2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class steering wheel

E-SAVE R
Electric mode or driving
with the internal com-
bustion engine is possi-
ble
R Automatic selection of
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
R The current condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery is main-
tained so the electrical
energy can be used at a
later time. CHARGE R
Electric drive is not pos-
sible
R Charging the high-volt-
age battery while driv-
ing using the combus-
tion engine In automatic drive program
S(Y page 285)
and in manual drive program M(Y page 286),
only HYBRID operating mode is available.
If you switch from automatic drive program S
to automatic drive program Eor E+ ,HYBRID
operating mode continues to be selected.
If manual drive program Mis deactivated, the
automatic transmission shifts:
R into the automatic drive program that was
last selected
R into the driving mode that was last selected
Operating the on-board computer You can display the current operating condi-
tion of the hybrid system in the multifunction
display and the COMAND display
(Y page 281).
In the COMAND display, you can also call up a graphic display of the fuel consumption and
generated electricity (Y page 285). Menus and submenus
Selecting displays in the COMAND dis-
play X
Press button Øon the controller.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Energy EnergyFlow
Flow: turn and press the
controller.
The energy flow is displayed.
X To select Consumption Consumption: turn and press the
controller.
Fuel consumption and the generated elec-
tric energy are displayed.
X To exit the display: press the %button
on the controller.
Selecting the energy flow display in the
multifunction display X
Use Ñ on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select Energy Flow
Energy Flow .
The active hybrid components are highligh-
ted in the energy flow display.
Energy flow display Overview
:
Internal combustion engine
; Electric motor
= High-voltage battery condition of charge PLUG-IN HYBRID operation
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Electric operation mode and charging the
high-voltage battery The electric motor is operating as a genera-
tor, e.g. in overrun mode and when braking.
The kinetic energy of the vehicle is converted into electrical energy. The high-voltage bat-
tery is being charged.
The arrows for the energy flow are shown in
green.
Charging the high-voltage battery when
stationary The engine and electric motor are switched
off.
The arrows for the energy flow are not shown.
Further information on charging the high-volt-
age battery via:
R a mains socket (Y page 212)
R a charging station (Y page 216)
R a wallbox (Y page 215) Displaying the total range and electrical
range The approximate range is based on the cur-
rent driving style.
X Use Ñ on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select the approxi-
mate total range and electrical range. 284
PLUG-IN HYBRID operationDriving and parking

X
Press program selector button :to
change the drive program.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving character-
istics. E
Economy R
Comfortable, economi-
cal driving
R Electric operation mode
is used as often as pos-
sible
R The ECO start/stop
function is available S
Sport R
Sporty driving style with
boost mode
R The internal combus-
tion engine is always
switched on E+
Economy
Plus R
Comfortable, economi-
cal driving
R Electric operation mode
is used as often as pos-
sible
R The ECO start/stop
function is available
R Double pulses in the
haptic accelerator
pedal, as an indication
to release the accelera-
tor pedal (Y page 286)
R After the accelerator
pedal has been
released, the coasting
characteristics of the
vehicle are adapted to
the traffic conditions. For further information on the automatic drive
program, see (Y page 202). Manual drive program M
In addition to automatic drive programs
Eand
S, you can switch to manual drive program M
using the steering wheel paddle shifters.
In manual drive program M, you can briefly
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must be in position D. In manual drive program M
the internal combustion engine is always
switched on.
Activating when driving with the electric
motor:
X Pull the left or right steering wheel paddle
shifter (Y page 201).
The combustion engine is switched on.
Manual drive program Mis temporarily acti-
vated. The selected gear and Mappear in
the multifunction display.
Activating when driving with the combustion
engine:
X Pull the left or right steering wheel paddle
shifter (Y page 201).
Manual drive program Mis temporarily acti-
vated. The selected gear and Mappear in
the multifunction display.
The ECO start/stop function is not available
in manual drive program M.
Haptic accelerator pedal General notes
The haptic accelerator pedal helps you to
reduce the fuel consumption and emissions
of your vehicle.
There are two different functions available for this purpose:
R an additional point of resistance in E-MODE
operating mode (Y page 280)
R a double impulse in E+operating mode
(Y page 285) 286
PLUG-IN HYBRID operationDriving and parking

!
A display message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is above 257 ‡
(125 †) do not drive any further. The
engine will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperature is displayed in the
lower section of the tachometer (Y page 35).
Hybrid and PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: the
multifunction display shows the coolant tem-
perature in the Coolant
Coolant submenu
(Y page 307).
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 255 ‡ (124 †). Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road con-
ditions when temperatures are around freez-
ing point.
Bear in mind that the outside temperature
display indicates the temperature measured
and does not record the road temperature.
The outside temperature display is in the mul- tifunction display (Y page 296).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after a short delay. Operating the on-board computer
:
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Left control panel ò R
Calls up the main menu 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls in lists
R Selects a menu or function
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the track or station list
and selects an audio track or
video scene
R In the Telephone Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or a telephone
number Displays and operation
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9
: Press and hold:
R Rapid scrolling in all lists
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu:
selects a station, audio track or
video scene using rapid scrolling
R In the Telephone
Telephone menu: starts
rapid scrolling if the phone book is open a R
In all menus: confirms the selec-
ted entry in the list
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the list of available radio
sources/media
R In the Telephone Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected num-
ber ñ
Switches off the Voice Control Sys-
tem; see the separate operating
instructions % Press briefly:
R Back
R In the Radio
Radio/Media Mediamenu: dese-
lects the track or station list or
list of available radio sources/
media
R Hides display messages
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory % Press and hold:
R Calls up the standard display in
the Trip Trip menu Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits phone book/redial mem-
ory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute ó
Switches on the Voice Control Sys-
tem; see the separate operating
instructions Multifunction display
:
Top status bar
; Display
= Bottom status bar
X To call up the menu list in display
panel ;:press the òbutton on the
steering wheel.
Display panel ;shows the selected menu
or submenu and display messages.
Possible top status bar displays: Outside temperature (Y page 295)
# Turn signal, left (Y page 152)
L Low-beam headlamps (Y page 151)
K High-beam headlamps (Y page 152)
T Parking lamps and license plate lamp
(Ypage 151)
! Turn signal, right (Y page 152)
Possible bottom status bar displays:
è ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 193)
READY READY READY indicator (PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles) (Y
page 285)296
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

In the Settings menu, in the submenu head-up display, you have the following settings options:
R Switching other displays on/off (Y page 311)
R Setting the position (Y page 311)
R Setting the brightness (Y page 312)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the òbutton on the steering wheel
to call up the list of menus and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 295).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 299)
R Navi Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 301)
R Radio
Radio menu (Y page 303)
R Media
Media menu (Y page 304)
R Telephone
Telephone menu (Ypage 305)
R Assistance Info Display
Assistance Info Display menu
(Y page 307)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 307)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 308)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 314)Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Trip menu with trip odometer
:and odometer ;is
shown.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption AMG vehicles: the menu only displays approx-
imate range :.
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: the menu only dis-
plays current fuel consumption ;.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
approximate range :, current fuel con-
sumption ;and recuperation display =.
Approximate range :that can be covered
is calculated according to your current driv- ing style and the amount of fuel in the tank.If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, the display shows a vehicle
being refueled Cinstead of range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if
energy has been recuperated from the
kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved
in the battery. Recuperation display = Menus and submenus
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depends on the engine installed and is
therefore not available in all vehicles.
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: information on
total range and electric range can be found in
the "PLUG-IN HYBRID drive" section
(Y page 284).
ECO display The ECO display is not available for AMG vehi-
cles.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select ECO ECODisplay
Display.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 225). Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" :
Distance
; Driving time
= Average fuel consumption
? Average speed
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
From Start
From Start orFrom Reset
From Reset.
The values in the From Start
From Start submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From Reset From Resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 301).
The From Start
From Start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From Reset
From Reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 miles. 300
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Digital speedometer
X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yes and
press the abutton to confirm. You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the
values in the "From start" trip computer are
also reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in the ECO
display are also reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. You can find
further information on navigation in the sep-
arate COMAND operating instructions.
X Switch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road Menus and submenus
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