2010 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 4MATIC child restraint

Break-in period .................................. 402
Bulbs see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) ... 24
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for ............. 22
Calls (phone) .............................. 148, 230
Can holders see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants .................................. 537
Carpets, cleaning .............................. 446
CD player ............................................ 176
Central locking
Automatic ...................................... 278
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 275
Locking/unlocking from inside ......279
SmartKey ....................................... 274
Central locking/unlocking switch ... 279
Certification label .............................. 524
Children in the vehicle
Air bags ........................................... 41
Child safety locks (rear doors) .........61
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
(ISOFIX) ........................................... 60
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag off ................................ 46
Infant and child restraint systems .... 57
ISOFIX (Child seat anchors –
LATCH-type) ..................................... 60
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) ........................................... 46
Override switch ................................ 61
Safety notes ..................................... 56
Tether anchorage points ..................59
Top tether ........................................ 59
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
(ISOFIX) see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning .............................................. 447
Cigarette lighters .............................. 387
Climate control system .................... 363
Air conditioning ............................. 366
Air conditioning refrigerant ............540
Air distribution ............................... 370
Air recirculation mode ...................371
Air volume ..................................... 370
Automatic mode ............................ 366
Deactivating system ......................366
Front defroster .............................. 370
Maximum cooling MAX COOL ........371
Residual heat and ventilation .........372
Temperature .................................. 367
Coat hooks ......................................... 380
Cockpit ................................................. 30
Cold tire inflation pressure .............. 430
Collapsible wheel chock ................... 450
COMAND .............................................. 76
Address book ................................. 159
Audio playback .............................. 176
AUX sockets .................................. 186
Components .................................... 77
Controller ......................................... 79
FM/AM Radio ................................ 165
Gracenote ®
Media Database .........185
HD Radio™ .................................... 167
Headphone ...................................... 82
Inserting/ejecting CDs and DVDs . 179
Introduction ..................................... 76
iPod ®
............................................. 200
Media interface .............................. 200
Music Register ............................... 196
Navigation ........................................ 95
Operating ......................................... 84
Phone book .................................... 159
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...189
Remote control (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ....................81
Remote control (SPLITVIEW) ............81
Reset to factory settings ..................95
Satellite radio ................................ 170
SD card .......................................... 180
Shortcut buttons .............................. 77
SPLITVIEW ....................................... 90
Switching on or off ........................... 77
System settings ............................... 91
Telephone ...................................... 148
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Garage door opener .......................... 395
Gasoline see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ... 431
Gear range ......................................... 321
Indicator ........................................ 321
Limiting .......................................... 323
Shifting into optimal ......................324
Gear selector lever ............................ 317
Cleaning ......................................... 446
Gearshift pattern ........................... 317
Shifting procedure .........................319
Transmission position indicator .....320
Transmission positions ..................320
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box ........................................... 381
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............ 185
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) ............ 431
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) ................................................ 431
H
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning .... 446
Hazard warning flasher .................... 302
HD Radio™ ......................................... 167
Headlamp cleaning system .............. 303
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps ...........298
Adaptive Highbeam Assist .............301
Automatic headlamp mode ............299
Bi-Xenon ................................ 298, 505
Cleaning lenses ............................. 443
Cleaning system ............................ 303
Daytime running lamp mode ..........299
High-beam flasher .........................302
High-beam headlamps ...................301
Low-beam headlamps ....................299
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 485
Replacing bulbs ............................. 504
Switch ............................................ 298
Headliner and shelf below rear
window, cleaning and care of .......... 446
Headphone ........................................... 82
Replacing batteries ........................502
Head restraints ................................. 286
Adjustment ............................ 286, 289
Comfort head restraint ..................289
Folding back .................................. 290
NECK-PRO active front head
restraints ......................................... 55
Rear seat head restraints ............... 290
Heated steering wheel ...................... 294
Height adjustment
Seat belt outlet ................................ 52
Seats ............................................. 286
Vehicle level control ......................344
High-beam flasher ............................. 302
High-beam headlamps .............. 301, 505
Adaptive Highbeam Assist .............301
Indicator lamp .................................. 32
High-performance brake system ..... 437
Hill-start assist system ..................... 341
HOLD function ................................... 342
Hood ................................................... 404
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 478
Horn ...................................................... 30
Hydroplaning ..................................... 437
I
Identification labels .......................... 524
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) ................................................... 525
Ignition ....................................... 284, 311
Immobilizer .......................................... 71
Indicator lamps see Lamps, indicator and warning
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Infrared reflecting windshield ......... 399
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Occupant Classification System see OCS (Occupant Classification
System)
Occupant distribution ....................... 431
Occupant safety
Air bags ........................................... 41
Children and air bags .......................41
Children in the vehicle .....................56
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
(ISOFIX) ........................................... 60
Fastening the seat belts ................... 51
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp .......................... 46, 498
Infant and child restraint systems .... 57
Introduction ..................................... 40
ISOFIX (Child seat anchors –
LATCH-type) ..................................... 60
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) ........................................... 46
PRE-SAFE ®
....................................... 54
Seat belts .................................. 43, 49
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) ................................................ 46
Self-test ........................................... 49
Odometer ........................................... 223
Oil, oil level see Engine oil
On-board computer
see Control system
One-touch gearshifting ..................... 323
Operating safety .................................. 23
Ornamental moldings, cleaning ....... 443
Overhead control panel ...................... 37
P
Paintwork, cleaning .......................... 441
Paintwork code ................................. 525
Panic alarm .......................................... 62
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel ...................................... 377
Cleaning ......................................... 445
Operation ....................................... 377
Roller sunblinds ............................. 375
Synchronizing ................................ 378
Parcel nets ......................................... 380
Parking ............................................... 314
Parking Guidance ..................350, 352
Parktronic system ..........................347
Parking Guidance .............................. 350
Canceling ....................................... 354
Detecting a parking space .............351
Parking .......................................... 352
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors ..............295
Transmission position ....................320
Parktronic system
Cleaning system sensors ...............443
Malfunction .................................... 350
Minimum distance .........................348
Sensor range ................................. 348
Switching on/off ........................... 349
System sensors ............................. 348
Warning indicators .........................349
Parts service ...................................... 524
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Front passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
Pedals ................................................. 434
Phone see Telephone
Phone book ........................................ 159
Plastic parts, cleaning ...................... 446
Power assistance .............................. 435
Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid .............................................. 283
Power outlets .................................... 388
Power seats see Seats
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Operation ....................................... 373
Synchronizing ................................ 375
Power washer .................................... 441
Power windows ................................. 307
Cleaning ......................................... 445
Operation ....................................... 307
Rear door window, override
switch .............................................. 61
Rear door window sunshades ........308
Synchronizing ................................ 308
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PRE-SAFE®
............................................ 54
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 454
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ................................. 69
Activating/deactivating .................232
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 454
Problems
While driving .................................. 314
With vehicle ..................................... 24
With wipers .................................... 306
Product information ............................ 21
Production options weight ............... 431
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program ................322
Manual shift program ..................... 324
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) ....................... 431
R
RACETIMER ........................................ 228
Radar sensors
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 461
Switching on or off ......................... 236
Radio .................................................. 165
HD Radio™ .................................... 167
Satellite radio ................................ 170
Selecting stations ..........................226
Radio transmitters ............................ 438
Rain sensor see Intermittent wiping
Rear axle oil ....................................... 538
Rear door ashtray see Ashtrays
Rear doors
Child safety locks ............................ 61
Rear door window
Override switch ................................ 61
Sunshades ..................................... 308
Rear fog lamp
see Fog lamps
Rear Seat Entertainment System .... 189
AUX sockets .................................. 187
CD/DVD drive ............................... 180
Headphone ...................................... 82
Remote control ................................ 81
Rear seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Rear view camera .............................. 354
Cleaning the camera lens ..............444
Rear window defroster ..................... 372
Recommended tire inflation
pressure ..................................... 411, 431
Refrigerant, air conditioning ............ 540
Refueling ............................................ 402
Regular checks .................................. 403
Reminder, Seat belt see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote control (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ....................... 81
Replacing batteries ........................502
Remote control (SPLITVIEW) .............. 81
Replacing batteries ........................502
Remote door lock (Tele Aid) ............. 394
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) ......... 394
Replacing
Key ................................................ 278
Replacing bulbs ................................. 504
Reporting safety defects .................... 24
Research Octane Number see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction
display ........................................... 484
Reset tool (NECK-PRO active front
head restraints) ................................. 501
Restraint systems see Occupant safety
Retaining hook .................................. 381
Rims ........................................... 431, 532
Roadside Assistance ................... 22, 391
Roller sunblinds ................................. 375
RON (Research Octane Number) ..... 541
Roof rack ............................................ 380
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Vehicle equipment
i This Operator’s Manual describes all
features, standard or optional, potentially
available for your vehicle at the time of
purchase. Please be aware that your
vehicle might not be equipped with all
features described in this manual.
Occupant safety
Introduction
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint system
components of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are:
R Seat belts
R Child restraints
R
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren
(LATCH) also known as ISOFIX
Additional protection potential is provided by:
R
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with
- Air bags
- Air bag control unit (with crash sensors)
-
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) for
seat belts
- Seat belt force limiter
R NECK-PRO active front head restraints
R
Preventive occupant safety (PRE-SAFE ®
)
R Air bag system components with
- Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
- Front passenger seat with
Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
Although the systems are independent, their
protective functions work in conjunction with
each other.
GWarning!
Modifications to or work improperly
conducted on restraint system components
or their wiring, as well as tampering with
interconnected electronic systems, can lead
to the restraint systems no longer functioning
as intended.
Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices
(ETDs), for example, could deploy
inadvertently or fail to deploy in accidents
although the deceleration threshold for air
bag deployment is exceeded. Therefore,
never modify the restraint systems. Do not
tamper with electronic components or their
software.
i See “Children in the vehicle”
( Y page 56) for information on
R infants and children traveling with you in
the vehicle
R restraint systems for infants and children
SRS indicator lamp
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates detection of system malfunctions.
The SRS indicator lamp 6 in the
instrument cluster comes on when the
ignition is switched on. It goes out no later
than a few seconds after the engine has been
started.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness when the SRS indicator lamp
6 is not lit while the engine is running.
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you have any difficulties, please contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
R Do not lean your head or chest close to the
steering wheel or dashboard.
R Keep hands on the outside of the steering
wheel rim. Placing hands and arms inside
the rim can increase the risk and potential
severity of hand/arm injury when the driver
front air bag inflates.
R Adjust the front passenger seat as far as
possible rearward from the dashboard
when the seat is occupied.
R Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their heads
in the area of the door where the side
impact air bag inflates. This could result in
serious injuries or death should the side
impact air bag be deployed. Always sit as
upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized
infant restraint, toddler restraint, or
booster seat recommended for the size and
weight of the child.
Failure to follow these instructions can result
in severe injuries to you or other occupants.
If you sell your vehicle, it is important that you
make the buyer aware of this safety
information. Be sure to give the buyer this
Operator’s Manual.GWarning!
Accident research shows that the safest place
for children in an automobile is in a rear seat.
There is a possibility for a side impact air bag-
related injury if occupants, especially
children, are not properly seated or restrained
when next to a side impact air bag which
needs to deploy rapidly in a side impact in
order to do its job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury, please
follow these guidelines:
(1)Occupants, especially children,
should never place their bodies or
lean their heads in the area of thedoor where the side impact air bag
inflates. This could result in
serious injuries or death should
the side impact air bag be
deployed.(2)Always sit as upright as possible,
wear the seat belt properly and use
an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or
booster seat recommended for the
size and weight of the child. and
for children 12 years old and
under, use an appropriately sized
infant restraint, toddler restraint,
or booster seat recommended for
the size and weight of the child.(3)Always wear seat belts properly.
If you believe that, even with the use of these
guidelines, it would be safer for your rear seat
occupants to have the rear mounted side
impact air bags deactivated, then
deactivation can be carried out upon your
written request at an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center at an additional cost.
Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center or call the Customer Assistance
Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372), or Customer Service (in
Canada) at 1-800-387-0100 for details.
Air bags are designed to deploy only in certain
R frontal impacts (front air bags)
R side impacts (side impact and window
curtain air bags) if the system determines
the need for air bag deployment
R rollovers (window curtain air bags)
Only in the event of such a situation will they
provide their supplemental protection.
The driver and passengers should always
wear their seat belts. Otherwise it is not
possible for the air bags to provide their
supplemental protection.
In case of other types of impacts and impacts
below air bag deployment thresholds, air
bags will not deploy. The driver and
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Occupant Classification System
The Occupant Classification System (OCS)
activates or deactivates the front passenger
front air bag automatically. The respective
status is based on the classified occupant
weight category determined by weight sensor
readings from the front passenger seat.
The system does not deactivate
R the front passenger side impact air bag
R the window curtain air bag
R the Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)
To be classified correctly, the front passenger
must sit
R with the seat belt properly fastened
R in a position that is as upright as possible
with the back against the seat backrest
R with the feet on the floor
If the occupant’s weight is transferred to
another object in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning
on armrests), the OCS may not be able to
properly approximate the occupant’s weight
category.
If your seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way, take
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Only seat accessories approved by
Mercedes-Benz may be used.
Both the driver and the front passenger
should always use the 42
indicator lamp as an indication of whether or
not the front passenger is properly
positioned.GWarning!
If the 42 indicator lamp
illuminates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the front
passenger seat, have the front passenger
reposition himself or herself in the seat until
the 42 indicator lamp goes out.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow front passenger front air bag
deployment when the OCS has classified the
front passenger seat occupant as weighting
as much as or less than a typical 12-month-
old child in a standard child restraint or if the
front passenger seat is classified as being
empty.
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as
being up to or less than the weight of a typical
12-month-old child in a standard child
restraint, the 42 indicator lamp
will illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat is classified as being empty,
the 42 indicator lamp will
illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as
being heavier than the weight of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard child
restraint or as being a small individual (such
as a young teenager or a small adult), the
42 indicator lamp will illuminate
for approximately 6 seconds when the engine
is started and then, depending on occupant
weight sensor readings from the seat, remain
illuminated or go out. With the
42 indicator lamp illuminated,
the front passenger front air bag is
deactivated. With the 42
indicator lamp out, the front passenger front
air bag is activated.
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as an
adult or someone larger than a small
individual, the 42 indicator lamp
will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds
when the engine is started and then goes out,
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If the 42 indicator lamp is
illuminated, the front passenger front air bag
is deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the 42 indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the front passenger front air bag
is activated and will be deployed
R in the event of certain frontal impacts
R if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
R independently of the side impact air bags
If the front passenger front air bag is
deployed, the rate of inflation will be
influenced by
R the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as
assessed by the air bag control unit
R the front passenger’s weight category as
identified by the OCS
For more information on air bag display
messages in the multifunction display, see
( Y page 455).GWarning!
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. Thus, we strongly recommend that
children be placed in the rear seats whenever
possible. Regardless of seating position,
children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropriate
infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster
seat recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle’s seat belt, the seat
belt and top tether strap, or lower anchors and
top tether strap, fully in accordance with the
child seat manufacturer’s instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always
sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information when circumstances
require you to place a child in the front
passenger seat:
R Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to deactivate the front
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the front passenger seat.
R A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
front passenger seat will be seriously
injured or even killed if the front passenger
front air bag inflates in a collision which
could occur under some circumstances,
even with the air bag technology installed
in your vehicle. The only means to
completely eliminate this risk is to never
place a child in a rear-facing child restraint
in the front seat. We therefore strongly
recommend that you always place a child
in a rear-facing child restraint in a backseat.
R If you must install a rear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to do
so, make sure the 42
indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating
that the front passenger front air bag is
deactivated. Should the 42
indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while
the restraint is installed, please check
installation. Periodically check the
42 indicator lamp while
driving to make sure the 42
indicator lamp is illuminated. If the
42 indicator lamp goes out or
remains out, do not transport a child on the
front passenger seat until the system has
been repaired.
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