2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Child saf et y loc ks
Ac tivating/deactivating the ch ild saf et y lock
fo r the re ar doors
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren left unat te nded in th e
ve hicle
If yo u lea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey may be able to set th e ve hicle in
motion, fo r ex ample by :R
Re leasing th e parking brake.R
Shifting th e transmission out of park
position ] .R
St arting th e engine.
In addition, th ey may operate ve hicle equip‐
ment.

Thereby an animal may: R
activate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fo r ex ampleR
swit ch sy st ems on or off and endanger
ot her ro ad users
Uns ecured animals may be th row n around in
th e ve hicle in th e eve nt of an accident or
sudden st eering and braking maneuver and
injure ve hicle occupants in th e process.

SmartK ey
Overview of SmartK ey functions
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren left unat te nded in th e
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat te nded in th e ve hicle,
th ey could:R
Open doo rs , th ereby endangering ot her
persons or ro ad usersR
Get out of th e ve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi cR
Operate ve hicle equipment
In addition, th e ch ildren could also set th e
ve hicle in motion, fo r ex ample, by :R
Re leasing th e parking brakeR
Shifting th e transmission out of park
position ]R
St arting th e engine.

Ac tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo ck ing
ve ri fi cation signal
Multimedia sy st em:

re ducing th e po we r consum pt ion of th e Smart‐
Ke y. When deactivated, th e SmartK ey cannot be
accessed wi th out authorization.
To activate th e SmartK ey functions:R
Press any button on th e SmartK ey .R
Mo ve th e SmartK ey .R
St art th e ve hicle with th e SmartK ey in th e
stow age compartment of th e center console
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page 16 7).
Inser ting/ re moving the mechanical ke y

Mercedes-Benz re commends th at yo u ha ve th e
battery re placed at a qu alified specialist wo rk ‐
shop.

Problem
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions