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

Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe roller sunblind s
on ther ear passeng ercom partment side
wi ndo ws The
roller sunblin dsfort he rear passe nger com ‐
par tment side windowscanbeope ratedw itht he
butt ons fort he side windo ws. 1
Rear leftside wind ow/roll er sunb lind
2 Rear right side windo w/roller sunblind #
Toclose fully: pull thec orresponding button
when thes ide windo wisc losed orisin the
pr ocess ofclosin g. #
Toopen fully:pr ess thec orresponding but‐
to n. Ex
tending orretracti ngthe rear-wi ndo w
ro ller sunblind &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ex tendi ng orretracti ngther oller sun
blind
Body partscould become entrappedinthe
sw eep ofther oller sunblind when itis being
ex tende dorretra cted . #
Makesur ethat nobody partsarei nt he
sw eep ofther oller sunblind when itis
being extende dorretra cted . #
Ifsom eone become strapp ed,b rief ly
pr es st he butt onagain.
The opening orclosing process is
br ief lystopped. Theroller sun blind
th en retur ns toits star tin gp osit ion. Ext
endi ngorretracti ngfrom the driver' s
se at
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esuret hat ther oller sunblind can
mo vefreely . Openi
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Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold thec orresponding memory
position switch1,2o r3u ntilther ear seat is
in thes tore dp osition.
% Seat adjus tmentisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out. Oper
ating thef ront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathem emoryf un ction inther ear
pa sseng ercom partment Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on
Sto ring
Fr ont passeng erseat adjus tmentsand rear seat
adjus tment sfor up tothre ep eople canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion
in ther ear passeng ercom partment .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
passeng erseat :
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he rear
seat s:
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
R Activem ulticont ours eats:t he seat sidebol‐
st er so fthe seat backres ta sw ellasthec on‐ to
ur ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar and
shoulder regions
R Seat heating: distribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
The follo wing settings area lso stor ed toam em‐
or yp osit ion,ift he indicat orlam pint he 0095
butt onlights up:
R Position ofthef ootres to fthe front
passeng erseat, ifav ailable
R Position ofthes creen, ifav ailable
Usin gthe prese tposition buttons, youa lway s
st or et he cur rent setting ofeach seat. Seats
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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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&
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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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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Apa rtfrom amobilephone, donot
pla ceanyo ther object sint he mobile
phone stow agec om par tment ,espe ‐
ciall ythose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthem obile phone stow ‐
ag ec om par tment If
obj ect sareplace dint he mobile phone
st ow agec om par tment ,the ym aybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotp lace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
st ow agec om par tment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthem obile phone stow age
com partment ,the com partment maybe
damag ed. #
Ensur ethat noliquids enterthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . R
Depen dingo nthe vehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna viathec har ging modu le.
R The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio no fthe mobile phonetothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna areo nlya vailable ifth ei gni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones maynotbe able tobe
ch arge di ne very position ofthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stow agec om par tment may
no tb ea ble tobe charge do rconnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gp roce ss. This depen dson thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) currentl yrunn ing.
R Toensur emoree ffici ent chargin ga nd con ‐
nec tionw itht he vehicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethep rotectivec over from them obile
phone. Protect ivec ove rswhic haredesign ed
fo rw ireles schar ging aree xcluded.
R When chargin g,them atshould beused if
possible. Wi
reless chargin gofthe mob ilephone inthe
fr ont 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 without arear passeng ercom‐
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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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Light andvisib ility

R
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 &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
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 ‐
tions . Lig
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