2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG steering

AIRM
ATIC Fu
nction of AIRMATIC
AIRMATIC is an air suspension sy stem with varia‐
ble damping for impr oved driving comfort. The
all-round le vel control sy stem ensures the best
possible suspension and const ant ground clear‐
ance, even wi tha laden vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle is lo wered automatically to
impr ove driving saf ety and toreduce fuel con‐
sum ption. You also ha vethe option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel.
AIRMATIC includes thefo llowing components
and functions:
R air suspension with automatic all-round le vel
control
R speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R increased vehicle le velfo r greater ground
clea rance, selected via the multimedia sys‐
tem
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment) Suspension setting depending on
the drive
prog ram
Drive program CandB:
R The suspension setting is firm er.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 when
driving at speeds abo ve120 km/h.
R When driving at speeds bel ow80 km/h, the
ve hicle is raised again tolow le vel -1.
Drive prog ram A and;:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -1 when
driving at speeds abo ve120 km/h.
R The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 when
driving at speeds abo ve160 km/h.
R When driving at speeds bel ow120 km/h, the
ve hicle is raised again tolow le vel -1.
R When driving at speeds below 80 km/h, the
ve hicle is raised again tothe normal le vel. %
Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack:if
transport equipment, such as a trailer or a
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor‐
re ctly es tablished, theve hicle remains at
normal le vel ir respective of speed or the
drive prog ram selected.
Setting theve hicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le vel is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can drift outwards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Choose a vehicle le vel which is suited
to the driving style and thero ad sur face
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are 258
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Inthe Sport drive program, only the normal
ve hicle le vel is possible when the trailer
soc ket is contacted (trailer/bicycle rack ). Re
versing camera Fu
nction of there ve rsing camera
The reve rsing camera monitors the area behind
yo ur vehicle. If this function is activated
(/ page 267), the image from there ve rsing
camera is automatically displa yed in the cent ral
display when reve rsege ar is selec ted.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects etc., in the
manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and park‐
ing.
% The area behind theve hicle is displa yed as a
mir ror image, as in the inside rearview mir‐
ro r. Camera views
menu (top view)
1 Menu Parking Assist
2 Reversing camera with top view
3 Wide-angle view
4 Trailer view
5 Toactivate/deactivate Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page270) 6
Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 267)
7 Guide lines at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 m and 3.0 m from there ar
area
8 Path marking the course the tyres will take
with the cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
9 Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
A Guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lane
markings 8are displa yed in green
(/ page 271). 260
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7
Toactivate/deactivate Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page270)
8 Toset the GPS activation point
(/ page 267)
9 Toswitch between standard and wide-angle
view
A Toswitch between standard and trailer view
% In all vie ws,th ePa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
wa rning display is shown (/ page 267).Fu
nction of the guide lines 1
Guide lines at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 m and 3.0 m from there ar
area
2 Path marking the course the tyres will take
with the cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
4 Guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area %
When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes
and guide lines are displa yed in green
ins tead of yellow (/ page271).
To p view with image from the front or reve rs‐
ing camera
If th is function is activated, the image from the
re ve rsing camera is automatically displa yed in
th e cent ral display when reve rsege ar is selec ted
( / page 267). 1
Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 267)
2 Your vehicle from abo ve
3 Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle Driving and parking
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de
tected pa rking spaces are located. They are
th en shown in the cent ral displa y.
The parking space can be selected as desired.
Depending on the location of the parking space,
th e parking direction (rear wards or forw ards)
can also be selec ted as desired.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the cal‐
culated path of your vehicle. When you are
en tering or exiting a parking space, the proce‐
dure is assis tedby acceleration, braking, steer‐
ing and gear changes.
To start the parking procedure, press thec
button (/ page273).
Ac tive Parking Assist will be cancelled in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
R You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
R You press thec button again.
R You begin steering.
R You en gage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the driver's door. Sy
stem limits
If th eex terior lighting is malfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is not available.
Also obse rveth e sy stem limits of thefo llowing
sy stems:
R Reversing camera (/ page 260)
R 360° Camera (/ page 262)
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist, such as over‐
hanging loads, overhangs or loading ramp s of
goods vehicles or the borders of parking spaces,
are not de tected du ring measu rement of the
parking space. These are also then not taken
into account when calculating the parking proce‐
dure. In some circums tances, Active Parking
Assist may therefore guide you into the parking
space prematurely or brake too late.
Cer tain environmental conditions, such as snow‐
fa ll or heavy rain, may lead toa parking space
being measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking spaces
th at are partial lyoccupied bytrailer dr awbars
might not be identified as such or be measured
inco rrectly . Only use Active Parking Assist on
le ve l, high- grip ground. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects located abo veor below the
de tection range of Active Parking Assist
If th ere are objects abo veor below the
de tection range, thefo llowing situations may
arise:
R Active Parking Assist may steer too ear ly.
R The vehicle may not stop in front of these
objects.
This could cause a collision. #
Inthese situations, do not use Active
Pa rking Assist. Ac
tive Parking Assist can also display unsuitable
parking spaces, e.g. parking spaces in which
parking is not permit ted or parking spaces on
unsuitable sur faces.
Do not use Active Parking Assist in thefo llowing
situations:
R Inextreme weather conditions such as ice,
pac ked snow or in heavy rain. 272
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Overview of
status displa yson the driver
display
The status displa ysforth e driving and driving
saf ety sy stems can be found in areas 1to4 . Y
Pedestrian de tection (only on assis tant
displ ay)
Ç Active Parking Assist is available
(/ page 273) È
Active Parking Assist has de tected a pa rk‐
ing space (/ page273)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 270)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 229)
Ò Specified dis tance forAc tive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC (/ page 229)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi stswitched off
(/ page 247)
Ä Ac
tive Brake Assi stimpaired or not func‐
tioning (/ page247)
Ø Active Steering Assist (/ page 237)
± Active Lane Change Assi st (/ page 240)
ð Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 255)
Z Active Blind Spot Assi st(only on assis tant
displ ay) (/ page 254)
° Haptic accelerator pedal (/ page198)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page196)
ë HOLD function (/
page 224) _
Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 159)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 236)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 247). Driver display
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The driver camera must be set up
forfa ce de tec‐
tion before use. Teaching-in biom etric da ta
( / page 309).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera is co vered or dirty, mis ted up or
scratched.
R The driver's face and/or eyes are co vered.
R The driver is wearing glasses that block inf ra‐
re d.
Display messages
In thefo llowing situations display messages may
be shown:
R The driver camera is inope rative.
The camera is faulty.
The Driver camera inoperative See Owner's
Manual message appears.
R The driver camera cannot capture the posi‐
tion of your head. The
Change steering wheel/ seat position
until 6 dots are visible on the upper edge of
the screen message appears.
R The view of the driver camera is reduced or
re stricted.
The Driver camera view currently restricted
See Owner's Manual message appears.
Note s on care
Please comply with the no tes on caring forthe
interior (/ page 358). Switching
the driver camera on or off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Intelligent assistants #
Select OnorOff.
When the driver camera is switched off, thefo l‐
lowing functions are not available or limited:
R The 3D driver display
R The MBUX augmen tedre ality Head-up Dis‐
play (/ page 293) R
The mic rosleep de tection of ATTENTION
ASSIST (/ page 226)
R The facial recognition
This function ser ves as sensor input for
authentication and unlo cking of the user pro‐
fi le and pr otected applications
(/ page 309).
R Multimodality
This function activates the MBUX Voice
Assis tant wi theye controll, e.g. forth e con‐
fi rm ation of a display message byvoice. Information on users, suggestions and
fa
vo urites &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. MBUX multimedia sy
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Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the cen‐
tral displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre‐
ve nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile. User profiles and user-specific content
Prerequisites
forth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R You ha vea Mercedes me PIN.
R You ha veagreed tothete rm s of use.
User profiles sa vepersonal settings. If theve hi‐
cle is used byseveral people, a person can
ch ange their profile settings without changing
th e settings of other users.
Yo u can individualise a user profile in theve hicle
using the set-up assis tant or using the settings
in your user profile. Some settings, e.g. the
Mercedes me PIN and a profile pho toare made
in the Mercedes me app or in the Mercedes me
Po rtal.
User-specific con tent and applications wi thper‐
sonal data are pr otected bydiffere nt le vels of
security. Toaccess pr otected conte nt,the
Mercedes me PIN and, depending on theve hicle
equipment, biometric sensors can be used.
% The security le vel is set bythe multimedia
sy stem and calculated from the combination of all sensor inputs. Some security le
vels
cannot be turned off.
% When a user profile is activated, thefo llow‐
ing personalised com fort systems, forex am‐
ple, can be adjus ted or their settings loaded:
R Seat
R Ambient light
R Outside mir rors
R Blinds
R Air conditioning adjustment
If th e user profile is activated when driving
th en the driver's seat position will not be
adjus ted.
Depending on theve hicle equipment you can, as
a user, sa vethefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R Driver's seat, steering wheel and mir ror set‐
tings
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R Radio (including station list)
R Suggestions and favo urites 308
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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