2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS child seat

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703 72Stutt gart
Ger man y Fr
ont passeng erair bag warning Ex
am ple &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur ies
if th ef ront-passen gera irb ag isenabl ed
If th ef ront-passen gerfront airb agisenabl ed,
ac hild onthef ront-passen gers eat maybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passen gera irb ag dur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat witha nE NABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH orSER IOUS INJURYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethec hap ter" Ch ildreni nt he vehicle".
Asat28.0 3.2019

Symbols
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ag lanc e... ........... ....... ...............................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica tora nd warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlp anel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatadjus tment .......14
Con trol setting sint he rear passe nger
com partment ................ ................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOperato r'sM anua l......................... 20
Callin gupthe Digit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ion ofthee nvironmen t...... ................2 1
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts. ..... ... .............2 1
Oper ator's Manual ...... ..................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety. .......................................... 24
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forw ireless
ve hicle component s...... ...............................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistworks hop ....................... 26
Cor rect useo fthe vehicle ............................. 27
No tesf or per sons withe lectr onic medi‐
cal aids..... ..... ................................... ............ 27
Pr oblems withyour vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tings afet yd efec ts ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y..........................................2 8
QR cod efor rescue card...... ............ .............2 8
Dat astorage .................................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elyt ranspor tingchildr eninthev ehi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teso np etsi nt he vehicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73 Sid
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 1
Anti-t heftprotection .....................................9 2 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 96
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 117
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e......................... 118
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion .................. 120
Memor yfunct ioninther ear passeng er
com partment .............................................. 121
St ow agea reas ............................................ 125
Cup holder.................................................. 135
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 38
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 140
Re frig er ator box...... ...... .............................. 143
Wi reless chargin go fthe mobile phone
and connect ionwiththe exterior ant enna ..145
Ins talling andremo ving thef loor mats ........ 147
Ins talling/ remo ving thep enn ant staf f. .......1 48 2
Contents

1
Adjus tsthes eats electr ically →
96
2 Switc hesthes eat heating on/off →
114
3 Switches thes eat ventil ation on/o ff →
116
4 Adjus tsthef ront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
99
5 Setsthem emor yfunc tion →
120
6 0062 Opens/closes ther ear leftside wind ow →
79
7 0062 Opens/cl osesthel efts ide windo w →
79
8 Adjus tsand folds theo utside mirrors out/in
electr ically →
160
9 Opens/closes thet runk lid →
73 A
0062 Opens/closes ther ight side windo w →
79
B 0062 Opens/ closes ther ear right side win‐
do w →
79
C Child safetyl oc kf or ther ear passeng ercom‐
par tment sidewindo ws →
63
D Opens thed oor →
69
E 0037 Locksthev ehicle →
69
F 0036 Unloc ksthev ehicle →
69
G Seat adjus tment usingthem ultimedia system →
113
H Adjus tstheh ead restra int s →
108 At
ag lanc e–Doorcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 15

Re
stra int system Pr
otection prov ided byther estraint system The
restra int system includes thef ollo wing com‐
ponent s:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystems
The restra int system can help preve ntthev ehi‐
cle occupants from coming intoc ont act with
par tsof thev ehicle interior inthee vent ofan
acciden t.In thee vent ofan acciden t,th e
re stra int system can also reduce thef orces to
whic hthe vehicle occupants ares ubject ed.
As eat belt canonlyprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Dep endingonthe
de tected acci dent situation, Emerg encyTensi on‐
ing Device sand/or airba gssupp lement thep ro‐
te ction offere db yac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device sand/or airba gs
ar en otdeploy ed ineve ryacc iden t. In
order fort he restra int system toprov ide the
int ended leve lo fp rotection, eachvehicle occu‐
pant mustobser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.
R Sitinan almos tupright seat position with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
R Alw ayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available toda yc an com‐
ple tely elim inat ei njur ies and fata lities ineve ry
acc iden tsituatio n.Inpar ticular ,the seat belt
and airbag gener ally do notp rotect agains t
objec tspene trating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also notp ossible tocom plet elyr ule out the
ri sk ofinjur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Re
duce drestraint system protection &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tother estra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ra lter ations have been made.
The restra int system maythen notp rotect
th ev ehicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,for
ex am ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estra int
sy stem. #
Nevertam per withthe wiring orany
electr oniccomponent partsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces sarytom odify thev ehicle toacc om‐
modat eaperson withd isabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erford etails.
US Ao nly: ford etails, contact ourC ustomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-F OR-MER Cedes
(1‑80 0‑367‑63 72). Occ
upant safety 33

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt isno tw ornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform itsintended protect ivef unc tion .
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,fore xamp le,inthe
ev ent ofan acciden torw hen braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat allvehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ares itting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec or‐
re ct driver's seatposition and adjus ting thes eat
(/ page96).
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide thei ntended leve lo fp rotection, eachvehi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethef ollo wing infor‐
mation:
R The seat beltmustnotbe twis teda nd mus t
fi tt ightly and snuglya cross theb ody . R
The seat beltmustberout edacr oss thec en‐
te ro fthe shoulder andaslowd owna cross
th eh ips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionofthes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour necknorbe routed und er
yo ur armo rbehin dyour back.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat .
R Push thel ap belt down asfara sp ossi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hthe shoul‐
der section oftheb elt. Neverrout ethe lap
belt across your abdom en.
Pr egn ant women mustalsot akep articular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eorfragile objec ts.
R Onlyone per son should useeachseat belt at
an yo ne time. Nevera llow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitting onthel ap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects withas eatbelt ifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwayso bser vethe
ins truct ions forl oa ding thev ehicle when secur
ingobject s,lugg ageo rloads
(/ page125).
Also ensur ethat noobject s,e.g. acushion ,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts onthef ollo wing seats aree quip‐
ped withas pecialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateo rdeacti vate thes pecial seatbelt
re tract or(/ page 55).
If ch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle, besur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand safetyn otes on
"Childr eninthev ehicle" (/page50). 36
Occupant safety

Modif
iedordamag edseat belts could tear or
fa ilin thee vent ofan acci dent, fore xamp le.
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device smay
be deploy ed unint entionall yornotfunc tion
as intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge so rseat belt retract ors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts aren ot
damag ed,aren otwo rnand arec lean. #
Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immed iatelya fter an acci dent ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop. Onl
yuseseat belts that area ppr ove dfor your
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot ec hni cEmerg ency Ten‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployeda reno long eroper a‐
tion aland areu nable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ivef unc tion . #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedp yrot ec hni c
Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop
af te ra na ccide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybecome trap pe dint he door orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat anunused seatbelt
is full yretra cted . In
fo rm ation ontheb elt airbag inther ear
se at belt Th
eB ELTB AG ident ificat ion indic ates that ar ear
seat beltiseq uippe dwithab eltairbag .
When activat ed, theb elt airbag increases the
pr otect edarea ofthev ehicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat h
th ro ugh theu seofan on-appr ovedchild
re stra int system
In an acciden t,th eb elt air bag maydamag e
an on-appr ovedornon-aut horized child
re stra int system.
As aresult, thec hild restra int system may
no tb ea ble toprov ide thei ntended leve lo f
pr otect ion. #
Ther efor e, alw aysu seLATC Ho rLATCH -
type (ISOFIX )tof astenac hildseat
eq uippe dwitha nintegr ated restra int
sy stem. #
Forv ehicles equipped withthe optional
re ar seat -beltair bags ("belt bag"), only
use aMerced es-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withintegr ated bac kres t. #
Neveru se an air bag equip ped seat belt
to fasten afront or rear-facin gchild
seat oran on-appr ovedboos ters eat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent erfori nfor mation
on app rove dc hild restra int systems. 38
Occupant safety

Pot
entia lprotection from eachairbag: AIRB
AG Potentia lprotection for:
Kn ee airb ag Thigh, knee and lowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
airb ag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ribcage,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur ies
if th ef ront-passen gera irb ag isenabl ed
If th ef ront-passen gerfront airb agisenabl ed,
ac hild onthef ront-passen gers eat maybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passen gera irb ag dur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat witha nE NABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH orSER IOUS INJURYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60). Also, always
obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gchild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gera ir‐
bag shutoff:
The front passe nger airba gcan only bedeploy ed
in an acciden tift he PASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam piso ff.I ft he front passeng erseat
is occupied, makesure, bo th bef orea nd dur ing
th ej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 45).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th ef ront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ec om ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essar ily
on thef ront passeng erside if:
R Ther earehea vyobjec tson thef ront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongu eise ngaged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthef ront passeng er
seat andthef ront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. #
Onlyone per son should useeachseat
belt atanyo ne time. Depending
onthed etect edacc ident situa tion,
th ew indo wcurtain airbag onthef ront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedr egardless ofwhe ther thef ront
passeng erseat isoccupied.
Cushionbag inther eclining rear seat
The cushi onbag offers addit ionalocc upant pro‐
te ction inthee vent offront alimpacts. When
acti vated, thec ushionbag deploysund erthe
seat cushion. Thishelps preve ntthev ehicle
occupant from slipping offt he seat cushion.
If yo ui nstallac hild restra int system onthe
re cli ning rear seat ,alway so bser vethea dditional
no tes( /pag e50). Occupant
safety 41

St
atus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction ofthea utoma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thef ront passeng erseat
is occupied byap erson orac hild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly.
When installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysm akes ureo fthe
fo llo wing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/pag e49).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverp lace objects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthec hild restra int system.
R Fully retract thes eat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
R The child restra int system mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra int s.Ad jus tthe seat backres tinclin a‐
tion andtheh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting surface and
th ec hild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thes itting surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thef unc ‐
tion ofthea utomatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthef ront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tion ingasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotp lace anyo bjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr esto nthe sitting
sur face ofthef ront passeng erseat. #
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ‐
ble, beresting onthes eat backres to f
th ef ront passeng erseat. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he child restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Ap
erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
obser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/pag e35).
R Sitinan almos tupright seatposi tion with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayother wise be
disable dbym ista ke ,for exam ple inthef ollo wing
situations:
R The front passeng ertransf erst heir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson avehicle armr est. 44
Occupant safety