2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ESP

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Todeac tivate: press theß buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu icks ucc ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light supo nce. #
Toactiv ate: press anyb utton ontheS mar t‐
Ke y.
% When thev ehicle isstar tedw itht he Smar t‐
Ke yint he mar keds pace ofthec ent ercon ‐
sole, theS mar tKey functions area utom ati‐
cally activated (/ page173). Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:pr ess release knob 1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Pull outemer gency key2 untilit en gage sin
th ei nter mediat eposition . #
Press release knob 1 again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2 . #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Inserte mer gency key2 tothei nter mediat e
position orfull yuntil iteng ages.
% Youc an use thei nter mediat eposition of
emer gency key2 toatt acht he Smar tKey to
ak eyring. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Serious damag etoh ealt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv es ub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag etoh ealt h.
Ther eisar iskoffata linj ur y. #
Keep batt eries out ofther eac hofchil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries ares wallowe d,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALN OTEEn vironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tallyr esponsibl emanner .
Ta ke disc hargedb atteries toaq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop ortoac ollec tion
poin tfor used batteries. Re
quirement s: 66
Openin gand closin g

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Tounlo ck:tur nthe emer gency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nthe emer gency keyc lock wise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press thec ove rontot he lockc ylin‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthet runk lid Plug-
inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet runk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esuret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntcle arance above thet runk lid. Yo
uh ave thef ollo wing options foro pening
the trunk lid: #
Pullth et runk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
ak ickin gm ovement withyour foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page76).
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconve nience closing Opening
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Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsareper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The pano ramic sliding sunr oofisclosed . #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose ther oller sunblind s:press and
hold theß buttonagain. %
Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page69). Pr
oble mswith thes ide windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no ta ctiv ated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain imm ediat ely
af te ri th as been blocked, thes ide windo w will
close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing featur ewillthen notb ea ctiv e.
Pa rtso fthe body could become trapped in
th ec losing area inthep rocess. #
Mak esuret hat nopar tsof theb ody are
in thec losing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release the
butt onorpress theb utton again tore-
open thes ide windo w. Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno ts ee thec ause. #
Chec ktos ee whe ther anyo bjec tsarei nt he windo wguide. #
Adjus tthe side windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If as ide windo wiso bstruct eddur ing closing andreopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elya fter this, pull thec orresponding buttonagain until thes ide windo whasclosed, andhold
th eb utton fora tlea st one moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wisc losed without thea utomatic reve rsing func tion. 82
Openingand closing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th es ide windo wiso bstruct edagain and reopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elya fter this, pull thec orresponding buttonagain until thes ide windo whasclosed, andhold
th eb utton fora tlea st one moresecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
clos edusing thec onvenie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryi sw eak ordisc harged. #
Chec kthe batt eryu sing thei ndicat orlam pand replace itifnec essar y(/pag e66). Sliding
sunroof Opening/closing
thes lidi ngsunr oof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthes liding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthes weep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesure
th at no body partsarei nt he sweep. #
Release theb utton immediat elyi f
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press theb utton inanyd irect ion during
th ea utomatic opening /closingprocess.
The opening /closingprocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th es liding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingthe sliding sunroofcould
get caught inthem oving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. Opening
andclosing 83

Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe roller sunblind s
on ther ear passeng ercom partment side
wi ndo ws The
roller sunblin dsfort he rear passe nger com ‐
par tment side windowscanbeope ratedw itht he
butt ons fort he side windo ws. 1
Rear leftside wind ow/roll er sunb lind
2 Rear right side windo w/roller sunblind #
Toclose fully: pull thec orresponding button
when thes ide windo wisc losed orisin the
pr ocess ofclosin g. #
Toopen fully:pr ess thec orresponding but‐
to n. Ex
tending orretracti ngthe rear-wi ndo w
ro ller sunblind &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ex tendi ng orretracti ngther oller sun
blind
Body partscould become entrappedinthe
sw eep ofther oller sunblind when itis being
ex tende dorretra cted . #
Makesur ethat nobody partsarei nt he
sw eep ofther oller sunblind when itis
being extende dorretra cted . #
Ifsom eone become strapp ed,b rief ly
pr es st he butt onagain.
The opening orclosing process is
br ief lystopped. Theroller sun blind
th en retur ns toits star tin gp osit ion. Ext
endi ngorretracti ngfrom the driver' s
se at
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esuret hat ther oller sunblind can
mo vefreely . Openi
ngand closi ng 91

Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold thec orresponding memory
position switch1,2o r3u ntilther ear seat is
in thes tore dp osition.
% Seat adjus tmentisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out. Oper
ating thef ront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathem emoryf un ction inther ear
pa sseng ercom partment Re
quirement s:
R Fors ele cting thef ront passeng erseat :the
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on
Sto ring
Fr ont passeng erseat adjus tmentsand rear seat
adjus tment sfor up tothre ep eople canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion
in ther ear passeng ercom partment .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
passeng erseat :
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
The follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he rear
seat s:
R Position ofthes eat, backres ta nd head
re stra int
R Activem ulticont ours eats:t he seat sidebol‐
st er so fthe seat backres ta sw ellasthec on‐ to
ur ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar and
shoulder regions
R Seat heating: distribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
The follo wing settings area lso stor ed toam em‐
or yp osit ion,ift he indicat orlam pint he 0095
butt onlights up:
R Position ofthef ootres to fthe front
passeng erseat, ifav ailable
R Position ofthes creen, ifav ailable
Usin gthe prese tposition buttons, youa lway s
st or et he cur rent setting ofeach seat. Seats
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Callin
gup #
Press butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold ther ele vant prese tposition
bu tton 1,2o r3u ntilboth seats arei nt he
st or ed position.
% The prese tpositions inthea reaf or the
ch auf feur mod ecan onlybe setw hent he
con ditions fort he chauf feur mod earefulf il‐
led . %
Seatadjus tm entisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). St
ow agea reas No
teso nloading thev ehic le &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. Seats
andstow ing 12
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&
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo ud on otadeq uatelys towo bject sint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ouldslipo rbetossed
ar ound andther eb ys trik ev ehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebrack etsc ann ot alw
aysr estra intheo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acciden t.
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 tbetossed aboutinthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat object sdon ot
pr oject from stow ages pac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages pac es
bef ores tarting ajou rney . #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject sthat
ar eh eavy,h ard, poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortool arg eint he trunk . Obser
vethen otes on thec up holder s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. The
driving charact eristic so fyour vehicle are
dependent onthed istribution ofthel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollo wing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
R Nevere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th eg ross axle weight rating fort he vehicle
(including occupants). Thevalues ares pec i‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eofthe seat backres ts.
R Alw aysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing