MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Ac
tiv eS teer ing Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eS teer ing Assis t
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge .
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya vailable uptoa
speed of130m ph(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo ut os tayi nt he cent erofthel ane bymeans of
moder ates teer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th es peed driven, ActiveS teer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asarefer‐
ence .
% Depe nding onthec ount ry,int he lowe r
speed rang eA ctiv eSteer ing Assis tcan use
th es urround ingtraf fica sa refere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ec ent erofthel ane toform arescue lane,
fo re xamp le.
When thes ystemi sactiv elysteer ing, theà
symbol issho wningreen inthem ultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ed etecti onoflane markingsand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveS teer ing Assis t switc
hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tint his case. During thet ransit ion
fr om activ etop assiv estatus ,the à symbol is
sho wnasenlar geda nd flashin g.On ce thes ys‐
te mi spass ive, theà symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Ste ering and touc hd etection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanyt ime tocor rect thec our seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect achang efroma ctivet op assiv emode or
vice versaa tany tim e. If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
st eer edthev ehicle forac onsider ablep eriod of
time orhas remo vedt heir hands from thes teer‐
ing wheel, anoptical warning isgiv en firs t. Dis ‐
pl ay 1 appear sint he multifunction display.If
th ed rive rs tilld oes nots teer thev ehicle, or
giv es no conf irmation tothes ystem, aw arning
to ne sou nds inad ditio nt ot he visual warning
mess age.
The warning isno tissued, orisstopped, when
th ed rive rg ives con firm atio ntot he system:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hC ontrol.
If Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tdetects that as ystem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawarning tone sou nds.
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya na id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane. Beforec hanging lanes,
th ed rive rm ustm akes uret hat then eighbor ing
lane isfree (glance overthe shoulder). Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. Insome cases,the
st eer ing interve ntio nisn otsufficien ttok eep the
ve hicle inthel ane ortodrivet hrough exits.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,g reatl yv arying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onther oadw ay.
R Ther eisg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,f ogg edup, damag ed
or coveredi nt he vicinity ofthec amer a,e.g.
by asticker.
R No, orseveralu nclear ,lane markingsare
pr esen tfor one lane, orthem arking schang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inac onstru ction areaoratinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arew orna way,dar kor
co veredu p,e.g. bydirtorsnow. R
The distance tothev ehicle infront istoo
small andthel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther eareobs tacle so nthe lane orprojecting
out intot he lane, suchasobjec tmarke rs.
The system does notp rovide assista nce inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin ginter sect ions.
R Attraf ficc ircle so rtoll statio ns.
R When activel yc hanging lanewithout switc h‐
ing onthet urns ignal indicat or.
R When thet irep ressur eist oo low.
Dep endingonthes elect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tmaybe una vailable.
Obser vethes tatus displa yofActiv eSteer ing
Assis tint he multifunction display
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limits ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
ar er eac hed ther ei sn og uar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeorwillk eep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw aysk eep your han dson thes teer ing
wheel andobser vethet raffic car efull y. #
Alw ayss teer thev ehicle paying atten‐
tion totraf ficc ondi tions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlyinterve nes
Am alfu nctio nint he detection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf ficc ondi tions . Ac
tiv atin gActive Ste ering Assis t
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R
ESP ®
mu stbe activ ated, but notint er ve ning .
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d. #
Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2.
Fu nction ofActiv eL aneC hangeA ssist
% Thef ollo wing function iscountr y-dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge . Ac
tiveL aneC hangeA ssistsuppor tsthed rive r
when chang inglane sbyappl ying steer ing torq ue
if th ed rive ro per ates aturns ignal indicat or.
Assis tance when chang inglane sisp rovide difa ll
th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonaf reewa yorroad with
multiple lanesinthed irect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byab ro‐
ke nl an em arkin g.
R Novehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110m ph(180 km/ h).
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistisswitc hedonin
th em ultimedia system.
R ActiveS teer ing Assis tiss witc hed onand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane and
al ane chang eisp ermit ted, thel ane chang e
begin safter thed rive rh as activ ated thet urns ig‐
nal indicat or.T his issho wntothed rive rw itha
gr een arro w 2 next to thes teer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,fore xamp le.IfAc tiveL aneC hange
Assi sthas been activated withthe turns ignal
indicat orbut alane chang eisn otimm ediat ely
poss ible, agraya rrow 1 appear snexttot he
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichremain sgreen.
When thel ane chang eassis tance star ts,t he turn
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along
wit hthe displa yint he multifunction display. Dr
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If
al ane chang eisn otposs ible, thea rrow fades
out afte raf ewsec ond sand anew lane chang e
mus tbeinit iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ys ection sw ithout speed
limi ts.
If th es ystemi simp aired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled .Ifi ti sc anceled ,the
Lane Change Canceled messageappe arsi nt he
multifunction displayand aw arning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang em ightbeinit iated although
th ea djacen tlane isno tfree. #
Beforec hanging lanes,makesuret hat
th en eighbor inglane isfree and ther ei s
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thel ane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssistune xpectedl ystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limit ations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reac hed, ther ei sn og uar‐
ant eethat thes ystem will remain active.
Lane ChangeA ssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysm onit orthel ane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thes teer ing wheel.
Obser vethet raffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak ei fn eces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
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Th es ystemm ayalso beimpair edorma ynot
func tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The sensor sint he rear bum perared irty ,
damag edorcoveredb yas tickero rice and
sno w,fore xamp le.
R The exterior lighting showsafault. %
The ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistsensor s
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis
una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro wa ppear snext
to theØ ActiveS teer ing Assis tsymbol
when thet urns ignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eChange
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Fu nction ofActiv eE me rgency Stop Assis t
If th ed rive rc ontinuall yignor esthev isual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthes teer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencyStopmes‐
sag eappear sint he multifunction display.Ifth e
dr iver still does notrespond, ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thes peed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toas tands till. 222
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Dep
endingonthec ount ry,a ts peeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) theh azar dwarning lights
switc honautomat ically.
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,thef ollo wing
actions arec arried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cise nded
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callisp lace dt o
th eM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lthe deceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthef ollo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing asteer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hC ontrol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysinthei nstrum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hica nd thes tatus displa y
sho wthe status ofthef ollo wing function sint he
ins trument cluster:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveS teer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eofrout e
eve nt
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspecifiedd ista nc e
5 Own vehicle Dr
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Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON ICstatus dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tatio n 1
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cselect ed,
se ts pecified distance (numbe rofsegments
be lowt he vehicle)
2 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdeacti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Candroute-
based speedadap tatio na ctive,s peed stor ed
% Onhighw ayso rhigh-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedc ycli‐
cally when thev ehicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo ud epr ess thea cceler ator pedal beyond
th es etting oftheA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,thes ystemi sswitc hed topas‐
siv em ode. Theç Suspended message
appear sint he multifunction display.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thes peedom‐
et er.Ift he speed ofthev ehicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thes tore ds peed
due tother out eevent ahead, thes egment sin
th es peedome terl ight up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion stot he speed duetomanua lora utom atic adop
tionofthes peed limit,ared ispla yedi nt he
con trol feedbac kofthe multifunction displayon
as ing leline.
Ac tiv eS teer ing Assis tstat us disp lay 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothed rive r
to act ivel yc onfirm ortransition from activ e
to passiv estatus ,systeml imits detected
Dur ing thet ransition from activ etop assiv esta‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge da nd flash‐ 22
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ing.
Oncethe system ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahillunder thef ol‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transm issionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
This gives youe nough timetom ovey our foot
fr om theb rake pedal tothea ccelera torp eda l
and depr essitbef oret he vehicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, HillStartA ssistn olon ger
holds thev ehicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tlym ove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea cceler ator
pedal. Nevera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillStart As sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle atas tand‐
st ill wit hout requ iring yout od epr ess theb rake
pedal, e.g.while waitin gint raffic.
Th eH OLD functi onisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility fort he vehicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hthe driver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfunction isonl yintend edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno tas ufficien t
mean sofsafeguar dingthev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustnotbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet ot he
HOLD function being activatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle whileonlythe HOLD
function isbraking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthes ystemo r
in thep owersupply .
R Ifth eH OLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing thea cceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byavehicle occupant. #
Alw aysd eactiv atet he HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay bef orel eaving thev ehicle. Dr
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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
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AIR
MATIC includes thef ollo wing component s
and function s:
R airsuspension witha utomat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol R
spe ed-d ependent lowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptiveD amping System with
con stant dam pingforce adjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R The vehicle issettot he lowl evel.
R The vehicle isno tlowe reda nyfurther ifyo ua retra veling athigher speeds.
R When drivin gatspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R When drivin gatspeeds above77 mph(125k m/h) thev ehicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
R When drivin gatspeeds above100m ph(160 km/ h)thev ehicle continues tobe lowe red.
R When driving atspeeds between 75mph(120k m/h) and100m ph(160 km/h) thev ehicle israised again. Dr
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Se
tting thev ehic leleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve list oo high
If yo ud rive atah ighervehicle leve l,th ed riv‐
ing charact eristic sm aybe impair eddue to
th eh igher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrifto utw ards, fore xamp le,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle leve lw hic his
suit edtothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs areb etwe en
th ev ehicle bodyandthet ires orunder neath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuren oo neisunder neaththe
ve hicle orinthei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel arch es when thev ehicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lc ontr ol:
When youu nload lugg ageo rlea ve thev ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle firs tr ises slightly and then
re tur ns tothes etleve ls hor tlya fter wa rds.
Yo uo ranyo neelse inthev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe reda fter bein g
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, makesure
th at nobody isin thev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rtso fthe body could bedamag edwhen
th ev ehicle islowe red. #
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno obs tacles
suc hascurbs under neathorint he
immediat evicin ityoftheb ody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustnotbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(80 km/h).
Ra ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 lights up. 228
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