2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS belt

At a gl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 10
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 12
Control settings in th e re ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digita l Operator' s Manua l ........................ . 18
Callin g up th e Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Gene ra l no te s ............................................. 19
Pr ot ecting th e environment .......................... 19
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ....................................... .2 0
Service and ve hicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf et y .......................................... .2 2
Declaration of conformity fo r wireless
ve hicle components .................................... .2 3
Diagno st ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialist wo rk shop ....................... 25
Cor re ct use of th e ve hicle ........................... .2 5
Problems with yo ur ve hicle ........................... 25 Re porting saf et y defects .............................. .2 5
Limited Wa rr anty .......................................... 26
QR codes fo r th e re scue card ....................... 26
Ve hicle data st orage .................................... .2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 30
Occupant saf et y ......................................... 31
Re st ra int sy st em .......................................... .3 1
Seat belts ..................................................... 33
Airbags ......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy st em ....................................... 45
Children in th e ve hicle ................................. .4 7
No te s on pets in th e ve hicle ........................ .5 6
Opening and closing .................................. 58
SmartK ey ...................................................... 58
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 66
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .7 2
Side windo ws ................................................ 73
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 77
Anti-theft pr ot ection .................................... .8 6 Seats and sto wing .................................... . 88
No te s on th e cor re ct driver's seat position ... 88
Seats ............................................................ 89
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 0
Using th e memory function ........................ .1 13
Memory function in th e re ar passenger
compartment .............................................. 11 4
St ow age areas ............................................ .1 18
Cup holder .................................................. 12 9
Ashtr ay and cigar et te lighter ...................... .1 32
Soc ke ts ....................................................... 13 4
Re frigerator box .......................................... 13 7
Wi re less ch arging of th e mobile phone
and connection with th e ex te ri or antenna .. 13 9
Ins ta lling or re moving th e fl oor mats ........... 14 1
Ins ta lling/ re moving th e pennant holder ...... 14 1
Light and visibility ................................... 14 3
Exterior lighting .......................................... 14 3
Interior lighting ........................................... 14 8
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield wa sher
sy st em ........................................................ 14 9
Mir ro rs ........................................................ 15 2
Operating th e sun visors ............................. 15 52
Con te nts

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st atus messages concerning th e ve hicle and
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel re vo lutions/speed, decele ra tion, lat‐
eral acceleration, display of th e fast ened seat
belts) R
malfunctions or defects in impor ta nt sy st em
components (e.g. lights, brakes) R
information on ve hicle damage eve ntsR
sy st em re actions in special driving situations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ve ntion of st a‐
bility control sy st ems)R
ambient conditions (e.g. te mp erature, ra in
sensor)
In addition to pr ov iding th e actual control unit
function, th is data assists th e manufacturer in
de te cting and re ctifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing ve hicle functions. The majority of th is
data is te mp orary and is only processed in th e
ve hicle itself. Only a small portion of th e data is
st ored in th e ev ent or malfunction memor y.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nical da ta
from th e ve hicle can be re ad out by service net‐
wo rk emplo ye es or th ird parties. Services
include re pair services, maintenance processes, wa rr anty eve nts and qu ality assurance meas‐
ures, fo r ex ample. The re ad out is per fo rm ed via
th e legally prescribed port fo r OBD ("on-board
diagnostics") in th e ve hicle. The re spective
service network locations or th ird parties col‐
lect, process and use th e data. They document
te ch nical st atuses of th e ve hicle, assist in fi nd ‐
i
ng malfunctions and impr ov ing qu ality and are
transmit te d to th e manufacturer, if necessar y.
Fu rt hermore, th e manufacturer is subject to
product liability. Fo r th is, th e manufacturer
re qu ires te ch nical da ta from ve hicles.
Malfunction memories in th e ve hicle can be
re set by a service outlet as part of re pair or
maintenance wo rk .
They can enter data into th e ve hicle's con ve ni‐
ence and inf ot ainment functions th emselves as
part of th e selected equipment.
This includes, fo r ex ample: R
multimedia data such as music, fi lms or pho‐
to s fo r playba ck in an integrated multimedia
sy st em R
address book data fo r use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy st em or an inte‐
grated navigation sy st em R
entered navigation destinations R
data about th e use of Internet services
This data can be st ored locally in th e ve hicle or
is located on a device which yo u ha ve connected
to th e ve hicle. If th is data is st ored in th e ve hi‐
cle, yo u can dele te it at any time. This data can
only be transmit te d to th ird parties upon yo ur
re qu est with particular re ga rd to th e scope of
use of online services according to yo ur selected
settings.
Yo u can st ore or ch ange con ve nience settings/
individualization in th e ve hicle at any time.
Depending on th e eq uipment, th is inc ludes, fo r
ex ample: R
seat and st eering wheel position settings R
suspension and climate control settings R
individualization such as interior lighting
If yo ur ve hicle is accordingly equipped, yo u can
connect yo ur smartphone or ano th er mobile endGeneral no te s 27

Fo r additional information please re fe r to th e
ch ap te r Multimedia sy st em and/or th e mbrace
Te rm s and Conditions.
Event Data Re corders
This ve hicle is equipped with an ev ent data
re corder (EDR). The main pu rp ose of an EDR is
to re cord, in cer ta in crash or near crash-like sit‐
uations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a ro ad obs ta cle, da ta th at will assist in under‐
st anding how a ve hicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The EDR is designed to re cord da ta re lated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et y sy st ems fo r a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch data as:R
How va ri ous sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating R
Whe th er or not th e driver and front
passenger seat belts we re buckled/fas te nedR
How fa r (if at all) th e driver wa s depressing
th e accelera to r and/or brake pedal andR
How fast th e ve hicle wa s tr av eling. This data can help pr ov ide a better under st and‐
ing of th e circums ta nces in which accidents and
inju ri es occur. NOTE: EDR data is re corded by
yo ur ve hicle only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data is re corded by th e EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, age and crash location) is
re corded. Ho we ve r, ot her parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine th e EDR data with
th e type of personally identifying data ro utinely
acquired during a crash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th e ve hicle and/or th e ED R is needed
to re ad data th at is re corded by an EDR, and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer, ot her parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, such as law enforcement,
can re ad th e information by accessing th e ve hi‐
cle or th e EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as a to ol in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th e Crash
Data Re trie va l (CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th e EDR is commercially av ailable,
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from th e ex traction of th is information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data wit h ot hers with‐
out th e consent of th e ve hicle ow ner or, if th e
ve hicle is leased, without th e consent of th e les‐
see. Exceptions to th is re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by law enforcement; by
fe deral, st ate or local go ve rn ment; in connection
with or arising out of litigation in vo lvin g MBUSA
or its subsidia ri es and af fi liates; or, as re qu ired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th e EDR is a component of th e
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th e EDR component
may re sult in a malfunction of th e Re st ra in t Sys‐
te m Module and ot her sy st ems.
St ate la ws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict with fe deral re gulation are pre-em pte d.
This means th at in th e eve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruary 20 13 ,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re lating to EDRs.General no te s 29

Re st ra int sy st em
Pr ot ection by th e re st ra int sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em includes th e fo llowing:R
Seat belt sy st emR
Air bags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can re duce th e ri sk of ve hi‐
cle occupants coming into contact with parts of
th e ve hicle interior in th e eve nt of an accident. In
th e ev ent of an accident, th e re st ra int sy st em
can also re duce th e fo rc es to which th e ve hicle
occupants are subjected.
A seat belt can only pr ov ide th e best le ve l of pro‐
te ction if it is wo rn cor re ctl y. Depending on th e
de te cted accident situation, Emergency Te nsion‐
ing Devices and/or air bags supplement th e pro‐
te ction of fe re d by a cor re ctly wo rn seat belt.
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices and/or air bags
are not depl oy ed in eve ry accident. In order fo r th e re st ra int sy st em to pr ov ide th e
intended le ve l of pr ot ection, each ve hicle occu‐
pant must obser ve th e fo llowing information:R
Fa st en seat belts cor re ctl y.R
Sit in an almost up ri ght seat position with
th eir back against th e seat backrest.R
Sit with th eir fe et re st ing on th e fl oor, if pos‐
sible. R
Alw ay s secure persons under 5 ft (1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional re st ra int sy st em suitable
fo r Mercedes-Benz ve hicles.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to day can com‐
ple te ly elimin ate in juries and fa ta lit
ies in eve ry
accident situation. In particular, th e seat belt
and air bag ge nerally do not pr ot ect against
objects penetrating th e ve hicle from th e outside.
It is also not possible to compl et ely ru le out th e
ri sk of injury caused by th e air bag deploying. Re duced re st ra int sy st em pr ot ection
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or death from
modifications to th e re st ra int sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can no longer function
cor re ctly af te r alterations ha ve been made.
The re st ra int sy st em may th en not pr ot ect
th e ve hicle occupants as intended by fa iling
in an accident or triggering unexpec te dly, fo r
ex ample

The co mp onents of th e re st ra int sy st em can
be activated or deplo ye d independently of
each ot her:
Component De te cted deploy‐
ment situation
Emer ge ncy Te nsion‐
ing Devices Fr ontal impact, re ar
impact, side impact,
ro llo ve r
Driver's air bag, front
passenger air bag Fr ontal impact
Knee air bag Fr ontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Wi ndow air ba gS ide impact, ro llo ve r,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Fr ontal impact
Cushionbag Fr ontal impact
The front-passenger air bag can be deplo ye d in
an accident only if th e PA SSENGER AIR BA G OFF
indicator lamp is off. If th e front passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo th before and during
th e journe y, th at th e st atus of th e front
passenger air bag is cor re ct ( →
pa ge 43).
q
WA RNING Risk of bu rn s from hot air bag
components
The air bag parts are hot af te r an air bag has
been depl oy ed.

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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or death due to
incor re ctly fast ened seat belt
If th e seat belt is not wo rn cor re ctly, it can‐
not per fo rm its intended pr ot ective function.
In addition, an incor re ctly fast ened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fo r ex ample, in th e
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly .

Only use seat belts th at ha ve been appr ove d fo r
yo ur ve hicle by Mercedes-Benz.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or death from
deplo ye d py ro te ch nic Emergency Te n‐
sioning Devices
Py ro te ch nic Emergency Te nsioning Devices
th at ha ve been deplo ye d are no longer opera‐
tional and are unable to per fo rm th eir inten‐
ded pr ot ective function.

Re leasing seat belts