2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN jump start

Wear saf etygl asses.
Ke ep children away.
Obser vethis Opera tor's Manual.
If yo udo not intend touse theve hicle over an
ex tended pe riod of time:
RAc tivate standby mode, or
RConnect the battery toa batte rycharge r
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz, or
RConsult a qualified specialist workshop to
disconnect the battery
St arting assist ance andcharging the12 V
battery
Ve hicles with a lithium-ion battery
#When charging the battery and during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use the jump-s tart
connection point in the engine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getothe battery from over‐
vo ltage
When charging using a batte rycharge r with‐
out a maximum charging voltage, the battery
or the on-board electronics may be damaged.
#Only use battery charge rs with a maxi‐
mum charging voltage of 14.4 V.
* NO
TEShor tening the service life of the
battery bycharging the battery at low
te mp eratures
Charging the battery at very low temp era‐
tures may shor tenth e service life of the bat‐
te ry and ha vea negative ef fect on starting.
#Do not charge the battery at very low
te mp eratures.
All other vehicles
#When charging the battery and during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use the jump-s tart
connection point in the engine compartment.
* NO
TEDamaging the battery thro ugh
ove rvoltage
When charging using a batte rycharge r with‐
out a maximum charging voltage, the battery
or theve hicle electronics may be damaged.
#Only use battery charge rs with a maxi‐
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga s igniting
A battery generates hydrogen gas during the
ch arging process. If there is a short circuit or
spar ksstart toform ,th ere is a danger of the
hy drogen gas igniting.
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#Make surethat the positive term inal of
th e connected battery does not come
into conta ct withvehicle parts.
#Ne ver place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y.
#When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,yo u must observ eth e descri‐
bed order forth e battery clamps.
#When giving starting assis tance, al ways
make sure that you only connect bat‐
te ry term inals with identical polarity.
#During starting assis tance, you must
observ eth e described order for con‐
necting and disconnecting the jumper
cables.
#Do not connect or disconnect the bat‐
te ry cla mp s while the engine is running.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch arging process and starting assis tance
During thech arging process and starting
assis tance, the battery may release an explo‐
sive gas mixture.
#Av oid fire , open flames, creating spar ks
and smoking.
#Make sure that there is suf ficient venti‐
lation du ring thech arging process and
during starting assis tance.
#Do not lean over a batter y.
Ifth e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
clus ter do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has fro‐
zen.
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion from a fro‐
zen battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era‐
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assis tance or battery charg‐
ing, batte rygas may be released.
#Alw aysth aw a frozen batte ryout firs t
before charging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance.
The service li feof a battery that has been
th awe d may be dramatically shor tened. It is
recommended that you ha veathaw ed bat‐
te ry checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
All vehicles
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may not recognize dan‐
ge rs.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine
Nume rous or extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel.
#Av oid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine.
Obser vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
ROnly use undamaged jumper cables/charg‐
ing cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
RNon- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jumper cable/charging cable
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is connectedto the battery/jump-s tart con‐
nection point.
RThe jumper cable/charg ing cable must not
come into con tact wi thany parts which may
mo vewhen the engine is running.
RAlw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d.
RKe ep away from fire and open flames.
RDo not lean overth e batter y.
RWhencharging: only use battery charge rs
te sted and appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz, and
please read the battery charge r's operating
instructions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
RSt arting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using batteries with a nominal voltage of 12
V.
RThe vehicles must not touch.
RGa soline engine: Onlyaccept starting assis‐
ta nce if the engine and exhaust sy stem are
cold.
#Secure theve hicle byapplying the electric
parking brake.
#Au tomatic transmission: Shiftthe trans‐
mission toposition B.
#Make sure that the ignition and all electrical
consumers are switched off.
#Open the hood.
#Ve hicles with ground point co ver:tur n
sc rews 2 from ground point co ver1 coun‐
te r-clockwise and remo veground point co ver
1.
#Slide co ver3 of positive clamp 4onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in the direc‐
tion of the ar row.
#Connect positive clamp 4onyour vehicle to
positive pole of the donor battery using the
jumper cable/charging cable. Alw ays begin
with positive clamp 4onyour ow nve hicle
fi rs t.
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#Duringthest arting assist ance proce‐
dure: start the engine of the donor vehicle
and run at idle speed.
#Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
te ry and ground po int5 ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin with the donor battery firs t.
#Du ring starting assist ance:start the
engine of your ow nve hicle.
#During thech arging process: start the
ch arging process.
#During starting assist ance:letthe engines
ru nfo r se veral minutes.
#During starting assist ance:before discon‐
necting the jumper cable, switch on an elec‐
trical consumer on your ow nve hicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thest arting assis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,re mo vethe jumper cable/charging
cable from ground point 5and negative
pole of the donor batter y,then from positive
clamp 4and positive pole of the donor bat‐
te ry. Begin each time with the conta cts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t.
#Af terre moving the jumper cable/charging
cable, close co ver3 of positive clamp 4.
#Vehicles with ground point co ver:replace
ground point co ver1 and turn scr ews2
clockwise.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at any qualified specialist workshop.
To w starting or towing away
Perm itted towing me thods
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may not recognize dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-Benz recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rath er than
to wing it away.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethe instructions and no tes on
to wing away.
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Audio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 339
Connecting USB devices ...................... 341
Co pyright ............................................. 339
Information .......................................... 337
Inserting/ removing an SD card ...........3 39
Media searc h ....................................... 344
Overview ............................................. 340
Pa use and playback function .............. .341
Selecting a track .................................. 341
Selecting pl ayback options .................. 341
Tr ack list .............................................. 341
Au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 37
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................144
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 171 Au
tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 171
Au tomatic front-passenger front air
bag deacti vation sy stem .................... .41, 43
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger air bag shutoff ..................... .41
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lam p .
...
.43
Au tomatic lateral support adjustment
Setting .................................................1 05
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Swit ching on/off ................................ .154
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 173
Drive program display .......................... 173
Drive programs .................................... 172
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 172
Engaging drive position ........................ 175
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .175
Kickdown ............................................. 177
Manual gear shifting ............................ 176
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 175
Shifting toneutral ................................ 175
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .176
Tr ansmission position display .............. 173 Tr
ansmission positions ........................ 173
B
Bag hook ................................................... 124
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .189
Battery SmartK ey............................................... 60
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 401
Jump -star ting ....................................... 401
No tes .................................................. 399
Belt see Seat belts
Belt air bag Activation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no tes .....................................3 6
Blind Spot Assist ..................................... 238
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 40
Fu nction .............................................. 238
Sy stem limitations .............................. .238
Blu-r aydrive (Rear Seat En tertain‐
ment Sy stem)
Overview ............................................ .366
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Index

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
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Index

Interior lighting...................................... .148
Ambient lighting .................................. 148
Setting ................................................. 148
Switch-off del aytime ........................... 149
Interior lighting see Inte rior lighting
Intermediate destination Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations ........................................ 296
Editing ................................................ .296
Entering ............................................... 296
St arting an automatic gasst ation
sear ch................................................. 297
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 300
In tern et
Del eting a bookmark .......................... .335
Deleting br owser data ........................ .335
Managing bookmark s .......................... 335
Internet connection Canceling permission .......................... 333
Connection status .............................. .333
Display ingthe connection status ........ 334
Editing access data ............................ .333 Es
tablishing ........................................ .333
Information .......................................... 330
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .333
Re strictions ......................................... 330
Setting access data ............................. 331
Setting up (
Blue
tooth®) ........................ 331
Switch ing Blue tooth®profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 332
Vi a Blue tooth
®..................................... 331
Vi aWi -Fi .............................................. 331
In tern etradio
Calling up ............................................ 336
Deleting stations ................................ .337
Logging in ............................................ 337
Logging out .........................................3 37
Overview ............................................. 336
Saving stations .................................... 337
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .337
Selecting stre am ................................ .337
Setting options .................................... 337
Te rm s of use ........................................3 37
Ionization .................................................. 161 iPhone
®
see Apple CarPlay™
J
Jack Storage location ..................................4 36
Jump-start connection ............................ 401
Jump-starting see Ju mp-star t connection
K
Ke y
Energy consumption .............................. 59
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle ................................ 63
Problem .................................................6 4
Un locking setting .................................. 59
Un locking theve hicle ............................6 3
Kickd own................................................ .177
Using ................................................... 177
Knee air bag .............................................. .38
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Index