MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH 2019 Owner's Manual

Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and87mph(1 40 km/h) theve hicle islowe redsteadil y
and remains atthis leve lup tothemaximum vehicle speed.
R When retur ning tospeeds between 87mph(1 40 km/h) and40mph(65 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
A (Comfort) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
N (CURVE) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
; (Econom y) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. Dr
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Cr
osswind Assist
The crosswi ndstabiliz ation:
R Operat esby chang ingwheel loadsthro ugh
adj ustin gth eABC spring stru ts.
R Reduces disruption swhen driving stra ight
ahead.
R Suppor tscoun terste er ing.
R Isactiv ein thespeed rang ebe twee n50 mph
(80 km/ h)and 130mp h(210 km/h) when
dr ivi ng stra ight ahead orcor ner ing gently .
Fu nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries. RO
AD SUR FACE SCAN :
R Mon itor sth ero ad infron tof theve hicle
using multifunction camera1.
R Isactiv ewhen oneofdrive pr ogr ams A
(Comf ort)or N (CURVE)isselect ed.
R Detects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g.
bu mp s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
R Reduces chassis movements. Sy
stem limita tions
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero adw ayisinsuf ficie ntlylit, e.g. at
nigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor t.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing dynam icdrivi ng ma neu ver,e.g. ifyo u
acc elerat eor brak eth eve hicle sharply.
R Atspeeds below5mp h(7 km/h) orabo ve
11 2mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R Ifth eve hicle isat ara ised leve lor indrive
pr og ram C (Sport). 220
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Obser
vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(→ pag e409).
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof th
ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
75 mph(120 km/h) . R
Onl ylo we rthe vehicl e:when theve hicle is
st atio nary,all thedoor sha ve tobe closed.
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. Dr
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The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using six
sensor s1 inthefront bum perand sixsensor s
in there ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
sho wsyouth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle
and ade tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ousto ne sou nds from adi st anc eof
appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWa rn
ear lysettin gin themultimedia system, the
wa rning tones forfr ont and side impact protec‐
tion canalso besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m)
(→ pag e225).
% The Warnear lysettin gis alw aysactiv ein
th ere ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. 222
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
Sy stem limita tions
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s. R
Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em.
Fu nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides Dr
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light
upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle .
Seg ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan cein
cm
Ye llo wA pprox.30 -60
Re dA pprox.< 30 In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s. 22
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Af
terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again bef oreane wwa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limita tions
The system limit ations forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yfo rpass ive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Deactiv ating/activ atingParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s. The
vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
indicat orlam p2 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
and theé symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. #
Press button1. %
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ad jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Camera
& Parkin g.
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a When
youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
re ar vie wcam era1 issho wninthemultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth esteer ing wheel inits
cur rent positio n.Thi shel psyouto orient your‐
self and toavoid obstacle swhe nba cking up. The
rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
Yo ucan selectfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror. 226
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Cam
eravie ws inthemu ltim edia system Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)) 5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areat adis tance of
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theinner segment s
of thewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cbut tonlights upand theé
symbol appearsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lanes aredispla yedin green.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Dr
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Sy
stem limita tions
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(→ pag e40 9).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
Obs erve theno teson cleaning there ar vie w
cam era(→ pag e40 9). 360°
camera Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360° Camer ais asy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcam era R
Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) 228
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