2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS lights

Lights
Display messages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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%HDP (e xa mp le) *T he cor re sponding light source is defective.

Instrument Display in th e Wi descreen Co ck ‐
pit
Prog re ssive setting (Widescreen Cockpit) If yo u select th e progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a Wi descreen Cockpit, th e position
of th e indicator lamps in th e Instrument Display
ch anges.
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps:
X Low beam ( →
page 14 3)
` Pa rk ing lights ( →
page 14 3)
W High beam ( →
pag e 14 4)
>= Tu rn signal light ( →
page 14 4)
^ Re ar fo g light ( →
page 14 3)

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.

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.
q
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.

Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 339
Connecting USB devices ...................... 341
Co py ri ght ............................................. 339
Information .......................................... 337
Inserting/ re moving an SD card .......... .3 39
Media sea rc h ....................................... 344
Overview ............................................. 340
Pa use and pla yback function .............. .3 41
Selecting a track .................................. 341
Selecting pl ay back options .................. 341
Tr ack list .............................................. 341
Au th orized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop
Au th orized wo rk shop
see Qualified specialist wo rk shop
Au to matic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 37
Au to matic distance control
see Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Au to matic driving lights ......................... 14 4
Au to matic engine st art (ECO st art/
sto p function) ........................................... 17 1 Au to matic engine sto p (ECO st art/
sto p function) ........................................... 17 1
Au to matic front-passenger front air
bag deacti va tion sy st em .................... .4 1, 43
Fu nction of th e automatic front
passenger air bag shutoff ..................... .4 1
PA SSENGER AIR BA G indicator lam p . ... .4 3
Au to mati
c lateral support adjustment
Setting ................................................ .1 05
Au to matic mir ro r fo lding function
Swit ch ing on/off ................................ .1 54
Au to matic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ve r ........................... 17 3
Drive program display .......................... 17 3
Drive programs .................................... 17 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 17 2
Engaging drive position ........................ 17 5
Engaging re ve rs e ge ar ........................ .1 75
Kickdown ............................................. 17 7
Manual ge ar shifting ............................ 17 6
Selecting pa rk position ........................ 17 5
Shifting to neutral ................................ 17 5
St eering wheel ge arshift paddles ........ .1 76
Tr ansmission position display .............. 17 3 Tr ansmission positions ........................ 17 3
B
Bag hook ................................................... 12 4
BA S (Brake Assist Sy st em) .................... .1 89
Battery
SmartK ey ............................................... 60
Battery (vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 401
Ju mp -s tar ting ....................................... 401
No te s .................................................. 399
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no te s .................................... .3 6
Blind Spot Assi st ..................................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 40
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy st em limitations .............................. .2 38
Blu-r ay drive (Rear Seat En te rt ain‐
ment Sy st em)
Overview ............................................ .3 66522
Index

Cushionbag ................................................ 38
Cus to mer Assi st ance Center (C AC ) ........ .2 5
Cus to mer Re lations Department ............ .2 5
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Data import/export
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 284
Importing/exporting ........................... 284
Date
Setting th e time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 27 8
Daytim e ru nning lights ........................... 14 7
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 47
Daytim e ru nning lights mode
see Daytime ru nning lights
Deacti va ting the alarm (A TA ) .................... 87 Decla ra tion of conformity
Wi re less ve hicle components ............... .2 3
Definitions (ti re s and loading) ............... 430
Designs
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 254
Destination ............................................. .3 05
Editing intermediate destinations ....... .2 96
Editing th e pr ev ious destinations ........ 305
Ex te rn al .............................................. .3 06
Saving (cur re nt ve hicle position) ......... 305
Saving as gl obal fa vo ri te ...................... 305
St oring a map position ........................ 305
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ................................................... .3 06
De st ination entry ............................ 292, 29 4
E n te r ge o-coor
dinates ........................ .2 95
Entering a POI or add re ss .................... 292
Entering an intermediate destination .. 296
Selecting a contact ............................. 295
Selecting a POI .................................... 294
Selecting from th e map ....................... 295
Selecting pr ev ious destinations .......... .2 94
De te cting inat te ntiveness
see AT TENTION ASSIST Diagnostics connection ........................... .2 4
Digita l Operator' s Manua l ........................ .1 8
Digita l speedome te r ................................ 24 9
DIRECT SELECT le ve r ............................... 17 3
Engaging drive position ........................ 17 5
Engaging pa rk position automatically .. 17 5
Engaging re ve rs e ge ar ........................ .1 75
Fu nction ............................................... 17 3
Selecting pa rk position ........................ 17 5
Shifting to neutral ................................ 17 5
Displa y
Car e .................................................... 39 0
Displa y (multimedi a sy st em)
No te s .................................................. 269
Settings ............................................... 27 7
Displa y (on-boa rd compu te r)
Displ ay s in th e multifunction display ... 24 7
Displa y messag e .......................... .......... .4 57
C a llin g up (on-board co mp uter) .......... .4 57
No te s ................................................... 457
Display messages
Q ................................................... 497 Index 527

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

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