2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS lane assist

Yo u are wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th e st eer‐
ing wheel in th e fo llowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist de te cts lane
markings. R
A front wheel passes ov er th e lane markings.
Whe th er a wa rn ing is issued and when th is
occurs also depends on th e selected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo u fa il to adapt yo ur drivin g st yl e, Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist can neither re duce th e ri sk of an
accident nor ove rr ide th e la ws of ph ys ics. It can‐
not ta ke into account ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions. Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist is only an
aid. Yo u are re sponsible fo r th e dis ta nce to th e
ve hicle in front, fo r ve hicle speed, fo r braking in
good time and fo r st ay ing in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking pac ka ge : If th e
lane markings are solid lines and yo u do not
re act to th e wa rn ing, a lane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th e ve hicle back into th e
original lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: If yo u do not re act to th e wa rn ing, a lane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th e ve hicle back into th e
original lane. In th e case of a broken lane mark‐
ing being de te cted, a brake application will only
be made if a ve hicle has been de te cte d in th e
adj
acent lane. Oncoming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brake application is av ailable in th e speed
ra nge between 40 mp h (60 km/h) and 12 0 mp h
(200 km/h).
If a lane-cor re cting brake application occu rs , dis‐
play 1 appears in th e multifunction displa y. Sy st em limitations
No lane-cor re cting brake application occu rs in
th e fo llowing situations: R
Yo u clear ly and actively st eer, brake or accel‐
erate. R
Yo u ha ve switched on th e turn signal indica‐
to r. R
A driving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
, Ac tive Brake Assi st or Ac tive Blind
Spot Assi st . R
Yo u ha ve adop te d a sporty driving st yl e with
high cornering speeds or high ra te s of accel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated. R
If a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em may be impaired or may not function
in th e fo llowing situations: R
There is poor visibilit y, e.g. due to insuf fi cient
illumination of th e ro ad, high ly va ri able shade
conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo g or heavy
spr ay . Driving and pa rk ing 24 1

R
There is gl are, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c, th e
sun or re fl ections.R
There is dirt on th e windshield in th e vicinity
of th e multifunction camera or th e camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
present fo r one lane, e.g. in a construction
area. R
The lane markings are wo rn , dark or co ve re d.R
The dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front is to o
small and th e lane markings th us cannot be
de te cted.R
The lane markings ch ange qu ickl y, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist uses ra dar sensors to monitor
se ve ra l areas around th e ve hicle. If th e ra dar
sensors in th e re ar bumper are dirty or co ve re d
with sn ow , th e sy st em may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs ta cle in th e lane in which yo u are drivin g has been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs .
Ac tivating Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
q
WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist wa rn ing
A lane-cor re cting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring th e ve hicle back into th e origi‐
nal lane.

1, 2, 3 ...
12 V so ck et
see Soc ke t (12 V)
11 5 V soc ke t
see Soc ke t (1 15 V)
360° camera ............................................ 224
Assigning as a fa vo ri te ........................ 226
Ca re .................................................... 389
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Selecting a view .................................. 226
A
A/C function
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy st em) ................................................ 15 8
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 15 8
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy st em) ............ .1 89
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .3 33
Setting ................................................. 331 Ac oustic locking ve ri fi cation signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 59
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st ......................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 40
Brake application ................................. 239
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 38
To wing a trailer .................................... 239
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 19 2
Setting ................................................. 19 6
Ac tive Di st ance Assist DI STRO NIC ........ 19 9
Ac tive Emergency St op Assist ............ .2 07
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st .................. 206
Calling up a speed ............................... 200
Displa ys in th e Instrument Display ...... 208
Fu nction .............................................. 19 9
Increasing/decreasing speed ............. .2 00
Re qu irements ...................................... 200
Ro ute-based speed adjustment .......... .2 03
St eering wheel buttons ............... ..... ... 200
St or
ing a speed ................................... 200
Switching off/deactivating .................. 200
Switching on/activating ..................... .2 00
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 99 Ac tive Eme rg ency St op Assist .............. .2 07
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr ot ection) ...... 37 8
Me th od of operation ........................... .3 78
Re setting ............................................. 37 8
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Fu nction .............................................. 206
Switching on/o ff ................................. 207
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist .................... 24 0
Fu nction .............................................. 24 0
Sensitivity (function/no te s) ................. 24 3
Setting th e sensitivity .......................... 24 3
Switching on/off ................................. 24 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 40
To wing a trailer .................................... 24 0
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist .............................. 226
Cross Tr af fi c Alert ................................ 231
Drive Aw ay Assi st ................................ 230
Exiting a pa rk ing space ...................... .2 29
Fu nction .............................................. 226
Pa rk ing ................................................ 228
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 26
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st .............. 202, 235
Di sp lay ................................................ 202
Fu nction .............................................. 202 Index 51 9

Setting ................................................. 235
Ac tive Ste ering Assist ............................ .2 04
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 06
Ac tive Emergency St op Assist ............ .2 07
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st .................. 206
Displa ys in th e Instrument Display ...... 208
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 04
Ad aptive cruise control
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 14 6
Switching on/off ................................. 14 7
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 44 9
Engine oil ............................................ 44 9
Fu el ..................................................... 44 9
Ad diti ve s (engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad diti ve s (fuel)
see Fu el
Ad dress book
see Contacts Ad justing the balance/ fa der
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 360
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 359
Ad justing the bass, mid- ra nge and
treble
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
Ad justing the mid- ra nge, treble and
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
Ad justing the sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em ... 359
Ad justing the s ound optimization
Bu rmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 360
Ad justing treble, mid- ra nge and bass
settings
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
sound sy st em ...................................... 359
ADS PLUS damping sy st em
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL Af te r- sales service center
see ASS YS T PLUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Belt air bag ............................................ 36
Cushionbag ........................................... 38
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) ... 38
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 8
Knee air bag .......................................... 38
Overview ............................................... 38
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 9
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .4 0
Side air bag ........................................... 38
Wi ndow air bag ...................................... 38
AIR BO DY CONT RO L ................................ .2 11
Setting ................................................. 21 3
Suspension .......................................... 21 1
Air dis tr ibution
Setting (multimedia sy st em) ............... .1 59
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air pressure
see Ti re pressure520
Index

Distance re corder
see Tr ip dis ta nce
DI STRO NIC
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Door
Locking (me ch anical ke y) ...................... 65
Opening (from inside ) ............................ 62
Po we r closing function .......................... 65
Un locking (from inside) ........................ .6 2
Un locking (mechanical ke y) .................. .6 5
Door cont ro l panel .................................... .1 2
Door cont ro l panel (rear passenger
compartment) ............................................ 14
DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN) ... 426
Drinking and driving ................................ 16 8
Drink s holder
see Cup holder
Driv e Awa y Assist .................................... 230
Drive position
Selecting .............................................. 17 5
Driv e prog ra m display ............................. 17 3 Driv e prog ra ms
see DY NA MIC SELECT
Driving light
see Au to matic driving lights
Driving saf et y sy st em ............................ .1 88
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy st em) ........... 18 9
Ac tive Brake Assi st .............................. 19 2
BA S (Brake Assi st Sy st em) .................. 18 9
EBD (electronic brake fo rc e distribu‐
tion) ................................. ..... ............... 19 2
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 1
Overview ............................................. 18 8
Ra dar sensors .................................... .1 88
Re sponsibility ...................................... 18 8
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 19 2
Drivin g sy st em
see 360° camera
see Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
see Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist
see Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st
see Ac tive St eering Assist
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL see AT TENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont ro l
see Driving saf et y sy st em
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
see Night Vi ew Assi st
see Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C
see Re ar view camera
see Tr af fi c Sign Assi st
Drivin g tips
Drinking and drivin g ............................ 16 8
Gene ra l driving tips ............................ .1 68
No te s on breaking-in a new ve hicle ..... 16 8
Dr ow siness de te ction
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy st em
see ESP ®
(Elect ro nic St ability Prog ra m)
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................... .1 72
Con fi guring drive program I ................. 17 3
Displ ay ing engine data . .
...................... .1 73
Displ ay ing ve hicle data ........................ 17 3
Drive prog ra m display ......................... .1 73
Drive prog ra ms ................................... .1 72Index 531

L
Labeling (tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden
Bag hook ............................................ .1 24
No te s ................................................... 11 8
Ro of ra ck ............................................. 12 8
St ow age space under th e trunk fl oor ... 12 7
Lamp
see In te ri or lighting
Lamp (Instrument Display)
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
Language
No te s .................................................. 283
Setting ................................................ .2 83
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 51
No te s ..................................................... 50
Le ve l control sy st em
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
Light switch
Overview ............................................ .1 43
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 14 3
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .1 46
Ad justing th e instrument lighting ......... 24 7
Au to matic driving lights ....................... 14 4
Combination swit ch ............................. 14 4
Corne ri ng light function ....................... 14 6
Haza rd wa rn ing lights .......................... 14 5
Headla mp fl ashing .............................. .1 44
Hi gh beam ........................................... 14 4
Light switch ........................................ .1 43
Low beam ............................................ 14 3
Pa rk ing lights ...................................... .1 43
Re ar fo g light ....................................... 14 4
Re sponsibility fo r lighting sy st ems ...... 14 3
Setting th e sur ro und lighting .............. .1 47
St anding lights .................................... .1 43
Tu rn signal light ................................... 14 4
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26 Live Tr af fi c Information
Displaying subsc ri pt ion information .... 307
Displaying th e tra ff ic map .................. .3 07
Displ ay ing traf fi c incidents .................. 308
Extending a subscription ..................... 307
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 309
Load index (ti re s) .................................... 428
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 428
Loading
Definitions .......................................... .4 30
Loading guidelines ................................... 11 8
Loading information table ...................... 420
Loads
Securing .............................................. .1 18
Locking/unlocking
KEYLESS-GO .................................... ... ... 63
Un loc
king and opening doors from
th e inside ............................................. .6 2
Low beam
Swit ch ing on/off ................................ .1 43
Lu bricant additives
see Ad ditives Index 537

Re frigerator box
Ins ta lling/ re moving ............................. 13 8
Using ................................................... 13 7
Re fueling
Re fueling th e ve hicle ........................... 17 7
Re mo te cont ro l (Rear Seat Entertain‐
ment Sy st em)
Overview ............................................ .3 62
Re placing batteries .............................. 364
Selecting a display .............................. 363
Switching th e display on/off ............... 363
Re porting malfunctions re le va nt to
saf et y .......................................................... 25
Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 44 9
Re set function (multimedia sy st em) .... .2 88
Re sidual heat
Fr ont ................................................... .1 60
Re ar .................................................... .1 60
Re st oring (factory settings)
see Re set function (multimedia sy st em) Re st ra int sy st em ...................................... .3 1
Children ................................................ .4 7
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 32
Fu nctionality .......................... ................ 32
Mal function ........................................... 32
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 1
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 1
Sy st em self-test .................................... .3 2
Wa rn ing lamp ........................................ 32
Re ve rs e ge ar
Selecting .............................................. 17 5
Rims (Care) .............................................. 389
RO AD SUR FA CE SCAN
Multifunction camera .......................... .2 16
Ro adside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance call
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) ........... 330
Ro ll aw ay pr ot ection
see HOLD function
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow .......................................... 72
Side windo ws (elect ri c) .......................... 72
Ro of load .................................................. 455 Ro of ra ck .................................................. 12 8
Ro ute ................................................ 297, 300
Calculating .......................................... 297
Displ ay ing destination information ...... 299
Displaying destination information
(Rear Seat En te rt ainment Sy st em) ...... 369
Ex te rn al .............................................. .3 06
Selecting a type .................................. 298
Selecting an al te rn ative ro ute ............ .3 00
Selecting notifications ......................... 299
Selecting options ................................ 299
St arting th e automatic service st a‐
t io n sear ch .......................................... 300
Switching th e automatic ga s st ation
sear ch on/off ...................................... 300
Wi th intermediate destinations .......... .2 96
Ro ute guidance ....................................... 300
Canceling ............................................ 304
Changing direction .............................. 301
Destination re ached ............................ 302
Fr om an off-road location .................... 304
Lane re commendations ....................... 302
No te s .................................................. 300
Off-road ............................................... 304
To an off- ro ad destination .................. .3 04Index 54 5

Snow ch ains ........................................ .4 14
Speed ra ting ........................................ 428
St oring ................................................ 436
Te mp erature grade .............................. 425
Ti re and Loading In fo rm ation placard
............................................................ .4 20
Ti re pressure (no te s) ........................... .4 14
Ti re pressure monitoring sy st em
(function) ............................................. 41 8
Ti re pressure ta ble .............................. .4 16
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 425
Ti re size designation ........................... .4 28
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 95
Tr action gr ade .................................... .4 25
Tr ead we ar grade ................................ .4 25
Un usual han dlin g ch aracteristics ........ .4 13
To ol
see Ve hicle to ol kit
To p Te th er .................................................. 52
To tal di st ance .......................................... 24 9
Displ ay ing ............................................ 24 9
To uch Control
On-board computer ............................. 24 5
Operating ........................ .................... 27 0 Setti ng th e sensitivity .......................... 27 0
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 71
Operating ............................................. 27 1
Re ading th e handwriting re cognition
aloud ................................................... 27 2
Selecting a st ation and track .............. .2 72
Setting th e sensitivity .......................... 27 2
To w- st arting ............................................. 409
To wing a trailer
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st ....................... 239
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist .................. 24 0
To wing aw ay ............................................ 405
To wing ey e
Ins ta lling .............................................. 409
St orage location ................................. .4 09
To wing me th ods ...................................... 404
Tr ack
Selecting (audio mode) ........................ 341
Tr action gr ade ......................................... 425
Tr af fi c information .................................. 306
Displaying th e tra ff ic map .................. .3 07
Displ ay ing traf fi c incidents .................. 308 Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 309
Live Tr af fi c Information ........................ 307
Overview ............................................. 306
Tr af fi c map
see Map
Tr af fi c Sign Assist .................................. .2 33
Fu nction/no te s .................. ................. 233
Setting ................................................ .2 35
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 33
Tr ansfer re d ve hicle data
Android Au to ....................................... 327
Apple CarPl ay ™ ................................... 327
Tr ansmission position display ................ 17 3
Tr anspo rt ing
Loading guidelines .............................. .1 18
Ve hicle ................................................ .4 07
Tr ead we ar gr ade ..................................... 425
Tr im element (Care) ................................ 390
Tr ip
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 24 9
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 24 9
Re setting ............................................. 250552
Index