2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN buttons

&WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when opening thega rage door using the
ga rage door opener
When you operate or program thega rage
door with the integrated garage door opener,
persons in thera nge of mo vement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by thega rage door.
#When using the integrated garage door
opener, alw ays make sure that nobody
is within the sweep of thega rage door.
Only operate thega rage door opener on thefo l‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarage doors with a saf etyst op and reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarage doors which con form tothe cur rent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is par ked outside of thega rage .
RThe engine is switched off.
#Check if the transmit ter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol has the frequency range of
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment appr oval number:
RNZLMUA HL5 (USA)
R4112 A-MUAHL5 (Canada)
#Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds before the indi‐
cator lamp flashes yello w.
#Re lease the pr eviously pressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5at a dist ance of 1 in
(1 cm) to3 in (8 cm) towa rds buttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until:
RIndicator la mp4lights up greencontin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
RIndicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gr amming was successful. Additionally,
synchronization of thero lling code with
th ega rage door sy stem must also take
place.
#If indicator lamp 4does not light up or flash
green: repeat the procedure.
#Re lease all of the buttons.
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#Holdremo tecontrol 5atthe same angles
at various dis tances in front of the inside rear
view mir ror.Yo u should test eve ryposition
fo r at least 25 seconds before trying ano ther
position.
#No tethat some remo tecontrols transmit
only for a limite d period, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5again before transmission
ends.
#Align the antenna line of thega rage door
opener unit with there mo tecontrol.
% Support and additional information on pro‐
gramming:
ROntheto ll free HomeLink®Hotline on
1-800-355-35 15.
ROn the Internet at http://
www.homelink. com/mercedes.
Opening/closing thega rage door
Requ irements:
RThe cor responding button is programmed to
operate thega rage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th ega rage door opens or closes.
#If indicator lamp 4flashes yellow af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds: press and hold
th e pr eviously pressed button again until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
thega rage door opener memory#Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3.
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Cruise cont rol is operated using the cor respond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. You can store any
ro ad speed abo ve15 mp h (20 km/h).
If yo ufa ilto adapt your drivin gst yle, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce therisk of an accident
nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It cannot take
into account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. You are responsible
fo rth e dis tance totheve hicle in front, forve hi‐
cle speed, for braking in good time and forst ay ‐
ing in lane.
Displa ysinthe multifunction display
The status of cruise control and thestored
speed are shown in the multifunction displa y.
1Cruise control is selecte d
2Speed is sa ved, cruise control is deactivated
3Speed is sa ved, cruise control is activated
% The segments between thestored speed and
th e end of the segment display light up in
th e speedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control may be unable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when the gradient evens out.
Change into a lo werge ar in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when driving a laden vehicle. By doing so,
youwill make use of the braking ef fect
of the engine. This relie vesth e load on the brake
sy stem and pr events the brakes from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do not use cruise control in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RIn traf fic situations whi chrequ ire frequent
ch anges of speed, e.g. in heavy traf fic, on
winding roads
ROn slippery roads. Accelerating can cause
th e drive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid
RWhen visibility is poor
Operating cruise control
& WARNING Risk of accident due tostored
speed
If yo u call up thestored speed and this is
lo we rth an your cur rent speed, theve hicle
decelerates.
#Ta ke into account the tra ffic situation
before calling up thestored speed.
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#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control
to select the desired telephone numbe r.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
(
→page 316).
R,PSRUWLQ J&RQ WDFWV :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, the,QFRPLQJ &DOO  mes‐
sage appears in the Head-up Displa y.
#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control and select 6
(Accept) or ~(Reject).
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
,+HDGXS 'LVS
The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
R3RVLWLRQ
R%ULJKWQHVV
R'LVSOD\ &RQWHQW
#To select characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Instrument Display and on-board computer 253

1,2, 3 ...
12 V sock et
see Soc ket (12 V)
11 5 V soc ket
see Soc ket (1 15 V)
360° camera ............................................ 224
Assigning as a favo rite ........................ 226
Ca re .................................................... 389
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Selecting a view .................................. 226
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 158
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 158
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .189
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .333
Setting ................................................. 331 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 59
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 40
Brake application ................................. 239
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy stem limitations .............................. .238
To wing a trailer .................................... 239
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 192
Setting ................................................. 196
Ac tive Di stance Assist DI STRONIC........ 199
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 07
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 206
Calling up a speed ............................... 200
Displa ysinthe Instrument Display ...... 208
Fu nction .............................................. 199
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............2 00
Re quirements ...................................... 200
Ro ute-based speed adjustment ...........203
St eering wheel buttons ............... .....
... 200
St oring a speed ................................... 200
Switching off/deactivating .................. 200
Switching on/activating ......................2 00
Sy stem limitations .............................. .199 Ac
tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............207
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr otection) ......378
Me thod of operation ............................3 78
Re setting ............................................. 378
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Fu nction .............................................. 206
Switching on/off ................................. 207
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 240
Fu nction .............................................. 240
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 243
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 243
Switching on/off ................................. 242
Sy stem limitations .............................. .240
To wing a trailer .................................... 240
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 226
Cross Traf fic Alert ................................ 231
Drive AwayAssist ................................ 230
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .229
Fu nction .............................................. 226
Pa rking ................................................ 228
Sy stem limitations .............................. .226
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st.............. 202, 235
Di

splay ................................................ 202
Fu nction .............................................. 202
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Bluetooth®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 79
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 331
Settings ............................................... 279
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 332
Blue tooth
®audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 349
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 349
Information .......................................... 346
Overview ............................................ .347
Searc hingfor a track ........................... 349
Sear ching for and au thorizing the
device .................................................. 348
Selecting a music pla yer ..................... 349
Switching device via NFC .................... 349
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 451
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 192 Brakes
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 189
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 192
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. 189
Driving tips .......................................... 168
EBD (electronic brak e
fo rc e distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 192
HOLD function .....................................2 10
Limited braking ef fect (salt-treate d
ro ads) .................................................. 168
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 168
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 168
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Breakdown Assis tance overview .............................. 16
Changing a wheel ................................ 437
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- starting ........................................ 409
To wing away ........................................ 405
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 07
Breakdown see Flat tire Burmes
ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 360
Ad justing the sound optimization ........ 360
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 359
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .360
Calling up the sound menu .................. 359
Information .......................................... 359
Setting the sound profile ..................... 360
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem .....3 58
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 359
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 359
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 358
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .359
Calling up the sound menu .................. 358
Information .......................................... 358
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .359
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... .245
Index 523

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

E10 ......................................................448
Gasoline .............................................. 448
Quality (gasoline) ................................ 448
Re fuel .................................................. 177
Re ser vefuel le vel ................................ 449
Sulfur content ..................................... 448
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 449
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .249
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu nction seat (rear passenger com‐
partment)
see Seat (rear passenger compartment)
Fu se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ......................................................... 410
Assignment diagram ............................ 410
Dashboa rdfuse box ............................. 412
Fu se box in the engine compartment ... 410
Fu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll ...................................................... 412
Fu se box in the trunk ........................... 412
No tes ................................................... 410G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory ........................... 183
Opening/closing thega rage door ........ 183
Programming buttons .......................... 180
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 184
Re solving problems ............................. 182
Synchronizing thero lling code ............ .182
Gas station sear ch
St arting an automatic gasst ation
sear ch................................................. 297
Switching the automatic gasst ation
sear chon/off ...................................... 300
Gasoline ................................................... 448
Gearshift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Gears hiftrecommendation .....................176
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. 390
Glass roof
see MAGIC SKY CONTROL
Glasses compartment .............................121Glide mode
............................................... 177
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 164
Locking/unlocking .............................. 120
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ........413
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lamps ............................ 145
Head restra int ........................................ .100
At tach ing/ removing the supplemen‐
ta ry cushion ........................................ 104
EASY ADJU STluxury head restra int
(front) .................................................. 101
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ...................1 00
Fr ont (luxury head restra int) ................ 101
Re ar (adjusting electrically) ................ .104
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .103
Re ar (extending from the front) ........... 102
Re ar (folding into position mechani‐
cally) .................................................... 105
Re ar (lo wering from the front) ............ .102
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Index