2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG climate control

Light and sight
......................................... 15 2
Exterior lighting .......................................... 15 2
Interior lighting ............................................ 161
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 16 4
Mir rors ........................................................ 16 8
Area pe rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .171
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ....... 171Climate control
......................................... 17 2
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 72
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 173 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 18 8
Driving ........................................................ 188
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 99
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 201
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 205
Re fuelling ................................................... 206
Pa rking ........................................................ 212
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............. 219
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 282
Bicycle rack function .................................. 288 Ve
hicle towing instructions ........................ .290 Driver display
........................................... 291
No tes on the driver display .........................2 91
No tes on the 3D driver display .................... 291
Operating the driver display ........................ 291
Menus on the driver display ....................... 292
Head-up display .......................................... 293
Ve hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ Boost tech nology) .................... 296
Overview of status displa yson the driver
display ........................................................ 297 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 298
Overview and operation .............................. 298
Sy stem settings ...........................................3 11
Na vigation and traf fic .................................. 315
Te lephone .................................................. .321
Mercedes me and apps .............................. 324
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem ...... 332
Ra dio, media & TV...................................... 340
Sound settings ........................................... 346 Main
tenance and care ............................. 347
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ .347
Engine compartment .................................. 348
Cleaning and care ....................................... 353 Breakdown assistance
............................360
Emergency ................................................. .360
Flat tyre ...................................................... 362
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 368
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 374
Electrical fuses ........................................... 378 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 383
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .383
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .383
No tes on snow chains ................................ 383
Ac tivating or deacti vating snow chain
mode .......................................................... 384
Ty re pressure .............................................. 384
Wheel change ............................................ .387
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 396 Contents
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1
Climate cont rolre ar operating unit →
173
2 Electronics compartment in the cent recon‐
sole
230 V soc ket →
14 4
3 V Selects the front passenger seat →
111
4 s Switches there ar seat ventilation
on/o ff →
12 6
5 w Switches there ar seat heating on/off →
124 6
Adjusts there ar seats electrically →
111
7 Memory function in there ar compartment →
13 2
8 Stow age box in the seat backrest
Re frigerator box →
14 5
9 Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
A MBUX rear tablet brac ket
B Cup holder At
aglance – Control settings in there ar passenger compartment 17

Alw
ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (/ page478) when orde ring Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase ag reement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. To
uch-sensitive controls
In addition tocon ventional switches and but‐
to ns, your vehicle is equipped with touch-sensi‐
tive cont rols.
These are located in thefo llowing areas of your
ve hicle:
R Roof and door contro l panel
R Climate control
R Steering wheel
R MBUX multimedia sy stem
The controls ha vetouch-sensitive user inter face
su rfaces. The sur faces are controlled bypress‐
ing or swiping toadjust settings or totrig ger
functions, forex ample.
In the area of theto uchsc reen, you also recei ve
haptic feedback in thefo rm of a pulse or a vibra‐
tion, or the sur face stru cture changes on the
to uch-sensitive user inter face su rface, forex am‐
ple. Yo
ure cei vehaptic feedback in thefo llowing sit‐
uations, forex ample:
R When pressing a button on the user inter face
su rface
R When sc rolling in a list or table
R When reaching a new area on the user inter‐
fa ce su rface, e.g. a pop-up wind ow
When handling touch-sensitive user inter face
su rfaces, obse rveth efo llowing points toavoid
problems operating:
R Do not af fix st icke rs or similar objects on the
sur faces.
R Keep the sur faces pr otected from moisture
and wet conditions.
R Keep the sur faces free of du stand dirt.
Some touch-sensitive cont rol elements ha ve a
symbol and integrated indicator lamps. When
operating, make sure topress on the symbol of
th e control element. General no
tes23

tion, number of wheel
revo lutions or thefa s‐
te ned seat belts displ ay
R ambient conditions, such as temp erature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
General ly,th e use of these data is temp orar y;
th ey will not be stored be yond the period of
operation and will only be processed within the
ve hicle itself. Control units of ten contain da ta
memories forve hicle keys,fo rex ample. Their
use permits thete mp orary or permanent docu‐
mentation of tech nical information about the
ve hicle's operating state, component loads,
main tenance requ irements and tech nical events
or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llow‐
ing data are stored:
R operating status of sy stem components,
such as fill le vels, tyre pressure or battery
st atus
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant sy stem
components, such as lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag deployment or the inter ven‐
tion of stability control sy stems R
information on events leading tovehicle
damage
In cer tain cases, it may be requiredtostore data
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only tem‐
poraril y.This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, forex ample.
If yo u use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work,st ored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, such as workshops
and manufacturers or third parties, such as
breakdown services. The same is true in the
case of warranty claims and quality assurance
measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the
legally prescribed port forth e diagnostics con‐
nection in theve hicle. The operational data that
are read out document tech nical states of the
ve hicle or of individual components and assist in
th e diagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rranty obligations and quality impr ovement.
To that end, these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nical events, mal‐ functions and
other faults may be transmitted
along with theve hicle identification number to
th e manufacturer. Furthermore, the manufac‐
turer is subject toproduct liability. Forth is rea‐
son the manufacturer also uses operational data
from theve hicle, forex ample, forre calls. These
da ta can also be used toexamine the cus tom‐
er's warranty and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet or at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Con venience and inf otainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individ‐
ual settings in theve hicle and change or reset
th em at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate control settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. General no
tes37

#
Tofold back: press button 1. #
Fold down the head restra int comple tely.
The centre headrestra int has a usage position
and a non-usage position. The usage position is
th e upright position in which the head restra int
is loc ked; the non-usage position is the position
in which the head restra int is folded down wards.
When the cent reseat is used, the head restra int
must be in the upright, loc ked usage position. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
Ad justing the air cushions. #
Onthe cor responding menu, adjust the air
cushions forLumbar, Shoulders orSide bol-
sters.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Heating settings. #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat.
% The seat heating balance can be set in the
Seat climate control menu inthere ar.
Coupling neck heat toseat heating #
Select Additional neck warmer. #
Switch the function forth e desired seat on or
off.
If th e function is active, the neck heat of the
additional cushion has been coupled tothe
seat heating. Setting automatic seat adjust
ment &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the cen‐
tral displa y.
or 12 2
Seats and stowing

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Make sure that thefilter is ins talled
cor rectly and thefilter housing in the engine
compartment is closed cor rectly using the cap
and alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use
fi lters recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar‐
ri ed out at a qualified specialist workshop. Overview of
the THERM OTRO NIC air condi‐
tioning control panel 1
s Increases thete mp erature
2 0 Switches the synchronisation function
on/off (/ page175)
3 Switches clima
tecontrol on/off
(/ page 173)
4 ¿ Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 174) 5
¬ Demists the windscreen
6 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 175)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 J Increases the air flow or switches on
climate contro l (/page 173)
9 r Reduces thete mp erature
A Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode, right (/ page174)
B ± Calls up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 174)
C Ã Sets clima tecontrol toautomatic
mode, left (/ page174)
D I Reduces the air flow or switches off cli‐
mate contro l(/ page 173) 17 2
Climate cont rol

Overview of
there ar operating unit 1
Sets air distribution tothe cent reand side
air vents in there ar passenger compart‐
ment, left
2 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passenger
compartment, left 3
Sets the air flow inthere ar passenger com‐
partment, left, or swit ches climate control
on/off (/ page174)
4 Switches climate control on/off
(/ page 174)
Switches residual heat on/off (/ page176)
5 Sets the air flow inthere ar passenger com‐
partment, right, or switches climate control
on/off (/ page174)
6 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passenger
compartment, right
7 Sets air distribution tothe cent reand side
air vents in there ar passenger compart‐
ment, right
8 Sets rear climate control toautomatic mode,
ri ght
9 Sets the air distribution totheright rear foot‐
we llve nts
A Synchronisation is acti vated (/ page175)
B Sets the air distribution tothere ar left foot‐
we llve nts
C Sets rear climate control toautomatic mode,
left The settings
forth e second rowof seats can be
configured via there ar operating unit, the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page175) or the MBUX rear
ta blet depending on theve hicle's equipment. Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off Switching on climate control
#
Set the air flow toleve l 1 or higher via J
on the climate bar on the cent ral display
or #
Press Ã, s,ror±.
Switching off clima tecont rol #
Set the air flow toleve l 0 via Ionthe cli‐
mate bar on the cent ral display
or #
Press .
If climate control is switched off, the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate con‐
trol off only brie fly. Climate cont
rol17 3

Switching climate control on/off via
there ar
operating unit #
Toswitch on: press button 4.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l 1 or higher using but‐
to ns 3 and 5.
or #
Press buttons 2,6,8orC. #
Toswitch off: press button 4.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l 0 using buttons 3
and 5.
% Ifre ar climate control is swit ched off via but‐
to n4, OFF will be shown on there ar dis‐
pla y. Calling up
the air conditioning menu The air conditioning menu can be called up via
th
e air conditioning line. The air conditioning line
is alw ays shown on the lo wer edge of the cent ral
displa y. #
Select theClimate menu entryinthe air con‐
ditioning line.
The First row of seats menu is opened. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Depending on theex tern al conditions, impr oved
cooling and dehumidi fication of the interior air
are suppor ted when the A/C function is activa‐
te d. #
Select A/C(A/C). Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set vehicle interior tem‐
perature is controlled auto matically and main‐
ta ined at a con stant le velby the air supply. #
Press AUTO onthe climate bar on the cent ral
displa y. %
You can inc rease or reduce the air flow by
pressing Konthe climate bar on the mul‐
timedia sy stem. #
Toswitch tomanual ope ration: switch off
au tomatic mode or adju stan aspect of air
distribution, e.g. P. Setting
the air distribution Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Climate menu #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select ¯,P
or O. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate control forth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.Ho wever,at least
one zone is alw ays active.
The ¯ climate contro lfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth efirs t seat row. 174
Climate cont rol