2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN wheel

Notes onthe cor rect driver's seat position
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Obser vethefo llowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryou are as faraw ay from the driver's airbag
as possible
Ryo u are sitting in a no rmal upright position
Ryour thighs are slightly supportedby the seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs are not entirely stre tched and you
can dep ress the pedals properly
Rthe back of your head is support ed ateye
le ve lby the center of the head restra int
Ryo u can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
Ryo u can mo veyour legs freely
Ryou can see all the displa ysinthe instrument
clus ter clearl y
Ryou should ha vea good overview of traf fic
conditions
Rth e seat belt is pulled snugly against the
body and must be routed across the center
of your shoulder and across your hips in the
pelvic area
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Seats
Adjusting the front seat electrically
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus ted when the ignition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
Obser vethe saf etyno tes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle".
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could accidenta lly
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped.
#While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
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Vehicles with electrically adjus table outer seats
1
Selects the front passenger seat
2Head restra int height
3Seat backrest inclination
4Seat height
5Seat fore -and-aft adjustment
Ve hicles with an EASY ADJUST luxury head restra int
1
Selects the front passenger seat
2Head restra int fore -and-aft position
3Head restra int height
4Seat backrest inclination
5Seat height
6Seat fore -and-aft adjustment
Ve hicles with seat forch auf feur mode and long
wheelbase
1
Selects the front passenger seat
2Head restra int fore -and-aft position
3Head restra int height
4Seat backrest inclination
5Seat height
6Fo otre st
7Seat fore -and-aft adjustment
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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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1Height/fore-and-aft position ofthe head
re stra int (vehicles with active multicontour
seat)
2Head restra int height
3Seat backrest inclination
4Combined seat cushion inclination and
length
5Combined seat cushion inclination and
length
6An gle of the leg rest
7Fo re-and-aft position of the leg rest
#Sa ve the settings using the memory function
(→page 114).
% Theleg re st folds down if overloaded. If this
is the case, fold up the leg rest and engage
it.
% Vehicles with a long wheelbase and a Chauf‐
fe ur/ Rear Seat Memory Package also ha vea
fo ot re st. This is located on the lo wer part of
th e front passenger seat backrest
(
→page 91).
Setting the fully reclined position
Re quirements:RThe po wer supply is switched on.
This function is available in vehicles with a long
wheelbase.
#To set there clined position: press and hold
button 1until there clined position is
re ached.
RThe rear seat mo ves into there clined
position.
RThe front passenger seat mo ves into the
position forch auf feur mode.
RThe foot re st mo ves out from under the
front passenger seat.
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Settingthe fully reclined position of the front
passenger seat (chau ffeur mode)
Setting there clined position
This function is available in vehicles with thefo l‐
lowing equipment:
RElectrically adjus table rear seats.
RIndividual rear seats without a leg rest.
Yo u can mo vethe front passenger seat into a
fully reclined position. The rear seat and front
passenger seat then pr ovide a continuous sur‐
fa ce.
#Put the seat cushion of there ar seat all the
wa ybac kin thefo re -and-aft position
(
→pa ge 93).
#Mo vethe front passenger seat into position
fo rch auf feur mode (→page 96).
#Re mo vethe front passenger head restra int
(→page 97).
#Mo vethe front passenger seat so that the
backrest is in a fully reclined position
(
→page 89). Leaving the
reclined position
#Fo ldthe front passenger seat backrest
upright toa suitable position.
#Inst allthe front passenger head restra int
(→page 97).
Head restra ints
Ad justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
steering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
ins talled.
#Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the center of the
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel.
Do not rotate the head restra ints of the front and
re ar seats. Otherwise, you cannot adjust the
height and angle of the head restra ints cor rectl y.
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#Toswitch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps light up.
#To switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐
tion is switched off.
% Ifyo uswit ch th e power supply off and on
again within 20 minutes, the pr evious setting
of the seat ventilation forth e driver's seat
re mains active.
Ste ering wheel
Adjusting the steering wheel electrically
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
The steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
po we r supp lyis switched off.
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1Adjusts the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2Ad justs the height
#Sa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 113).
Overvi ewofthest eering wheel heater
The steering wheel heater can be operated when
th e po wer supp lyor ignition is switched on.
1To activate
2Todeactivate
3Indicator lamp
Easy entry and exitfeature
Fu nction of the easy entry and exitfeature
&
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
off while adjusting the easy exitfeature
‑ If you dr ive off while the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle.
#Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore driving off.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature
When the easy ent ryand exitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped.
#During the adjustment process of the
easy ent ryand exitfeature, make sure
th at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of the seat or thesteering wheel.
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