2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN light

LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors................................................ 63
License plate lamp (display mes-
sage) .................................................. .292
Light function, active
Display message ............................ 293
Light sensor (display message) ....... 293
Lights
Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS .... 133
Automatic headlamp mode ............ 130
Cornering light function ................. 132
Fogged up headlamps .................... 134
General notes ................................ 130
Hazard warning lamps ................... 132
High beam flasher .......................... 132
High-beam headlamps ................... 132
Light switch ................................... 130
Low-beam headlamps .................... 131
Parking lamps ................................ 131
Setting exterior lighting ................. 130
Standing lamps .............................. 131
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 274
Switching the spotlight on/off ....... 274
Turn signals ................................... 131
see Interior lighting
see Replacing bulbs
Loading guidelines ............................ 325
Locking
see Central locking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 87
Emergency locking ........................... 88
From inside (central locking but-
ton) ..................................................8 6
Locking centrally
see Central locking
Low-beam headlamps
Display message ............................ 291
Switching on/off .......................... .131
Lumbar support
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar sup-
port ................................................ 118
Luxury head restraints .....................115M
M+S tires
............................................ 386
Magic Body Control ........................... 210
MAGIC SKY CONTROL ....................... 100
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Matte finish (cleaning instruc-
tions) ..................................................3 61
Maximum charge current
Setting (charging cable) ................. 184
Setting (on-board computer) .......... 272
MBC
see Magic Body Control
mbrace
Call priority ....................................3 44
Display message ............................ 283
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 344
Downloading routes ....................... 347
Emergency call .............................. 341
General notes ................................ 340
Geo fencing ................................... 347
Locating a stolen vehicle ...............3 46
MB info call button ........................ 343
Remote fault diagnosis .................. 346
Remote vehicle locking .................. 345
Roadside Assistance button .......... 342
Search & Send ............................... 344
Self-test ......................................... 341
Speed alert ....................................3 47
System .......................................... 341
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 347
Vehicle remote unlocking .............. 345
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 81
General notes .................................. 81
Inserting .......................................... 82
Locking vehicle ................................ 88
Removing ......................................... 81
Unlocking the driver's door .............. 87
Media Interface
USB port in the armrest of the
center console ............................... 327
see Separate operating instructions
Memory card (audio) ......................... 266
Memory function
In the rear compartment ................ 127
12Index

Operation ......................................... 54
System self-test ...............................56
Occupant safety
Air bags ...........................................5 0
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 61
Children in the vehicle ..................... 61
Important safety notes .................... 45
Introduction to the restraint sys-
tem .................................................. 44
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 53
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 46
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 67
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 59
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS) .............. 60
Restraint system warning lamp ........ 45
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 53
Faults ............................................... 57
Operation ......................................... 54
System self-test ............................... 56
Odometer ........................................... 261
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 275
Assistance graphic menu ............... 268
Assistance menu ........................... 269
Display messages .......................... 277
Displaying a service message ........ 358
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 204
Factory settings ............................. 275
Head-up display ............................. 259
HYBRID menu ................................ 272
Important safety notes .................. 256
Instrument cluster menu ............... 274
Lights menu ................................... 274
Media menu ................................... 265
Menu overview .............................. 261
Message memory .......................... 277
Navigation menu ............................ 263
Operation ....................................... 257
Radio menu ................................... 265 Service menu ................................. 269
Settings menu ............................... 269
Standard display ............................ 261
Telephone menu ............................ 267
Trip menu ...................................... 261
Video DVD operation ..................... 267
Online access to the vehicle
Data protection .............................. 188
Functions ....................................... 189
General informa tion ....................... 188
Inte

rnet .......................................... 189
Opening the fuel filler flap
(PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles) ............ 179
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 28
Important safety notes .................... 27
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Overview .......................................... 25
Vehicle equipment ........................... 25
Outside temperature display ........... 257
Overhead control panel ...................... 39
Override feature
Rear side windows ........................... 67
P
Paint code number ............................ 426
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 361
Panic alarm .......................................... 44
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Important safety notes .................... 97
Opening/closing the roller sun-
blind ............................................... 100
Operating ......................................... 98
Operating the roller sunblinds for
the sliding sunroof ........................... 99
Problem (malfunction) ................... 103
Rain closing feature ......................... 99
Resetting ....................................... 102
Reversing feature ............................. 98
Parcel net hooks ............................... 329
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 189
Parking brake ................................ 190
14Index

Starting .......................................... 249
When the vehicle is stationary ....... 251
Power locks ......................................... 87
Power washers .................................. 360
Power windows
see Side windows
Pre-entry climate control (via
SmartKey)
Problems (malfunctions) ................ 157
Pre-entry climate control at depar-
ture time
General notes ................................ 157
Pre-entry climate control at time of
departure
Setting departure time ................... 158
Pre-entry climate control via key
General notes ................................ 155
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Display message ............................ 284
Operation ......................................... 59
PRE-SAFE
®Brake
Activating/deactivating ................. 271
Display message ............................ 284
Function/notes ................................ 75
Important safety notes .................... 76
Warning lamp ................................. 322
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS)
Display message ............................ 284
Operation ......................................... 60
Program selector button .................. 173
Protection against theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 78
Immobilizer ...................................... 78
Protection of the environment
General notes .................................. 24
Pulling away
Automatic transmission ................. 165
General notes ................................ 165
Hill start assist ............................... 165
Q
QR codeMercedes-Benz Guide App ................. 1
Rescue card ..................................... 29
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 28
R
Radio
Selecting a station ......................... 265
Radio-wave reception/transmis-
sion in the vehicle
Declaration of conformity ................ 28
Rain closing feature
Panorama sliding sunroof ................ 99
RBS (Recuperative Brake System)
Warning lamp ................................. 315
Reading lamp ..................................... 134
Rear compartment
Activating/deactivating climate
control ........................................... 145
Setting the air distribution ............. 149
Setting the air vents ...................... 160
Setting the airflow ......................... 150
Setting the temperature ................ 148
Stowage compartment .................. 327
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seats
Adjusting ....................................... 107
Adjusting a rear reclining seat ....... 107
Overview .......................................... 41
Setting the reclined position .......... 107
Rear view camera
Cleaning instructions ..................... 363
Displays in the COMAND display ... 221
Function/notes ............................. 220
Rear window blind ............................ 334
Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ................... 152
Switching on/off ........................... 151
Rear-view mirror
Anti-glare (manual) ........................ 123
Dipping (automatic) ....................... 124
Recuperative Brake System
Driving safety systems ..................... 44
Important safety notes .................... 44
Refrigerant (air-conditioning sys-
tem)
Important safety notes .................. 432
Refueling
Fuel gauge ....................................... 33
Important safety notes .................. 177
16Index

Switching on/off ........................... 131
Start/Stop button
General notes ................................ 162
Key positions ................................. 163
Removing ....................................... 163
Starting the engine ........................ 164
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine) ................................ 164
STEER CONTROL .................................. 77
Steering
Display message ............................ 311
Warning lamps ............................... 324
Steering Assist
see DISTRONIC PLUS
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONIC PLUS)
Display message ............................ 305
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 120
Button overview ............................... 35
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 257
Cleaning ......................................... 365
EASY ENTRY/EXIT feature ............. 122
Important safety notes .................. 120
Paddle shifters ............................... 174
Steering wheel heating .................. 120
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 126
Steering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ................... 122
Switching on/off ........................... 120
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........ 174
Stop&Go Pilot
see DISTRONIC PLUS
Stowage areas ................................... 325
Stowage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 327
Center console .............................. 326
Center console in rear compart-
ment .............................................. 327
Cup holders ................................... 330
Door ............................................... 327
Eyeglasses compartment ............... 326
Glove box ....................................... 326 Important safety information ......... 325
Rear ............................................... 327
Rear seat backrest ......................... 328
Stowage net ................................... 329
see Stowage areas
Stowage net ....................................... 329
Stowage space
Folding table .................................. 328
Parcel net retainers ....................... 329
Securing a load .............................. 329
Stowage well beneath the trunk
floor .................................................... 329
Summer tires
In w

inter ........................................ 386
Sun visor ............................................ 333
Suspension mode
Active Body Control ABC ............... 210
Suspension setting
AIRMATIC ...................................... 212
Suspension settings
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 276
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 152
T
Tachometer ........................................ 256
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 292
see Lights
Tank content
Fuel gauge ....................................... 33
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 427
Information .................................... 425
Tires/wheels ................................. 410
Vehicle data ................................... 433
Telephone
Accepting a call (multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 267
Display message ............................ 311
Introduction ................................... 267
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 267
Number from the phone book ........ 268
Redialing ........................................ 268
Rejecting/ending a call ................. 268
Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 257
Index19

These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
Rvehicle's operating state
Rincidents
Rmalfunctions
In general, this technical information docu-
ments the state of a component, a module, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
Roperating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
Rthe vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components, e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment, lateral acceleration, accelerator pedal
position
Rmalfunctions and defects in important system
components, e.g. lights, brakes
Rvehicle reactions and operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. air bag deploy-
ment, intervention of stability control sys-
tems
Rambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
Rassist in recognizing and rectifying malfunc-
tions and defects
Ranalyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
Roptimize vehicle function
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example:
Rrepair services
Rservice processes
Rwarranties
Rquality assurance
The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation is obtained from it, if required.
After a malfunction has been rectified, the infor-
mation is deleted from the malfunction memory or is continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec- tion with other information (if necessary, under
consultation with an authorized expert), could
be traced to a person.
Examples include:
Raccident reports
Rdamage to the vehicle
Rwitness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi-
cle as well. The additional functions include, for
example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle's
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicle may be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual or the Digital Operator's
Manual and/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deploy-
ment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicle were
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (if at all) the driver was depressing theaccelerator and/or brake pedal and
RHow fast the vehicle was traveling.
30Introduction

Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers174
;Combination switch131
=Horn
?Instrument cluster33
ADIRECT SELECT lever170
BOverhead control panel39
CControl panel for:
ÜLowering the rear seat
head restraints116
u Extending/retracting
the rear roller sunblind334
PASSENGER AIR BAG indica-
tor lamp46
Adjusting the brightness of
the instrument lighting and
the multimedia system dis-
play
DIgnition lock162
Start/Stop button162
FunctionPage
EClimate control systems140
FAdjusts the steering wheel120
Steering wheel heating120
GCruise control lever197
HElectric parking brake190
IDiagnostics connection28
JOpening the hood352
KLight switch130
LControl panel for:
Activating Steering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot207
Switching on Active Lane
Keeping Assist237
Deactivating PARKTRONIC214
Switching on the 360° cam-
era224
Activating Night View Assist230
Switching on the head-up
display259
32Cockpit
At a glance

Warning and indicator lamps
FunctionPage
:!ABS316
;åESP®OFF317
÷ESP®317
=#Turn signal, left131
?LLow-beam headlamps131
AKHigh-beam headlamps132
BTParking lamps, license
plate and instrument cluster
lighting
131
C! Turn signal, right131
D·Distance warning322
E!Electric parking brake
(yellow)319
FunctionPage
FElectric parking brake (red)319
F USA only
!Canada only
G;Engine diagnostics320
HÐ Power steering324
IBrakes (red)315
$USA only
JCanada only
JéRBS (Recuperative
Brake System)315
Kü Seat belts313
L6Restraint system45
MhTire pressure monitor323
iInformation on additional indicator and
warning lamps for PLUG-IN vehicles can be
found in the "PLUG-IN HYBRID operation"
section (
Ypage 242).
34Instrument cluster
At a glance

Overhead control panel
FunctionPage
:pSwitches the left-hand
reading lamp on/off134
;| Switches the automatic
interior lighting control
on/off
135
=G SOS button (mbrace
system)341
?c Switches the front inte-
rior lighting on/off135
Au Switches the rear inte-
rior lighting on/off135
Bp Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off134
Cï MB Info call button
(mbrace system)343
DEyeglasses compartment326
E3 Opens/closes the pan-
orama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
98
Opens/closes the front roller
sunblinds100
FunctionPage
Fµ Operates MAGIC SKY
CONTROL100
Opens/closes the rear roller
sunblind100
GButtons for the garage door
opener348
HMicrophone for mbrace
(emergency call system),
telephone and the Voice
Control System; see the sep-
arate operating instructions
IF Roadside Assistance
call button (mbrace system)342
Overhead control panel39
At a glance