2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN warning

&WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing pr otection on the side
window
The reve rsing function does not react:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
Rove rth e last ãin (4 mm) of the closing
path.
Rduring resetting.
Rwhen closing the side window again man‐
ually immediately af ter au tomatic reve rs‐
ing.
This means that there ve rsing function can‐
not pr event someone from becoming trapped
in these situations.
#When closing, make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area.
#If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen the side window
again.
Ve ntilating theve hicle before starting a jour‐
ney (con venience opening)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the
body could be dr awn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame.
#When opening, make sure that nobody
is touching the side windo w.
#Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
#Press and hold the% button on the
SmartK ey.
The following functions are per form ed:
RThe vehicle is unloc ked.
RThe side windo wsare opened.
RThe pano ramic sliding sunroof is opened.
RThe seat ventilation of the driver's seat is
switched on. If
th ero ller sunblinds of the panoramic sliding
sunroof are closed, thero ller sunblinds are
opened firs t.
If th ero ller sunblinds of there ar doors are
closed, thero ller sunblinds are opened firs t.
#To continue the opening procedu re:press
th e% button again.
#Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
th e% button.
Closing side windo wsfrom the outside (con‐
ve nience closing)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, parts of the body could become
trapped in the closing area of the side win‐
dow and the sliding sunroof.
#Obser vethe comple teclosing proce‐
dure when using con venience closing.
#When closing, make surethat no body
parts are in the closing area.
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#Press and holdthe& button on the
SmartK ey.
The following functions are per form ed:
RThe vehicle is loc ked.
RThe side windo wsare closed.
RThe pano ramic sliding sunroof is closed.
#To close thero ller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again.
#Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button.
% Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (
→page 63).
Problems with the side windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
A side window cannot be closed and
yo u cannot see the cause.
#Check tosee if any objects are in the window guide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata lly injured if reve rsing pr otection is not activated
If yo u close a side windowagain immediately af ter it has been bloc ked or reset, the side window closes
with increased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing feature is then not active.
Pa rts of the body could become trapped in the closing area in the process.
#Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area.
#To stop the closing process, release the button or press the button again toreopen the side win‐
do w.
If a side window is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediately af terth e window bloc ks, pull the cor responding button again until the side window has
closed, and hold the button for an additional second.
The side window is closed with increased forc e.
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Opening and closing

ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
If a side window is obstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Re peat the pr evious step.
The side window is closed without the automatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscannot be opened or
closed using the con venience opening
fe ature. The SmartK
eybattery is dischar ged or nearly dischar ged.
#Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary .
Sliding sunroof
Opening/closing the sliding sunroof
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing the sliding
sunroof
During opening and closing, parts of the
body could getcaught in the sweep of the
sliding sunroof.
#When opening or closing, make sure
th at no body parts are in the sweep.
#Re lease the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press the button in any direction during
th e automatic opening/closing process.
The opening/closing process is stop‐
ped.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e sliding sunroof is operated bychil‐
dren
Children operating the sliding sunroof could
get caught in the moving parts, particularly if
unattended.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing thero ller sun
blind
When opening or closing, make sure that no
body parts become trapped between the
ro ller sun blind and frame or the sliding sun‐
ro of.
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Automatic reve rsing function of the sliding
sunroof
If th ere is an object obstructing the sliding sun‐
ro of during the closing process, the sliding sun‐
ro of opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing function is only an aid and is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, make sure that no body parts
are in the closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite there ve rsing function being
active
The reve rsing function does not react:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
Rdu ring the last 1/6 in (4 mm) of the clos‐
ing path
Rduring resetting
Rwhen closing the sliding sunroof again
manually immediately af ter au tomatic
re ve rsing
This means that there ve rsing function can‐
not pr event someone being trapped in these
situations.
#When closing, make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area.
#Re lease the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press the button in any direction during
th e automatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thero ller
sunblind
If th ere is an object obstructing thero ller sun‐
blind during the closing process, thero ller sun‐
blind opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing function is only an aid and is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attentiveness.
#When opening or closing thero ller sunblind,
make sure that no body parts are in the
sweep.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite there ve rsing function being
active
In particular, there ve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, forex am‐
ple small fingers.
This means that there ve rsing function can‐
not pr event entrapment in these situations.
#When opening or closing thero ller sun
blind, make sure that no body parts are
in the sweep.
#Re lease the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press the button in any direction during
th e automatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic features of the sliding sunroof
%
The term "sliding sunro of"refers to the pan‐
oramic sliding sunroof.
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By pushing or pullingthe3 button, you can
inter rupt the automatic functions: "Rain closing
function when driving" and "Automatic lo wering
fe ature".
Ra in closing function when driving
The raised sliding sunroof automatically lo wers
when driving if it starts torain.
Au tomatic lo weringfeature
If th e sliding sunroof is raised at there ar, it auto‐
matically lo wersslightly at higher speeds. Atlow
speeds, it is raised again automaticall y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment byauto‐
matic lo wering of the sliding sunroof
At high speeds thera ised sliding sunroof
automatically lo wersslightly at there ar.
This could trap you or other persons.
#Make sure that nobody reaches into the
sweep of the sliding sunroof whilst the
ve hicle is in motion.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
ately pull back the sliding sunroof but‐
to n.
The sliding sunroof li fts during opening.
MAGIC SKY CONTROL
MAGIC SKY CONTROL function
MAGIC SKY CONTROL is a function with which
yo u can change the transparency of the panor‐
amic sliding sunroof. You can choose between
dar kened or transpa rent states of the front and
re ar elements of the panoramic sliding sunroof.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury caused by
to uching electrical co mponent parts of
MAGIC SKY CONTROL
MAGIC SKY CONTROL operates using high
vo ltage. If thero of lining is damaged or
re mo ved, elect ric component part s will be
ex posed.
If yo uto uch these component parts, you
could getan electric shoc k.
#Neverre mo vethero of lining.
#Ifth ero of lining is damaged, ne ver
to uch the electrical component parts
behind it.
#Alw ays ha vewo rkon MAGIC SKY CON‐
TROL car ried out at a qualified special‐
ist workshop.
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#Ifth ero ller sunblind is fully opened: press
button 1.
The transparency of there ar element
ch anges. %
The rear element dar kens au tomatically if
yo u close there ar roller sunblind.
Problems with the sliding sunroof
%
The term "sliding sunro of"refers to the pan‐
oramic sliding sunroof.
Problem Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
The sliding sunroof cann otbe closed
and you cannot see the cause. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata l injury byclosing the sliding sunroof again
If yo u close the sliding sunroof again immediately af ter it has been bloc ked or reset, the sliding sunroof
closes with increased or maximum forc e.
The reve rsing feature is then not active. Parts of the body could become trapped in the closing area in
th e process.
#Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area.#Re lease the button immediately if somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press the button in any direction during the automatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
If th e sliding sunroof is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
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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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