2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG tow

Light and sight
Light and sight
............................................ 169 169
Exterior lighting ........................................... 169
Interior lighting ............................................ 178
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 181
Mir rors ........................................................ 184
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .187
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 188 Climat Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 189 189
Overview of climate control systems ............ 189
Operating the climate control system .......... 191 Dr Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 208 208
Driving ........................................................2 08
DY NAMIC SELECT button ........................... .226
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .231
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 35
Re fuelling .................................................... 235
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 241
Pa rking .......................................................2 58
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 266 Tr
ailer hitch ................................................ .336
Bicycle rack function ................................... 342
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 344 Dr
Dr
iv
iver displa
er displa y
y............................................. .345
345
No tes on the driver's display ....................... 345
No tes on the 3D driver's display .................. 345
Operating the driver's display ...................... 345
Driver display menus ................................... 346
Head-up display .......................................... 348
Ve hicles with a 48 V on-board elect rical
system ........................................................ 352
Fu nction of the po wer me ter ........................ 352
Overview of status displa yson the driver's
display ........................................................3 52 MBUX V MBUX V
oice Assist
oice Assist ant
ant................................. 354 354
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .354
Operation .................................................... 354
Using MBUX Voice Assistant e.ectively .......3 56
Essential voice commands .......................... 357 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em............................ 361 361
Overview and operation ...............................3 61
System settings .......................................... 382
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .387
Na vigation and tra1c .................................. 388
Te lephone ................................................... 397
Mercedes me app ....................................... 400
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 409
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 416
Sound settings ............................................ 422 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 423 423
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 423
Engine compartment ................................... 424
Cleaning and care ....................................... 429 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 437 437
Emer gency .................................................. 437
Flat tyre ...................................................... 439
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 444
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 450
Electrical fuses ............................................ 457 Contents
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Light switch →
169
2 Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
233
3 Combination switch →
171
4 Driver displ ay →
345
5 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
231
6 ü Start/stop button →
211
è ECO start/s top function →
220
7 Central display →
361
8 Glovecompartment →
150
9 Stow age compartment →
150
A Switch panel for:
÷ DYNAMIC SELECT button →
228
c Active Parking Assist →
323
& Switches the stationary heater on/o. →
201
\ Quick vehicle access
ú Fingerprint sensor →
361 Ü
Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
361
a Switches sound on/o. →
361
ø Adjusts thevo lume →
361
B £ Hazard warning light system →
172
C Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
368
D Adjusts the steering wheel →
140
ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
141
E Control panel:
Driver display →
345
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and
va riable limi ter →
279
F Diagnostics connection →
37
G M Opens the bonnet →
424
H ! Electric parking brake →
262 At
a glance – Cockpit
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1
Climate control rear operating unit →
190
2 Elect ronics compartment in the centre console
230 V soc ket →
160
3 j Setsthe fully reclined position →
125
4 V Selects the front passenger seat →
122
5 s Switches there ar seat ventilation on/o. →
139
6 w Switches there ar seat heating on/o. →
137
7 Adjusts reclining rear seats elect rically →
124
8 a Resets the standard seat adjustment set-
tings →
125 9
V Memory function in there ar compart-
ment →
145
A Stow age box in the seat backrest
Re frigerator box →
162
B Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
C MBUX rear tablet brac ket
D Cup holder At
a glance – Control settings in there ar passen ger compartment
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1
B-pillar wi th:
QR code for accessing there scue card →
40
2 Safetyve sts →
437
3 ; me button →
400
G SOS button →
400
4 Tocheck and top up operating 0uids →
481
St arting assis tance →
448
5 Tow- starting or towing away →
451
6 Flat tyre →
439
7 £ Hazard warning light system →
172 8
Fire extinguisher →
438
9 Fuel /ller 0ap with:
information label on fuel type →
235
information label on tyre pressure →
463
QR code for accessing there scue card →
40
A Tow- starting or towing away →
451
B Firs t-aid kit (soT sided) →
438
C TIREFIT kit →
440
D Warning triangle →
437 At
a glance – Emer gencies and breakdowns
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Calling up t
Calling up t
he Digit
he Digital Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Info
5 Owner's Manual
5 Open Digital Owner's Manual
The Digital Owner's Manual describes the func-
tions and operation of theve hicle and the multi-
media system. #
Select one of thefo llowing menu items in the
Digital Owner's Manual:
R Quick start: /nd the /rst steps towa rds
adjusting your seat (driver's side).
R Tips: /nd information that prepares youfor
cer tain everyday situations with your vehicle.
R Animations :wa tch animations of theve hicle
functions.
R Messages :re ceive additional information
about the messages in the driver's displa y.
R Language: select the language forth e Digital
Owner's Manual. Yo
u can sear chforke ywords using the sear ch
/eld Search , in order to/nd quick answers to
qu estions about the operation of theve hicle. 1
Menu
2 Sear ch
3 Back
4 Contents section Some sections in
the Digital Owner's Manual,
such as warning no tes, can be expanded and col-
lapsed.
A A dditional met
dditional met hods of calling up t
hods of calling up t he Digit
he Digital Own-
al Own-
er's Manual:
er's Manual:
Dr Dr iv
iver's display
er's display :
:call up brief information as dis-
play messages in the driver's display
MBUX V
MBUX V oice Assist
oice Assist ant
ant::call up via thevo ice con-
trol system
Global searc Global searc h:
h:call up sear chresults for contents
of the Digital Owner's Manual in the home screen
Fo r saf etyre asons, the Digital Owner's Manual is
deactivated while driving. 22
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Digital Owner's Manual

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W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toobjects
in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. *
N NOOTE
TE Battery discharging from using devi-
ces connected tothe diagnostics connec-
tion Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. #
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. #
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the bat-
te ry, e.g. bydriving a considerable dis-
ta nce. Please also no
tethe information about the 12 V
battery and short-dis tance trips in the "Driving
and Parking" chap ter (/ page 215). Connecting and using ano
ther device with the
diagnostics connection can ha vethefo llowing
e.ects:
R Malfunctions in theve hicle system
R Perm anent damage tovehicle components
Please referto thewa rranty term s and conditions
fo rth is matter.
Moreo ver,connecting equipment tothe diagnos-
tics connection can lead toemissions monitoring
information being reset, forex ample. This may
lead totheve hicle failing tomeet there qu ire-
ments of the next emissions inspection during the
main inspection. Quali/ed
Quali/ed
specialis
specialist w
t work
ork shop
shop
A qu ali/ed specialist workshop has the necessary
special skills, tools and quali/cations tocor rectly
car ryout any necessary workon your vehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a quali/ed specialist workshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks 38
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General no
tes

R
R
es
estr traint syst
aint syst em
em Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by t
y the r
he r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em The
restraint system includes thefo llowing com-
ponents:
R Seat belt system
R Airbags
R Child restraint system
R Child seat secu ring systems
The restraint system can help preve nttheve hicle
occupants from coming into contact with parts of
th eve hicle interior in theev ent of an accident. In
th eev ent of an accident, there straint system can
also reduce thefo rc es towhich theve hicle occu-
pants are subjected.
A seat belt can only pr ovide the best le vel of pro-
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, seat belt tensioners
and/or airbags supplement the pr otection o.ered
by a cor rectly wornseat belt. Seat belt tensioners
and/or airbags are not deplo yed in every acci-
dent. In order
forth ere straint system toprov ide the
intended le vel of pr otection, each vehicle occu-
pant must obser vethefo llowing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.
R Sit in an almost up right seat position with their
back against the seat backrest.
R Sit with their feet resting on the 0oor, if possi-
ble.
R Always secure persons under 1.50 m tall in an
additional restraint system suitable for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available today can com-
ple tely eliminate injuries and fatalities in every
accident situation. In particular, the seat belt and
airbag generally do not pr otect against objects
penetrating theve hicle from the outside. It is also
not possible tocomple tely rule out therisk of
injury caused bythe airbag deploying. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by t
y the
he
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
modi/cations tothere straint system
Ve hicle occupants may no longe r be protected
as intended if alterations are made tothe
re straint system. #
Never alter the parts of there straint sys-
te m. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring or any elec-
tronic component parts or their soT-
wa re. If it is necessary
tomodify theve hicle toaccom-
modate a person with disabilities, contact a quali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use driving
aids which ha vebeen appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. Occupant safe
ty
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not high. Con
versely, an airbag may be depl oyed
ev en though theve hicle su.ers only minor defor-
mation. If very rigid vehicle parts such as longitu-
dinal membe rsare hit, this may result in su1-
ciently high le vels of vehicle deceleration.
Depending on the de tected deployment situation,
th e components of there straint system can be
acti vated or deplo yed independently of each
ot her:
R Seat belt tensioner: frontal impact, rear
impact, side impact, rollo ver
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: frontal
impact
R Knee airbag: frontal impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Centre airbag: side impact, roll over
R Window airbag: side impact, rollo ver,frontal
impact
R Rear airbag: frontal impact
R Belt airbag: frontal impact
R Cushionbag: frontal impact
R PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side: side impact The front passen
ger airbag can only be deplo yed
in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis o.. If the front passenger seat is
occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during the
journe y,that the status of the front passenger air-
bag is cor rect (/ page 58). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot airbag
components
The airbag parts are hot aTer an airbag has
been deplo yed. #
Do not touch the airbag parts. #
Have a depl oyed airbag replaced at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop as soon as
possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu ali/ed specialist workshop
aTer an accident. Take this into account, particu-
lar lyif a seat belt tensioner is triggered or an air-
bag deplo yed. If
th e seat belt tensioners are triggered or an air-
bag is deplo yed, you will hear a bang, and a small
amount of powder may also be released:
R The bang will not generally a.ect your hearing.
R Ingeneral, the powder released is not hazard-
ous tohealth but may cause short-term
breathing di1culties topersons su.ering from
asthma or other pulmonary conditions.
Pr ov ided it is safe todo so, lea vetheve hicle
immediately or open the window in order to
pr ev ent breathing di1culties. Seat belts Seat belts
Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by t
y the seat belt
he seat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat belt cor rectly before
starting a journe y.A seat belt can only pr ovide
th e best le vel of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thdue to
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th e seat belt is not worncor rectl y,it cannot
per form its intended pr otective function. Occupant saf
ety
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