2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS length

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

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect pos itioning ofthef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo us ecureac hildinaf orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng erseat
and youp ositiont he front passeng erseat too
clos etot he coc kpit, inthee vent ofan acci ‐
de nt, thec hild could :
R Come intoc ontact with thev ehicle inte‐
ri or ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pislit,f or exam ple.
R Bestru ck bythea irbag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysm ove thef ront passeng erseat
as farb acka spossi bleand fully retract
th es eat cushion lengthadjus tmen t.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthe vehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide onthec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th ev ehicle beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y, adjus
tthe seat beltoutle tand thef ront
passeng erseat accor dingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufactur er'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
If ap erson issitting onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFma ybelitcon ‐
tin uousl yorbeo ff,d epen dingo nthe per son's
st atur e.
Ap erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information:
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult orap erson withas tatur ec orrespond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,the PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pm ustb eo ff.T his
ind icat esthat thef ront passeng erfront air‐
bag isenabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislitcon tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit hab uildcorresponding tothat ofan adult shoul
dnotuse thef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should usearear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. at eenag eror
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam peither light supc ontin uousl y
or remains off,depe nding onther esult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam piso ff:m ove thef ront passeng er
seat asfarb acka spossi bleorthep erson
of smaller statur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam pislitcont inuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam premain slitaf te rt he system self-t est,
th ef ront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
will notb ed eplo yedi nt he eve ntofan acci ‐ Occu
pant safety 47

on
them aximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with ther oof.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe ten‐
si oned betwee nt he roof and thes eat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thew rong
dir ect ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int s.Ad jus t
th eh ead restra int sa ccording ly.
0073 Ne
verp lace objects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthef ront passeng erside is
eq uipped withas pecial seatbeltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,the special seatbeltretract or
fu nctio nensures that thes eat belt does not
slac keno nce thec hild restra int system is
secur ed(/ page55). #
Setthe front passeng erseat asfarb acka s
possi bleand movethes eat intot he highes t
position ifpossible. #
Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tthe seat cushion inclination sothat
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion isin the
highes tposition andther ear edgeofthe
seat cushion isin thel owe stposition . #
Setthe seat backres ttot he mos tvertical
position possible. #
Installth ec hild restra int system.
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat belt
outle tofthe vehicle tothes houlder belt
guide onthec hild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pm ustb erout edfor‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt heseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifnecessar y,adjus tthe seat beltoutle tand
th ef ront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child
safetyl oc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyl oc k
fo rt he rear door s &
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. Occupant
safety 61

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sint he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thes ame
time, awarning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elyt wo seco ndseverytim e
th ev ehicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sint he multifunction display. The
sensor saredir ty. #
Clean thes ensor sand obser vethen otes on car eofvehicle parts(/ page421).
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON IChasb een deac tiva tedd uetoam alfunc tion. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Ifth ep roblem persists, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Fu
nction ofthep assiv es ide impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICfunctio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obstacle satthe side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ed etect edbetween thef ront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfor an objec tonthe side to
be detected, thes ensor sint he front and rear
bum permus tfirst detect theo bjec twhile you
ar ed rivin gp astit. Dur
ing thep arking procedur eorm aneuv ering,
objec tsared etect edasthev ehicle drives pas t.
If yo us teer inthed irect ion ofad etect edobs ta‐
cle and ther ei sar iskofalater al collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntso nthe sides
light upyello wo rred, depending onthed ista nce
to theo bstacle . Seg
ment colord epe ndin gond istan ce
Co lorL ater al dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1 .0 -2 .0ft
(30 -60c m)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0f t
(30 cm) In
order forl ater al front orrear segm entstob e
displa yed, thev ehicle mustfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas th alfo fthe vehicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thel engt hofthe vehicle, all 236
Driving andparking

th
ese arei nstalled onthev ehicle, butdoes not
include passeng erso rlugg age.
Maximum tirel oad: them aximum tirel oad is
th em aximum permissible weight inkilog rams or
lbs forw hich atirei sa ppr ove d.
Maxim umpermissible tirep ressur e:maxi‐
mum permissible tirep ressur efor one tire.
Maxim umload onone tire: maxim umloado n
one tire. This iscalcu lated bydividing them axi‐
mum axleload ofone axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds persquar einc h):st andar dunit of
meas uremen tfor tirep ressu re.
Aspe ctratio :ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
wi dthi np ercent.
Tir ep ress ure: press urei nsi de thet irea ppl ying
an outw ardf orce toeve rysquar einc ho fthe tire.
The tirep ressur eiss pecif iedinpounds per
sq uar einc h( psi), inkilopascals (kPa)or inbar .
The tirep ressur eshould onlybec orrected whe n
th et ires arec old.
Cold tirep ressur e:thet ires arec old when the
ve hicle hasbeen parkedf or atleas t3h ours wit
hout direct sunli ghtonthet ires orthev ehicle
has been driven forl ess than 1m ile(1.6 km ).
Ti re contact surface: thep arto fthe tiret hat
comes intoc ontact with ther oad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose ofthet ireb ead isto
ensur ethat thet ires its secur elyo nthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores inthet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengthonthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep arto fthe tireb etwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
We ight ofoptiona lequ ipm ent:th ec ombin ed
we ight oftheo ption aleq uipment weighin gmore
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and morethan
5l bs (2.3k g).T his optional equipment, suchas
high-per form anc ebrake s,leve lc on trol system, a
ro of lugg ager acko rhigh-per form anc ebatteries,
is no tincluded inthec urb weight andthew eight
of thea ccessor ies.
TIN (TireI dentif ication Numbe r):au niqu e
ident ificat ion numb erwhic hcan be used bya
tir em anufactu rert oi dent ifytires, fore xamp le,
in ap roduc trecall, andthus iden tifyt he pur‐
ch aser s.The TINismade upofthem anuf actur‐ er's
identit ycode, tires ize, tiret ype code and
th em anuf actur ingdate.
Load-bear inginde x:thel oad-bear inginde xisa
code that con tains them aximum load-bear ing
capacity ofat ire.
Tr actio n:traction istheg ripr esulting from fric‐
tion between thet ires and ther oad surface.
We arindi cator:nar row bars(tread wearbar s)
th at ared istribut edove rthe tirec ontact surface.
If th et iret read isleve lw itht he bar s,thew ear
limit of1/1 6in( 1.6m m)has been reac hed.
Dis tribut ionofvehicl eoccupants: distribu tion
of vehicle occupants over designat edseat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible payload weight :nom i‐
nal load andluggagel oad plus 150lb( 68 kg)
multip liedb ythe number ofseats inthev ehicle. 466
Wheels andtires

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Sedan
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
All model s7 1.1i n
(1 806 mm) Lo
ng whe elbase vehicl es
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
S4 504MA TIC
S4 50 70.9
in
(1 803 mm)
All other models 71.1in
(1 806 mm) Mer
cedes‑M aybac h
1 1
Height
when
opened
All models 71.2 in
(1 808 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Sedan
Ve hicle length2 01.8 in
(5 12 5m m)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 119.5 in
(3035 mm) Lo
ng whe elbase vehicl es
Ve hicle length2 06.9in
(5255 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 124.6 in
(3 16 5m m) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
Ve hicle length2 15in
(5 462 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 132.5 in
(3365 mm) Ve
hicl eheight Sedan
All model s5 9.0in(1499 mm) 490
Tech nica ldata

Tu
rn signals ...... ........................................1 51
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 151
Tw o-w ayradio s
Fr eq uencies ......................................... 479
No teso ninstallation ............................ 478
Tr ans miss ionoutput (max imum )..........4 79 U
Un its ofmeas urement
Se tting .................................................3 07
Un loc king setting ...................................... 65
USB devices
Conn ecting .................................... ...... 370
USB port...................................................1 43
Use rprofile ....... .......................................308
Cr eati ng....... ................................... .... 309
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 309
Op tions ................................................ 309
Se tting ..................... ............................ 308
Usi ngthet elephone
see Calls V
Ve hicl e...... ................................................ 173
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .............................................. .....2 00
Cor rect use. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............27
Dam aged etecti on(par king) ................ 199
Dat aacquisitio n. ............ ............. .......... 28
Dat astorage .......................................... 28
Diagnos ticsconn ection .................. .......2 6
Eq uipme nt............. .......................... ......22
Li mit edWarrant y................................... 28
Lo cking (automatical ly)..........................7 1
Loc king (from thei nside) ............... ........ 69
Loc king (KEYLE SS-GO) ..................... ..... 69
Loc king /unloc king(emer gency key) ...... 72
Lo we ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>476
Maint enance ......................................... 23
Medical aids.................................... ...... 27
Pa rking fora ne xtende dperiod. ..... ...... 199
Pr oblem notification ........................ ...... 27
QR code rescue card...... ............... ........ 28
Quali fied specialis tworks hop ................2 6
Ra ising .................................................4 72
St andb ymode function .................. .....2 00 St
artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 173
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 175
St artin g(star t/ stop butt on) .................1 73
Swi tching off(star t/ stop butt on) .........1 91
To wing .................................................2 62
Un loc kin g(from thei nside) ...................6 9
Un loc kin g(KE YLE SS-GO) .......................6 9
Ve ntil ating (co nve nience openi ng) ......... 81
Vo ice com mand s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 288
Ve hicl edata
Displ aying (DYN AMI CSELEC T) ............ 184
Ro ofload ............................................. 491
Tr ans ferring toAndr oidA uto. .............. 355
Tr ans ferring toApp leCa rPlay®
............ 355
Tu rning radius ...................................... 489
Ve hicle height ...................................... 489
Ve hicle length...... ................................ 489
Ve hicle width...... ................................. 489
Wheelbase ...........................................4 89
Ve hicl edata stor ag e
Ev ent datarecor ders.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .31
Multimedia system/Mer cedesme
con nect .................................................3 1 Inde
x593