2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

The function is automatically deactivated under
th
efo llowing conditions:
R When speeds greater than 100 km/h are
re ached.
R When there ar fog light is switched o..
F F unction of t
unction of t he bad w
he bad weat
eather light
her light
The bad weather light reduces re0ections in rainy
conditions bydimming individual LEDs in the
headlamps. The driver and other road users are
dazzled less as a result.
The city lighting function
The city lighting function
City lighting impr ovesth e illumination of roadsides
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
F F unction of t
unction of t he t
he topogr
opogr aphical com
aphical com pensation
pensation
Based on map data, the lighting system responds
pre-e mptively todi.erent road heights. This
means that the headlamp range remains virtually
cons tant when you are driving on uphill or down-
hill gradients. %
Only vehicles with a multimedia system with
navigation ha vethis function.
Assist
Assist ance functions of t
ance functions of t he DIGIT
he DIGITAL LIGHT
AL LIGHT
DIGITAL LIGHT visually expands on the driver
assistance systems byprojecting the assistant
displa ysin 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 countr y.
The system 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 deacti-
va ted depending on the situation.
% Depending on the country in which you are
cur rently driving, cer tain functions may be
disabled due todi.erent legal requ irements,
ev en if they are enabled in the multimedia
system. When a border is crossed, theve hicle
will automatically adapt totheva lid requ ire-
ments. Spo Spo
tlight
tlight The spotlight function
runs in the backg round and
0ashes the headlamps at de tected persons within
th e lane markings in four short bursts. The driver
is made awareofthe position of oncoming pedes-
trians bya projected symbol.
The function is active under thefo llowing condi-
tions:
R You are driving outside illuminated areas.
R The system de tects a lane marking. 174
174
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W
W
ar
ar nings
nings If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects 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 tothe
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 tra1c light with-
out reducing your speed. Obser
vethe system limits of Tra1c Sign Assist
(/ page 294).
N
No ot
tes
es If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects a roadwor kszone,
th e system will pr ovide support as follo ws:
R A cor responding symbol will be projected onto
th ero ad when you enter a roadwor kszone.
R When you drive thro ugh a roadwor kszone,
guide lines will be projec ted onto thero ad that
ro ughly match the width of theve hicle. The
guide lines will be suppressed for a while on
tight bends. Obser
vethe system limits of Tra1c Sign Assist
(/ page 294).
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he Int
he Int ellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
emon/o.
on/o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED #
Activate or deactivate Dynamic low beam.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
th e Intelligent Light System can be switched
on and o. on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu. Light and sight
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175

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating enhanced assist
ating enhanced assist ance
ance
functions
functions
% The availability of the functions is dependent
on the countr y. #
Select Supporting projections. #
Activate or deactivate the desired projection. #
Activate or deactivate Projection when open-
ing/closing.
If th e locator lighting or theex terior switch-o.
delay time is activated, a high-resolution greet-
ing or farewell scene will be pla yed back for a
short period of time when theve hicle is
opened or loc ked. You can choose between
th eDigital Rain andStar Wave sequences.
% More information on locator lighting
(/ page 178)
More information on theex terior switch-o.
delay time (/ page 178) A A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus function t Plus function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
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 recognise
th em too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibility, 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 only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting
to the pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c condi-
tions. 176 176
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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
switches 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 RA
NGE 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 theex cluded vehicles.
At speeds below 25 km/h or when there is su1-
cient street lighting:
R The partial high beam and the high beam will
be switched o. 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 RA NGE Highbeam will be
switched on automaticall y.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will switch on automaticall y.R
If high ly re0ective signs are de tected, ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched o. auto-
maticall y.
% The system's optical sensor is located behind
the windscreen near theove rhead control
panel.
Switc Switc hing A
hing A dap
daptiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Pluson/o.
on/o.
Switc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Turn the light switch totheà 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 displa y.When partial high beam or high
beam is active, the cor responding blue indica-
to r lamp will also light up.
Switc Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Switch o. the high beam using the combina-
tion switch. Light and sight
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177

Se
Se
tting lo
tting lo w beam
w beam Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED 5
Low beam #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
th e Intelligent Light System can be adjusted
on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu.Se
Se
tting t
tting t he e
he ext
xter
er ior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. dela
delay time
y time R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Exterior lighting delayed switch off #
Set the swit ch-o. delay time.
When theve hicle's engine is switched o., the
ex terior lighting will be activated forth e set
time. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the locat
he locat or lighting
or lighting R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting #
Activate or deactivate Locator lighting.
When the function is activated, theex terior light-
ing will light up for 40 seconds aTer theve hicle is
unloc ked. When you start theve hicle, the locator
lighting is switched o. and automatic driving
lights are activated. Int Int
er
erior lighting
ior lighting A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he int
he int er
erior lighting
ior lighting 1
c
Switches the front interior lighting
on/o.
2 u
Switches there ar interior lighting on/o.
3 |
Switches automatic interior lighting con-
trol on/o. #
T To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps
pson/o.:
on/o.: holdyour
hand under there spective reading lamp 4or
5. 178
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Light and sight

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 #
T
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. #
T
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:
4 © 5
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 &
W
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:
4 © 5
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
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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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