2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG towing

There is a
risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alw aysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Obser
vethe no tes on the cup holders.
Ve hicles with automatic front passen ger air‐
bag shu toff:objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may inter fere with the function
of the automatic front passenger airbag shutoff
or damage the sy stem. Please obser vethe no tes
on the function of the automatic front passenger
airbag shutoff (/ page 50). *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armrest due to
body weight When
folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bybody weight. #
Do not sit or support yourself on the
re ar seat armrest. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or inju ry
when using the cup holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder cannot hold a container
secure while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the conta iner may be flung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle
occupants may come into contact with the
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo u could be distracted from traf fic condi‐
tions and you may lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers
of theright size. #
Alw ays close the conta iner, particularly
if th e liquid is hot. *
NO
TEDama getothe cup holder When
there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged. #
Only fold there ar armrest back when
th e cup holder is closed. *
NO
TEDama getothestow age compart‐
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The
stow age compartment under the ashtray
is not heat resis tant and could be dama ged if
yo ure st a lit cigar ette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. Seats and
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&
WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
th e hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the ciga‐
re tte lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Alw ays hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw ays make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from theta il‐
pipe and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact with
these parts of theve hicle, you could
burn yourself. #
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
th is area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page478).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible. R
secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
Distribute the load on the luggage net hooks
eve nly. Sto
wage spaces in theve hicle interior Overview of
the front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age and telephone compartment
beneath the armrest with a charging module
fo r wireless charging of mobile phones, mul‐
timedia and USB ports as well as stow age
space, e.g. for an MP3 pla yer 13 6
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3
Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console wi thcup holders, USB ports and
ch arging module for wireless charging of
mobile phones
4 Stow age compartment in front of the cent ral
display of the multimedia sy stem
5 Glovecompa rtment
% The rubber mat in thestow age compartment
in front centre console 3can be remo ved
fo r cleaning with clea r,luk ewarm wate r.
Please comply with the no tes on caring for
th e interior (/ page 358). Re
moving the handset from the rear sto wage
compa rtment Ve
hicles with electrically adjus table rear outer
seats #
Fold down there ar armrest. #
Open thestow age compartment in there ar
armrest . #
Tap handset 1.
Handset 1will rise. #
Remo vehandset 1. Overview of
the luggage net hooks Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
R Do not use elastic stra ps or nets tosecure a
load. These are intended only as anti-slip pro‐
te ction for light loads.
R Do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or co rners.
R pad sharp edges for pr otection.
Depending on the equipment ins talled, the boot
conta ins up tofour luggage net hooks. Seats and
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1
Luggage net hooks Opening
theth rough-loading feature in the
re ar comp artment Re
quirements:
R The loading flap is unlo cked (/ page139). Ve
hicles with electrically adjus table rear outer
seats #
Vehicles with electrical lyadjustable
outer seats: fold down there ar armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2.
The stow age box in there ar-compartment
backrest will be opened. Ve
hicles with electrically adjus table rear outer
seats #
Slide release cat ch2 inthe handle recess
of loading flap 1 upwards.
Loading flap 1 will be unlo cked. 13 8
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#
Push loading flap 1 with release cat ch2
up as far back as possible until theflap loc ks
in the highest position.
The thro ugh-loading feature in there ar com‐
partment will be opened.
If th eth ro ugh-loading feature is tobe used as a
stow age compartment again: #
Fold down loading flap 1 and lock it in the
boot (/ page139). Lock
ingtheth rough-loading feature in the
boot Re
quirements:
R The refrigerator box is remo ved. #
Slide there lease cat chon loading flap 1 in
th e boot totheright.
The loading flap is loc ked. Using
the bag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cannot restra in heavy objects
or items of luggage.
Objects or items of luggage may be flung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. #
Pull the bag hook 2down bytheta b1.
% Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 134). Seats and
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EAS
Y-PA CK boot box Ad
justing the height of the EA SY-PAC K boot
box toany position &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
and inju red when raising thefloor
Yo ur hands may become trapped on the
frame of the EASY -PAC K boot box and
objects may be throw n up wards. #
Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of thefloor. #
If someone becomes trapped, carefully
push the cent reofthefloor down ward. #
Remo veall objects from thefloor
before raising it. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when pressing the EASY -PAC K boot box
in
Yo ur hands may become trapped when you
are pressing the boot box into there tracted
position. Children, in pa rticular, may injure
th emselves when doing so. #
Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of the EASY -PACK
boot box. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getotheex tended EAS Y-
PA CK boot box The EASY
-PAC K boot box may be damaged
when it is extended. #
Do not place any objects on or press
down on the EASY -PAC K boot box
frame. #
Do not close the boot lid when the
EAS Y-PA CK boot box is extended. *
NO
TEDama getothe EASY -PAC K boot
box byobjects Objects
that are sharp-edged, poin ted, frag‐
ile, rounded or heavy and objects that roll can damage
the EASY -PAC K boot box and be
th ro wn out. #
Do not transport objects that are sharp-
edged, poin ted, rounded or fragile and
objects that roll in the EASY- PACK boot
box. #
Alw aysstow and secure such objects
outside of the box in the boot. #
Alw ays obser vethe maximum permitted
load of the EASY -PAC K boot box. #
Do not use the EASY -PAC K boot box
when there ar seats are folded for‐
wa rds. The maximum permitted load of
the EASY -PACK
boot box is 10kg.To prev ent the box from being
ove rloaded, the box floor will lo wer onto the boot
fl oor when the load reaches appr oximately 5 kg. 14 0
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#
Toremo ve: pull handle 2onthe box. #
Toincrease the load capacit y:push the
centre of floor 1down wardsto the desired
position and box size. #
Toreduce the load capacity: press button
3. #
Tosto w:push the box in comple tely using
handle 2until it loc ksin place. %
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning the EASY-
PA CK boot box (/ page 358).
Installing and removing the EA SY-PAC K boot
box
Installing #
Turn rotating catches 6outward. #
Inse rtretainers 3of box 1into holes 2. #
Raise box 1inthe direction of the ar row
and press hooks 5into the anchorages of
re ar shelf 4. #
Turn rotating catches 6inwa rd. Seats and
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Re
moving #
Turn rotating catches 6outward. #
Lowe r box 1inthe direction of the ar row
and pull it out of the anchorages on there ar
shelf. #
Pull box 1back out of the openings in the
direction of the ar row. At
taching a roof luggage rack &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
exc eeding the maximum roof load
The vehicle centre of gravity and the usual
driving characteristics as well as thesteering
and braking characteristics alter.
If yo uexc eed the maximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, will be greatly impaired. #
Neverexc eed the maximum roof load
and adjust your driving style. Yo
u will find information on the maximum roof
load in the "Technical data" section.
* NO
TEVehicle damage from non-
appr ovedro of luggage racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at ha venot been tested and
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. #
Only use roof luggage rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo r Mercedes-Benz. #
Depending on theve hicle equipment,
ensure that when thero of luggage rack
is fitted, the boot lid can be fully
opened. #
Position the load on thero of luggage
ra ck in such a wayth at theve hicle will
not sus tain damage even when it is in
motion. *
NO
TEDama getopanorama sliding sun‐
ro of caused byroof luggage rack If
th e panorama sliding sunroof is opened
when a roof luggage rack isfitted, the pano‐
ra ma sliding sunroof may be dama gedby the
ro of luggage rack. #
Do not open the panorama sliding sun‐
ro of if a roof luggage rack isfitted. 14 2
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