2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS sensor

Re
stra int system functiona lity When
thei gnition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lamplight sup.Itgoes outnolater
th an afew sec ond safter thev ehicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof ther estra int system aret hen
function al. Malfunctioning
restra int system Am
alfun ction has occurredi nt he restra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen thei gnition is
switc hedon
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light supc ontin uousl yorrepeat edlyduring a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inther estra int system
If th er estraint system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybetrig‐ ge
redu nint entionall yorm aynotd eplo yas
int ended during anacciden t.This mayaffect
th eE mer gency Tensi oni ng Device sorair‐
ba gs, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estra int system checkeda nd
re pair edimmediat elya taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction ofther estraint system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int system worksi sd eter mined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act detected and thet ype
of acciden tantic ipat ed:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideimp act
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds fort he com ponents of
th er estra int system ared eter mined basedon
th ee valuatio nofthe sensor values measur edat
va rious points inthev ehicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptivei nn atur e. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ec om ponen tsof ther estra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor sw hich can only besee nand mea sured
af te rac ollision hasoccur redd onotpla yad eci‐
siv erole inthed eplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybed efor med signif icantl ywith‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthec ase if
onl yparts whic harerelativ elye asil ydefor med
ar ea ffect edand ther ateo fvehicle deceler ation
is no th igh. Conversely ,ana irbag maybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc haslongitudinal membersarehit, fore xam‐
ple, this ma yresult insuf ficie ntly highleve lsof
ve hicle deceler ation. 34
Occupant safety

In
addi tion, noconnecting cables,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gstrap sm ustb erout edor
att ached tothev ehicle within thed eplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwaysc om ply with
th ea ccessor ymanuf actur er'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,the noteso n
suit able places fori ns tallation .
R Ther eareno hea vy,s har p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsi nt he poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sinas uitable place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothea irbag cover
If yo um odify thec over ofan airbag oraffix
object ssucha sstickers to it,thea irbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . #
Neverm odify thec over ofan airbag and
do nota ffix ob ject stoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol (/page40). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
th eu seofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thed eplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int ot he seats.
Conseq uently,thea irbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. Inaddition, operation ofthea utomatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offm aybe
re strict ed. #
Yous hould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthes ensor sint he door paneling
Sensor stoc ontr olthea irbags arel ocat edin
th ed oor s.Modif ication sorw orkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th ef unc tion ofthes ensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor en otfunc tion
pr oper lyan ym ore. Con
sequent ly,t he airbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorparts of the
door s. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sordoor
paneling carried out ataq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag nolong erhas aprotective
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th ee vent ofan acciden t. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
spec ialistworks hop inorder tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediat ely. Occ
upant safety 43

%
Awarning tone sou nds whilet he trunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc anbecome very
ho t.Ifyo uu seHA ND S-FRE EACCES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gthe exhaus t
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly makea
kic king movement within thed etecti on
ra ng eo fthe sensor s. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thet runk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GOormak esure
th at theS mar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thek icking movement, makesure
th at your feet aref irml yo nthe ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balan ce,e.g.onice.
Obs erve thef ollo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dthe vehicle.
R Stand atleas t12in( 30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thek icking move‐
ment.
R Donotc ome intoc ont act withthe bum per
while making thek icking movement.
R Donotc arry out thek icking movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbetow ards the
ve hicle andbackagain. 1
Detection rang eo fthe sensor s
If se veralc on secut ivek ickin gm ovements are
no ts uccessfu l,wa itte ns eco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing cases:
R The area around thes ensor isdir ty,e .g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apros‐
th etic leg. Open
ingand closing 77

The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten‐
tionall y,in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifap erson 'sarms orlegs arem ovingi nt he
sensor detection rang e, e.g .whenp olish ing
th ev ehicle orpic king upobject s.
R Ifobject saremo vedo rplaced behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp so rother coverings
ar ep ulledo verthe bum per.
R Ifap rotectivem atwit hal engt hreac hing
ove rthe trunk silldown intot he detection
ra ng eo fthe sensor sisu sed.
R Ifth ep rotectivem atisno ts ecur edcor rectly .
R Whe nworking onthet railer coupling, trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GO(/page65)or do not
car rytheS mar tKey about your per son insuc h
sit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atet runk locking on/of f If
yo uc entrall yu nlo ckthev ehicle whileseparate
loc king isactiv ated, thet runk will remain locked. #
Toswitc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
0048. #
Toswitc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
0047.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thet runk
will unloc keveni fsep aratel oc kin gis
switc hedon. Un
loc king thet runk from insid ewitht he
eme rgency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vvehicle batteryi sc onn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidwill unloc kand open. 78
Opening andclosing

ATA
(anti-thef talarm system) Fu
nction oftheA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthef ollo wing situations:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thet runk lidisopened
R When theh ood isopened
R When thei nter ior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page94)
R Whenthet ow -awa ya larmi strigg ered
(/ page94)
Th eA TAsystem isarmed automaticall yafter
appr oximat elyt en seconds inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheA TAsystem
is armed.
The ATAs ystem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle withthe Smar t‐
Ke y
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
% WhentheM ercedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30seconds, amessag eisa uto‐
mat icall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 360) .
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ea nti- thefta larms ystemi sautomatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat et he next engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theA TA #
Press theÜ ,ß or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton withthe Smar t‐
Ke yint he mar keds pace (/page173)
De activ ating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theo utside doorhandle withthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle. Opening
andclosing 93

Fu
nction ofthet ow -awa ya larm %
This function maynotbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio ntoy ourvehicle's angleof inclinatio nis
de tected whi lethet ow -awa ya larmi sarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misautomat icallyarmed afte r
appr oximat ely6 0seco nds:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar misonly armed when thef ol‐
lo wing component sareclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misautomat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterp ressing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eS mar tKey
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he mar keds pace (/page173) R
Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio nond etecti ngdamag eonap arke d
ve hicle (/page199) . Ar
ming/ disarming thetow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Tow-away Protection #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthef ollo w‐
ing cases:
R The vehicle isunloc keda gain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc keda gain. Fu
nction ofthei nterior motion sensor %
This function maynotbe available inall
coun tries. When
thei nter ior motion sensor isarmed, avis‐
ual and audible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement is
de tected inthev ehicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isarmed automati‐
cally afte ra pproxima tely tens eco nds:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yarmed when
th ef ollo wing component sareclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R Afterp ressing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eS mar tKey
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S 94
Opening andclosing

The
follo wing situat ionscanlead toafalse
alar m:
R Movingo bje ctss ucha sm ascotsi nt he vehi‐
cle interior
R When thes ide windo wiso pen
R When thep anor amic sliding sunroofisopen Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe inte rior mo tion
sensor Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Interior Motion Sensor #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th ef ollo wing cases:
R The vehicle isunloc keda gain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc keda gain. Openin
gand closin g95

Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sthe illumi‐
nation ofther oadw ayove raw idea nglein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,fore xamp le.Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thel ow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eint he follo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25m ph(40 km/ h)when
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthes teer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af ficc ircle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedo nboths ides
based onanevaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sp osi‐
tio no fthe vehicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th ev ehicle hasleftthe traffic cir cle orthei nter‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assist Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assistf uncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tdoes notrecog ‐
niz ethe follo wing road user s:
R Road user swithout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swithp oor light ing,e.g.
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveH ighbeam
As sis tm ayfailto recogni zeother road user s
wit htheir ownlighti ng, orma yrecog nize
th em tool ate.
In these orsimilar situation s,thea utomatic
high beam isno td eactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit ethe presence ofother road user s. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic car efull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
acc ount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Inpoor visibility,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe sensor sorthe sensor s
ar eo bscur ed
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tiso nly anaid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lightingto
th ep reva iling light,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi ‐
tions . Lig
htand visibility 15
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