2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS seats

Bef
oree very jour ney,mak esuret hat theL ATCH -
type (ISOFIX )child restra int system iseng aged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets inthev ehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEBecarefu lnot to damag ethe seat
belt fort he cent erseat when installing
th ec hild restra int system #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt isno ttrap‐
ped. #
Vehicl eswith reclining rear seats: Tilt th e
re cli ning rear seat backres tb acks ligh tly
bef oret he LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int system isins talled. #
Remo veuphol ster ed lining 1. #
Vehicl eswithout reclining rear seats: Fold
uphols tere dl ining 1upw ards. #
Turn thes uppor tonthe rear side ofuphol‐
st er ed lining 1by90°.
Up hols tere dl ining 1will remain folded
upw ards. #
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 inthev ehicle. #
Vehicl eswith reclining rear seats: Retur n
th er eclini ngrear seat backres ttoa nu pright
posit ion.
The recli ning rear seat backres tm ustb ein
con tact with thec hild restra int system. Secur
ingaTop Tether &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
adjus tingthes eat afte ri ns talling achild
re stra int system
Ve hicles withe lectr ically adjustable rear
seat s:
If yo ua djus tthe seat afte ri ns talling achild
re stra int system, thef ollo wing mayoccur:
R thes eat belt mayeither sittool oose or
to ot ight
R thec hild restra int system can become
loose, incorrectly positioned ordamag ed
As aresult, thec hild restra int system may
no tb ea ble toprov ide thei ntended leve lo f
pr otect ion. Occ
upant safety 57

no
tint er fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofTop
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthec hild restra int system withthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int system withthe
seat beltonther ear seat
Wh eninst alling abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethef ollo wing:
0073 Alw
aysc om plyw itht he manuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atinginstruct ions for
th ec hild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacategor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacategor yIrearward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onarear seat:
ad jus tthe front seat sothat thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int system.
0073 When
usingacategor yIforwa rd-facin g
ch ild restra int system: 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 correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe rear
seat .
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yIIo rIII,t her em aybe restrictions
on them aximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with ther oof.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in be tween ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tthe
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju st
th eh ead restra int sa ccording ly.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do nottouc h
th ef ront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. The
seat beltsonthe follo wing seats aree quip‐
ped withac hildseat safetyf eatur e:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ve hicl eswith seatbeltbuckle extender s:
when securingachild inac hild restra int system
on arear seat, obser vethef ollo wing notes:
R Mak esuret hat thes eat belt isfastened on
th ec hild restra int system accor dingtothe
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions for
th ec hild restra int system.
R Forc hild restra int systems withab eltclam p:
eng aget he seat belttongu eintot he seat belt
buc klebeforey ou tight enthes eat belt using
th eb elt clam p.
When enabled, thec hild seat safetyf eatur e
ensur esthat thes eat belts ofthef ront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdon otslac ken
once thec hild restra int system issecur ed
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upant safety 59

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
Seatsand stow ing

#
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
Seatsand stow ing

6
Seatfore-an d-aftposition
7 Seatbackres tinc linat ion #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
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% 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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Sea tsand stow ing

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
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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
sand stow ing 10
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