MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 Owners Manual

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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h reclining r
eclining r ear seat
ear seat::press one of
preset position buttons 4orT.
The seat is mo vedto the stored position. ATer
re leasing the button, the front seat and rear
seat are mo ved automatically into the stored
position.
% The preset positions in the area forch au.eur
mode can only be set when the conditions for
ch au.eur mode are ful/lled (/ page 125).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 86). S
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No
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tes on loading t
es on loading t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the boot
lid is open when the engine is running, espe-
cially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Always switch o. the engine before
opening the boot lid. #
Never drive with the boot lid open. Objects in
the deployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent the airbag from functioning cor rectl y.
Obser vethe no tes on pr otection pr ovided bythe
airbag (/ page 54).
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear airbag:
ear airbag: also observethe no tes
on there ar airbag (/ page 61). &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, lug gage or loads are not secured or
not secured su1ciently, they could slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn around and thereby hit vehi-
cle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug-
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. 148
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Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Obser
vethe no tes on the cup holders.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may inter fere with the function of
th e automatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damage the system. Please obser vethe no tes on
th e function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page 57).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothere ar armrest due to
body weight When
folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bybody weight. #
Do not sit or support yourself on there ar
seat armrest. &
W
WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while theve hi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder cann othold a container secure
while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the container may be 0ung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c conditions and
yo u may lose control of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hicle
is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers of
th eright size. #
Always close the container, particular lyif
th e liquid is hot. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe cup holder When
there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged. #
Only fold there ar armrest back when the
cup holder is closed. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe st owage compart-
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The st
owage compartment under the ashtr ay
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit ci garette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample Seats and st
owing
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Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 480).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
Distribute the load on the luggage net hooks
ev enl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). R
Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 226).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S S
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to
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w ag
ag e spaces in t
e spaces in t he v
he vehicle int
ehicle int er
erior
ior Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he fr
he front st ow
ont st owag
age com
e compar partments
tments 150
150
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1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age and telephone compartment
beneath the armrest with charging module for
wireless charging of mobile phones, multime-
dia and USB ports as well as st owage space,
e.g. for an MP3 pla yer
3 Stow age compartment in the front centre
console with cup holders, USB ports and
ch arging module for wireless charging of
mobile phones
4 Stow age compartment in front of the central
display of the multimedia system
5 Glovecompartment %
The rubber mat in the st owage compartment
in front cent reconsole 3can be remo ved
fo r cleaning with clean, luk ewarm water.
Please comply with the no tes on caring for
th e interior (/ page 434).
F F olding t
olding t he f
he folding t
olding t able out or in
able out or in &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from an open
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupants may bump into thefo lding
ta ble and inju rethemsel ves. #
Close thefo lding table before each jour-
ne y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothefo lding tables when
moving the seats back Open
folding tables may be damaged when
th e seats are mo ved bac k. #
Make sure that thefo lding tables are fol-
ded in when moving the front seats
bac k. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage toobjects when thefo lding
ta bles are expanded or collapsed Objects such as
tablets and displa yscan be
damaged when thefo lding tables are expan-
ded or collapsed. #
Make sure that thefo lding tables are
ex panded and collapsed proper ly. F
F
olding out
olding out #
Opening the st owage compartment 1inthe
cent reconsole of there ar compartment #
Pull folding table 2 up and forw ards byhan-
dle recess 3and swing it outwards. Seats and st
owing
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Foldtheta ble panels apart.
% The table panels can be rotatedfo rw ards or
backwards tobring them into a comfor table
position forth eve hicle occupants in there ar. #
T
To f
o f old in:
old in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing in thefo lding table.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he handse
he handse t fr
t from t
om t he r
he rear st ow
ear st owage
age
com
com par
partment
tment Ve
hicles with elect rically adjus table rear outer seats #
Fold down there ar armrest. #
Open the st owage compartment in there ar
armrest . #
Tap handset 1.
Handset 1will rise. #
Remo vehandset 1. Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
Open the st owage box in there ar-compart-
ment backrest . #
Press but ton1. #
Remo vethe handset. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he lugg
he lugg ag
age ne
e ne t hooks
t hooks Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
R Do not use elastic straps or nets tosecure a
load. These are intended only as anti-slip pro-
te ction for light loads.
R Do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R pad sharp edges for pr otection.
Depending on the equipment installed, the boot
contains up tofour luggage net hooks. 152 152
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owing

1
Luggage net hoo ks Opening t
Opening t
he t
he thr
hrough-loading f
ough-loading f eatur
eature in t
e in the r
he rear
ear
com
com par
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The loading 0ap is unloc ked (/ page 154). Ve
hicles with individual rear seats Ve
hicles with elect rically adjus table rear outer seats #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h electr
h electricall
ically adjust
y adjust able out
able out er
er
seats:
seats: fold down there ar armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2.
The st owage box in there ar-compartment
backrest will be opened. Seats and st
owing
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153

Ve
hicles with individual rear seats Ve
hicles with elect rically adjus table rear outer seats #
Slide release catch 2inthe handle recess of
loading 0ap 1upwards.
Loading 0ap 1will be unloc ked. #
Push loading 0ap 1with release catch 2up
as far back as possible until the 0ap loc ksin
th e highest position.
The thro ugh-loading feature in there ar com-
partment will be opened. If
th eth ro ugh-loading feature is tobe used as a
st ow age compartment again: #
Fold down loading 0ap 1and lock it in the
boot (/ page 154). Loc
Loc
king t
king t he t
he thr
hrough-loading f
ough-loading f eatur
eature in t
e in the boot
he boot R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The refrigerator box is remo ved. #
Slide there lease catch on loading 0ap 1in
th e boot totheright.
The loading 0ap is loc ked. 154
154
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owing

Using t
Using t
he bag hooks
he bag hooks &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury when using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cann otrestrain he avy objects
or items of lug gage.
Objects or items of luggage may be 0ung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. #
Pull the bag hook 2down bytheta b1.
% Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). EASY EASY
-PAC
-P AC K boo
K boo t box
t box A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he height of t
he height of t he EASY
he EASY-PAC
-P AC K boo
K boo t box
t box
t
t o an
o an y position
y position &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped and
injured when raising the 0oor
Yo ur hands may become trapped on the frame
of the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox and objects may
be thro wn upwards. #
Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of the 0oor. #
If someone becomes trapped, carefully
push the centre of the 0oor down ward. #
Remo veall objects from the 0oor before
ra ising it. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
pressing the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox in
Yo ur hands may become trapped when you
are pressing the boot box into there tracted
position. Children, in particular, may injure
th emsel ves when doing so. Seats and st
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Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of the EAS Y-PA CK
bo ot box. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheex tended EAS Y-
PA CK bo otbox The EAS
Y-PA CK bo otbox may be damaged
when it is extended. #
Do not place any objects on or press
down on the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox frame. #
Do not close the boot lid when the EAS Y-
PA CK bo otbox is extended. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
by objects Objects
that are sharp-edged, poin ted, fragile,
ro unded or heavy and objects that roll can damage
the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox and be
th ro wn out. #
Do not transport objects that are sharp-
edged, poin ted, rounded or fragile and
objects that roll in the EAS Y-PA CK bo ot
box. #
Always st owand secure such objects
outside of the box in the boot. #
Always obser vethe maximum permitted
load of the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox. #
Do not use the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
when there ar seats are folded forw ards. The maximum permitted load of
the EAS Y-PA CK
bo ot box is 10 kg. Toprev ent the box from being
ove rloaded, the box 0oor will lo wer onto the boot
0oor when the load reaches appr oximately 5 kg. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:pull handle 2onthe box. #
T
To incr
o incr ease t
ease t he load capacity:
he load capacity: pushthe centre
of 0oor 1down wardsto the desired position
and box size. #
T
To r
o r educe t
educe t he load capacity:
he load capacity: press button3. #
T
To st ow:
o st ow: push the box in comple tely using han-
dle 2 until it loc ksin place. 156
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owing

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Obser vethe no tes on cleaning the EAS Y-
PA CK bo otbox (/ page 434). Inst
Inst
alling and r
alling and r emo
emoving t
ving t he EASY
he EASY -PAC
-P AC K boo
K boo t box
t box
Inst
Inst alling
alling #
Turn rotating catches 6outward. #
Inse rtreta iners 3of box 1into holes 2. #
Raise box 1inthe direction of the ar row and
press hooks 5into the anchorages of rear
shelf 4. #
Turn rotating catches 6inwa rd. Seats and st
owing
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