2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ECU

The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten‐
tionall y,in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifap erson 'sarms orlegs arem ovingi nt he
sensor detection rang e, e.g .whenp olish ing
th ev ehicle orpic king upobject s.
R Ifobject saremo vedo rplaced behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp so rother coverings
ar ep ulledo verthe bum per.
R Ifap rotectivem atwit hal engt hreac hing
ove rthe trunk silldown intot he detection
ra ng eo fthe sensor sisu sed.
R Ifth ep rotectivem atisno ts ecur edcor rectly .
R Whe nworking onthet railer coupling, trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GO(/page65)or do not
car rytheS mar tKey about your per son insuc h
sit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atet runk locking on/of f If
yo uc entrall yu nlo ckthev ehicle whileseparate
loc king isactiv ated, thet runk will remain locked. #
Toswitc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
0048. #
Toswitc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
0047.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thet runk
will unloc keveni fsep aratel oc kin gis
switc hedon. Un
loc king thet runk from insid ewitht he
eme rgency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vvehicle batteryi sc onn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidwill unloc kand open. 78
Opening andclosing

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Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
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jus tingar eclining rear seat electrical ly The
recli ning rear seat isavailable inlon g-wheel‐
base vehicles equipped with"Executiv eseats".
On vehicles without areclini ngrear seat ,the
butt onfors etting thea ngleand fore -and -aft
pos ition ofthel eg rest has nofunct ion.
Long-whe elbasevehicl es:ther eclini ngrear
seat ison thef ront passeng erside.
Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:ther eclini ngrear
seat sareon thed rive r's and front passeng er
sides. 1
Height /fore-and- aftp osition oftheh ead
re stra int (vehicle switha ctivem ultic ontour
seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninclinat ionand
lengt h 6
Angleo fthe leg rest
7 Fore-and -aftp osition ofthel eg rest #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page121).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t.
% Vehicles withal ong wheelba seand arear
com partment Chauffeur/ Rear Seat Memory
Pa ckag ea lso have afootres t.This islocat ed
on thel owe rparto fthe front passeng erseat
bac kres t(/pag e99). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable inlon g-wheelb asevehi‐
cles. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

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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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Secu rethel oad using thep arcel neth ook s.
Dis tribut ethe load onthep arcel neth ook s
eve nly. St
ow ages pace sint he vehicl einterior Ov
ervie wo fthe front stowage com part‐
men ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stow ed incor rectly
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 estrain theo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acci dent.
The reisar isk ofinju ry,p articular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng oras uddenc hang e
in dir ection. #
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 tartin gaj ourney . #
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 loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow ages pac eint he door s
2 Stow age/t eleph onec om par tment inthe
ar mr estw ithm ultimed iaand USBp orts as
we llas stow ages pac e,e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec om par tment inthef ront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox Seats
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#
Donots itor supp orty our self onthe
re ar seat armr est. Ex
am ple: Vehicles withar earbenc hseat #
Vehicl eswith rear ben chseat orelectr i‐
call yadjus table outerseats: Folddo wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2 . Ov
ervie wo fthe par celn et hook s Obser
vethef ollo wing notes:
R Secur ethe load using thep arcel neth ook s.
R Donotu se elas ticstra ps ornets to secur ea
load. These arei ntended onlyasa nti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loa ds.
R Donotrout etiedo wns across shar pedges
or corners.
R Pads har pedges forp rotection.
Ther eareup tofour par cel neth ook sint he
tr unk depending onthee quipment installed. 1
Parcel ne th ook s 13
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NO
TEDama getothec ove rs The
covers ma ybed ama geda nd scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotu se me tallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfold covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthea rrow . #
Secu rether oof rack tothea nchor agep oint s
under covers 1 . #
Com plyw itht he roof rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec uret he load onther oof rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thec up hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console &
WARNIN G‑R isko facci dent orinju ry
when usingthec up holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while thev ehicle ismo ving.
If yo uu seac up hold erwhile thev ehicle is
mo ving, thec ontainer maybeflung around
and liquids maybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intoc ont act withthe liquid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.You
could bedistract edfrom traf ficc ondi tions
and youm aylose contro lo fthe vehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder whenthev ehi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ont ainer s
of ther ight size. #
Close thec ontainer ,partic ular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Obser
vethef ollo wing forM ercedes-Ma ybach
ve hicles equipped withc ham pagne flut es:
R donotu se thec ham pagne flut es while the
ve hicle isin mo tion
R donotu se cham pagn eflutes made ofbreak‐
able glass, andstor et hem inthet runk ifpos‐
sible Seats
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Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thec har ging symb olissho wninthe
multime diasystem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunct ionsduring thec har ging process are
sho wninthem ultimedia system displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater. Wi
reless chargin gofam obilephone inthe
re ar comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemustb es uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).
Yo uc an find alisto fQ i-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thei ndicat orlam patthe front ofthe
mobil ephone system lights up,them obile
phone isbeing charge d.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater.
% Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
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tallinga nd remo ving the floor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. Seats
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St
arting thev ehic le(Remo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment duet ou nintentio nalstar tin go fthe
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedu nint entionall yduring
ser vice ormaint enanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gb efor ec arrying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- thefta larms ystem isno ta ctiv ated.
R The panic alarmisnotactiv ated.
R The hazar dwarning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sareclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsunroof arec losed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes mar tphon e.
Af tere very vehicle star t,th ee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Yo uc an car ryout amaximum oftwoc onsec u‐
tiv es tartin ga ttem pts. The vehicle mustbes tar‐
te do ncew itht he Smar tKey bef oret rying to
st ar tt he vehicle again withthe smar tphone. you
can stop thev ehicle again atanyt ime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingthee ngine agains tstar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tcho nthe hazar dwarning light system.
or #
Unloc kthe door s.
or #
Open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drivea tvarying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drivet he vehicle indrivep rogram A
or ;.
R Shif ttot he next highes tgear atthev eryl at‐
es tw hen then eedle reac hes thel astthir d
bef oret he reda reai nt he tach ome ter.
R Donots hift do wn agear manuall yino rder to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning thev ehicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotd epress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 000 miles(1,500 km).
This also app liesw hent he engine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
iving andparking 17
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