2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Settings

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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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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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X
Use : or9 to select the Coolant
Coolant
submenu.
X Press ato confirm the selection.
The multifunction display shows the cool-
ant temperature in a bar display. Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing assistance settings
(Y page 308)
R Changing hybrid settings (PLUG-IN hybrid
vehicles) (Y page 310)
R Changing head-up display settings
(Y page 311)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 312)
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 312)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 314)
Assistance submenu Deactivating/activating ESP
®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section
in the description of ESP ®
(Y page 82). G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
, ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident. Only deactivate ESP
®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
For further information about ESP ®
, see
(Y page 81).
X Start the engine.
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐ DriveAs‐
sist sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
ESP
ESP.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp lights up continu-
ously, ESP ®
is not available due to a malfunc-
tion.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y page 360).
Observe the information on display messages
(Y page 317).
Automatic activation of Night View Assist Plus
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 Settings Settingsmenu. 308
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X
Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist
sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Use : or9 to select Night View
Night View
Assist
Assist .
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
If Night View Assist Plus automatic activation is switched on, the night vision image is auto-matically shown in the multifunction display if
an object is detected.
For further information about Night View
Assist Plus (Y page 268).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Use 9 or: to select Collision
Collision
Prevention
Prevention.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS is deactivated, the æsymbol
appears in the multifunction display in the
Assistance Graphic Assistance Graphic menu.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (Y page 79).Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
PRE ‑SAFE ®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist
sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake
PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is deactivated, the
æ symbol appears in the Assistance
Assistance
Info
Info Display
Display menu in the multifunction dis-
play.
For more information on PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake,
see (Y page 84).
Activating/deactivating Active Blind Spot
Assist
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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist
sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist . Menus and submenus
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X
Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When Active Blind Spot Assist is activated, gray radar waves propagating backwards
appear next to the vehicle in the Assis‐
Assis‐
tance Info Display tance Info Display menu in the multi-
function display.
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist, see (Y page 270).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST 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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist
sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Attention Assist
Attention Assist.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orSensitive
Sensitive .
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the é symbol appears in the Assistance
Assistance
Graphic
Graphic menu in the multifunction display
when the ignition is on.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 264).
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist 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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel. X
Use : or9 to select the DriveAs‐
DriveAs‐
sist
sist submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection Standard
StandardorAdap‐
Adap‐
tive
tive is displayed.
X To change the setting: pressaagain.
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist, see (Y page 273).
Hybrid submenu (plug-in hybrid vehi-
cles) Setting the maximum charge current
Before charging the high-voltage battery,
check the maximum permissible charge cur-
rent for the relevant power socket.
If there are no charge current settings on the charging cable, set the maximum charge cur-
rent.
The maximum charge current values in the
on-board computer may deviate from the
charging cable 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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the Hybrid Hybridsub-
menu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Maximum
Maximum
Charge Current
Charge Current function.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Setting the departure time
With the Departure Time Departure Time function you can
set the time by which pre-entry climate con-
trol is to be complete and the high voltage
battery fully charged. 310
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If a departure time is pre-selected, charging
starts immediately. Further information can
be obtained at any qualified specialist work-
shop.
Pre-entry climate control depends on the
departure time set. Further information on
pre-entry climate control (Y page 182).
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the Hybrid Hybridsub-
menu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Depar‐
Depar‐
ture Time
ture Time function.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
X Immediate charging without any depar-
ture time set: use: or9 to select
No Pre-selection
No Pre-selection.
X Press ato confirm.
or
X To set the departure time: use: or
9 A
A,B
Bor C
Cto select the required storage
space.
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
X Press :or9 to set the hours.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to set the minutes.
X Press ato confirm.
If the transmission is in position Pand the
charging cable connector is plugged in, the
multifunction display will show the com-
plete charging prediction after a few
moments.
Further information on charging the high-volt-
age battery (PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles)
(Y page 210). Head-up display submenu Switching other displays on/off
You can switch the display of additional infor-
mation on and off in the on-board computer. If
the head-up display (Y page 297) is activated,
this will be shown on the windshield.
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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Head-up Display
Head-up Display submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 buttons to select
Display Content
Display Content.
X Press ato confirm.
Switching the navigation messages dis-
play on/off
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When you switch on the Navigation NavigationMes‐
Mes‐
sages
sages display, navigation messages are
shown on the windshield when the head-up display is activated.
Further information on navigation (see the
separate operating instructions).
Setting the position
You can adjust the position of the head-up
display. This allows you to compensate for
differences in the seat position.
X Switch on the Head-up display
(Y page 297).
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use the :or9 button to select the
Head-up Display Head-up Display submenu.
X Press ato confirm. Menus and submenus
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X
Use the :or9 button to select the
Position
Position function.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
position from Level
Level +5
+5(high) to Level
Level-5
-5
(low).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Using the Memory function, you can save and
call up the position of the Head-up display as
a single memory preset (Y page 143).
Setting the brightness
The brightness of the head-up display is auto-
matically adjusted to the surrounding ambi-
ent light. You can also individually adjust the
brightness of the head-up display.
X Switch on the Head-up display
(Y page 297).
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use the :or9 button to select the
Head-up Display
Head-up Display submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Brightness
Brightness function.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
brightness from Level +5
Level +5 (bright) to
Level -5
Level -5 (dark).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Light submenu Switching the spotlight function on/off
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 Settings
Settings menu. X
Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Use : or9 to select the Spotlight
Spotlight
function.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When the spotlight function is activated,
the assistance graphic shows the pedes-
trian symbol.
Further information on the spotlight function
(Y page 268).
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
This function is not available in Canada.
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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime Running Lights function.
If the Daytime Running Lights
Daytime Running Lights function
has been switched on, the cone of light and the W symbol in the multifunction dis-
play are shown in white.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running
lamps (Y page 150).
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunction display. 312
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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 Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km
km or
miles miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R Speedometer
R Digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R Additional speedometer in the status area
on the multi-function display
The unit in the additional speedometer is
displayed inversely to the selected dis-
tance unit.
R Odometer and the trip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current consumption and the range
R Navigation instructions in the Navi
Navi menu
R Cruise Control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
All vehicles except PLUG-IN HYBRID vehi-
cles: with the Permanent Display
Permanent Display function
you can switch on the outside temperature in the status bar of the multifunction display.
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: with thePerma‐ Perma‐
nent
nent Display
Display function you can switch on the
following displays in the status bar of the mul-
tifunction display. R
outside temperature
R coolant temperature (PLUG‑IN HYBRID
vehicles)
R the total electric range (PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles)
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 Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Perma‐
Perma‐
nent Display
nent Display function.
X Press ato confirm.
All vehicles except PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles: the current setting for Outside Outside
Temperature
Temperature is shown.
Only PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: the cur-
rent selection of Outside Temperature
Outside Temperature,
Coolant Temperature
Coolant Temperature orElectric
Electric
Range
Range is displayed.
X Only PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: select
the desired option with :or9.
X To change the setting: pressa.
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Use the Additional Speedometer Additional Speedometer function
to choose whether the status area in the mul- tifunction display shows the speed digitally.
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 Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm. Menus and submenus
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