2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

Fi
tting the wiper blades #
Inse rtthe new wiper blade into the wiper
arm in the direction of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind‐
screen. #
Switch on the ignition. #
Press theî button on the combination
switch.
The wiper arms will return tothe original
position. #
Switch the ignition off. Maintenance display #
Remo veprotective film 1 from the mainte‐
nance display on the tip of the newly fitted
wiper blades.
When the colour of the maintenance display
ch anges from black to yellow, the wiper blades
should be replaced. 16 6
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The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades
(MAGIC VISION CONT ROL) Moving
the wiper arms into there placement
position #
Switch the ignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch
(/ page 164).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there place‐
ment position. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Tobring the wiper blade into position to
be remo ved: hold the wiper arm firm ly in
one hand. With th eot her hand, turn the
wiper blade in the direction of ar row1
be yond the point of resis tance.
The wiper blade will engage in there mo val
position with a clic k. #
Toremo vethe wiper blade: pressrelease
knob 2, pull the wiper blade in the direction
of ar row3and remo ve.
Fi tting the wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade onto the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row1until release
knob 2engages. Light and sight
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#
Press the wiper blade onto the wiper arm in
th e direction of ar row3beyond the point of
re sis tance.
The wiper blade will engage wi tha noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the wind‐
screen. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
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‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Ad
justing the outside mir rors #
Use button 2or4 toselect the desired
mir ror.
% Invehicles with MBUX Interior Assis tant and
driver camera, there qu ired outside mir ror
can also be preselected au tomatical lyvia a
natural head mo vement tothe left or right
(/ page 305). 16 8
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#
Use button 1toadjust the position of the
selected mir ror.
Fo lding the outside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 3.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved briefly using button 3. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly.
Engaging the outside mir rors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disen‐
ga ge d, proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 3.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly click into place. The outside mir ror will
now be set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of acid bu rns and poi‐
soning due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror elec‐
trolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and
causes ir rita tion. It mu stnot come into con‐
ta ct wi thyour skin, eyes,respiratory or gans
or clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediately rinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, immediately rinse
th em thoroughly with clean water
and seek medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughl y.Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately. R
Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has been con taminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side will automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem will not go into anti-dazzle mode if:
R The engine is switched off.
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is swit ched on. Fr
ont-passenger outside mir ror parking posi‐
tion function The pa
rking position makes parking easier. Light and sight
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The front-passenger outside mir
ror will swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page170).
R the front-passen ger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
back toits original position when:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position.
R you are tra velling at a speed greaterth an
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side. St
oring the pa rking position of the front-
passenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar St
oring #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passen ger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.Calling up #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
into thestored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing #
Activate or deacti vate Automatic mirror fold-
in. 17 0
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Area permeable
to radiowav es on the
windscreen Ra
dio-contro lled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe
windscreen that are permeable toradio wav es.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the wind‐
screen is illuminated with an extern al light
source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infra redre flective windscreen Infrared-reflective windscreen function
The infra red-reflective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle inte‐
ri or.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. Light and sight
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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