2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
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Au tomatic drivin gl ights function
The parking lam ps,lowb eam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sw illbe switc hedonaut omatically
depending onthei gnition status andthea mbi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenthe low
beam isswitc hedoffinp oor visibility
When thel ight switc hiss etto 0058 ,the low
beam maynotbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er ei sfog, snoworother causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc hasspray . #
Insuc hcases, turnthe light switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areo nlya na id. You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting.
Switc hingther ear fogl ights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethec ount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear fogl am ps. Oper
ating thec ombin ation switc hfor the
ligh ts 1
High bea m
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thec ombin ationswitchtoa ctivat et he
desir edfunction . Light
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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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Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sthe illumi‐
nation ofther oadw ayove raw idea nglein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,fore xamp le.Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thel ow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eint he follo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25m ph(40 km/ h)when
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthes teer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af ficc ircle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedo nboths ides
based onanevaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sp osi‐
tio no fthe vehicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th ev ehicle hasleftthe traffic cir cle orthei nter‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assist Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assistf uncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tdoes notrecog ‐
niz ethe follo wing road user s:
R Road user swithout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swithp oor light ing,e.g.
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveH ighbeam
As sis tm ayfailto recogni zeother road user s
wit htheir ownlighti ng, orma yrecog nize
th em tool ate.
In these orsimilar situation s,thea utomatic
high beam isno td eactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit ethe presence ofother road user s. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic car efull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
acc ount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Inpoor visibility,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe sensor sorthe sensor s
ar eo bscur ed
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tiso nly anaid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lightingto
th ep reva iling light,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi ‐
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AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tisa vailable onlyin
ve hicles withL ED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tautomat ically
swit ches between thef ollo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16m ph(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user saredetected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely3 1m ph
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam prang eofthe lowb eam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthed ista nce to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ew indshield neartheo verhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eH ighb eam Assisto n/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 position. #
Switc honthe high beam usingthec ombin a‐
tion switc h.
When theh igh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yint he dar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th em ultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombin ationswitch. Switc
hingthed aytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Se
tting thee xter ior ligh ting switc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ext.Light SwitchOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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Se
tting thes urround lighting Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Locat orLightin g #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
If th es urround lightingisswit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains litfor4 0s econds afte rt he
ve hicle isunloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lightingisdeac tivated and the
aut omat icdrivin glight sareact ivat ed. Int
erior light ing Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel #
1 003D Switches thef ront left-hand readin g
lam pon/off #
2 0033 Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/ off #
3 004A Switchesthef ront interior lighting
on/ off #
4 0042 Switchesther ear interior heating
on/of f #
5 003D Switchesthef ront right-h andread‐
ing lam pon/off
Cont rolp anelinside theg rabh andle (rear
passe nger comp artment) Yo
uc an swit chther eading andmake-up lamps
on orofffor one side orboth sides ofthev ehi‐
cle. #
Press butt on1 until ther eading lamp
and/or them ake-up lampswitc hono roffon
th er espectiv eside ofthev ehicle. #
Press butt on2 until ther eading lampand
th em ake-up lampswitc hono roffon both
sides ofthev ehicle. Light
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Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ambien tLight
Se tting thec olor #
Sele ctColor. #
Setac olor.
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s. #
Setab righ tne ssvalue.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforz on es #
Select Brightne ssZones . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The Display ,Fron tand Rear zonescan beset
separ ately .
% Setting brightn esszonesisno ta vailable for
th eR ear Seat Entertainm entSystem.
Ac tiv atin gmulti-colore dl ighti ng #
Select Multi-colo r. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Ther earetenp rese tc olor comb inations
av ailable.
Ac tiv atin gmulti-colore da nimatio n #
Select Multi-colo rAnim. . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedinter va ls.
Ac tiv atin gdepe nde ncyo na irco ndi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Clima te. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
If ch ang esarem ade tothet em per atur eset‐
ting inthev ehicle, thec olor ofthea mbient
lighting willchang ebrief ly.
Ac tiv atin gwelcome lighting #
Selec tWelcom e. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
When thev ehicle isunloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence willrun. Se
ttin gthe inte rior light ingswitc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Int.Light Switc hOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthew indsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermitt entwiping, frequent 004A
00AA Continu ousw iping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thec ombin ationswitchtot he cor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombin ationswitchint he direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withw ashe rfluid Changing
thew indsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ew indshield wipersareswitc hedon
while wiper blades areb eing replaced
If th ew indshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechang ingthew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition beforec hanging the
wiper blades. Mo
ving thew iper arms tother epl acem ent
po sitio n #
Ifth ei gnition hasbeen switchedoff,switc hit
on firs to fall. #
Swi tcht he ignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthec ombin ationswitch
fo ra pproxima tely thre es econ ds
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The wiperarms willm ove intot he replace‐
ment position . Light
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Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Push both retainin gclips 1. #
Foldthew iper blade away from thew iper
ar mi nthe direction ofarrow 2. #
Remo vethew iper blade inthed irect ion of
ar row 3. Ins
tallin gthe wip erbla des #
Placerecess 1ofthen ew wiper bladeover
loc kin gclip 5. #
Foldwiper bladeontothe wiper armi nthe
dir ection ofarrow 3untilre tainin gclips 2
eng agei nb rack et 4 . #
Makesur ethat thew iper blade isseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthew iper armb acko ntot he windshield . #
Switc honthe ignition. #
Press the00D4 buttonon thec ombin ation
switc h(/pag e157).
Th ew iper arms willm ovei ntot he original
position. #
Switc hthe ignition off. Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONC ONTROL ) Mo
vingthe wiper arms tother epl acem ent
po sitio n #
Ifth ei gnition hasbeen switchedoff,switc hit
on firs to fall. #
Swi tcht he ignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttonfora pproxima tely 3s ec‐
onds( /pag e157).
Th ew iper arms willm ovei ntot he replace‐
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