towing MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 User Guide

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Adjusts thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2 Adjusts theh eight #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e103). Switching
thes teering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel and thed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure
th at no on ehas an ybody parts in the Seats and
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sweep of
thes teering wheel or thed riv‐
er's seat.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
driver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjustmen tswitch.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of thememor
yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vatio noft he easy entr yand
ex itfeatur ebyc hildren
If ch ildren activat ethe easy entr yand exit
fe ature, they can become trapped ,particu‐
la rlyw hen unat tended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If
th ee asy entry andexitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and thed riv‐
er's seat will mo vebac kint hefollowing situa‐
tions:
R yous wit ch thei gnition of fwhen thed rive r's
door is open
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched off %
The steering wheel mo vesu pwards onl yifit
has no talready reached theu pper stop. The
driver's seat mo vesb ackwards only if it is
no ta lready in ther earmos tposition.
The steering wheel and thed rive r's seat mo ve
bac ktot he las tdrive position in thef ollowing
cases:
R yous wit ch th epower supply or thei gnition
on when thed rive r's door is closed
R youc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: call upthe
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess. 100
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Setting
thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steer. wheel and seat, Steering wheel
only orOff. Using
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memor yfunction is onl yavailable in vehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge.
Sea tadjustments foruptot hree people can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following settings can be stored fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of thes eat backres tinthe lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticontou rseat: s ideb olst er soft he
seat backrest, shoulder of thes eat backrest,
conto ur ofthes eat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel Seats and
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R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display #
Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. 102
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#
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia and US Bports as
we ll as stow ages pace, e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
console
4 Glove box Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 104
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Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1.
Opening the stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar-co mpartment centr econsole #
Slid ecover 1inthed irection of thea rrow.
Opening thes towa ge boxint he backres tin
th er ear compa rtment
* NO
TEDama getother ear seat armrest When
folded out, ther ear seat armres tcan
be damaged bythew eight of your body. #
Do no tsit or suppo rtyo urself on the
re ar seat armrest. #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Seats and
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Skibag
Un
folding thet hrough-load ski bag and load‐
ing skis &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objectsint hethro ugh-load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Ensur
ethe following when using thet hrough-
loads kibag:
R do no ttranspo rtmor ethan thre ep airsof
skis in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R when carefull ysliding thes kis int oorremov‐
ing them from thet hrough -load sk ibag, mind
th es har pedges and corner softhe skis
St ow thes kis as follo ws:
R when slidin gthe skis in, position ther unning
sur faces of ther espectiv epair of skis
to ge ther
R position one pair of skis at theb otto mw ith
th et ips of thes kis pointing outwards
R position thet wo additional pair sofskis on
th el efta nd right-hand side abo vethel ower
pair of skis wit hthe tips of thes kis ar eby
90° tothet ips of thes kis below Un
folding thet hrough-load ski bag #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. 106
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#
Release theV elcr ostrip sont hrough -load ski
bag 1. #
Pull thro ugh-load sk ibag 1 intot he vehicle
interior and unfold it. #
Open theb ootlid. Loading skis #
Pull handle 1ofthef lap. #
Foldthef lap tothes ide until it is held in
place bythem agnet. #
Slide thes kis int othe thro ugh-load sk ibag. #
Pull lashing strap 1tight bythel oose end
until thes kis ar eheld firm ly inside the
th ro ugh-load sk ibag. #
Engage hook 2in securing ring 3. #
Pull tensioning strap 4tight bythel oose
end. Seats and
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Re
moving the ski sand folding up the
th rough-load ski bag
Re moving skis #
Release lashin gstrap 1. #
Release tensioning strap 4. #
Remo vehook 2from securing ring 3. #
Take thes kis carefully out of thet hrough-
loads kibag from theb oot. #
Close thef lap in theb oot.
Fo lding up thet hrough-load ski bag #
Fold up thet hrough -load sk ibag usin gthe
fo lding aid and clos eitwitht he Velcrof as‐
te ners. #
Putthe thro ugh-load sk ibag int othe back‐
re st.
Re moving the through-load ski bag #
Open theb oot. #
Open flap 1. #
Release thet hrough -load sk ibag at cat ch2
and remo ve. Overvie
wofthe lug gage neth ooks Obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R secur ethe load using thel uggag enethooks
R do no tuse elastic stra ps or nets tosecur ea
load. These ar eintended onl yasanti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loads
R do no trout elashing materials across sharp
edges or co rners
R pad shar pedges forp rotection
Ther eareup tofour luggag enethook sinthe
boo tdependin gonthe equipment ins talled. 108
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1
Luggag enethooks Opening
thet hrough-loading featur eint he
re ar *
NO
TEDama getothes oftt op caused by
loading The sof
ttop can be damaged if thet hrough-
loading featur eisl oaded in ther ear and the
boo tseparator has no tbeen lo wered. #
Befor eloading thet hrough -loadin gfea‐
tur eint herear,lowe rthe boo tsepara‐
to r. #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Seats and
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