2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN rear view mirror

Removing...................................... .185
Storing ...........................................1 83
Warming up ................................... 182
Charging the high-voltage battery
(important safety notes) ................... 180
Chauffeur mode
Display message ............................ 310
Fully reclined position .................... 114
General notes ................................ 111
Installing the head restraint ........... 113
Moving front-passenger seat into
the chauffeur position .................... 112
Moving the front-passenger seat
into the normal position ................. 113
Removing the head restraint .......... 113
Child
Restraint system .............................. 62
Child seat
Forward-facing restraint system ...... 66
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 63
On the front-passenger seat ............ 65
Rearward-facing restraint system .... 66
Top Tether ....................................... 64
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes .................... 66
Rear doors ....................................... 67
Children
Special seat belt retractor ............... 62
Cigarette lighter ................................ 335
Cleaning
Mirror turn signal ........................... 362
Climate control
Automatic climate control ............. 141
Controlling automatically ............... 147
Cooling with air dehumidification .. 146
Defrosting the windows ................. 151
Defrosting the windshield .............. 151
ECO start/stop function ................ 145
General notes ................................ 140
Immediate pre-entry climate con-
trol ................................................. 158
Indicator lamp ................................ 147
Ionization ....................................... 155
Notes on using the automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 145
Overview of systems ...................... 140
Perfume atomizer .......................... 153 Pre-entry climate control at
departure time ............................... 157
Pre-entry climate control via
key ... 155
P

roblem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 152
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 147
Rear control panel ......................... 141
Refrigerant ..................................... 432
Refrigerant filling capacity ............. 432
Setting the air distribution ............. 149
Setting the air vents ...................... 158
Setting the airflow ......................... 150
Setting the climate mode ............... 148
Setting the temperature ................ 148
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 152
Switching on/off ........................... 145
Switching residual heat on/off ...... 152
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 151
Switching the synchronization
function on and off ........................ 150
Climate control system
Climate control .............................. 145
Cockpit
Overview .......................................... 32
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS
Activating/deactivating ................. 270
Display message ............................ 284
Operation/notes .............................. 71
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 364
Combination switch .......................... 131
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 262
Convenience closing feature .............. 96
Convenience opening feature ............ 95
Coolant (engine)
Checking the level ......................... 356
Display message ............................ 294
Displaying the temperature (on-
board computer) ............................ 269
Filling capacity ............................... 431
Important safety notes .................. 431
Temperature gauge ........................ 257
Warning lamp ................................. 320
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F
Features............................................ .330
Filling capacities (Technical data) ... 427
Flat tire
Changing a wheel/mounting the
spare wheel ................................... 405
MOExtended tires .......................... 368
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 367
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 369
Floormats ...........................................3 50
Folding table ...................................... 328
Frequencies
Mobile phone ................................. 425
Two-way radio ................................ 425
Front-passenger seat
Adjusting from the driver's seat ..... 108
Adjusting from the rear compart-
ment .............................................. 108
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 429
Consumption statistics .................. 262
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 261
Displaying the range ......................2 61
Driving tips ....................................1 92
Fuel gauge ....................................... 33
Grade (gasoline) ............................ 428
Important safety notes .................. 428
Problem (malfunction) ................... 180
Refueling ........................................ 177
Tank content/reserve fuel ............. 428
Fuel level
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 261
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 428
Problem (malfunction) ................... 180
Fuses
Allocation chart ..................... 381, 383
Before changing .............................3 82
Dashboard fuse box ....................... 382
Fuse box in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 383
Fuse box in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 382
Fuse box in the trunk ..................... 383
Important safety notes .................. 381
G
Garage door opener
Clearing the memory ..................... 350
General notes ................................ 347
Important safety notes .................. 348
Opening/closing the garage door .. 350
Problems when programming ........3 49
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 348
Synchronizing the rolling code ....... 349
Gasoline ............................................. 428
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ....... 275
Genuine parts ...................................... 24
Glove box ...........................................3 26
H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... 91
Hazard warning lamps ......................132
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 114
Adjusting (manually) ......................1 15
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 116
EASY ADJUST luxury head
restraint ......................................... 115
Luxury ............................................ 115
Supplementary cushion ................. 116
Head-up display
Adjusting the brightness ................ 273
Displays and operating .................. 259
Function/notes .............................2 59
Important safety notes .................. 259
Selecting displays .......................... 273
Setting the position ....................... 273
Headlamps
Fogging up ..................................... 134
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High beam flasher .............................1 32
High-beam headlamps
Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS .... 133
Display message ............................ 292
Switching on/off ........................... 132
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Seats, steering wheel, exterior
mirrors ........................................... 126
Storing settings (rear compart-
ment) ............................................. 127
Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive
360°camera .................................. 224
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) .......... 68
Active Blind Spot Assist ................. 234
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............ 237
Active Parking Assist ..................... 216
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................ 228
BAS (Brake Assist) ........................... 69
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS)
with Cross-Traffic Assist .................. 69
Crosswind Assist (vehicles with
MAGIC BODY CONTROL) ............... 210
Crosswind Assist (vehicles with-
out MAGIC BODY CONTROL) ........... 75
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 199
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering
Assist and Stop&Go Pilot ............... 207
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 73
General notes ................................ 197
MAGIC BODY CONTROL ................ 210
Night View Assist Plus ................... 230
PARKTRONIC ................................. 214
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 59
PRE-SAFE
®Brake ............................. 75
PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS) .............. 60
Rear view camera .......................... 220
ROAD SURFACE SCAN .................. 211
Traffic Sign Assist .......................... 229
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 277
Messages
see Display messages
see Warning and indicator lamps
Mirror turn signal
Cleaning ......................................... 362
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor) Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 425
Installation ..................................... 425
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 267
Transmission output (maximum) .... 425
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 81
MOExtended tires .............................. 368
Moun
ting wheels
Lowering the vehicle ...................... 409
Mounting a new wheel ................... 409
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 406
Raising the vehicle ......................... 406
Removing a wheel .......................... 408
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 406
MP3
Operation ....................................... 266
Multicontour seat .............................. 117
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 258
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board compute r..2 57
Overview .......................................... 35
N
Navigation
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 263
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating ................. 232
Cleaning ......................................... 364
Display message ............................ 302
Function/notes .............................2 30
Pedestrian and animal recogni-
tion ................................................ 231
Problem (malfunction) ................... 234
Switching automatic activation
on/off ............................................ 270
Notes on breaking-in a new vehi-
cle ....................................................... 161
O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS)
Conditions ....................................... 53
Faults ............................................... 57
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Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ...............................125
Rear view camera .......................... 220
Switching off the engine ................ 190
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see 360° camera
see Active Parking Assist
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
see Rear view camera
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Applying automatically ................... 191
Applying or releasing manually ...... 191
Display message ............................ 281
Electric parking brake .................... 190
Emergency braking ........................ 192
General notes ................................ 190
Releasing automatically ................. 191
Warning lamp ................................. 319
Parking lamps
Switching on/off ........................... 131
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 215
Driving system ............................... 214
Function/notes .............................2 14
Important safety notes .................. 214
Problem (malfunction) ................... 216
Range of the sensors ..................... 214
Warning display ............................. 215
PASSENGER AIR BAG
Display message ............................ 289
Indicator lamps ................................ 46
Problem (malfunction) ................... 289
Perfume atomizer
Operating ....................................... 153
Problem (malfunction) ................... 155
Vial ................................................ 153
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 67
Plastic trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 364
PLUG-IN HYBRID operating
Electrical energy generated ........... 249
PLUG-IN HYBRID operation
Automatic engine start (ECO
start/stop function) ....................... 253 Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stop function) ....................... 252
Charge level of the high-voltage
battery ........................................... 245
Charging the high-voltage battery .. 246
Displaying the total range and
electric range ................................. 248
Driving tip
s .................................... 251
EC

O start/stop function ................ 252
Electric motor (power display) ....... 242
Electrical energy generated
(COMAND) ..................................... 249
Energy flow display ........................ 245
Fuel consumption .......................... 249
Fuel consumption (COMAND) ........ 249
General notes ................................ 240
Haptic accelerator pedal ................ 251
High-voltage battery (condition of
charge) .......................................... 245
Hybrid drive system overview ........ 241
HYBRID menu ................................ 272
Important safety notes .................. 240
Instrument cluster (power dis-
play) ............................................... 242
Instrument cluster overview .......... 242
Manual drive program .................... 250
Noiseless start ............................... 249
Operating (on-board computer) ..... 245
Operating mode ............................. 243
Overrun mode ................................ 253
Parking .......................................... 253
Power display ................................ 244
Power display (electric motor) ....... 242
Problems ....................................... 254
Problems with SRS (supplemental
restraint system) ............................ 255
Problems with the combustion
engine ............................................ 254
Problems with the hybrid drive
system ........................................... 255
Problems with the Recuperative
Brake System ................................ 254
Program selector button ................ 250
Pulling away ................................... 250
READY display ............................... 249
Recuperative Brake System ........... 240
Resetting the values (COMAND) .... 249
Route-based operating strategy ..... 253
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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
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Useful information
i
This Operator's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment of
your vehicle available at the time of publica-
tion of the Operator's Manual. Country-spe-
cific differences are possible. Please note
that your vehicle may not be equipped with all
features described. This also applies to
safety-related systems and functions.
iRead the information on qualified specialist
workshops (Ypage 28).
Correct driver's seat position
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.
XObserve the safety guidelines on seat adjust-
ment (Ypage 105).
XCheck whether you have adjusted seat =
properly (Ypage 106). When adjusting the seat, make sure that:
Ryou are as far away from the driver's air bag as
possible
Ryou are sitting in a normal upright position
Ryou can fasten the seat belt properly
Ryou have moved the backrest to an almost
vertical position
Ryou have set the seat cushion angle so that
your thighs are gently supported
Ryou can depress the pedals properly
XCheck whether the head restraint is adjusted
properly.
When doing so, make sure that you have
adjusted the head restraint so that the back of
your head is supported at eye level by the
center of the head restraint.
XObserve the safety guidelines on steering
wheel adjustment (Ypage 120).
XMake sure that steering wheel
:is adjusted
properly (Ypage 120).
When adjusting the steering wheel, make sure
that:
Ryou can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
Ryou can move your legs freely
Ryou can see all the displays in the instrument cluster clearly
XObserve the safety guidelines for seat belts
(Ypage 47).
XCheck whether you have fastened seat
belt ;properly (Ypage 49).
The seat belt should:
Rfit snugly across your body
Rbe routed across the middle of your shoulder
Rbe routed in your pelvic area across the hip
joints
XBefore starting off, adjust the rear-view mirror
and the exterior mirrors in such a way that you
have a good view of road and traffic condi-
tions (
Ypage 123).
XVehicles with a memory function: save the
seat, steering wheel and exterior mirror set-
tings with the memory function (
Ypage 126).
104Correct driver's seat position
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

Adjusting the front-passenger seat
:Selects thefront-passenger seat
;Head restraint height
=Head restraint fore-and-af tpositio n
?Backrest angle
ASeat fore-and-af tadjustmen t
BSeat height
CFootrest
The SmartKey must be in th eignition loc kand in
positio n1 or 2,in order for th efront-passenger
seat to be selected (
Ypage 162).
XTo select the front-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 ;toC.
The footrest can only be adjusted if:
Rth efront-passenger seat is moved fully
forward
Rth efront-passenger seat is in th epositio nfor
chauffeur mod e (Ypage 111).
iThe front-passenger seat in th eMercedes-
Maybac hmust no tbe positione dfully for -
wards when adjusting th efootrest .The front-
passenger seat must be moved forwards from
th erear to th emiddle adjustmen trange.
Chauffeur mode
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
If th ehead restraint sare no tinstalled or no t
adjusted correctly, they canno tprovide pro -
tection as intended. Ther eis an increased ris k
of injury in thehead and neck area, e.g. in th e
event of an acciden tor when braking .
Always driv ewit hth ehead restraint sinstal -
led. Before driving off ,mak esure for every
vehicl eoccupant that th ecente rof th ehead
restraint support sth ebac kof th ehead at
about eye level.
GWARNIN G
If th efront-passenger seat is in chauffeur
mod eand th efront-passenger head restraint
is folded down ,th eview of th epassenger-side
exterio rmirror can be impaired .Ther eis aris k
of an accident.
To have afree view of th eexterio rmirror ,
remove th efront-passenger head restraint .
!Makesure that there are no object sin th e
footwell under or behind th eseat swhen mov -
ing th eseat sback. Ther eis aris kthat th e
seat sand/o rth eobject scould be damaged.
General notes
In chauffeur mode:
Rth efront-passenger seat is moved forwards
Rth ebackrest is tilte dforwards
Rth ehead restraint is folded forwards
The front-passenger seat automatically moves
from th echauffeur positio nbac kint oth enormal
positio nif:
Rth efront-passenger seat is adjusted usin gth e
seat adjustmen tswitch on th efront-
passenger door
Rth efront-passenger seat belt is fastene d
Ran occupant is detected on thefront-
passenger seat
Rth efront-passenger seat head restraint is
inserted and th eignition is switched on
Rth efront-passenger seat backrest is moved
backwards or th eseat is moved in alongitu-
dinal direction out of th echauffeur area
(
Ypage 113)
Seats111
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

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.
112Seats
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors