2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN brake

PRE-SAFE Inoperative See Opera‐
tor's Manual ........................................ 468
Ra dar Sensors Dirty See Operator's
Manual ........................................ 469, 470
_Re ar Left Backrest Not
Latc hed (e xample).............................. .498
ÂRe placeKeyBat tery .................... 490
Re versing Not Possible Service
Re quired .............................................. 493
#See Opera tor's Manual ............... 483
Service Required Do Not Shift Gears
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 493
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 471
# Start Engine See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 484
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required .................. 495 ÐSt
eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Opera tor's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 496
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Operator's Manual ... 496
St op Vehicle Lea veEngine Running
Wa itTransmission Cooling ...................494
#St opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 484
#St opVehicle See Operator's
Manual ..............................
.................. 484
É

St op Vehicle Vehicle Too Low ......475
bSwitch Off Lights ......................... 500
bSwitch On Headlamps ................. 500
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available .......................................... 488
Ti re Press. Monitor Inoperative ........... 489
Ti re Pressure Monitor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensors .................................... 489 To
Deselect P or N,Dep ress Brake
and Start Engine .................................. 492
Tr af fic Sign Assist CameraView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual .......479
Tr af fic Sign Assist Currently Unavail‐
able See Operator's Manual ................479
Tr af fic Sign Assist Inoperative.............479
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 493
F Turn On the Ignition to Release
th ePa rking Brake ................................ 463
dVe hicle Operational Switch the
Ignition Off Before Exiting ................... 493
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait.......... .474
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 474
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 488
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............489
Display on the windshield
see Head-up Display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
530
Index

Distancerecorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Door Locking (me chanical key) ...................... 65
Opening (from inside )............................ 62
Po we r closing function .......................... 65
Un locking (from inside) ........................ .62
Un locking (mechanical key) .................. .65
Door cont rol panel .................................... .12
Door cont rol panel (rear passenger
compartment) ............................................ 14
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN) ... 426
Drinking and driving ................................168
Drink sholder
see Cup holder
Driv eAwa y Assist .................................... 230
Drive position Selecting .............................................. 175
Driv eprog ram display ............................. 173 Driv
eprog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .188
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 189
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 192
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. 189
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion) ................................. .....
...............
192
ESP®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 191
Overview ............................................. 188
Ra dar sensors .................................... .188
Re sponsibility ...................................... 188
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 192
Drivin gsy stem
see 360° camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL see
ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise contro l
see Driving saf etysy stem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
see Night View Assist
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
see Rear view camera
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g............................ 168
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .168
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 168
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP
®(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 72
Confi guring drive program I ................. 173
Displ aying engine data .

....................... .173
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 173
Drive prog ram display ..........................1 73
Drive prog rams ....................................1 72
Index531

Function ............................................... 172
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 73
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 173
E
E10 .......................................................... .448
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 112
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 112
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box .............................. 126
Ad justing the height toany position .... 124
Care .................................................... 390
In stalling/removing ............................ .126
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 192
ECO display Function ............................................... 172
Re setting ............................................. 250 ECO
start/s top function ......................... 171
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 171
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 71
Me thod of operation ............................1 71
Switching off/on ................................. 171
Electric pa rking brake .............185, 186, 187
App lying automatically ........................ 185
App lying or releasing manually ............ 186
Emergency braking .............................. 187
Re leasing automatically ...................... .186
Electr ical fuse
s
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 410
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 443
Emer gency
Assis tance overview .............................. 16
Saf etyve st .......................................... 393
Eme rgency braking ................................ .187
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .329 Emer
gency engine start ......................... 409
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle .............................. 167
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid (from inside) ............................ 71
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
ENE RGIZING comfort
Overview of programs ........................ .289
St arting the prog ram ........................... 290
Energ y consum ption
Ke y........................................................ 59
Engin e
EC Ostart/ stop function ......................1 71
Engine number .................................... 445
Jump-s tarting ...................................... .401
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 167
St arting (smart
phone) ........................
.167
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 66
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 179
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 173
532
Index

E10 ......................................................448
Gasoline .............................................. 448
Quality (gasoline) ................................ 448
Re fuel .................................................. 177
Re ser vefuel le vel ................................ 449
Sulfur content ..................................... 448
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 449
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .249
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu nction seat (rear passenger com‐
partment)
see Seat (rear passenger compartment)
Fu se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ......................................................... 410
Assignment diagram ............................ 410
Dashboa rdfuse box ............................. 412
Fu se box in the engine compartment ... 410
Fu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll ...................................................... 412
Fu se box in the trunk ........................... 412
No tes ................................................... 410G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory ........................... 183
Opening/closing thega rage door ........ 183
Programming buttons .......................... 180
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 184
Re solving problems ............................. 182
Synchronizing thero lling code ............ .182
Gas station sear ch
St arting an automatic gasst ation
sear ch................................................. 297
Switching the automatic gasst ation
sear chon/off ...................................... 300
Gasoline ................................................... 448
Gearshift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Gears hiftrecommendation .....................176
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. 390
Glass roof
see MAGIC SKY CONTROL
Glasses compartment .............................121Glide mode
............................................... 177
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 164
Locking/unlocking .............................. 120
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ........413
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lamps ............................ 145
Head restra int ........................................ .100
At tach ing/ removing the supplemen‐
ta ry cushion ........................................ 104
EASY ADJU STluxury head restra int
(front) .................................................. 101
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ...................1 00
Fr ont (luxury head restra int) ................ 101
Re ar (adjusting electrically) ................ .104
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .103
Re ar (extending from the front) ........... 102
Re ar (folding into position mechani‐
cally) .................................................... 105
Re ar (lo wering from the front) ............ .102
534
Index

Function .............................................. 235
Pe destrian de tection ........................... 236
Spotlight function ................................ 237
Note s on breaking-in a new vehicle .......1 68
O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ................................. 56
Occupant saf ety
see Air bag
see Automatic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy stem
see PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE
®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belts
Odome ter
see Total dis tance
Oil see Engine oil
On-board co mputer
Assis tance graphic menu .................... 248 Displ
aying the service due date ........... 377
Head-up Display menu ........................ 253
Media menu ........................................ 252
Menu designs ...................................... 254
Menu overview .................................... 245
Multifunction display ........................... 247
Na vigation sy stem menu ..................... 250
Operating ............................................ 245
Ra dio menu ........................................ .251
Service menu ...................................... 248
Te lephone menu .................................. 252
Tr ip menu ............................................ 249
On-board diagnostics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening the trunk lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .69
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .
...................................
449
Brake fluid ...................................... .....4 51
Coolant (engine) ............................ ...... 451
Engine oil ............................................ 449
Fu el (gasoline) .....................................4 48
No tes ................................................... 447 Re
frigerant (air conditioning sy stem) ... 453
Wi ndshield washer fluid ...................... 452
Ope rating saf ety
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy stem
On-board computer ............................ .245
Operator's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) .......................18
Outside mir rors ....................... 152, 153, 154
Anti-gla remode (auto matic) ................1 53
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 154
Fo lding in/out .................................... .152
Pa rking position .................................. .154
Setting ................................................. 152
Using the memory function .................. 113
Overhead cont
rol panel
Overview ............................................... 10
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 387
Index54
1

Paint code ................................................ 445
Pa nel heating
Setting ................................................ .109
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 59
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 59
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rcel net hooks ...................................... 123
Pa rk position
Selecting .............................................. 175
Selecting au tomatical ly........................ 175
Pa rking .................................................... .187
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
Pa rking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ...................... 232
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 218
Ac tivating ............................................ 220
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 221
Deactivating ........................................ 220 Fu
nction ............................................... 218
Side impact pr otection ........................ .219
Sy stem limitations .............................. .218
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .143
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 154
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ...... ..
154
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automa

tic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy stem
Pa yload
Calculation example ............................ 422
De term ining the maximum .................. 421
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active hood (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe nnant holder ......................................... 141
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem Pe
rfume atomizer
Setting .................................................1 61
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .187
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .404
Pe rsonalization
see User profile
Pe ts in the vehicle .....................................5 6
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode
Picture settings see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 85
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 390
Playback options Selecting .............................................. 341
542
Index

Switchvoice commands ...................... 259
Te lephone voice controls .................... .262
Te xt message voice commands .......... .266
Ty pes of voice commands .................. .257
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .267
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 257
Vo ice control sy stem
see Voice Cont rol Sy stem
W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .505
àAir suspension warning lamp ...... .511
$Brake warning lamp (USA) .......... .503
JBrakes warning lamp (Canada) .... 503
?Coolant warning lamp .................. 515
·Dis tance warning lamp ................ .511 #Electrical malfunction
warning
lamp .................................................... .513
;Engine diagnosis warning lamp .... 513
åESP
®OFF warning lamp .............. 507
÷ESP®wa rning lamp flashes ........ .505
÷ESP®wa rning lamp lights up ...... .506
8Fu elreser vewarning lamp .. .513,51 4
ÐPo werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... .512
!Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied (Canada only) .. .508
FRe d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied (USA only) ........ 508
6Re stra int sy stem warning lamp .. .509
7Seat belt warning lamp flashes .... 510
7Seat belt warn
in
g lamp lights
up ........................................................ 510
hTi repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................... 518 hTi
repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up .................. 517
!Ye llow elect ric park ing brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .508
Wa rning/indicator lamps ...................8, 501
Instrument Display (o verview) ................ .8
Overview ..............................................5 01
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 43
Wa rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 386
We ather information ............................... 314
We b br owser
Calling up a web page .........................3 34
Calling up options ............................... 335
Calling up the settings ........................ .335
Deleting a bookmark ........................... 335
Delet ing br owser data .........................3 35
Ending ................................................. 336
Managing bookmark s .......................... 335
Overview ............................................. 335
Showing/hiding the menu .................. .334
Index 555