2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS belt

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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Sea tsand stow ing

st
eer ing wheel orthem irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled orare
adjus tedi nco rrect ly
If head restra int sa renotins 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 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push theh ead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryh ead
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tthe sideb olsters of theh ead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2 . #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
sand stow ing 10
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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
sand stow ing 11
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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

Count
ryRadio type approval number
Unit ed
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:N ZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthed eclar ation ofcon ‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle component s
(/ page25). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak ef unction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. The
elect ricp arkin gb rake isapplied ifth et rans‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthef ollo w‐
ing condition sisf ulf illed:
R The engin eiss witc hed off.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pulltheh andle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thee lectr icpar king
br ak ei sa lso applied:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisb ring ing
th ev ehicle toas tands till.
R The HOL Dfunction iske eping thev ehicle sta‐
tio nar y. Dr
iving and parking 19
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R
ActiveP arking Assisti sk eeping thev ehicle
st atio nary.
This isthec ase ifone ofthef ollo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfor alengt hyper iod.
When thee lectr icpar king brak ei sa pplied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sint he instrument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak ei sn otaut omaticall y
applied ifth ee ngine isswitc hedoffb ythe ECO
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak ef unction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased whenthe
fo llo wing condition sarefulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eisr unn ing.
R Thet rans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo ud epr ess thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lg roun dw itht he driver's
door closed.
R Ifth et ransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lidmus tbec losed.
R The seat belttongu eisins ertedi ntot he seat
belt buckleofthed rive r's seat.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otins ertedi ntot he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat, thef ollo w‐
ing condition smustb efulfilled:
R Yous hiftfromt ransm issionposi tion005D.
R Youh avep reviou slydriven atspe eds great er
th an 2m ph(3km/h). When
thee lectr icpar king brak ei sr eleased, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in thei nstrument clusterg oes out.
Appl ying/rele asing thee lectr icpa rking
br ak em anuall y
Appl ying 19
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Driving and parking

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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
Drivin gand par king

R
Ifth er oad condit ionispoor (unevenr oad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er ei sas tron gs idew ind.
R Ifyo ua dop tas portydrivin gstyle (highc or‐
ner ing speeds orhigh rateso facceler ation).
R Ifth eS teer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveD is‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctive.
R Ifth et ime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Inacti vedriving situation s,ifyo uc hang e
lanes andvary your spee dfrequ ently.
The ATTENTION ASSISTt iredness oraler tness
assessment isdele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tin uing thej our neyint he follo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo us wit ch offt he engine.
R Ifyo uu nfas teny our seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver so rtaki ng
ab reak ). Se
ttin gATTENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting aresta rea #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thef unc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTd etects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,its ugg ests a
re st area inthev icinit y. #
Selec tasuggestedr esta rea: youa regui‐
ded tothes elect edrest area. Tr
af ficS ign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf ficS ign Assis t Sin
ceTraf ficS ign Assi stalso uses thed ata
st or ed inthen avigation system, itcan updat e
th ed ispla yint he follo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fics igns:
R Whe nthe vehicle chang esroads, e.g.ona
high waye ntry or exitro ad. Dr
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