2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN button

Seats
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Children could become trapped if they adjust
the seats, particularly when unattended.
There is a risk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The seats can still be adjusted when there is no
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
GWARNING
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the seat guide rail. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"
(
Ypage 50) and "Children in the Vehicle"
(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is a risk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicle occupants could be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While moving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem.
GWARNING
If the head restraints are not installed or not
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
GWARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level of protection if you have not moved the back-
rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder.
!To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
Rkeep liquids from spilling on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
Rif the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-
ing should also not be used to dry the seats.
Rclean the seat covers as recommended;
see "Interior care".
Rdo not transport heavy loads on the seats.
Do not place sharp objects on the seat
cushions, e.g. knives, nails or tools. The
seats should only be occupied by passen-
gers, if possible.
Rwhen the seat heating is in operation, do
not cover the seats with insulating materi-
als, e.g. blankets, coats, bags, seat covers,
child seats or booster seats.
!Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell under or behind the seats when mov-
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Adjusting the rear seat
Adjusting the rear seat
:Hea drestrain theight
;Hea drestrain tfore-and-af tposition
=Backrest angle
?Combine dseat cushion angle and lengt h
ACombinedseat cushion angle and lengt h
You can only adjust th eouter seat sin th erear
electrically.
Adjusting a rear reclining seat
:Hea drestrain theight
;Hea drestrain tfore-and-af tposition
=Backrest angle
?Combine dseat cushion angle and lengt h
ACombinedseat cushion angle and lengt h
BLegrestangle
CLegres tlengt h
The rear reclining seat is only available in lon g
wheelbase vehicles equipped wit h"executive
seats". On vehicles without arear reclining seat
th ebutto nfor setting th eangle and lengt hof th e
legrest has no function .
Vehicles wit h alongwheelbase :depending on
th evehicl eequipment, th erear reclining seat is either only on th
efront-passenger side or also
on th edriver's side .
Mercedes-Maybac hvehicles: th erear reclining
seat is on th edriver's and th efront-passenger
side .
Vehicles wit h alongwheelbase and equipped
wit h a "Rear compartmen tchauffeur/memory
package" also hav e afootrest .This is locate don
th elower part of th efront-passenger seat back-
res t (
Ypage 108).
The legrest folds down if overloaded. If this is th e
cas efol dup th elegrest and engage it .
Setting the reclined position
This function is only available wit hlon gwheel-
base vehicles.
You can use th eoverride butto nto disable this
function (
Ypage 67) .
The SmartKey mus tbe in th eignition loc kand in
position 1or 2,before th erear seat can be
moved int oth ereclined position (
Ypage 162).
XPress and hold butto n: until th eseat has
reached th ereclined position .
The rear seat moves int oth ereclined posi-
tion ,th efront-passenger seat moves int oth e
chauffeur position (
Ypage 111). The footrest
moves out from under th efront-passenger
seat .
You can exit th ereclined position and adjust
th eseat position by:
Rcalling up astore dposition usin gmemory
buttons 1or 2(Ypage 127)
Rmanually adjusting th eseat to th edesired
position (Ypage 106)
iThe steps for setting th ereclined position
are no talways carrie dout simultaneously.
The legrest folds down if overloaded. If this is th e
cas efol dup th elegrest and engage it .
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Make sure when adjusting a seat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"
(
Ypage 50) and "Children in the vehicle"
(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
The front-air bags for could also injure the
vehicle occupants in the front If the front
seats are positioned too close to the dash-
board or steering wheel. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Always adjust the front seats so that they are
as far from the front air bags as possible. Also
observe the notes on the correct adjustment
of the seats.
!Do not move the front-passenger seat fully
forwards if there are objects in the parcel net
in the front-passenger footwell. The objects
could otherwise be damaged.
iYou can use the rear-compartment override
button to disable the setting of the front-
passenger seat from the rear (
Ypage 67).
Adjusting the rear seat
:Selects rear-compartment seat
;Head restraint height
=Head restraint fore-and-aft position
?Backrest angle
ACombined seat cushion angle and length
BCombined seat cushion angle and length
XTo select the rear seat: press button:
repeatedly until the indicator lamp in the but-
ton is not lit.
The rear-compartment seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button is not lit.
XAdjust the rear seats with buttons ;toB.
Adjusting the front-passenger seat
:Selects the front-passenger seat
;Head restraint height
=Backrest angle
?Seat height
ASeat fore-and-aft adjustment
The SmartKey must be in the ignition lock and in
position 1or 2, in order for the front-passenger
seat to be selected (
Ypage 162).
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button :repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button lights up.
XAdjust the front-passenger seat with but-
tons ;toA.
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Adjusting the rear seatonvehicles with
EASY ADJUST luxury head restraints
:Selects rear-compartmen tseat
;Hea drestrain theight
=Hea drestrain tfore-and-af tposition
?Backrest angle
ACombine dseat cushion angle and lengt h
BCombinedseat cushion angle and lengt h
XTo select therea rseat: press butto n:
repeatedly until th eindicator lamp in th ebut -
to nis no tlit .
The rear-compartmen tseat is selected if th e
indicator lamp in th ebutto nis no tlit .
XAdjus tth erear seat wit hbuttons ;toB.
Adjusting the front-passenger seat on
vehicles with EASY ADJUST luxury head
restraints
:Selects th efront-passenger seat
;Hea drestrain theight
=Hea drestrain tfore-and-af tposition
?Backrest angle
ASeat height
BSeat fore-and-af tadjustmen t The SmartKey mus
tbe in th eignition loc kand in
position 1or 2,in order for th efront-passenger
seat to be selected (
Ypage 162).
XTo select thefront-passenger seat: press
butto n: repeatedly until th eindicator lamp
in th ebutto nlights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if th e
indicator lamp in th ebutto nlights up.
XAdjus tth efront-passenger seat wit hbut -
tons ;toB.
EASY ADJUS Tluxury head restraints are availa-
ble individually on vehicles equipped wit h arear
compartmen tchauffeur/memory package.
Vehicles with seat for chauffeur mode
and long wheelbase
Adjusting th erea rsea t
:Selects rear-compartmen tseat
;Hea drestrain theight
=Hea drestrain tfore-and-af tposition
?Backrest angle
ACombine dseat cushion angle and lengt h
BCombinedseat cushion angle and lengt h
CLongitudinal direction of thelegrest if rear
reclining seat is installed
DAngle of th elegrest if rear reclining seat is
installed
XTo select th erea rseat: press butto n:
repeatedly until th eindicator lamp in th ebut -
to nis no tlit .
The rear-compartmen tseat is selected if th e
indicator lamp in th ebutto nis no tlit .
XAdjus tth erear seat swit hbuttons ;toD.
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Positioning the front-passenger seat for
chauffeur mode
General notes
Pay attention to the important safety notes
(Ypage 111). Adjust the seat for chauffeur
mode before the journey (Ypage 112). Do not
remove the front-passenger seat head restraint
during the journey.
Adjusting from the rear compartment
You can use the override button to disable this
function (Ypage 67).
In order for the front-passenger seat to be posi-
tioned in chauffeur mode:
Rthe SmartKey must be in the ignition lock and in position 1or 2(Ypage 162)
Rthe front-passenger seat may not be occupied
Rthe front-passenger seat belt must not be
inserted into the buckle
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button :repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button lights up.
XPress button ;forwards and hold it in this
position.
The seat moves forward.
The seat stops at the threshold of the area for
chauffeur mode.
XRelease button ;.
XPress and hold button ;again until the front-
passenger seat is in position for chauffeur
mode.
The head restraint on the front-passenger
seat folds forwards. The seat moves forward.
The To view the ext. mirror, adjust
front-passenger seat or remove the
head restraint.message appears in the
multifunction display (Ypage 310).
iIf the front-passenger seat is already at the
threshold to the area for the chauffeur mode,
the position for the chauffeur mode is set
immediately.
iThe position for chauffeur mode can be
saved or set using the memory function of the
rear seat (
Ypage 127). For this the indicator
lamp on button :must be lit.
Adjusting from the driver's seat
In order for the front-passenger seat to be posi-
tioned in chauffeur mode:
Rthe SmartKey must be in the ignition lock and
in position 1or 2(Ypage 162)
Rthe front-passenger seat may not be occupied
Rthe front-passenger seat belt must not be
inserted into the buckle
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button :repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button lights up.
XPress button ;forward and hold it.
The seat moves forward.
The seat stops at the threshold of the area for
chauffeur mode.
XRelease button ;.
XPress and hold button ;again until the front-
passenger seat is in position for chauffeur
mode.
The head restraint on the front-passenger
seat folds forwards. The seat moves forward.
The To view the ext. mirror, adjust
front-passenger seat or remove thehead restraint.(Ypage 310)message
appears in the multifunction display.
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iIf the front-passenger seat is already at the
threshold to the area for the chauffeur mode,
the position for the chauffeur mode is set
immediately.
iThe position for chauffeur mode cannot be
stored or set with the driver's seat memory
function.
Installing/removing the head restraint
Removing
XMove the seat into the position for chauffeur
mode, until the head restraint folds forward
completely (
Ypage 112).
XFold head restraint bar covers ;backwards.
XPull adjuster lever ?backwards and hold it in
this position. Hold head restraint :while
doing so.
XRemove head restraint :.
XRelease adjuster lever?.
Red pin =protrudes from the adjuster lever.
XPress down red pin =.
XFold covers;forwards and close them.
Installing
XFold covers ;backwards.
XPull handle ?backwards.
Red pin =protrudes from the adjuster lever.
XInsert head restraint :into the brackets.
The head restraint must engage on both
sides.
XPress down red pin =.
If the pin can be pressed down and is then no longer visible, the head restraint has engaged
correctly.
XFold covers ;forwards and close them.
The head restraint folds into position auto-
matically.
Moving the front-passenger seat into
the normal position
Adjusting from the rear compartment
You can use the override button to disable this
function (Ypage 67).
The head restraint must be installed, in order for
the front-passenger seat to be moved into the
normal position (
Ypage 113).
The SmartKey must be in the ignition lock and in
position 1or 2, in order for the front-passenger
seat to be selected (
Ypage 162).
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button :repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button lights up.
XPress button =backwards and hold it in this
position.
The front-passenger seat moves into the nor-
mal adjustment range at the threshold of the
area for chauffeur mode. The head restraint
folds into position.
If you continue to hold down button =, the
seat continues to move backwards.
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or
XBriefly press button;backwards.
The front-passenger seat moves into the nor-
mal adjustment range at the threshold to the
area for chauffeur mode. The head restraint
folds into position.
iFurther settings are available via the mem-
ory adjustment buttons, if:
Ra position in the normal setting has already been saved
Rthe front-passenger seat has been selected
with button :
Adjusting from the driver's seat
The head restraint must be installed, in order for
the front-passenger seat to be moved into the
normal position (
Ypage 113).
The SmartKey must be in the ignition lock and in
position 1or 2, in order for the front-passenger
seat to be selected (
Ypage 162).
XTo select the front-passenger seat: press
button :repeatedly until the indicator lamp
in the button lights up.
The front-passenger seat is selected if the
indicator lamp in the button lights up.
XPress button =backwards and hold it in this
position.
The front-passenger seat moves into the nor-
mal adjustment range at the threshold of the
area for chauffeur mode. The head restraint
folds into position.
If you continue to hold down button =, the
seat continues to move backwards.
or
XBriefly press button ;backwards.
The front-passenger seat moves into the nor-
mal adjustment range at the threshold to the
area for chauffeur mode. The head restraint
folds into position.
iFurther settings are available via the mem-
ory adjustment buttons if the front-passenger
seat has been selected with button :.
Adjusting from the front-passenger seat
XPress any seat adjustment button.
The front-passenger seat moves into the nor-
mal adjustment range at the threshold of the
area for chauffeur mode. The head restraint
folds into position.
Fully reclined position of the front-
passenger seat
Setting
This function is only available on vehicles with
electrically adjustable rear seats.
You can move the front-passenger seat into a
fully reclined position. The rear seat and front-
passenger seat then provide a continuous sur-
face.
To do so:
Rmove the seat cushion of the rear seat as far
back as possible in a longitudinal direction
(
Ypage 107)
Rmove the front-passenger seat into position
for chauffeur mode (Ypage 112)
Rremove the front-passenger seat head
restraint (Ypage 113)
Rmove the front-passenger seat so that the
backrest is in a fully reclined position
(
Ypage 106)
Exiting
To exit the fully reclined position:
Rfold the backrest upright to a suitable position
Rinstall the head restraint (Ypage 113)
Adjusting the head restraints
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
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There is a risk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If the head restraints are not installed or not
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
General notes
Pay attention to the important safety notes
(Ypage 105).
Do not rotate the head restraints of the front and
rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot adjust the
height and angle of the head restraints to the
correct position.
Adjusting the front head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints manually
With this function you can adjust the distance
between the head restraint and the back of the
seat occupant's head.
XTo move forwards: pull the head restraint
forwards in the direction of the arrow until it
engages in the desired position.
XTo move backwards: press and hold release
button :.
XPush the head restraint back.
XRelease the release button once the head
restraint is in the desired position.
XEnsure that the head restraint has engaged
properly.
Adjusting the luxury head restraint
mechanically
XTo adjust the side bolsters of the head
restraint: push or pull right and/or left-hand
side bolster :into the desired position.
XTo adjust the fore-and-aft position for-
wards: pull the head restraint forwards in the
direction of arrow ;until it engages in the
desired position.
XTo adjust the fore-and-aft position back-
wards: press and hold release button =.
XFold the head restraint backwards in the
direction of arrow;.
XLet go of release button =once the head
restraint is in the desired position.
XEnsure that the head restraint has engaged
properly.
Adjusting the EASY ADJUST luxury head
restraint mechanically
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