2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS engine

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

E10 ...................................................... 44 8
Gasoline .............................................. 44 8
Quality (gasoline) ................................ 44 8
Re fuel .................................................. 17 7
Re ser ve fuel le ve l ................................ 44 9
Sulfur content ..................................... 44 8
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 44 9
Fu el consum pt ion
On-board computer ............................ .2 49
Fu nction seat
see Door cont ro l panel
Fu nction seat (rear passenger com‐
partment)
see Seat (rear passenger compartment)
Fu se insert
see Fu ses
Fu ses ......................................................... 41 0
Assignment diagram ............................ 41 0
Dashboa rd fuse box ............................. 41 2
Fu se box in th e engine compartment ... 41 0
Fu se box in th e front-passen ge r fo ot ‐
we ll ...................................................... 41 2
Fu se box in th e trunk ........................... 41 2
No te s ................................................... 41 0 G
Garage door opener
Clearing th e memory ........................... 18 3
Opening/closing th e ga ra ge door ........ 18 3
Programming buttons .......................... 18 0
Ra dio equipment appr ov al numbers .... 18 4
Re solving problems ............................. 18 2
Synchronizing th e ro lling code ............ .1 82
Gas st ation sear ch
St arting an automatic ga s st ation
sear ch ................................................. 297
Switching th e automatic ga s st ation
sear ch on/off ...................................... 300
Gasoline ................................................... 44 8
Gearshift paddles
see St eering wheel ge arshift paddles
Gea rs hift re commendation .................... .1 76
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wo od (Care) .............................. 390
Glass ro of
see MAGIC SKY CO NTROL
Glasses compartment ............................ .1 21 Glide mode ............................................... 17 7
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 16 4
Locking/unlocking .............................. 12 0
H
Handbrake
see Electric parking brake
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... .4 13
HANDS-FREE AC CESS ................................ 69
Haza rd wa rn ing lamps ............................ 14 5
Head re st ra int ........................................ .1 00
At ta ch ing/ re moving th e supplemen‐
ta ry cushion ........................................ 10 4
EASY ADJU ST luxury head re st ra int
(front) .................................................. 10 1
Fr ont (adjusting manually) .................. .1 00
Fr ont (luxury head re st ra int) ................ 10 1
Re ar (adjusting electrically) ................ .1 04
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .1 03
Re ar (extending from th e front) ........... 10 2
Re ar (folding into position mechani‐
cally) .................................................... 10 5
Re ar (lo we ri ng from th e front) ............ .1 02534
Index

Re ar (luxury head re st ra int) ................ .1 04
Re ar (setting th e last position) ............ .1 03
Head-up Display ...................................... 253
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu te r) .................................................. 253
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu te r) ............................................ 253
Fu nction .............................................. 254
Menu (on-board compu te r) .................. 253
Setting th e position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 253
Switching on/off ................................. 255
Using th e memory function .................. 11 3
Headlamp fl ashing .................................. 14 4
Headliner (care) ....................................... 390
Headphones (Rear Seat Entertain‐
ment Sy st em)
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .3 65
Ad justing th e vo lume .......................... .3 65
Overview ............................................. 364
Re placing batteries ............................ .3 65
Selecting a re ar passenger compart‐
ment display ........................................ 365 High beam
Swit ch ing on/off ................................ .1 44
High-beam headlamps
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .1 46
Hill st art assi st ........................................ 21 0
HOLD function ......................................... 21 0
Fu nction/no te s ............ ........................ 21 0
Sw
i tching on/off ................................. 21 0
Hood
Fu nction (active hood) ......................... 37 8
Opening/closing ................................. .3 78
Re setting (active hood) ........................ 37 8
Hotspot
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 281
Hydropneumatic suspension
see MAGIC BO DY CO NTROL
I
Identification plate
Engine ................................................ .4 45
Re frigerant .......................................... 453
Ve hicle ................................................ 44 5 Ignition
Swit ch ing on (s ta rt /s to p button) ........ .1 65
Ignition ke y
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 86
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ra m
Con fi guring .......................................... 17 3
Selecting .............................................. 17 3
Instrument clus te r
see Instrument display
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Instrument display .................................. 24 4
Ad justing th e lighting ........................... 24 7
Fu nction/no te s ................................... 24 4
Overview ............................................. 24 4
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps (o ve rv iew) .. 8
Wa rn ing/indicator lamps .................... .5 01
Instrument lighting ................................ .2 47
Intelligent Light Sy st em
Cornering light function ...................... .1 46
Inter ch anging wheels ............................ .4 35Index 535

Fu nction .............................................. 235
Pe destrian de te ction ........................... 236
Spotlight function ................................ 237
Note s on breaking-in a new ve hicle ...... .1 68
O
Occupant saf et y
Pe ts in th e ve hicle ................................. 56
Occupant saf et y
see Air bag
see Au to matic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy st em
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr ot ection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
see Re st ra int sy st em
see Seat belts
Odome te r
see To ta l dis ta nce
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board co mp uter
Assis ta nce graphic menu .................... 24 8 Displ ay ing th e service due date ........... 37 7
Head-up Display menu ........................ 253
Media menu ........................................ 252
Menu designs ...................................... 254
Menu ove rv iew .................................... 24 5
Multifunction display ........................... 24 7
Na vigation sy st em menu ..................... 250
Operating ............................................ 24 5
Ra dio menu ........................................ .2 51
Service menu ...................................... 24 8
Te lephone menu .................................. 252
Tr ip menu ............................................ 24 9
On-board diagnostics inter fa ce
see Diagno st ics connection
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening th e trunk lid using yo ur fo ot
HANDS-FREE AC CESS .. ........................ .6 9
Operating fl uids
Ad ditives (fuel) . ................................... 44 9
Br
ake fl uid .. .................................... .. .. .4 51
Coolant (engine) ............................ .. .... 451
Engine oil ............................................ 44 9
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .4 48
No te s ................................................... 44 7 Re frigerant (air conditioning sy st em) ... 453
Wi ndshield wa sher fl uid ...................... 452
Ope ra ting saf et y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy st em
On-board computer ............................ .2 45
Operator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) ....................... 18
Outside mir ro rs ....................... 15 2, 15 3, 15 4
Anti-gla re mode (au to matic) ............... .1 53
Au to matic mir ro r fo lding function ........ 15 4
Fo lding in/out .................................... .1 52
Pa rk ing position .................................. .1 54
Setting ................................................. 15 2
Using th e memory function .................. 11 3
Overhead cont r
ol panel
Overview ............................................... 10
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 387 Index 54 1

Ra in closing function ............................ .8 0
SmartK ey ................................................... 58
Battery .................................................. 60
Fe atures ................................................ 58
Ke y ri ng attachment .............................. 60
Mechanical ke y ...................................... 60
Overvie w .............................................. .5 8
Pa nic alarm ........................................... 59
Problem ................................................. 61
Un locking setting .................................. 59
Sma rt phone
Cooling or heating th e ve hicle inte‐
ri or ...................................................... .1 66
St arting th e ve hicle .............................. 16 7
Smartphone
see Android Au to
see Apple CarPlay™
see Te lephone
Snow ch ains ............................................. 41 4
Soc ke t (12 V) ............................................ 13 4
Fr ont center console ........................... 13 4
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 34
Tr unk .................................................. .1 36 Soc ke t (1 15 V) .......................................... 13 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 35
Software update
Impor ta nt sy st em updates .................. 288
Information .......................................... 287
Pe rf orming ............ .............................. 287
Sound
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 45
Wheels and tires ................................. .4 13
Sound
see Burmes te r ®
sur ro und sound sy st em
see Sound settings
Sound settings ....................................... .3 57
Ad justing th e balance/fader ............... 358
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 358
Au to matic vo lume adjustment ............ .3 58
Calls up th e sound menu ..................... 358
Information .......................................... 357
Speech dialog sy st em
see Vo ice Cont ro l Sy st em
Speed index (tires) ................................. .4 28 Speed limit fo r winter tires
Setting ................................................. 19 8
Speedome te r
Digital ................................................. .2 49
Spotlight function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 38
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 87
Fu nction .............................................. 18 7
St anding lights ........................................ 14 3
St art/S to p button
St arting th e ve hicle ............................. 16 6
Switching off th e ve hicle ..................... 17 9
Switching on th e po we r supply or
ignition ................................................ 16 5
St art/s to p function
see ECO st art/ st op function
St arting th e engine
see Ve hicle
St arting-o ff aid
see Hill st art assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 35254 8
Index