wo fdispla yson them ultif unct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Drivep rogram
3 Trans miss ionposit ion
4 Time
5 Displa ysection
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eW idescr een Cockpit:thep osition of
th ed ispla yswill differf romt hose displa yed
her e. Fu
rther displa yson them ultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftrecom mendatio n(/pa ge187)
ë ActiveP arking Assista ctivat ed
(/ page245)
é Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICdeact ivat ed
(/ page 237)
h Cruise control (/ page210)
ç ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e209)
è ActiveS teer ing Assis t(/ pag e219)
00B0 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assist(/page259)
± ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page225)
00CE Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis t(/ pag e153)
Ve hicl eswith Traf ficS ign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fics igns (/ page 251). Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displayand in
th ec ontrol element softhe vehicle interior is
adjus ted. Ins
trument Displayand on- boar dcom put er 26
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Menus
andsubmenus Call
ingupfunctio nson theS ervice menu of
th eo n-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom put er:
4 Service #
Toselect thef un ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/pag e492)
R Tires :
- Chec kthe tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onit or(/ page452)
- Restar tt he tirep ressur emonit or
(/ page453)
R ASSYST PLUS:c allup thes ervice duedate
(/ page407)
R Engine oilleve l Callin
gupthe ass istan tdisp lay On
-bo ardc om put er:
4 DriveA ssist
% When youh ave setthe stylet oClassi c,y ou
can viewt he assis tant displ aymenu con‐
te nts inthel eft-hand area oftheI nstrument
Displa y.
The follo wing displa ysarea vailable onthea ssis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attentio nleve l(/ pag e250) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thed isplays :sw ipe
up wa rdso rdow nwards on thel eft-hand
To uc hC ontrol. St
atus displa yson thea ssis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :ATTENTION ASSISTd eactiv ated
R Light lanemarkings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tenabled
R Green lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactiv e
R Gray radar wavesnext to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tenabled 268
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom put er

1
Setting currently select ed
2 Digital spe edome ter
3 Traf ficS ign Assi st
4 Navig ation displays Head-up
Display Fu
nction oftheH ead -up Displa y Mer
cedes‑ AMGvehicl es:Obser vethen otes in
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm aynotrecog ‐
niz ed angers.
The Head-upD isplayp rojects informati onfrom
th en avigation system, thed rive ra ssis tance sys‐
te ms and some warning mess ages abo vethe
coc kpit intot he driver's field ofvision.
Displa yelements 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed 3
Detected instructi ons and traf fics igns
4 Setspeed inthed rive ra ssis tance system
(e.g. cruise control)
When your eceiv eacall,the0061 Incoming Call
messag eappear sonthe Head-up Display.
Sy stem limita tions
The visib ilityisinf luenc edbythef ollo wing condi‐
tions:
R Seat position
R The positioning ofthed ispla yimag e
R Light conditions
R Wetroads
R Object sonthe displa ycover
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthed ispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youc an correct this
by switc hingtheH ead-up Displayoffand on
ag ain. 27
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom put er

Messag
evoice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Text message to To
crea te am essag e.All addr essbook namesarea vailable.
Reply To
reply toam essag e
For ward text mes sage To
forw ardam essag e Ov
ervie wo fvehic levoice comm ands Yo
uc an use thev ehicle voice com mand sto
dir ect lycall upthec orresponding menusfort he
ve hicle settin gs.
Ve hicl evoice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Ambien tlight menu To
displa yambient lightsettings
Ambien tlight "blue" To
switc hambient lighttoblue
Display andstyles menu To
sho wdispla ysettings
Assistance menu To
displa yassis tance settings 28
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Voice Cont rolS ystem

Vo
ice comm and Function
Scen tmenu To
displa yfragr ance settings
En ergy flow To
displa yener gyflow settin gs
Ionization menu To
displa yioniz ation settings
Climate control menu To
displa yclimat econtrol settings
Auto matic climate control driver on To
switc honthe aut omatic climatecontrol settings onthed rive r's side
Light menu To
displa ylight settings
Massage menu To
displa ymassag esettings
Massage driver'sseat on To
switc honthe massag efunc tion fort he driver's seat
Massage driver'sseatoff To
switc hoffthem assag efunc tion fort he driver's seat
Outside temperature To
displa ythe outside temp eratur e
En gine data To
displa yengin edata
Seats menu To
displa yseat adjus tmentsettings
Seat heating frontpassenger level"2" To
setthe seat heating fort he front passeng erseat toleve l2 Vo
ice Cont rolS ystem 289

Ex
am ple: renaming favo rite s #
Call upthe" Renaming favo rite s" function
(/ page296). #
Toent erac har acter:use your fing er to
wr itec har acterso nthe touc hpad.
The charact erisent ered inthei np ut line. If
dif fere nt interpr etatio nsarep oss ible, charac‐
te rs ugg estions ared isplaye d. #
Toselect achar actersugg estion: swipeup
or down onthet ouc hpad . #
Resume charact erinput. #
Toent eras pace: swipe right when thec ur‐
sor islocat edinthei np ut line. #
Todel eteac haracter:swi peleftw hent he
cur sor isloc ated inthei np ut line. #
Toconf irmt heent ry:pr ess thet ouc hpad . #
Tofinish charact erentr y:swipe upwards.
or #
Press the0038 button.
Ex am ple: entering adestinat ion(navigation) #
Entert he POI oraddr ess(/ page315). Sy
stem settings Displa
y Conf
iguringdisp lays ettings
Multi media system:
4 System 5
0043 Display andDesign s
St yles #
Sele ctDes igns. #
Sele ctSpo rt,Classic orProg ressive.
Ad apting thea mb ient light ingfort he style #
Select Adju stAmb. Lighting .
Ac tivate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . This
function adjus tsthea mbient lighting for
th es elect eddispla ystyle.
Se ttin gthe display bright ness #
Sele ctDis play Bright ness. #
Sele ctab right nes svalue.
Switc hingthed isplayo ff/on #
Toswitc hoff:select Display Off. #
Toswitc hon:press abutton, 002B,f or
ex am ple.
Displ aydes ign #
Select Day /Nig htDesi gn. #
Select Autom atic,Day DesignorNig ht
Desi gn.
Ad diti onaldispl ayarea
Dependi ngon thev ehicle, various items ofaddi‐
tional information canbesho wn. The additional
displa yareac om prises thel eft-hand orright-
hand thirdo fthe displa y. #
Select Addi tiona lDisp .Area . 300
Multimed iasystem

The
follo wing displa ycontent can beselect ed:
R Dyna mic
R Navig ation Map
R Consu mpti on
R Time and Date Ti
me and date Se
ttin gthe time anddateautomat icall y
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 System 5
& TimeandDate #
Deact ivat e0053 Manual TimeAdjustmen t.
The time anddateareseta utomaticall yfor
th es elect edtime zoneand summer time
op tion .
% The correct time isrequ ired fort he follo wing
func tions:
R Routeg uidan cewithtime-depen dent
traf ficg uida nce .
R Calcu lation ofexpect edtime ofarriva l. Se
tting thet imez one
Multi media system:
4 System 5
& TimeandDate
5 Time Zone:
The listo fcount ries isdispla yed. #
Select acount ry003B.
Dep endingonthec ount ry,t ime zonesare
displa yed. #
Select atime zone.
The time zonesetisdispla yeda fter Time
Zone :.
Se ttin gsummer time
The Automatic Daylight Saving TimeandDay-
lig ht Saving Timeoptions canno tbes ele cted in
all countr ies.
Mul timedi asystem:
4 System 5
& TimeandDate
Au tomatic ally #
Swi tchAuto matic Day light Saving Time on
0073 oroff0053. Man
ually #
Dea ctivate0053 Auto matic Day light Saving
Ti me. #
Select Day light Saving Time. #
Select OnorOff.
Se ttin gthe time anddateforma t
Mu ltime diasystem:
4 System 5
& TimeandDate
5 Set Form at #
Setthe dat eand time form at003B.
Se tting thet imem anua lly
Re quirement s:
R The Manual TimeAdjustm entfunc tion is
switc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 System 5
& TimeandDate
5 Set Time #
Setthe hour s. #
Navig atet ot he right tosetthe minut es. #
Setthe minut es. Multimedia
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