2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

Se
tting ther ear climat econtrol usin gthe
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
Rear
Ac tiv atin grear climat econtrol
If th is func tion isact ivat ed, thes ettings from the
fr ont contr olpanel area utom atical lyadop tedf or
re ar clim atec ontrol. #
Select Rear On. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Contr olling ther ear climat econtrol aut omat‐
ical ly #
Select AUTO . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Se tting thea irflo w #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setthe airflow .
Se tting thet em peratu re #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Sele ctRear Right and/orRear Left. #
Setthe temp eratur e.
Se tting thea irdis tribut ion #
Sele ctAir Distributio n. #
Sele ctRear Right and/orRear Left. #
Setthe air distribution. Ac
tiv atin gordeac tivatin gthe climat econ‐
tr ol syn chronizat ionfunction usingthem ulti‐
med iasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 SYNC
The climat econtrol can becon trolled centrally
using thes ync hroniz ation function.The temp era‐
tur es etting isaut omaticall yadop tedf or all cli‐
mat ezones. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfromt hewindo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up onthei nsid e #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ew indo wscontinu etofog up: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsfogg ed up ontheo utside #
Swit chon thew indshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod eautomat icallyswit ches to
fr esh airmode afte rs ome time.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswi tched on,the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickly. Swi tcho n
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Climat
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Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fint he front
com partment Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euseofther esidual heat
fr om thee ngine tocontinu eheating orventil at‐
ing thef ront com partmen tofthe vehicle for
appr oximat ely3 0m inut es, depen dingonthe
te mp eratur eset. #
Toswitc hon:press the or
0056 but‐
to n.
Re sidua lheat will beswitc hedoffa utomaticall y. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fint he rear
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
When ther esidual heatofthee ngine isactiv ated
in ther ear passeng ercom partment ,you can heat
orventil atet he front and rear com part‐
men tsfora pproxima tely 15 minut es. #
Press butt on5. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gion izatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Ioniz ation
Ioniz ation cleans andrefreshes thei nter ior airof
th ev ehicle. Theionization ofthei nter ior airis
odor less. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thef ragr ance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxisc losed. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Freshen er
The fragr ance system distribut esap leasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con locat edintheg love box. #
Tosetthe intens ity:select High,Medium ,
Low orOff.
Inser tingorremo ving the flacon ofthef ra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen thef lacon ,the yc oulddrink
th el iquid perfume oritcould come intoc on‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . 16
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#
Ifliq uid perfume comes intoc ont act
wit hyour eyes orskin ,rins eyour eyes
wit hc lean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smustn otbe dispo sed
of wit hh ouse hold waste. #
Fu
llflacon smustb etaken to
ah armf ulsubs tance collectio npoint. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide thef lacon intot he holder as
fa ra sitw illg o. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tthe flacon .
If yo ud on otuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rvet he manuf acturers' saf ety
no tice sonthe per fume packaging. Dispose
oftheg enu ineMerced es-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptya nd do notrefill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thec ap ofthee mp tyflacon . #
Fillthef lacon witham aximum of0.5f l.oz .
(1 5m l). #
Screw thec ap bac kontot he flacon .
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon withthe
same perfume. Observethes epar atei nfor ma‐
tion shee twitht he flacon . Inf
orma tion onthew indsh ieldheat er The
winds hieldheaterisswit ched on aut omati‐
cally ifth e 0064 buttonisactiv ated.
Af tert he vehicle isstar ted, thew indshield
heat erisswitc hedonaut omatic allyasrequ ired. Climat
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Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron ta irve nts &
WARNIN G‑D ang erofburnso rfrostbit e
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hoto rveryc old airc an flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scouldresult inbur nsorfros tbit eint he
immediat evicin ityofthea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat allvehicle occupants
alw aysm aint ainasufficie ntdist anc eto
th ea irve nts. #
Ifnece ssary,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area ofthev ehicle interior . To
guar anteethef resh air suppl ythrough thea ir
ve nts intot he vehicle interior ,com plyw itht he
fo llo wing:
R Alw aysk eep thev ent sand thev ent ilation
gr ille inthev ehicle interior free.
R Keep thea irinle tfreeo fdeposits
(/ page415). #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef to rright asfara sitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 2
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. Ad
jus tingthe rear air vents
Ad jus tingthe rear air vents #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 2coun ‐
te r-cloc kwiseorcloc kwiseasfara sitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 1
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. 17
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Ad
jus tingthe rear side airvents #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 2coun ‐
te r-cloc kwiseorcloc kwise. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 1
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. Openin
gorclosing thea irve nt intheg love
bo x
* NO
TEDama getotemp eratur e-sen sitive
objec tsintheg love box Te
mp eratur e-sen sitiveobjec tsstor ed inthe
gl ove boxm aybe damag edbythea irve nt
lo cat edinsidei t. #
Close thea irve nt wh en youh eat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switcho nthe A/C func‐
tion. The
automatic climatecontrol mus tbes witc hed
on tocool theg love box. 1
Airvent contr oller
2 Airvent #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef to rright. Climat
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Dr
ivin g No
teso nM ercedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vethen otes on thef ollo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyoum ayother wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptives portsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drivep rograms
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gonthe powe rsupp lyor thei gni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. Also
obser vethe" No teso np etsi nt he vehicle".
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged.
R The brak ep edal isno td epr essed. #
Toswitc honthe powe rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo uc an act ivat et he windshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffa gain ifth ef ol‐
lo wing condition sareme t:
R Youo pen thed rive r's door .
R Youp ress but ton1 twice mor e. 17
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#
Toswitc honthe ign ition :pr ess button1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psinthei nstrument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffa gain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sism et:
R Youd on otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minut esand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dorthee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied.
R Youp ress but ton1 once . St
arting thev ehic le St
arting thev ehic lewit hthe star t/s topb ut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial inthee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intoc ont act with hotp arts of
th ee ngine orexhaus tsyst em. #
Ther efor e, checkr egular lythat ther e
ar en oflammable materials inthe
engine compartmen toro nthe exhaus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth ev ehicle doesnots tart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does nots tart and the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sint he multifunction display:star t
th ev ehicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
% Youc an swit chofft he engine whiledriving
by pressing button1 fora bout thre es ec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre et imes
wit hin thre es econ ds.Besuretoo bser vethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving tips"
(/ page177).
St arting thev ehic lewit hS mar tKey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th ev ehicle doesnots tart and thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle inemer gency
op erati on mod e. Dr
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#
Mak esuret hat mar keds pace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from thek eyring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar keds pace 2.
The vehicle willstar ta fter as hor ttime.
If yo ur emo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbelocat edinmar keds pace 2during
th ee ntirej our ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop.
If th ev ehic ledoe snotstar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar keds pace 2. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andstar tt he vehi‐
cle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep owersuppl yor
th ei gnition withthe star t/ stop butt on. St
arting thev ehic levia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating thev ehic leint erior before
comme ncingyour jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ircon dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estarting via
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntly charge d. %
Youc an also setthe temp eratur ewithy our
smar tphone. Information onMer cedes me
connec tand other services: https://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
Char ging theb attery bef orec ommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If th ev ehicle batteryi sd ischar ged, your eceiv ea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youc an then
st ar tt he vehicle withthe smar tphone tocharge
th eb attery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffa fter tenm inutes.
Ensur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed. 17
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Driving and parking