2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE turn signal

#If indicator lamp1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Active Lane Change Assi st
% The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tive Lane Change Assi stsupports the driver
when changing lanes, byapplying steering tor‐
qu e. Assis
tance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RYou are driving on a highwa yor road with
multiple lanes in the direction of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane mark ing.
RNovehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane.
RThe driven speed is between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis activated bythe
driver with the turn signal indicator.
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis switched on in
th e multimedia sy stem.
RAc tive Steering Assist is switched on and
active.
If no vehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane and
a lane change is permitte d,thesteering wheel
symbol and the ar row are shown in green 2.
The Lane Change to the Left message appears,
fo rex ample. If Active Lane Change Assi sthas
been activated with the turn signal indicator but
a lane change is not immediately possible, the
st eering wheel symbol remains green and the
ar row appears gray 1. When the lane change
support starts, the turn signal indicator is auto‐
matically activated. If a lane change is not possi‐
ble, the ar row fa des out af ter a short period and
a new lane change must be initiated. An immedi‐
ate lane change is only possible on highw aysec‐
tions without speed limits.
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Displayin the assistance graphic
1Spotlight function switched on but not oper‐
ating
2Spotlight function switched on and operating
The pedestrian symbol in the assis tance graphic
indica testh est atus of the spotlight function. If
th e pedestrian symbol is displa yed dark 1,the
function is switched on. If the symbol is dis‐ pla
yed bright 2,the conditions forth e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does not flash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only toa limited extent if:
RYo u are driving in urban traf fic.
RThe pedestrians are loca ted in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
RPedestrian de tection is acti ve(→page 196).
RThe car riag ewa yis no tlit .
RThe speed is at leas t37 mph(6 0 km/h).
RAd aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is switch ed
on.
If all therequ irements are fulfilled, the headlamp
fl ashes four short pulses at a pedestrian de tec‐
te d on or near tothero ad. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Vehicle.÷.Light Set-
tings.Spotlight
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
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turn signal indicatorre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
Rth e sensors are dirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay
Rnarrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash barr iers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. truc ks,fo r a pro‐
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of brake application (Active Blind
Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cours e-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youav oid a collision. The course-cor
recting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between appr oximately
20 mph (30 km/h) and 125mp h (200 km/h).
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brake application of Active Blind Spot
Assi st
A cours e-correcting brake application cannot
alw ays pr event a collision.
#Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Blind Spot
Assi stwa rnsyo u or makes a course-
co rrecting brake application.
#Alw ays maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tothe
fo llowing:
ROver taking vehicles closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area.
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System limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
RYo u clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®, Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RIf a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fog or
heavy spr ay.
RThere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
RIf th ere is dirt on the windshield in the vicin‐
ity of the multifunction camera or the camera
is mis ted up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
RThe lane markings are worn, dark or co vered.
RThe dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
RThe lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe roadw ayisvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with snow ,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occurs .Ac
tivating Active Lane Keeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
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#Always make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient dist ancetothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
de tect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
#Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you.
Re quirements
The driving speed is at least 40 mph (60 km/h).
#Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo usteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
RYou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
#Select a setting.
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Charging
Batte ry(vehicle) .................................. 349
Mobile phone (wireless) ...................... 106
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .176
Child seat Front passenger seat (no tes) ................. 55
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 55
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (ins talling) ............ 54
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (no tes) .................. 53
No tes on how totrave l safely with
ch ildren ................................................ .50
Child seat saf etyfe ature .......................... 52
Children Child seat saf etyfe ature ........................ 52
No tes on how totrave l safely ................ 50
Chock ...................................................... .384
St orage location ..................................3 84
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont center console ........................... 105
Cleaning see Care Climate control
Activating/deactivating .......................1 21
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ........................ 121
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) ............ ...
121
Ac ti

vating/deactivating the synchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 123
Ad justing the climate style settings ..... 122
Air di stribution settings .......................1 22
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 123
Au tomatic control ................................ 122
Clearing fogged-up windo ws................ 123
Climate style function .......................... 122
Control panel for 3-zone au tomatic
climate control ..................................... 121
Filling capacity forPA G oil .................. .401
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 125
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 126
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 124
Ionization ............................................. 123
Re ar air vents ...................................... 126
Re frigerant .......................................... 400
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .401 Re
sidual heat ....................................... 123
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 124
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 73
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 122
Setting ................................................. 122
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview ................................................ .6
COMAND see Mult

imedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 243
Combination switch ................................110
Combination switch see Turn signal lights
Compass ................................................... 275
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Display ing ............................................ 296
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Index

Storage location ..................................3 56
To wing me thods ...................................... 352
Tr ack
Selecting (audio mode) ....................... 304
Tr action grade .......................................... 373
Tr af fic information .................................. 268
Displaying the tra ffic map .................. .269
Display ing traffic incidents .................. 269
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 270
Live Traf fic Information ....................... 268
Overview ............................................. 268
Tr af fic map
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assist .................................. .193
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 193
Setting ................................................. 195
Sy stem limitations .............................. .193
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto ....................................... 290
Apple CarPlay ™ ................................... 290
Tr ansmission position display ................137
Tr ansport ing
Loading guidelines ................................ .98 Ve
hicle ................................................ 355
Tr ead weargrade ..................................... 373
Tr ickle charge r
Connecting .................................... ...... 149
Tr im element (care) ................................ .338
Tr ip
Menu (on-board computer) ............ ...
... 209
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 209
Re setting ............................................. 210
Tr ip distance ............................................ 209
Displaying ............................................ 209
Re setting ............................................. 210
Tr ip odomet er
see Trip dis tance
Tr unk lid
Ac tivating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction ...................... 71
Closing .................................................. 66
Emer gency release (from inside) .......... .70
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .68
Locking separa tely ................................ 69
Opening ................................................. 65 Opening dimensions ............................ 401
Po
we r closing function ..........................6 6
Un locking (mechanical key) .................. .70
Tr unk separator
Closing .................................................. 78
Opening .................................................7 8
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal lights
Tu rn signal lights .....................................1 10
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 10
Tu rn signal lights
see Combination switch
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ......................................... 392
No tes on ins tallation ........ ...
................. 391
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .392
U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .244
Un locking setting ...................................... 58
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 304
Index 495