2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS ESP

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Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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XDO *T he front passenger air bag and th e knee air bag are deactivated, eve n th ough an adult or a person of a cor re ‐
sponding st ature is seated on th e front passenger seat. If additional fo rc es are applied to th e seat, th e we ight th e
sy st em de te cts may be to o lo w.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta l injury due to a disabled front passenger airbag
If th e front passenger airbag is disabled, th e front passenger airbag will not be deplo ye d in th e ev ent of an acci‐
dent and cann ot per fo rm its intended pr ot ective function.
A person in th e front passenger seat could th en, fo r ex ample, come into con ta ct wi th th e ve hicle's interior,
especially if th e person is sitting to o close to th e cockpit.

Ti re s
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
w Ti re pressure monitoring
sy st em wa rn ing lamp lights
up The ye llow tire pressure monitoring sy st em wa rn ing lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tire pressure monitoring sy st em has de te cted tire pressure loss in at least one of th e tires.
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WA RNING Risk of an accident due to insuf fi cient tire pressure
Ti re pressures th at are to o low pose th e fo llowing hazards:R
The tires may bur st , especially as th e load and ve hicle speed increase.R
The tires may we ar exc essively and/or une ve nl y, which may greatly impair tire traction.R
The driving ch aracteristics, as we ll as st eering and braking, may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could th en lose control of th e ve hicle.

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

Fu nction ............................................... 17 2
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
............................................................ .1 73
Selecting th e drive prog ra m ................. 17 3
E
E10 .......................................................... .4 48
Easy entry fe ature
Fu nction/no te s .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 11 2
Easy ex it fe ature
Fu nction/no te s .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 11 2
EAS Y- PA CK trunk box .............................. 12 6
Ad justing th e height to any position .... 12 4
Care .................................................... 390
In st alling/removing ............................ .1 26
EBD (electronic brake fo rc e distribu‐
tion)
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 19 2
ECO display
Fu nction ............................................... 17 2
Re setting ............................................. 250 ECO st art/s to p function ......................... 17 1
Au to matic engine st art ........................ 17 1
Au to matic engine st op ........................ .1 71
Me th od of operation ........................... .1 71
Switching off/on ................................. 17 1
Electric pa rk ing brake ............ .1 85, 18 6, 18 7
App ly ing automatically ........................ 18 5
App ly ing or re leasing manually ............ 18 6
Emergency braking .............................. 18 7
Re leasing automatically ...................... .1 86
Electr ical fuses
Bef ore re placing a fuse ........................ 41 0
Electrical fuses
see Fu ses
Electronic St ability Prog ra m
see ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Electronics ............................................... 44 3
Emer ge ncy
Assis ta nce ove rv iew .............................. 16
Saf et y ve st .......................................... 393
Eme rg ency braking ................................ .1 87
Emer ge ncy call sy st em
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) .......... .3 29 Emer ge ncy engine st art ......................... 409
Emer ge ncy operation mode
St arting th e ve hicle .............................. 16 7
Emer ge ncy re lease
Tr unk lid (from inside) ............................ 71
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
ENE RG IZING comfort
Overview of programs ........................ .2 89
St arting th e prog ra m ........................... 290
Ene rg y consum pt ion
Ke y ........................................................ 59
Engin e
EC O st art/ st op function ..................... .1 71
Engine number .................................... 44 5
Jump-s ta rt ing ...................................... .4 01
St arting (eme rg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 16 7
St ar ting (smart phone) ........................ .1 67
St ar ting (s ta rt /s to p button) ................ .1 66
Switching off (s ta rt /s to p button) ........ 17 9
Engine data
Displaying ............................................ 17 3532
Index

Engine number ........................................ 44 5
Engine oil ................................................ .3 82
Ad ding ................................................ .3 82
Ad ditives ............................................ .4 49
Capacity .............................................. 450
Che ck ing th e oil le ve l using th e oil
dipstick ................................................ 381
Checking th e oil le ve l using th e on-
board computer ................................... 381
MB- Fr eigabe or MB-Appr ov al .............. .4 50
Quality ................................................. 450
ESC (Electronic St ability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 1
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m) ...... 18 9
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 18 9
Switching on/off ................................. 19 1
Exterior lighting
Care .................................................... 389
Exterior lighting
see Lights External device
Locking .............................................. .2 83
F
Fa tigue de te ction
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Favo ri te s
Ad ding ................................................ .2 73
Calling up .. .......................................... 27 3
Del et ing .............................................. .2 74
Moving ................................................ .2 74
Overview ............................................. 27 3
Re naming ............................................ 27 3
Flacon
Inserting/removing .............................. 16 1
Flat tire .................................................... .3 93
Changing a wheel ................................ 437
MOExtended tires ................................ 394
No te s .................................................. 393
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 95
Floor mats ................................................ 14 1
Fo lding table ............................................ 12 1 Fr ag ra nce
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Fr ag ra nce sy st em .................................... 16 1
Inserting/removing th e fl acon ............ .1 61
Fr ee software ............................................ 30
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ay ra dio ...... ..... ......................... .4 44
Fr eq
uency band
Dialing (on-board computer) ................ 251
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) .... 38
Fr ont passenger air bag shu to ff
see Au to matic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy st em
Fr ont passenger head re st ra int
Ins ta lling/ re moving (chau ff eur mode) ... 97
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from th e driver's seat ............ .9 1
Ad justing from th e re ar passenger
compartment ........................................ .9 1
Ins ta lling/ re moving th e head
re st ra int (chauf fe ur mode) .................... .9 7
Fu el .......................................................... .4 49
Ad ditives ............................................ .4 49Index 533