2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ESP

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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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Apa rtfrom amobilephone, donot
pla ceanyo ther object sint he mobile
phone stow agec om par tment ,espe ‐
ciall ythose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthem obile phone stow ‐
ag ec om par tment If
obj ect sareplace dint he mobile phone
st ow agec om par tment ,the ym aybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotp lace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
st ow agec om par tment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthem obile phone stow age
com partment ,the com partment maybe
damag ed. #
Ensur ethat noliquids enterthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . R
Depen dingo nthe vehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna viathec har ging modu le.
R The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio no fthe mobile phonetothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna areo nlya vailable ifth ei gni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones maynotbe able tobe
ch arge di ne very position ofthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stow agec om par tment may
no tb ea ble tobe charge do rconnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gp roce ss. This depen dson thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) currentl yrunn ing.
R Toensur emoree ffici ent chargin ga nd con ‐
nec tionw itht he vehicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethep rotectivec over from them obile
phone. Protect ivec ove rswhic haredesign ed
fo rw ireles schar ging aree xcluded.
R When chargin g,them atshould beused if
possible. Wi
reless chargin gofthe mob ilephone inthe
fr ont 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 without arear passeng ercom‐
par tment aircondit ioning system 14
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems ofthev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver ofthev ehicle isresponsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hthe preva iling light andvisibilit ycondition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fics ituation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redl ight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowb eam/high beam
6 005E Switchesther ear fogl ight on/of f
When lowb eam isactiv ated, the0060 parking
lam psindicat orlam pisd eactiv ated and replaced
by the0058 lowb eam indicat orlam p. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewitht he rele‐
va nt lega lstip ulat ions.
* NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging byoper ating
th es tandi ng light s Oper
atingthe standi nglight soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai no nthe batt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchonthe
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thee vent ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam psarea utomat i‐
call yswit ched offt of aci litat et he next engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep ts tandi ng and park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffa utomaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. 15
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Light andvisib ility

R
Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(/ page155).
Au tomatic drivin gl ights function
The parking lam ps,lowb eam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sw illbe switc hedonaut omatically
depending onthei gnition status andthea mbi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenthe low
beam isswitc hedoffinp oor visibility
When thel ight switc hiss etto 0058 ,the low
beam maynotbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er ei sfog, snoworother causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc hasspray . #
Insuc hcases, turnthe light switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areo nlya na id. You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting.
Switc hingther ear fogl ights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethec ount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear fogl am ps. Oper
ating thec ombin ation switc hfor the
ligh ts 1
High bea m
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thec ombin ationswitchtoa ctivat et he
desir edfunction . Light
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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

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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Se
tting thes urround lighting Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Locat orLightin g #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
If th es urround lightingisswit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains litfor4 0s econds afte rt he
ve hicle isunloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lightingisdeac tivated and the
aut omat icdrivin glight sareact ivat ed. Int
erior light ing Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel #
1 003D Switches thef ront left-hand readin g
lam pon/off #
2 0033 Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/ off #
3 004A Switchesthef ront interior lighting
on/ off #
4 0042 Switchesther ear interior heating
on/of f #
5 003D Switchesthef ront right-h andread‐
ing lam pon/off
Cont rolp anelinside theg rabh andle (rear
passe nger comp artment) Yo
uc an swit chther eading andmake-up lamps
on orofffor one side orboth sides ofthev ehi‐
cle. #
Press butt on1 until ther eading lamp
and/or them ake-up lampswitc hono roffon
th er espectiv eside ofthev ehicle. #
Press butt on2 until ther eading lampand
th em ake-up lampswitc hono roffon both
sides ofthev ehicle. Light
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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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