2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG warning

Oper
Oper
ating unit inside t
ating unit inside t hegr
he grab handle (r
ab handle (r ear)
ear) 1
p
Reading lamp on there specti veside of
th eve hicle
2 u
Rear interior lighting #
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To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps on:
ps on:press but ton1.
The reading lamp, the interior lighting in the
gr ab handle and the dome lamp on the
re specti veside of theve hicle will light up. #
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To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps
pso.:
o.: press but ton1
once or twice.
ATer pressing it once, the interior lighting in
th egr ab handle and the dome lamp on the
re specti veside of theve hicle will go out. ATer pressing it twice,
there ading lamp on
th ere specti veside of theve hicle will go out. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h the r
he r ear int
ear int er
erior lighting
ior lighting on/o.:
on/o.:
press but ton2.
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. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ambient lighting
he ambient lighting Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
Comfort
5 Ambient lighting
Se
Se tting t
tting t he colour
he colour #
Select Colour. #
Select Monochrome orMulti-colour. #
Set the desired colour or colour scheme.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness. %
Depending on the ambient light conditions,
th e ambient lighting will automatically switch
between day and night modes.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Switch o. Link zones .
The Direct, Indirect andAccents zones can be
set separatel y.
% The Light strip zone can also be set in vehi-
cles with active ambient lighting.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating
ating e.ects
e.ects &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident despite
activated e.ects of ambient lighting and
active ambient lighting
To use theWa rning Assistance e.ects, the
re specti vefunctions must be activated in the
driver assist menu. #
Make sure that the functions and assists
are switched on. Light and sight
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%
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and
yo ur responsibility; you may otherwise failto
re cognise dangers (/ page 266).#
Select Effects . #
Activate the desired e.ect.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment, di.erent
e.ects are available.
Operating feedback e.ects
R Climate: If changes are made tothete mp era-
ture setting in theve hicle, the colour of the
ambient lighting will change brie0y.
R Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, thevo ice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
Wa rning assistance e.ects
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
th eve hicle, the ambient lighting in the a.ec-
ted door will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 298). R
Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assist (/ page 302).
R Active Brake Assist : Ifthere is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
th e centre of the cockpit will 0ash bright red.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Brake Assist
(/ page 290).
R Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the a.ected side will 0ash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Blind Spot
Assist (/ page 298).
Greeting R When youget into theve hicle, a special colour
animation will pla y.
Multi-colour animat.
R The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. %
Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed.
% The desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
th e´ symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di.erent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e.ects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher basic
brightness. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing will light up for a short time aTer theve hi-
cle is loc ked. 180 180
Light and sight

W
W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 429).
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h MA
h MAGIC VISION C
GIC VISION C ONTR
ONTROL:
OL:in posi-
tion 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing process
is automatically triggered if dirt is de tected on the
windscreen unless theTop up washer fluid mes-
sage is being displa yed.
Deep-cleaning t
Deep-cleaning t he windscr
he windscreen
een
In the case of heavy soiling, you can deep-clean
th e windscreen abo veoutside temp eratures of
5°C. #
In a stationary vehicle, turn the combination
switch toposition 1,2or3. #
Press the button on the combination switch in
th e direction of ar row 1 and hold it for
appr oximately two seconds.
The wiper arms will mo veinto their replace-
ment positions and washer 0uid will be distrib-
uted on the windscreen.
ATer appr oximately 30 seconds, the wiper
arms will mo veback again and wipe the wind-
screen se veral times. Deep-cleaning will now
ha ve /nished. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. Light and sight
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R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
T
To br
o br ing t
ing t he wiper blade int
he wiper blade int o position t
o position to be
o be
r
r emov
emov ed:
ed:hold the wiper arm /rmly with one
hand. With th eot her hand, turn the wiper
blade in the direction of ar row 1 beyond the
point of resis tance.
The wiper blade will engage in there mo val
position with a clic k. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e t
e the wiper blade:
he wiper blade: pressrelease knob
2, pull the wiper blade in the direction of
ar ro w 3 and remo ve.
F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade onto the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1 until release knob
2 engages. #
Press the wiper blade be yond the point of
re sis tance in the direction of ar row 3 onthe
wiper arm.
The wiper blade will engage with a noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the windscreen.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Mirr Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion 184
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R
ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Use button 2or4 toselect the desired mir-
ro r.
% Invehicles with MBUX Interior Assis tant and
driver camera, there qu ired outside mir ror can
also be preselected automatically via a natural
head mo vement tothe leT or right
(/ page 376). #
Use button 1toadjust the position of the
selected mir ror.
F F olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 3.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved brie0y using button 3. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disengaged,
proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 3.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
engage. The outside mir ror will now be set to
th e cor rect position. Light and sight
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A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y. R
Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.The front-passenger outside mir
rorwill swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 187).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir rorwill mo veback
to its original position when:
R you shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R you are tr avelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side. 186
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Light and sight

Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vebox. #
Navigate down until the climate control bar is
active. #
Select Air freshener. #
Activate or deactivate frag rancing.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he fr
he fragr
agrance syst
ance syst em using t
em using t he multimedia
he multimedia
syst
syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R A 0acon is insert ed.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
R Climate cont rol is activated.
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vecompartment. #
Select Air freshener. #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inser
Inser ting or r
ting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0acon
0acon of t
of the fr
he fr agr
agrance
ance
syst
syst em
em &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from liquid per-
fume
If ch ildren open the 0acon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con-
ta ct with their eyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of full
0acons Fu
ll 0acons must not be disposed of
with household waste. #
Fu
ll 0acons must be take nto a
harmful subs tance collection point. Climate cont
rol
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1
Cap
2 Flacon #
T
To insert
o insert: :slide the 0acon into the holder as far
as it will go. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:aTer opening the glo vebox, wait
fo r appr oximately se ven seconds and pull out
th e 0acon. If
yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfumes, obser vethe manufacturers' saf ety noti-
ces on the perfume pac kaging.
Dispose of thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfume 0acon when it is empt y and do notre/ll
it.
R R e/llable
e/llable 0acon
0acon #
Unscr ewthe cap of the em pty 0acon. #
Fillth e 0acon with a maximum of 15 ml. #
Screw the cap back on tothe 0acon.
Alw aysre /ll the em ptyre /llabl e0acon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate information
sheet with the 0acon. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he windscr
he windscreen heat
een heater
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from touching the
windscreen when the windscreen heater
is switched on
The windscreen can become very hot when
th e windscreen heater is switched on. The health of persons with limited
temp erature
sensitivity or a limited ability toreact tohigh
te mp eratures may be a.ected or they may
eve n su.er burn-like injuries. #
Do not touch the windscreen while the
windscreen heater is switched on. #
Allow the windscreen tocool down
before touching it. The windscreen heater will be enabled automati-
cally if
¬is activated on the climate bar on the
cent ral displa y.
ATer theve hicle is star ted, the windscreen heater
will be switched on automatically as requ ired. Pr Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control when t
ol when t he v
he vehicle is
ehicle is
unlock
unlock ed
ed F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control when t
ol when t he
he
v
v ehicle is unlock
ehicle is unlock ed
ed
The seats can be brie0y pre-warmed or pre-
cooled before youget into theve hicle. 196 196
Climate cont
rol