2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH fog light

Cr
osswind Assist
The crosswi ndstabiliz 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
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries. 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). 220
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Sy
stem limita tions
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(→ pag e40 9).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
Obs erve theno teson cleaning there ar vie w
cam era(→ pag e40 9). 360°
camera Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360° Camer ais asy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcam era R
Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) 228
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The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Sy
stem limita tions
The 360° Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
See theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(→ pag e409).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. 230
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Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t Sin
ceTraf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.a free‐
wa yen try or exitro ad. R
When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicated byan addit ionalsign (e.g.in
we tcond itions ).
Tr af fic Sign Assistisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forke eping asaf edis tan cetothe
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time. Themaximu mper missi blespee d
als odepe ndsonfact or ssu ch asthero ad sur‐
fa ce and traf fic condi tions.
Wa rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
exc eed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexc eeded beforeawa rning isissued. You
can specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
visual warning oran acous ticone aswell.
Displa yin theIns trum ent Displa y
Tr af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter. Sy
stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar plywhen traffic sig ns areou t‐
sid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision. Dr
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ra1 helps detect ped estria ns and ani‐
mal s.
Nig htView Assi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Asinfrare dlight isno tvisible tothehuman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eis onc oming traf fic.
The infrared headlam psswi tchon inthe
dar kfrom speeds ofappr oximat ely5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h).This means that, while statio n‐
ar y, yo udo notha ve thefull visual rang eand
canno tch eckwhe ther Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limita tions
Night View Assi stcanno tdi spl ayobject sdir ectl y
in front ofor directl yne xt to theve hicle. Itma y
be thecase that obj ect sar ehigh light edaswell
as pedes trians oranimals .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R inpo or vis ibility ,e.g .sno w,rain, fogor hea vy
spr ay. R
thewindshield isdir tyinthevicinit yof the
came ra.
R thecamer ais fogg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R theinfra redcamer ain thera diat orgrill is
damag ed,dirty,fo gg ed up orcovered.
R onbends, onhillt ops orindips.
R athigh ambient temp eratur es.
Fu nction ofpedes trian and anima lde tection
of Nig htView Assis t
Nigh tVi ew Assi stcan detect ped estria ns using
typ icalch aract eristic s,e.g .th ebody contour s
and postureof aper son standi ngupr ight .
Lar geanim als,e.g.deer ,co ws orhor ses, can
also bedetected. Smal lerani mal s,e.g. dogsor
cats, areno tde tected.
Pe des trian and animal detection isau tomatical ly
switc hedonwhen thefo llo wing requ iremen ts
ar efulf illed:
R Night View Assi stisact ivat ed.
R The drivin gspeed isat leas t5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h). R
Itis dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfo ractiv epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria n de tection isacti ve,st andb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eis no separ atesymbo lfo rani‐
mals .De tected ped estria ns orani mal sar ehig h‐
li ght edbyacol orframe. Dr
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Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed. R
Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and windin g.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc epac kage or
Dr iving Assistance Pluspackag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistuses radar sensor sto monit or
se veralar eas around theve hicle. Ifth era dar
sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor covered
wit hsn ow ,th esy stem maybe impair edorma y
no tfunc tion.If an obs tacle inthelane inwhic h
yo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, nolane-cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion occu rs. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐
at ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. 24
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Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof wa rning and indicat orlam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som ewa rning and indi‐
cat orlam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes ewa rning and indi‐
cat orlam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Ins trum ent Disp lay Pr
og ressiv ese tting If
yo usele ctthepr ogr essiv edispla yse tting, the
position sof theindicat orlam pson theins tru‐
ment displa ywill chang e.
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (→pag e14 5)
0060 Pa
rking light s(→ pag e14 5)
0057 Hi
gh beam (→ pag e14 6)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(→ page14 6)
005E Re
ar foglight (→pag e14 5)
0075 Re
stra int system(→ page52 4)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfa stened(→ page529) 0027
US
A:brak es (red) (→pag e52 4)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (→pag e52 4)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(→ pag e52 4)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (→pag e52 4)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (→pag e52 4)
0025 AB
Smalfun ctionin g(→page52 4)
00E5 ESP®
(→ pag e52 4)
00BB ESP®
OFF( →pag e52 4)
L Distance warning(→ page530 )
00CC Po
we r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion‐
ing( →pag e535)
00CC AIRMA
TIC/Active Body Controlmal‐
func tioning(→pag e530)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine(→ page530)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(→ page 530)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(→ pag e53 0)
(→ pag e53 0) Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 523

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KEYLESS- GO
Loc kingth eve hicle ................................ 67
Pr oblem .................................................6 8
Un loc kin gse tting ............................ ...... 63
Un loc kin gth eve hicle ............................6 7
Kic kdow n.................................................1 80
Using .............. .....................................180
Knee airbag ...... .......................................... 38 L
Label ing(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lam p
see Interior light ing
Lam ps(Ins trum ent Displa y)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist Languag
e.................................................2 93
No tes .................................................. 293
Se ttin g............................................. ....2 93
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 53
Le velcontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL
Light switch
Ov ervie w ........................................ .....1 45
Lig hting
see Interior lighting
see Ligh ts
Lig hts ........................................................ 145
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 48
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ........ 255
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 146
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Cor nering light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Haza rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 147
High beam............ ...............................146
High -beamflasher ...............................1 46
Ligh tswi tch ....... ............................ ...... 145 Lo
w-beam headlam ps.........................1 45
Pa rking light s.......................................1 45
Re ar foglam p...................................... 145
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems ...... 145
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ...................................... 149
Se tting thesur round lighting...............1 49
St andi nglight s.....................................1 45
Tu rn signals ......................................... 146
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 25
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Dis playing subsc ript ion informatio n.....3 18
Dis play ing thetra ffic map .................... 319
Dis play ing traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ext endi ngasu bscr iption <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Issui nghazar dale rts ........................... 320
Load index(tir es) .................................... 449
Load -bearing capacit y(tir es) ................. 449
Load ing
Def initions ...........................................4 51
No tes ................................................... 121
Ro ofcar rier ......................................... 129
St ow agespac eunde rth etrunk floor ...129 Inde
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