2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS belt

Note s on th e cor re ct driver's seat position
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry from adju st ing
th e ve hicle settings while th e ve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont ro l of th e ve hicle in th e
fo llowing situations: R
if yo u adjust th e driver's seat, th e head
re st ra int, th e st eering wheel or th e mir ro r
while th e ve hicle is in motionR
if yo u fa st en yo ur seat belt while th e ve hi‐
cle is in motion

Obser ve th e fo llowing:R
adjust th e front passenger seat fo r ch auf fe ur
mode before th e journeyR
do not re mo ve th e front passenger seat head
re st ra int during th e journey
Fo r ch auf fe ur mode, th e fo llowing settings are
made fo r th e front passenger seat:R
th e seat is mo ve d fo rw ardsR
th e backrest is tilted fo rw ardsR
th e head re st ra int is fo lded fo rw ards
The front passenger seat automatically mo ve s
from th e ch auf fe ur position back into th e normal
position in th e fo llowing situations:R
th e front passenger seat is adjus te d using
th e buttons in th e door control panel on th e
front passenger side R
th e front passenger seat belt is fast enedR
an occupant is de te cted on th e front
passenger seat R
th e front passenger head re st ra int is inse rt ed
and th e po we r supply is switched on R
th e front passenger backrest is adjus te d
re ar wa rd s R
th e front passenger seat is mo ve d in th e fo re -
and-aft direction out of th e ch auf fe ur area
Po sitioning th e front passenger seat fo r
ch auf fe ur mode
Requ irements: R
The po we r supp ly is switched on.R
The front passen ge r seat is not occupied.R
The front passenger seat belt is not inser te d
into th e seat belt buckle.96
Seats and stow ing

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The seat belt to ngue is not inser te d in th e
seat belt buckle of th e driver's seat and th e
driver's door is opened. R
There is a sy st em malfunction.R
The po we r supp ly is insuf fi cient.R
The ve hicle is st ationary fo r a lengt hy period.
When th e electric parking brake is applied, th e
I (USA) or $ (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in th e instrument clus te r.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if th e engine is switched off by th e ECO
st art/ st op function.
Fu nction of th e electric pa rk ing brake
(releasing automatically)
The elect ri c pa rk ing brake is re leased when th e
fo llowing conditions are fulfilled: R
The engine is ru nning.R
The seat belt to ngue is inser te d into th e seat
belt buckle of th e driver's seat.R
The transmission is in position [ or ^ and
yo u depr ess th e accelera to r pedal or yo u shift from transmission position ] to [ or
^ . R
If th e transmission is in position ^ , th e
trunk lid mu st be closed.
If th e seat belt to ngue is not inser te d into th e
seat belt buckle of th e driver's seat, th e fo llow‐
ing conditions must be fulfilled: R
The driver's door is closed. R
Yo u mo ve th e transmission out of transmis‐
sion position ] or yo u ha ve pr ev iously
driven fast er th an 2 mp h (3 km/h).R
If th e transmission is in position ^ , th e
trunk lid mu st be closed.
If th e elect r ic parking brake is re leased, th e
I (USA) or $ (CANADA) indicator lamp in
th e instrument clus te r goes out. Applying or re leasing th e electric pa rk ing
brake manually
Applying

Sy st em limitations
AT TENTION ASSIST is active in th e 37 mp h
(60 km/h) to 12 4 mp h (2 00 km/h) speed ra nge.
The functionality of AT TENTION ASSIST is
re st ri cted, and wa rn ings may be dela ye d or not
occur at all in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u ha ve been driving fo r less th an 30
minutes. R
If th e ro ad condition is poor (une ve n ro ad
sur fa ce or po th oles).R
If th ere is a stro ng side wind.R
If yo u adopt a sporty drivin g st yl e (high cor‐
nering speeds or high ra te s of acceleration).R
If th e St eering Assist function of Ac tive Dis‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is acti ve .R
If th e time has been set incor re ctly.R
In acti ve driving situations, if yo u ch ange
lanes and va ry yo ur speed frequentl y.
The AT TENTION ASSIST tiredness or alertness
assessment is dele te d and re st ar te d when con‐
tinuing th e journey in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u swit ch off th e engine. R
If yo u unfas te n yo ur seat belt and open th e
driver's door (e.g. ch ange drivers or ta ke a
break).
Setting AT TENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy st em:

Obser ve th e fo llowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicle damage
Seat belts
Clean with wa rm wate r and soap solution. R
Do not use ch emical cleaning agents. R
Do not dry seat belts by heating th em to ove r 17 6 °F
(80 °C) or ex posing th em to direct sunlight.
Display
Clean th e sur fa ce carefully wi th a mic ro fi ber clo th and
TFT/LCD display cleaner. R
Swit ch off th e display and allow to cool.R
Do not use any ot her cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Clean with a damp microfiber clo th .R
If th e trim is ve ry dirty: use a cleaning agent re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do not apply st ic ke rs , fi lms et c.R
Do not allow cosmetics, insect re pellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th th e plastic trim.
Genuine wo od/t ri m
elements R
Clean wi th a mic ro fi ber clo th .R
Bla ck piano-lac qu er look: clean with a damp clo th and
soap solution. R
If th e trim is ve ry dirty: use a cleaning agent re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. Do not use sol ve nt-based cleaning agents, polishes or wa xe s.
Headliner
Clean with a brush or dry shampoo.
Carpet
Use carpet and te xtile cleaning agents re commended by
Mercedes-Benz. Maintenance and care 391

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out: passenger ve hicle tires according to
European manufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truck tires according to US manu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tire pressure th at are on ly designe d fo r
te mp orary use in an emer ge ncy.
Aspect ra tio 3 :
Ra tio between tire height and tire width in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tire width).
Tire code 4 (ti re type):R
"R" ra dial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tire with a maximum speed abo ve
14 9 mp h (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th e bead seat (not th e diame te r
of th e ri m fl ange). The ri m diame te r is specified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 :
Numerical code th at specifies th e maximum
load-bearing capacity of a tire (e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th e tire must be at
least half th e permissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do not ove rl oad th e tires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th e Ti re and
Loading In fo rm ation placard ( →
page 420)R
Maximum tire load ( →
page 427)R
Load ind ex
Speed ra ting 7 :
Specifies th e appr ove d maximum speed of th e
tire.

Inde xS peed ra ting
ZR...Y 1
up to 18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR...(..Y) 1
ove r 18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
ove r 14 9 mp h (240 km/h)R
Specifying th e speed ra ting as th e "ZR" index
in tire code 4 is optional fo r tires up to
18 6 mp h (3 00 km/h).R
If yo ur tire co de 4 includes "ZR" and th ere
is no speed ra ting 7 , fi nd out what th e max‐
imum speed is from th e tire manufacturer.R
If load-bearing index 6 and speed ra ting 7
are in brac ke ts, th e maximum speed ra ting of
yo ur tire is abo ve 18 6 mp h (300 km/h). To
fi nd out th e maximum speed, ask th e tire
manufacturer. All-weather tires and winter tires
Inde xS peed ra ting
Q M+S 2
up to 10 0 mp h (160 km/h)
T M+S 2
up to 11 8 mp h (1 90 km/h)
H M+S 2
up to 13 0 mp h (2 10 km/h)
V M+S 2
up to 14 9 mp h (240 km/h)
Wi nter tires bear th e M snowflake symbol
and fulfill th e requ irements of th e Ru bber Manu‐
fa cturers Association (RMA) and th e Ru bber
Association of Canada (RAC) re ga rd ing th e tire
traction on sno w.
Load index 8 : R
No specification given: st andard load (SL)
tire R
"XL" or "Extra Load": ex tra load tire or re in‐
fo rc ed tire R
"Light Load": light load tire R
"C", "D", "E": a load ra nge th at depends on
th e maximum load th at th e tire can car ry at a
cer ta in pressure
Definition of term s fo r tires and loading
Ti re stru ctu re and ch aracteristics: describes
th e number of la ye rs or th e number of ru bber-
coated belts in th e tire con ta ct su rf ace and th e
tire wa ll. These are made of st eel, ny lon, poly‐
es te r and ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fo r tire pressu re .
14 .5038 pounds per square inch (psi) and
10 0 kilopascal (kPa) is th e equivalent of one bar.
DOT (Department of Tr anspo rt ation): DO T-
mar ke d tires fulfill th e requ irements of th e
US Department of Tr anspor ta tio n.
Av erage we ight of th e ve hicle occupants: th e
number of ve hicle occupants fo r whi ch th e ve hi‐
cle is designed, multiplied by 15 0 lb (68 kg ).
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"ZR" st ated in th e tire code.2
Or "M+S M " fo r winter tires430
Wheels and tires

Seat belts
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
v Seat belt wa rn ing lamp
lights up Af te r st arting th e engine, th e re d seat belt wa rn ing lamp lights up fo r 6 seconds.
In addition, an acou st ic wa rn ing to ne may sound.
The seat belt wa rn ing lamp re minds th e driver and front passenger to fast en th eir seat belts.