2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS light

re
stra ined inthee vent ofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg),us eo nlyaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withthe vehicle seatbelt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int system
wit hthe TopT ether belt, ifav ailable. Alw
aysc om plyw itht he information aboutthe
mass ofthec hild restra int system:
R Inthem anuf actur er'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions fort he child restra int system
used
R Onalabel onthec hild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. When
installing achild restra int system, obser ve
th ef ollo wing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect useo fthe seats
and consider their suit ability fora ttac hing a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
aysc om ply withthe manuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atinginstruct ions for
th ec hild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do nottouc h
th ef ront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
® When installing aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethef ollo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingaGroup 0/0+ babycarseat
and aGroup Irear ward-faci ng child
re stra int system onarear seat:ad jus t
th ef ront seat sothat thes eat does not
to uc ht he child restra int system.
0073 When
usingaGroup Ifor wa rd-facin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble. Inaddition, theb ackres to fthe child re
stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, lie
fl at agains tthe bac kres to fthe vehicle seat.
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 Fo
rc ertain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,t her em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with ther oof.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in be tween ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher epossi ble, adjus tthe
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju st
th eh ead restra int sa ccording ly. 56
Occupant safety

no
tint er fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofTop
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthec hild restra int system withthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int system withthe
seat beltonther ear seat
Wh eninst alling abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethef ollo wing:
0073 Alw
aysc om plyw itht he manuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atinginstruct ions for
th ec hild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacategor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacategor yIrearward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onarear seat:
ad jus tthe front seat sothat thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int system.
0073 When
usingacategor yIforwa rd-facin g
ch ild restra int system: 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 correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe rear
seat .
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yIIo rIII,t her em aybe restrictions
on them aximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with ther oof.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in be tween ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tthe
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju st
th eh ead restra int sa ccording ly.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do nottouc h
th ef ront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. The
seat beltsonthe follo wing seats aree quip‐
ped withac hildseat safetyf eatur e:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ve hicl eswith seatbeltbuckle extender s:
when securingachild inac hild restra int system
on arear seat, obser vethef ollo wing notes:
R Mak esuret hat thes eat belt isfastened on
th ec hild restra int system accor dingtothe
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions for
th ec hild restra int system.
R Forc hild restra int systems withab eltclam p:
eng aget he seat belttongu eintot he seat belt
buc klebeforey ou tight enthes eat belt using
th eb elt clam p.
When enabled, thec hild seat safetyf eatur e
ensur esthat thes eat belts ofthef ront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdon otslac ken
once thec hild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page55). Occ
upant safety 59

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wo fSmar tKey functio ns &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaus edby
magne ticfields #
Keep thek eyaway from stro ng ma g‐
ne tic fields. %
The Smar tKey ma yvaryf romt heone shown
in thed iagr am, depending onthev ehicle
eq uipment. 1
Locks
2 Indicat orlam p
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes thet runk lid
5 Panic alar m
% Ifch eckl am p2 does notlight upafte r
pr essing theÜ orß button,theb at‐
te ry iswe ak orposs iblyd ischar ged. Re place
th eb atterya ssoon aspossible.
Re place theS mar tKey batt ery( /pag e66).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlockst he follo wing
com pone nts:
R Doo rs 64
Opening andclosing

#
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

making
akicking movement belowthe rear
bum per.
Yo uh ave thef ollo wing options forc losing
the trunk lid: #
Pullth et runk liddown wardss lightly .Release
it as soon asitbegins toclos e. #
Forat runk lidstopped inan intermediat e
position, pushitdo wn wards.
The trunk lidwill cont inue toclos e. #
Press ther emo teopening switchfor trunk lid
1. #
Press closing button1 onthet runk lid.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button2 onthet runk lid.
If aS mar tKey isde tected outsid ethe vehicle,
th et runk lidwill close andthev ehicle willbe
loc ked. #
With thet runk lidcom pletely op ened ,p ress
and holdthe 008B buttonontheS mar tKey Opening
andclosing 75

(wit
hthe Smar tKey inthev icinit yofthe vehi‐
cle).
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
With thet runk lidcom pletely op ened ,m akea
kic king movement withyour foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page76).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
If an objec tobstruct sthe trunk liddur ing the
aut omat icclo singp roce ss, thet runk lidwill
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yana idand isno tas ubstitute
fo ry our attentiv eness. #
Dur ing thec losing process, makesuret hat
no body partsarei nt he closing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther eve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notreact :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers.
R overthe last00C2 in(8 mm) ofthec losing
pat h. In
these situation sinp articular ,the reve rsing
func tion cannotp reve nt som eone being trap ‐
pe d. #
Whe nclosing, makesur ethat nobody
par tsarei nt he closing area. #
Ifsomeone istra pped, useone ofthe
fo llo wing option s:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press ther emo teoper ating switch
on thed rive r's door .
R Press thec losing orloc king button
on thet runk lid.
R Pull thet runk lidhandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or interru pt trunk lidm ovement byper form ing a
kic kin gm ovement underthe rear bum per.
The kickin gm ovement trigg erst he opening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vethen otes when opening (/page73)
and closing(/ pag e74)thet runk lid. 76
Opening andclosing

&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther eb eing reve rsing protect ion
on thes ide windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notreact :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that ther eve rsef unc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efromb ecomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesuret hat nobody
par tsarei nt he closing area. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen thes ide windo w
ag ain. Con
venience opening (ventilating thev ehic le
bef ores tar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asidew indo w
Whe nopening asidew indo w, par tsof the
body could bedraw nino rbecome trap pe d
be twee nt he side windo wandwindo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touc hin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediat elyi f
somebody becomestrapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsareper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareo pen ed.
R The pano ramic sliding sunr oofisopened .
R The seat ventil ation ofthed rive r's seat is
switc hedon. %
Ifth er oller sunbli ndso fthe panor amicslid‐
ing sunr oofarec losed, ther oller sunbli nds
ar eo pen edfirs t.
% Ifth er oller sunbli ndso fthe rear door sare
clo sed, ther oller sunbli ndsa reopen edfirs t. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing thev ehic le
fr om outside) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nthe con venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof theb ody could become
tr apped inthec losing area ofthes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof. #
Obser vethec om pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclosing, makesur ethat nobody
par tsarei nt he closing area. Opening
andclosing 81

#
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess/
pul lthe 0057 buttonagain.
Re striction :aut omat icoperation forr aising is
av ailable onlywh en thes liding sunroofisclosed
or raised.
Oper ating ther ear roller sunblind from the
fr ont #
Toopen orclose: press butt on1. #
Tosto p:press button 1 again.
Yo um ustfirst op en orclo sether ear roller sun‐
blind fullybefor ey ou can moveitin theo ther
dir ection.
Oper ating ther ear roller sunblind from the
re ar passe nger comp artment #
Toopen/clos emanua lly: push orpull but‐
to n1 tothep oint ofresis tance and holdit
unti lthe roller sunblin dhasreac hed the
desir edposition . #
Toopen/clos efully:push orpull button1
be yond thep oint ofresis tance and release it.
Au tomatic reve rsing featur eofthe sliding
sun roof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thes liding sunroof
dur ing thec losing process, thes liding sunroof
will open again automatic ally.The automatic
re ve rsing featur eiso nly anaid and isno tas ub‐
st itut efor your att entiven ess . #
Dur ing thec losing process, makesuret hat
no body partsarei nt he closing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsef unc tion does notreact :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R during thel ast1 /6 in(4 mm) oftra vel
dur ing closin g Openin
gand closin g85