lights MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 User Guide

Callin
gup #
Press butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold ther ele vant prese tposition
bu tton 1,2o r3u ntilboth seats arei nt he
st or ed position.
% The prese tpositions inthea reaf or the
ch auf feur mod ecan onlybe setw hent he
con ditions fort he chauf feur mod earefulf il‐
led . %
Seatadjus tm entisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
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ow agea reas No
teso nloading thev ehic le &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. Seats
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Mak esuret hat cup hold erbase 2isin the
upper position. #
Plac ethe cup holder insertint ot he recess in
th er ear armr ests ucht hat butt on1 is
fa cing forw ards. #
Press thec up holder insertdow n. #
Press outerring 3 ofthec up holder insert
until thec up holder insertengages audibl y. Switc
hingthec ooling orheat ingfunction for
th et em peratu re-cont rolled cup holder on
and off When
theh eating function isused, them etal
inse rtof thec up holder willbeheat ed.Forthis
re ason ,you mus tnotreac hi ntot he cup holder
inser t. #
Toswitc hon:press butt on2 repeat edly
until theb lue (keep cool) orred( keep warm)
indic ator lam ponthe butt onlights up. #
Toswitc hoff:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until thei ndicat orlam ponthe butt ongoes
out.
% Clean ther emo vable rubber matonlyw ith
clear ,luk ewa rmwater,and clean cup holde r
1 onlywith as oftc loth . Asht
raya nd cigarette light er Using
thea shtray inthef ront cent erconsole #
Toopen: brief lypress them arking 4. #
Toremo vethei nser t:grip thes ides of
inser t1,p ushitforw arda nd pull itout
upw ards 2. #
Tore-ins tallthe insert:press inser t1 into
th ed rawe runtil iteng ages. #
Toclose: press stow agec om par tment 3
clo sed untilit loc ks. 13
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Sea tsand stow ing

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Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thec har ging symb olissho wninthe
multime diasystem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunct ionsduring thec har ging process are
sho wninthem ultimedia system displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater. Wi
reless chargin gofam obilephone inthe
re ar comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemustb es uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).
Yo uc an find alisto fQ i-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thei ndicat orlam patthe front ofthe
mobil ephone system lights up,them obile
phone isbeing charge d.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater.
% Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
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tallinga nd remo ving the floor mats &
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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. Seats
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Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems ofthev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver ofthev ehicle isresponsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hthe preva iling light andvisibilit ycondition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fics ituation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redl ight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowb eam/high beam
6 005E Switchesther ear fogl ight on/of f
When lowb eam isactiv ated, the0060 parking
lam psindicat orlam pisd eactiv ated and replaced
by the0058 lowb eam indicat orlam p. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewitht he rele‐
va nt lega lstip ulat ions.
* NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging byoper ating
th es tandi ng light s Oper
atingthe standi nglight soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai no nthe batt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchonthe
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thee vent ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam psarea utomat i‐
call yswit ched offt of aci litat et he next engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep ts tandi ng and park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffa utomaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. 15
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Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
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Au tomatic drivin gl ights function
The parking lam ps,lowb eam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sw illbe switc hedonaut omatically
depending onthei gnition status andthea mbi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenthe low
beam isswitc hedoffinp oor visibility
When thel ight switc hiss etto 0058 ,the low
beam maynotbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er ei sfog, snoworother causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc hasspray . #
Insuc hcases, turnthe light switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areo nlya na id. You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting.
Switc hingther ear fogl ights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethec ount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear fogl am ps. Oper
ating thec ombin ation switc hfor the
ligh ts 1
High bea m
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thec ombin ationswitchtoa ctivat et he
desir edfunction . Light
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thec ombin ationswitchbeyond the
point ofresis tance inthed irect ion ofarrow
1 .
When theh igh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo wb eam indicat orlam pwillbe deactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombin ationswitch
bac ktoits star tin gp osit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thec ombin ationswitchint he direction
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:push thec ombin ation
switc hbrief ly to thep oint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turns ignal lightwillflash
th re et imes. #
Toindicat eperma nentl y:push thec ombi‐
nation switchbeyond thep oint ofresis tance
in thed irect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythed rive r
can extend fort he dur ation ofthel ane
ch ang e.
R Ifth ed rive rindicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewasnotimmediat ely
possible ,the turns ignal indicat orma y
activ atea utomaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwarnin g
lig hts #
Press button1 .
The hazar dwarning lightswillswitc honauto‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 15
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Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sthe illumi‐
nation ofther oadw ayove raw idea nglein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,fore xamp le.Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thel ow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eint he follo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25m ph(40 km/ h)when
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthes teer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af ficc ircle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedo nboths ides
based onanevaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sp osi‐
tio no fthe vehicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th ev ehicle hasleftthe traffic cir cle orthei nter‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assist Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assistf uncti on &
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Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tdoes notrecog ‐
niz ethe follo wing road user s:
R Road user swithout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swithp oor light ing,e.g.
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveH ighbeam
As sis tm ayfailto recogni zeother road user s
wit htheir ownlighti ng, orma yrecog nize
th em tool ate.
In these orsimilar situation s,thea utomatic
high beam isno td eactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit ethe presence ofother road user s. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic car efull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
acc ount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Inpoor visibility,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe sensor sorthe sensor s
ar eo bscur ed
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tiso nly anaid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lightingto
th ep reva iling light,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi ‐
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AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tisa vailable onlyin
ve hicles withL ED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tautomat ically
swit ches between thef ollo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16m ph(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user saredetected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely3 1m ph
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam prang eofthe lowb eam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthed ista nce to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ew indshield neartheo verhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eH ighb eam Assisto n/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 position. #
Switc honthe high beam usingthec ombin a‐
tion switc h.
When theh igh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yint he dar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th em ultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombin ationswitch. Switc
hingthed aytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Se
tting thee xter ior ligh ting switc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ext.Light SwitchOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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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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Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ambien tLight
Se tting thec olor #
Sele ctColor. #
Setac olor.
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s. #
Setab righ tne ssvalue.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforz on es #
Select Brightne ssZones . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The Display ,Fron tand Rear zonescan beset
separ ately .
% Setting brightn esszonesisno ta vailable for
th eR ear Seat Entertainm entSystem.
Ac tiv atin gmulti-colore dl ighti ng #
Select Multi-colo r. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Ther earetenp rese tc olor comb inations
av ailable.
Ac tiv atin gmulti-colore da nimatio n #
Select Multi-colo rAnim. . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedinter va ls.
Ac tiv atin gdepe nde ncyo na irco ndi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Clima te. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
If ch ang esarem ade tothet em per atur eset‐
ting inthev ehicle, thec olor ofthea mbient
lighting willchang ebrief ly.
Ac tiv atin gwelcome lighting #
Selec tWelcom e. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
When thev ehicle isunloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence willrun. Se
ttin gthe inte rior light ingswitc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Int.Light Switc hOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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