tow MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 User Guide

In
addi tion, noconnecting cables,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gstrap sm ustb erout edor
att ached tothev ehicle within thed eplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwaysc om ply with
th ea ccessor ymanuf actur er'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,the noteso n
suit able places fori ns tallation .
R Ther eareno hea vy,s har p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsi nt he poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sinas uitable place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothea irbag cover
If yo um odify thec over ofan airbag oraffix
object ssucha sstickers to it,thea irbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . #
Neverm odify thec over ofan airbag and
do nota ffix ob ject stoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol (/page40). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
th eu seofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thed eplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int ot he seats.
Conseq uently,thea irbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. Inaddition, operation ofthea utomatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offm aybe
re strict ed. #
Yous hould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthes ensor sint he door paneling
Sensor stoc ontr olthea irbags arel ocat edin
th ed oor s.Modif ication sorw orkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th ef unc tion ofthes ensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor en otfunc tion
pr oper lyan ym ore. Con
sequent ly,t he airbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorparts of the
door s. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sordoor
paneling carried out ataq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag nolong erhas aprotective
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th ee vent ofan acciden t. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
spec ialistworks hop inorder tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediat ely. Occ
upant safety 43

dent
.Int his case, thef ront passeng erair bag
cann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc ‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson isseat edinthef ront
passeng erseat.
That person could, fore xamp le,com einto
con tact with thev ehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson issitt ing tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat :
R The classif ication ofthep erson inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tisc orrect and the
fr ont passeng erair bag isenabl edor
dea ctivated inaccor dance withthe per‐
son inthef ront passeng erseat.
R The person isseat edproper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farb acka spossi ble. Be
sur etoa lso obs erve thef ollo wing further
re lat ed subj ects:
R Child restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat (/page60). PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpre-em ptivem eas‐
ur es toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thef ollo wing meas‐
ur es independentl yofeacho ther :
R Tight ening thes eat belts onthed rive r's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea ttoa mor efavo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar passe nger comp artment :mo vethe
out errear seat stoam oref avo rable seat
position . R
Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th ea irpr essur eint he seat sidebolsters of
th es eat backres t.
R Vehicl eswith rear seat beltbuckle
ex tender s:tight enseat belts ontheo uter
re ar seat s.
R PRE- SAFE®
Sound :provide dthat them ulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefn oise signa ltos tim ulat et he innat epro‐
te ctiv em echa nism ofap erson's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sint he
fo ot we llor behin dthe seat The
automatic adjustment ofthes eat posi‐
tion mayresult indamag etot he seat and/or
th eo bjec t. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. Re
versing theP RE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdidno to ccur,t he pre-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arer eve rsed. 48
Occupant safety

#
Todeac tivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximat elyf ives econds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyf ives econds untilanacous tic
signal sounds.
In thef ollo wing situations, ther ei sad angerof
being lockedo utwhen thef unc tion isactiv ated:
R The vehicle isbeing towe d/pushed. R
The vehicle isbeing tested on adynamome‐
te r. Po
we rclosing fun ction If
yo up ush thed oor intot he locktot he firs t
de tent positio n,thep owe rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypul lthe door intot he lock. Loc
king/u nlocking thed rive r'sd oor withthe
eme rgency key %
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirelyusing
th ee mer gency key,firs tp ress theb utton for
loc kin gfromt heinside whilethed rive r's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using thee mer gency key. #
Inser tthe emer gency keya sfar as itwi llgo
in to opening 1inthec over. #
Pull and hold thed oor handle. #
Pull thec over on thee mer gency keya s
st ra ight aspossible away from thev ehicle
until itre leases. #
Release thed oor handle. 72
Opening andclosing

#
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Forat runk lidstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
Wi th thet runk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypullthes topped trunk lid
upw ards.
If an object obstructs thet runk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,obs truct ion detec‐
tion willst op thet runk lid. The obstruction
de tection functi onisonly anaida nd isno ta
su bs titu tefory our attentiv eness. Clos
ingthet runk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems inthev ehicle
If object s,lugg ageo rloads aren otsecur ed
or nots ecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove rorb ethrow na roun da nd ther eb yh it
ve hicle occupants. Ther
eisar iskofinju ry,p articular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking oras udden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round . #
Beforet he jour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
Yo uh ave thef ollo wing options forc losing
the trunk lid: #
Pullth et runk liddown wardsu sing theh an‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed.
% Ifyo ul ight lypush thet runk lidclosed, the
po we rclosi ngfunction willautom atical lypull
th et runk lidintot he lock. Ve
hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthet runk lid
Pa rtso fthe body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthet runk lid. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybestandi ng
in thec losing area orma yenter thec losing
ar ea dur ing thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody isin thev icin ity
of thec losing area dur ing thec losing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthef ollo wing options tostop
th ec losing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull ther emo teoper ating
switc honthe driver's door .
R Press thec losing orloc king button
on thet runk lid.
R Pull thet runk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop thec losing process by 74
Opening andclosing

%
Awarning tone sou nds whilet he trunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc anbecome very
ho t.Ifyo uu seHA ND S-FRE EACCES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gthe exhaus t
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly makea
kic king movement within thed etecti on
ra ng eo fthe sensor s. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thet runk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GOormak esure
th at theS mar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thek icking movement, makesure
th at your feet aref irml yo nthe ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balan ce,e.g.onice.
Obs erve thef ollo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dthe vehicle.
R Stand atleas t12in( 30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thek icking move‐
ment.
R Donotc ome intoc ont act withthe bum per
while making thek icking movement.
R Donotc arry out thek icking movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbetow ards the
ve hicle andbackagain. 1
Detection rang eo fthe sensor s
If se veralc on secut ivek ickin gm ovements are
no ts uccessfu l,wa itte ns eco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing cases:
R The area around thes ensor isdir ty,e .g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apros‐
th etic leg. Open
ingand closing 77

ATA
(anti-thef talarm system) Fu
nction oftheA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthef ollo wing situations:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thet runk lidisopened
R When theh ood isopened
R When thei nter ior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page94)
R Whenthet ow -awa ya larmi strigg ered
(/ page94)
Th eA TAsystem isarmed automaticall yafter
appr oximat elyt en seconds inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheA TAsystem
is armed.
The ATAs ystem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle withthe Smar t‐
Ke y
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
% WhentheM ercedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30seconds, amessag eisa uto‐
mat icall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 360) .
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ea nti- thefta larms ystemi sautomatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat et he next engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theA TA #
Press theÜ ,ß or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton withthe Smar t‐
Ke yint he mar keds pace (/page173)
De activ ating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theo utside doorhandle withthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle. Opening
andclosing 93

Fu
nction ofthet ow -awa ya larm %
This function maynotbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio ntoy ourvehicle's angleof inclinatio nis
de tected whi lethet ow -awa ya larmi sarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misautomat icallyarmed afte r
appr oximat ely6 0seco nds:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar misonly armed when thef ol‐
lo wing component sareclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misautomat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterp ressing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eS mar tKey
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he mar keds pace (/page173) R
Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio nond etecti ngdamag eonap arke d
ve hicle (/page199) . Ar
ming/ disarming thetow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Tow-away Protection #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthef ollo w‐
ing cases:
R The vehicle isunloc keda gain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc keda gain. Fu
nction ofthei nterior motion sensor %
This function maynotbe available inall
coun tries. When
thei nter ior motion sensor isarmed, avis‐
ual and audible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement is
de tected inthev ehicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isarmed automati‐
cally afte ra pproxima tely tens eco nds:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yarmed when
th ef ollo wing component sareclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R Afterp ressing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eS mar tKey
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S 94
Opening andclosing

No
teso nthe cor rect driver' ss eat posi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settin gswhile thev ehicle isin
mo tion
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steer ing wheel orthem irro r
while thev ehicle isin mo tion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat beltwhilethe vehi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Befores tarting thee ngine: adjustthe
dr iver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur ethe follo wing when adjustings teer ing
wheel 1,seatbelt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resittin ga sfar aw ay from thed rive r's
airbag aspossible, taking thef ollo wing
points intoc onsider ation .
R Youa resittin gina nu pright position
R Your thighs ares light lysuppor tedb ythe seat
cushion R
Your legs aren otfull yextende dand youc an
depr essthep edals proper ly
R The backofyour head issupp orteda teye
le ve lb yt he cent eroftheh ead restra int
R Youc an hold thes teer ing wheel withyour
ar ms slightly ben t
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y
R Youc an see allthed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clusterc lea rly
R Youh ave agood overvie wo fthe traffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitss nuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthep elvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eate lect rica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es eats area djus tedb ychildr en
Child renc ould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th es eats, particular lywhen unattende d. 96
Seatsand stow ing

#
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nadjus ting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you orother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingas eat,makesuret hat
no one hasanyb ody partsinthes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chi l‐
dr en inthev ehicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settin gswhile thev ehicle isin
mo tion
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steer ing wheel orthem irro r
while thev ehicle isin mo tion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat beltwhilethe vehi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Befores tarting thee ngine: adjustthe
dr iver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es eat height isadjus tedc arelessl y
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess thee lectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, makesuret hat
hands orother body partsdo notg et
und erthel eve rasse mbly ofthes eat
adjus tmentsystem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi ncor rectl y
If hea drestraints aren otins talled orare
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide protect ion asintended.
Ther eisa nincr eased risk ofinjur yint he
head andneckarea, e.g. inthee vent ofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra int s
ins talled. #
Befored rivin go ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent erofthe
head restra int suppor tstheb acko fthe
head atabout eyel eve l. Seat
sand stow ing 97

Do
notint er ch ang ethe head restra int so fthe
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youw illno tb e
able toadjus tthe height andangleof theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and -aftp osition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletotheb acko fyour
head . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
The seatbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lo fp rotection ifyo uh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoa nalmos tvertical position.
When braking orinthee vent ofan acci dent,
yo uc ouldslide underne atht he seat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinjur ies, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybef oreb egin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position andthat
th es houlder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der . *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The
seats maybed amag edbyobject swhen
mo ving thes eats back. #
When moving thes eats back,mak e
sur ethat ther ea reno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dthe seats. 1
Head restra int height /fore-an d-aftposit ion
(v ehicle switha nE ASYA DJUS Tluxur yhead
re stra int )
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninclinat ion
5 Seat cushio nlengt h 98
Seatsand stow ing