2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG air bag

Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction................................................... 105
To w- aw ay protection function................1 05
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Setting................................................... 228
Sy stem limits.........................................2 26
AT TENTION ASSI STwith microsleep
de tection
Fu nction................................................ 226
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST with micro‐
sleep de tection
Au gmented reality
Fu nction on the head-up displa y............ 294
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ...........................15 3
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 19 6
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 19 6Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem..................................................... 50
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 52
Au tomatic lateral support adjustment
Setting................................................... 12 3
Au tomatic measures af ter an accident..... 56
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 17 0
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting................................................... 12 2
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 201
Drive program displa y........................... 200
Drive programs...................................... 19 9
DY NA MIC SELECT button......................1 99
Engaging drive position......................... 203
Engaging neutral................................... 202 Engaging park position.......................... 203
Engaging
reve rsege ar........................... 202
Kickdown............................................. .205
Manual gear changing.......................... .204
St eering wheel gearshift paddles.......... 204
Tr ansmission position displa y................ 201
Tr ansmission position s.......................... 201
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 478
Tr ailer operation.................................... 491 B
Bad weather light...................................... 157
Bag hook.................................................... 13 9
Ball ne ck
Extending/r etra cting............................ .283
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem)....................................... 285
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem)....................... 222
Battery Remo tecontrol (s tationary heater)........ 183
Battery see Battery (vehicle) 57 0
Index

Battery (k
ey)
Re placing................................................ 79
Bat tery (vehicle)
Charging................................................ 372
Charging (Remo teOnline)...................... 19 0
No tes....................................................3 68
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging)............................................... 370
Re placing...............................................3 73
St arting assis tance................................ 372
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation................................................. 41
Fu nction/no tes....................................... 44
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity........................................ 490
Tr ailer operation.................................... 288
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ® Boot box
see EAS Y-PA CK boot box
Boot lid Activating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter........................................ 93
Closing....................................................88
HANDS-FREE ACCES S............................. 90
Locking separately.................................. 92
Opening................................................... 87
Opening dimensions.............................. 488
Po we r closing function............................ 88
Un locking (emer gency key)..................... 92
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes....................................................4 86
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................2 24
Brakes ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem).............2 21
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 24 3
Ad aptive brake light s............................ .226
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 222 Driving tips............................................
19 2
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)....................................................... 224 HOLD function.......................................2 24
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads).................................................... 19 2
New/replaced brakepads/brake discs.. 191
Po st-collision brake................................. 56
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 191
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions................ 18
To w- starting.......................................... 378
To wing away.......................................... 375
Tr ansporting theve hicle........................ 376
Wheel chang e....................................... .391
Breakdown see Flat tyre C
Calls Mercedes me........................................ 326 Index
571

Camera
see 360° Camera
see Driver camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care)......................................... 353
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings.................. .320
Care 360° camera......................................... 356
Air-water duct........................................ 353
Au tomatic car wash...............................3 53
Carp et................................................... 358
Decorati vefoil...................................... .356
Displ ay.................................................. 358
EAS Y-PA CK boot bo x............................. 358
Exterior lighting..................................... 356
High-pressure cleaner........................... 354
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 355
Plastic trim............................................ 358
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 358 Re
versing camera................................. .356
Ro of lining.............................................3 58
Seat belt............................................... .358
Seat co ver............................................. 358
Senso rs................................................. 356
St eering wheel...................................... 358
Ta ilpipes................................................ 356
Tr ailer hit ch........................................... 356
Wa shing byhand................................... 355
Wheels/rims.........................................3 56
Wi ndo ws................................................ 356
Wi per blades.........................................3 56
Carpet (Care)............................................. 358
Centre airbag (driver, front passen ger)..... 47
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 204
Changing hub caps................................... 392
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle).................................... 372
Mobile phone (wireless).........................1 48
USB port................................................ 14 5
Chauf feur mode
Fo lding the head restra int back/up...... .116
Information............................................ 11 3Moving
the front passenger seat into
th ech auf feur position........................... .114
Moving the front passenger seat into
th e normal position................................ 11 7
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ .74
Re ar side wind ows................................... 76
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .62
At tach ing (no tes).....................................62
Basic instructions.................................... 57
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)...................72
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................72
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting).............................. 66
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 58
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 60
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 69
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 65
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 64
Secu ring on the co-driver seat................. 73
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 71572
Index

&
inoperative See Owner's Man....... 501
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 534
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 535
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 536
G Inoperati ve................................... 537
¥ Intensi vecleaning acti vatedfor
30 s....................................................... 509
Á Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge)............................................... 497
Á Key not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge)............................................... 496
: Left dipped beam (e xamp le)........ .498
6 Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample)................ .493
: Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 498
¢ Max. speed 20km/h.................... 531 ð
Maximum speed exceeded ........... 524
ç Off................................................5 23
ë Off................................................ 521
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P......................... 503
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual .................................................. .517
È passive......................................... 522
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg‐
ing ........................................................ .540
Ù Rear axle steering cur rently
malfunctioning ...................................... 506
Ù Rear axle steering Malfunction
St op immediately ..................................5 07
Ù Rear axle steering Malfunction
Vi sit workshop.......................................5 06
h Rectify tyre pressure.................... 543
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s
Manual.................................................. 545
! Release parking brake ..................519ý
Replace air cleaner .......................5 12
Á Replace key.................................. 496
8 Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 512
6 Restra int sy stem malfunction
Consult workshop................................. 493
Ù Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop........................5 05
Ù Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ...... 505
Ù Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ......... 506
# Stop theve hicle Lea vethe
engine running tocharge the12 V
battery..................................................5 39
É STOP Vehicle le velto o low ........... 531
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 538
Û Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 539
ç suspended................................... 523 576
Index

Ac
tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........524
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative ......... 525
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist cur rently
una vailable see Owner's Manual ...........526
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist inopera‐
tive See Owner's Manual....................... 526
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 500
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative.................................................. .500
Ambient light warning support inop‐
erative.................................................. .509
Anti-theft alarm sy stem Malfunction ..... 509
Apply brake and start engine toshift
out of P or N.......................................... 513
App lybrake todeselect P position .........513
App lybrake toengage D or R.................5 13
App lybrake toengage R ........................ 513App
lyparking brake topark Visit
wo rkshop...............................................5 13
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .................516
Cann otstart engine See Owner's
Manual................................................. .540
Change steering wheel/ seat posi‐
tion until 6 dots are visible on the
upper edge of the screen...................... 530
Check dipped-beam setting (left/
ri ght-side traf fic)................................... 500
Consult workshop without changing
th e transmission position....................... 51 5
Device de tected at diagnostics con‐
nection See Owner's Manual................. 537
DIGITAL LIGHT Functions limited ........... 499
Dipped-beam setting (left/right-side
traf fic) Manual adjustment only............ 500
Driver came rainope rative See Own‐
er's Manual........................................... 530 Driver camera view cur
rently restric‐
te d See Owner's Manual....................... 529
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual....................................4 94
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual....................................4 94
Haza rdwa rning lamp sy stem Mal‐
function................................................. 500
Limited availability of Active Parking
Assist manoeuvring assis tant See
Owner's Manual.................................... 532
Limiter inope rative................................ 523
Mo tor can be star ted again.................... 541
MULTIBEAM LED Functions limited ....... 499
N au tomatical lyactivated Please
engage transmission position again .......515
Only select P when vehicle is station‐
ary......................................................... 512578
Index

Tw
o-w ayradio.......................................3 99
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)...... .47
Fr ont passenger head restra int
Fo lding back/up (chauf feur mode)........ 11 6
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat.............1 10
Ad justing from there ar.......................... 111
Fo lding the head restra int back/up
(chauf feur mode).................................. .116
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditives...............................................4 82
Diesel.................................................... 483
E10....................................................... .481
Fu elreser ve.......................................... 484
Low outside temp eratures..................... 483
Pe trol..................................................... 481
Quality (diesel)...................................... 483
Quality (p etro l)....................................... 481
Re fuelling.............................................. 206
Sulphur content..................................... 481
Ta nk content......................................... 484 Fu
nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu ses
Before replacing a fuse.......................... 378
Fu se assignment diagram...................... 378
Fu se box in the boot.............................. 381
Fu se box in the engine compartmen t.... 379
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll....................................................... .381
Fu se box on the dashboard................... 381
No tes..................................................... 378 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory.............................2 15
Programming buttons............................ 213
Re solving problems................................ 214
Synchronising thero lling code............... 214
Garage door opene rs
Opening/closing the door...................... 215
Gearshift recommendation..................... .204
Gene ral operating permit number (EU)... 478Genuine parts.............................................. 22
Genuine wood (Care) ................................ 358
Glide mode................................................ .205
Glo vebox
Air vent.................................................. 187 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual)......... 383
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ .90
Handset Stow age compartment (rear)................. 137
Hazard warning lights.............................. .155
Head restra int
Ac tivating/deactivating neck heating.... 12 0
At tach ing/ removing the additional
cushion (front)....................................... 11 9
At tach ing/ removing the additional
cushion (rear)........................................ 12 0
Fr ont (luxury head restra int)................. .118
Fr ont passenger side (chauf feur
mode).................................................... 11 6 Index
583

To
pographical compensation.................1 57
Interior lighting Adjusting................................................ 161
Ambient lighting.................................... 16 2
Re ading lam p......................................... 161
Switch-off del aytime............................. 16 4
Interior pr otection
Fu nction................................................ 105
Priming/deactivating.............................1 06
Internet radio
see TuneIn
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (MBUX mul‐
timedia sy stem).....................................1 76
iPhone ®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX child seat anchor
Seats suitable for attaching..................... 64
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting...................................................... 66 J
Jack Declaration of con form ity....................... .31
St orage location.................................... 391
Jump-start connection General no tes........................................3 70 K
Key Acoustic locking verification signal.......... 78
Battery.................................................... 79
Deacti vating a function............................ 78
Emergency key........................................ 79
Energy consum ption................................ 78
Fe atures.................................................. 77
Ke yring attachment................................ 79
Overview................................................. 77
Problem................................................... 81
Un locking setting.................................... .78
KEYLESS-GO Deactivating a function........................... .78
Locking/unlocking theve hicle................83
Problem................................................... 84
Un locking setting.................................... .78Kickd
own
Using.....................................................2 05
Knee airbag................................................. .47 L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (driver's display) see Indicator/warning lamp
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Le vel control sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Light adju stment
Low beam (d riving abroad). ................... 15 2
Light switch Overview............................................... 15 2
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights Index
585

Coupling
thesteering wheel heater
to the seat heating................................1 28
Multimedia sy stem
see MBUX in-car assis tant (multime‐
dia sy stem)
see MBUX multimedia sy stem N
Na vigation
No tes..................................................... 315
Overview................................................3 16
Switching on.......................................... 315
Na vigation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
Ne utral
Engaging............................................... 202
No dding off
see ATTENTION ASSIST with micro‐
sleep de tection O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see Automatic measu res af ter an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Oil see Engine oil
On-board diagnostics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics................................. 398
No tes....................................................3 98
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 398 Online services
Data storage............................................ 38
Online services see In-Car Of fice
Open-source so ftwa re................................ 39
Opening the bo otlid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S............................. 90
Ope rating fluids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ 484
Ad ditives (fuel)......................................4 82
Brake fluid............................................ .486
Coolant (engine).................................... 487
Engine oil.............................................. 485
Fu el (diesel)...........................................4 83
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 481
No tes....................................................4 80
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid...................... .488
Operating saf ety
48 V on-boa rdelectrical sy stem.............. 24
Declaration of conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility)........................... 25
Declaration of conformity (ja ck).............. 31
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit).... 32 Index
589