2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN ESP

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ESP®OFFwarning lamp The
yellow ESP
®OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP
®is deacti vated.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding when driving wi thESP®deacti vated
If ESP
®is deactivated, ESP®cannot car ryout vehicle stabilization. The availability of fur ther driving saf etysy stems
is also limited.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Only deactivate ESP®for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP
®cannot be activated, ESP®is malfunctioning.
#Ha ve ESP®checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop.
#Obser vethe no tes on deactivating ESP®.
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps 507

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tire pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tire pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tire pressure loss in at least one of the tires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tire pressure
Ti re pressures that are too low pose thefo llowing hazards:
RThe tires may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tire traction.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle.
#Obser vethere commended tire pressure.
#Ad just the tire pressure if necessar y.
#Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Check the tire pressure and the tires.
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps 51
7

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

Engine number........................................ 445
Engine oil ................................................ .382
Ad ding .................................................3 82
Ad ditives ............................................ .449
Capacity .............................................. 450
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 381
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 381
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .450
Quality ................................................. 450
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP
®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 191
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 189
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 189
Switching on/off ................................. 191
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 389
Exterior lighting see Lights External device
Locking .............................................. .283
F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding ................................................ .273
Calling up ............................................ 273
Del eting .............................................. .274
Moving .................................................2 74
Overview ............................................. 273
Re naming ............................................ 273
Flacon Inserting/removing .............................. 161
Flat tire .................................................... .393
Changing a wheel ................................ 437
MOExtended tires ................................ 394
No tes .................................................. 393
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 95
Floor mats ................................................ 141
Fo lding table ............................................ 121 Fr
ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 161
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .161
Fr ee software ............................................ 30
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...... .....
..........................4
44
Fr equency band
Dialing (on-board computer) ................ 251
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) .... 38
Fr ont passenger air bag shuto ff
see Automatic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy stem
Fr ont passenger head restra int
Ins talling/ removing (chauff eur mode) ... 97
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat ............ .91
Ad justing from there ar passenger
compartment ........................................ .91
Ins talling/ removing the head
re stra int (chauf feur mode) .................... .97
Fu el .......................................................... .449
Ad ditives ............................................ .449
Index 533

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