height adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 Owners Manual

Yo
u can adjust the seats when theve hicle is
switched o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing 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
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion R
ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessl y,yo u or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereby injured.
Children in particular could accidentally press
th e 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 ofthe seat
adjustment system. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toincor rectly
adjus ted head restraints
If head restraints ha venot been adjusted cor-
re ctl y,there is an increased risk of injury in
th e head and neck area, e.g. in theev ent of an
accident or sudden braking. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Ad
just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the 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. Seats and st
owing
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119

#
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 144).
% The head restraint height will be adjusted
au tomatically when you adjust the seat height
or the seat fore -and-aT position.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h EAS
h EASY AD
Y ADJUS
JUST luxur
T luxur y head
y head
r
r es
es tr
traints:
aints: thefo re -and-aT position of the
head restraint will be adjusted au tomatically
when you adjust the backrest angle. A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat electr
er seat electr ically
ically
fr
fr om t
om t he dr
he dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger seat:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memo ryfunction #
T
To select t
o select t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat:
er seat:press but-
to n1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the driver's side door operating unit. Seats and st
owing
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121

Low
Low
er
ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle
ehicle #
Select t.
The indica tor lamp goes out.
The vehicle is adjusted tothe height of the
active drive prog ram.
% Inthe Sport drive prog ram, only the normal
ve hicle le vel is possible when the trailer
soc ket is contacted (trailer/bicycle rack ). E-A
E-A
CTIVE BOD
CTIVE BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL
OL F
F
unction of E-A
unction of E-A CTIVE BOD
CTIVE BODY C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL
OL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTROL is an electrohydraulic
suspension system with variable damping for
impr oved driving comfort. The all-round le vel con-
trol system ensures the best possible suspension
and constant ground clearance, even with a laden
ve hicle. When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo w-
ered automatically toimpr ovedriving saf ety and
to reduce fuel consum ption. The suspension set-
ting is adjusted depending on thero ad sur face,
ve hicle load and the drive prog ram selected.
The ROAD SURF ACE SCAN function de tects areas
of une venness in thero ad before you drive over th
em bymeans of a multifunction camera. This
re duces chassis mo vements.
The damping is adjus ted individually toeach
wheel and depends on thefo llowing factors:
R Driving st yle, e.g. sporty
R Road condition, e.g. bumps
R Drive prog ram
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTROL is comprised of thefo l-
lowing functions and components:
R V Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
RO AD SURF ACE SCAN
R Cur veinclination function CURVE
R Air suspension with automatic le vel control
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel con-
sum ption
R ADS PLUS: Adaptive Damping System with
cons tant adjustment of damping characteris-
tics
R DYNAMIC SELECT button for selecting a drive
prog ram (/ page 228)
R Manual le vel adjustment via the multimedia
system Drive prog
ram C andB
R The suspension setting is /rmer.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 when
driving at speeds abo veappr ox. 120 km/h.
R When driving at speeds below appro x.
80 km/h, theve hicle is raised again tolow
le ve l -1.
R ROAD SURF ACE SCAN is active.
Drive prog ram A, Nand;
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -1 when
driving at speeds abo ve120 km/h.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 when
driving at speeds abo ve160 km/h.
R When driving at speeds below 120 km/h, the
ve hicle is raised again tolow le vel -1.
R When driving at speeds below 80 km/h, the
ve hicle is raised again tothe normal le vel. Driving and parking
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R
R
O
O AD SURFA
AD SURFA CE SC
CE SCAN
AN
Multifunction camera............................. 308
R
R oller sunblind
oller sunblind
Rear wind ow.......................................... 113
Side windo ws(electric).......................... 113
Sliding sun roof....................................... 108
R
R oof lining (car
oof lining (car e)
e)......................................... .434
R
R oof load
oof load.....................................................4 91
R
R oof lugg
oof lugg ag
age r
e r ack
ack
Loading.................................................. 158
Securing................................................ 158
R R oute
oute, Alternative route, Navigation
Ac tivating a commuter route.................. 391
Calculating.............................................3 91
Selecting a type..................................... 391
Selecting an alternative route................. 391
R R out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality
Ac tivating............................................... 391
Ac tivating/deactivating the tra1c
light view...............................................2 98
Displaying street names and house
numbers................................................ 391 R R
out
out e-based oper
e-based oper ating-mode s
ating-mode strtrat
at egy
egy ,
Intelligent operating-mode strategy Function/no tes...................................... 225
R
R out
out e-based speed adapt
e-based speed adapt ation
ation
Fu nction................................................ 282
Setting.................................................. .283
R
R un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eristics
istics
MOExtended tyres................................. 439
R
R unning-in not
unning-in not es
es.......................................... 214 S
S
Safe
Safe ty v
ty vest
est................................................... 437
Searc
Searc h light
h light
Switching on/o. (contactless)............... 374
Seat
Seat adjusting (electrically)............................ 118
Adjusting a reclining rear seat................ 124
Ad justing the front passenger seat
from there ar......................................... 122
Au tomatic adjustment........................... .135
Con/guring settings............................... 135
Cor rect driver's seat position................. 118
Massage prog ramme overvie w............... 136
Operating the memory function.............. 144 Pa
nel heating......................................... 139
Re ar (adjusting elect rically).................... 123
Re ar foot re st..........................................1 28
Re setting the settings............................ 137
Setting automatic lateral support
adjustment............................................ 136
Setting options......................................... 16
Setting the fully reclined position...........1 25
Wo rkout prog ramme overvie w................ 136
Seat (r Seat (r ear)
ear),Function seat (rear)
Setting options........................................ .18
Seat belt
Seat belt, Belt, Occupant sa fety
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment.............................................. 52
Ad justing the height................................. 51
Belt airbag............................................... 50
Care...................................................... 434
Fa stening................................................. 51
Pro tection................................................ 47
Re ar seat belt status display ..................... 52
Re duced pr otection.................................. 48
Re leasing................................................. 52
Seat belt adjustment (function)................ 52
Seat belt extender.................................... 50
Wa rning lamp........................................... 52 Index
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