2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS wheel

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

Fu nction of th e infra re d re fl ective wind‐
shield ......................................................... .1 55
Climate control ......................................... 15 7
Overview of climate cont ro l sy st ems ......... .1 57
Operating th e climate control sy st em ......... 15 8
Drivin g and pa rk ing ................................. 16 5
Driving ........................................................ 16 5
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... .1 72
Au to matic transmission .............................. 17 3
Re fueling ..................................................... 17 7
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 79
Driving and driving saf et y sy st ems ............ .1 88
Instrument Display and on-board
co mp uter .................................................. 24 4
Instrument Display ove rv iew ...................... .2 44
Overview of th e buttons on th e st eering
wheel ......................................................... .2 45
Operating th e on-board computer .............. 24 5
Overview of displa ys in th e multifunction
display ........................................................ 24 7 Ad justing th e instrument lighting ............... .2 47
Menus and submenus ................................. 24 8
Head-up Display ......................................... 254
Vo ice Control Sy st em .............................. 256
Operating saf et y ........................................ .2 56
Operation ................................................... 256
Using th e Vo ice Cont ro l Sy st em ef fe c‐
tively ........................................................... 258
Essential vo ice commands ........................ .2 59
Multimedia sy st em .................................. 269
Overview and operation .............................. 269
Sy st em settings .......................................... 27 7
ENERGIZING comfort .................................. 289
Na vigation ................................................... 291
Te lephone .................................................. .3 15
Online and Internet functions ..................... 330
Media ......................................................... 337
Ra dio .......................................................... 350
Sound ........................................................ .3 57
Re ar Seat En te rt ainment Sy st em ............... .3 60 Maintenance and care ............................. 37 7
ASS YS T PLUS service inter va l display ........ .3 77
Engine compartment .................................. 37 8
Cleaning and care ...................................... .3 85
Breakdown assi st ance ............................ 393
Emergency ................................................. .3 93
Flat tire ....................................................... 393
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 399
To w st arting or to wing aw ay ....................... 404
Electrical fuses ............................................ 41 0
Wheels and tires ....................................... 41 3
Noise or unusual handling ch aracteristics .. .4 13
Checking wheels and tires re gularly ............ 41 3
No te s on snow ch ains ................................ .4 14
Ti re pressure .............................................. .4 14
Loading th e ve hicle .................................... 420
Ti re labeling ................................................ 425
Definition of te rm s fo r tires and loading ..... 431
Changing a wheel ....................................... 433 Contents 3

1
St eering wheel ge arshift paddle →
17 6
2
Combination swit ch →
14 4
3
DIRECT SELECT le ve r →
17 3
4
PA SSENGER AIRB AG indicator lamps →
,, 43
5
Display (multimedia sy st em) →
269
6
St art/ St op button →
16 6
7
Climat e cont ro l sy st ems →
15 8
8
Glo ve box →
12 0
9
St ow age compartment →
12 0
A
Cup holder →
12 9
B
Haza rd wa rn ing lights →
14 5
C
Extends th e head re st ra ints of th e re ar seats →
10 2
D
Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONI C →
22 0
E
Control elements fo r th e multimedia sy st em →
269
F
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist →
228
G
Sets th e ve hicle le ve l →
21 3
H
DY NA MIC SELECT switch →
17 3 I
ECO st art/ st op function →
17 1
J
Control panel fo r th e multimedia sy st em →
24 5
K
Ad justs th e st eering wheel →
11 0
L
Control panel fo r:
On-board computer →
24 5
Operating cruise cont ro l →
19 7
Operating Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC →
200
M
Unloc ks th e hood →
37 8
N
Electric pa rk ing brake →
18 5
O
Light switch →
14 3
P
Control panel fo r:
Ac tive St eering Assist →
206
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist →
24 2
Night Vi ew Assi st →
236
Head-up Displ ay →
255
Re ar wind ow ro ller sunblind →
72At a gl ance – Cockpit 7

R
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

Note s on th e cor re ct driver's seat position
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry from adju st ing
th e ve hicle settings while th e ve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont ro l of th e ve hicle in th e
fo llowing situations: R
if yo u adjust th e driver's seat, th e head
re st ra int, th e st eering wheel or th e mir ro r
while th e ve hicle is in motionR
if yo u fa st en yo ur seat belt while th e ve hi‐
cle is in motion

Ve hicles with electrically adjus ta ble outer seats
1
Selects th e front passenger seat
2
Head re st ra int height
3
Seat backrest inclination
4
Seat height
5
Seat fo re -and-aft adjustment Ve hicles with an EASY ADJUST luxury head re st ra int
1
Selects th e front passenger seat
2
Head re st ra int fo re -and-aft position
3
Head re st ra int height
4
Seat backrest inclination
5
Seat height
6
Seat fo re -and-aft adjustment Ve hicles with seat fo r ch auf fe ur mode and long
wheelbase
1
Selects th e front passenger seat
2
Head re st ra int fo re -and-aft position
3
Head re st ra int height
4
Seat backrest inclination
5
Seat height
6
Fo ot re st
7
Seat fo re -and-aft adjustment92
Seats and stow ing

1
Ad justs th e dis ta nce to th e st eering wheel
2
Ad justs th e height

If th ere is a ri sk of becoming trapped by th e
st eering wheel: