2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch theve hicle on and then o. again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15 seconds, press and hold the
î button on the combination switch for
appr oximately thre e seconds (/ page 181).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind-
screen. #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade away from
th e wiper arm in the direction of ar row 1 as
fa r as it will go. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm in
th e direction of ar row 4. F
F
itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Insert the new wiper blade into the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor-
re ctl y. 182
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#
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theî button on the combination
switch.
The wiper arms will return totheir original
positions. #
Switch o. theve hicle.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Maint Maint
enance display
enance display #
Remo veprotective /lm 1from the mainte-
nance displa yson the tips of the ne wly/tted
wiper blades.
When the colour of the maintenance displa ys
ch anges from black toyello w, replace the wiper
blades. %
The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades (MA
een wiper blades (MA GIC
GIC
VISION C
VISION C ONTR
ONTROL)
OL) Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Within around 15 seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch
(/ page 181).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position. 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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S
S
t
tor
or ing t
ing t he par
he par king position of t
king position of t he fr
he front-
ont-
passeng
passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or usingrev
or using rever
erse g
se g ear
ear S
S
t
tor
or ing
ing #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passenger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.Calling up
Calling up #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
into the stored parking position. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or fold-
old-
ing function
ing function Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing #
Activate or deactivate Automatic mirror fold-
in. Ar
Ar
ea per
ea per meable t
meable t o r
o radio wav
adio waves on t
es on t he wind-
he wind-
scr
scr een
een Ra
dio-controlled equipment, such as toll systems,
can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe wind-
screen that are permeable toradio waves.
Areas permeable toradio waves1 are best visi-
ble from outside theve hicle when the windscreen
is illuminated with an extern al light source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infrared re0ective windscreen Light and sight
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Infr
Infr
ar
ared-r
ed-r e0ective
e0ective windscr
windscreen function
een function
The infrared-re0ective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from radio
wa ves. 188 188
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of THERMO
w of THERMO TR
TRONIC climat
ONIC climat e bar
e bar The indicator lamps indicate
that the cor respond-
ing function is activated. Fr
ont climate bar on the central display
(e xamp le)
1 s Increases thete mp erature
2 Upper display area of the climate bar with the
ex amples of jswitching o. climate con-
trol (/ page 191), ¿switching the A/C
function on/o. (/ page 192) and0syn-
ch ronisation function (/ page 193) 3
¬ Demists the windscreen
(/ page 192, 196)
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 193) or
G Calls up the particulate status display
(/ page 191) or
Ac tivates/deactiva tesre sidual heat utilisation
(/ page 194)
Plug-in hybrid vehicles: &Activates or
deactivates pre-entry climate control
(/ page 200)
5 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
6 Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temp erature displa y,defrost function
displa y,air0o w,pre-ent ryclimate cont rol or
auxiliary heating
7 J Increases the air0ow or switches on cli-
mate control (/ page 191)
8 r Reduces thete mp erature
9 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode,
ri ght (/ page 192)
A ± Calls up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 191) Climate control
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