2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS child seat

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
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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
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The
foot re st can beadjus tedo nlyw hen one of
th ef ollo wing condition shasbeen fulfilled:
R The front passen gers eat has been moved
fully forw ard
R The fron tp asse nger seat isin thep osition for
ch auf feur mod e #
Adjus tthe rear seat (/page101). #
Adjus tthe recli ning rear seat (/page102) . #
Toselect thef ront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tthe front passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthed oor control panel inther ear
passeng ercom partment .
% Mer cedes-Ma ybachvehic les:itis suf fi‐
cie nttoadjus tthe foot re st ifth ef ront
passeng erseat ismo vedi ntot he cent erset‐
ting area.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
The seatbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lo fp rotection ifyo uh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoa nalmos tvertical position.
When braking orinthee vent ofan acci dent,
yo uc ouldslide underne atht he seat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinjur ies, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybef oreb egin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position andthat
th es houlder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thec ent erofyour sho ul‐
der . Yo
uc an elec tricall yadjus to nly theo uter seats in
th er ear passeng ercom partment . 1
Height /fore-and-af tposit ion 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 Seat
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Tosetthe fullyreclined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintot he recli ned
pos ition
R The front passe nger sea twillm ove into
th ep osition forc hauf feur mod e
R The foot re st will moveout from under the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Ifav ailable, thel eg rest will rise #
Tosetthe upr ightposition: manually
adjus tthe seat tothed esir edposition .
or #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthec ase, fold up thel eg rest and
eng agei t. Cha
uffeur mode Inf
ormation onchauf feur mode &
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. Do
notint er ch ang ethe head restra int so fthe
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youw illno tb e
able toadjus tthe height andangleof theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and -aftp osition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletotheb acko fyour
head . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with the
fr ont passeng erhea drestra int folded
do wn
If th ef ront passeng erseat isin thec hauf feur
mod epositiona nd thef ront passeng erhead Seats
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The
front passeng erhead restra int will fold
int op osit ion.
The front passen gers eat willthen movefur‐
th er towa rdst he rear.
or #
Brief lypress butt on2 towa rdst he rear.
The fron tp asse nger seat willmoveaut omat i‐
call ytot he thre shold ofthea reaf or chauf‐
fe ur mod e.The fron tp ass engerh ead
re stra int will fold int op osit ion.
% Youc an also setthe nor mal position from
th ef ront passeng erseat. Todo so, press any
butt ononthed oor control panel onthef ront
passeng erside. #
Call upthes ettings withthe memor yfunc ‐
tion (/page121).
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). Se
tting thef ullyr eclined position ofthef ront
pa sseng erseat (chau ffeur mod e)
Se tting ther eclined position
This function isavailable invehicles withthe fol‐
lo wing equipmen t:
R Electrica llyadjus table rear seat s
R Individ ualrear seat without aleg rest
Yo uc an mo vethef ront passeng erseat intoa
fully recli ned position. The rear seat andfron t
passe nger seat willthen prov ide acontin uous
sur face. #
Putthe seat cushion ofther ear seat allthe
wa yb acki nt he fore -and -aftp osition
(/ page 101). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat intop osition
fo rc hauf feur mod e(/pag e104) . #
Remo vethef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). #
Movethef ront passeng erseat sothat the
bac kres tisi naf ullyr ecline dposition
(/ page 96). Le
aving ther eclined position #
Foldthef ront passeng erseat backres t
upr ight toas uitable posit ion. #
Install thef ront passeng erhead restra int
(/ page106). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron ts eath eadr estraints
mec hanica lly &
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 10
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NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heating isswitc hedon When
thes eat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sordocu‐
ment splaced onthes eats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to thes eat surface. #
Makesur ethat noobjects ordocu‐
ments areo nthe seats when thes eat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Toswitc hon/incr easethel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thed esir edheating
le ve liss et.
Depe ndingonthe heating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. Seat
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Toswitc hon/incr easethel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thed esir edventil a‐
tio nleve liss et.
Depe ndingonthe ventil ation leve l,up to
th re ei ndicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hoff/r educe thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thed esir edventil a‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indic ator lam psareo ff,t he seat ventil a‐
tio niss witched off.
% Ifyo us wit ch thep owersupply offa nd on
ag ain within 20minut es,thep reviou sseat
ve ntil ation setting fort he driver's seat will
re main active. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically &
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 ofentr apment forc hil‐
dr en when adjustingthes teer ing wheel
Childr encould injurethemselv esifth ey
adjus tthe steer ing wheel. #
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
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. Seat
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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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