2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN turn signal

&WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly stops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limitations of Active Steering
Assist are reached there is no guarantee that
th e sy stem will remain active or will keep the
ve hicle in lane.
#Alw ayske ep your hands onthesteering
wheel and obser vethe tra ffic carefull y.
#Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly inter venes
A malfunction in the de tection of lane mark‐
ings and objects can occur.
This could cause unexpected steering inter‐
ve ntion.
#Steer according totraf fic conditions.
Ac tivating Active Steering Assist
Re quirements:
RESP®must be activated, but not inter vening.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.Fu
nction of Active Lane Change Assi st
% The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tive Lane Change Assi stsupports the driver
when changing lanes, byapplying steering tor‐
qu es.
Assis tance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RYou are driving on a free wayor road with
multiple lanes in the direction of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane mark ing.
RNovehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane.
RThe driven speed is between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis activated bythe
driver with the turn signal indicator.
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis switched on in
th e multimedia sy stem.
RAc tive Steering Assist is switched on and
active.
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If novehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane and
a lane change is permitte d,thesteering wheel
symbol and the ar row are shown in green 2.
The /DQH &KDQJH WR WKH /HIW message appears,
fo rex ample. If Active Lane Change Assi stis acti‐
va ted with the turn signal indicator but a lane
ch ange is not immediately possible, thesteering
wheel symbol remains green and the ar row
appears gr ay1. When the lane change support
st arts, the turn signal indicator is automatically
activated. If a lane change is not possible within
th e defined length of time, the ar row fa des out
and a new lane change must be initiated. An
immediate lane change is only possible on free‐
wa ysection swithout speed limits .If
th e sy stem is impaired, Active Lane Change
Assi stmay be canceled. If it is canceled the
/DQH &KDQJH &DQFHOHG message appears inthe
multifunction display and a warning tone sounds.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from chang‐
ing lane toan occupied adjacent lane
Lane Change Assistcannot al ways detect
clear lyifth e adjacent lane is free.
The lane change might be initiated although
th e adjacent lane is not free.
#Before changing lanes, make sure that
th e neighboring lane is free and there is
no danger to otherroad users.
#Monitor the lane change.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if Lane
Change Assist unexpectedlystops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limitations for Lane Change
Assist ha vebeen reached, there is no guar‐
antee that the sy stem will remain active.
Lane Change Assist cannot then assist you
by applying steering torques .
#Always monitor the lane change and
ke ep your hands on thesteering wheel.
Obser vethe tra ffic conditions and steer
and/or brake if necessar y.
System limitations
The sy stem limitations of Active Steering Assist
apply toLane Change Assist (
→page 204).
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Lane Change
Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.k $VVLVWDQFH
#Select /DQH &KDQJH $VVLVW .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Fu nction of Active Eme rgency Stop Assist
If th e driver continues toigno rethe acoustic
wa rning toput their hands on thesteering
wheel, Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
re duces the speed. If the driver still does not
re spond, the%HJLQQLQJ (PHUJHQF\ 6WRS mes‐
sage is shown in the multifunction displa y.The
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played bright 2,the conditions forth e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does not flash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only toa limited extent if:
RYo u are drivingin city traf fic.
RThe pedestrians are loca ted in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
RPedestrian de tection is acti ve(→page 236).
RThe car riag ewa yis no tlit .
RThe speed is at leas t37 mph(6 0 km/h).
RAd aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is switch ed
on.
If all there qu irements are fulfilled, the headlamp
fl ashes four short pulses at a pedestrian de tec‐
te d on or near tothero ad. Multimedia sy
stem:
,9HKLFOH.÷./LJKW 6HW
WLQJV.6SRWOLJKW
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and you switch on
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the turn signal indica
torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles.
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Driving and park ing

You are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
RAc tive Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane
markings.
RA front wheel passes over the lane markings.
Whe ther a warning is issued and when this
occurs also depends on the selected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo ufa ilto adapt your drivin gst yle, Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist can neither reduce therisk of an
accident nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It can‐
not take into account road, weather or traf fic
conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible forth e dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed, for braking in
good time and forst ay ing in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking pac kage:If th e
lane markings are solid lines and youdo not
re act tothewa rning, a lane-cor recting brake
application can bring theve hicle back into the
original lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Ifyo udo not re
act tothewa rning, a lane-cor recting brake
application can bring theve hicle back into the
original lane. In the case of a broken lane mark‐
ing being de tected, a brake application will only
be made if a vehicle has been de tected in
the
adjacent lane. Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brake application is available in the speed
ra nge between 40 mph (60 km/h) and 120mp h
(200 km/h).
If a lane-cor recting brake application occurs , dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.Sy
stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
RYo u clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®, Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RIf a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RThere is poor visibility, e.g. duetoinsuf ficient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fog or heavy
spr ay.
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#Press button2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo usteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
RYou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.k $VVLVWDQFH.$FW
/DQH .HHS $VVLVW
#Select a setting.
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3

RPullthe headphone band in the direction of
th e ar row.
Indicator lamp 1
LED color Meaning
Green The batte ries are fully
ch arge d. The batteries ha ve
been inser ted cor rectly.
Re dT he batteries are almost dis‐
ch arge d.
The LED lights
up. The cordless headphones
are switched on and connec‐
te
dto are ar displa y.
The LED
fl ashes. The cordless headphones
are sear
ching for a connec‐
tion toare ar displa y.
The LED is
dar k. The cordless headphones
are switched off.
The batteries are discharged.
The headphones automatically switch off if
they
ha ve not receive d an audio signal for app rox‐ ima
tely thre e minutes. This preser vesth e batter‐
ies.
Switching headphones on/off
#Press 2(→page 364).
Selecting a rear passenger co mpartment dis‐
play
#Mo veswitch 1toL (left rear passenger
compartment display) or R (right rear
passenger compartment display).
Ad justing the volume
#Turn volume control 3(→page 364).
Re placing batteries (headphones)
Re quirements:
RThe cordless headphones require two type
AA A,1.5 V batteries.
Observ eth e saf etyand environmen tal no te
(
→page 360).
% The operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to40 hours .
Multimedia sy stem 365

Climatestyle
Fu nction .............................................. 158
Setting ................................................. 158
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
COMAND see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 282
Combination switch see Turn signal light
Compass ................................................... 313
Compu ter
On-board computer ............................. 245
Connection status
Display s ............................................... 334
Overview ............................................. 333
Contacts ................................................... 320
Calling up ............................................ 320
Deleting ............................................... 322
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 320
Importing ............................................. 321
Information .......................................... 320 Making a call ....................................... 322
Na
me form at ...................................... .321
Options ................................................ 322
St oring ................................................ 322
Controller Operating ............................................ 270
Con venience closing feature .................... 75
Con venience opening .....

........................... 75
Coolant (engine) Filling capacity .................................... 452
Levelch eck ......................................... 383
No tes ................................................... 451
Copyright Licenses ................................................ 30
Trademar ks............................................ 30
Co rnering light function ..........................146
Co ver
see Side windo ws
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .231
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes .................................... 191 Crosswind Assist
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
Cruise control .......................................... 196
Buttons ................................................ 197
Calling up a speed .............................. .197
Fu nction .............................................. 196
Re quirements: .................................... .197
Selecting .............................................. 197
Setting a speed .................................... 197
St oring a speed .................................... 197
Switching off ........................................ 197
Switching on ........................................ 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .196
Cup holder ................................................ 129
Ins talling/ removing (center console) ... 129
Re ar passenger compartment (vehi‐
cles with a rear bench
seat) ................. 130
R

e ar passenger compartment (vehi‐
cles with electrically adjus table rear
seats) .................................................. 130
Re moving/ins talling the insert (vehi‐
cles with electrically adjus table rear
seats) .................................................. 130
Switching the cooling/heating func‐
tion on/off .......................................... .131
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Index

Trip distance ............................................ 249
Displ aying ............................................ 249
Re setting ............................................. 250
Tr ip odomet er
see Trip dis tance
Tr unk box
see EAS Y-PA CK tr unkbox
Tr unk lid
Ac tivating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction ...................... 71
Closin g .................................................. 67
Emergency release (from inside) ............ 71
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .69
Locking separa tely ................................ 70
Opening ................................................. 66
Opening dimensions ............................ 454
Po we r closing function .......................... 67
Un locking (mechanical key) .................. .71
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal light
Tu rn signal light ....................................... 144
Switching on/off ................................. 144
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ......................................... 444No
tes on ins tallation .......................... .443
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .444
U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .284
Un locking setting ...................................... 59
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 341
USB port .................................................. .136
User profile .............................................. 285
Creating .............................................. 286
Importing/exporting ........................... 286
Options ................................................ 286
Selecting ............................................. 285
Using thete lephone
see Calls
V
Ve hicle .............................................. 166, 167
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .187
Cor rect use ........................................... 25 Data acquisition .................................... 26
Diagnostics connection .........................
24
Equipment ............................................. 20
Limited Warranty .................................. .26
Locking (auto matically) ......................... 64
Locking (from inside) .............................6 3
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) .......................... 63
Locking (mechanical key) ...................... 64
Lo we ring .............................................. 441
Maintenance .......................................... 21
Pa rking ................................................ 187
Problem notification .............................. 25
QR code rescue card ............................. 26
Qualifi ed specialist workshop ................2 5
Ra ising ................................................ 438
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 167
St arting (smartphone) ........................ .167
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ .166
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 179
Un locking (from inside) .. ......................
.63
Un locking (KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .63
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ......... 75
Vo ice commands (Voice Cont rol Sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 267
Index 553