seat adjustment 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

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16
At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment

1
ßÜLoc ks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
93
2 Adjusts the seats electrically →
118
3 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
137
4 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
139
5 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
121
6 V Operates the memory function →
144
7 Í Operates the outside mir rors →
184
8 W Opens/closes theright side window →
104
9 W Opens/closes there ar right side window →
104 A
p Opens/closes the boot lid →
98
B D Rear-window roller sunblind →
113
C S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
86
D Opens the door →
93
E W Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
104
F W Opens/closes the leT side window →
104
G Adjusts the head restraints →
131
H Seat adjustment using the multimedia system →
135 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
17
17

1
Climate control rear operating unit →
190
2 Elect ronics compartment in the centre console
230 V soc ket →
160
3 j Setsthe fully reclined position →
125
4 V Selects the front passenger seat →
122
5 s Switches there ar seat ventilation on/o. →
139
6 w Switches there ar seat heating on/o. →
137
7 Adjusts reclining rear seats elect rically →
124
8 a Resets the standard seat adjustment set-
tings →
125 9
V Memory function in there ar compart-
ment →
145
A Stow age box in the seat backrest
Re frigerator box →
162
B Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
C MBUX rear tablet brac ket
D Cup holder At
a glance – Control settings in there ar passen ger compartment
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19

Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment function
tment functionV
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:aTer a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-
ment may apply a cer tain tightening forc e. Do not
hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.
Yo u can activate and deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function using the multimedia system
(/ page 52). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustment via tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Occupant protection #
Activate or deactivate Belt adjustment.R
R
eleasing seat belts
eleasing seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the driver's
display is a reminder that all vehicle occupants
must weartheir seat belts cor rectl y.
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. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status display is onlyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. When
theve hicle is switched on, there ar seat
belt status displ ayinforms 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 recognised
by the colour of the symbol in the driver's displa y:
R Grey:th e seat belt tongue of a rear seat belt is
not engaged in the seat belt buckle of the cor-
re sponding seat.
R Green: the seat belt tongue of a rear seat belt
is engaged in the seat belt buckle of the cor re-
sponding seat.
Every vehicle occupant must alw aysfa sten
th eir seat belt cor rectly before starting a jou r-
ne y.
R Red: a vehicle occupant in there ar passen ger
compartment has released the seat belt
buckle using there lease button and may not
be proper lysecured.
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
re ar, there ar seat belt status displ ayappears
again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. 52 52
Occupant safe
ty

ch
ecked and repaired immediately at a quali/ed
specialist workshop.
S
S t
tatus display
atus display
If th e front passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th before and during the journe y,that the sta-
tus of the front passenger airbag is cor rect forthe
cur rent situation.
ATer
ATer /tting
/tting a r
a rearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t o t
o the fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::PA SSENGER AIR
BAG OFF must be lit continuously. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thwhen
using a rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m while the front passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo u secure a child in a rear wa rd-facing child
re straint system on the front passenger seat
and thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is o., the front passenger airbag can
deploy in theev ent of an accident.
The child could be struck bythe airbag. #
Always ensu rethat the front passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child
re straint system on a seat wi than ENA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th e DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY tothe
CHILD. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 82).
Depending on thech ild restraint system and the
stature of thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpmay be o.. In this case, do not /t
th ere ar wa rd-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t there ar wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m to a suitable rear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting a f
a forw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t o t
o the fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::depending on the
ch ild restraint system and the stature of thech ild,
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuous lyor be o.. Alw
ays obser vethefo llowing informa-
tion. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect positioning of thefo rw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo u secure a child in a forw ard-facing child
re straint system on the front passenger seat
th at is positioned too close tothe cockpit, in
th eeve nt of an accident, thech ild could:
R come into contact with theve hicle interior
if th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit, forex ample
R be st ruck bythe airbag if thePA SSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator la mpis o.. #
Always mo vethe front passenger seat as
fa r back as possible and fully retract the
seat cushion length adjustment. While
doing so, alw ays make sure that the
shoulder belt st rap is cor rectly routed
from the seat belt outlet of theve hicle to
th e shoulder belt guide on thech ild
re straint system. The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards Occupant saf
ety
59 59

ATer
the self-test, the status of there ar airbag for
th e leT and right rear seat is displ ayed via the
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps:
R ON is lit:
ON is lit: there ar airbag may depl oyduring an
accident.
The indicator lamp goes out aTer appr ox-
imately 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON and OFF ar e
eo.:
o.: there ar airbag may
depl oyduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: there ar airbag is disabled. It will
th en not be deplo yed in theev ent of an acci-
dent.
If th e REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
o., only the REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp sho ws the status of there ar airbag. The
REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be lit
continuously or be o.. Enabling/disabling t
Enabling/disabling t
he r
he rear airbag via t
ear airbag via t he multi-
he multi-
media syst
media syst em
em
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Occupant protection #
Enable or disable the desired rear airbag
under Rear airbags . PRE-S
PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) 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 V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof. R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function in t
y function in t he r
he rear
ear
com
com par
partment:
tment: moving the outer rear seats to
a more favo urable seat position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h multicont
h multicont our seat
our seat:
:increasing the
air pressure in the seat side bolsters of the
seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multime-
dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal tostimula tethe innate pr otective
mechanism of a person's hearing.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat position
may result in damage tothe seat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. Occupant saf
ety
63
63

#
Press the le ver in direction 1(activate) or 2
(deactivate). #
Make sure that thech ild saf ety loc ksare work-
ing proper ly. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the c
he child safe
hild safe ty loc
ty lock f
k for
or
t
t he r
he r ear side windo ws
ear side windo ws #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: 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 o.: via the switch on
th e cor responding rear door or driver's
door
When thech ild saf ety lock is acti vated, 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 there ar seat belt extender
R thero ller sunblinds:
- ofthere ar side wind ows
- ofthere ar wind ow
- inthero of N
No
ot
tes on pe
es on pe ts in t
ts in the v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to animals leT unsecured or unatte nded in
th eve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unat tended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, for instance. 86
86
Occupant saf
ety

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
119
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
121
121