2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

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Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
Setting the normal position #
Push button 3towa rdsth ere ar and hold it
in this position.
The front passen ger seat will mo vetothe
th re shold of the area forch auf feur mode. The head
restra int on the front passenger
side will be mo ved into the upright position.
The front passenger seat will then mo vefur‐
th er towa rdsth ere ar.
or #
Brief lypush button 2towa rdsth ere ar.
The front passenger seat will mo veautomati‐
cally totheth re shold of the area forch auf‐
fe ur mode. The head restra int on the front
passenger side will be mo ved into the upright
position.
% You can also set the normal position from
th e front passenger seat. Todo so, press any
button on the door operating unit on the
front passenger side. #
Call up the settings with the memory func‐
tion (/ page132).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 76). Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat luxury head
re stra ints mechanically &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
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WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor‐
re ctly adjus ted head restra ints
If head restra ints ha venot been adjus ted
cor rectly, there is an increased risk of injury
in the head and neck area, e.g. in theev ent
of an accident or sudden braking. #
Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Ad
just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
At taching and removing the additional cush‐
ion of the front-seat luxury head restra int #
Position head restra int 2 asfarfo rw ards as
possible. #
Toattach the additional cushion: openVel‐
cro strip 4 onthere ar of additional cushion
1. #
Guide Velcro strip 4 between head restra int
2 and strip 3. #
Close Velcro strip 4. #
Change the position of the additional
cushion: moveadditional cushion 1up or
down. #
Toremo veadditional cushion: openVelcro
st rip 4 of additional cushion 1. #
Remo veadditional cushion 1.
Lo weri ngthere ar seat head restra ints elec‐
trically from the front compa rtment
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Ad
justing the rear seat outer head restra ints
manually #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int upwards and
let it engage. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row. #
Push the head restra int down and let it
engage. #
Toadjust the angle of the head restra int:
pull or push the head restra int in the direc‐
tion of ar row2.
Ad justing the ou ter luxury head restra ints of
th ere ar seats mechanically #
Toadjust the angle of the head restra int:
pull or push the head restra int in the direc‐
tion of ar row1. At
taching and removing the additional cush‐
ion of the head restra int in there ar comp art‐
ment (individual seats) #
Position head restra int 2 asfarfo rw ards as
possible. #
Toattach the additional cushion: openVel‐
cro strip 4 onthere ar of additional cushion
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Guide Velcro strip 4 between head restra int
2 and strip 3. #
Close Velcro strip 4. #
Change the position of the additional
cushion: moveadditional cushion 1up or
down. #
Toremo veadditional cushion: openVelcro
st rip 4 of additional cushion 1.#
Remo veadditional cushion 1.
At taching hea ted additional cushion
In vehicles with electrically adjus table head
re stra ints, you can heat the additional cushion. #
Attach the additional cushion tothe head
re stra int as desc ribed. #
Movethe head restra int totheve ry top. #
Push press-studs 2onthe additional strip
into coun terp ieces 1onthe head restra int. #
Movethe head restra int tothe desired
height. #
Toswitch neck heating from the addi‐
tional cushion on/off: make surethat
press- studs 2onthe additional strip are
cor rectly pushed into counterpieces 1on
th e head restra int. #
Ensure that the "Couple neck heat toseat
heating" function is active (/ page122). #
Activate or deacti vate the seat heating
(/ page 124). Fo
lding the centre head restra int into posi‐
tion and folding it back mechanically #
Tofold into position: pullthe head restra int
upwards until it engages. Seats and
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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
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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.
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b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Seat
5 Position seat automatically
Ad justing driver's seat and steering wheel
position tobody size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat
and steering wheel position on the basis of the
driver's body size and sets this directly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning.
The driver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjus tedto the body size that has been
set.
% Ifth e driver's seat and steering wheel posi‐
tion calculated bytheve hicle is not practical or comfor
table, it can be manually changed
at any time via the control buttons.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the operating switches.
% You can also configure these settings via the
Mercedes me user account foryo ur user
profile. By syn chronising the profiles in the
ve hicle and the Mercedes me connect pro‐
fi les, you can car ryover these settings for
yo ur vehicle. Further information about syn‐
chro nising user profiles . Setting automatic adjustment of the lateral
suppo
rt(active multicontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
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Seat #
Select Dynamic multicontour seat.
Wi th th is function, the lateral support of the
active multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐
te dto the driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select the desired setting. Overview of massa
geprog rammes R
Hot Relaxing back: Based on hot stone mas‐
sage, the programme combines heat and
massage. It starts bymassaging the bac k.In
addition, warm pressure points become
noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Hot Relaxing shoulders Combination of heat
and massage. It starts bymassaging the
shoulders . In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic
area.
R Activating Massage Activating massa gewith
upward-m oving massage waves.
R Classic Massage Relaxing back massage.
R Wave Massage Regenerating massa gevia
massa gewav es across the back and in the
seat cushion.
R Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage with
upward-moving massage waves. Can pro‐
mo teslo wer,deeper respiration. This can Seats and
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impr
ovethe supply of oxygentocells and the
brain.
R Workout, backrest andWorkout, cushion
These prog rams requ ireyour cooperation.
Alternating between tensing and releasing
helps toimpr oveblood flow to yo ur muscles.
Press against a pressure point as soon as
yo ufe el it toactivate bac k,abdominal and
leg muscles.
R Depth waves :Wa ve-like mo vements in the
cushion can promo teblood flow and me ta‐
bolic processes in the lo wer back and legs.
R Deep workout: Connect theWorkout, back-
rest totheWorkout, cushion. The vibrating
massage in the cushion intensifies the ef fec‐
tiveness of tensing and releasing muscles
when youte nse against the pressure point.
This supports me tabolic processes and blood
fl ow inthe seat area and legs.
R Calf massage (rear): calf massage using
vibration. Can support me tabolic processes
and there ve rseflow of blood.
R Wave Massage (rear): Combines the vibration
of the calf massage with the Classic Massage from
the backrest in there ar passenger com‐
partment. Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
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Massage #
Select a massage programme (/ page123). #
Start the programme forth e desired
seat ;. #
Toset the massage intensit y:switch High
intensity on or off .
% Forth ere ar seats, the massage prog rammes
can be selected on thefo llowing devices (if
av ailable):
R Onthere ar displa ys
R Onthe MBUX rear tablet
The selection is made in the same way as
on there ar displa ysforth ere ar seats on
th e second rowof seats. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
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Seat #
Select Reset. #
Select ßforth e desired seat. Switching
the seat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limi‐
te dte mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
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NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating may occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Makesure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are off, the seat heating is switched
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