2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG tow bar

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Ifth e door handle is not extended, touch
sensor sur face 2 tounlo ck. #
Tolock theve hicle: touch recessed sensor
su rface 3. #
Con venience closing: touch recessed sen‐
sor su rface 3for an extended pe riod.
% Further information on con venience closing
(/ page 95). Problems with
KEYLESS-GO, troubleshooting Yo
u can no lon ger lo ckor unlock theve hicle
using KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The key functions ha vebeen deactivated.
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged. #
Activate theke y functions (/ page78). #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 77). #
Replace theke y bat tery, if necessary
(/ page 79). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 85). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop.
There is inter fere nce from a po werful radio
signal source.
The KEYLESS-GO function is impaired by,for
ex ample:
R high voltage po wer lines R
mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or auto‐
matic bar riers #
Make sure that there is suf ficient di stance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. Ac
tivating or deactivating the automatic
lo ck ing feature Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Locking function
% The vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning faster than walking pace. #
Activate or deacti vate Automatic locking .
In thefo llowing situations, there is a danger of
being loc ked out when the function is activated:
R while theve hicle is being tow- star ted or
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Opening and closing

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Tofold back: press button 1. #
Fold down the head restra int comple tely.
The centre headrestra int has a usage position
and a non-usage position. The usage position is
th e upright position in which the head restra int
is loc ked; the non-usage position is the position
in which the head restra int is folded down wards.
When the cent reseat is used, the head restra int
must be in the upright, loc ked usage position. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
Ad justing the air cushions. #
Onthe cor responding menu, adjust the air
cushions forLumbar, Shoulders orSide bol-
sters.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Heating settings. #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat.
% The seat heating balance can be set in the
Seat climate control menu inthere ar.
Coupling neck heat toseat heating #
Select Additional neck warmer. #
Switch the function forth e desired seat on or
off.
If th e function is active, the neck heat of the
additional cushion has been coupled tothe
seat heating. Setting automatic seat adjust
ment &
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. #
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 12 2
Seats and stowing

Yo
u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth e front
seat:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of the seat backrest in the lumbar
re gion
R Vehicles with an active multicontour
seat:
- Side bols ters of the seat backrest
- Shoulder of the seat backrest
- Contour of the seat backrest
- Dynamic function le vel
R Seat heating: di stribution of the heated sec‐
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of the outside mir rors on the driver's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display (depending on vehicle equip‐
ment) Operating
the memory function St
oring #
Set the seat, thesteering wheel, the head-up
display and the outside mir rorto the desired
position. #
Press theV button and then release it. #
Press one of the preset position buttons
4, TorU within thre e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: pressthe preset position button
4, TorU.
The seat is mo vedto thestored position.
Af terre leasing the button, the front seat,
outside mir ror,head-up display and steering
column continue tomo veinto thestored
position automaticall y.
% Driver's sea t:to call up a stored position
while driving, you must press and hold the
preset position button. Memory function in
there ar comp artment Fu
nction of the memory function in there ar
passenger comp artment Operating
there ar seat
Re ar seat settings for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function
in there ar compartment. Seats and
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Yo
u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re stra int
R Vehicles with active multicontour seats:
th e seat side bols ters of the seat backrest as
we ll as the conto ur ofthe seat backrest in
th e lumbar region
R Seat heating: distribution of the heated sec‐
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
Operating the front passenger seat and rear
seat
Fr ont passenger seat adjustments and rear seat
adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function
in there ar compartment.
Yo u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth e front
passenger seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re stra int Yo
u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re stra int
R Vehicles with active multicontour seats:
th e seat side bols ters of the seat backrest as
we ll as the conto ur ofthe seat backrest in
th e lumbar region
R Seat heating: distribution of the heated sec‐
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
The following settings are also stored toa mem‐
ory position, if the indicator lamp in thev
button lights up:
R Position of thefo ot re st of the front
passenger seat, if available
R Position of the screen, if available
Using the preset position buttons, you alw ays
st ore the cur rent setting of ea chseat. Operating
there ar seat via the memory func‐
tion in there ar passenger comp artment St
oring #
Press button 1.
The rear seat is selec ted if the indicator lamp
in the button does not light up. #
Adjust there ar seat using the buttons in the
door control panel (/ page111). 13 2
Seats and stowing

Loading
the bicycle rack 3 bicycles 4 bicycles
To talwe ight of
bicycle rack
and load Up
to75 kg Up to
10 0kg
Max. dis tance
1 420 mm 420 mm
Max. di stance
2 300 mm 400 mmWhen transpo
rting four bic ycles or a totalwe ight
between 75kgand 100kg , alw ays use bicycle
ra ck s with additional support on the trailer hitch
guide pin. Ve
hicle towing instructions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
sy stems that are used forflat towing or ding hy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems can lead todamage on theve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys‐
te ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be guaranteed
forth eto wing vehicle or theto wed
ve hicle. The vehicle-trailer combination may
swer vefrom side toside. Comply with the per‐
mitted towing me thods (/ page374) and the
instructions forto wing with bo thaxles on the
ground ( /page 375). 290
Driving and parking

Sy
stem limits
Ro ute guidance with augmented reality is not
av ailable in some situations, e.g. in theeve nt of
poor sa tellite reception or roads that ha venot
been digitised.
Vi sibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R Driver camera and multifunction camera
recording
R The extent towhich the windscreen in the
area of the multifunction camera is dirty, or if
th e camera is mis ted up, damaged or
obscured.
Fu rther sy stem limits of the head-up display
(/ page 293). Operating
the head-up display Selecting display content of
the head-up dis‐
play via the menu bar of the driver display #
Press theò main menu button on the
left. #
Toselect the menu bar of the head-up dis‐
pla y:swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch-
Control. #
Toswitch between types of display con‐
te nt on the head-up displa y:swipe tothe
left or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
The head-up displ aysho wsa pr eview of the
selected display contents af ter each swipe. #
Press thea button toconfirm the desired
conte nt.
Switching back tothe driver display #
Press theG orò button. Setting
the position and brightness #
Onthe menu bar of the head-up displa y,
select theSettings menubyswiping tothe
left or right. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The cur rent position and brightness settings
will be displ ayed graphically on the head-up
display as well as on the driver displa y. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetotheright
or left on the left-hand Touch Control.
The settings configured for position and
brightness will be sa ved automatically. #
Press theG ora button toexitthe
settings.
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hicles with augmented reality func‐
tion: when the position is adjus ted, thest a‐
tus bar will be mo ved upward and the display
area reduced. This may impair visibility of
th e augmented reality slightl y. Driver display
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The
owner of a vehicle, that is equipped with a
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem in addi‐
tion tothe11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall),
has theright touse the11 2 emer gency call sys‐
te m ins tead of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem.
Contact address for car rying out deactivation of
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem are
th e local dealers.
Processing of personal data via the11 2
emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall)
All processing of personal data via the11 2 emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem (EU eCall) cor responds with
th e specifications in the EU Regulation
20 16 /679 "on the pr otection of individuals with
re ga rd tothe processing of personal data
(GDPR)" and is based particular lyon the neces‐
sity of upholding the vital interests of the af fec‐
te d person in accordance with Article 6, Clause
1, Letter d of the GDPR.
The processing of this type of data is strictly
limited tothe purpose of operating the emer‐
ge ncy calls tothest andard European emer gency
call number 112. Data
recipient
The recipients of da tathat is processed using
th e11 2 emergency call sy stem (EU eCall) are the
re leva nt eme rgency call inquiry term inals that
are specified tofirs tre cei veand handle emer‐
ge ncy calls tothest andard European emer gency
call number 112by there spective country
authorities in whose territory you are located.
Ar rangements for data processing
Bo th emer gency call sy stems are designed so
th at thefo llowing requ irements are fulfilled:
R The data con tained in the sy stem memory is
not accessible outside the sy stem prior to
th e initiation of an emer gency call.
R Both emer gency call sy stems cann otbe
traced and there is no continuous tracking in
normal operation.
R The data in the sy stem's internal memory is
automatically and continuously dele ted.
R The location data of theve hicle is continu‐
ously overwritten in the sy stem's internal
memor y,so that no more than the last three
cur rent locations requ ired forth e normal
function of the sy stem are available. R
The record of the activity data of bo themer‐
ge ncy call sy stems is only kept for as long as
is requ ired tofulfil the purpose of handling
th e emer gency call, and under no circum‐
st ances for more than 13 hours af terthe
time that an emer gency call is initia ted.
Rights of persons af fected bythe data pro‐
cessing
The person af fected bythe data processing (the
ve hicle owner) has theright toaccess the data
and if applicable can demand the cor rection,
del etion or bar ring of da tathat af fects him or
her and that the processing of which does not
cor respond with the GDPR regulations. Each cor‐
re ction, del etion or bar ring car ried out according
to this regulation must be shared with theth ird
party towhich the data has been transmit ted,
pr ov ided this does not pr oveto be infeasible and
does not incur disproportionate expenditure.
The person af fected bythe data processing has
th eright tocomplain tothe appropriate data
pr otection authority should they be of the opin‐
ion that their rights ha vebeen infringed bythe
processing of their personal data. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 339

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WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tyres
A tyre temp orarily sealed with tyre sealant
impairs the handling characteristics and is
not suitable for higher speeds. #
Adapt your driving style according lyand
drive carefull y. #
Do not exceed the maximum speed
limit with a tyre that has been repaired
using tyre sealant. #
Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
a tyre sealed with tyre sealant 80 km/h.
* NO
TEStaining from leaking tyre sealant Af
ter use, excess tyre sealant may leak out
from thefilling hose. #
Therefore, place thefilling hose in the
plastic bag that con tained the TIREFIT
kit. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal Ty
re sealant contains polluta nts. #
Have the tyre sealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. #
Stow th e tyre sealant bottle and the tyre
inflation compressor. #
Pull away immediatel y. #
Stop driving af ter appro ximately ten minu tes
and check the tyre pressure using the tyre
inflation compressor.
The tyre pressure must now be at least
13 0 kPa (1.3 bar/19 psi). &
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
specified tyre pressure not being
attained
If th e specified tyre pressure is not reached,
th e tyre is too badly damaged. The tyre seal‐
ant cannot repair the tyre in this ins tance. The braking and driving
characteristics may
be great lyimpaired. #
Do not continue driving. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Countries
that ha veMercedes-Benz
Service24h: you will find a sticke r with thete le‐
phone number, e.g. on the B‑pillar on the driver's
side. #
Cor rect the tyre pressure if it is still at least
13 0 kPa (1.3 bar/19 psi). See the tyre pres‐
sure table on the fuel filler flap forva lues. #
Toincrease the ty repressure: switch on
th e tyre inflation compressor. Breakdown assis
tance 367