ECU MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

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Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj ur yd ue to
ex posur etoe xtreme heat orcol dint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildr en–are
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dperiodo ftime, ther ei sar iskof
ser ious oreve nfatal inj ury. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p artic ular ly ch il‐
dr en –u nat tende dint he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve anim alsinthev ehicle unat‐
te nde d. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle, they
cou ld,inp artic ular :
R Open doors, ther eb ye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf fic
R Oper atev ehicle equipment andbecome
trapped, fore xamp le #
Alw aysa ctiv atet he child safetyl oc ks
ins talled ifch ildr enaret rave ling inthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. Ther
earechild safetyl oc ks fort he rear door s
and ther ear side windo ws. The
child safetyl oc ko nthe rear door ssecures
eac hdoor separat ely. The door scan no long er
be opened from thei nside. #
Press thel eve rind irection 1(activ ate) or
2 (dea ctivate). #
Mak esuret hat thec hild safetyl oc ks are
wo rking proper ly. 62
Occupant safety

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyl oc k
fo rt he rear side windo ws #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
Op eni ng/cl osing thes ide windo winthe rear
passe nger com partment isposs ible:
R With indic ator lam p1 lit:v ia thes witc h
on thed rive r's door . R
With indic ator lam p1 off:via thes witc h
on thec orresponding rear door ordriv‐
er' sd oor .
When thec hild safetyl oc kisa ctivat ed, thec on‐
tr ols inther ear com partment ared isable dfor:
R The rear side windows
R The adjus tmentofthe front passeng erseat
fr om ther ear com partment
R The roller sunblin ds:
- ofther ear side windo ws
- ofther ear windo w
- inther oof No
teso np etsi nt he vehicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftu nsecur edorunat ‐
te nde dint he vehicle
If yo ul eave anim alsinthev ehicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn buttons orswi tches . The
reby an anim alma y:
R activat ev ehicle equipment andbecome
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems onoroffa nd endang er
ot her road user s
Uns ecur edanimals maybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle inthee vent ofan acciden tor
sudden steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur evehicle occupants inthep rocess. #
Neverlea ve anim alsinthev ehicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw aysc orrectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,fore xamp leusin gas uitable
anim alcar rier . Occ
upant safety 63

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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

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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
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The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten‐
tionall y,in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifap erson 'sarms orlegs arem ovingi nt he
sensor detection rang e, e.g .whenp olish ing
th ev ehicle orpic king upobject s.
R Ifobject saremo vedo rplaced behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp so rother coverings
ar ep ulledo verthe bum per.
R Ifap rotectivem atwit hal engt hreac hing
ove rthe trunk silldown intot he detection
ra ng eo fthe sensor sisu sed.
R Ifth ep rotectivem atisno ts ecur edcor rectly .
R Whe nworking onthet railer coupling, trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GO(/page65)or do not
car rytheS mar tKey about your per son insuc h
sit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atet runk locking on/of f If
yo uc entrall yu nlo ckthev ehicle whileseparate
loc king isactiv ated, thet runk will remain locked. #
Toswitc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
0048. #
Toswitc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
0047.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thet runk
will unloc keveni fsep aratel oc kin gis
switc hedon. Un
loc king thet runk from insid ewitht he
eme rgency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vvehicle batteryi sc onn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidwill unloc kand open. 78
Opening andclosing

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Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121). Ad
jus tingar eclining rear seat electrical ly The
recli ning rear seat isavailable inlon g-wheel‐
base vehicles equipped with"Executiv eseats".
On vehicles without areclini ngrear seat ,the
butt onfors etting thea ngleand fore -and -aft
pos ition ofthel eg rest has nofunct ion.
Long-whe elbasevehicl es:ther eclini ngrear
seat ison thef ront passeng erside.
Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:ther eclini ngrear
seat sareon thed rive r's and front passeng er
sides. 1
Height /fore-and- aftp osition oftheh ead
re stra int (vehicle switha ctivem ultic ontour
seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h 6
Angleo fthe leg rest
7 Fore-and -aftp osition ofthel eg rest #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t.
% Vehicles withal ong wheelba seand arear
com partment Chauffeur/ Rear Seat Memory
Pa ckag ea lso have afootres t.This islocat ed
on thel owe rparto fthe front passeng erseat
bac kres t(/pag e99). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable inlon g-wheelb asevehi‐
cles. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

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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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo ud on otadeq uatelys towo bject sint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ouldslipo rbetossed
ar ound andther eb ys trik ev ehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebrack etsc ann ot alw
aysr estra intheo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acciden t.
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 tbetossed aboutinthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat object sdon ot
pr oject from stow ages pac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages pac es
bef ores tarting ajou rney . #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject sthat
ar eh eavy,h ard, poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortool arg eint he trunk . Obser
vethen otes on thec up holder s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. The
driving charact eristic so fyour vehicle are
dependent onthed istribution ofthel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollo wing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
R Nevere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th eg ross axle weight rating fort he vehicle
(including occupants). Thevalues ares pec i‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eofthe seat backres ts.
R Alw aysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

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Secu rethel oad using thep arcel neth ook s.
Dis tribut ethe load onthep arcel neth ook s
eve nly. St
ow ages pace sint he vehicl einterior Ov
ervie wo fthe front stowage com part‐
men ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stow ed incor rectly
If yo ud on otadeq uatelys towo bject sint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ouldslipo rbetossed
ar ound andther eb ys trik ev ehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebrack etsc ann ot
alw aysr estrain theo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acci dent.
The reisar isk ofinju ry,p articular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng oras uddenc hang e
in dir ection. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed aboutinthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat object sdon ot
pr oject from stow ages pac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages pac es
bef ores tartin gaj ourney . #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject sthat
ar eh eavy,h ard, poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortool arg eint he trunk . Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow ages pac eint he door s
2 Stow age/t eleph onec om par tment inthe
ar mr estw ithm ultimed iaand USBp orts as
we llas stow ages pac e,e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec om par tment inthef ront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox Seats
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Donots itor supp orty our self onthe
re ar seat armr est. Ex
am ple: Vehicles withar earbenc hseat #
Vehicl eswith rear ben chseat orelectr i‐
call yadjus table outerseats: Folddo wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2 . Ov
ervie wo fthe par celn et hook s Obser
vethef ollo wing notes:
R Secur ethe load using thep arcel neth ook s.
R Donotu se elas ticstra ps ornets to secur ea
load. These arei ntended onlyasa nti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loa ds.
R Donotrout etiedo wns across shar pedges
or corners.
R Pads har pedges forp rotection.
Ther eareup tofour par cel neth ook sint he
tr unk depending onthee quipment installed. 1
Parcel ne th ook s 13
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Sea tsand stow ing

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NO
TEDama getothec ove rs The
covers ma ybed ama geda nd scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotu se me tallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfold covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthea rrow . #
Secu rether oof rack tothea nchor agep oint s
under covers 1 . #
Com plyw itht he roof rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec uret he load onther oof rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thec up hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console &
WARNIN G‑R isko facci dent orinju ry
when usingthec up holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while thev ehicle ismo ving.
If yo uu seac up hold erwhile thev ehicle is
mo ving, thec ontainer maybeflung around
and liquids maybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intoc ont act withthe liquid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.You
could bedistract edfrom traf ficc ondi tions
and youm aylose contro lo fthe vehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder whenthev ehi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ont ainer s
of ther ight size. #
Close thec ontainer ,partic ular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Obser
vethef ollo wing forM ercedes-Ma ybach
ve hicles equipped withc ham pagne flut es:
R donotu se thec ham pagne flut es while the
ve hicle isin mo tion
R donotu se cham pagn eflutes made ofbreak‐
able glass, andstor et hem inthet runk ifpos‐
sible Seats
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