heating MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 User Guide

Using
thea shtray inther ear door To
use thea shtra y,yo uc an plac eitinac up
hold eror hold itin your han d. #
Foldcap 2upw ards.
If yo ua renotu sin gthe ashtra y,clos eita nd
pl ace itin hol der 1inther ear door . Using
thec igar ette light erinthef ront cent er
console &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
ho tc igar ette light er
Yo uc an bur nyour self ifyo ut ouc hthe hot
heating element orthes ocketo fthe ciga‐
re ttel ight er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youd ropt he hotc igar ette light er
R achild holds theh otcig arette light erto
object s,fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
light erisout ofreac ho fchildr en. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theh eating element isred-ho t. Using
thec igar ette light erinther ear
pa sseng ercom partment Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Seat
sand stow ing 13
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Se
tting thes urround lighting Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Locat orLightin g #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
If th es urround lightingisswit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains litfor4 0s econds afte rt he
ve hicle isunloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lightingisdeac tivated and the
aut omat icdrivin glight sareact ivat ed. Int
erior light ing Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel #
1 003D Switches thef ront left-hand readin g
lam pon/off #
2 0033 Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/ off #
3 004A Switchesthef ront interior lighting
on/ off #
4 0042 Switchesther ear interior heating
on/of f #
5 003D Switchesthef ront right-h andread‐
ing lam pon/off
Cont rolp anelinside theg rabh andle (rear
passe nger comp artment) Yo
uc an swit chther eading andmake-up lamps
on orofffor one side orboth sides ofthev ehi‐
cle. #
Press butt on1 until ther eading lamp
and/or them ake-up lampswitc hono roffon
th er espectiv eside ofthev ehicle. #
Press butt on2 until ther eading lampand
th em ake-up lampswitc hono roffon both
sides ofthev ehicle. Light
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Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fint he front
com partment Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euseofther esidual heat
fr om thee ngine tocontinu eheating orventil at‐
ing thef ront com partmen tofthe vehicle for
appr oximat ely3 0m inut es, depen dingonthe
te mp eratur eset. #
Toswitc hon:press the or
0056 but‐
to n.
Re sidua lheat will beswitc hedoffa utomaticall y. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fint he rear
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
When ther esidual heatofthee ngine isactiv ated
in ther ear passeng ercom partment ,you can heat
orventil atet he front and rear com part‐
men tsfora pproxima tely 15 minut es. #
Press butt on5. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gion izatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Ioniz ation
Ioniz ation cleans andrefreshes thei nter ior airof
th ev ehicle. Theionization ofthei nter ior airis
odor less. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thef ragr ance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxisc losed. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Freshen er
The fragr ance system distribut esap leasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con locat edintheg love box. #
Tosetthe intens ity:select High,Medium ,
Low orOff.
Inser tingorremo ving the flacon ofthef ra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen thef lacon ,the yc oulddrink
th el iquid perfume oritcould come intoc on‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . 16
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Climat econtrol

#
Toswitc honthe ign ition :pr ess button1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psinthei nstrument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffa gain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sism et:
R Youd on otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minut esand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dorthee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied.
R Youp ress but ton1 once . St
arting thev ehic le St
arting thev ehic lewit hthe star t/s topb ut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial inthee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intoc ont act with hotp arts of
th ee ngine orexhaus tsyst em. #
Ther efor e, checkr egular lythat ther e
ar en oflammable materials inthe
engine compartmen toro nthe exhaus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth ev ehicle doesnots tart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does nots tart and the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sint he multifunction display:star t
th ev ehicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
% Youc an swit chofft he engine whiledriving
by pressing button1 fora bout thre es ec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre et imes
wit hin thre es econ ds.Besuretoo bser vethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving tips"
(/ page177).
St arting thev ehic lewit hS mar tKey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th ev ehicle doesnots tart and thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle inemer gency
op erati on mod e. Dr
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#
Mak esuret hat mar keds pace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from thek eyring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar keds pace 2.
The vehicle willstar ta fter as hor ttime.
If yo ur emo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbelocat edinmar keds pace 2during
th ee ntirej our ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop.
If th ev ehic ledoe snotstar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar keds pace 2. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andstar tt he vehi‐
cle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep owersuppl yor
th ei gnition withthe star t/ stop butt on. St
arting thev ehic levia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating thev ehic leint erior before
comme ncingyour jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ircon dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estarting via
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntly charge d. %
Youc an also setthe temp eratur ewithy our
smar tphone. Information onMer cedes me
connec tand other services: https://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
Char ging theb attery bef orec ommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If th ev ehicle batteryi sd ischar ged, your eceiv ea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youc an then
st ar tt he vehicle withthe smar tphone tocharge
th eb attery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffa fter tenm inutes.
Ensur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed. 17
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Driving and parking

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Aftern om oret han five seconds, take your
lef tfoo tq uic klyo fftheb rake ,b ut keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once thea ccelera tionproce‐
dur eisc om plete.
Endin goptim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from thea cceler ator pedal. #
React ivat et he ESP ®
.
% Aftery ou pull away wit ho ptim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsofthe drivet ra in can
becom everyh ot,w hic hm eans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybereac hed
ag ain onlyafter afew min utes. No
teso nd riving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationofthe pedals mayberestrict ed
due touns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withp latform soles
R Shoes withh igh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwaysw ear suitable
shoes inorder tobe able tooper atet he
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswitch‐
ing offt he ignition whendriving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whiledriving,
saf etyf un ction sarerestrict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaffect thep owe rsteer ing
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oos ting ,for
ex am ple.
Yo uw illthen need touse consider ablym ore
fo rc et os teer and brak e. #
Donots witc hoffthei gnition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent duet os hifting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow no nslipp eryr oad surfaces to
inc rease thee ngine braking effect, thed rive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donots hif td ow no nslipper yroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj ur yd ue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe isbloc kedo rsufficie ntventil a‐
tio nisn otpossi ble, po isonou sexhau stgases
suc hascarbon monoxidemayenter thev ehi‐
cle. This isthec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe andthea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from snoww hen the
engine orthes tatio nar yheat erarer un‐
ni ng. #
Open aw indo wo nthe side ofthev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under thei nfluence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under thei nfluence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaffect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofas erious oreven fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo ud rive when
und erthei nfluence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotd rink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonota llowa nyone to
dr ivew hohas been drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
br ak es ystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system mayover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
br ak es ystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal asafoo tres t. #
Donotd epress theb rake pedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continu ously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Donotd epr ess theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking effect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear ingood time. 17
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Driving and parking

#
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withthe garage door
opener
When youo per ateo rprogram thed oor with
th ei ntegr ated garage door opener ,people in
th er ang eofm ove ment ofthed oor may
become trapped orstru ck bythed oor . #
When usingthei ntegr ated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is wit hin ther ang eofm ove ment ofthe
door . Onl
yoper atet he follo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swithas afet ys topa nd reve rsing fea‐
tur e
R Doorsw hichc onform tothec urrent U.S.
sa fety standar ds
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedo utside the
ga rage oroutside ther ang eofm ove ment of
th ed oor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whenthei gnition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kifthe transmitt erfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha st he freq uency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforet he indi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviou slyp ressed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adista nc eo f
0. 4i n( 1c m) to3in( 8c m) towa rdsb utton
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthef ollo wing signals appears:
R Indicat orlam p4 lights upgreen contin ‐
uously .Programming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pro‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, Dr
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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

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Donotu se chemical cleaningagents.
R Donotd ryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthes urface car efu llywith am icro fiber clothand asuit‐
able displa ycarep roduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit chofft he displa yand leti tc ool down.
R Donotu se anyo ther agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwithad ampm icrofiber cloth.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Donota llowc osme tics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith thep lastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
men ts R
Clea nw itham icro fiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withad ampcloth and
soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notu se solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sorw axes.
Hea dliner
Cleanwithab rush ordrys ham poo.
Car pet
Useacarpe ta nd textil ec leani ng agent recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare423