2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS lights

Se
tting thev ehic leleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve list oo high
If yo ud rive atah ighervehicle leve l,th ed riv‐
ing charact eristic sm aybe impair eddue to
th eh igher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrifto utw ards, fore xamp le,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle leve lw hic his
suit edtothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs areb etwe en
th ev ehicle bodyandthet ires orunder neath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuren oo neisunder neaththe
ve hicle orinthei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel arch es when thev ehicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lc ontr ol:
When youu nload lugg ageo rlea ve thev ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle firs tr ises slightly and then
re tur ns tothes etleve ls hor tlya fter wa rds.
Yo uo ranyo neelse inthev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe reda fter bein g
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, makesure
th at nobody isin thev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rtso fthe body could bedamag edwhen
th ev ehicle islowe red. #
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno obs tacles
suc hascurbs under neathorint he
immediat evicin ityoftheb ody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustnotbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(80 km/h).
Ra ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 lights up. 228
Driving andparking

Ra
ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON IC Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisan electr onic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem withu ltrasound. It
monit orst he area around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthef ront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICshows
yo ut he distance betwee ny our vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisonly anaid. Itis
no tas ubstitutef or your att entio nt ot he sur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyfors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno per sons, animals orobjec tsin Dr
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hfour shor timp ulses. Thisattracts thed riv‐
er's attent ion toappr oachingp edes trians .
Displ ayinthea ssis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut noto per ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating The
pedestria ns ymb olinthea ssis tance grap hic
ind icatest he status ofthes potlight function.If
th ep edes trian symbol isdispla yedd ark1,t he
funct ionisswitc hedon.Ifth es ymbol isdis‐
pla yedb right 2,t heconditions fort he Spo tlight
function area lso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanimals.
The spotlight functionisno ta ctiveo risa ctive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youa redrivin ginc ityt raffic.
R Thep edestria ns are loca tedi nt he area ofan
oncoming vehicle orav ehicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spo tlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e254).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37m ph(60 km/h).
R AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
on. If
all ther equir ements aref ulfilled, theh eadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atap edes trian detec‐
te do nornear tother oadw ay.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ 5
Light Setting s
5 Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eB lind Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistuses twol ater al, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor stom onit orthea reau pto1 30 ft
(40 m)behind your vehicle and10ft(3 m)
dir ect lyne xt to your vehicle.
If av ehicle isde tected atspe eds abovea ppr ox‐
imat ely8m ph(12k m/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent erst he monit oring rang ed irec tly next
to your vehicle, thew arning lampint he outside
mir rorlights upred.
If av ehicle isde tected clos etoy our vehicle in
th el ater al monit oring rang ea nd yous wit ch on 256
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping
Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistwarning
Al ane- correcting brak ea pplica tion canno t
al wa ys bring thev ehicle backintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youo rm akes alane -cor‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nofActiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistdoes notd etect
tr af ficc ondi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thes ystem maym akea ninappr opri‐
at eb rake application, e.g.afte ri nt entional ly
dr iving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak ea pplica tion canbeinterru pte dat
an yt ime ifyo us teer slightl yint he opposit e
dir ection. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntdist anc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi co robstacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysc lear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp aypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fics ituation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
suretoo bser vethes ystem limit ations of
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistisa ctiv ated, thel ane mark‐
ings ares hown aslight inthea ssis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nActiv eLaneK eeping Assistis
activ e,thel ane marking saresho wningreen
in thea ssis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthec ount ry,y ou mayhave to
pr ess and hold theb utton todeactiv ate. Dr
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Messag
evoice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Text message to To
crea te am essag e.All addr essbook namesarea vailable.
Reply To
reply toam essag e
For ward text mes sage To
forw ardam essag e Ov
ervie wo fvehic levoice comm ands Yo
uc an use thev ehicle voice com mand sto
dir ect lycall upthec orresponding menusfort he
ve hicle settin gs.
Ve hicl evoice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Ambien tlight menu To
displa yambient lightsettings
Ambien tlight "blue" To
switc hambient lighttoblue
Display andstyles menu To
sho wdispla ysettings
Assistance menu To
displa yassis tance settings 28
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Voice Cont rolS ystem

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Pull theh eadphone bandinthed irect ion of
th ea rrow .
Indi catorlam p1 1
LED
color Meaning
Gr een Thebatteries aref ully
ch arge d. The batteries have
been insertedc orrectly .
Re dT hebatt eries area lmos tdis‐
ch arge d.
The LED lights
up. The
cordless headphones
ar es witc hed onand connec‐
te dt oar eardispl ay.
The LED
fl ashes . The
cordless headph ones
ar es ear ching forac onnec‐
tion toarear displ ay.
The LED is
dar k. The
cordless headphones
ar es witc hed off.
The batteries ared ischarg ed. The
headphones automaticall yswitc hoffifth ey
ha ve notreceiv edanaudio signal fora pprox‐ ima
tely thre em inut es.This preser vest he batt er‐
ies.
Switc hingheadphones on/off #
Press 2(/ page393).
Selecting ther ear disp layf or theh ead‐
pho nes #
Moveswitc h1 toL(lef trear displ ay)o rR
(r ight rear displa y). Se
tting thev olum efor headph ones #
Turn volume control 3 (/ page393).
Re plac ingbatt eries( he adphon es)
Re quirement s:
R Ther earetwot ype AAA,1.5Vb atteries for
th ec ordless headphones.
Obser vethes afet ya nd environ men taln ote
( / pag e389).
% The oper ating duration oftheh eadphones
wit has etof batt eries isup to40 hou rs. 39
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Multimedia system

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When transpor ting,ensur ethat :
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swiths uitable tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h)isn otexc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterl oa ding, thev ehicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th ev ehicle couldbedamag ed. #
Am inimum distance of4in( 10 cm)
up wa rdsa nd 8in( 20 cm) down wards
mus tbek epttot he transpor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portleve lisn otavailable fort he follo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withM AGICBO DY CONTR OL %
Depending onthem odel, button1 isloca‐
te di nt he contr olpanel between thes teer ing
wheel andthed rive r's door . #
Toactiv atet ranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2i n( 30 mm) com‐
par edtothen ormal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itfora tlea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from ther aised leve lto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedt ot he height of
th el asta ctiv edrive progr am. #
Secur ethe vehicle onallfour wheel safter
loading. #
Todeac tivatet ranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine whenthev ehicle isat as tands till.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 44
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Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454) Ti
re pres sur em onitoring system Fu
nction ofthet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirep ress ure
Eac htire, incl uding thes par etire( ifpr esent ),
should becheckeda tleas tonceam onth
when coldandthen inflated tothep ressur e
re comme ndedbythev ehicle manufacturer
(see theT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplac‐
ar do nthe driver's side B‑pillar orthet ire
pr essur etableon thei nside ofthef uel filler
fl ap ofyour vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires
of ad iffe re nt size than thes ize indicat edon
th eT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor th
et irep ressur etable, youm ustfind out the
cor rect tirep ress ures fort hese tires.
As anadded safetyf eatur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withat irep ressur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneo rm oreo f
yo ur tires ares ign ifican tlyu nderinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,i ft he lowt irep ressur eindicat or
lam plights up,yous hould stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nasposs ible, andinflate
th em tothec orrect press ure. Driving on a
sig nifica ntly underinf late dt irec auses thet ire
to ove rheat and canlead totiref ailur e.
Und erinf lation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion ,reduces thel ifee xpe ctan cy ofthet ire
and mayadversely affect theh andling and
br aking charact eristic so fthe vehicle. Please
no te that theT PMS isno tas ubstitutef or
pr oper tirem aint enanc e,and itis thed rive r's
re sponsibili tyto maint aincorrect tirep res‐
su re,e veni fu nder inflation hasnotreac hed
th el eve ltot rigg er illum inati on oftheT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicat orlam p. Yo
ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atew hen
th es ystemi snotoper ating proper ly.T he
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th el ow tirep ressur eindicat orlam p.When
th es ystemd etects amalfuncti on,thei ndica‐
to rlamp willflash fora pproxima tely am inut e
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thes ystemm aynotb ea ble todetect or
sig nal lowt irep ress urea sintende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfor av ariety of rea‐
son s,inc ludin gthe installation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen toralter nat etires orwheels
on thev ehicle that prev ent theT PMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing oneormor etires or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur ethat the
re placemen toralter nat etires and wheels Wheels
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