2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN lights

should not usethe front passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use a rear seat.
RIfth e front passenger seat is occupied with a
person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp either lights up continuously
or remains out, depending on there sult of
th e classification:
-PA SSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger seat as far back as possi‐
ble or a person of smaller stature should
use a rear seat.
-Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lamp is lit continuously: a person of
smaller stature should not use the front
passenger seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains lit af terth e sy stem self-test,
th e front passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will not be deplo yed in theev ent of an acci‐
dent. In this case, the front passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otective func‐
tion, e.g. when a person is seated in the front
passenger seat.
That person could, forex ample, come into
con tact wi th theve hicle interior, especially if
th e person is sitting too close tothe cockpit.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied,
alw ays ensure that:
RThe classification of the person in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance with the per‐
son in the front passenger seat.
RThe person is seated proper lywith a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
Fu rther related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat (→page 53).
PRE-SAFE®sy stem
Information on PRE- SAFE®(anticipa tory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
RTightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClosing the side windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closingthe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memory function: Moving
th e front passenger seat toa more favo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with memory function in the
re ar passenger co mpartment: movingthe
outer rear seats toa more favo rable seat
position.
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Activating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Arming/deactivating the panic ala rm
Requirements:RThe ignition is switched off.
#To arm: press button 1for app roxima tely
one second .
A visu al and audible alarm is triggered.
#Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or
#Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside theve hicle).
Changing the unlocking settings
Po ssible unlocking functions of the SmartK ey:
RCentral unlo cking
RUn locking the driver's door and fuel filler flap
#To switch between settings: pressthe
% and& buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle.
RVe hicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the driver's door, only
the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked.
Re ducing the energy consu mption of the
SmartK ey
Allvehicles: ifyo u do not use theve hicle or a
SmartK eyfor an extended pe riod of time, you
can reduce the energy consum ption of the
re spective SmartK ey.To do so, deactivate the
SmartK eyfunctions.
#To deactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of the SmartK ey
fl ashes twice brief lyand lights up once.
#To activate: press any button on the Smart‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle is star ted with the Smart‐
Ke yin thestow age compartment of the cen‐
te r console, the SmartK eyfunctions are
au tomatical lyactivated (
→page 167).
Ve hicles with KEYLESS-GO: Automatic deacti‐
va tion of the SmartK eyfunctions occurs af ter a
fe w minutes if the SmartK eyis not mo vedth us
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6Seatfore -and-aft adjustment
7Backrest angle
#Sa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 113).
% Thehead restra int height is adjus ted auto‐
matically when you adjust the seat height or
th e seat fore -and-aft position.
% Ve
hicles with EA SYADJUST luxury head
re stra ints: thefo re -and-aft position of the
head restra int is pre-adjus ted automatically
when you adjust the backrest angle.
Ad justing the front passen ger seat from the
driver's seat electrically
Re quirements:RTo select the front passenger seat: the po wer
supply is switched on
Yo u can call up thefo llowing functions forth e
front passenger seat:
RSeat adjustment
RSeat heate r
RSeatventilation
RMemory function
#To select the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side.
Ad justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the rear passen ger co mpartment
Requirements:RTo select the front passenger seat: the po wer
supply is switched on
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Thefoot re st can only be adjus ted when one of
th efo llowing conditions has been fulfilled:
RThe front passenge r seat is moved fully
fo rw ard
RThe front passenger seat is in the position for
ch auf feur mode
#Ad just there ar seat (→page 93).
#Ad just there clining rear seat (→page 93).
#To select the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel in there ar
passenger compartment.
% Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: it is suffi‐
cient toadjust thefo ot re st ifth e front
passenger seat is mo ved into the center set‐
ting area.
% You can use theove rride feature in there ar
passenger compartment todisable this func‐
tion (
→page 56).
Ad justing the rear seats electrical ly
You can electrically adjust only the outer seats in
th ere ar passenger compartment.
1Height/fore-and-aft position of the head
re stra int (vehicles with active multicontour
seat)
2Head restra int height
3Seat backrest inclination
4Combined seat cushion inclination and
length
#Saving the settings with the memory function
(→page 114).
Ad justing a reclining rear seat electrical ly
Thereclining rear seat is available in long wheel‐
base vehicles equipped with "e xecuti veseats".
On vehicles without a reclining rear seat, the
button for setting the angle and fore -and-aft
position of the leg rest has no function.
Ve hicles with a long wheelbase: there clining
re ar seat is on the front passenger side.
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: there clining rear
seats are on the driver's and the front passenger
sides.
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#Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. Setting
thech auf feur position
#Press button 2forw ards and hold it in this
position.
The front passenge r seat movesfo rw ard and
st ops at theth re shold of the area forch auf‐
fe ur mode.
#Re lease button 2.
#Pressforw ard and hold button 2again until
th e front passenger seat is in position for
ch auf feur mode.
The front passenge r headrestra int folds for‐
wa rds. The front passenger seat mo ves
fo rw ard.
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display message appears in the multifunction
displa y.
% Ifth e front passenger seat is already at the
th re shold tothe area forch auf feur mode,
th e position forch auf feur mode isset imme‐
diatel y.
#Saving the settings with the memory function
(→page 114). %
You can use theove rride feature in there ar
passenger compartment todisable this func‐
tion (
→page 56).
Re moving or in stalling the front passenger
head restra ints (chauff eur mode)
Re quirements:
RThe front passenge r headrestra int is folded
comple tely forw ard
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#Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
Setting the normal position
#Press button 3towa rdsth ere ar and hold it
in this position.
The front passenge r seat movesto the
th re shold of the area forch auf feur mode.
The front passenge r headrestra int folds into
position.
The front passenge r seatthen mo ves fur ther
to wa rdsth ere ar passenger compartment.
or
#Brief lypress button 2bac k.
The front passenger seat mo ves automati‐
cally totheth re shold of the area forch auf‐
fe ur mode. The front passenge r head
re stra int folds into position.
% You can also set the normal position from
th e front passenger seat. Todo so, press any
button in the door control panel on the front
passenger side.
#Call up the settings with the memory func‐
tion (→page 114).
% You can use theove rride feature in there ar
passenger compartment todisable this func‐
tion (
→page 56).
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Example:vehicles without reclining rear seat
#Press and hold there leva nt preset position
button 1,2 or 3 until there ar seat is in the
st ored position.
% Seat adjustment is inter rupte d as soon as
yo ure lease the preset position button.
The adjustment of the active multicon tour
seat isstill car ried out.
Operating the front passenger seat and rear
seats via the memory function in there ar
passenger co mpartment
Requirements:RTo select the front passenger seat: the po wer
supply is switched on
Sto ring
Fr ont passenger seat adjustments and rear seat
adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function
in there ar passenger compartment.
The following settings can be stored forth e front
passenger seat:
RPo sition of the seat, backrest and head
re stra int
The following settings can be stored forth ere ar
seats:
RPo sition of the seat, backrest and head
re stra int
RAc tive multicontour seats: the seat side bol‐
st ers of the seat backrest as well as the con‐
to ur of the seat backrest in the lumbar and
shoulder regions
RSeat heater: distribution of the heated sec‐
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
The following settings are also stored toa mem‐
ory position, if the indicator lamp in thev
button lights up:
RPo sition of thefo ot re st of the front
passenger seat, if available
RPo sition of the screen, if available
Using the preset position buttons, you alw ays
st ore the cur rent setting of ea chseat.
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#Press button1.
The rear seat is selecte d ifthe indicator lamp
in the button does not light up.
#Ad just there ar seat using the buttons in the
door control panel (→page 93).
#Press button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel in there ar
passenger compartment (
→page 89).
#Ensure that the indicator lamp in button 1
lights up.
Example: vehicles without reclining rear seat
#Brief lypress memory button M and then
press preset position button 1,2 or 3 within
th re e seconds.
The settings forth e front passenger seat and
th ere ar seat are stored in the selected pre‐
set position.
% Vehicles with reclining rear seat: You can‐
not store any settings on the button for set‐
ting there clined position.
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