2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH park assist

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Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
178
2 Comb inationswit ch →
146
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
177
4 PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps →
43
5 Disp lay (mult imedia system) →
278
6 Start/ stop butt on →
168
7 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
159
8 Glovebox →
123
9 Stow agecom partment →
122
A Cup holder →
131
B Haza rdwa rning light s →
147
C Extend sth ere ar seat head restra int s →
106
D Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
225
E Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
279
F ActivePa rking Assist →
233
G Setstheve hicle leve l →
216
H DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
176 I
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
174
J Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
252
K Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
113
L Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom puter →
252
Oper ates cruise control →
201
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
204
M Unloc ksthehood →
397
N Elect ric pa rking brak e →
188
O Light switch →
145
P Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
210
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
248
Night View Assi st →
242
Hea d-up Display →
262
Re ar wind owroller sunblin d →
77 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

The
inner segment lightsupgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R theth re eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R theEC Odispla ybor der lights up
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Plug-i
nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R = (Individual) :indivi dualse ttings
R C (Spor t):spor tydriving style
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R Vehicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gwit h
cur veinc linat ionfunc tion
R ; (Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle Dep
endingonthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive sy stem:
- Engine andtransmission management
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Sus pensi on
R Steer ing Dr
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When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel paddle shifter.If per mitt ed,the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto thene xt gear
up ordown depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifterbeing pulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manua lge arshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thecurrent gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
% Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton thedr iving style. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold itin pla ce.
The transmiss ionposi tion 005Bapp earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(→ page17 6). #
Select drive pr ogr am Manual (→pag e17 6).
Plug -inhybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Dr
ivin gand parking 17
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Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theve hicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmiss ionposit ion005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr ogr am ; issel ect ed.
R The spee dis within asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edtheEc ose tting forth edr ive when
in drive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Ve hicl eswith Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveDis tance Assist DIS
TRONI Cis acti ve,th eglide mode function is
re strict ed. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . 18
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Driving and parking

The
electr icpar king brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isonl yth ecase ifone ofthefo llo wing con‐
dition sis also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. R
The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The engin eis running .
R The seatbe ltto ngu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you shif
tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, thefo llo w‐
ing con dition smus tbe fulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R Youmo vethetra nsmiss ionout oftransmis‐
sion position 005Doryouha ve prev iousl y
dr iven faster than 2mp h(3 km/h).
R Ifth etra nsmiss ionisin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out. Dr
iving andparking 18
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Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→ pag e228)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(→ pag e19 2)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(→ page 203)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(→ pag e21 5)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e19 6)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(→ pag e24 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(→ pag e23 7)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (→ pag e19 2)
R Hill StartAs sis t(→ pag e21 4)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakeforc eDis tribution)
(→ pag e19 6)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(→ pag e19 3)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(→ pag e206) R
HOLD function (→pag e21 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(→ page 196)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(→ pag e208)
R MAGIC BODY CONTR OL(→ pag e21 7)
R Nigh tVi ew Assi st(→ pag e24 0)
R ActivePa rking Assist(→ pag e23 1)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(→ pag e22 2)
R Rear vie wcam era(→ pag e22 6)
R Cruise control (→ pag e20 0)
R Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( → pag e24 3)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(→ pag e239 ) Fu
nction ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed. If
ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limita tions
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. 19
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#
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gve hicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. ESP
®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 50 mph(8 0km/h).
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improv ed.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive. Dr
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ESP
®
ch aract eristics perdrive pr og ram Dr
ive pr og ram
ESP®
mod e Cha
racter istics
C (Sport)
ESP®
Spo rt This
drive pr ogr am cont inues toofferst abilit y
but withaspor tysetup whic hallo wstheent hu‐
sias ticdriver amor eactiv edr iving style.
Select drive pr og ram C ingood road con di‐
tio ns,fo rex am ple ondryro ads and clear
st re tche sof road.
A (Comf ort)
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:N
(CUR VE)
; (Econo my) ESP
®
Co mfort The
sedrive pr og rams prov ide theideal balance
be tween traction and stabilit y.
Sel ect drive pr ogr am A, Nor; indif‐
fi cul tro ad con dition s,suc has snow orice, or
when thero ad iswe tfr om rain. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between 50mph(8 0km/h) and Dr
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