charging MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 Owners Manual

Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid) ................................... 8
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ......... 10
Indicator and warning lamps (with driver
camera) ........................................................ 12
Overhead control panel ................................. 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......16
Control settings in there ar passen ger
compartment ................................................ 18
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 20 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 22 22
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 22 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 23 23
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 23
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 23
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 24
Owner's Manual ............................................ 25
To uch-sensitive controls ................................ 25 Mercedes me App ......................................... 26
Operating saf
ety ............................................ 26
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 29
Diagnostics connection ................................. 37
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 38
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 39
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 39
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 39
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 40
Implied warranty .......................................... .40
QR code forre scue card .............................. .40
Data storage .................................................41
Copyright ...................................................... 44 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty............................................ 45 45
Re straint system .......................................... .45
Seat belts .................................................... .47
Airbags ......................................................... 53
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 63
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 64
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 65
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 86 Opening and closing Opening and closing
...................................... 88 88
Ke y ...............................................................88
Doors ............................................................ 92
Boot .............................................................. 98
Side windo ws.............................................. 104
Sliding sunroof ............................................ 108
Ro ller sunblinds ...........................................1 13
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 15 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 118 118
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 118
Seats ..........................................................1 18
St eering wheel ............................................ 140
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 141
Memory function ......................................... 143
Memory function in there ar compartment .. 144
St ow age areas ............................................ 148
Cup holde rs................................................ 159
Soc kets ....................................................... 160
Coolb ox...................................................... 162
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 164
Fi tting and removing the 0oor mats ............. 167 2 2
Contents

Light and sight
Light and sight
............................................ 169 169
Exterior lighting ........................................... 169
Interior lighting ............................................ 178
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 181
Mir rors ........................................................ 184
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .187
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 188 Climat Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 189 189
Overview of climate control systems ............ 189
Operating the climate control system .......... 191 Dr Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 208 208
Driving ........................................................2 08
DY NAMIC SELECT button ........................... .226
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .231
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 35
Re fuelling .................................................... 235
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 241
Pa rking .......................................................2 58
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 266 Tr
ailer hitch ................................................ .336
Bicycle rack function ................................... 342
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 344 Dr
Dr
iv
iver displa
er displa y
y............................................. .345
345
No tes on the driver's display ....................... 345
No tes on the 3D driver's display .................. 345
Operating the driver's display ...................... 345
Driver display menus ................................... 346
Head-up display .......................................... 348
Ve hicles with a 48 V on-board elect rical
system ........................................................ 352
Fu nction of the po wer me ter ........................ 352
Overview of status displa yson the driver's
display ........................................................3 52 MBUX V MBUX V
oice Assist
oice Assist ant
ant................................. 354 354
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .354
Operation .................................................... 354
Using MBUX Voice Assistant e.ectively .......3 56
Essential voice commands .......................... 357 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em............................ 361 361
Overview and operation ...............................3 61
System settings .......................................... 382
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .387
Na vigation and tra1c .................................. 388
Te lephone ................................................... 397
Mercedes me app ....................................... 400
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 409
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 416
Sound settings ............................................ 422 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 423 423
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 423
Engine compartment ................................... 424
Cleaning and care ....................................... 429 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 437 437
Emer gency .................................................. 437
Flat tyre ...................................................... 439
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 444
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 450
Electrical fuses ............................................ 457 Contents
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1
±Increases recuperation →
223
2 Driver's displa y:
õ Operational readiness →
345
Po we r me ter →
352
Tr ip computer →
345
ECO Assist →
221
3 qReduces recuperation →
223 4
Cent ral display:
Plug-in hybrid settings →
387
Energy 0ow display →
388
5 Sets charging times →
387
6 ÷ DYNAMIC SELECT button →
227
7 ° Haptic accelerator pedal →
226
8 6 Depressurises the fuel tank →
235 At
a glance – Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid)
9
9

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toobjects
in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. *
N NOOTE
TE Battery discharging from using devi-
ces connected tothe diagnostics connec-
tion Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. #
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. #
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the bat-
te ry, e.g. bydriving a considerable dis-
ta nce. Please also no
tethe information about the 12 V
battery and short-dis tance trips in the "Driving
and Parking" chap ter (/ page 215). Connecting and using ano
ther device with the
diagnostics connection can ha vethefo llowing
e.ects:
R Malfunctions in theve hicle system
R Perm anent damage tovehicle components
Please referto thewa rranty term s and conditions
fo rth is matter.
Moreo ver,connecting equipment tothe diagnos-
tics connection can lead toemissions monitoring
information being reset, forex ample. This may
lead totheve hicle failing tomeet there qu ire-
ments of the next emissions inspection during the
main inspection. Quali/ed
Quali/ed
specialis
specialist w
t work
ork shop
shop
A qu ali/ed specialist workshop has the necessary
special skills, tools and quali/cations tocor rectly
car ryout any necessary workon your vehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a quali/ed specialist workshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks 38
38
General no
tes

R
https://reach.daimler.com/en/home/ N
No
ot
tes f
es f or per
or per sons wit
sons wit h electr
h electronic medical aids
onic medical aids
Mercedes-Benz AGcannot, despite carefully
de veloping vehicle systems, comple tely rule out
th e interaction of vehicle systems with elect ronic
medical aids such as card iac pacemakers.
In addition, there are components installed in the
ve hicle that, rega rdless of the operating status of
th eve hicle, can generate magnetic /elds on a par
with permanent magnets. These /elds can be
fo und, forex ample, in the area around the multi-
media and sound system or also in the area of the
seats, depending on theve hicle equipment.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llowing can occur in isolated
cases, depending on the aids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adve rse health e.ects
Obser vethe no tes and warnings of the manufac-
turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there
is continuing uncer tainty concerning the possibil-
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes- Benz
AGrecommends using only fewelectrical
ve hicle systems and/or main taining a distance
from the components.
Plug-in h Plug-in h ybr
ybrid
id
When charging the high-voltage batter y,ke ep a
distance of at least an arm's length between the
medical aid and thefo llowing components:
R the po wer supply equipment
This includes charging stations in thefo rm of a
wa llbox or a public charging point, forex am-
ple.
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
This includes thech arging cable and the
ch arging cont rol box, forex ample.
Only ha verepairs and maintenance workinthe
area of thefo llowing components car ried out at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop:
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
R transmission aerials
R multimedia system and sound system
If yo u ha veany queries or suggestions, consult a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Im
Im
plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage totheve hicle arising from
violation of these operating instructions. Damage
totheve hicle can arise from violation
of these operating inst ructions.
This damage is not co vered either bythe
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or bythe
Ne w‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Follow the inst ructions in these operat-
ing inst ructions on proper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi-
cle damage. QR code f
QR code f
or r
or rescue card
escue card
QR codes are attached in the fuel /ller 0ap and on
th e opposite side on the B-pillar. In theev ent of
an accident, rescue services can use the QR code
to quickly /nd the appropriate rescue card for
yo ur vehicle. The cur rent rescue card contains the
most impor tant information about your vehicle in
a compact form , e.g. thero uting of the electric
lines. 40
40
General no
tes

The boot lid could be opened or closed uninten-
tionall
y,in thefo llowing situations:
R A person's arms or legs are moving in the sen-
sor de tection range, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle or picking up objects.
R Objects are mo ved or placed behind theve hi-
cle, such as a /lling pump hose, a charging
cable or lug gage.
R Clamping straps, tarp aulins or other co verings
are pulled overth e bumper.
R A pro tective mat with a leng threaching over
th e boot sill down into the de tection range of
th e sensors is used.
R The pr otective mat is not secured cor rectl y.
R Workis being done on the trailer hitch, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivate the function of theke y (/ page 90) or
do not car rytheke y about your person in such
situations. Switc Switc
hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking on and
king on and o.
o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Open/close
Switc
Switc hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking on
king on #
Select Block boot. #
Create a PIN. #
Press OKtocon/rm the PIN. #
Enter the PIN again and con/ rmit.
The boot will remain loc ked if you unlock the
ve hicle cent rally.
% If an accident has been de tected, the boot will
unlock even if separate locking is switched
on.
% You can open the boot with the emer gency
ke yeve n while boot locking is active. Sepa-
ra te boot locking will remain active.
Switc
Switc hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking
king o.
o. #
Select Block boot . #
Enter the PIN.
If th e PIN is cor rect, separate boot locking will
be switched o. and the PIN dele ted.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he PIN
he PIN
If yo u ha ve fo rgottenth e PIN, you can switch o.
separate boot locking with the emer gency key. #
Select Block boot. #
Con/rm Forgotten PIN? . #
Unlo ckthe boot within thre e minutes with the
emer gency key.
Separate bo otlocking will be switched o. and
th e PIN dele ted. U
Unloc
nloc king t
king t he boo
he boo t lid wit
t lid wit h t
h the emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Take the emer gency key element out of the
ke y (/ page 90). #
Inse rtthe emer gency key in tothe boot lock as
fa r as it will go. Opening and closing
103
103

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 &
W
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
151
151

Yo
u can charge a USB device, such as a mobile
phone, at the USB ports using a suitable charging
cable. Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
devices can be charge d with up to20 V (5 A)
when the ignition is switched on. Coolbox
Coolbox
Using t
Using t
he r
he refr
efrig
iger
er at
ator box
or box &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due toa co vered
ve ntilation grille on the coolbox
If yo u co verth eve ntilation grille forth e cool-
box, it may overheat. #
Always make sure that theve ntilation
gr ille is not co vered. The
vent grille forth ere frigerator box is in the
boot.
The refrigerator box can bear a maximum load of
3.5 kg.
The upper co mpartment of there frigerator box
can accommodate, forex ample, plastic bottles with a maximum capacity of 0.5 lit
res and cans
with a capacity of up to0.33 litres
If yo u do not need touse there frigerator box for
an extended period, you should switch it o.,
defrost it and clean it. ATer doing so, lea vethe lid
open for a time.
More condensation may occur during intensive
use. Cleaning may be requ ired.
The refrigerator box will reduce its cooling capa-
city or switch o. in thefo llowing cases:
R Too many electrical consumers are turned on.
R The star ter battery is not su1ciently charge d.
If th is is the case, the indicator lamps will 0ash on
th e button for switching there frigerator box on
and o.. The cooling function will au tomatically
switch back on as soon as there is su1cient volt-
age. Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
Vehicles with elect rically adjus table outer
seats: fold down there ar armrest. #
Pull handle 1on st owage box and fold down
co ver2 of st owage box. 162 162
Seats and st
owing

#
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from placing objects
in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment could constitute a /re
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not place
any other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, especially those
made of me tal. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage toobjects caused byplac-
ing them in the mobile phone st owage
compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, these may be dam-
aged byelectromagnetic /elds. #
Do not place credit cards, storage
media, ski passes or other objects sensi-
tive toelectromagnetic /elds in the
mobile phone st owage compartment. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe mobile phone st ow-
age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone st owage
compartment, the compartment may be dam-
aged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone st owage compartment. Alw
ays obser vethe no tesfo r persons with elec-
tronic medical aids (/ page 40).
R Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module.
R The charging function and wireless connection
of the mobile phone totheve hicle's exterior
aerial are only available if theve hicle is
switched on. R
Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in everyposition of the mobile phone
st ow age compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest 0at in
th e mobile phone st owage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connected with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. This may also depend on
th e applications (apps) cur rently open in the
background.
R Toensure more e1cient charging and connec-
tion with theve hicle's exterior aerial, remo ve
th e pr otective co ver from the mobile phone.
Pr otective co vers which are necessary for
wireless charging are an exception. W
W
ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he fr
he front
ont R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone is suitable for wireless
ch arging. Seats and st
owing
165
165

A list of compatible mobile phones can be
fo
und at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, theve hi-
cle has thefo llowing options for wirelessly charg-
ing a mobile phone in the cockpit:
R Inthe front st owage compartment
R Inthe st owage compartment of the cockpit
armrest Example: wirelessly
charging a mobile phone in the
front st owage compartment #
Place the mobile phone as close tothe centre
of mat 1as possible with the display facing
upwards.
W W ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he fr
he front
ont
st ow
st ow ag
age com
e compar partment
tment: :when a message is shown
in the multimedia system, the mobile phone is
being charge d. In addition, malfunctions during
th e mobile phone's charging process are shown in
th e multimedia system displa y.
W
W ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he centr
he centre
e
console belo
console belo w t
w the ar
he ar mr
mrest
est: :th e mobile phone is
ch arging when the indicator lamp is lit. In addi-
tion, malfunctions during the mobile phone's
ch arging process are shown bythe indicator lamp
0ashing thre e times.
% The mat can be remo vedfo r cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwater.
R
R adio eq
adio eq uipment appr ov
uipment appr oval number
al number s f
s for Br
or Br azil
azil
This device operates on a secondary basis, that is
to say it has no pr otection against harmful inter-
fe re nce, not even from the same type of stations,
and must not cause inter fere nce with systems
ope rating on a prima rybasis. This product is permitted in accordance with
the
procedure de/ned in Directive 242/2000 bythe
Brazilian telecommunications agency ANATEL and
meets the applicable tech nical requ irements.
Fu rther information is available on the ANATEL
we bsite. www.anatel.go v.br #
Further information on the declaration of con-
fo rm ity forve hicle components which receive
and/or transmit radio waves. W
W
ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he r
he rear
ear
passeng
passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone is suitable for wireless
ch arging.
A list of compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ 166 166
Seats and st
owing