2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG heating

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Toavo id creating ano ther electrostatic
ch arge , do not get into theve hicle again
during there fuelling process. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from fuel mixture
Ve hicles with a diesel engine:
If yo u mix diesel fuel with petrol, the 0ash
point of the fuel mixture is lo werth an that of
pure diesel fuel.
While theve hicle is running, component parts
in theex haust system may overheat without
wa rning. #
Neverre fuel using petrol. #
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe wrong fuel Ve
hicles with a petrol engine:
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system. #
Only refuel using unleaded, sulphur-free
spar k-ignition engine fuel that conforms to
European EN 228, or an equivalent
speci/cation.
Fu el of this speci/cation may contain up to
10% ethanol. Your vehicle is suitable for use
with E10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel wi thone of thefo llowing fuels:
R Diesel
R Regular petrol with an octane number
lo we rth an 91 RON
R Petrol with more than 10% ethanol byvol-
ume, e.g. E15, E20, E85, E100
R Petrol with more than 3% me thanol byvol-
ume, e.g. M15, M30
R Petrol with additives containing me tal
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel: #
Do not switch on theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe wrong fuel Ve
hicles with a diesel engine:
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system. #
Only refuel using sulphu r-free diesel fuel
th at conforms toEuropean standard
EN 590, or an equivalent speci/cation.
In count ries without sulphur-free diesel
fuel, refuel using only lo w-sulphur diesel
fuel with a sulphur content less than
50 ppm.
Ne verre fuel wi thone of thefo llowing fuels:
R Petrol
R Marine diesel
R Heating oil
R Pure bio-diesel or vege table oil
R Para1n or kerosene
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel: 236 236
Driving and parking

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orangeConnection is
being estab-
lished
# Flashesgreen Active energy
0ow
# Lights up
orangeInter
ruption in
ch arging
# Lights up
green Charging
process com-
ple
ted
# Flashesred
(for appr ox.
90 s) Ve
hicle mal-
function;
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not possible S S
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ting t he alt
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ernating curr
nating curr ent c
ent char
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ging pr ocess
ocess
(mode 2/3)
(mode 2/3) &
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of death when charging at a
damaged soc ket
The charging process uses high voltage.
If th ech arging cable, theve hicle soc ket or the
mains soc ket are damaged, you could receive
an elect ric shoc k. #
Only use an undamaged charging cable. #
Avoid mechanical damage such as crush-
ing, abrading or driving overth e cable. #
Have a damaged vehicle soc ketre placed
at a quali/ed specialist workshop as
soon as possible. #
Never connect thech arging cable to a
damaged vehicle soc ket. *
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NOOTE
TE Damage due toove rheating of
ch arging cable and charging cable con-
nector During
thech arging process, thech arging
cable and charging cable connector can heat
up within their permissible limit values.
The permissible limit values are in0uenced by
th efo llowing factors:
R the po wer supply system and thech arging
cable are not damaged
R the inst ructions for handling thech arging
cable and the control element on the
ch arging cable ha vebeen obser ved #
Ifth ech arging cable or charging cable
connector becomes too hot, ha vethe
po we r supply system checked. *
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NOOTE
TE Damaged or dirty vehicle soc ket
when the soc ket 0ap is open #
Alwayske ep the soc ket co ver and the
soc ket 0ap closed when there is no 250
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Driving and parking

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NO
OTE
TE Damage due toove rheating of
ch arging cable and charging cable con-
nector During
thech arging process, thech arging
cable and charging cable connector can heat
up within their permissible limit values.
The permissible limit values are in0uenced by
th efo llowing factors:
R the po wer supply system and thech arging
cable are not damaged
R the inst ructions for handling thech arging
cable and the control element on the
ch arging cable ha vebeen obser ved #
Ifth ech arging cable or charging cable
connector becomes too hot, ha vethe
po we r supply system checked. *
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NOOTE
TE Damaged or dirty vehicle soc ket
when the soc ket 0ap is open #
Alwayske ep the soc ket co ver and the
soc ket 0ap closed when there is no ch
arging cable connected. This pr otects
th eve hicle soc ket from dirt and damage. #
Make sure that the soc ket co ver is
closed proper lybefore closing the soc ket
0ap. This can otherwise result in damage
which may pr event the soc ket 0ap from
being opened again. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle soc ket or the
ch arging cable connector due toincor rect
handling Do not use
excessive forc e (maximum 300 N)
to insert thech arging cable connector into the
ve hicle soc ketto the stop. You may otherwise
damage theve hicle soc ket,thech arging cable
connector or their contacts. #
Ifyo ufe el there is increased resis tance,
pull thech arging cable connector out of
th e soc ket and reinsert it. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The transmission is in position j.R
The vehicle is unloc ked or the distance
between theke y and theve hicle does not
ex ceed 1 m.
R The vehicle is not switched on. The õdis-
play in the driver's display is o..
R The charging cable is not taut.
% Depending on the national version, theve hicle
is equipped with one of thefo llowing vehicle
soc kets. Driving and parking
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e.g. a massage
programme
R Telephone 7
R Enter tainment sources 8
R Online voice applications
The lo wer display area can be hidden and shown
(/ page 365).
Inf
Inf or
ormation about ent
mation about ent ert
ertainment sour
ainment sour ces
ces
Yo u can operate the applications in there duced
view or in the menu (expanded view)
(/ page 365).
Examples: R Control a media source, e.g. pause/pla y,next
trac k,set a station
R Select trac ksfrom the cur rent pla ylist or sta-
tions from the station list
R Select a media source
The media source must be connected tothe
MBUX multimedia system.
Inf Inf or
ormation about t
mation about t he t
he telephone
elephone
To use the functions, the mobile phones must be
connected with the MBUX multimedia system. Re
quirement for suggestions: theCalls & mes-
sages option is activated in the suggestions.
Examples: R Answer a call and calling a missed call
The missed calls are displa yedfo rth e mobile
phones connected tothe MBUX multimedia
system.
R Display contacts and call list and calling a
contact
R Use voice functions
R Suggest contacts
The contacts are suggested forth e mobile
phones connected tothe MBUX multimedia
system. No contacts are suggested forthe
mobile phones that are lin kedto ano ther user
pro/le.
R Write message sto contacts (suggestion)
R Connect a device via the device manager (sug-
ge stion)
Inf Inf or
ormation about activ
mation about activ e applications
e applications
The following functions are available:
R Operating massage prog rammes R
Raising or lo wering theve hicle le vel
Sugg
Sugg es
estions ftions f or comf
or comf or
ort and v
t and v ehicle functions as
ehicle functions as
w
w ell as na
ell as na vig
vigation
ation
Re quirement: theComfort, VehicleandNaviga-
tion options are activated in the suggestions.
R Operating massage programmes
Fo rex ample, the multimedia system suggests
a prog ramme at a cer tain time.
R Opening and closing theta ilgate
Re quirement: theve hicle is equipped with
boot lid con venience closing.
R Opening and closing the comfort doors
Re quirement: theve hicle is equipped with
comfort doors .
R Setting theve hicle le vel
R Making heating settings
R Activating/deactivating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
R Selecting pr evious destinations and destina-
tions from favo urites 364
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MBUX multimedia system

Conducting a dialogue
Conducting a dialogue
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tar
ar ting a dialogue
ting a dialogue #
Say "Hey Mercedes" toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assistant. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system.
or #
Press the£ button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
A blue line appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
yo u can use comple tesentences of collo quial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be directly combined with a voice command,
e.g. "Hey Mercedes, how fast can I drive?" .
Calling up help Calling up help #
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For inf
or inf or
ormation about t
mation about t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assis-
oice Assis-
t
t ant
ant: :say "Hey Mercedes, what can you do?" #
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual:
al Owner's Manual: "Show me the Own-
er's Manual". The fullextent of the Digital
Owner's Manual is available when theve hicle
is stationar y. Oper
Oper
ating functions (ex
ating functions (ex am
amples)
ples) #
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To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he na
he na vig
vigation:
ation: "Search for an
Asian restaurant, but not Japanese, in South
London." #
T To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he phone:
he phone: "Call my father." #
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To c
o c hang
hang e t
e the syst
he syst em languag
em languag e t
e to English
o English
(shor
(shor t command):
t command): "Change language to Eng-
lish". #
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To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he r
he r adio:
adio: "Show me the list of
radio stations." #
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To oper
o oper at
ate media:
e media: "Switch on random play-
back." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate v
e v ehicle functions:
ehicle functions: "Switch the
seat heating to level 2." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate online functions:
e online functions: "What's the time
in Sydney?" #
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To ask a q
o ask a q ues
uestion about t
tion about t he v
he vehicle:
ehicle: "Do I
have Blind Spot Assist?" Ov
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he MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the cam-
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classi/cation 1 laser sys-
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Always ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu ali/ed special-
ist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord-
ance with IEC 60825-1:2014 and DIN EN
60825-1:2014.
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The camera records image data forth e appli-
cations, forex ample body, head and hand
de tection.
The camera con verts th e image data directly
into me tadata. No image data is sa ved in the
process. The data is only processed in the
ve hicle and is not transmitted from theve hi-
cle. MBUX multimedia system
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NO
OTE
TE Damage from automatic braking If one of
thefo llowing functions is switched
on, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer tain
situations:
R Active Brake Assist
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R Active Parking Assist
To avoid damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thefo llowing or similar situa-
tions: #
during towing #
in a car wash *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage due tounsuitable car wash #
Before driving into a car wash make sure
th at the car wash is suitable forth eve hi-
cle dimensions. #
Ensu rethere is su1cient ground clear-
ance between the underbody and the
guide rails of the car wash. #
Ensure that the clearance width of the
car wash, in particular the width of the
guide rails, is su1cient. To
avo id damage toyour vehicle when using a car
wa sh, ensu rethefo llowing beforehand:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function is switched o..
R The 360° Camera or there ve rsing camera is
switched o..
R The vehicle is loc ked and the door handles
re tracted.
R The side windo wsand sliding sunroof are com-
ple tely closed.
R The blo werfo rth eve ntilation and heating is
switched o..
R The windscre en wiper switch is in position g.R
The key is at a minimum dis tance of 6 m away
from theve hicle. Otherwise the boot lid or a
door could open unintentionall y.
R For car washes with a con veyo r system:
- Neutral iis engaged.
- The vehicle is loc ked from inside.
% If, aTer the car wash, youre mo vethewax
from the windscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper noise. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on using a high-pr
mation on using a high-pr essur
essure cleaner
e cleaner &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when using
high-pressure cleaners with round-spr ay
nozzles
The water jet can cause extern ally invisible
damage.
Components damaged in this wa y may un ex-
pectedly fail. #
Do not use a high-pressure cleaner with
round-spr aynozzles. 430 430
Maintenance and ca
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To
avo id damage totheve hicle, obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes on cleaning and care:
Seat belts
Seat belts R Clean with luk ewarmand soapy water.
R Do not use chemical cleaning agents.
R Do not dry byheating them toove r 80°C or
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display
Display
R Switch o. the display and let it cool down.
R Clean the sur face carefully with a micro/bre
clo thand a suitable displ aycare product (TFT-
LC D).
R Do not use any other agents.
Head-up displ ay
Head-up display
R Clean with a soT, non-static, lint-free clo th.
R Do not use cleaning agents.
Plas
Plastic tr tic tr im
im
R Clean with a damp micro/bre clo th.
R For heavy soiling: Use a cleaner recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz. R
Do not attach stic kers, /lms or similar materi-
als.
R Do not allow cosmetics, insect repellent or
sun cream tocome in contact with the plastic
trim.
R
R eal w
eal w ood and tr
ood and tr im elements
im elements
R Clean with a micro/bre clo th.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: Clean with a damp
clo thand soapy water.
R For heavy soiling: Use a cleaner recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz.
R Do not use sol vent-based cleaning agents, pol-
ishes or waxes.
R
R oof lining
oof lining
R Clean with a brush or dry shampoo.
Car
Car pet
pet
R Use a carpet and textile cleaning agent recom-
mended for Mercedes-Benz. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel made of g
ing wheel made of g enuine leat
enuine leather or DINA-
her or DINA-
MICA
MICA
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused bywrong cleaners #
Do not use sol vent-based cleaning
agents such as tarre mo ver or wheel
cleaner; neither should you use polishes
or wa xes. Otherwise you may damage
th e /nish. R
Clean with a damp clo thand 1% soapy water
solution and then wipe with a dry clo th.
R For heavy soiling: Use a cleaner recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz.
R Leather care: Use a leather care agent that
has been recommended for Mercedes-Benz.
R Do not allow the leather tobecome too damp.
R Do not use a micro/bre clo th. Maintenance and ca
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Yo
u can use TIREFIT tyre sealant toseal per fora-
tion damage of up to4 mm, particular lythose in
th e tyre contact sur face. You can use TIREFIT in
outside temp eratures down to-20 °C. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when using
tyre sealant
The tyre sealant may be unable toseal the
tyre proper ly, especially in thefo llowing cases:
R there are lar gecuts or punctures in the
tyre (larg erthan damage pr eviously men-
tioned)
R the wheel rims ha vebeen damaged
R aTer journe yswith very low tyre pressure
or with 0at tyres #
Do not continue driving. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tyre sealant
Ty re sealant is hazardous tohealth and causes
ir rita tion. Do not allow it tocome into contact with
your skin, eyes or clo thing, and do not
swallow it. Do not inhale any vapours. Keep
th e tyre sealant away from children.
Obser vethefo llowing if you come into contact
with the tyre sealant: #
Rinse o. the tyre sealant from your skin
using water immediatel y. #
If tyre sealant gets into your eyes, thor-
oughly rinse them using clean water
immediatel y. #
If tyre sealant has been swallo wed,thor-
oughly rinse out your mouth immediately
and drink plenty of water. Do not induce
vo miting and seek medical attention
immediatel y. #
Change out of clo thing which has come
into contact with tyre sealant immedi-
atel y. #
If an alle rgic reaction occurs, seek medi-
cal attention immediatel y. *
N NO
OTE
TE Overheating due tothe tyre in0ation
compressor running too long #
Do not runth e tyre in0ation compressor
fo r longer than ten minutes without inter-
ru ption. Comply with
the manufacturer's saf ety no tes on
th e stic ker on the tyre in0ation compressor.
Ha ve the tyre sealant bottle replaced in a quali/ed
specialist workshop every /ve years. #
Do not remo veany fore ign objects which ha ve
entered the tyre. Breakdown assistance
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