2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN warning

Notes ontelephony
&
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 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.
You must observ eth e legal requ irements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
To impr ovevoice quality, the multimedia sy stem
supports telephone calls in HD Voice
®.
In order touse this function, the mobile phones
and the mobile phone network pr ovider of the
person you are calling must support HDVoice
®.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate. The
following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
RThere is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area.
RYo u mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free.
RThe SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available.
RA mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged
into the network with the second SIM card at
th e same time.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blue tooth
®tel‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
RBlue tooth®is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
RBlue tooth®is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→page 279).
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Multimedia sy stem

Information onthe emer gency call sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despite pressing the SOS button
Even if youpr ess the SOS button in an emer‐
ge ncy, remaining in theve hicle may be dan‐
ge rous forth efo llowing reasons:
Ryo u see smo keinside or outside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if there is a fire afte r an acci‐
dent
Rth eve hicle is on a dangerous section of
ro ad
Rtheve hicle is not visible or cannot easily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dark or in poor visibility conditions
#Lea vetheve hicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is safe to
do so.
#Mo vetoa safe location along with other
ve hicle occupants.
#In such situations, secure theve hicle in
accordance with national regulations,
e.g. with a warning triangle.
Au tomatic eme rgency call
The emer gency call is initia ted:
Rwhen an air bag is deplo yed
Rwhen an Emer gency Tensioning Device is
trig gered
Yo u can end an automatically initiated emer‐
ge ncy call yourself af ter 60 seconds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency call can be initia ted manually via
th e SOS button in theove rhead control panel
(
→page 328).
If yo u lea vetheve hicle immediately af ter press‐
ing the SOS button, youdo not kn owif
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfully made
th e emer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
A vo ice connection between the Cus tomer Assis‐
ta nce Center and theve hicle occupants is es tab‐
lished:
Rif th eve hicle occupants are responsive, the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center as
ks for more de tailed information on the
emer gency.
Rif no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent totheve hicle immediatel y.
Tr ansfer red data
During thevo ice connection tothe Cus tomer
Assis tance Center, thefo llowing data is transfer‐
re d:
Rcur rent vehicle location
Rve hicle identification number
Emer gency call not possible
Rifth e mobile phone network is una vailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is not able tomake
an emergency call.
A cor responding message appears inthe
multimedia sy stem displa y.
The indicator lamp flashes continuousl y.
In this case, seek assis tance
by ot her means.
Information on the MB Info ca

ll
An Info calltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center has been initia ted via the
ov erhead control panel (
→page 328).
Multimedia sy stem 329

You can find information on thefo llowing topics:
RMercedes-Benz mbrace®activation
Roperating theve hicle
Rnearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rother products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transmitted during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 330).
Information on theRo adside Assistance call
A Ro adside Assis tance call tothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center has been initi‐
ated via theove rhead control panel:
RThe problem with theve hicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Fu rther information about this can be
obtained at: http://www.mbusa.com
RA qu alified Mercedes-Benz tech nician car ries
out repairs on site and/or theve hicle will be
to we dto the nearest
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Yo u may becharge dfo rth ese services. Data is transmitte
d duringthe connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 330).
Transfer red data during a serv ice call
In certain countries you must confirm the data
transfer.
If yo u make service calls using Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®(USA), trans ferred data includes the
fo llowing:
Overview of transfer red data
Service cal lT ransfer red data
MB Info call
Ro adside Assis tance
call
RCu rrent vehicle
location
RVe hicle identifica‐
tion number
RService code
RSelected data
about thest atus
of theve hicle
Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Information on connecting tothe Internet
&
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, you will 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.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
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Multimedia sy stem

Selecting and connectingtoInternet radio
st ations
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select a categor y.
#Select astation.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or
#Select )UHH 6HDUFK.#Enter a station name using the ent ryfield.
% Arelatively lar gevolume of data can be
transmitte d when using Internet radio.
Saving/deleting Internet radio stations as
fa vo rite s
Multimedia sy stem:
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5DGLR
#Select a station.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appears bythest ation
name.
#Select ß)DYRULWHV.
The list of sa vedfavo rite stations appears.
or
#Create an account forth e online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on the multi‐
media sy stem.
Yo ur favo rite s are impor tedto the multimedia
sy stem.
Deleting favo rite s
#Select ß)DYRULWHV .
#Select astation.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol bythest ation name disap‐
pears. Setting
the Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
,5DGLR.Þ 5DGLR 6RXUFH.7XQH,Q
UDGLR.Z 2SWLRQV
The following options are available:
R6HOHFW 6WUHDP: select thest re am quality.
R/RJLQ WR 7XQH,Q $FFRXQW : log into your
Tu neIn user account.
R/RJ 2XW RI $FFRXQW : log out ofyour TuneIn
user account.
#Select an option.
Media
Au dio mode
Info rm ation on the audio mode
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction when han‐
dling data storage media
If yo u handle a data storage medium while
driving, your attention is diver ted from the
Multimedia sy stem 337

Activating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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XPH $GMXVWPHQW
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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)DGHU
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button. Ad
justing the seat-based sound optimization
in the Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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This setting optimizes the sound playback forth e
selected seat position.
#Ac tivate the function O.
#Select a seat position.
Selecting the sound profile in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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The following profiles are available:
R3XUH
R(DV\ /LVWHQLQJ
R/LYH
R6XUURXQG
R'6RXQG
#Select a sound profile.
Re ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of injury from laserradi‐
ation from the Blu-r aydrive
The Blu-r aydrive is a class 1 laser product. If
yo u open the housing of the Blu-r aydrive,
th ere is a risk of exposure toinvisible laser
ra diation.
Laser radiation can damage your retina.
#Do not open the housing.
#Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects such as headphones/headsets or
ex tern al audio/video sources are not
secured in theve hicle interior, they can be
fl ung around and hit vehicle occupants.
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Multimedia sy stem

"Madefor iPod", and "Made for iPhone," mean
th at an electronic accessory has been designed
to connect specifically toiPod, or iPhone,
re spectivel y,and has been certified bythe de vel‐
oper tomeet Apple per form ance standards.
Apple is not responsible forth e operation of this
device or its compliance with saf etyand regula‐
to ry standards. Please no tethat the use of this
accessory with iPod, or iPhone may af fect wi re‐
less per form ance.
Fo r the USA: iPhone
®, iPod®, iPod classic®,
iPod nano®, and iPod touch®are trademar ksof
Apple Inc., regis tere d in theU. S. and other coun‐
tries. Lightning™ is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Fo r Canada: iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod
nano, and iPod touch are trademar ksof Apple
Inc., regis tere d in theU. S. and other countries.
Lightning is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cinavia notice: this product uses Cinavia tech ‐
nology tolimit the use of unauthorized copies of
some commercially-produced film and videos
and their soundtra cks. When a prohibited use of
an unauthorized copy is de tected, a message will
be displ ayed and playback or copying will be inter
rupted. More information about Cinavia
te ch nology is pr ovided at Cinavia Online Con‐
sumer Information Center at http://
www.cinavia.com. Torequ est additional informa‐
tion about Cinavia
byma
il, send a postcard with
yo ur mailing addressto: Cinavia Consumer Infor‐
mation Center, P.O. Box 8685 1,San Diego, CA,
92 13 8, US A.
This product incorporates proprie tary tech nology
under license from Verance Co rporation and is
pr otected byU.S. Patent 7,369,6 77and other
U. S. and worldwide patents issued and pending
as well as copyright and trade secr etprotection
fo r cer tain aspects of such tech nology. Cinavia is
a tradema rkofVerance Co rporation. Copyright
2004-20 12Verance Co rporation. All rights
re ser vedby Verance. Reverse Engineering or dis‐
assembly is prohibited.
Inserting a disc
& WARNING Risk of injury from laserradi‐
ation from the Blu-ray drive
The Blu-ray drive is a class 1 laser product. If
yo u open the housing of the Blu-ray drive,
there is a risk of exposure toinvisible laser
ra diation.
Laser radiation can damage your retina.
#Do not open the housing.
#Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
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Inserting
#Insert the disc into the drive (→page 366).
The side tobe pla yed must face down wards.
Re moving
#Press the button toeject the disc
(→page 366).
#Re mo vethe disc.
Multimedia sy stem 37
3

Battery disconnection periods
The ASSYST PLUS service inter val display
can only calculate the service due da tewhen
th e batte ryis connected.
#Notedown the service due date displa yed in
th e Instrument Display before disconnecting
th e battery (
→page 377).
Engine co mpartment
Active hood (pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of the active hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations, therisk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythe actuation
of the active hood. The rear area of the hood is
ra ised byappr oximately 80 mm.
Fo rth e drive tothewo rkshop, reset the trig‐
ge red active hood yourself. Ifth e active hood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited.
A qu alified specialist workshop must re-ins tate
th e full functionality of the active hood. The active hood is not
available in all countries.
Re setting the active hood
&
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th e cooler and parts of theex haust sy stem.
#Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
as follo ws .
#With your hand flat, push down active hood
1 inthe area around the hinges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The hood must engage in position.
#If th e active hood can be raised slightly at
th ere ar in the area of the hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y.
Opening/closing the hood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if the engine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc ked engine hood may open up when
th eve hicle is in motion and block your vie w.
#Never unlatch the engine hood while
driving.
#Before every trip, ensure that the
engine hood is latched.
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Maintenance and care

&WARNING Risk of accident and injury
when opening and closing the engine
hood
When opening or closing the engine hood, it
may suddenly drop into the end position.
There is a risk of injury for an yone in the
engine hood's range of mo vement.
#Only open or close the engine hood
when there are no persons in the
engine hood's range of mo vement.
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
parts
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment may continue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af terth e ignition has been
switched off, e.g. the cooler fan.
Make sure of thefo llowing before per form ing
ta sks in the engine compartmen t:
#Switchthe ignition off.
#Ne verto uch the danger zone sur round‐
ing moving co mponent parts, e.g. the
ro tation area of thefa n.
#Re mo vejewe lry and watches.
#Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts.
& WARNING Risk of injury fromtouching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and the fuel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If youto uch
co mp onent parts which are under voltage,
yo u could receive an electric shoc k.
#Neverto uch co mponent parts of the
ignition sy stem or the fuel injection sys‐
te m when the ignition is switched on.
&
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th e cooler and parts of theex haust sy stem.
#Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
as follo ws .
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