2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

#Toselectthe front passenger seat:pressbutton1.Whenthe indicator lamp lights up,the frontpassenger seat is selected.
Settingthe normal position#Press button3towardstherear and hold itinthis position.The front passenger seat will movetothethreshold ofthe areaforchauffeur mode.
The front passenger headrestraint willfoldinto position.
The front passenger seat willthen movefur‐thertowardstherear.
or
#Brieflypress button2towardstherear.The front passenger seat will moveautomati‐callytothethreshold ofthe areaforchauf‐feur mode. The front passenger headrestraint willfold into position.
%You can also setthe normal position fromthe front passenger seat.Todo so, press anybutton onthe door control panel onthe frontpassenger side.
#Call upthe settings withthe memory func‐tion (→page117).
%You can usetherear-compartmentchildsafety locktodisablethis function(→page 60).
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Settingthe fullyreclined position ofthe frontpassenger seat (chauffeur mode)
Settingthereclined position
This function isavailable invehicles withthefol‐lowing equipment:
RElectrically adjustablerear seats
RIndividualrear seat without a legrest
You can movethe front passenger seat into afullyreclined position. Therear seat and frontpassenger seatthen provide a continuous sur‐face.
#Putthe seat cushion oftherear seat alltheway back inthefore-and-aft position(→page97).
#Movethe front passenger seat into positionforchauffeur mode (→page100).
#Removethe front passenger headrestraint(→page101).
#Movethe front passenger seat sothatthebackrest is in a fullyreclined position(→page93).
Leaving thereclined position
#Foldthe front passenger seat backrestuprighttoa suitable position.
#Installthe front passenger headrestraint(→page101).
Headrestraints
Adjusting the front seat headrestraintsmechanically
&WARNINGRisk of injuryfrom adjustingthevehicle settings whilethevehicle is inmotion
You could lose control ofthevehicle inthefollowing situations:
Rifyou adjustthe driver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirrorwhilethevehicle is in motion
Rifyoufastenyour seat belt whilethevehi‐cle is in motion
#Beforestartingthe engine: adjustthedriver's seat,the headrestraint,the
steering wheel orthe mirror andfastenyour seat belt.
&WARNINGRisk of injuryduetoheadrestraints which are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly
If headrestraints are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly,the headrestraints can‐not provide protection as intended.
There is an increasedrisk of injury inthehead and neck area, e.g. intheevent of anaccident or when braking.
#Always drive withthe headrestraintsinstalled.
#Before driving off, make sureforeveryvehicle occupantthatthe center oftheheadrestraint supportsthe back ofthehead at abouteye level.
Do not interchangethe headrestraints ofthefront andrear seats. Otherwise,you will not beabletoadjustthe height and angle ofthe headrestraints correctly.
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Adjustthe headrestraintfore-and-aft position sothat it is as close as possibletothe back ofyourhead.
#Tomoveforwards:pullthe headrestraintforwards.
#Tomovebackwards:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint backwards.
Adjusting the front-seat luxury headrestraints mechanically
#Toadjustthe side bolstersofthe headrestraint:pull or pushright or left-hand sidebolster2.
#Tomoveforwards:pullthe headrestraintforwards.
#Tomovebackwards:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint backwards.
Adjusting the EASYADJUST luxury headrestraints onthe front seats mechanically
#Toadjustthe side bolstersofthe headrestraint:pull or pushright or left-hand sidebolster1.
%Thefore-and-aft position ofthe headrestraint will be adjusted automatically whenyou adjustthe backrest usingthe buttons onthe door control panel.
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Loweringtherear seat headrestraints elec‐trically fromthe front compartment
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
#Press button1.
%Depending onthe model, button1is loca‐ted onthe door control panel onthe driver'sside.
%If alltherear seat headrestraints are low‐ered and button1is pressed again,theouterrear headrestraints will moveintothelaststored position (→page107).
Extendingthe outerrear seat headrestraintselectrically fromthe front
Requirements:RThe power supplyis switched on
This function isavailable onvehicles with electri‐cally adjustablerear seats.
#Press and hold button1untilthe headrestraints haveextended upwards.
%Depending onthe model, button1is loca‐ted inthe door control panel onthe driver'sside.
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Extendingthe outerrear seat headrestraintstothe laststored position
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
This function isavailable onvehicles with electri‐cally adjustablerear seats.
#Brieflypress switch1.The headrestraints lower.
#Brieflypress switch1again.The headrestraints movetothe laststoredposition.
%Depending onthe model, button1is loca‐ted inthe door control panel onthe driver'sside.
Adjusting therear seat outer headrestraintsmechanically
#Tomoveforwards:pullthe headrestraintforwards.
#Tomovebackwards:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint backwards.
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Adjusting the outer luxury headrestraints oftherear seats mechanically
#Toadjustthe side bolsters:push or pullright and/or left-hand side bolster1intothe desired position.
#Toadjustthe angle ofthe headrestraint:pull or pushthe headrestraint inthe direc‐tion of arrow2.
Attaching andremoving the supplementarycushion ofthe luxuryheadrestraint intherear passenger compartmentThe supplementary cushion isavailable onvehi‐cles with electrically adjustablerear seats.
Usethe supplementary cushion only whenthevehicle isstationary.The supplementary cushionis inthevehicle.
#Positionthe headrestraint asfarforwards aspossible.
#Toattachthe supplementary cushion:hold supplementary cushion1againstthe
headrestraint and push pressstuds2intothe counterpieces.
#Toremovethe supplementary cushion:release pressstuds2andremovesupple‐mentary cushion1.
Extending orretracting therear seat centerheadrestraint electrically
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#Press and hold button1untilthe headrestraint hasextended orretracted.
Setting the center headrestraint into posi‐tion mechanically
#Pullthe headrestraint up until it engages.
Configuringthe seat settings
Requirements:RThe ignition is switched on.
Multimedia system:
,Vehicle.aSeats
#SelectDriver's SeatorPassenger Seat.
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters
#SelectSide Bolsters.
#Selectthe setting.
Adjusting the seat contour in the lumbarregion ofthe seat backrest (lumbar)
#SelectLumbar.
#Adjustthe air cushion.
Settingthe shoulder section
#SelectShoulders.
#Selectthe settings.
Settingthe seat heating balance
#SelectSeat Heating Balance.
#Selectthe settings.
Memory function
#Savethe seat adjustments withthe memoryfunction (→page115).
Setting automatic adjustment of the lateralsupport(active multicontour seat)
Multimedia system:
,Vehicle.aSeats
With this function,the lateral support oftheactive multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐tedtothe driving and cornering dynamics ofthevehicle.
#SelectDriver's SeatorPassenger Seat.
#SelectDynamic Seat.
#Select setting:Off,Level 1orLevel 2.
Overview of massage andworkout programs
Massage programs
Thefollowing programs can be selected:
RHot Relaxing Back
RHot Relaxing Shoulder
RActivating Massage
RClassic Massage
RMobilizing Massage
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ActiveWorkoutTheAct. Workout Backprogramrequiresyouractive cooperation. Alternating betweentensingandreleasing helpstoimprove bloodflowtoyour muscles. Press against a pressure point assoon asyoufeel it.
Selectingthe massage programfor the frontseats
Multimedia system:
,Vehicle.aSeats
#SelectDriver's SeatorPassenger Seat.
#SelectMassage.
#Select a massage program.The massage programrunsfor approximately8to18minutes, depending onthe setting.
#Tosetthe massage intensity: switchHighIntensityonsor offS.
Resettingthe seat and massage settings
Multimedia system:
,Vehicle.aSeats.Reset
#SelectYesorNo.
%Onlythe currently selected seat isreset.
Switchingthe seat heating on and off
&WARNINGRisk of burns duetorepeat‐edly switching onthe seat heating
Repeatedly switching onthe seat heating cancausethe seat cushion and seat backrestpaddingtobecomeveryhot.
The health of persons with limitedtempera‐ture sensitivity or a limited abilitytoreacttohightemperatures may be affected ortheymayeven suffer burn-like injuries.
#Do notrepeatedly switch onthe seatheating.
*NOTEDamagetothe seats causedbyobjects or documents whenthe seatheater is switched on
Whenthe seat heater is switched on,over‐heating can occur duetoobjects or docu‐ments placed onthe seats e.g. seat cushionsorchild seats. This could cause damagetothe seat surface.
#Makesurethat no objects or docu‐ments are onthe seats whenthe seatheater is switched on.
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
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