2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH Owner's Manual

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Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(→pag e73 ).
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing:
If an item obstruct sth etrunk liddur ing theaut o‐
matic opening process, theobs tacle detection
sy stem will stop thetrunk lid.The obstacle
de tection functi onisonly anaid and isno ta
su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess .
Plu g-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants. Ther
eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthetrunk lid.Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process: R
Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Pull thetrunk lidhandle. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing option sfo rclosi ngthe
tr unk lid: #
Pullth etrunk liddown using thehandle
re cess andpush itclos ed.
% Ifyo ulight lypush thetrunk lidclosed, the
po we rclosi ngfunction willau tomatical lypull
th etrunk lidintoth eloc k. #
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Pul ldo wn thetrunk lidslightl y
and release itas soon asitbegin sto clos e. Ope
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Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press and hold the008B button
on theSmar tKey (wit hth eSmar tKey inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle). #
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press closi ngbutt on1 onthe
tr unk lid. #
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur eand KEYLESS -GO: Press locking
butt on2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Vehicl eswith trunk lidconvenience clos‐
ing featur e:Press trunk lidremo teoper ating
switc h1. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(→pag e73 ).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing featur e
If an object obstructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icclo singpr oce ss,thetrunk lidwill
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing featur eis on lyan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers.
R overth elas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h. 72
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In
these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, useone ofthe
fo llo wing option s:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Pull thetrunk lidhandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or interru pt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kic kin gmo vement under there ar bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening (→pag e70)
and closing (→pag e71 )th etrunk lid. %
Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. Opening
andclosing 73

When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Sensor detection rang e
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifaper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle, sitting ontheedg eof thetrunk ,
or pic king upobjec ts.
R Ifobjec tsaremo vedor placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g.chargin gcable s,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orlugg age.
R When working onthetra iler coupling, trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GO(→pag e63) ordo not
car rytheSmar tKey about your per son inthese
and similar situation s. Switc
hingsepar atetrunk locking on/of f If
yo ucen trall yunlo cktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. 74
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Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0048. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0047.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king thetrunk withth eemer gency
re lease from inside Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidunloc ksand open s. Un
loc king thetrunk lidusing themec hanical
ke y #
Take themec hanical keyout oftheSmar tKey
( → pag e64 ). #
Insertth emec hanical keyin to thetrunk lock
as faras itwil lgo. Opening
andclosi ng 75

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Turn themec hanical keyco unt er-cloc kwi se
fr om position 0047toposition 0048. #
Turn themec hanical keybac kto position 0047
and remo veit.
% Ifyo uuse themec hanical keyto unlo ckand
open thetrunk lid,theanti- theftalar msys‐
te m wil lbe trigg ered. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
ting s.
Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avoid bum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe roller sunblind s
on there ar side windo ws The
roller sunblin dsforth ere ar side windows
can beope ratedwit hth ebutt ons forth eside
windo ws. 1
Rear leftside window
2 Rear right side windo w #
Toclose fully: pull thecor responding button
when theside windo wisclosed orisin the
pr ocess ofclosin g. #
Toopen fully:pr ess thecor responding but‐
to n. 76
Opening andclosing

Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ere ar windo wroller
sunblind &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller sun
blind
Body partscould becom eent rapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis being
ex tende dor retract ed. #
Makesur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis
being extende dor retract ed. #
Ifsom eone become strap pe d, briefly
pr ess thebutt onagain.
The opening orclosing process is
br ief lystopped. Theroller sun blind
th en retur ns toits star tin gposit ion. Ext
endi ng/r etra ctin gfrom thedr iver' sseat
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sun blind can
mo vefreely . #
Press butt on1.
% Dependi ngon themodel, button1 isloca‐
te don thedoor control panel onthedr iver's
side. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gfrom there ar comp art‐
ment
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sun blind can
mo vefreely . #
Toextend: pull switc h1. #
Toretract: push switch1. Ope
ning andclosing 77

When
thech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side win‐
do ws isact ivat ed, switc h1 can notbe oper‐
at ed. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar side windows. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens 78
Opening andclosing