2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS airbag off

R
The front passeng ersits insuc haw aythat
th eir weight israised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit,t he front passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notb ed eplo yedi nt he event of
an acciden tand cann otper form itsintended
pr otect ivef unc tion .
Ap erson inthef ront passeng erseat could
th en, fore xamp le,com eintoc ontact with
th ev ehicle interior ,especially ifth ep erson is
sitt ing tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat :
R The classif ication ofthep erson inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tisc orrect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble dina ccor dance withthe per son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farb acka spossi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor ea nd dur ing thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, thec las‐
sif ication ofthep erson orchild restra int system
on thef ront passeng erseat take sp lace afte rt he
fr ont passeng erairbag shutoffs elf-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam psdispla ythe
st atus ofthef ront passeng erairbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps
(/ page45). Fu
nction oftheP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erfront
air bag shutoff
When thei gnition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hthe twoP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO NandOFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. Occu
pant safety 45

The
status ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yeda fter thes elf-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO Nlight supfor
60 seco nds, subseq uentlybo th indic ator
lam psareo ff(PAS SENGER AIRB AG ON and
OF F): thef ront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO FFlight supc ontin u‐
ousl y:thef ront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notb ed eplo yedi nt he
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO Nindicat orlam pis
of f,on lytheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pshows thes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pm aybe litcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimultaneousl y,thef ront passeng erseat
ma ynotbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
ac hild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tp asse nger fron ta ir‐
bag shut offc hec keda nd repair edimmediat elyat
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. St
atus displa y
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes ta‐
tus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rt he cur rent situa tion.
Af teri ns talling arear ward-faci ng child
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFmus tbelitcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit. NEVER
usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
Depending onthec hild restra int system and the
st atur eofthe child, theP ASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm aybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth er ear ward-facin gchild
re stra int system onasuitable rear seat .
Af teri ns talling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthec hild restra int system
and thes tatur eo fthe child, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybelitcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information. 46
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect pos itioning ofthef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo us ecureac hildinaf orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng erseat
and youp ositiont he front passeng erseat too
clos etot he coc kpit, inthee vent ofan acci ‐
de nt, thec hild could :
R Come intoc ontact with thev ehicle inte‐
ri or ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pislit,f or exam ple.
R Bestru ck bythea irbag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysm ove thef ront passeng erseat
as farb acka spossi bleand fully retract
th es eat cushion lengthadjus tmen t.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthe vehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide onthec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th ev ehicle beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y, adjus
tthe seat beltoutle tand thef ront
passeng erseat accor dingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufactur er'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
If ap erson issitting onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFma ybelitcon ‐
tin uousl yorbeo ff,d epen dingo nthe per son's
st atur e.
Ap erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information:
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult orap erson withas tatur ec orrespond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,the PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pm ustb eo ff.T his
ind icat esthat thef ront passeng erfront air‐
bag isenabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislitcon tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit hab uildcorresponding tothat ofan adult shoul
dnotuse thef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should usearear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. at eenag eror
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam peither light supc ontin uousl y
or remains off,depe nding onther esult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam piso ff:m ove thef ront passeng er
seat asfarb acka spossi bleorthep erson
of smaller statur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam pislitcont inuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam premain slitaf te rt he system self-t est,
th ef ront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
will notb ed eplo yedi nt he eve ntofan acci ‐ Occu
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#
Installth ec hild restra int system.
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat belt
outle tofthe vehicle tothes houlder belt
guide onthec hild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pm ustb erout edfor‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt heseat beltout‐
le t.
No teso nrear ward-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthef ront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he event ofan acciden t. The
child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . Obser
vethes pecif icins truction sfor ther ear‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gchild restra int
sy stems (/page60).
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
airbag ontheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat, thef ront
passeng erairbag mustalway sb ed isabl ed.
This isonl ythe case ifth eP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pislitcon tinuousl y
(/ page45).
R Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag isena‐ bled.
Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t.
Secur ingthec hild restra int system withthe
seat beltonthef ront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat, always
obser vethef ollo wing:
0073 Obser
vethec hild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atinginstruc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingaforwa rd-facin gchild restra int
sy stem incat egor yI:remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int simme‐
diat elya nd adjus tthem correctl y.
0073 The
backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yIIo rIII,t her em aybe restrictions 60
Occup antsafety

#
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
sand stow ing 97

High
beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thec ombin ationswitchbeyond the
point ofresis tance inthed irect ion ofarrow
1 .
When theh igh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo wb eam indicat orlam pwillbe deactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombin ationswitch
bac ktoits star tin gp osit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thec ombin ationswitchint he direction
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:push thec ombin ation
switc hbrief ly to thep oint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turns ignal lightwillflash
th re et imes. #
Toindicat eperma nentl y:push thec ombi‐
nation switchbeyond thep oint ofresis tance
in thed irect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythed rive r
can extend fort he dur ation ofthel ane
ch ang e.
R Ifth ed rive rindicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewasnotimmediat ely
possible ,the turns ignal indicat orma y
activ atea utomaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwarnin g
lig hts #
Press button1 .
The hazar dwarning lightswillswitc honauto‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 15
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Light andvisib ility

Assis
tance
Men u(on-bo ardc om puter) .................. 268
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
ASS YSTP LUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>407
Batt eryd isconne ctionperiods ......... ....4 08
Displ aying thes ervice duedate...... ..... 407
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 407
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 407
Spec ials ervice requ iremen ts.............. 407
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. 93
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thei nter ior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 95
Ar ming/ disarming thet ow -awa y
alar m. .............................................. ...... 94
Dea ctivating thea larm. ..... .................... 93
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 93
Fu nctio nofthe interior motion sensor ..94
The tow- aw ay alar mfunction .......... .......9 4
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250,251
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 250
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 251
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 50 At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... ........... ..369
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 370
Cop yright s........................................... 369
In fo rm atio n....... ....... ............................ 367
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... .... 369
Medi asearch. ..... ........................... ...... 374
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ... 370
Pa use and playbac kfunction ...............3 71
Sel ecting atrack <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 371
Sel ecting play bac koption s............. .....3 71
Tr ac kl ist. .............................................3 71
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis tworks hop
Au tomatic activ atio n
Swi tching on/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 255
Au tomatic distanc ec ontrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin gl ights ........... ............ ...151 Au
tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........180
Au tomatic engine sto p(EC Os tart/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........180
Au tomatic fron tp ass engerfront air‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44,45
Fu nctio nofthe aut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff. ..... ........ 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam p..... 45
Au tomatic fron tp ass engerfront air‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp orta djus tmen t
Se tting ............ .....................................114
Au tomatic mirrorf olding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............162
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r.......... .................184
Dr ivep rogram disp lay. ........... ............ ..183
Eng aging drivep ositio n. ........... ........... 186
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 185
Eng aging park position ........................ 186
Eng aging reve rseg ear .........................1 85 Inde
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Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rato r's Manua l...... .........................501
App lyBrak et oS hiftfrom' P' ............... 507
Apply Brak et oS hiftto' R' ...................5 08
Au xiliary Batt eryM alfuncti on............... 510
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 521
Blind SpotAssis tCurrentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l........... .......523
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........523
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative....... ........... 526
Cr uise Contr olOff....... ........................527
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 538
Dr iveM oreS lowly ................................518
Dr iver' sD oorO pen&T rans miss ion
No tinPR iskofVehicle Rolling Away ..508
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 94
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 95 Hazard
Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................5 01
Le tfresh air intot he vehicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................5 01
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 532
NP ermanen tlyA ctiv eRisko fRolling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 509
Only Shiftto' P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................5 08
Pla cetheK eyintheM arke dS pace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 498
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 496
Ra dar SensorsD irty See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 531
Re versing NotPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 509
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 520 Ser
viceR equir ed Do NotShiftG ear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 509
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine .........5 08
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................5 10
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 535
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 535
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveN o
Wheel Sensors .................................... 535
Ti re sO verheat ed ................................. 538
To Dese lect Po rN,Depress Brak e
and StartE ngine .................................. 507
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onfora tlea st 3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 506
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..524
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sM anual ................ 524 568
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