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

Cushionbag................................................ 38
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ .25
Cus tomer Relations Department .............25
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 26
Data import/export Function/no tes ................................... 284
Importing/exporting ........................... 284
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 278
Daytim eru nning lights ........................... 147
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 47
Daytim eru nning lights mode
see Daytime running lights
Deacti vating the alarm (A TA).................... 87Decla
ration of conformity
Wi reless vehicle components ................2 3
Definitions (ti res and loading) ............... 430
Designs Menu (on-board computer) .................. 254
Destination ..............................................3 05
Editing intermediate destinations ........2 96
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ 305
Ex tern al .............................................. .306
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 305
Saving as global favo rite ...................... 305
St oring a map position ........................ 305
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................3 06
De stination entry ............................ 292, 29 4
E

n te rge o-coordinates .........................2 95
Entering a POI or add ress .................... 292
Entering an intermediate destination .. 296
Selecting a contact ............................. 295
Selecting a POI .................................... 294
Selecting from the map ....................... 295
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .294
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST Diagnostics connection
............................24
Digita lOperator' sManua l........................ .18
Digita lspeedome ter ................................ 249
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 173
Engaging drive position ........................ 175
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 175
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .175
Fu nction ............................................... 173
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 175
Shifting toneutral ................................ 175
Displa y
Car e.................................................... 39 0
Displa y(multimedi asy stem)
No tes .................................................. 269
Settings ............................................... 277
Displa y(on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays in the multifunction display ... 247
Displa ymessag e.......................... ..........
.457
C

allin g up (on-board co mputer) .......... .457
No tes ................................................... 457
Display messages C ................................................... 497
Index 527

M................................................... 497
N ................................................... 498
¯ .................................................... 481
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 77
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stInoperative ....477
Ac tive Blind Spot Asst. Not Available
When Towing a Trailer See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 477
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntly Limited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 68
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te d See Operator's Manual .................. 468
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Currently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 80
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Inoperative ......480
Ac tive Dis tance Assist NowAvailable
............................................................ .480
bAc tive Headlamps Inoperati ve..... 499 Ac
tive Hood Malfunction See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 497
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 76
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... .476
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 478
Ac tive Parking Assist Maneuvering
Assis tance Restricted See Ope ra‐
to r's Ma
nual ........................................ 479
Ac tive Steering Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 80
Ac tive Steering Assist Inoperative .......4 81
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 501
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....5 00 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 500
App lyBrake toShift from 'P' ............... 492
ÀAT TENTION ASSIST Inoperative ...474
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 474
bAu toLamp Function Inoperati ve
............................................................. 500
Au xilia ryBattery Malfunction .............. 494
Blind Spot Assist Currently Una vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manual .................. 478
Blind Spot Assist Inoperative...............478
$ Check Brake Fluid Le vel............ .467
Check Coolant Le vel See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 482
4Check Engine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling .................................................... 485
bChe ckLeft Low Beam (e xam‐
ple) ...................................................... 499
hChe ckTire s ................................. 487
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Index

¥CheckWasher Fluid .................... 498
?Coolant Too Hot Stop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off .................................... 482
Cruise Control Canceled ...................... 481
Cruise Control Inoperati ve................... 481
!Cur rently Una vailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 459
÷Cur rently Una vailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... .461
¯ DEF Sy stem Fault Engine Start
No tPo ssible ........................................4 85
¯ DEF Sy stem Fault Perf.
Re duced in XXX ml See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 486
¯ DEF Sy stem Fault See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 485
ÂDon't Forget Your Key.................. 49 1
Driver' sDoor Ope n &Transmission
No t in P Risk of Vehicle Rolling Away .. 492 Example:
Active Parking Assist Park‐
ing Canceled ...................................... .478
Fr ont Passenger Airbag Disabled See
Operator's Manual ...............................4 73
Fr ont Passenger Airbag Enabled See
Operator's Manual ...............................4 72
8Fu el Level Low ............................ 486
8Gas Cap Loose ......................
...
... 486
!Inoperative See Opera tor's
Manual ................................................ 458
÷Inoperative See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 460
TInoperative See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 462
GInoperative ..................................4 67
ÂKe yNo tDe tected (red displ ay
message )............................................ .491
ÂKe yNo tDe tected (white dis‐
play message ).................................... .490 Let fresh air into
theve hicle interior.
Air Conditioning Malf. Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 95
Lo we ring .............................................. 481
Malfunction Drive at Max. 50 mph.......4 76
bMalfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 499
Max. Speed 22 mph............................4 81
N Pe rm anently Active Risk of Rolling
Aw ay ................................................... 492
ÂObta in a NewKey........................ 49 0
ëOf f.............................................. .480
Only Shift to'P' when Vehicle is Sta‐
tionary ................................................ .492
FPa rking Brake See Opera tor's
Manual ................................................4 64
Â

Place theKe yin the Mar ked
Space See Opera tor's Manual ............. 491
hPlease Cor rect Tire Pressure .......487
F Please Release Parking Brake .... 463
Index529

PRE-SAFE Inoperative See Opera‐
tor's Manual ........................................ 468
Ra dar Sensors Dirty See Operator's
Manual ........................................ 469, 470
_Re ar Left Backrest Not
Latc hed (e xample).............................. .498
ÂRe placeKeyBat tery .................... 490
Re versing Not Possible Service
Re quired .............................................. 493
#See Opera tor's Manual ............... 483
Service Required Do Not Shift Gears
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 493
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 471
# Start Engine See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 484
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required .................. 495 ÐSt
eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Opera tor's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 496
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Operator's Manual ... 496
St op Vehicle Lea veEngine Running
Wa itTransmission Cooling ...................494
#St opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 484
#St opVehicle See Operator's
Manual ..............................
.................. 484
É

St op Vehicle Vehicle Too Low ......475
bSwitch Off Lights ......................... 500
bSwitch On Headlamps ................. 500
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available .......................................... 488
Ti re Press. Monitor Inoperative ........... 489
Ti re Pressure Monitor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensors .................................... 489 To
Deselect P or N,Dep ress Brake
and Start Engine .................................. 492
Tr af fic Sign Assist CameraView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual .......479
Tr af fic Sign Assist Currently Unavail‐
able See Operator's Manual ................479
Tr af fic Sign Assist Inoperative.............479
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 493
F Turn On the Ignition to Release
th ePa rking Brake ................................ 463
dVe hicle Operational Switch the
Ignition Off Before Exiting ................... 493
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait.......... .474
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 474
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 488
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............489
Display on the windshield
see Head-up Display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
530
Index

Distancerecorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Door Locking (me chanical key) ...................... 65
Opening (from inside )............................ 62
Po we r closing function .......................... 65
Un locking (from inside) ........................ .62
Un locking (mechanical key) .................. .65
Door cont rol panel .................................... .12
Door cont rol panel (rear passenger
compartment) ............................................ 14
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN) ... 426
Drinking and driving ................................168
Drink sholder
see Cup holder
Driv eAwa y Assist .................................... 230
Drive position Selecting .............................................. 175
Driv eprog ram display ............................. 173 Driv
eprog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .188
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 189
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 192
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. 189
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion) ................................. .....
...............
192
ESP®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 191
Overview ............................................. 188
Ra dar sensors .................................... .188
Re sponsibility ...................................... 188
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 192
Drivin gsy stem
see 360° camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL see
ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise contro l
see Driving saf etysy stem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
see Night View Assist
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
see Rear view camera
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g............................ 168
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .168
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 168
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP
®(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 72
Confi guring drive program I ................. 173
Displ aying engine data .

....................... .173
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 173
Drive prog ram display ..........................1 73
Drive prog rams ....................................1 72
Index531

Function ............................................... 172
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 73
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 173
E
E10 .......................................................... .448
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 112
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 111
Setting ................................................. 112
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box .............................. 126
Ad justing the height toany position .... 124
Care .................................................... 390
In stalling/removing ............................ .126
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 192
ECO display Function ............................................... 172
Re setting ............................................. 250 ECO
start/s top function ......................... 171
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 171
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 71
Me thod of operation ............................1 71
Switching off/on ................................. 171
Electric pa rking brake .............185, 186, 187
App lying automatically ........................ 185
App lying or releasing manually ............ 186
Emergency braking .............................. 187
Re leasing automatically ...................... .186
Electr ical fuse
s
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 410
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 443
Emer gency
Assis tance overview .............................. 16
Saf etyve st .......................................... 393
Eme rgency braking ................................ .187
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .329 Emer
gency engine start ......................... 409
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle .............................. 167
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid (from inside) ............................ 71
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
ENE RGIZING comfort
Overview of programs ........................ .289
St arting the prog ram ........................... 290
Energ y consum ption
Ke y........................................................ 59
Engin e
EC Ostart/ stop function ......................1 71
Engine number .................................... 445
Jump-s tarting ...................................... .401
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 167
St arting (smart
phone) ........................
.167
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 66
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 179
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 173
532
Index

Engine number........................................ 445
Engine oil ................................................ .382
Ad ding .................................................3 82
Ad ditives ............................................ .449
Capacity .............................................. 450
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 381
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 381
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .450
Quality ................................................. 450
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP
®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 191
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 189
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 189
Switching on/off ................................. 191
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 389
Exterior lighting see Lights External device
Locking .............................................. .283
F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding ................................................ .273
Calling up ............................................ 273
Del eting .............................................. .274
Moving .................................................2 74
Overview ............................................. 273
Re naming ............................................ 273
Flacon Inserting/removing .............................. 161
Flat tire .................................................... .393
Changing a wheel ................................ 437
MOExtended tires ................................ 394
No tes .................................................. 393
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 95
Floor mats ................................................ 141
Fo lding table ............................................ 121 Fr
ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 161
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .161
Fr ee software ............................................ 30
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...... .....
..........................4
44
Fr equency band
Dialing (on-board computer) ................ 251
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) .... 38
Fr ont passenger air bag shuto ff
see Automatic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy stem
Fr ont passenger head restra int
Ins talling/ removing (chauff eur mode) ... 97
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat ............ .91
Ad justing from there ar passenger
compartment ........................................ .91
Ins talling/ removing the head
re stra int (chauf feur mode) .................... .97
Fu el .......................................................... .449
Ad ditives ............................................ .449
Index 533

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