2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class MAYBACH Owner's Manual

Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®
Brake
PRE‑S AF E®Brake is only available for vehicles
wit hth eDrivin gAssistanc ePlus package.
XPress th eò buttonon th esteering whee l
to open th emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eSettingsmenu.
XConfir mby pressin ga on thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select th eDriveAssistsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm your selection .
XPress the: or9 buttonto select PRE-SAFEBrake.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XTo act ivate/deact ivate:press th ea but-
to nagain .
When PRE-SAF E
®Brake is deactivated, th e
æ symbol appear sin th emultifunction dis-
play in th eAssistanc eGraphi c
menu.
Fo rmor einformation on PRE ‑SAFE®Brake ,see
(Ypage 73).
Activating/deactivating Active Blind Spot
Assist
XPress th eò buttonon th esteering whee l
to open th emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eSettingsmenu.
XConfir mby pressin ga on thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select th eDriveAssistsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm your selection .
XPress the: or9 buttonto select
Blind Spo tAssist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XTo act ivate/deact ivate:press th ea but-
to nagain .
When Activ eBlin dSpo tAssist is activated,
whit eradar waves propagating backwards
appear ne xtto th evehicl ein th eAssistanc e
Graphic.
Fo rfurther information about Activ eBlin dSpo t
Assist ,see (
Ypage 204).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
XPress th eò buttonon th esteering whee l
to open th emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eSettingsmenu.
XConfir mby pressin ga on thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select th eDriveAssistsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm your selection .
XPress:or9 to select ATTENTIONASSIST.
XPressato confirm your selection .
XPress:or9 to select Off,Standardor Sensitive.
XPress th ea buttonto confirm th eselec-
tion.
When ATTENTI ONASSIST is deactivated, th e
é symbol appear sin th eAssistanc e
Graphicmenuin th emultifunction display.
Fo rfurther information about ATTENTI ON
ASSIST ,see (
Ypage 198).
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist
XPress th eò buttonon th esteering whee l
to open th emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eSettingsmenu.
XConfir mby pressin ga on thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select th eDriveAssistsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm your selection .
XPress the: or9 buttonto select
Lan eKeepin gAssist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection ,Standardor Adap‐tiv e,appears.
XTo change th esetting: pressaagain.
Fo rfurther information about Activ eLan eKeep-
ing Assist ,see (
Ypage 206).
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Head-up display submenu
Selecting other displays
:Vehicle speed display
;Vehicle speed and navigation instruction
display
=Vehicle speed display and Traffic Sign Assist
Using the Display Content
function, you can
choose from up to four display options depend-
ing on the vehicle's equipment. The selected
contents appear in the Head-up Display.
In Mercedes-AMG vehicles, you can also choose
between two AMG displays. If you select an
AMG display, the Head-up Display shows AMG-
specific contents.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Head-upDisplaysubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select Display Con‐tent.
XPressato confirm.
A graphic selection list appears.
XPress :or9 to select the desired dis-
play.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
For further information about the traffic sign
displays, see Traffic Sign Assist (
Ypage 199).
Further information on navigation displays can
be found in the multimedia system (see the Dig-
ital Operator's Manual).
Setting the position
You can adjust the position of the Head-up Dis-
play on the windshield. You can compensate for
height differences if the seat positions are
changed, for example.
XSwitch on the Head-up Display (Ypage 213).
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Head-upDisplaysubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Positionfunction.
XPress theabutton to save the setting.
XPress :or9 to adjust the position to a
level from Level+5(up) toLevel-5(down).
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Using the Memory function, you can save and
call up the set position of the Head-up Display as
a single memory preset (
Ypage 120).
Setting the brightness
The brightness of the Head-up Display is auto-
matically adjusted to the surrounding ambient
light. You can also individually adjust the bright-
ness of the Head-up Display.
XSwitch on the Head-up Display (Ypage 213).
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the Head-upDisplaysubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Brightnessfunction.
XPress theabutton to save the setting.
XPress :or9 to adjust the brightness
to a level from Level+5(bright) toLevel-5(dark).
XPress theaor% button to save the
setting.
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On-board computer and displays

Light submenu
Switching the spotlight function on/off
XPressòon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Lightssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Spotlightfunction.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
When the spotlight function is activated, the
assistance graphic shows the pedestrian
symbol.
Further information on the spotlight function
(
Ypage 202).
Switching the daytime running lamps on/ off
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the Lightssub-
menu.
XPress ato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the DaytimeRunning Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light in the
multifunction display is shown in white and
blue.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
Daytime Running Lights
(Ypage 124).
Instrument cluster submenu
Selecting the distance unit
The DisplayUnitSpeed-/Odometerfunction
allows you to choose whether certain displays
appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunc-
tion display.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Instru‐ment Clustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmorMilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to:
Rspeedometer
Rdigital speedometer in the Tripmenu
Radditional speedometer in the status area on
the multifunction display
The unit in the additional speedometer is dis-
played inversely to the selected distance unit.
Rthe odometer and trip odometer
Rthe trip computer
Rthe current consumption and the range
Rnavigation instructions in the Navimenu
Rcruise control
RSPEEDTRONIC
RDISTRONIC PLUS
RDISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilot
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
TheAdditional Speedometer [km/h]func-
tion allows you to choose whether the status
area in the multifunction display shows the
speed digitally. The unit in the additional speed-
ometer is always inverse to the speedometer
unit.
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Instru‐ment Clustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm your selection.
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XUsing:or9, select the AdditionalSpeedometer [km/h]function.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the FactorySettingssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select Noor
Yes.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected and confirmed Yes
, the
multifunction display shows a confirmation
message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightssubmenu is only
reset when the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Transmission fluid temperature
AEngine oil temperature
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP
=
indicates that the engine has reached the
overrevving range when in the manual drive
program.
Engine/transmission oil temperature:
when the engine and transmission are at nor-
mal operating temperature, oil tempera-
ture ?and Aare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orA in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
SETUP
:Drive program C,Sor M
;ESP®mode (ON/OFF)
=Suspension setting SPORTorCOMFORT
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the :or9 button until the
SETUP display appears.
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On-board computer and displays

Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display messages appear in th emultifunction display.
Display messages wit hgraphi cdisplays may be shown in simplified form in th eOperator's Manual
and may therefore diffe rfrom th emultifunction display.
Please respon din accordance wit hth edisplay messages and follow th eadditional note sin this
Operator's Manual.
Wit hcertain display messages, you will also hear awarnin gtone .
You can hide th edisplay messages. The display messages are then stored in th emessag ememory.
Rectify th ecause of adisplay messag eas soo nas possible.
Whe nyou stop and par kth evehicle, please observ eth enote son :
RHOLD function (Ypage 178)
RParking(Ypage 162)
Hiding display messages
XPressaor% on thesteerin gwheel.
The multifunction display hide sth edisplay message.
The multifunction display shows high-priorit ydisplay messages in red .Some high-priorit ydisplay
messages canno tbe hidden .
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until th ecauses fo rth emessages
hav ebee nremedied.
Message memory
The on-boar dcompute rsaves certain display messages in th emessage memory .You can cal lup
th edisplay messages:
XPress th eò buttonon th esteerin gwhee lto ope nth emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto selec tth eServic emenu.
XConfirmby pressing aon thesteerin gwheel.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto selec tth emessag ememory.
If there are no display messages, th eNoMessagesmessag eappears in th emultifunction display.
Whe nthere are display messages, th enumber of stored messages appears .
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto scroll through th edisplay messages.
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On-board computer and displays
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Safety systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
!÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) are temporarily not available.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
In addition, the ÷and! warning lamps light up in the instru-
ment cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
Carefully drive a suitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at a speed above 12 mph (20 km/h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
!÷
Inoperative SeeOperator's Manual
ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
The $ (USA only) or J(Canada only), ÷and! warning
lamps in the instrument cluster may also light up.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
ES P®is malfunctioning .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
ESP®is temporarily unavailable .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
The self-diagnosis function might no tbe complete, for example.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The wheels could therefor eloc kif you brak e
hard, for example.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XCarefully drive asuitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at aspeed abov e12 mph (20 km/ h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
T!
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
EB D(electronic brak eforce distribution), AB Sand ES P®are malfunc -
tioning .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
In addition ,th e÷ and! warning lamp sligh tup in th einstru-
men tcluste rand awarning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefor eloc k
if you brak ehard, for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Tur nOn the Igni‐
tio ntoReleas etheParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up.
You attempte dto release th eelectric parking brak ewhile th eignition
was switched off .
XSwitchon th eignition .
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Please
Releas ePark‐ing Brake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds. Acondition for automatic release of th e
electric parking brak eis no tfulfilled (
Ypage 164).
You are drivin gwit hth eelectric parking brak eapplied.
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds.
You are usin gth eelectric parking brak efor emergenc ybraking
(
Ypage 164).
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To apply :
XSwitchth eignition off .
XPress theelectric parking brak ehandle for at least te nseconds.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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