2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 10
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......12
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 19
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 3
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 23 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 24
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 24
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 25
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 5
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 25
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 6
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 29 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 31
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 1
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 34
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 46
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 47
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............. 61 Opening
andclosing .................................. 62
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 62
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Tr unk ................................................ ............ 70
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................7 6
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 78Sli
ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 0 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 92
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....93
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 113
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.......................... 114
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 115
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 117
St ow agear eas ............................................ 121
Cup holder.................................................. 131
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 34
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 136
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 139
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...141
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 143
Ins talling/ remo ving thepenn antstaf f........ 143 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 145
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................145 2
Contents

Int
erior lighti ng........ ......................... .......... 150
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 151
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 154
Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 157
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 158
Infr ared reflect ive windshield function ........ 158 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 159
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 59
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 160 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 167
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........167
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 75
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 177
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 180
Pa rking .......................................................1 82
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 191
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 49 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................251
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 51
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 52
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 252
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 254
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 254
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 55
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 255
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 256
Head-up Display... ...................................... 262 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 263
No teson oper ating safety................ .......... 263
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......263
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...265
Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 65 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 278
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 278
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 287 Fit
&Healt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 299
Na vig ation ................................................... 301
Te lephon e...................................................3 26
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 348
Medi a....... ..................................................354
Ra dio .......................................................... 367
Sound .........................................................3 75
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 77 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 395
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 395
En gine compartment .................................. 396
Cleanin gand care.......................................4 03 Br
eakdo wnassi stance .............................41 3
Emerg ency............. .....................................413
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011><0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>....413
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ntents 3

1
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

1
Blu-ray /D VD drive
2 Ciga rette light er →
135
Soc ket →
136
3 Cup holder →
132
4 Stow agecom partment inthere ar armr est →
124
5 Stow agebo xin theseat backres t →
125
Re frig er ator box →
139
6 Selects thefront passeng erseat →
95
7 Switc hesthere ar seat heatingon/of f →
110
8 Switches there ar seat ventil ation on/o ff →
112
9 Setsthefo re -and -aftpos ition ofthehead
re stra int →
97 A
Adjus tstheheight ofthehead restra int →
97
B Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
97
C Setsthecombin edseat cushion inclination
and lengt h →
97
D Setsthecombin edseat cushion inclination
and lengt h →
97
E Adjus tstheang leof theleg rest →
97
F Adjus tsthefo re -and -aftpos ition oftheleg
re st →
97
G Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger com ‐
par tment →
117
H Setsthefull yre cli ned position →
98 At
aglanc e– Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger com partment 15

What
todo intheeve ntofan acci dent
1 QRcod esforaccessi ngthere scue card →
26
2 Safetyve sts →
413
3 Butt onforSOS emerg encycallsystem →
346
4 Chec kingandtopping upoper ating fluids →
468
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
426
6 Flat tire →
413 7
Startin gassis tance →
423
8 Haza rdwa rning light s →
147
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcodes foraccess‐
ing there scue card →
180
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
426
B TIREFIT kit →
415 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 17

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothediagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,forex am ple. This maylead
to theve hicle failing tomee tth ere qu iremen tsof
th ene xt emissions inspectionduring themain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks. Alw
aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rk
R Service andmaintena nce work
R Repair work
R Modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑B enzrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations 24
Generalno tes

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger front air‐
ba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact Belt
airbag Front alim pact Cushion
airbag Front alim pact The
front passeng erfront airbag canonlybe
deplo yedin an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBA
GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of
th efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(→ page 43) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed. If
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Occupant
safety 33

Modif
iedordamag edseat belts mayte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device scan
acci dentally trig ge ror failto function as
int ended . #
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. In
fo rm ation onthebelt airbag inthere ar
seat belt The
BELTBAG ident ificat ion indic ates that are ar
seat beltiseq uipped withabelt airbag .
When activat ed, thebelt airbag increases the
pr otect edarea oftheve hicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat h
th ro ugh theuse ofanon -appr ovedch ild
re stra int system
In an acciden t,th ebelt airbag maydamag e
a non -appr ovedor non -aut horized child
re stra int system.
As are sult, thech ild restra int system may
no tbe able toprov ide theint ended leve lof
pr otect ion. #
Ther efor e, alw aysuse LATC Hor LATC H-
type (ISOFIX )to fasten ach ild seat
eq uipped withan integr ated restra int
sy stem. #
Forve hicles equipped withth eop tion al
re ar seat -beltair bags ("belt bag"), only
use aMer cedes-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withint egr ated bac kres t. #
Neveruse anair bag equip ped seat belt
to fasten afront orrear-facin gch ild
seat oranon -appr ovedboos terseat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized Mercedes-
Benz Centerforinf ormation on
app rove dch ild restra int systems. 36
Occupant safety