2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS engine

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing
lamp The re d re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp is lit while th e engine is ru nning.
The re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta l injury due to a malfunction in th e re st ra int sy st em
If th e re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components may be triggered unintentionally or might not
be triggered at all in th e eve nt of an accident. This may af fe ct th e Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or airbag, fo r ex am‐
ple.

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.

Engine
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions

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

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

Climate st yl e
Fu nction .............................................. 15 8
Setting ................................................. 15 8
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview ................................................ .6
COMAND
see Multimedia sy st em
COMAND To uch
Managing devices ................................ 282
Combination switch
see Tu rn signal light
Compass ................................................... 31 3
Compu te r
On-board computer ............................. 24 5
Connection st atus
Displ ay s ............................................... 334
Overview ............................................. 333
Contacts ................................................... 320
Calling up ............................................ 320
Deleting ............................................... 322
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 320
Importing ............................................. 321
Information .......................................... 320 Making a call ....................................... 322
Na me fo rm at ...................................... .3 21
Options ................................................ 322
St oring ................................................ 322
Controller
Operating ............................................ 27 0
Con ve nience closing fe ature .................... 75
Con ve nience opening ..... .
.......................... 75
Coolant (engine)
Filling capacity .................................... 452
Le ve l ch eck ......................................... 383
No te s ................................................... 451
Copyright
Licenses ................................................ 30
Tr ademar ks ............................................ 30
Co rn ering light function .......................... 14 6
Co ve r
see Side windo ws
Cross Tr af fi c Alert .................................. .2 31
Crosswind Assist
Fu nction/no te s .................................... 19 1 Crosswind Assist
see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
Cruise control .......................................... 19 6
Buttons ................................................ 19 7
Calling up a speed .............................. .1 97
Fu nction .............................................. 19 6
Re qu irements: .................................... .1 97
Selecting .............................................. 19 7
Setting a speed .................................... 19 7
St oring a speed .................................... 19 7
Switching off ........................................ 19 7
Switching on ........................................ 19 7
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 96
Cup holder ................................................ 12 9
Ins ta lling/ re moving (center console) ... 12 9
Re ar passenger compartment (vehi‐
cles with a re ar ben ch seat) ................. 13 0
R e ar
passenger compartment (vehi‐
cles with electrically adjus ta ble re ar
seats) .................................................. 13 0
Re moving/ins ta lling th e insert (vehi‐
cles with electrically adjus ta ble re ar
seats) .................................................. 13 0
Switching th e cooling/heating func‐
tion on/off .......................................... .1 31526
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

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