2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

RBetweenthere ar shelf and thro ugh-load ski
bag.
Po rts
1HDMI port
2USB ports Depending on
theve hicle equipment, the ports
are located:
RIn thestow age box between there ar seats.
RIn there ar armrest.
Re ar seats
Ad justing the rear seats
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.a 6HDW
#Select 6LGH %ROVWHUV or/XPEDU .
#Selectthe setting.
Memory function
#Sa ve the seat adjustments with the memory
function (→page 114).
Selec ting the massage prog ram for the rear
seats
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.a 6HDW
#Select 0DVVDJH.
#Select a massage program.
The massage program runs for app roxima tely
8 to 18 minutes, depending on the setting.
#To set the massage intensity: switch +LJK
,QWHQVLW\ onO or off ª.
Overview of massa geand workout prog rams
Overview of massa geand workout programs
(
→page 106).
Re setting there ar seat
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
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#Select <HVor1R.
Setting there ar climate control
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.b &OLPDWH &RQWURO
Ac tivating the SYNC function
#Select 6<1&.
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
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Activating the A/C function
#Select $&.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Controlling there ar climate control automat‐
ical ly
#Select $872.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the airflow
#Select $LUIORZ.
#Setthe air flow .
Setting thetemp erature
#Select 7HPSHUDWXUH.
#Setthete mp erature.
Setting the air distribution
#Select $LU 'LVWULEXWLRQ .
#Setthe air distribution.
Setting ENERGIZING comfort in the rear
passenger co mpartment
Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.(1(5*,=,1* &RPIRUW
St arting the prog ram
#Fo r information on starting ENERGIZING
com fort prog ram (→page 290).
ENERGIZI NGcomfort prog ram ove rview
#Fo r an overview of theav ailable ENERGIZING
com fort prog rams (→page 289).
Ad justing the ambient lighting in the rear
passenger co mpartment
Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.$PELHQW /LJKW
#Fo r information about adju sting the ambient
lighting (→page 148).
Ac tivating/deactivating the panel heating
Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP.b 3DQHO +HDWLQJ
#Activate or deacti vate the function.
Ad justing the en tertainment sy stem settings
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
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WLQJV
Setting the display brightness
#Select 'LVSOD\ VHWWLQJV.
#Select%ULJKWQHVV.
#Adjust the brightness.
Ti lting the display
#Select 'LVSOD\ VHWWLQJV.
#Select'LVSOD\ DQJOH .
#Tilt th e display 8Sor'RZQ.
Setting the display design
#Select 'LVSOD\ VHWWLQJV.
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#Select'D\ 'HVLJQ, 1LJKW 'HVLJQ or$XWR
PDWLF.
Ad justing the equalizer
#Select $XGLR VHWWLQJV .
#Select(TXDOL]HU.
#Setthe equalizer.
% For fur ther information about the equalizer
(
→page 358).
Ac tivating audio on cabin
#Select $XGLR VHWWLQJV .
#Select6ZLWFK WKH VSHDNHU VRXUFH RQ RU RII .
If th e function is switched on, the cur rent
media sourc e is output via theve hicle's
speakers.
Setting the language
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP
#Select /DQJXDJH .
#Setthe desired language.
Switching off the display
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP
#Select 'LVSOD\ 2II.
The display is switched off.
Na vigation
Switching navigation on
Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,1DYLJDWLRQ
#Alternatively: press theß button on the
re mo tecontrol.
The map appea rsand sho wsthe cur rent
ve hicle position.
If a route is active, thefo llowing is displa yed
to the left of the map:
Rforth e destination Í:remaining dis‐
ta nce and ar riva l time
Rfor intermediate destinationsÎ:
re maining dis tance and ar riva l time
The route can include up tofour inter‐
mediate destinations.
Rif th ere is a tra ffic delay on the cur rent
ro ute, it will be display ed withthe dura‐
tion
Rth e compass needle L
The following information is displa yed is dis‐
pla yedto theright of the map:
Rele vation
The el evation shown may deviate from
th e actual ele vation.
Rnumber of sate llites from which a signal
can be receive d
Rlongitude and latitude
Displaying destination information
Requ irements:
RA destination is entered. The route can also
include up tofour intermediate destinations.
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Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,1DYLJDWLRQ
#Select the symbol in the bottom right-hand
corner of the displa y.
Na mes and addre sses are displayedfo rth e
destination Íand intermediate destina‐
tions Î.
#Toreturn tothe map: selectthe% sym‐
bol.
Online and Internet functions
Overview of the Internet functions in the
re ar passenger co mpartment
The following functions and displa ysare availa‐
ble in there ar passenger compartment depend‐
ing on the count ryand vehicle equipment:
RConnectivity status display (→page 370)
RCallin gup thewe b br ows er (→page 334)
RCalling up Mercedes-Benz Apps
(→page 334)
RRe-es tablishing an Internet connection
(→page 370) Dis
playing the In tern et connectivity status
Requ irements:
An Internet connection is set up in multimedia
sy stem at the front, depending on theve hicle
equipment:
Rusing the communication module (USA)
(→page 333)
Rvia Wi-Fi (→page 331)
Rvia Blue tooth®(→page 331)
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,6\VWHP
#Select ,QWHUQHW 6WDWXV .
Re -establishing an Internet connection
Observ eth erequ irements for using the Internet
functions in there ar passenger compartment
(
→page 370).
If an Internet connection is temp orarily discon‐
nected, it can be re-es tablished in there ar
passenger compartment.
#Calling up thewe b br ows er (→page 334).
#Enter a URL and call it up.
Media
Information about media mode in there ar
passenger co mpartment
The Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem includes a
Blu-ray drive (
→page 366), two USB ports and
an HDMI port (→page 367).
Depending on theve hicle model and equipment
le ve l,th e Blu-r aydrive is found:
Rat there ar of the center console under the
automatic climate control panel
Rbetween there ar shelf and thro ugh-load ski
bag
Data storage media and devices suppor tedby
th eRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
RSD cards
RUSB storage device
RAu dio CD
RData CD
RData DVD
RVideo DVD
RBD (Blu-r aydisc) video
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RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMTP devices
RBluetooth®audio
Blue tooth
®audio equipment can only be
authorized using the multimedia sy stem.
The Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem supports a
tot al of up to50,000 files. The Rear Seat En ter‐
ta inment Sy stem can also access files on the
multimedia sy stem.
Fu rther information about audio mode
(
→page 337).
Fu rther information about Blue tooth
®audio
(→page 346).
is a trademark of DVDFo rm at/Logo
Licensing Corporation.
Blu- rayDisc™, Blu- ray™ and the logos are trade‐
mar ksofthe Blu-ray Disc Association.
Java is a regis tere d trademark of Oracle and/or
its af filiates.
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Theterm s HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multi‐
media Inter face, and the HDMI Logo are trade‐
mar ksorregis tere d trademar ksof HDMI Licens‐
ing LLC in theUn ited States and other countries.
Graceno te,th e Graceno telogo and logotype,
"P ow ered byGracen ote", MusicID and Pla ylist
Plus are either regis tere d trademar ksor trade‐
mar ksof Graceno te, Inc. in theUn ited States
and/or other countries.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Labora‐
to ries. Dolb y,Dolby Audio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories.
ForDT SPa tents, see http://pa tents.dts.com.
Manufactu red under license from DTS Licensing
Limited. DTS,DT S-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and
th e Symbol toge ther are regis tere d trademar ks
of DT S, Inc.
©DTS, Inc. All Rights Reser ved.
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"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:
,0HGLD.à 0HGLD 6RXUFHV.'LVF
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.
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Switching on media mode -rear passenger
co mp artment
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,0HGLD.à 0HGLD 6RXUFHV
Media sources connected tothe multimedia sys‐
te m are named with the addition "COMAND".
#Select the media source. Blu-
ray/DVD mode
DV D/Blu-r ayfunctions overview
1Ac tivates theDV D/Blu-r aycontrol menu
2Calls up the Blu-r aypop-up menu (only avail‐
able for Blu-r ayDiscs)
3Exits DVD/Blu-r ayfunctions or go up a le vel
in theDV D/Blu-r aymenu
4Opens the video display of theRe ar Seat
En tertainment Sy stem
5Confirms ent ryin control menu
6Na vigates thro ugh the Blu-ray/DVD menu
7Changes camera perspectives
8Changes the audio language
9Sho wsor hides subtitles
ASelects a scene
BColor selection menu
CStops playback
DPa uses playback
Blu- ray/DVD men u
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
,0HGLD.à 0HGLD 6RXUFHV.'LVF
Calling up the Blu-r ayorDV Dmenu
The Blu- rayor DV D menu is the menu sa ved on
th e disc itself.
#To show disc functions: press the9 button
on there mo tecontrol.
#Select 0HQX.
The Blu-r ayorDV D menu appears.
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