2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Secu rethel oad using thep arcel neth ook s.
Dis tribut ethe load onthep arcel neth ook s
eve nly. St
ow ages pace sint he vehicl einterior Ov
ervie wo fthe front stowage com part‐
men ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stow ed incor rectly
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 estrain theo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acci dent.
The reisar isk ofinju ry,p articular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng oras uddenc hang e
in dir ection. #
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 tartin gaj ourney . #
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 loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow ages pac eint he door s
2 Stow age/t eleph onec om par tment inthe
ar mr estw ithm ultimed iaand USBp orts as
we llas stow ages pac e,e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec om par tment inthef ront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox Seats
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Loc
king/u nlocking theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 0048(tol ock) or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngthee yeglasses compartmen t #
Pres sb utton1 .
Fo lding thef olding tableoutorin &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theo pen
fo lding table
If yo ua redrivin gw itht he folding table open,
ve hicle occupants couldstrike agains tit, in
par ticular inthee vent ofan acci dent, sudd en
br aki ng oran abrupt chang eofdirect ion. #
Close thef olding table beforee achj our‐
ne y. *
NO
TEDama getothef olding tables when
mo ving thes eats back Open
folding tables maybed amag edwhen
th es eats arem ovedback. #
Mak esuret hat thef olding tables are
fo lded inwhen movingthe front seats
bac k. Fo
lding out #
Open rear armr est1 (/ page129) . #
Pullth ef olding table forw ards and upwards
by recess 2or3 and swingoutwards. #
Foldthet able panel sapar t. 12
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#
Tofold in: fold thet able panel stogether and
swing inthef olding table.
Opening thes towa ge com partmen tint he
re ar armr est Ve
hicles withar earbenc hseat #
Folddo wn ther ear armr est. #
Toopen: press release catch1 and swin g
th ec over ofthea rmrest upw ards. Ve
hicles withe lectr ically adjustable outerseats #
Folddo wn ther ear armr est. #
Toopen: pullhand le1 and fold thec over of
th ea rmrest upw ards. Opening
thes towa ge com partmen tint he
re ar-co mp artment center conso le Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s #
Pull handle1and fold thec over ofthea rm‐
re st upw ards.
Ope ning thes towa ge boxint he bac kres tin
th er ear passeng ercom partment
* NO
TEDama getother ear armr estd ue to
body weight When
folded out,ther ear armr estc an be
damag edbybody weight . Seat
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#
Donots itor supp orty our self onthe
re ar seat armr est. Ex
am ple: Vehicles withar earbenc hseat #
Vehicl eswith rear ben chseat orelectr i‐
call yadjus table outerseats: Folddo wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2 . Ov
ervie wo fthe par celn et hook s Obser
vethef ollo wing notes:
R Secur ethe load using thep arcel neth ook s.
R Donotu se elas ticstra ps ornets to secur ea
load. These arei ntended onlyasa nti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loa ds.
R Donotrout etiedo wns across shar pedges
or corners.
R Pads har pedges forp rotection.
Ther eareup tofour par cel neth ook sint he
tr unk depending onthee quipment installed. 1
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EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box Ad
jus tingthe height ofthe EASY-PAC Kt runk
bo xt oa nyposi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
and injuredw hen moving thef loor up
When thef loor movesu p,your han dsma y
bec ome trapped onthef rame oftheE ASY-
PA CK trun kb oxando bject sm aybe throw n
up. #
When thef loor movesu p,mak esure
th at your han dsaren otwit hin the
sw eep ofthef loor . #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, carefully
push thec ent erofthef loor down ward. #
Remo veall obj ect sfromt hefloor
bef orem oving itup. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe npress ing theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
in
When theE ASY-PA CK trunk boxisp ress ed
int ot he retract edpositio n,your han dsma y
bec ome trapped. Children,inp artic ular ,may
inj uret hemselv eswhen doing so. #
When pressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xin, mak esuret hat your han dsare
no tw ithin thes weep oftheE ASY-PA CK
tr unk box. #
When leavingthe vehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothee xtende dEASY-
PA CK trunk box The
EASY-PAC Ktrunk boxm aybe dama ged
when itis ex tende d. #
Donotp lace anyo bjects onorpress
do wn ontheE ASY-PA CK trunk box
fr ame. #
Donotc lose thet runk lidwhen the
EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxise xtende d. *
NO
TEDama getotheE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xb yo bject s Object
sthat ares har p-edged, poin ted, frag‐
ile, round edorhea vyand object sthat roll
can damag ethe EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxa nd be
th ro wn out. #
Donottranspor tobject sthat ares har p-
edg ed, poin ted, round edorfragile and
obj ect sthat rollin theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo x. #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ures ucho bject s
out side oftheb oxinthet runk . #
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permitt ed
load oftheE ASY-PA CK trunk box. #
Donotu se theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
when ther ear seats aref olded for‐
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The
maximum permitt edload oftheE ASY-PA CK
tr un kb oxis22 lbs( 10 kg).To prev ent theb ox
fr om being overloaded, theb oxfloor willlowe r
ont othe trunk floor when thel oad reac hes
appr oximat ely1 1lbs (5kg). #
Toremo ve:pu llha ndl e2 ontheb ox. #
Toincr ease thel oad capacit y:press the
cent eroffloor 1down wardst ot he desir ed
position andboxs ize. #
Toreduce theload capac ity:pr ess button
3. #
Tosto w:press theb oxincom pletely usin g
han dle2untilit loc ksinplace.
% Obser vethen otes on cleaning theE ASY-
PA CK trunk box(/pag e422). Ins
tallin gorremo vingthe EASY-PAC Kt runk
bo x
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#
Turn rotating catches6 outward. #
Inse rtretainer s2 ofbox1 intoo uter
holes 3. #
Raise box1 and press hook s5 intot he
anc hora geso frear shelf 4. #
Turn rotating catches6 inwa rd. Re
mo ving #
Turn rotating catches6 outward. #
Lowe rbox 1 and pullito utofanc horages in
re ar shel f4. #
Pull box1 bac koutofopen ings3. Open
ingthes towa ge space underthet runk
floor #
Pull trunk floor 2upw ards using handle 1
until itre stsa gains tthe trunk partition. #
Foldout hook 3ontheu nder side ofthe
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#
Clip hook 3onto drip rail4. At
tac hin gar oofrack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth em aximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youl oad ther oof, thec ent erofgrav ity
of thev ehicle rises and theu sual driving ch
aract eristic sa sw ellasthes teer ing and
br aking charact eristic sc hang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing, thev ehicle tiltsmorestron glya nd
ma yreact moreslugg ishlytos teer ing move‐
ments.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thes teer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he maximum roof
load andadjus tyour driving style. Yo
uw illfind informa tiono nthe maximum roof
load inthe" Tech nical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedfor Mer cedes -Benz. #
Depen dingonthev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isins tal‐ led,
thes liding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingonthe vehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isins tal‐
led, thet runk lidcan befully opened. #
Position thel oad onther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle willnots us‐
ta in damag eevenw hen itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothes liding sunroof
when aroof rack isins talled The
sliding sunroofmaybed amag edbythe
ro of rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen itwhen the
ro of rack isins talled. #
Donoto pen thes liding sunroofwhen
th er oof rack isins talled.
In order toallo wventilation ofthev ehicle
int erior ,you can raise thes liding sunroof. 13
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