2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG ECO mode

Microsleep de
tection also does not function
when the driver camera cann otdetect theey es
of the driver, as a result of thefo llowing factors,
fo rex ample:
R The driver's eyes are co vered due tothe
st eering column position, forex ample.
R Poor lighting conditions.
R Some types of spectacles or sunglasses.
R The driver's line of vision is outside the driver
camera's field of vision.
Also obser veany information rega rding display
messages that can be displa yed in the driver dis‐
pla y.
The tiredness and alertness assessment of
AT TENTION ASSIST with microsleep de tection is
re set and restar ted when continuing the journey
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u swit choff the engine.
R Ifyo u unfas tenyo ur seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochange drivers or take a
break). Setting
ATTENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
ATTENTION ASSIST
Setting the sensitivity #
Tapth e cur rent setting. #
Select Standard orSensitive .
Ac tivating/deactivating the mic rosleep
wa rning #
Activate/deactivate Microsleep warning. Limiter
Fu
nction of the limiter
The limiter restricts the speed of theve hicle. To
re duce the speed tothe set speed, the limiter
applies the brakes automaticall y.
Yo u can limit the speed as follo ws:
R Variable: for a short-term speed restriction,
e.g. in built-up areas
R Perm anen t:for a longer-term speed restric‐
tion, e.g. in winter tyre mode The
variable limiter is operated using the cor re‐
sponding steering wheel buttons (/ page 232).
Yo u can store any speed abo ve20 km/h up to
th e maximum design speed or up tothe set win‐
te r tyre limit. You can also per form settings
while theve hicle is stationary if theve hicle has
been star ted.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219).
Messages in the driver display
R È (gre y): variable limiter is selec ted but
not yet acti vated.
R È (flashes gr ey):va riable limiter is temp o‐
rari lypassive.
R È (green): variable limiter is activated.
A stored speed appears under theÈ display
and is indicated in the speedome ter.
When the driving speed is greater than the
st ored speed, theÈ display flashes. 228
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ically
follow theve hicle in front when driving off
again within 30 seconds. If a critical situation is
de tected in the sur rounding area when driving
off, such as a person in theve hicle path, a visual
and acoustic warning is given indicating that the
driver must now take control of theve hicle. The
ve hicle is not accelerated any fur ther.
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is ready to
pull away when the green çvehicle symbol
fl ashes cyclicall y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219). Driver display in
theAssistance menu 1
Vehicle in front
2 Distance indica tor
3 Set specified di stance
Ve hicle de tected in front 1is highlighted in
green. It may also be in the lane tothe left of
yo ur vehicle in situations where it is not permit‐
te dto ov ertake on theright, forex ample on
mo torw ays.
Pe rm anent status display
R ç (white): Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC selected, speci fied dis tance set R
ç (gre en): Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC acti ve, specified dis tance set and
ve hicle de tected
The stored speed is shown under the permanent
st atus display and highlighted on the speedome‐
te r.When Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is
passi ve,th est atus display is greye d out.
If th e speed of theve hicle in front or the speed
adjustment is less than thestored speed due to
th ero ute event ahead, the segments in the
speedome ter light up.
When the set specified dis tance is increased or
decreased, theÒ display brief lyappears
under theve hicle in the permanent status dis‐
pla y.
% On mo torw ays or high-speed major roads,
th e green çvehicle symbol is displa yed
cyclically when theve hicle is ready topull
aw ay.
% Ifyo u depress the accelerator pedal be yond
th e setting of theAc tive Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC, the sy stem is switched topas‐
sive mode. The çsuspended message
appears on the driver displa y.230
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Deactivating
Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC or the variable limi ter &
WARNING Risk of an accident due to
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC being
acti vewhen you lea vethe driver's seat
If yo u lea vethe driver's seat while theve hicle
is being braked byActive Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC only, theve hicle can rollaw ay. #
Alw ays deactivate Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC and secure theve hi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
before you lea vethe driver's seat. #
Press ±.
% Ifyo u brake, deactivate ESP ®
or if ESP ®
inter venes, Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC is deacti vated. The variable lim‐
iter is not deactivated.
Fu nction of Active Speed Limit Assi st
If speed limit change between 20 km/h and
13 0 km/h is de tected and the automatic adop‐
tion of speed limits is active, it will be automati‐ cally adop
ted as thestored speed
(/ page 236).
The driven speed is adjus ted when theve hicle is
le ve l with the traf fic sign at the latest. In the
case of signs indicating entry into an urban area,
th e speed is adap ted according tothe speed
permitted within the urban area. The speed limit
display in the driver display is alw ays updated
when theve hicle is le vel with the traf fic sign.
If yo u are driving on German mo torw ays and
th ere is no speed limit, the sy stem uses the
speed stored on an unlimited stre tch of road as
th ere commended speed. If you do not alter the
st ored speed on an unlimited stre tch of road, the
re commended speed is 130 km/h.
If Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC has been
put into passi vemode bypressing the accelera‐
to r pedal, only speed limits which are higher
th an the set speed are adop ted.
The maximum permissible speed does not take
th ero ad condition and cur rent we ather and traf‐
fi c conditions into account. Adjust your speed
accordin gly, when necessar y. Obser
vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem limits of Traf fic Sign Assi stapply to
th e de tection of traf fic signs (/ page 247).
Speed limits bel ow20 km/h are not auto mati‐
cally adop tedby the sy stem as thestored speed.
Te mp orary speed restrictions (e.g. for a cer tain
time or due towe ather conditions) cannot be
proper ly detected bythe sy stem. The maximum
permissible speed applying toave hicle with a
trailer is not de tected bythe sy stem.
Ad just the speed in these situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toActive
Speed Limit Assi stadapting theve hicle's
speed
The speed adop tedby Active Speed Limit
Assi stmay be too high or incor rect in some
individual cases, su chas:
R at speed limits below 20 km/h 234
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hitch and
the electrical connection has been
cor rectly es tablished
In these situations the driver must inter vene
acco rdingly. &
WARNING Risk of accident in spi teof
ro ute-based speed adap tation
Ro ute-based speed adap tation can malfunc‐
tion or be temp orarily una vailable in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
R Ifth e driver does not follow the calcula‐
te dro ute
R If map data is not up-to-date or available
R Intheeve nt of roadwor ks
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth e accelera tor pedal is depressed
R Intheeve nt of electronical lydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adapt the speed tothe traf fic situation. Setting
Active Di stance Assist DIST RONIC
driving styles
Re quirements:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Driving 5
Active Distance Assist
Selecting a driving style #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT based ,Dynamic or
Comfort.
Setting speed adaptation #
Select When cornering etc. orFor limits .
When these functions are active, theve hicle
speed is adjus ted according toaro ute event
ahead or tospeed limits de tected byTraf fic
Sign Assi st.
% When one of thefo llowing sy stems is active,
th e de tected speed can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC R
Variable limiter
Fu rther information about Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC (/ page 232).
% Further information on speed adap tation
(/ page 235).
Fu nction of Active Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assi sthelps you when in traf‐
fi c jams on multi-lane roads with separate car ria‐
ge wa ys by automatically pulling away within
60 seconds and with moderate steering
manoeuvres. It orients itself using theve hicle in
front and lane markings. Active Traf fic Jam
Assi stautomatically main tains a safe dis tance
from theve hicle in front and vehicles cutting in.
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assi strequ iresyou, as the
driver, tokeep your hands on thesteering wheel
at all times so that you are able tointer vene at
any time tocor rect the course of theve hicle and
ke ep it in lane.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219). 236
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The
following user-specific con tent and applica‐
tions are pr otected, forex ample:
R User selection and user profile settings
R The teaching-in of biom etric senso rs
R Sug gestions
The data and de term ination of the most
probable navigation destinations, media
sources, radio stations, con tacts and mes‐
sages are pr otected.
R ENERG IZINGCOACH
The recorded health da taand their eva luation
are pr otected.
R Mercedes me connect store
The pur chase of services is pr otected. #
Switch Protect content on or off.#
Switch Access protection on or off.
% When access pr otection is switched off, your
user profile can be accessed and changed
from everyvehicle seat.
% Access pr otection is switched on or off on a
ve hicle-specific basis. Te
aching in, editing and deleting biometric
data
The biometric data models are sa ved in the sen‐
sors in theve hicle. If recognition has been
ta ught-in, this sensor ser ves as a contri butory
fa ctor for auth entication on the multimedia sys‐
te m. #
Select Biometric data. #
Select Fingerprint recognition ,Facial recog-
nition orVoice recognition.
% If necessar y,authenticate yourself on the
multimedia sy stem. #
Select Configure. #
Touse fingerprint: place and lift your finger
se veral times on thefingerprint sensor under
th eto uchsc reen .
The finger is scanned. If the scanning proce‐
dure is successful, a message appears on the
central displ ay.Yo u can unlo ckyour user pro‐
fi le and pr otected applications with your fin‐
ge r print. #
Touse face recognition: closethe driver's
door or fastenthe driver's seat belt. #
Look at the driver display for about five sec‐
onds.
Yo ur face is scanned. A message in the driver
display sho wswhe ther facial recognition was
successful or not. You can unlo ckyour user
profile and pr otected applications with the
fa cial scan. #
Touse voice recognition: speakthe sen‐
te nce shown on the cent ral display and fol‐
low the instructions of thevo ice assis tant.
If th evo ice recognition was successful, a
message appears onthe cent ral displa y.Yo u
can unlock your user profile and pr otected
applications with voice input.
% Avoid bac kground or disturbing noises dur‐
ing voice recognition. #
Todel ete biometric data: selectDelete. #
Select Ja(Yes).
Selecting a user
% When you call up your driver profile, the driv‐
er's seat and thesteering wheel can be set. 310
MBUX multimedia sy stem

R
The SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available
R A mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged
into the network with the second SIM card at
th e same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: https://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone/of the mobile
phone
2 Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone/of the mobile
phone (two phone mode)
3 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network 4
Battery status of the connected mobile
phone
5 Options
6 Messages
7 Calls up mydevices
8 Nume rical pad
9 Starts con tact sea rch
Te lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®
.
R Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode).
- You can use all the functions of the multi‐
media sy stem with bo thmobile phones.
R A mobile phone is connected as the car
phone. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 323

-
Deleting a calendar ent ry
R Displ ayand selection of tasks and calls to
compl ete
- Reading aloud
- Calling (requirement being that a tele‐
phone is connec ted and a telephone
number is sa ved)
- Deleting
R Marking ent ryinTasks & calls as completed
O
R Managing e-mails
-
Showing or reading e-mails
- Writing, answering and forw arding e-mails
% Alternativel y,yo u can record text contents
fo ryo ur e-mail via the MBUX Voice Assis tant
or via the dictation function.
% You can start the In-Car Of fice function
using theApps menu. Please no tethat cer‐
ta in functions are only available when the
ve hicle is stationar y. We
b br owser overview 1
Sear ch
2 Torefresh/s top
3 Prev ious website
4 Options
5 Settings %
Und erÄ you ha vethefo llowing options:
R Bookmarks
R Load mobile website
% Websites cann otbe shown while theve hicle
is in motion. Overview of smartphone integ
ration Wi
th Smartphone Integration, you can use cer‐
ta in functions on your mobile phone via the mul‐
timedia sy stem displa y.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Smartphone Integ ration tothe multime‐
dia sy stem. Also for use with two phone mode
with smartphone integration, only one additional
mobile phone can be connected using Blue‐
tooth ®
with the multimedia sy stem.
The full range of functions for Smartphone Inte‐
gration is only possible with an Internet connec‐
tion. The appro priate application must be down‐
loaded on the mobile phone touse Smartphone
In te gration. The mobile phone must be switched
on and connected tothe multimedia sy stem via
th e USB port using a suitable cable. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 331

Apps
for Smartphone Integration
R Mercedes-Benz Link (implementation of the
function using the Mercedes-Benz Link con‐
trol box)
R Apple CarPlay ®
(wireless connection via
Blue tooth ®
also possible)
R Android Auto(wireless connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
also possible)
% For saf etyre asons, thefirs t acti vation of
Me rcedes-Benz Link, Apple CarPlay ®
or
Android Autoon the multimedia sy stem
must be car ried out when theve hicle is sta‐
tionary and the parking brake is applied.
Yo u can start Smartphone In tegration using the
My devices menu.
Yo u can end Smartphone In tegr ation via theMy
devices orby disconnecting the connecting
cable between the mobile phone and multimedia
sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connection via the device manager or
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle
is stationar y. Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Smartphone Integration, cer tain
ve hicle data is transfer redto the mobile phone.
This enables youto getth e best out of selected
mobile phone services. Vehicle data is not
directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset .
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving R
Day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
R Drive type
The trans fer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
This da tais used bythe mobile phone to
impr ovethe accuracy of the navigation (e.g. for
continuation in a tunnel). Mercedes-Benz eme
rgency call sy stem Information on
available emer gency call sys‐
te ms Tw
o types of emer gency call sy stem are availa‐
ble to yo u intheve hicle:
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem 332
MBUX multimedia sy stem