2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Tosetthe fullyreclined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintot he recli ned
pos ition
R The front passe nger sea twillm ove into
th ep osition forc hauf feur mod e
R The foot re st will moveout from under the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Ifav ailable, thel eg rest will rise #
Tosetthe upr ightposition: manually
adjus tthe seat tothed esir edposition .
or #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t. Cha
uffeur mode Inf
ormation onchauf feur mode &
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. 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 ofacci dent with the
fr ont passeng erhea drestra int folded
do wn
If th ef ront passeng erseat isin thec hauf feur
mod epositiona nd thef ront passeng erhead Seats
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stra int isfolded down, thev iewo fthe pas‐
seng er'soutside mirrorc an be impai red. #
Tohave afreev iewo fthe outside mir‐
ro r,re mo vethef ront passeng erhead
re stra int beforeb egin ningaj ourney. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sint he lugg age
ne to fthe front passeng erfoot we llwhen
adjus tingt he front passeng erseat tothe
ch auf feur posi tion Obj
ectsint he lugg agen etinthef ront
passeng erfoot we llcan becom edamag ed
when thef ront passeng erseat isadjus tedt o
th ec hauf feur posi tion. #
Remo vetheo bjec tsfrom thel ugg age
ne t. *
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. Obser
vethef ollo wing:
R Adjus tthe front passeng erseat forc hauf feur
mod ebefor et he jour ney
R Donotremo vethef ront passeng erseat head
re stra int dur ing thej our ney
Fo rc hauf feur mod e,thef ollo wing settings are
made fort he front passeng erseat :
R The seat ismo vedf orwa rds
R The backres tist ilte df orwa rds
R The head restra int isfolded forw ards
The fron tp asse nger seat willautomat icallymove
fr om thec hauf feur posi tionb acki ntot he nor mal
position inthef ollo wing situations:
R The front passeng erseat isadjus tedu sing
th eb uttons onthed oor control panel onthe
fr ont passeng erside
R The front passeng ersea tbelti sf astened R
Anoccupant isde tected on thef ront
passeng erseat
R The front passeng erhead restra int isinse r‐
te da nd thep owe rsupp lyis swi tched on
R The front pass engerbac kres tisa dju sted
re ar wa rds
R The front passeng erseat ismo vedi nt he
fo re -and -aftd irec tion outo fthe chauf feur
ar ea
Po sitioning thef ront passeng erseat for
ch auf feur mode
Re quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon.
R The front passen gers eat isno to ccupi ed.
R The front pass engerseat beltisno tinser ted
int ot he buc kle. 10
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Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. Se
tting thec hauf feur posi tion #
Press butt on2 forw ards and hold itin this
posit ion.
The front passen gers eat willm ove forw ard
and stop atthet hreshold ofthea reaf or
ch auf feur mod e. #
Release button2. #
Press forw arda nd hold button2 again until
th ef ront passeng erseat isin position for
ch auf feur mod e.
The fron tp ass engerh ead restra int will fold
fo rw ards. The fron tp asse nger seat willmove
fo rw ard.
The Toview thee xt.m irror ,adjus tfront-
passe nger seat orrem ove theh ead restraint .
displa ymessag ew illappear onthem ulti‐
func tion displa y.
% Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isalr eady atthe
th re shold tothea reaf or chauf feur mod e,
th ep osition forc hauf feur mod ewillbe set
imm ediat ely. #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121). Seats
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Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63).
Re mo ving orinst alli ng thef ront passeng er
head restra ints (chau ffeur mod e)
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerh ead restra int isfolded
com pletely forw ard Re
mo ving the head restra int #
Foldhead restra int bar covers 2 towa rds
th er ear . #
Hold front passeng erhead restra int 1
tigh tly. #
Pull adjus terl eve r3 towa rdst he rear and
hold itin this posit ion. #
Remo vefront passeng erhea drestra int 1. #
Release adjusterl eve r3 .
Re dp in4 protru des from thea djus terl eve r. #
Press down redp in4. #
Foldcovers 2 forw ards and closethem.
Inser tingtheh ead restra int #
Foldhead restra int bar covers 2 towa rds
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Pull handle 3towa rdst he rear.
Re dp in4 protru des from thea djus terl eve r. #
Inser tfront passe nger head restra int 1 into
th eb rack ets.
The front passe nger head restra int mus t
eng ageo nb oths ides. #
Press down redp in4.
If pin 4can bepressed down and isthen no
long ervisible, thef ront passeng erhead
re stra int has engaged cor rectl y. #
Foldcovers 2 forw ards and closethem.
The front passeng erhead restra int folds into
posit ionautomat ically.
Mo ving thef ront passeng erseat intothe
nor mal position (chauf feur mode)
Re quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedon
R The front pass engerhead restra int isins tal‐
led #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed.
Se tting then orma lposit ion #
Press butt on3 towa rdst he rear and hold it
in this posit ion.
The front passen gers eat willm ove tothe
th re shold ofthea reaf or chauf feur mod e. Sea
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The
front passeng erhead restra int will fold
int op osit ion.
The front passen gers eat willthen movefur‐
th er towa rdst he rear.
or #
Brief lypress butt on2 towa rdst he rear.
The fron tp asse nger seat willmoveaut omat i‐
call ytot he thre shold ofthea reaf or chauf‐
fe ur mod e.The fron tp ass engerh ead
re stra int will fold int op osit ion.
% Youc an also setthe nor mal position from
th ef ront passeng erseat. Todo so, press any
butt ononthed oor control panel onthef ront
passeng erside. #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position ofthef ront
pa sseng erseat (chau ffeur mod e)
Se tting ther eclined position
This function isavailable invehicles withthe fol‐
lo wing equipmen t:
R Electrica llyadjus table rear seat s
R Individ ualrear seat without aleg rest
Yo uc an mo vethef ront passeng erseat intoa
fully recli ned position. The rear seat andfron t
passe nger seat willthen prov ide acontin uous
sur face. #
Putthe seat cushion ofther ear seat allthe
wa yb acki nt he fore -and -aftp osition
(/ page 101). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat intop osition
fo rc hauf feur mod e(/pag e104) . #
Remo vethef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat sothat the
bac kres tisi naf ullyr ecline dposition
(/ page 96). Le
aving ther eclined position #
Foldthef ront passeng erseat backres t
upr ight toas uitable posit ion. #
Install thef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eath eadr estraints
mec hanica lly &
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 10
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eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi nco rrect ly
If head restra int sa renotins 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. 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 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push theh ead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryh ead
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tthe sideb olsters of theh ead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
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Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push theh ead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe EASY ADJUS Tlux uryh ead
re stra ints onthef ront seat smechan icall y #
Toadjus tthe sideb olsters of theh ead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-h and side
bols ter1 .
% The fore -and -aftp osition oftheh ead
re stra int will beadjus teda utomatic allywhen
yo ua djus tthe bac kres tu sing theb uttons on
th ed oor control panel. Lo
we ring ther ear seat head restra ints elec‐
tr icall yfromt hefront com partment
Re quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. #
Press ü button1.
% Dependi ngon them odel, theü buttonis
locat edon thed oor control panel onthe
dr iver's side. %
Ifall ther ear seat head restra int sa relow‐
er ed and button1 ispressed again, the
out errear head restra int sw illmo veintot he
las tstore dp osition (/page111).
Ext ending theouterrear seat head restra ints
electr icallyfromt hefront
Re quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable onvehicles withe lectr i‐
cally adjus table rear seat s. 11
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