driver seat adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2020 Owners Manual

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agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps (s tandard) .........8
Indicator and warning lamps (with driver
camera): ...................................................... .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment ..... 14
Control settings in there ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
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Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
To uch-sensitive cont rols .............................. .23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24Declaration of conformity ............................. 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 32
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 34
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 34
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................34
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 34
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 35
Implied warranty .......................................... .35
QR code forre scue card ...............................36
Data storage .................................................36
Copyright ...................................................... 39 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 40
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................40
Seat belts ..................................................... 42
Airbags ......................................................... 47
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 55
Au tomatic measu res af ter an accident ......... 56
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................. 57
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 76 Opening and closing
.................................. 77
Ke y .............................................................. .77
Doo rs............................................................ 81
Boot ............................................................. .87
Side windo ws............................................... 93
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 97
Ro ller sunblinds .......................................... 102
Anti-theft pr otection ................................... 104 Seats and
stowing .................................... 107
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 107
Seats .......................................................... 107
St eering wheel ............................................ 127
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .129
Memory function ........................................ 13 0
Memory function in there ar compart‐
ment .......................................................... .131
St ow age areas ............................................ 13 4
Soc kets ....................................................... 14 3
Coolbox ...................................................... 14 5
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 14 8
Fitting and removing thefloor mats ............ 15 02
Contents

1
ßÜLoc ks/unloc kstheve hicle →
82
2 Adjusts the seats electrically →
107
3 w Switches the seat heating on/off →
124
4 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o ff→
12 6
5 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
11 0
6 Operates the memory function →
131
7 Í Operates the outside mir rors →
16 8
8 W Opens/closes theright side window →
93
9 W Opens/closes there ar right side win‐
dow →
93 A
p Opens/closes the boot lid →
87
B D Rear-window roller sunblind →
103
C S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win‐
do ws →
76
D Opens the door →
82
E W Opens/closes there ar left side wind ow→
93
F W Opens/closes the left side window →
93
G Adjusts the head restra ints →
11 8
H Seat adjustment using the multimedia sy stem →
12 2 At
aglance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment 15

#
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Seat belt adjust
ment functionVe
hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:af te r a front seat
belt has been fastened, the automatic seat belt
adjustment may apply a cer tain tigh tening forc e.
Do not hold the seat belt tight lywhile it is
adjusting.
Yo u can activate and deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function using the multimedia sys‐
te m (/ page 46). Ac
tivating/deactivating seat belt adjustment
via the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Occupant protection #
Activate or deacti vate Belt adjustment. Re
leasing seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Seat belt
warning function for the driver and
front passen ger The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the driver's
display is a reminder that all vehicle occupants
must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. Fu
nction of there ar seat belt status display The
rear seat belt status display is on lyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. When
the ignition is switched on, there ar seat
belt status display informs youfo r a cer tain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas‐
te ned.
The status of there ar seat belt can be recog‐
nised bythe colour of the symbol in the driver
display:
R Grey:th e seat belt tongue of a rear seat belt
is not engaged in the seat belt buckle of the
cor responding seat.
R Green: the seat belt tongue of a rear seat
belt is engaged in the seat belt buckle of the
cor responding seat. 46
Occupant saf ety

PRE-SAFE
®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(anticipa tory occupant pr otec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R Vehicles with sliding sunroof: closethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicles with memory function: movethe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable
seat position.
R Vehicles with memory function in the
re ar comp artment: movethe outer rear
seats toa more favo urable seat position.
R Vehicles with multicontour seat: increase
th e air pressure in the seat side bols ters of
th e seat backrest. R
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brief noise signal tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. Re
versing the PRE- SAFE®
sy stem measures If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings your‐
self. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact, and take
pre-em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle
occupants. These measures cannot necessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher flashing frequenc y.
R Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle
is stationar y.This brake application is cancel‐
led automatically when theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed. Occupant saf
ety55

#
Make sure that thech ild saf ety loc ksare
wo rking properly.
Ac tivating/deactivating the child saf ety lock
fo r the rear side windo ws #
Toactivate/deacti vate:press button 2.
The rear side wind owcan be opened or
closed as follo ws:
R indicator lamp 1is lit: via the switch on
th e driver's door
R indicator lamp 1is off: via the switch on
th e cor responding rear door or driver's
door
When thech ild saf ety lock is activated, the con‐
trols in there ar compartment are disabled for:
R there ar side wind ows
R the adjustment of the front passenger seat
from there ar compartment
R thero ller sunblinds:
- ofthere ar side wind ows
- ofthere ar wind ow
- inthero of Note
s on pets in theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat‐
te nded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could press buttons
or switches, for ins tance.
An animal may:
R acti vate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals may be throw n about the
ve hicle in theev ent of an accident, or sudden
st eering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Never lea veanimals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Alw ays cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car‐
ri er. 76
Occupant saf ety

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
Seats and stowing

#
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
Seats and stowing

#
Tofold back: press button 1. #
Fold down the head restra int comple tely.
The centre headrestra int has a usage position
and a non-usage position. The usage position is
th e upright position in which the head restra int
is loc ked; the non-usage position is the position
in which the head restra int is folded down wards.
When the cent reseat is used, the head restra int
must be in the upright, loc ked usage position. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
Ad justing the air cushions. #
Onthe cor responding menu, adjust the air
cushions forLumbar, Shoulders orSide bol-
sters.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Heating settings. #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat.
% The seat heating balance can be set in the
Seat climate control menu inthere ar.
Coupling neck heat toseat heating #
Select Additional neck warmer. #
Switch the function forth e desired seat on or
off.
If th e function is active, the neck heat of the
additional cushion has been coupled tothe
seat heating. Setting automatic seat adjust
ment &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the cen‐
tral displa y.
or 12 2
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#
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
5 Position seat automatically
Ad justing driver's seat and steering wheel
position tobody size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat
and steering wheel position on the basis of the
driver's body size and sets this directly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning.
The driver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjus tedto the body size that has been
set.
% Ifth e driver's seat and steering wheel posi‐
tion calculated bytheve hicle is not practical or comfor
table, it can be manually changed
at any time via the control buttons.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the operating switches.
% You can also configure these settings via the
Mercedes me user account foryo ur user
profile. By syn chronising the profiles in the
ve hicle and the Mercedes me connect pro‐
fi les, you can car ryover these settings for
yo ur vehicle. Further information about syn‐
chro nising user profiles . Setting automatic adjustment of the lateral
suppo
rt(active multicontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat #
Select Dynamic multicontour seat.
Wi th th is function, the lateral support of the
active multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐
te dto the driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select the desired setting. Overview of massa
geprog rammes R
Hot Relaxing back: Based on hot stone mas‐
sage, the programme combines heat and
massage. It starts bymassaging the bac k.In
addition, warm pressure points become
noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Hot Relaxing shoulders Combination of heat
and massage. It starts bymassaging the
shoulders . In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic
area.
R Activating Massage Activating massa gewith
upward-m oving massage waves.
R Classic Massage Relaxing back massage.
R Wave Massage Regenerating massa gevia
massa gewav es across the back and in the
seat cushion.
R Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage with
upward-moving massage waves. Can pro‐
mo teslo wer,deeper respiration. This can Seats and
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Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process for
th e easy exitfeature
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the easy entry and
ex itfeature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has a body part in
th e sweep of the seat or steering wheel. #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel if there is a risk of becoming
trapped bythesteering wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped. #
Ifth ere is a risk of becoming trapped by
th e driver's seat, press the seat adjust‐
ment switches.
The adjustment process is stopped. Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypress‐
ing one of the memory function position
switches. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature‑
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the easy entry ‑ andexitfeature, particu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. In order
touse the easy entry andexitfeature,
th e automatic seat adjustment function must
ha ve been switched on (/ page122). If
th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R you swit chthe ignition off with the driver's
door open
R you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off
% The steering wheel will then mo veupwards
on ly if it is not already as high as it will go.
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already at there ar of the seat
adjustment range.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R you swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
R you close the driver's door with the ignition
switched on
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R you swit chthe ignition off. Seats and
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