2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

If
th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movethea djus tmen tleve rofthe steer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped.
If th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc an stop
th ea djus tmen tprocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio no fthe easy entryand
ex itfeatur ebychildr en
If ch ildr enact ivat et he easy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,partic u‐
la rlyw hen unat tende d. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. If
th ee asy entryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thed riv‐
er's seat willmovebac kint he follo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition offw itht he driver's
door open
R Youo pen thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no ta lready ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yifiti sn ot
alr eady inther ear mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthed rive r's seat will
mo vebac ktot he lastdrive position inthef ol‐
lo wing cases:
R Yous wit ch thep owe rsupp lyor thei gnition
on when thed rive r's door isclosed
R Youc lose thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedon. The
lastdrive position willbestor ed when:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc all
up thes eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yous ave
th es eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th em emor yfunc tion save dp osition buttons to
st op thea djus tmen tprocess. Se
tting thee asy entr yand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asyst em:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Seats
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Oper
ating them emoryf un ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused while driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunc tion onthed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose contro l
of thev ehicle asaresult ofthea djus tmen ts
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when thev ehicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whenset‐
ting thes eat withthe memor yfunc tion
When them emor yfunc tion adjus tsthes eat
or steer ing wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensurethat nobody
par tsarei nt he sweep ofthes eat or
th es teer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyr elease them emor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te them emor yfunc tion ,particular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when thei gni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
The mem oryf un ction isonl yavailable invehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge .
Sea tadjus tments foru ptot hree people canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion . The
follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticont ours eat:side bolste rs of the
seat backres t,shoulde rofthe seat backres t,
cont ourofthes eat backres t,dynamic func‐
tion leve l
R Sea theating: dist ribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheo utside mirrors on thed rive r's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display 12
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#
Setthe seat, thes teer ing wheel, theH ead-up
Displa yand theo utside mirrort ot he desir ed
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Ma ndthen
pr ess prese tposition button1,2o r3w ithin
th re es econ ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. %
Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button 1,2o r3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrora re inthes tore dp osition.
% Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button,the
seat, steer ing wheel andmirrors etting func‐
tions stop immediat ely.
Ve hicl eswith theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Se tting thea ctiv em ulticon ‐
to ur seat orthe4 -way lumbar supportiss till
ca rried out.
Ve hicl eswithout theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Ad jus tment ofthe4 -way
lumbar supportiss tillc arried out. Memor
yfunction inther ear passeng er
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathem emoryf un c‐
tion inther ear passeng ercom partment St
oring
Re ar seat setting sfor up tothre ep eople canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion
in ther ear passeng ercom partment .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he rear
seat s:
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
R Activem ulticont ours eats:t he seat sidebol‐
st er so fthe seat backres ta sw ellasthec on‐
to ur ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar and
shoulder regions
R Seat heating: distribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t Seats
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#
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedi fthe indicat orlam p
in theb utton does notlight up. #
Adjus tthe rear seat usingthe butt ons inthe
door control panel (/page101). Ex
am ple:vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Ma ndthen
pr ess prese tposition button1,2o r3w ithin
th re es econ ds.
The settings fort he rear seat ares tore di n
th es elect edmemor yposition .
% Vehicl eswith reclining rear seat :Yo uc an‐
no ts tore anys ettings onthej buttonfor
adjus tingt he recli ned position. Cal
ling up #
Press button 1.
The rear seat isselec tedi fthe indicat orlam p
in theb utton does notlight up. 12
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Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold thec orresponding memory
position switch1,2o r3u ntilther ear seat is
in thes tore dp osition.
% Seat adjus tmentisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out. Oper
ating thef ront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathem emoryf un ction inther ear
pa sseng ercom partment Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on
Sto ring
Fr ont passeng erseat adjus tmentsand rear seat
adjus tment sfor up tothre ep eople canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion
in ther ear passeng ercom partment .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
passeng erseat :
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he rear
seat s:
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
R Activem ulticont ours eats:t he seat sidebol‐
st er so fthe seat backres ta sw ellasthec on‐ to
ur ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar and
shoulder regions
R Seat heating: distribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
The follo wing settings area lso stor ed toam em‐
or yp osit ion,ift he indicat orlam pint he 0095
butt onlights up:
R Position ofthef ootres to fthe front
passeng erseat, ifav ailable
R Position ofthes creen, ifav ailable
Usin gthe prese tposition buttons, youa lway s
st or et he cur rent setting ofeach seat. Seats
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#
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedi fthe indicat orlam p
in theb utton does notlight up. #
Adjus tthe rear seat usingthe butt ons inthe
door control panel (/page101). #
Press 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 (/page96). #
Ensur ethat thei ndicat orlam pinb utton 1
lights up. Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Ma ndthen
pr ess prese tposition button1,2o r3w ithin
th re es econ ds.
The settings fort he front passeng erseat and
th er ear seat ares tore di nt he select edpre‐
se tp osition .
% Vehicl eswith reclining rear seat :Yo uc an‐
no ts tore anys ettings onthej buttonfor
adjus tingt he recli ned position. 12
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Callin
gup #
Press butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold ther ele vant prese tposition
bu tton 1,2o r3u ntilboth seats arei nt he
st or ed position.
% The prese tpositions inthea reaf or the
ch auf feur mod ecan onlybe setw hent he
con ditions fort he chauf feur mod earefulf il‐
led . %
Seatadjus tm entisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). St
ow agea reas No
teso nloading thev ehic le &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. Seats
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems inthev ehicle
If object s,lugg ageo rloads aren otsecur ed
or nots ecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove rorb ethrow na roun da nd ther eb yh it
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar iskofinju ry,p articular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking oras udden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round . #
Beforet he jour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo ud on otadeq uatelys towo bject sint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ouldslipo rbetossed
ar ound andther eb ys trik ev ehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebrack etsc ann ot alw
aysr estra intheo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acciden t.
Ther eisar iskofinju ry,p articular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking oras udden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed aboutinthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat object sdon ot
pr oject from stow ages pac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages pac es
bef ores tarting ajou rney . #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject sthat
ar eh eavy,h ard, poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortool arg eint he trunk . Obser
vethen otes on thec up holder s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. The
driving charact eristic so fyour vehicle are
dependent onthed istribution ofthel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollo wing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
R Nevere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th eg ross axle weight rating fort he vehicle
(including occupants). Thevalues ares pec i‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eofthe seat backres ts.
R Alw aysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 12
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