tow bar MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63).
Re mo ving orinst alli ng thef ront passeng er
head restra ints (chau ffeur mod e)
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerh ead restra int isfolded
com pletely forw ard Re
mo ving the head restra int #
Foldhead restra int bar covers 2 towa rds
th er ear . #
Hold front passeng erhead restra int 1
tigh tly. #
Pull adjus terl eve r3 towa rdst he rear and
hold itin this posit ion. #
Remo vefront passeng erhea drestra int 1. #
Release adjusterl eve r3 .
Re dp in4 protru des from thea djus terl eve r. #
Press down redp in4. #
Foldcovers 2 forw ards and closethem.
Inser tingtheh ead restra int #
Foldhead restra int bar covers 2 towa rds
th er ear . 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ext
endin gorretra cti ng the rear seat center
head restra int electr ically #
Press and hold button1 untilth eh ead
re stra int has extende dorretra cted . Se
ttin gthe center head restra int intop osi‐
tion mechanica lly #
Pull theh ead restra int upunt ilit eng ages. Conf
iguringthes eat settings Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat. Ad
jus tingthe bac kres ts ideb olste rs #
Select SideB olsters . #
Select thes etting.
Ad jus tingthe seat contou rint he lumb ar
re gion ofthes eat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tthe air cushion.
Se tting thes hou lder section #
Sele ctSho ulders . #
Sele ctthes ettings.
Se tting thes eat heat ingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Sele ctthes ettings.
Memor yfunction #
Save thes eat adjus tmentswit hthe memor y
function (/page120). Seats
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Oper
ating them emoryf un ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused while driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunc tion onthed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose contro l
of thev ehicle asaresult ofthea djus tmen ts
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when thev ehicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whenset‐
ting thes eat withthe memor yfunc tion
When them emor yfunc tion adjus tsthes eat
or steer ing wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensurethat nobody
par tsarei nt he sweep ofthes eat or
th es teer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyr elease them emor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te them emor yfunc tion ,particular lywhen
unatt ended. #
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. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when thei gni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
The mem oryf un ction isonl yavailable invehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge .
Sea tadjus tments foru ptot hree people canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion . The
follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticont ours eat:side bolste rs of the
seat backres t,shoulde rofthe seat backres t,
cont ourofthes eat backres t,dynamic func‐
tion leve l
R Sea theating: dist ribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheo utside mirrors on thed rive r's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

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Setthe seat, thes teer ing wheel, theH ead-up
Displa yand theo utside mirrort ot he desir ed
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Ma ndthen
pr ess prese tposition button1,2o r3w ithin
th re es econ ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. %
Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button 1,2o r3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrora re inthes tore dp osition.
% Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button,the
seat, steer ing wheel andmirrors etting func‐
tions stop immediat ely.
Ve hicl eswith theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Se tting thea ctiv em ulticon ‐
to ur seat orthe4 -way lumbar supportiss till
ca rried out.
Ve hicl eswithout theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Ad jus tment ofthe4 -way
lumbar supportiss tillc arried out. Memor
yfunction inther ear passeng er
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathem emoryf un c‐
tion inther ear passeng ercom partment St
oring
Re ar seat setting 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 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 Seats
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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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Se
tting thes ensit ivityofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 Lane Depart.
Warning.
Yo ud on otrecei veanyw arning when leaving
al ane ifth el ane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl etow ing instruct ions
The vehicle isno ts uit able fort he use oftowb ar
sy stems that areu sed forf lat towing ording hy
to wing, fore xamp le.Attach ing and using towb ar
sy stems canlead todamag eonthe vehicle.
When youa retowing avehicle withtow bar sys‐
te ms, safed riving charact eristic sc anno tb e
guar anteed fort he towing vehicle orthet owe d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywiththe per‐ mitt
edtowing methods (/page436) and the
ins truct ions fort ow ing withb otha xleso nthe
gr ound (/page438). 262
Driving andparking

R
between ther ear shelf andthro ugh- load ski
bag Ov
ervie wo fRear Seat Entertai nment System
por ts 1
HDMI por t
2 USB ports Dep
endingonthev ehicle equipment, thep orts
ar el ocat edinthef ollo wing positions:
R inthes towa ge boxb etwe en ther ear seats or
R inther ear armr est Re
ar seats Ad
jus tingthe rear seats
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat #
Select SideBolst ersorLumbar . #
Select thes etting.
Memor yfunction #
Save thes eat adjus tmentswit hthe memor y
function (/page121).
Sel ecting them assag eprogram fort he rear
seats
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
8t o1 8m inutes,depe nding onthes etting. #
Tosetthe massag eintensit y:switc hHigh
Int ensit yon 0073 oroff0053.
Ov ervie wo fmassa geand workout prog ram
Ov ervie wo fmassag eand workout progr ams
(/ page114).
Re setting rear seat settings
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo. Se
tting ther ear climat econtrol Re
ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
b Climate Control
Ac tiv atin gthe SYNC functio n #
Select SYNC. #
Switc hthe function on0073 oroff0053. 396
Multimedia system

#
Pum pupthe tirea gain.
Af teram aximu mofeigh tm inut esthet ire
pr essur emustb ea tleas t180 kPa( 1.8b ar/
26 psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otachie ved
af te rt he specif iedtime, thet irei st oo badl y
damag ed.The tires ealant cannotrepair the
tir ei nt his instance.
Dama gedt ires and atirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. If
at irep ressur eof180 kPa(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has been attained afte re ight min utes : &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
At iret em por arily sealed withtires ealant
im pair sdriving charact eristic sa nd isno t
suit able forh ighe rspee ds. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccor dinglyand
dr ivec arefull y. #
Donote xceed them aximum speed
limit withat iret hat has been repair ed
using tires ealant. Obser
vethem aximum permissible speedfora
tir es eal ed withtires eal ant 50mph(80 km/h). #
Affixt he upper section oftheT IREFI Tsticker
to thei nstrument clusteri nal ocati onwher e
it wil lbee asilyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtire
sealant Af
teru se, excess tires ealant mayleak out
fr om thef illing hose. #
Ther efor e, place thef illing hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theT IREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALN OTEEn vironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor . #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveo fthe
fa ulty tire. #
Stow thet ires ealant bottle, thet irei nflation
com pressor andthew arning triang le. #
Pull away imm ediat ely. #
Stop driving afte ra pproxima tely tenm inutes
and checkt he tirep ressur eusing thet ire
inf lation compressor .
The tirep ressur emustn ow beatleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi). 430
Breakd owna ssista nc e

To
wing thev ehic lewit hbotha xlesonthe
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitt edtowing
me thods (/page436). #
Mak esuret hat theb atteryi sc onnect edand
ch arge d.
When theb atteryi sd ischar ged, thef ollo wing
actions cannotbep erform ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ec ann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncanno tb es hif‐
te dt op osition 005Cor005D
% Ifth ea utomatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dt op osition 005C,orthe multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clusterd oes nots how
an ything, have thev ehicle transpor teda way
( / pag e439). Atow ing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forv ehicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyh igh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whentow ing
av ehicle whichist oo hea vy
If th ev ehicle beingtow- star tedo rtowe d
aw ay ishea vier than thep ermissible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thef ollo wing situations
can occur :
R The towing eyem aybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve novertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mustnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mustbetow -sta rted ortowe da way,
its weight mustnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass ofthet ow ing vehicle. #
Information onthep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle canbefound onthev ehicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/pag e480). #
Donoto pen thed rive r's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,other wise thea utomatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e441). #
Fasten thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion ofthet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope ortowb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deact ivat et he aut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71). 438
Break down assista nce

#
Donota ctivate theH OLD function. #
Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e94). #
Dea ctivateA ctiv eBrake Assi st
( / pag e209). #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet olimi‐
te ds afet y-re lat ed func tionsduring the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsarelimit edorno lon‐
ge ra vailable inthef ollo wing situations:
R thei gnition isswitc hedoff.
R theb rake system orpowe rsteer ing sys‐
te mi sm alfu nctioning.
R thee ner gysupply ortheo n-boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe da way,signif ‐
icant lymor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak et han isnor mall yrequir ed. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor et ow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ivet racti ve
po we r If
yo up ullaway shar ply, thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybetoo high andthev ehicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlya nd smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efor tran spor t #
Obs erve then otes on towing away
( / pag e438). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybeloc ked
in posit ion005Dinthee vent ofdama getothe electr
ics.Toshif tto005C ,provide theo n-
boar delectr icalsystem withp owe r
( / pag e435). #
Load thev ehicle ontothe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thee lectr icpar king brak et os ecur ethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eD amping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withA dap tive
Dam ping System PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
tr ailer combinatio ntos tart to swing.
As aresult, whentranspor tingvehicles with
th eA dap tiveD ampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination maystart to skid.
Conseq uently,yo uc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. Br
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