MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 Owners Manual

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If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe no tes on deacti vating ESP ®
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Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call system warning lamp *T
he Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system is malfunctioning. The Mercedes me connect system is also malfunctioning. #
Consult a quali/ed speciali stwo rkshop. 588
588
Displ
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Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp 0ashes *The
yellow tyre pressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) 0ashes for appr oximately one minute and
th en remains lit.
The tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning. &
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WARNING
ARNING There is a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring system is malfunctioning
The tyre pressure monitoring system cannot issue a warning if there is pressure loss in one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insu1cient tyre pressure may impair the driving characteristics as well as steering and braking. #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring system checked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. h
Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp lights
up *T
he yellow tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring system has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due toinsu1cient tyre pressure
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessively and/or une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
589
589

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Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 590
590
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

1, 2, 3 ...
1, 2, 3 ...
3D dr
3D dr iv
iver's display
er's display , 3D instrument cluster
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 345
4MA
4MA TIC
TIC, All-wheel drive
Fu nction................................................ 235
48 V on-boar
48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em
em
No tes..................................................... 352
Operating sa fety...................................... 26
360° Camera
360° Camera Activating using GPS (r eversing cam-
era)........................................................ 317
Button................................................... 316
Care...................................................... 433
Fu nction................................................ 312
Managing activation points (r eversing
camera)................................................. 317
Opening the camera co ver (r eversing
camera)................................................. 317
Selecting a view.....................................3 17
Setting (r eversing camera)..................... 317
Switching automatic operation on/o.
(r ev ersing camera)................................. 317 A A
A/C function
A/C function Activating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 192
ABS (Anti-loc
ABS (Anti-loc k Br
k Braking Syst
aking Syst em)
em), Anti-lock
braking system............................................. 269
A A ccident and Br
ccident and Br eakdo
eakdown Manag
wn Manag ement
ement
Mercedes me connect........................... 405
A
A cous
coustic loc tic loc king
kingv
ver
er i/cation
i/cation signal
signal
Ac tivating/deactivating............................ 89
A
A cous
coustic pr tic pr esence indicat
esence indicat or (sound g
or (sound gener-
ener-
at
at or)
or)
No tes..................................................... 208
A
A cous
coustic V tic Vehicle Indication
ehicle Indication
Sound generator.................................... 208
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating a commut
ating a commut er r
er route
oute........................ 391
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 302
Brake application................................... 300
Fu nction................................................ 298
System limita tions.................................. 298
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .300 A A
ctiv
ctiv e bonne
e bonne t (pedes
t (pedestr trian pr ot
ian pr otection)
ection),
Pe dest rian pr otection
Operation.............................................. 424
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 290
Setting................................................... 294
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assis t DIS
t DISTR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 286
Ac tive Lane Change Assist..................... 288
Calling up a speed................................. 279
Fu nction................................................ 276
Inc reasing/decreasing speed................. 279
Ro ute-based speed adap tation............... 282
Selecting............................................... 279
St oring a speed...................................... 279
Switching o./deactivating.................... .279
Switching on/activating......................... 279
System limitations.................................. 276
A A ctiv
ctiv e Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist ,
Driving system............................................ .286
A
A ctiv
ctiv e headlam
e headlam ps
ps......................................... 172
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Lane Chang
e Lane Chang e Assist
e Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 290
Fu nction................................................ 288 Ind
ex
591
591

A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 304
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning....... 304
Fu nction................................................ 302
Setting the sensitivity.............................3 04
System limits......................................... 302
Tr ailer operatio n..................................... 302
A A ctiv
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Au tomatic braking function................... .326
Cross tra1c warning.............................. 331
Drive Away Assist................................... 330
Exiting a parking space.......................... 325
Fu nction................................................ 321
Manoeuvring brake function................... 332
Pa rking.................................................. 323
Pa using.................................................. 326
System limitations..................................3 21
A A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist , Driving system
Display................................................... 281
Fu nction................................................ 281
A A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 286
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 286
Ac tive Lane Change Assist..................... 288
Fu nction................................................ 284 System limits......................................... 284
A
A ctiv
ctiv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Jam Assist
Jam Assist
Fu nction................................................ 284
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 273
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus, High
beam Function................................................ 176
Switching on/o..................................... 177
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
,Ad ditives (AdBlue ®
), BlueTEC,
DeNOx agent, Reducing agent
Ad ditives................................................ 486
Capacity................................................ 487
No tes..................................................... 239
Purit y.....................................................4 86
To pping up............................................ .239
A A dditional door lock
dditional door lock.......................................92
A
A dditiv
dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .486
Engine oil............................................... 487
Fu el....................................................... 484
Air conditioning menu Air conditioning menu Calling up..............................................1 91Air dis
Air distr
tribution
ibution
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 192
Setting (THERMOTRONIC)......................1 89
Air v Air v ents
ents, Air vents, Vents
Ad justing (front).................................... .205
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 206
Glo vebox.............................................. .207
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne par
particle
ticle
pr
pr e/lt
e/lt er)
er)....................................................... 193
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct, Air inlet, Waterta nk
Ke eping free.......................................... 429
Airbag
Airbag, Occupant saf ety
Ac tivation................................................ 46
Belt airbag............................................... 50
Centre airbag (driver, front passenger)...... 53
Cushionbag.............................................. 53
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 53
Installation locations................................ 53
Knee airbag............................................. 53
Overview.................................................. 53
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 58
Pr otection................................................ 54
Re ar airbag............................................. .53
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps........ 62 592 592
Index

Re
duced pr otection.................................. 56
Side airbag.............................................. 53
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 53
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting (THERMOTRONIC )...................... 189
AIRMA AIRMA TIC
TIC
Setting................................................... 305
Suspension............................................ 305
Ambient lighting Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 179
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 86
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 92
Immobiliser............................................ 115
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection periods................ 424
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 423
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 423
Re gular maintenance work..................... 423
Special service requ irements................. 423
AT ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alar m........................... 115
Fu nction................................................ 115 Interior pr
otection function.....................1 16
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec-
tion........................................................ 117
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 116
To w- awa y protection function................. 116
A A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST, De tecting inat tentive-
ness Setting.................................................. .275
A
A TTENTION ASSIS
TTENTION ASSIS T wit
T with micr
h micr osleep
osleep
det
det ection
ection, Attention assis tant, Co.ee cup
symbol, Driving system, Dr owsiness
de tection, Fatigue de tection, Nodding o.
Fu nction................................................ 274
System limits......................................... 274
A
A ugment
ugment ed r
ed reality
eality
Fu nction on the head-up displa y............. 349
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o., Co-
driver airbag shuto ., Occupant safety
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights, Headlamps............. 170
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.,
PA SSENGER AIR BAG status display
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp s...... 58A
A
ut
ut omatic lat
omatic lat er
eral suppor
al suppor t adjus
t adjustmenttment
Setting................................................... 136
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ,
Occupant saf ety............................................. 64
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 187
A
A ut
ut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment
Setting................................................... 135
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 231
Drive prog rams...................................... 227
DY NAMIC SELECT button...................... .227
Engaging drive position.......................... 233
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 232
Kickdown............................................... 234
Manual gear changing........................... .233
Oil temp erature (driver displa y,Spo rt
menu).................................................... 347
Selecting park position........................... 232
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 233
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 231
Tr ansmission position s........................... 231
Axle load Axle load Perm issible............................................ 480 Index
593
593

Tr
ailer operatio n..................................... 494 B
B
Bad w
Bad w eat
eather light
her light ......................................... 174
Bag hook
Bag hook..................................................... 155
Ball neck Ball neck Extending/r etra cting............................. .337
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multime-
dia system)............................................ 339
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assis t Syst
t System)
em), Brake Assist
System, Braking assistance, Emer gency
braking........................................................ 269
Batt Batt ery
ery
Re mo tecont rol (stationary heater)......... 204
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 90
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)...................... 213
No tes..................................................... 444
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 446
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation, Hybrid system.................. 208 Belt airbag
Belt airbag
Activation................................................ 46
Fu nction/no tes....................................... .50
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 494
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .342
Bonnet
Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 424
Opening/closing.................................... 424
Boos
Boost pr t pressur
essur e (dr
e (driv
iver display
er display , Sport
, Sport
menu)
menu).......................................................... 347
Boo Boo t lid
t lid
Ac tivating/deactivating the limiter.......... 104
Closing.................................................... 99
HANDS-FREE ACCESS........................... 101
Opening................................................... 98
Opening dimensions.............................. 491
Po we r closing function............................. 99
Switching the separate locking fea-
ture on/o............................................. 103
Unlocking (emer gency key).................... 103
Br Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 489 Br
Br
ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 71
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 269
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 290
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 273
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .269
Driving tips............................................ 215
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 71
HOLD function....................................... 272
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................... .215
Ne w/replaced brake linings/brake
discs...................................................... 214
Po st-collision brak e.................................. 64
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 214
Br Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Assistance overview. ................................ 20
To w- starting........................................... 456
To wing away.......................................... 451
Tr anspo rting theve hicle........................ .453
Wheel chang e........................................ 470 594
594
Index

C
C
Calls
Calls Mercedes me......................................... 400
Camera
Camera, ROAD SURF ACE SCAN
Information........................................... .267
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)............................................ 429
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings.................... 394
Care
Care 360° camera......................................... 433
Air-water duct........................................ 429
Automatic car wash.............................. .429
Carpet................................................... 434
Decorative foil........................................ 432
Display................................................... 434
EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox.............................. 434
Exterior lighting...................................... 433
Head-up display..................................... 434
High-pressure cleaner............................ 430
Pa int...................................................... 431
Plastic trim............................................4 34
Re alwo od/trim elements......................4 34
Re versing camera..................................4 33
Ro of lining............................................. 434 Seat belt................................................ 434
Seat co
ver............................................. 434
Sensors................................................. 433
St eering wheel....................................... 434
Ta ilpipes................................................ 433
Tr ailer hitc h............................................ 433
Ve hicle soc ketfo rth e high-voltage
battery................................................... 433
Wa shing byhand.................................... 431
Wheels/rims.......................................... 433
Wi ndo ws................................................ 433
Wi per blades.......................................... 433
Car Car pe
pet (Car
t (Car e)
e)............................................... 434
Centr
Centr e airbag (dr
e airbag (dr iv
iver
er , fr
, fr ont passeng
ont passeng er)
er)............ 53
Changing g
Changing g ears
ears, Selecting a gear
Manually................................................ 233
Changing hub caps
Changing hub caps ....................................... 470
Char
Char ging
ging
At time of depa rture............................... 387
Char geleve l displa y............................... 258
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 247
Con/guring weekly pro/le...................... 387
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 253 Ending
thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 257
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 248
Maximum charging cur rent (mains
soc ket).................................................. 246
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .245
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .246
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 244
No tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 245
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 241
No tes on wireless chargin g.................... 164
On-boa rdelectrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 448
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 250
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 254
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 241
USB port............................................... .161
Char Char ging cable
ging cable
Control panel......................................... 247
St ow ing................................................. 241
Chau.eur Chau.eur mode
mode, Seat
Fo lding the head restraint ba ck/up........ 128 Ind
ex
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595

Information...........................................
.125
Moving the front passenger seat into
th ech au.eur position........................... .126
Moving the front passenger seat into
th e normal position................................ 130
Child safe
Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .85
Re ar side wind ows................................... 86
Child seat
Child seat, Occupant saf ety
Appro val categories................................. 71
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .70
Basic instructions.................................... 65
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 82
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .82
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting)...............................74
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 66
Re ar airbag............................................. .77
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 69
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 79
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 74 Seats suitable
for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 72
Securing on the co-driver seat..................83
Securing on there ar seat......................... 81
To pTe ther................................................ 76
Childr Childr en
en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 65
Chock
Chock, Chock Storage location..................................... 469
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 174
Climat Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 191
Ac tivating/deactivating (rear operat-
ing unit)................................................. 191
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (MBUX multimedia system).............. 192
Ac tivating/deactivating the frag rance
system................................................... 194
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
system).................................................. 193
Air-recirculation mode (with /ne parti-
cle pre/lter)...........................................1 93Au
tomatic control................................. .192
Calling up the air conditioning menu....... 191
Defrost.................................................. 192
Demisting the windscreen
(THERMOTRONIC).................................. 189
Demisting windo ws................................ 193
Fi ne particle status displa y..................... 191
Fr ont air vents........................................ 205
Glo vebox air vent.................................. 207
Immediate pre-entry clima tecont rol....... 200
Information on the windscreen heater.... 196
Inserting/re movingthe 0acon (fra-
gr ance system)...................................... 195
Ionisatio n.............................................. .194
No te...................................................... 189
Pre-entry climate control at depa rture
time....................................................... 198
Pre-entry climate control when the
ve hicle is unloc ked................................. 196
Re ar air vents......................................... 206
Re ar operating unit................................ 190
Re sidual heat......................................... 194
Re sidual heat (rear operating unit)......... .194
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 191
Setting the air distribution
(THERMOTRONIC).................................. 189 596 596
Index

Setting
the air0ow (THERMOTRONIC)..... 189
Setting the frag rance system.................. 195
Setting thete mp erature
(THERMOTRONIC).................................. 189
St ationary heater/ ventilation................. 201
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/o. (THERM OTRO NIC).......................1 89
THERMOTRONIC control panel............... 189
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening)................................................ 106
Coc Coc kpit
kpit, Dashboard
Overview................................................ 6, 8
Collision det
Collision det ection (park
ection (parked v
ed vehicle)
ehicle)
Information.................................... 264, 265
Combination switch
Combination switch ..................................... 171
Com
Com ponent-speci/c
ponent-speci/c inf
infor
ormation
mation................... 479
Cont
Cont ent shar
ent shar ing menu
ing menu
Overview................................................ 367
Contr
Control elements ol elements
To uch-sensitive........................................ 25
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing.................................... 107
Conv
Conv enience opening
enience opening................................... 106 Coolant (engine)
Coolant (engine)
Levelch eck............................................ 428
No tes..................................................... 489
Cop
Cop yr
yright
ight....................................................... 44
Cor
Cor ner
nering light
ing light............................................. 173
Cr
Cr osswind Assi st
osswind Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 270
Cup holder
Cup holder Switching the cooling/heating func-
tion on/o.............................................. 159
Cushionbag
Cushionbag.................................................... 53 D
D
Dashcam
Dashcam Notes..................................................... 395
Selecting a USB device......................... .396
St arting/stopping a video recording...... .396
Dat
Dat a acq
a acq uisition
uisition
Ve hicle..................................................... 41
Dat
Dat a pr ot
a pr otection r
ection r ights
ights
Data storag e............................................ 44
Dat
Dat a st
a st or
orage
age
Data pr otection rights............................. .44Electronic control units............................ 41
Online services.......................................
.43
Ve hicle..................................................... 41
Deactiv Deactiv ating t
ating the alar
he alar m (AT
m (ATA)
A)........................ .115
Declar
Declar ation of conf
ation of conf or
ormity
mity
Electromagnetic compatibility.................. 29
Impor ter addresses.................................. 36
Jack......................................................... 36
Speci/c absor ption rate........................... 29
TIREFIT kit................................................ 37
Wi reless vehicle component s................... 29
Decor Decor ativ
ative f
e foil (cleaning ins
oil (cleaning instr tructions)
uctions)........... 432
Defr
Defr os
ost functiont function ........................................... 192
Des
Destination entry tination entry, Navigation
Entering a POI or addre ss....................... 390
Diagnos
Diagnos tics connection
tics connection , On-board diag-
nostics inter face............................................ 37
Diesel
Diesel Low outside temp eratures...................... 484
No tes..................................................... 484
DIGIT
DIGIT AL LIGHT
AL LIGHT
Ac tive headlamps................................... 172
Assistance functions.............................. 174 Index
597
597