2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG light

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stem limits
Ro ute guidance with augmented reality is not
av ailable in some situations, e.g. in theeve nt of
poor sa tellite reception or roads that ha venot
been digitised.
Vi sibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R Driver camera and multifunction camera
recording
R The extent towhich the windscreen in the
area of the multifunction camera is dirty, or if
th e camera is mis ted up, damaged or
obscured.
Fu rther sy stem limits of the head-up display
(/ page 293). Operating
the head-up display Selecting display content of
the head-up dis‐
play via the menu bar of the driver display #
Press theò main menu button on the
left. #
Toselect the menu bar of the head-up dis‐
pla y:swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch-
Control. #
Toswitch between types of display con‐
te nt on the head-up displa y:swipe tothe
left or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
The head-up displ aysho wsa pr eview of the
selected display contents af ter each swipe. #
Press thea button toconfirm the desired
conte nt.
Switching back tothe driver display #
Press theG orò button. Setting
the position and brightness #
Onthe menu bar of the head-up displa y,
select theSettings menubyswiping tothe
left or right. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The cur rent position and brightness settings
will be displ ayed graphically on the head-up
display as well as on the driver displa y. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetotheright
or left on the left-hand Touch Control.
The settings configured for position and
brightness will be sa ved automatically. #
Press theG ora button toexitthe
settings.
% Ve
hicles with augmented reality func‐
tion: when the position is adjus ted, thest a‐
tus bar will be mo ved upward and the display
area reduced. This may impair visibility of
th e augmented reality slightl y. Driver display
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The MBUX Interior Assis
tant de tects the pres‐
ence of the front vehicle occupants using a 3D
laser camera. The Assis tant interpr ets natural
hand, head and body mo vements cont extually or
upon theex plicit requ est of theve hicle occu‐
pants. The Assis tant can thus automatically trig‐
ge rve hicle interior functions and assist appropri‐
ately tothe situation.
The Assis tant recognises driver and front
passenger interactions. Cameras
1are loca ted in theove rhead control
panel. The Assis
tant supports vehicle and inf otainment
functions at thre e interaction le vels:
R INTELLIGENT
The Assis tant recognises vehicle occupants
automatically and activates functions.
R REACTIVE
The Assis tant recognises the natural body
language of a vehicle occupant and car ries
out functions automaticall y,appropriate to
th e situation.
R CONTAC TLESS
The vehicle occupant actively requ ests a
function using a hand mo vement or pose.
The Assis tant of fers functions forth efo llowing:
R SAFETY
The Assis tant supports vehicle occupants
with the use of restra int sy stems.
R COMFORT
The Assis tant enhances comfort byautomat‐
ing functions inside theve hicle and support‐
ing natural interaction with theve hicle.
R INFOTAINMENT Ope
rating options or information are high‐
lighted and/or shown on the cent ral display
as your hand approaches. The vehicle occu‐
pants can car ryout a favo urite function with
a hand pose.
Sy stem limits, display messages and no tes
fo rre ctification
The er ror messa ges are shown in the cent ral dis‐
pla y.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera in theove rhead control panel
may heat up due tooperating conditions. As
a re sult the camera may switch off temp ora‐
ri ly , particular lyduring longer periods of
operation and at high outside temp eratures.
Do not touch or co verth e camera and wait
until the camera has cooled down and is
av ailable again.
The Interior Assistant is temporarily unavaila-
ble. You will be informed as soon as the func-
tion is available again. message appears. MBUX multimedia sy
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Yo
ure cei vea message when the camera is
av ailable again.
R The camera is co vered or dirty, mis ted up or
scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down
before cleaning the camera co ver.
The Interior Assistant is temporarily unavaila-
ble. Please refer to the Owner's Manual mes‐
sage appears.
Clean the outside of the camera co ver with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use microfi‐
bre clo ths. Do notremo vethe co ver when
cleaning.
R Ave hicle occupant is very large. Cl othing
being worn(glo ves, hat, scarf, colour of
clo thing) or objects car ried on a person, for
ex ample a watch wi tha lar geface, are af fect‐
ing the camera vie w.Or the de tection range
of the camera is restricted.
The Availability of the Interior Assistant is
limited for the driver. Please see the Own-
er's Manual message appea rs.
Ke ep the camera's field of vision clear. R
The camera is not operational.
The Interior Assistant unavailable. Please
visit a workshop. message appears.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service cent re. Anticipatory
exitwa rning (SAFETY/reactive) Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Active Blind
Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning.
R Active Blind Spot Assi stis activated
(/ page 255).
R The vehicle is equipped with active ambient
lighting or ambient lighting.
% Obser vethe information on the sy stem limits
of Active Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
(/ page 251).
The function can warnvehicle occupants about a
possible collision with an approaching vehicle or
bicycle when they ex itth eve hicle. As soon as
the driver or front passenger mo ves
th eir hand towa rdsth e door handle, depending
on theve hicle equipment, thefo llowing warnings
are issued:
R The active ambient lighting or ambient light‐
ing flashes red.
R The warning lamp in the outside mir ror
fl ashes red.
R When the door is opened, a warning tone
sounds.
% The visual warning is thus already given
before the door is opened.
% Further information on Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning (/ page 251) and
on ambient lighting (/ page162). Switching
there ading light and sear chlight
and on or off Re
quirements:
R For the reading light: the driver's and front
passenger's hand mo vement take s place
under the inside rearview mir ror. 304
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R
For the sear chlight: the function is availa‐
ble in theve hicle when it is dar k.
R The front passenger seat is not occupied or a
ch ild is sitting in a child restra int sy stem.
R The hand mo vement is made bythe driver in
th e interaction area abo vethe front
passenger seat.
Switching there ading light on and off Carr
ying out operation of there ading light forthe
driver and front passenger #
Moveyour hand up and down vertically under
th e inside review mir ror.
The reading light is swit ched on or off. Switching
the sear chlight on and off Interaction area
for activating the sear chlight #
Toswitch on: reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on automatically
fo rth e driver. #
Toswitch off: take a hand back away from
th e front passenger seat.
The sear chlight is switched off again. Au
tomatic preselection of the outside mir ror
(COMFORT/reactive) Unti
l now,toset the outside mir rorth e desired
mir ror had tobe selected using a preselection
button in the driver's door.
Wi th th e MBUX Interior Assis tant, the mir rorto
be set is preselected automatically bythe natu‐
ra l mo vement of your head tothe left or right.
When the hand touches the button for adju sting
th e outside mir ror,th e LED under the button of
th e preselected mir ror side lights up.
Use the button toset the position of the active
outside mir ror.
% Preselection of the outside mir ror using but‐
to ns is still possible. Further information on
adjusting the outside mir rors ( / page 168).
% The driver camerais also used forth is appli‐
cation. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
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 #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre‐
ve nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile. User profiles and user-specific content
Prerequisites
forth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R You ha vea Mercedes me PIN.
R You ha veagreed tothete rm s of use.
User profiles sa vepersonal settings. If theve hi‐
cle is used byseveral people, a person can
ch ange their profile settings without changing
th e settings of other users.
Yo u can individualise a user profile in theve hicle
using the set-up assis tant or using the settings
in your user profile. Some settings, e.g. the
Mercedes me PIN and a profile pho toare made
in the Mercedes me app or in the Mercedes me
Po rtal.
User-specific con tent and applications wi thper‐
sonal data are pr otected bydiffere nt le vels of
security. Toaccess pr otected conte nt,the
Mercedes me PIN and, depending on theve hicle
equipment, biometric sensors can be used.
% The security le vel is set bythe multimedia
sy stem and calculated from the combination of all sensor inputs. Some security le
vels
cannot be turned off.
% When a user profile is activated, thefo llow‐
ing personalised com fort systems, forex am‐
ple, can be adjus ted or their settings loaded:
R Seat
R Ambient light
R Outside mir rors
R Blinds
R Air conditioning adjustment
If th e user profile is activated when driving
th en the driver's seat position will not be
adjus ted.
Depending on theve hicle equipment you can, as
a user, sa vethefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R Driver's seat, steering wheel and mir ror set‐
tings
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R Radio (including station list)
R Suggestions and favo urites 308
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#
Select ¥Replace route .
The selected destination address is set as a
new destination. Route guidance begins.
Selecting a route type #
Select Zinthe navigation menu
(/ page 316). #
Select Route.
The route is calculated as a fast route with a
sho rtjou rney time. The trailer mode can be
used if a trailer has been coupled wi th the
ve hicle. If available, you can select online
ro utes. Traf fic announcements forth ero ute
are take n into account via Dynamic route
guidance r.
% Trailer mode and online routes are not availa‐
ble in all countries and for all vehicles.
Calculating alternative routes #
Select Zinthe navigation menu. #
Select View. #
Activate Overview of route after start.
Alternati veroutes are calculated forev ery
ro ute. Selecting alternative
routes
% IfOverview of route after start has been
switched on and a route has been calcula‐
te d, the function is available. #
Select ¡inthe navigation menu. #
Select Other routes. #
When the alternative routes ha vebeen calcu‐
lated, display thero ute in the navigation win‐
dow byswiping totheright or left. #
Select Start.
Ac tivating a commuter route
% A user profile has been created and Allow
destination suggestions has been activated
in the user options (/ page 309).Route
guidance is not active. #
Select Zinthe navigation menu. #
Select Route. #
Activate Activate commuter route .
The navigation sy stem automatically de tects
th at theve hicle is on a commuter route. Fo
rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without active route guidance. #
Toselect or dele tea commuter route:
selectStart or¨.
Av oiding or using route sections, e.g. mo tor‐
ways orferries #
Select Zinthe navigation menu. #
Select Route. #
Select Avoid options. #
Activate or deacti vate theavo id option.
Ac tivating route guidance with augmented
re ality #
Tap on ¨ inthe map.
The indicator lamp lights up blue.
The video image of the augmented reality
camera is shown on the cent ral display
before a turning manoeuvre. The video image
includes additional information. #
Toreturn tothe navigation map: tap on
¨ again.
The indicator lamp is not lit. MBUX multimedia sy
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The traf
fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. The smallest value forth e display for
traf fic del ays is a minute.
Displaying hazard warnings
If hazard warnings are available these can be
shown as symbols on the map. The display
depends on the settings forth eTraffic incidents
option. #
Set the option using Z.
If th e option is activated, all of the symbols
are shown.
If th e option is deactivated, the symbols are
only shown when there is a hazard warning.
The following hazards may be shown on the
map:
R Accidents and breakdowns
R Fog and ice
R Hazards repor ted manually
R Vehicle with active hazard warning light
R Mobile roadwor ks Displaying online map contents #
Select Zinthe navigation menu. #
Select View. #
Select Map symbols . #
Switch on an online service, e.g. Weather.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver.
The service information is not shown in all
map scales, e.g. weather symbols or petrol
st ation prices. Te
lephone Te
lephony Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you could be di
stra cted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from
ope rating mobile communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
Mobile communications devices distract the
driver from the traf fic situation. This could
also cause the driver tolose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthe driver, only operate mobile com‐
munications devices when theve hicle is
st ationar y. #
As a vehicle occupant, only use mobile
communications devices in the areas MBUX multimedia sy
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R
Nearest Mercedes-Benz service centre
R Other products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transfer red during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre (/ page 328).
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Re quirements:
R Access toa GSM network is available.
R The contract partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automati‐
call y.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
© #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af ter confirmation, the multimedia sy stem
sends there qu ired vehicle data. The data
transfer is shown in the cent ral displa y. Then,
you can select a service and be connected
to a specialist at the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre.
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
af te r automatic accident or breakdown
de tection
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has de tected an accident or
breakdown situation.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The hazard warning lights are switched on.
% This function is not available in all countries.
The vehicle can de tect accident or breakdown
situations under cer tain circums tances.
In theeve nt an accident or breakdown is de tec‐
te d, the emer gency guide sho wssafety no tes in
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
Af terqu itting the emer gency guide displ ayon
th e multimedia sy stem, a prom ptappears asking
whe ther youwo uld like toget support from the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre. #
Select Call.
R Afteryo ur agreement, or if the Mercedes
me connect service "Accident and Break‐
down Management" is active, theve hicle
data is transfer red automatically
(/ page 325).
R The Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
ta ke syo ur call and or ganises the break‐
down and accident assis tance.
Yo u may be charge dfo rth ese services.
% Depending on the se verity of the accident,
an automatic emer gency call can be initi‐
ated. This has prio rity over all other active
calls.
% In addition, if the Mercedes me connect
service "Telediagnostics" is active, a similar
prom ptcan appear af ter a delay in theeve nt
of a breakdown. If you are already in contact
with the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre or
ha ve already recei ved support, this prom pt
can be igno red or declined. MBUX multimedia sy
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