2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG light

Cornering light function
The cornering light impr
ovesth e illumination of
th e car riag ewa yove r a wide angle in the turning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, forex ample. It can be activated on ly
when the low beam is switched on.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 40 km/h when the turn sig‐
nal light is switched on or thesteering wheel
is turned
R Atspeeds between 40 km/h and 70 km/h
and when thesteering wheel is turned Ro
undabout and junction function: the cor‐
nering light will be activated on bo thsides based
on an evaluation of theve hicle's cur rent naviga‐
tion position. It will remain active until af terthe
ve hicle has left thero undabout or the junction.
Mo torw ay mode function
Mo torw ay mode increases thera nge and bright‐
ness of the cone of light, enabling better visibil‐
ity. The function is active if a mo
torw ay jou rney is
de tected bymeans of:
R theve hicle's speed
R the multifunction camera R
orthe navigation sy stem
The function is not active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 80 km/h
Enhanced fog light function
The enhanced fog light function reduces self-
dazzling and impr ovesth e illumination of the
edge of the car riag ewa y. The function is automatically activated under
the
fo llowing conditions:
R Atspeeds below 70 km/h and when there ar
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The function is automatically deactivated under
th efo llowing conditions:
R Atspeeds abo ve100 km/h af ter activation.
R When there ar fog light is switched off.
Fu nction of the bad weather light
The bad weather light reduces reflections in
ra iny conditions bydimming individual LEDs in
th e headlamps. The driver and other road users
are dazzled less as a result.
The city lighting function
City lighting impr ovesth e illumination of road‐
sides in urban areas using a broad distribution of
light.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atlow speeds
R In illuminated parts of urban areas
Fu nction of theto pog raphical co mpensation
Based on map data, the lighting sy stem
re sponds pre-em ptively todiffere nt road heights.
This means that the headlamp range remains vir‐
tually cons tant when you are driving on uphill or
downhill gradients. %
The availability of the function is dependent
on the count ry.
Assistance functions of the DIGITAL LIGHT
DIGITAL LIGHT visually expands on the driver
assis tance sy stems byprojecting the assis tant
displ ays in front of theve hicle while it is in
motion. DIGITAL LIGHT can therefore help the
driver in critical situations.
% The availability of the functions is dependent
on the count ry.
The sy stem is active in thefo llowing cases:
R The light switch is in theà position.
R The high beam is switched on.
% Ifyo u activate the head-up display with aug‐
mented realit y,the projections can be deac‐
tivated depending on the situation.
% Depending on the count ryin which you are
cur rently driving, cer tain functions may be
disabled due todiffere nt le galre qu irements,
eve n if they are enabled in the multimedia
sy stem. When a border is crossed, theve hi‐
cle will automatically adapt totheva lid
re qu irements. Spotlight
The spotlight function
runs in the bac kground
and flashes the headlamps at de tected persons
wi thin the lane markings in four sho rtbur sts.
The driver is made aware of the position of
oncoming pedestrians bya projected symbol.
The function is active under thefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R You are driving outside illuminated areas.
R The sy stem de tects a lane marking. Light and sight
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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
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%
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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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam (only vehicles with
DIGITAL LIGHT) ULTRA RANGE Highbeam increases
the bright‐
ness of the cone of light tothe legally permitted
maximum.
Pa rtial high beam does not include other road
users in the high beam area. It does not dazzle
th em but enables full high beam illumination for
th e driver apart from theexc luded vehicles.
At speeds below 25 km/h or when there is suf fi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial high beam and the high beam will
be switched off automaticall y.
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will switch on automaticall y.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will switch on automaticall y.
At speeds abo ve40 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected on a
st ra ight road, ULTRA RANGE Highbeam will
be swit ched on automaticall y.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will switch on automaticall y.R
If highly reflective signs are de tected, ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched off au to‐
matical ly.
% The sy stem's optical sensor is located
behind the windscreen near theove rhead
control panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
on/off
Switching on #
Turn the light switch tothe à position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is activated,
th e_ indicator lamp will light up on the
driver's displa y.When partial high beam or
high beam is active, the cor responding blue
indicator lamp will also light up.
Switching off #
Switch off the high beam using the combina‐
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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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Control panel inside
thegr ab handle (rear) 1
p
Reading lamp on there spective side of
th eve hicle
2 u
Rear interior lighting #
Toswitch reading lamps on: press button
1.
The reading lamp, the interior lighting in the
gr ab handle and the dome lamp on the
re spective side of theve hicle will light up. #
Toswitch reading lamps off: press button
1 once or twice.
Af ter pressing it once, the interior lighting in
th e grab handle and the dome lamp on the
re spective side of theve hicle will go out.
Af ter pressing it twice, there ading lamp on
th ere spective side of theve hicle will go out. #
Toswitch there ar interior lighting on/
off: press button 2.
The reading lamps, the interior lighting in the
gr ab handle and the dome lamps on bo th
sides of theve hicle will light up or go out. Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Comfort
5 Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Select Monochrome orMulti-colour . #
Set the desired colour or colour combination. Ad
justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Adjust the brightness.
% Depending on the ambient light conditions,
th e ambient lighting will automatically switch
between day and night modes.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Switch off Link zones .
The Direct ,Indirect andAccent zones can be
set separately.
% The Light band zone can also be set forve hi‐
cles with active ambient lighting.
Ac tivating ef fects &
WARNING Risk of an accident despi te
activated ef fects of ambient lighting and
acti veambient lighting
To use theWa rning Assis tance ef fects, the
re spective functions must be activated in the
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#
Make sure that the functions and
assists are switched on. %
The exitwa rning sy stem is only an aid.
Fu rther no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility: (/ page219) #
Select Effects . #
Activate the desired ef fect.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment, dif fer‐
ent ef fects are available:
Operating feedback ef fects:
R Climate: If changes are made tothete mp era‐
ture setting in theve hicle, the colour of the
ambient lighting will change brief ly.
R Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active
ambient lighting, thevo ice assis tant is visu‐
ally anima ted.
Wa rning assis tance ef fects:
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tec‐
te d in the blind spot while you are getting out
of theve hicle, the ambient lighting in the
af fected door will flash red. Fu
rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 251).
R Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a
wa rning from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will flash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assis t: (/ page 255).
R Active Brake Assist: If there is an Active
Brake Assi stwa rning, the active ambient
lighting in the cent reofthe dashboard will
fl ash bright red.
Fu rther information on Active Brake Assi st
( / page 243).
R Active Blind Spot Assist : Invehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the af fected side will flash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assi st.
Fu rther information on Active Blind Spot
Assi st (/ page 251).
Greeting R When youge t into theve hicle, a special col‐
our animation will pla y. Multi-colour animat.
R
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals.
% Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed.
% The desired operating feedback and warning
assis tance can be acti vated or deactivated
via the´ symbol. Depending on the
equipment, dif fere nt operating feedback and
wa rning assis tance ef fects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher
basic brightness. Light and sight
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