height MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Yo
uw illne ed toper form certain settings your‐
self . #
Ifth es eat belt pre-t ension ingisno treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tb acks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptivem easur estoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthef ollo wing
measur esindependentl yofeacho ther :
R Tight ening thes eat belts onthed rive r's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Vehicl eswith electricrear seats: tighten
th es eat belts ontheo uter rear seat s.
R Incr easin gbrake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is statio nary.This brak ea pplication iscan‐
celed automaticall ywhen thev ehicle pulls
aw ay. If
an accident didnoto ccur ,the pre-em ptive
measur esthat we retake na rereve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat eanyaction inthef ol‐
lo wing situations:
R when backing up
The system will notinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R whils tdrivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist Saf
elyt ransp orting childr eninthev ehic le Alw
ayso bser vewhen childr enaret rave ling
in thev ehic le %
Alsostrictl yobserve thes afet yn otes fort he
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yy ou can recog‐
nize potentia lrisk sa nd avo iddang ersi fc hil‐
dr en aret rave ling inthev ehicle
(/ page50). Be
dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingtos ecur eac hildin
th ec hild restra int system mayhave serious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysb ed iligent insecur ingachild
car efull ybefor ee very jou rney .
To improve protect ion forc hildr enyoung erthan
12 yearso ldor unde r5ft(1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzrecom mends youo bse rvet he
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayss ecur ethe child inac hild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mer cedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbea ppr opr i‐
at et ot he age, we ight andsize ofthec hild.
R The vehicle seatmustbes uitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticss howt hat childr ensecur ed
on ther ear seats areg ene rallys afer than chil‐
dr en secur edon thef ront seats. Forthis reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zstrong lyadvis esthat youi nstall
ac hild restra int system onarear seat. Occupan
tsafet y 49

#
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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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
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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

6
Seatfore-an d-aftposition
7 Seatbackres tinc linat ion #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page120).
% The headrestraint height willbeadjus ted
aut omat icallywhen youa djus tthe seat
height orthes eat fore -and -aftp osition.
% Ve
hicl eswith EASY ADJUS Tlux uryh ead
re stra ints: Thefore -and -aftp osition ofthe
head restra int will bepre-adj usteda utomati‐
cally when youa djus tthe bac kres ta ngle. Ad
jus tingthe fron tp ass engers eate lect ri‐
ca llyf romt hedriver' ss eat Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedon Yo
uc an call upthef ollo wing function sfor the
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tadjus tment
R Sea theating
R Sea tvent ilation
R Memor yfunc tion #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tthe front passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthed rive r's side door control
panel. Ad
jus tingthe fron tp ass engers eate lect ri‐
ca llyf romt herear passen gerc om par tment Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on Seats
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Ve
hicles withe lectr ically adjustable outerseats
1 Select sthe front passeng erseat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and -aftp osition Ve
hicles witha nE ASYA DJUS Tluxur yhead restra int
1 Selec tsthef ront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftp osition
3 Headrestraint height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and -aftp osition Ve
hicles withs eat forc hauf feur mod eand long
wheel base
1 Select sthe front passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftp osition
3 Headrestraint height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Footre st
7 Seatfore-an d-aftposition 10
0
Sea tsand stow ing

The
foot re st can beadjus tedo nlyw hen one of
th ef ollo wing condition shasbeen fulfilled:
R The front passen gers eat has been moved
fully forw ard
R The fron tp asse nger seat isin thep osition for
ch auf feur mod e #
Adjus tthe rear seat (/page101). #
Adjus tthe recli ning rear seat (/page102) . #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tthe front passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthed oor control panel inther ear
passeng ercom partment .
% Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:itis suf fi‐
cie nttoadjus tthe foot re st ifth ef ront
passeng erseat ismo vedi ntot he cent erset‐
ting area.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
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 . Yo
uc an elec tricall yadjus to nly theo uter seats in
th er ear passeng ercom partment . 1
Height /fore-and-af tposit ion 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 Seat
sand stow ing 10
1

#
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
2
Sea tsand stow ing

#
Tosetthe fullyreclined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintot he recli ned
pos ition
R The front passe nger sea twillm ove into
th ep osition forc hauf feur mod e
R The foot re st will moveout from under the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Ifav ailable, thel eg rest will rise #
Tosetthe upr ightposition: manually
adjus tthe seat tothed esir edposition .
or #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t. Cha
uffeur mode Inf
ormation onchauf feur mode &
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. 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 ofacci dent with the
fr ont passeng erhea drestra int folded
do wn
If th ef ront passeng erseat isin thec hauf feur
mod epositiona nd thef ront passeng erhead Seats
andstow ing 10
3

st
eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi nco rrect ly
If head restra int sa renotins 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. 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 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push theh ead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryh ead
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tthe sideb olsters of theh ead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
sand stow ing 10
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