2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS tow

Pot
entia lprotection from eachairbag: AIRB
AG Potentia lprotection for:
Kn ee airb ag Thigh, knee and lowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
airb ag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ribcage,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur ies
if th ef ront-passen gera irb ag isenabl ed
If th ef ront-passen gerfront airb agisenabl ed,
ac hild onthef ront-passen gers eat maybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passen gera irb ag dur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat witha nE NABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH orSER IOUS INJURYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60). Also, always
obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gchild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gera ir‐
bag shutoff:
The front passe nger airba gcan only bedeploy ed
in an acciden tift he PASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam piso ff.I ft he front passeng erseat
is occupied, makesure, bo th bef orea nd dur ing
th ej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 45).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th ef ront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ec om ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essar ily
on thef ront passeng erside if:
R Ther earehea vyobjec tson thef ront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongu eise ngaged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthef ront passeng er
seat andthef ront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. #
Onlyone per son should useeachseat
belt atanyo ne time. Depending
onthed etect edacc ident situa tion,
th ew indo wcurtain airbag onthef ront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedr egardless ofwhe ther thef ront
passeng erseat isoccupied.
Cushionbag inther eclining rear seat
The cushi onbag offers addit ionalocc upant pro‐
te ction inthee vent offront alimpacts. When
acti vated, thec ushionbag deploysund erthe
seat cushion. Thishelps preve ntthev ehicle
occupant from slipping offt he seat cushion.
If yo ui nstallac hild restra int system onthe
re cli ning rear seat ,alway so bser vethea dditional
no tes( /pag e50). Occupant
safety 41

Pr
otection bythea irbags Dep
endingonthea cciden tsituation ,ana irbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection offere db yac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt hecor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yeven
cause further injur ies.
In order toavo idrisk s, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureo fthe follo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctly .Pregna nt
wo men musttak ep articular careto
ensur ethat thel ap belt neverliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tposition and keep
as fara wa ya sp oss ible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollo wing information. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objec tsbetween thea irbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eplo yment
of an airbag, eachvehicle occupant must
obser vethef ollo wing information inpar ticular :
R Befores tartin gy our jour ney,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly;t he driver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo veda sfar back
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwayso bser vethei nfor ma‐
tion onthec orrect driver's seatposition
(/ page 96).
R Only holdthes teer ing wheel bythes teer ing
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres tw hen
th ev ehicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tthe door orside windo w.Youm ay
ot her wise beinthed eplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le. Yo
ur feet ma yother wise beinthed eplo y‐
ment area ofthea irbag.
R Ifch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional notes( /pag e50).
R Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject scorrectl y.
Objects inthev ehicle interior maypreve nt an
ai rba gfromf unc tioning correctly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mustalway sm akes ureo fthe follo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther eareno people, animals orobje cts
be tween thev ehicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther eareno object sbetwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging ontheg rabh andles orcoat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasm obile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,att ached tothev ehicle within the
deplo yment area ofan airbag, e.g.onthe
coc kpit, onthed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide walltrim. 42
Occupant safety

In
addi tion, noconnecting cables,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gstrap sm ustb erout edor
att ached tothev ehicle within thed eplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwaysc om ply with
th ea ccessor ymanuf actur er'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,the noteso n
suit able places fori ns tallation .
R Ther eareno hea vy,s har p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsi nt he poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sinas uitable place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothea irbag cover
If yo um odify thec over ofan airbag oraffix
object ssucha sstickers to it,thea irbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . #
Neverm odify thec over ofan airbag and
do nota ffix ob ject stoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol (/page40). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
th eu seofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thed eplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int ot he seats.
Conseq uently,thea irbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. Inaddition, operation ofthea utomatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offm aybe
re strict ed. #
Yous hould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthes ensor sint he door paneling
Sensor stoc ontr olthea irbags arel ocat edin
th ed oor s.Modif ication sorw orkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th ef unc tion ofthes ensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor en otfunc tion
pr oper lyan ym ore. Con
sequent ly,t he airbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorparts of the
door s. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sordoor
paneling carried out ataq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag nolong erhas aprotective
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th ee vent ofan acciden t. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
spec ialistworks hop inorder tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediat ely. Occ
upant safety 43

dent
.Int his case, thef ront passeng erair bag
cann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc ‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson isseat edinthef ront
passeng erseat.
That person could, fore xamp le,com einto
con tact with thev ehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson issitt 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 erair bag isenabl edor
dea ctivated inaccor dance withthe per‐
son inthef ront passeng erseat.
R The person isseat edproper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farb acka spossi ble. Be
sur etoa lso obs erve thef ollo wing further
re lat ed subj ects:
R Child restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat (/page60). PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpre-em ptivem eas‐
ur es toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thef ollo wing meas‐
ur es independentl yofeacho ther :
R Tight ening thes eat belts onthed rive r's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea ttoa mor efavo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar passe nger comp artment :mo vethe
out errear seat stoam oref avo rable seat
position . R
Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th ea irpr essur eint he seat sidebolsters of
th es eat backres t.
R Vehicl eswith rear seat beltbuckle
ex tender s:tight enseat belts ontheo uter
re ar seat s.
R PRE- SAFE®
Sound :provide dthat them ulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefn oise signa ltos tim ulat et he innat epro‐
te ctiv em echa nism ofap erson's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sint he
fo ot we llor behin dthe seat The
automatic adjustment ofthes eat posi‐
tion mayresult indamag etot he seat and/or
th eo bjec t. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. Re
versing theP RE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdidno to ccur,t he pre-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arer eve rsed. 48
Occupant safety

#
Todeac tivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximat elyf ives econds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyf ives econds untilanacous tic
signal sounds.
In thef ollo wing situations, ther ei sad angerof
being lockedo utwhen thef unc tion isactiv ated:
R The vehicle isbeing towe d/pushed. R
The vehicle isbeing tested on adynamome‐
te r. Po
we rclosing fun ction If
yo up ush thed oor intot he locktot he firs t
de tent positio n,thep owe rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypul lthe door intot he lock. Loc
king/u nlocking thed rive r'sd oor withthe
eme rgency key %
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirelyusing
th ee mer gency key,firs tp ress theb utton for
loc kin gfromt heinside whilethed rive r's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using thee mer gency key. #
Inser tthe emer gency keya sfar as itwi llgo
in to opening 1inthec over. #
Pull and hold thed oor handle. #
Pull thec over on thee mer gency keya s
st ra ight aspossible away from thev ehicle
until itre leases. #
Release thed oor handle. 72
Opening andclosing

#
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Forat runk lidstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
Wi th thet runk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypullthes topped trunk lid
upw ards.
If an object obstructs thet runk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,obs truct ion detec‐
tion willst op thet runk lid. The obstruction
de tection functi onisonly anaida nd isno ta
su bs titu tefory our attentiv eness. Clos
ingthet runk lid &
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. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
Yo uh ave thef ollo wing options forc losing
the trunk lid: #
Pullth et runk liddown wardsu sing theh an‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed.
% Ifyo ul ight lypush thet runk lidclosed, the
po we rclosi ngfunction willautom atical lypull
th et runk lidintot he lock. Ve
hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthet runk lid
Pa rtso fthe body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthet runk lid. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybestandi ng
in thec losing area orma yenter thec losing
ar ea dur ing thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody isin thev icin ity
of thec losing area dur ing thec losing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthef ollo wing options tostop
th ec losing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull ther emo teoper ating
switc honthe driver's door .
R Press thec losing orloc king button
on thet runk lid.
R Pull thet runk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop thec losing process by 74
Opening andclosing

%
Awarning tone sou nds whilet he trunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc anbecome very
ho t.Ifyo uu seHA ND S-FRE EACCES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gthe exhaus t
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly makea
kic king movement within thed etecti on
ra ng eo fthe sensor s. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thet runk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GOormak esure
th at theS mar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thek icking movement, makesure
th at your feet aref irml yo nthe ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balan ce,e.g.onice.
Obs erve thef ollo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dthe vehicle.
R Stand atleas t12in( 30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thek icking move‐
ment.
R Donotc ome intoc ont act withthe bum per
while making thek icking movement.
R Donotc arry out thek icking movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbetow ards the
ve hicle andbackagain. 1
Detection rang eo fthe sensor s
If se veralc on secut ivek ickin gm ovements are
no ts uccessfu l,wa itte ns eco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing cases:
R The area around thes ensor isdir ty,e .g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apros‐
th etic leg. Open
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ATA
(anti-thef talarm system) Fu
nction oftheA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthef ollo wing situations:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thet runk lidisopened
R When theh ood isopened
R When thei nter ior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page94)
R Whenthet ow -awa ya larmi strigg ered
(/ page94)
Th eA TAsystem isarmed automaticall yafter
appr oximat elyt en seconds inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheA TAsystem
is armed.
The ATAs ystem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle withthe Smar t‐
Ke y
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
% WhentheM ercedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30seconds, amessag eisa uto‐
mat icall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 360) .
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ea nti- thefta larms ystemi sautomatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat et he next engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theA TA #
Press theÜ ,ß or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton withthe Smar t‐
Ke yint he mar keds pace (/page173)
De activ ating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theo utside doorhandle withthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle. Opening
andclosing 93