2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

The
follo wing situat ionscanlead toafalse
alar m:
R Movingo bje ctss ucha sm ascotsi nt he vehi‐
cle interior
R When thes ide windo wiso pen
R When thep anor amic sliding sunroofisopen Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe inte rior mo tion
sensor Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Interior Motion Sensor #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th ef ollo wing cases:
R The vehicle isunloc keda gain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc keda gain. Openin
gand closin g95

No
teso nthe cor rect driver' ss eat posi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settin gswhile thev ehicle isin
mo tion
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steer ing wheel orthem irro r
while thev ehicle isin mo tion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat beltwhilethe vehi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Befores tarting thee ngine: adjustthe
dr iver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur ethe follo wing when adjustings teer ing
wheel 1,seatbelt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resittin ga sfar aw ay from thed rive r's
airbag aspossible, taking thef ollo wing
points intoc onsider ation .
R Youa resittin gina nu pright position
R Your thighs ares light lysuppor tedb ythe seat
cushion R
Your legs aren otfull yextende dand youc an
depr essthep edals proper ly
R The backofyour head issupp orteda teye
le ve lb yt he cent eroftheh ead restra int
R Youc an hold thes teer ing wheel withyour
ar ms slightly ben t
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y
R Youc an see allthed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clusterc lea rly
R Youh ave agood overvie wo fthe traffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitss nuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthep elvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eate lect rica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es eats area djus tedb ychildr en
Child renc ould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th es eats, particular lywhen unattende d. 96
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#
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nadjus ting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you orother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingas eat,makesuret hat
no one hasanyb ody partsinthes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chi l‐
dr en inthev ehicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settin gswhile thev ehicle isin
mo tion
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steer ing wheel orthem irro r
while thev ehicle isin mo tion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat beltwhilethe vehi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Befores tarting thee ngine: adjustthe
dr iver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es eat height isadjus tedc arelessl y
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess thee lectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, makesuret hat
hands orother body partsdo notg et
und erthel eve rasse mbly ofthes eat
adjus tmentsystem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi ncor rectl y
If hea drestraints aren otins talled orare
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide protect ion asintended.
Ther eisa nincr eased risk ofinjur yint he
head andneckarea, e.g. inthee vent ofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra int s
ins talled. #
Befored rivin go ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent erofthe
head restra int suppor tstheb acko fthe
head atabout eyel eve l. Seat
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Do
notint er ch ang ethe head restra int so fthe
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youw illno tb e
able toadjus tthe height andangleof theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and -aftp osition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletotheb acko fyour
head . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
The seatbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lo fp rotection ifyo uh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoa nalmos tvertical position.
When braking orinthee vent ofan acci dent,
yo uc ouldslide underne atht he seat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinjur ies, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybef oreb egin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position andthat
th es houlder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der . *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The
seats maybed amag edbyobject swhen
mo ving thes eats back. #
When moving thes eats back,mak e
sur ethat ther ea reno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dthe seats. 1
Head restra int height /fore-an d-aftposit ion
(v ehicle switha nE ASYA DJUS Tluxur yhead
re stra int )
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninclinat ion
5 Seat cushio nlengt h 98
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6
Seatfore-an d-aftposition
7 Seatbackres tinc linat ion #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page120).
% The headrestraint height willbeadjus ted
aut omat icallywhen youa djus tthe seat
height orthes eat fore -and -aftp osition.
% Ve
hicl eswith EASY ADJUS Tlux uryh ead
re stra ints: Thefore -and -aftp osition ofthe
head restra int will bepre-adj usteda utomati‐
cally when youa djus tthe bac kres ta ngle. Ad
jus tingthe fron tp ass engers eate lect ri‐
ca llyf romt hedriver' ss eat Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedon Yo
uc an call upthef ollo wing function sfor the
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tadjus tment
R Sea theating
R Sea tvent ilation
R Memor yfunc tion #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tthe front passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthed rive r's side door control
panel. Ad
jus tingthe fron tp ass engers eate lect ri‐
ca llyf romt herear passen gerc om par tment Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on Seats
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Ve
hicles withe lectr ically adjustable outerseats
1 Select sthe front passeng erseat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and -aftp osition Ve
hicles witha nE ASYA DJUS Tluxur yhead restra int
1 Selec tsthef ront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftp osition
3 Headrestraint height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and -aftp osition Ve
hicles withs eat forc hauf feur mod eand long
wheel base
1 Select sthe front passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftp osition
3 Headrestraint height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Footre st
7 Seatfore-an d-aftposition 10
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The
foot re st can beadjus tedo nlyw hen one of
th ef ollo wing condition shasbeen fulfilled:
R The front passen gers eat has been moved
fully forw ard
R The fron tp asse nger seat isin thep osition for
ch auf feur mod e #
Adjus tthe rear seat (/page101). #
Adjus tthe recli ning rear seat (/page102) . #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tthe front passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthed oor control panel inther ear
passeng ercom partment .
% Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:itis suf fi‐
cie nttoadjus tthe foot re st ifth ef ront
passeng erseat ismo vedi ntot he cent erset‐
ting area.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
The seatbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lo fp rotection ifyo uh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoa nalmos tvertical position.
When braking orinthee vent ofan acci dent,
yo uc ouldslide underne atht he seat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinjur ies, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybef oreb egin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position andthat
th es houlder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der . Yo
uc an elec tricall yadjus to nly theo uter seats in
th er ear passeng ercom partment . 1
Height /fore-and-af tposit ion oftheh ead
re stra int (vehicle switha ctivem ultic ontour
seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h Seat
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1

#
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121). Ad
jus tingar eclining rear seat electrical ly The
recli ning rear seat isavailable inlon g-wheel‐
base vehicles equipped with"Executiv eseats".
On vehicles without areclini ngrear seat ,the
butt onfors etting thea ngleand fore -and -aft
pos ition ofthel eg rest has nofunct ion.
Long-whe elbasevehicl es:ther eclini ngrear
seat ison thef ront passeng erside.
Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:ther eclini ngrear
seat sareon thed rive r's and front passeng er
sides. 1
Height /fore-and- aftp osition oftheh ead
re stra int (vehicle switha ctivem ultic ontour
seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h 6
Angleo fthe leg rest
7 Fore-and -aftp osition ofthel eg rest #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t.
% Vehicles withal ong wheelba seand arear
com partment Chauffeur/ Rear Seat Memory
Pa ckag ea lso have afootres t.This islocat ed
on thel owe rparto fthe front passeng erseat
bac kres t(/pag e99). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable inlon g-wheelb asevehi‐
cles. 10
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