2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG lights

Wa
rnings If
Traf fic Sign Assi stdetects a cor responding sit‐
uation, a triangle will be projected onto thero ad
in thefo llowing situations at speeds of at least
30 km/h:
R You are driving in the opposite direction to
th e permissible direction of tr avel, e.g. on a
mo torw ay slip road.
R You are driving towa rds a stop sign without
re ducing your speed.
R You are driving towa rds a red traf fic light
wi thout reducing your speed. Obser
vethe sy stem limits of Traf fic Sign Assi st
( / page 247).
Notes If
Traf fic Sign Assi stdetects a roadwor kszone,
th e sy stem will pr ovide support as follo ws:
R A cor responding symbol will be projected
onto thero ad when you en ter a roadwor ks
zone.
R When you drive thro ugh a roadwor kszone,
guide lines will be projected onto thero ad
th at roughly mat chthe width of theve hicle.
The guide lines will be suppressed for a while
on tight bends. Obser
vethe sy stem limits of Traf fic Sign Assi st
( / page 247).
Switching the Intelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Re quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED #
Activate or deacti vate Dynamic dipped beam. 15 8
Light and sight

%
Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamp s,
th e Intelligent Light Sy stem can be switched
on and off on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu.
Ac tivating or deactivating enhanced assis‐
tance functions
% The availability of the functions is dependent
on the count ry. #
Select Supporting projections .#
Activate or deacti vate the desired projection. #
Activate or deacti vate Projection when open-
ing/closing.
If th e locator lighting or theex terior switch-
off delay time is activated, a high-resolution
greeting or fare we ll scene will be pla yed back
fo r a short period of time when theve hicle is
opened or loc ked.
% More information on locator lighting
(/ page 161)
Mo reinformation on theex terior switch-off
delay time (/ page161) Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not
re act to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recog‐
nise them too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. #
Alw ays obser vethero ad and traf fic
conditions carefully and switch off the
high beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is on lyan aid.
Yo u are responsible for adju sting theve hicle's
lighting tothe pr evailing light, visibility and traf‐
fi c conditions. Light and sight
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Setting dipped beam
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED 5
Dipped beam #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamp s,
th e Intelligent Light Sy stem can be adjus ted
on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu. Setting
theex terior lighting switch-off delay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switch is in theà position. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Exterior lighting delayed switch off #
Set the switch-off delay time.
When theve hicle's engine is switched off,
th eex terior lighting will be activated forthe
set time. Ac
tivating/deactivating the locator lighting Re
quirements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting #
Activate or deacti vate Locator lighting.
When the function is activated, theex terior light‐
ing will light up for 40 seconds af terth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youstart theve hicle, the
locator lighting is switched off and automatic
driving lights are activated. Interior lighting
Ad
justing the in terior lighting 1
c
Switches the front interior lighting
on/off
2 u
Switches there ar interior lighting
on/off
3 |
Switches automatic interior lighting
control on/off #
Toswitch reading lamps on/off: holdyour
hand under there spective reading lamp 4
or 5. Light and sight
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Switching
the interior lighting switch-off
delay time on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or off.
When this function is active, the interior light‐
ing will light up for a short time af terthe
ve hicle is loc ked. Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 1
gWindsc reen wipers off
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer fluid
Ve hicles with MAGIC VISION CONTROL: in
position 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing
process is automatically triggered if dirt is de tec‐
te d on the windscreen unless theTop up
washer fluid message is being displa yed.
Cleaning the windscreen intensively
Fo r heavy soiling, you can clean the windscreen
intensively from an outside temp erature of 5°C. #
In a stationary vehicle, turn the combination
switch toposition 1,2or3. 16 4
Light and sight

#
Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds before the indi‐
cator lamp flashes yello w. #
Release the pr eviously pressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontrol 5from a di stance of
1 cm to8 cm towa rds button 1,2or3. #
Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until one of thefo llowing signals appears:
R Indicator lamp 4lights up green contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gramming was successful. Additionall y,
synchronisation of thero lling code with
th e door sy stem must also be car ried out. #
If indicator lamp 4does not light up or flash
green: repeat the procedure. #
Release all of the buttons.
% The remo tecontrol forth e door drive is not
included in the scope of delivery of the
ga rage door opener.
Synchronising thero lling code
Re quirements:
R The door sy stem uses a rolling code.
R The vehicle must be within range of the
ga rage door or door drive. R
The vehicle as well as persons and objects
are located outside thera nge of mo vement
of the door. #
Press the programming button on the door
drive unit.
Initiate the next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. #
Press pr eviously prog rammed button 1,2
or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.
When the door closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read the operating instructions
fo rth e door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog ramming the
re mo tecont rol #
Check if the transmit ter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted. #
Replace the batteries in remo tecontrol 5. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles
from a dis tance of 1 cm to8 cm front of the
inside rearview mir ror.Yo u should test eve ry
position for at least 25 seconds before trying
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Hold remo tecontrol 5atthe same angles
at various dis tances in front of the inside rear
view mir ror.Yo u should test eve ryposition
fo r at least 25 seconds before trying ano ther
position. #
Onremo tecontrols that transmit on lyfor a
limi ted period, press button 6onremo te
control 5again before transmission ends. #
Align the aerial line of the door opener unit
with there mo tecontrol.
% Support and additional information on pro‐
gramming:
R Onthe HomeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 354 65 or +49 (0) 6838 907-2 77
R Onthe Internet at https://
www.homelin k.com
Opening or closing the garage door
Requ irements:
R The cor responding button is programmed to
operate the door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th e door opens or closes. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes yellow af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds: press and hold
th e pr eviously pressed button again until the
door opens or closes.
Clearing thega rage door opener memo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been dele ted. Electric parking brake
Fu
nction of the electric pa rking brake (app ly‐
ing automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users. R
get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The elect
ric pa rking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position jand one of thefo llow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off. Driving and parking
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The seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page217).
In thefo llowing situations, the electric parking
brake is also applied:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toast andstill.
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta‐
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
st ationar y.
This is the case if one of thefo llowing conditions
is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R There is a sy stem malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hyperiod. When
the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the driver's
displa y.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off bythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brake function (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brake is released when the
fo llowing conditions are fulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The engine is running.
R The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelera tor pedal or you
shift from transmission position jtoh or
k when on le velground withthe driver's
door closed.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,the boot
lid must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inser ted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat. If
th e seat belt tongue is not inser ted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of
th efo llowing conditions must be fulfilled:
- You shift from transmission position j.
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
greater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the driver's display
goes out. 216
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App
lying/releasing the electric pa rking
brake manually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp lights up in the
driver's displa y. %
The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the indicator lamp is lit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the driver dis‐
play goes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is driving, theRelease
parking brake message is displa yed and the
re d! indicator lamp flashes.
When theve hicle has been braked to a
st andstill, the electric parking brake is
applied. The red! indicator lamp lights
up in the driver's displa y. Information on collision de
tection on a
pa rked vehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- aw ay pro‐
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
cei vea notification in the multimedia sy stem
when you swit chon the ignition.
Yo u will recei veinformation about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R The pa rked vehicle is mo ved, e.g. in a two-
st or ey garage.
% Deactivate tow- aw ay protection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If you deacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Yo u can permanently deactivate collision
de tection via the multimedia sy stem
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