2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
C (Sport)
B (SportPlu s) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds above50 mph(70 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R When drivin gat speeds below30 mph(4 8km/h) theve hicle israised again.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R When driving atspeeds above75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds above100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle continues tobe lowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again. Se
tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween th
eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. Dr
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
When youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(8 0km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. MA
GIC BODY CONT ROL MA
GIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion withva riable dampingfo rim prove d
dr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon trol sys‐ 17
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te
m ensur esthebes tpossible suspension and
con stant groun dcle aranc e,eve nwi th aladen
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle is
lo we redaut omatic allyto improv edr iving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspen sion
tun ing isadjus teddependin gon thero ad sur‐
fa ce, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am selec‐
te d. The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea sof une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive
ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nctioncamera.
This reduces chassis movements. Theoption of
manua llyadju sting theve hicle leve lis also avail‐
able. The
dam pingis tun edindividual lyforeac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof thedr ive pr ogr am:
B (Sport+),C (Sport),A (Comf ort),
N (CURVE)or; (Economy)
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLcom prises:
R ActiveBod yCo ntr olABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN R
Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationin theeve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
B (SportPlu s)
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and87mph(1 40 km/h) theve hicle islowe redsteadily
and remains atthis leve lup tothemaximum vehicle speed.
R When retur ning tospeeds between 87mph(1 40 km/h) and40mph(6 5km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
A (Comfort) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds between 40mph(6 5km/h) and63.7 mph(1 02.5 km/h) theve hicle islowe redstead‐
ily .
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive. 17
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Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
N (CURVE) R
The susp ens ion tuni ngiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and63.7 mph(1 02.5 km/h) theve hicle islowe redstead‐
ily .
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
; (Econom y) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and63.7 mph(1 02.5 km/h) theve hicle islowe redstead‐
il y.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. Cr
osswind Assist
The cross wind stabiliz ation:
R Operat esby chang ingwheel loadsthro ugh
adj ustin gth eABC spring stru ts.
R Reduces disruption swhen driving stra ight
ahead.
R Suppor tscoun terste er ing. R
Isactiv ein thespeed rang ebe twee n50 mph
(80 km/ h)and 130mp h(210 km/h) when
dr ivi ng stra ight ahead orcor ner ing gently .
Fu nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
0009 This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries. Dr
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RO
AD SUR FACE SCAN :
R Mon itor sth ero ad infron tof theve hicle
using multifunction camera1.
R Isactiv ewhen oneofdrive pr ogr ams A
(Comf ort)or N (CURVE)isselect ed.
R Detects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g.
bu mp s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
R Reduces chassis movements. Sy
stem limita tions
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero adw ayisinsuf ficie ntlylit, e.g. at
nigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor t.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing dynam icdrivi ng ma neu ver,e.g. ifyo u
acc elerat eor brak eth eve hicle sharply.
R Atspeeds below5mp h(7 km/h) orabo ve
11 2mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R Ifth eve hicle isat ara ised leve lor indrive
pr og ram C (Sport)or B (SportPlu s). Obser
vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(0013 page349).
Se tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof 18
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th
ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
75 mph(120 km/h) . R
Onl ylo we rthe vehicl e:when theve hicle is
st atio nary,all thedoor sha ve tobe closed.
Ra ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. Dr
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using six
sensor s1 inthefront bum perand sixsensor s
in there ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
sho wsyouth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle
and ade tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ousto ne sou nds from adi st anc eof
appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWa rn
ear lysettin gin themultimedia system, the
wa rning tones forfr ont and side impact protec‐
tion canalso besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m)
(0013 page18 5).
0009 The Warnear lysettin gis alw aysactiv ein
th ere ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
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