2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

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

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
sand stow ing 97

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

#
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121). Ad
jus tingar eclining rear seat electrical ly The
recli ning rear seat isavailable inlon g-wheel‐
base vehicles equipped with"Executiv eseats".
On vehicles without areclini ngrear seat ,the
butt onfors etting thea ngleand fore -and -aft
pos ition ofthel eg rest has nofunct ion.
Long-whe elbasevehicl es:ther eclini ngrear
seat ison thef ront passeng erside.
Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:ther eclini ngrear
seat sareon thed rive r's and front passeng er
sides. 1
Height /fore-and- aftp osition 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
5 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h 6
Angleo fthe leg rest
7 Fore-and -aftp osition ofthel eg rest #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t.
% Vehicles withal ong wheelba seand arear
com partment Chauffeur/ Rear Seat Memory
Pa ckag ea lso have afootres t.This islocat ed
on thel owe rparto fthe front passeng erseat
bac kres t(/pag e99). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable inlon g-wheelb asevehi‐
cles. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

The
front passeng erhead restra int will fold
int op osit ion.
The front passen gers eat willthen movefur‐
th er towa rdst he rear.
or #
Brief lypress butt on2 towa rdst he rear.
The fron tp asse nger seat willmoveaut omat i‐
call ytot he thre shold ofthea reaf or chauf‐
fe ur mod e.The fron tp ass engerh ead
re stra int will fold int op osit ion.
% Youc an also setthe nor mal position from
th ef ront passeng erseat. Todo so, press any
butt ononthed oor control panel onthef ront
passeng erside. #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position ofthef ront
pa sseng erseat (chau ffeur mod e)
Se tting ther eclined position
This function isavailable invehicles withthe fol‐
lo wing equipmen t:
R Electrica llyadjus table rear seat s
R Individ ualrear seat without aleg rest
Yo uc an mo vethef ront passeng erseat intoa
fully recli ned position. The rear seat andfron t
passe nger seat willthen prov ide acontin uous
sur face. #
Putthe seat cushion ofther ear seat allthe
wa yb acki nt he fore -and -aftp osition
(/ page 101). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat intop osition
fo rc hauf feur mod e(/pag e104) . #
Remo vethef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat sothat the
bac kres tisi naf ullyr ecline dposition
(/ page 96). Le
aving ther eclined position #
Foldthef ront passeng erseat backres t
upr ight toas uitable posit ion. #
Install thef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eath eadr estraints
mec hanica lly &
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 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

st
eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi nco rrect ly
If head restra int sa renotins 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. 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 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push theh ead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryh ead
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tthe sideb olsters of theh ead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
sand stow ing 10
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#
Toswitc hon/incr easethel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thed esir edventil a‐
tio nleve liss et.
Depe ndingonthe ventil ation leve l,up to
th re ei ndicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hoff/r educe thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thed esir edventil a‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indic ator lam psareo ff,t he seat ventil a‐
tio niss witched off.
% Ifyo us wit ch thep owersupply offa nd on
ag ain within 20minut es,thep reviou sseat
ve ntil ation setting fort he driver's seat will
re main active. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically &
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 ofentr apment forc hil‐
dr en when adjustingthes teer ing wheel
Childr encould injurethemselv esifth ey
adjus tthe steer ing wheel. #
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
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. Seat
sand stow ing 11
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