2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG seats

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he r
he rear airbag
ear airbag P
P
oints t
oints t o r
o remember when t
emember when t he r
he rear seat is occu-
ear seat is occu-
pied
pied
The rear airbag o.ers the occupants on the outer
re ar seats additional occupant pr otection in the
ev ent of cer tain types frontal impacts. When trig-
ge red, there ar airbag depl oys between there ar
seat occupant and the front seat. The rear airbag
can help pr event the occupants on there ar seats
from coming into contact with parts of theve hicle
interior in theev ent of an accident.
To avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, obser vethefo llowing information:
R Inform persons on there ar seats about the
re ar airbag in the front seat.
R A person sitting on there ar seat must adopt
th e cor rect seat position and sit as far back
from there ar airbag as possible. Adjust the
front seats when necessa ryso that vehicle
occupants are sitting as far back from the air-
bag as possible and at an equal distance to
th em.
R Obser vethe no tes on airbag pr otection
(/ page 54). To
avo idrisks resulting from the deployment of
th e airbag, vehicle occupants on the outer rear
seats must obser vethefo llowing information in
particular:
R The occupants must alw ayske ep their feet on
th e 0oor. Otherwise, feet and legs of occu-
pants may be in the deployment area of the
re ar airbag.
If an occupant's feet cannot reach the 0oor,
th ey must adopt the cor rect seat position and
let their legs hang down the front of the seat.
R The feet or legs of the person on there ar seat
must not rest against the seat backrest of the
front seat, forex ample. Otherwise, their feet
and legs are in the deployment area of the
re ar airbag. This should be take n into consid-
eration especially if you are tr avelling with a
ch ild on there ar seat.
If yo u are tr avelling with a child in the leT or
ri ght rear seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c
information: (/ page 77). Also, alw ays
obser vethe no tes on rear wa rd-facing or
fo rw ard-facing child restraint systems on the
leT and right rear seats. R
Make sure that the co vers forth ere ar airbags
are not damaged.
R Obser vethe no tes on limi tations tothe pr otec-
tion provided byairbags (/ page 56). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toa damaged
re ar airbag co ver
If a rear airbag co ver is damaged, there ar air-
bag can no lon ger function cor rectly and can
ev en cause additional injuries when deplo yed. #
Before starting a journe y,make sure the
co vers forth ere ar airbags are not dam-
aged. If a rear airbag co ver is damaged,
disable there ar airbag. Ha vea damaged
re ar airbag co verre placed at a quali/ed
specialist workshop as soon as possible. Yo
u can disable or enable there ar airbag via the
multimedia system (/ page 63).
Objects behind t
Objects behind t he fr
he front seat
ont seat
Objects in the deployment area of there ar air-
bags may pr event there ar airbags from function-
ing cor rectl y. Occupant saf
ety
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&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
placed in front of there ar airbag co ver
Objects in front of there ar airbag co ver can
hinder or pr eventthe cor rect deployment of
th ere ar airbag which is integ rated into the
front seat.
The rear airbag can po tential lydeploy in an
uncontrolled manner and can cause additional
inju ryto the person on the front seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148).
Disabling/enabling t Disabling/enabling t he r
he rear airbag
ear airbag
If, aTer consideration of the no tes and instruc-
tions in this Owner's Manual, you deem the addi-
tional occupant pr otection pr ovided bythere ar
airbag unnecessar y,there ar airbag can be disa-
bled. The
rear airbags should be disabled in thefo llo w-
ing situations in particular:
R Arear wa rd-facing child restraint system is
secu red on the leT or right rear seat.
R The person in there ar seat, forex ample a
ch ild, cannot sit in the cor rect seat position.
Their feet and legs are po tential lyin the
deployment area of there ar airbag.
R Due tothe position of the front seats, an
occupant's legs, forex ample, are in the
deployment area of there ar airbag.
R Objects are stored behind the front seat which
are in the deployment area of there ar airbags.
Yo u can disable or enable there ar airbag via the
multimedia system (/ page 63). F F
unction of t
unction of t he REAR SEA
he REAR SEA T AIRBA
T AI RBA G indicat
G indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps l
LeT rear seat
k Right rear seat
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is per-
fo rm ed during which the REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON
and OFF indicator lamps light up simultaneousl y.62
62
Occupant saf
ety

ATer
the self-test, the status of there ar airbag for
th e leT and right rear seat is displ ayed via the
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps:
R ON is lit:
ON is lit: there ar airbag may depl oyduring an
accident.
The indicator lamp goes out aTer appr ox-
imately 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON and OFF ar e
eo.:
o.: there ar airbag may
depl oyduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: there ar airbag is disabled. It will
th en not be deplo yed in theev ent of an acci-
dent.
If th e REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
o., only the REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp sho ws the status of there ar airbag. The
REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be lit
continuously or be o.. Enabling/disabling t
Enabling/disabling t
he r
he rear airbag via t
ear airbag via t he multi-
he multi-
media syst
media syst em
em
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Occupant protection #
Enable or disable the desired rear airbag
under Rear airbags . PRE-S
PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas-
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas-
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof. R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function in t
y function in t he r
he rear
ear
com
com par
partment:
tment: moving the outer rear seats to
a more favo urable seat position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h multicont
h multicont our seat
our seat:
:increasing the
air pressure in the seat side bolsters of the
seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multime-
dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal tostimula tethe innate pr otective
mechanism of a person's hearing.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat position
may result in damage tothe seat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. Occupant saf
ety
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R
activating the hazard warning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 411)
R switching o. the engine
To start theve hicle again, switch theve hicle
o. and on once more (/ page 211). Depend-
ing on the type and se verity of the accident,
yo u may no longer be able tostart theve hicle.
R switching o. the fuel supply
R v
vehicles wit
ehicles wit h h
h hybr
ybr id dr
id dr iv
ive:
e: switching o. the
hy brid system and high-voltage on-board elec-
trical system
R unlocking theve hicle doors
R lowe ring the side windo ws
R displaying the emer gency guide in the central
display
R switching on the interior lighting
F
F unction of t
unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the se verity of a fur ther
collision or even avo id it. If an accident is de
tected, the post-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When theve hi-
cle has come toa standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llowing actions:
R braking more strongly than automatic braking
R fully depressing the accelerator pedal with
fo rce Saf Saf
el
ely tr
y tr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ays observ
s observ e when c
e when c hildr
hildren ar
en ar e trav
e tr avelling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictly obser vethe saf ety no tesfo rthe
speci/c situation. In this wa yyo u can recog-
nise po tential risks and avoid dangers if chil-
dren are tr avelling in theve hicle
(/ page 66).
Be dilig
Be dilig ent
ent
Bear in mind that negligence when securing a
ch ild in thech ild restraint system ma y haveseri- ous conse
quences. Alw ays be dili gent in securing
a ch ild carefully before every journe y.
Ne ver allow babies and children totrave l sitting
on the lap of ano ther vehicle occupant.
To impr oveprotection forch ildren younger than
12 years old or under 1.50 m in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you obser vethefo l-
lowing information:
R Always secure thech ild in a child restraint sys-
te m suitable forth is Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
R The child restraint system must be appropria te
to the age, weight and size of thech ild.
R The vehicle seat must be suitable for /tting a
ch ild restraint system (/ page 70).
Ac cident statistics show that children secured on
th ere ar seats are generally safe rth an children
secured on the front seats. Forth is reason,
Mercedes-Benz st rongly advises that you /t a
ch ild restraint system toare ar seat. Occupant saf
ety
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#
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk offatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of r
w of r ecommended c
ecommended c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems
ems %
Further information on the cor rect child
re straint system can be ob tained at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre forth is purpose.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h belt airbags:
h belt airbags: When securing a
child in a child restraint system
on an ou terre ar seat, it is essential toobser vethe
fo llowing inst ructions:
R Weight category 0, 0+ or I: thech ild restraint
system must be installed on the ISOFIX or i-
Size child seat anchor.
R Weight category II/III: only use the appr oved
KIDFIX XP and AMG KIDFIX XP child seats.
R Secure a rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m with the ISOFIX or the i-Size child seat
anchor.
R Secure a forw ard-facing child restraint system
wi th th e ISOFIX or the i-Size child seat anchor
and, if present, theTo pTe ther anchorage.
R Obser vethe no tes in "Belt airbag in rear seat
belt" (/ page 50). Secur
Secur
ing wit
ing wit h ISOFIX
h ISOFIX
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory 0+ (up t
y 0+ (up t o 13 k
o 13 kg and up to
g and up to
appro
appro x. 15 mont
x. 15 mont hs)
hs) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
B
BAB
AB Y S
Y S AFE plus
AFE plus
Size catego ry E
Appro valE 1 04 301 146
Order number 2
B6 6 86 8224
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egory I (9 t
y I (9 t o 18 k
o 18 kg and fr g and fr om appro
om appro x-
x-
imat
imat el
ely 9 mont
y 9 mont hs t
hs to 4 y
o 4 y ear
ears)
s) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
DUO plus
DUO plus
Size categor yB1
Appro valE 1 04 301 133
Order number 2
A 000 970 43 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. Occupant saf
ety
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Secur
Secur
ing wit
ing wit h t
h the v
he v ehicle seat belt
ehicle seat belt
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory 0 (up t
y 0 (up t o 10 k
o 10 kg and approg and appro ximat
ximately
ely
6 mont
6 mont hs) and w
hs) and w eight cat
eight categor
egory 0+ (up t
y 0+ (up t o 13 kg
o 13 kg
and appro
and appro ximat
ximatel
ely 15 mont
y 15 mont hs)
hs) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
B
BABAB Y S
Y S AFE plus II
AFE plus II
App rova lE 1 04 301 146
Order number 2
A 000 970 38 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egory I (9 t
y I (9 t o 18 k
o 18 kg and fr g and fr om appro
om appro x-
x-
imat
imat el
ely 9 mont
y 9 mont hs t
hs to 4 y
o 4 y ear
ears)
s) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
DUO plus
DUO plus
Appr oval E1 04 301 133
Order number 2
A 000 970 43 02
1 Manufactu rer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egory II/III (15 t
y II/III (15 t o 36 k
o 36 kg and frg and fr om
om
appro
appro ximat
ximatel
ely 3 t
y 3 t o 12 y
o 12 y ear
ears)
s) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
KIDFIX XP
KIDFIX XP
Appr oval E1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000 970 49 02 T
T
ype
ype 1
1
AMG KIDFIX XP
AMG KIDFIX XP
App rova lE 1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000 970 33 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of suit
w of suit able seats in t
able seats in t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or
or/tting
/tting
a c
a c hild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em LeT/r
LeT/r
ight
ightr
rear seat
ear seat
Prefer red securing system:
® ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page 72)
or °
i-Sizechild seat securing system
(/ page 74)
¯ Also secure TopTe ther if present
(/ page 76).
Alternative securing system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 79)
Be sure toobser ve:
R Ifth ere ar seat is occupied, ensu re, bo th
before and during the journe y,that the status
of there ar airbag is cor rect forth e cur rent sit-
uation (/ page 62).
F F r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
Securing system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 79)
Be sure toobser ve:
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied,
ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,
th at the status of the front passenger airbag is
cor rect forth e cur rent situation (/ page 58).
R Notes on automatic front passen ger airbag
shuto. (/ page 57). 70 70
Occupant saf
ety

Centr
Centr
e r
e rear seat
ear seat
Securing system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 79) App
rov
Approv al cat al categor
egories f
ies for c
or child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems Onl
Onl
y use app rov
y use appr oved ced c hild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
Only child restraint systems that meet thefo llo w-
ing UNECE standards are permitted for use in the
ve hicle:
R UN-R44
R UN-R129 (i-Size child restraint systems)
Iden ti/cation
Identi/cation on t
on the c
he c hild r
hild r es
estr
traint sy st
aint syst em
em
In fo rm ation about the appr oval catego ry,we ight
category and appr oval number, forex ample, is on
th e appr oval label on thech ild restraint system.
There ma y be further information such as the ISO-
FIX size categories, depending on the appr oval
catego ryofthech ild restraint system. Approv
Approv
al cat
al categor
egories in accor
ies in accor dance wit
dance with UN-R44
h UN-R44 Example of an appro
val label
R U
Univniv er
ersal:
sal: child restraint systems in the "Uni-
ve rsal" catego ryare appr ovedfo r installation
in vehicles. They can be used, in accordance
with overviews ofthe suitability of seats for
securing child restraint systems, on seats
labelled U, UF or IU F. The identi/ca
tion IUFrefers to ISOFIX child
re straint systems in the "Universal" categor y.
These child restraint systems must also be
secu red using TopTe ther or support points.
R Semi-U
Semi-U niv
niver
ersal:
sal: child restraint systems in the
"Semi-Universal" category may only be used if
th eve hicle and vehicle seat are listed in the
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list.
R V Vehicle-speci/c:
ehicle-speci/c: child restraint systems in the
"vehicle-speci/c" category may only be used if
th eve hicle and vehicle seat are lis ted in the
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list. Occupant saf
ety
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Approv
Approv
al cat
al categor
egories in accor
ies in accor dance wit
dance with UN-R129
h UN-R129 Example of an app
rova l label
R i‑Size:
i‑Size: child restraint systems in the "i‑Size"
category are appr ovedfo r installation in vehi-
cles with i‑Size mounting brac kets. They can
be used, in accordance with overviews ofthe
suitability of seats for securing child restraint
systems, on seats labelled i‑ U.The identi/ca
tion i‑Urefers to i‑Size child
re straint systems in the "Universal" categor y.
These child restraint systems must also be
secu red using TopTe ther or support points.
Observ
Observ e t
e the suit
he suit ability of v
ability of v ehicle seats
ehicle seats
Depending on the appr oval catego ry,th ere are
fo rw ard-facing and rear wa rd-facing child restraint
systems. Their use can be restric tedfo r cer tain
ve hicle seats:
R Suitability of seats for attaching ISOFIX child
re straint systems (/ page 72)
R Suitability of seats for securing i‑Size child
re straint systems (/ page 74).
R Suitability of seats for attaching belt-secured
ch ild restraint systems (/ page 79) F
F
itting an ISOFIX or i-Size c
itting an ISOFIX or i-Size c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em
on t
on t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight r
ight r ear seats
ear seats Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of suit
w of suit ability of t
ability of t he seats f
he seats for att
or attac
aching
hing
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
ISOFIX is a standardised securing system for spe-
cially designed child restraint systems.
® The symbol indicates seats suitable for
attaching an ISOFIX child restraint system
in acco rdance with UN R44 (/ page 71).
At tach only child restraint systems that are
appr oved in accordance with UN R44 as
per thefo llowing ISOFIX tables.
Carr
Carr y cot
y cot Size class –
Size class –
Eq Eq
uipment
uipment LeT/r
LeT/r
ight
ightr
rear seat
ear seat
F – ISO/L1 X
G – ISO/L2 X
X Not suitable for an ISOFIX child restraint system in this we ight
gr oup and/or size class. 72 72
Occupant saf
ety