2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS airbag

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ervie wo fsuitable seatsinthev ehic lefori ns talling achild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forc hild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer reds ecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child seat secur ingsys‐
te m
¯ AlsosecureT op Tether ifpr esent
(/ page57) Alt
ernati vesecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
suretoo bser ve:
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes ta‐
tus ofthef ront passeng erairbag iscor rect fort he
cur rent situa tion(/pa ge45) .
R Noteso na utomatic front passeng erairbag shut‐
of f(/ pag e44).
Cen terr ear seat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTop Tether ifpr esent
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Occupant safety

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Installth ec hild restra int system.
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat belt
outle tofthe vehicle tothes houlder belt
guide onthec hild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pm ustb erout edfor‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt heseat beltout‐
le t.
No teso nrear ward-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthef ront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he event ofan acciden t. The
child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . Obser
vethes pecif icins truction sfor ther ear‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gchild restra int
sy stems (/page60).
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
airbag ontheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat, thef ront
passeng erairbag mustalway sb ed isabl ed.
This isonl ythe case ifth eP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pislitcon tinuousl y
(/ page45).
R Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag isena‐ bled.
Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t.
Secur ingthec hild restra int system withthe
seat beltonthef ront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat, always
obser vethef ollo wing:
0073 Obser
vethec hild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atinginstruc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingaforwa rd-facin gchild restra int
sy stem incat egor yI:remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int simme‐
diat elya nd adjus tthem correctl y.
0073 The
backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yIIo rIII,t her em aybe restrictions 60
Occup antsafety

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

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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Light andvisib ility

cal
lint he eve ntofab reak do wn oras imilar sit‐
ua tio n.
Di spl aysi nt he media display :
SOS READY :eCa llav ailable
SO SN OTREA DY:t heignition isno to no reCall
is no ta vailable.
Dur ing anact ivee mer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thed ispla y.
Yo uc an find mor einfor ma tiono nthe regional
av ailabilit yofeCall at:h ttps ://ww w.me rced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthee mer gency
cal lsyst em (e.g. amalfunct ionwiththe
speak er,m icrophone, airbag,SOS butt on), a
cor responding messageappea rsinthem ul‐
tifun ction displa yofthe instrument cluster.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntlyc har ged.
If re stra int systems suchasairbags orEmer ‐
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Device shave been activated af
te ra na ccide nt,theM ercedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsystemm ayaut omaticall yinitiat ean
emer gency call.
The eme rgency callhas been made:
R Avoice connec tionismade totheM ercedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Am essage witha cciden tdatai st ransm itted
to theM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit thev ehicle position datatoo ne
of thee mer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheo verhead control panel
fl ashes untilth ee mer gency callisf inished.
It is no tp ossibl et oimmed iatelye nd anaut o‐
matic emergency call.
If no conne ctioncan be made tothee mer gency
ser vice seithe r,ac orresponding message
appea rsinthem edia displa y. #
Dialthe local emergency num bero ny our
mobile phone. If
an emer gency callhas been initiat ed:
R Remain inthev ehicle ifth er oad andtraffic
condi tions permit yout od osou ntil avoice
connec tionises tablished withthe emer‐
ge ncy callcent eroperator.
R Bas edon thec all, theo per ator decides
whe ther itis neces sarytoc allr escue teams
and/ orthep olice tothea cciden tsite.
R Ifno vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance issent tothev ehicle immediat ely.
Tr igg ering am anual emer gency call #
Press and hold theS OS butt onintheo ver‐
head controlpanel fora tlea st one second.
The emer gency callhas been ma de:
R Avoice connec tionismade totheM ercedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Am essage witha cciden tdatai st ransm itted
to theM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit thev ehicle position datatoo ne
of thee mer gency callcent ers. 36
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Mu ltimed iasystem

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofar estraint system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen thei gnition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight supc ontin uousl yorrepeat edlyduring ajour ney. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcurtai na irba gism alfu nctio ning(/page 34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue tomalfu nctions inthew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yorm ight notb etrigg ered atall in
th ee vent ofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repair edimmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nthough anadult orap erson witha na dult statur eiso nthe front
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es area pplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystemd etects maybetoo low. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue toad isable dfront passe nger airbag
If th ef ront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thef ront passeng erairbag willnotb ed eplo yedi nt he event ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc tion . 49
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ap erson inthef ront passeng erseat could then, fore xamp le,com eintoc ontact with thev ehicle's interior ,
especially ifth ep erson issitt ing tooc lose tothec ockpit. #
Mak esure, bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Checkt he status ofthea utomatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whilethev ehicle isin mo tion:
R evenw henac hild, aperson ofsmall statur eorano bject weighin gless than thes ystemw eight thre shold is
locat edon thef ront passeng erseat
R even when thef ront passeng erseat isno to ccupied
The system maydetect objects orforc es that area ddin gtot he weight applied tothes eat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yi fac hildrestra int system isused while thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinac hild restra int system onthef ront passeng erseat andthef ront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thef ront passeng erairbag candeplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bythea irbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront passeng erairbag iscor rect. Disp
laym essages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 495