2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN warning
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Instrument Displayoverview
&
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you cannot recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyof your vehicle may be
impaired.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may not recognize dan‐
ge rs.
If th e operating saf etyof your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display
1Speedome
ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature gauge
5Fu el le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r
% This display is an example. Inst ead oftach ‐
ome ter3 other displa ysare also possible.
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
RCruise control (→page 196)
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 199)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs appear in the
speedome ter (
→page 233).
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range.
#Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
In tach ome ter3 theove rrev ving range is
shown in red. When theove rrev ving range is
re ached, the fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect
th e engine.
During normal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to248°F
(120°C).
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&WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
#Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1% Back button, left (on-board computer)
2Touch Control, left (on-board co mputer)
3But ton group for cruise control or Active Dis‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC
4Button group:
óVoice Cont rol Sy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s (multimedia sy stem)
VO L: Increases/decreases volume using the
8 control knob or switches off the sound
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
5ò Main menu button (multimedia sy stem)
6To uch Control, right (multimedia sy stem)
7% Back button, right (multimedia sy stem)
Operating the on-boa rdcompu ter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
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Playing back media usingthe on-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
On-board computer:
, 0 H G L D
1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist
4Name of album
#To change trac ksinthe active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand side of Touch Control. Changing
the media source
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirement:RThe mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer:
, 3 K R Q H
& WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integrated intheve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
The most recent telephone connections (dialed,
re ceive d and missed calls) are displa yed in the
3 K R Q H menu.
#Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
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Settingthe design
On-board computer
, ' H V L J Q V
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
R 6 S R U W
R & O D V V L F
R 3 U R J U H V V L Y H
#Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The Instru ment Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers. The Head-up Display projects information from
th
e navigation sy stem, the driver assis tance sys‐
te m and some warning messages abo vethe
cockpit into the driver's field of vision.
Display elements
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, the6 , Q F R P L Q J & D O O
message appears in the Head-up Displa y.Sy
stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may be faded. This can be cor rected by
switching the Head-up Display off and on
again.
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Operating safety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Multifunction steering wheel operation over‐
view
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
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#Select 6 H D U F K I R U 1 H Z 8 S G D W H V.
The li stof available updates is refreshed.
#Select an update and start the update.
The selected update is downloaded via the
connected mobile phone.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate
#Restart the sy stem.
Important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia system cannot be ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
the sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (
→page 287).
As soon as an update is available for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe multi‐
media sy stem displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R ' R Z Q O R D G
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R ' H W D L O V
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R / D W H U
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (
→page 287).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, youwill be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RNo tes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
RThe elect ric park ing brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cannot be
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically att em
ptsto
re store the pr evious version
. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol appears on
the center console displa y.Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem.
Re set function
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 5 H V H W
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
Rstation presets
Rconnec ted mobile phones
#Select < H V.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wishtorestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset.
#Select < H V
#Enterthe cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
Or
#Select 1 R.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
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Selecting an alternativeroute
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À 5 R X W H D Q G 3 R V L W L R Q
#Select $ O W H U Q D W L Y H 5 R X W H.
The routes are display ed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route issho wn wit h a
dark blue lin e.
#Selectthe alternative route.
Switch ingthe automatic gasst ation sear ch
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch 5 H V H U Y H ) X H O onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser veleve l
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forga sst ations.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
RATTENTION ASSIST and the 6 X J J H V W 5 H V W
$ U H D function are activated (→page 233). Driving situation
The
$ W W H Q W L R Q $ V V L V W ' R \ R X Z D Q W W R V H D U F K I R U
D U H V W D U H D " message is shown.
#Select < H V.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the
vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent position are
displ ayed.
#Select the service station.
The service station address is displa yed.
#Me thod 1: if route guidance isnot activated,
select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The selected service station is set as a desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
#Me thod 2: if route guidance isactivated,
select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 6 H W D V
1 H [ W , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H :th e selected
service station is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e service station begins.
6 H W D V 1 H [ W , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q :th e
selected service station is set as the next
destination. Route guidance begins.
Ro ute guidance
Note s onroute guidance
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Route guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
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-warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
play ed in color (on thero ute) or gray (off the
ro ute).
Rtraf fic flow information:
-traf fic jam (red line)
-slo w-moving traf fic (yellow line)
-free-flowing traf fic (green line)
Rdispl ay fo r traf fic del ays on thero ute lasting
at least one minute
Rwa rning message symbols:
-symbol Ô
-additional road saf etyno tes when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g. the
end of a tra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger area
on thero ute, a warning message is dis‐
pla yed on the map. A warning message
may also be issued (
→page 309). Displaying traf
fic incidents
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
#Ac tivate O 7 U D I I L F , Q F L G H Q W V .
Ro adwor ks,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed.
Ac tivating free flowan d traf fic display
#Ac tivate O ) U H H ) O R Z L Q J 7 U D I I L F and 7 U D I I L F
' H O D \ V.
% The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Displ aying details
#Displaying the tra ffic map (→page 307).
#Moving the map (→page 310).#When a traf fic re port symbol is under the
crosshair, press Touch Control, the controller
or theto uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
or
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
#Select , Q I R U P D W L R Q R Q 7 U D I I L F 5 H S R U W V.
The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
Rtraf fic re port symbol
Rreason forth e traf fic re port, e.g. tra ffic
jam
Rwa rning message (highlighte d inred)#To select a traf fic re port symbol: select
1 H [ W or 3 U H Y L R X V.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
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Multimedia sy stem