2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

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Toadjus tthe distance tothes teer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tthe height #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page120). Swi
tching thes teer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s: R
The powe rsupp lyor thei gnition isswitc hed
on. #
Turn thel eve rint he direction ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thes teer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon.
When yous wit ch thei gnition off,th es teer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngthee asy entr yand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendrivi ng
of fw hile ad jus ting thee asy exitfeatur e
‑I fy ou driveo ffwhile thee asy entryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjus tment s,yo uc ould
lose contro lo fthe vehicle. #
Alw aysw aitunt ilth ea djus tmen tproc‐
ess iscom pletebef ored riving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting thee asy entryand exit
fe atur e
When thee asy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th es teer ing wheel andthed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing thea djus tmen tprocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esure
th at no oneh asanyb ody partsinthe
sw eep ofthes eat orthes teer ing wheel. 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

If
th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movethea djus tmen tleve rofthe steer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped.
If th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc an stop
th ea djus tmen tprocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio no fthe easy entryand
ex itfeatur ebychildr en
If ch ildr enact ivat et he easy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,partic u‐
la rlyw hen unat tende d. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. If
th ee asy entryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thed riv‐
er's seat willmovebac kint he follo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition offw itht he driver's
door open
R Youo pen thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no ta lready ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yifiti sn ot
alr eady inther ear mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthed rive r's seat will
mo vebac ktot he lastdrive position inthef ol‐
lo wing cases:
R Yous wit ch thep owe rsupp lyor thei gnition
on when thed rive r's door isclosed
R Youc lose thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedon. The
lastdrive position willbestor ed when:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc all
up thes eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yous ave
th es eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th em emor yfunc tion save dp osition buttons to
st op thea djus tmen tprocess. Se
tting thee asy entr yand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asyst em:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Seats
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Oper
ating them emoryf un ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused while driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunc tion onthed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose contro l
of thev ehicle asaresult ofthea djus tmen ts
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when thev ehicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whenset‐
ting thes eat withthe memor yfunc tion
When them emor yfunc tion adjus tsthes eat
or steer ing wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensurethat nobody
par tsarei nt he sweep ofthes eat or
th es teer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyr elease them emor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te them emor yfunc tion ,particular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when thei gni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
The mem oryf un ction isonl yavailable invehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge .
Sea tadjus tments foru ptot hree people canbe
st or ed and called upusing them emor yfunc tion . The
follo wing settings canbestor ed fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour ofthes eat backres tint he lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticont ours eat:side bolste rs of the
seat backres t,shoulde rofthe seat backres t,
cont ourofthes eat backres t,dynamic func‐
tion leve l
R Sea theating: dist ribution oftheh eat edsec‐
tion softhe seat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheo utside mirrors on thed rive r's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

#
Setthe seat, thes teer ing wheel, theH ead-up
Displa yand theo utside mirrort ot he desir ed
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Ma ndthen
pr ess prese tposition button1,2o r3w ithin
th re es econ ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. %
Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button 1,2o r3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrora re inthes tore dp osition.
% Depending onthem odel, onlyprese tp osi‐
tion buttons 1and 2areavailable.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button,the
seat, steer ing wheel andmirrors etting func‐
tions stop immediat ely.
Ve hicl eswith theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Se tting thea ctiv em ulticon ‐
to ur seat orthe4 -way lumbar supportiss till
ca rried out.
Ve hicl eswithout theA ctive Mul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Ad jus tment ofthe4 -way
lumbar supportiss tillc arried out. Memor
yfunction inther ear passeng er
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathem emoryf un c‐
tion inther ear passeng ercom partment St
oring
Re ar seat setting 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 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 Seats
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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 ‐
tions . Lig
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Mir
rors Oper
ating theo utside mirrors &
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 ofacci dent duet om is‐
judgment ofdis tances when using the
passeng ermir ror
The outside mirroro nthe front-passen ger
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie wa reinfact clos erthan they
appear .
As aresult, youm aymis judgethed ista nce
be twee ny ou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, fore xamp le,when chang ing
lane s. #
Ther efor e, alw aysl ook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur ethat youa re
aw areo fthe actual distance betwee n
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theo utside mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress switc h1.
Re setting theo utside mirrors
% Ifth eb atteryh asbeen discon nectedorcom‐
ple tely disc ha rged ,the outside mirrors mus t
be rese t.Onl ythen willthea utomatic mirror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brief lypress switc h1. 16
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Light andvisib ility

Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Select ther equir ed mir roru sing butt on3 or
4. #
Use button2 tosetthe position ofthem ir‐
ro ry ou have select ed.
Eng aging theo utside mirrors #
Press and hold button1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro rw illa ud i‐
bl ye ngagei np osition. Themirroriss etin
th ec orrect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar em irro rs functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci db urns and poi‐
son ing due tothea nti- glar em irro re lec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytem ayescap eifthe glass inan
aut omat icant i-glar em irro rb reak s.
The electr olyteish azardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotc ome intoc on‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yo rgans
or clot hing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact withe lectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollo wing:
R Immediat elyr ins ethe electr olyte
fr om your skin wit hw ater ands eek
medica lattention.
R Ifelectr olyt ec omes intoc ont act
wit hyour eyes, immediat elyr ins e
th em thor oughly withc lean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth ee lectr olyt ei ss wa llowe d,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eoutofclo thing
whic hhasbeen contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wm irro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ro nthe driver's side willautomaticall ygointo
anti- glar em ode iflight from aheadlam phitst he
sensor onthei nside rear vie wm irro r. Sy
stem limit s
The system will notg ointoa nti- glar em ode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reverseg ear iseng aged.
R The interior lighting isswitc hedon. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorp arkin gposi‐
tio nfuncti on %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles witham emoryfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier .
The front- passeng eroutside mirrorw ills wive l
do wn wardsi nt he direction ofther ear wheel on
th ef ront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page162).
R The front-passe nger mir roriss elect ed.
R Reverseg ear iseng aged.
The front- passeng eroutside mirrorw illm ove
bac ktoits original positionwhen:
R Yous hiftthe transmission toano ther tra ns‐
mission position. Light
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Please
alsoobser vethef ollo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rt he vehicle
has been delivered orafte rr epair s.Fu llsy s‐
te me ffecti venes sisn otreac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak ed iscsa nd tires that are
eit her newo rhave been replaced onlyach‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralh undr edkilom eter so fdriving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking effect by
appl ying great erforc et ot he brak ep edal. No
teso no ptimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryr equir ements andactiv ation con‐
ditions aref ulfilled, theb estp ossible accelera ‐
tion canbeachie vedf romas tands till.
Do notu se theo ptimiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin and you
cou ldlos ec ontr olof thev ehicle. Thereisa n
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident. Be
suretoo bser vethes afet yn otes and informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page202). Pulling
away wit hoptim ize da ccel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elss pinning
Whe nyou use optimized acceleration,indi‐
vidu alwhee lscould spinandyouc ouldlose
co ntro lo fthe vehicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther ei sar iskofskid ‐
ding andaccident . #
Mak esuret hat noper sons orobs tacl es
ar ei nt he close vicinity ofyour vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page175).
R The vehicle andtires arei ng ood condition.
R Youa reon ahigh-gripr oadw ay.
R The engine andtransmission area tnormal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit ho ptim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsofthe drivet ra in are
subje cted toav eryh igh load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donota lway sp ullaway wit ho ptim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drivep osition (/page186) . #
Movethes teer ing wheel tothes trai gh t-
ah eadp osit ion. #
Selec tthe spor tiestavailable drivep rogram
B orC(/ page183). #
Deactiv ateE SP®
(/ page204) . #
Depr essand hold theb rake pedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfoo t. #
With your right foot ,full yd epr ess thea ccel‐
er ator pedal. 17
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Driving and parking