MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2020 Owners Manual

Yo
u can adjust the seats when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion. R
Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor‐
re ctly adjus ted head restra ints
If head restra ints ha venot been adjus ted
cor rectly, there is an increased risk of injury
in the head and neck area, e.g. in theev ent
of an accident or sudden braking. #
Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Ad
just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not of ferth e intended le vel
of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. 108
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#
Adjust the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alw ays ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toexc es‐
sive stra in on the grab handle
If yo u apply your full body weight tothe grab
handle or pull it abruptl y,the grab handle
may be damaged or become loose from its
anchorage. #
Use the grab handles only tostabilise
th e seating position or toassist in get‐
ting in and out of the seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic co-driver airbag shutoff or damage
the sys‐
te m. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getothe seats when moving
th e seats back The seats may be damaged
byobjects when
moving the seats bac k. #
When moving the seats bac k,make
sure that there are no objects in the
fo ot we ll, under or behind the seats. The switches
for adju sting the seats do not
mo ve.Yo u will therefore recei veno di rect feed‐
back on the switch while pressing the switch.
Fe edback is pr ovided only bythe mo vement of
th e seat. 1
Head restra int fore -and-aft position (vehicles
wi th an EA SYADJU STluxury head restra int)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat cushion length
6 Seat fore -and-aft position
7 Seat ba ckrest inclination Seats and
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#
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 131).
% The head restra int height will be adjus ted
automatically when you adjust the seat
height or the seat fore -and-aft position.
% Ve
hicles with EASY ADJUST luxury head
re stra ints: thefo re -and-aft position of the
head restra int will be adjus ted automatically
when you adjust the backrest angle. Ad
justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the driver's seat Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger sea t:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memory function #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons on the driver's side door control
panel. 11 0
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Ad
justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the rear Ve
hicles with electrically adjus table outer seats
1 Selects the front passenger seat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backrest inclination
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and-aft position Ve
hicles with an EASY ADJUST luxury head restra int
1 Selects the front passenger seat
2 Head restra int fore -and-aft position
3 Head restra int height
4 Seat backrest inclination
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and-aft position #
Adjust there ar seat (/ page111). #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons on the door operating unit in there ar
passenger compartment.
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 76). Ad
justing the rear seats electrical ly &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not of ferth e intended le vel
of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y. Seats and
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#
Alw ays ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der. The swit
ches for adju sting the seats do not
mo ve.Yo u will therefore recei veno di rect feed‐
back on the switch while pressing the switch.
Fe edback is pr ovided only bythe mo vement of
th e seat.
Yo u can electrically adjust on lythe outer seats in
th ere ar compartment. 1
Fore-and-aft position of the head restra int
(vehicles with active multicontour seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backrest inclination
4 Combined seat cushion inclination and
length #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 132). Setting
the fully reclined position #
Toset the fully reclined position: press
button 1.
R The rear seat will mo veinto the fully
re clined position.
R The front passenger seat will mo veinto
th e position forch auf feur mode. 11 2
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R
The foot re st will mo veout from under the
front passenger seat.
R Ifav ailable, the leg rest will rise. #
Toresto rethest andard seat settings:
press button 1.
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 76). %
The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If
th is is the case, fold up the leg rest and
engage it. Chauf
feur mode Information on
chauf feur mode &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor‐
re ctly adjus ted head restra ints
If head restra ints ha venot been adjus ted
cor rectly, there is an increased risk of injury
in the head and neck area, e.g. in theev ent
of an accident or sudden braking. #
Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Ad
just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shutoff or damage the sys‐
te m. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getoobjects in the luggage
net of the front passenger foot we ll when
adjusting the front passenger seat tothe
ch auf feur position Objects in
the luggage net in the front
passenger foot we ll can become damaged
when the front passenger seat is adjus tedto
th ech auf feur position. #
Remo vethe objects from the luggage
net. Seats and
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*
NO
TEDama getothe seats when moving
th e seats back The seats may be damaged
byobjects when
moving the seats bac k. #
When moving the seats bac k,make
sure that there are no objects in the
fo ot we ll, under or behind the seats. The switches
for adju sting the seats do not
mo ve.Yo u will therefore recei veno di rect feed‐
back on the switch while pressing the switch.
Fe edback is pr ovided only bythe mo vement of
th e seat.
Obser vethefo llowing:
R Adjust the front passenger seat forch auf feur
mode before the journey
Fo rch auf feur mode, thefo llowing settings are
made forth e front passenger seat:
R The seat is mo vedfo rw ards
R The backrest is til tedfo rw ards
R The head restra int is folded forw ards The front passenger seat will automatically mo
ve
from thech auf feur position back into the normal
position in thefo llowing situations:
R The front passen ger seat is adju sted using
th e buttons in the door operating unit on the
front passenger side
R The front passenger seat belt is fastened
R An occupant is de tected on the front
passenger seat
R The front passenger head restra int is folded
back from there ar seat or driver's seat.
Po sitioning the front passenger seat for
ch auf feur mode
Requ irements:
R The front passen ger seat is not occupied.
R The front passenger seat belt is not inser ted
in the buckle. 11 4
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1
Selects the front passenger seat
2 Sets the seat fore -and-aft position #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. Setting
thech auf feur position #
Push button 2forw ards and hold it in this
position.
The front passen ger seat will mo veforw ard
and stop at theth re shold of the area for
ch auf feur mode. #
Release button 2. #
Push button 2forw ard and hold it again
until the front passenger seat is in the posi‐
tion forch auf feur mode.
The front passen ger seat head restra int will
fo ld forw ards. The front passenger seat will
mo veforw ard.
% Ifth e front passenger seat is already at the
th re shold tothe area forch auf feur mode,
th e position forch auf feur mode will be set
immediatel y. #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 132).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 76). Using
thefo ot re st on the front passenger
seat
Re quirements:
R Depending on the equipment, the front
passenger seat is in one of thefo llowing
positions:
- Vehicles without leg rest:th e front
passenger seat has mo ved into a random
position.
- Vehicles with leg rest:th e front
passenger seat has been mo ved fully
fo rw ard.
R The front passenger seat is in the position for
ch auf feur mode.
Using thefo ot re st
The foot re st is located on the lo wer part of the
front passenger seat backrest. Seats and
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#
Push button 1towa rdsth ere ar.
The foot re st will mo veout from under the
front passenger seat. #
Push theex tended foot re st upwards with
yo ur foot until it releases. #
Allow thefo ot re st to lowe r.
The foot re st will position itself on thefloor. St
oring thefo ot re st #
Push thefo ot re st upwards with your foot
until it en gage s. #
Push button 1forw ards.
The foot re st will retract undernea th the front
passenger seat.
Fo lding the head restra int on the front
passenger side down or folding it into posi‐
tion (chau ffeur mode)
Re quirements:
R The front passen ger seat is not occupied.
R The front passenger seat belt is not inser ted
into the buckle. 11 6
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#
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. Fo
lding the head restra int down #
Push button 2forw ards and hold it in this
position.
The head restra int will mo veforw ards slightly
and stop. #
Release button 2. #
Push button 2forw ards again.
The head restra int will fold forw ards. #
Tofold the head restra int into position:
push button 2bac k.
The head restra int will fold into position.
% You can also fold the front passenger head
re stra int into position from the front
passenger seat. Todo so, press any button
on the door operating unit on the front
passenger side.
% Ifth e head restra int is already in thefo re‐
most position, it will fold forw ard immedi‐
atel y.
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 76). Moving
the front passenger seat into the
normal position (chauf feur mode) Seats and
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