2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

Bicy
Bicy
cle r
cle r ac
ack function
k function &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of an accident if the bicy-
cle rack is used incor rectly
The bicycle rack may become de tach ed from
th eve hicle in thefo llowing cases:
R the permissible load capacity of the trailer
hitch is exceeded.
R the bicycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R the bicycle rack is secured tothe ball neck
beneath the ball head.
Obser vethefo llowing foryo ur ow n sa fety and
th at of other road users:
R always adhere tothe permissible load
capacity of the trailer hitch.
R always obser vethe permissible rear axle
load of theto wing vehicle.
R use the bicycle rack only totransport bicy-
cles. R
always mount the bicycle rack proper lyby
attaching tothe ball head and the ball
neck guide pin, if possible.
R when transporting four bicycles, alw ays
use bicycle rack s which ha veadditional
support on the ball neck guide pin.
R use only bicycle rack s appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz.
R always obser vethe bicycle rack operating
instructions. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage to, or crac kson, the trailer
hitch due tounsuitable bicycle rack s or
bicycle rack s being used inco rrectly #
use only bicycle rack s appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. *
N
NOOTE
TE Increased risk of damage toprop-
erty due tofolded-out ball neck #
When the trailer is not coupled or the
bicycle rack is attached, fold in the ball neck or, in
the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball nec k. Tr
ailer hitch (example with additional guide pin)
Depending on the bicycle rack 's design, di.erent
numbers of bicycles can be transpor ted. 342
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The
following bicycle rack designs are possible:
R When mounted byattaching toball head 1,
th e maximum load capacity is 75 kg. You can
transport up tothre e bicycles.
R When mounted on ball head 1and guide pin
2, the maximum load capacity is 100 kg. Yo u
can transport up tofour bicycles.
The maximum load capacity is calculate d fromthe
we ight of the bicycle rack and the bicycle rack
load.
Obser vethe no tes on driving with a roof load,
trailer or fully laden vehicle (/ page 215).
When using a bicycle rack , set the tyre pressure
fo r increased load on there ar axle of theve hicle.
Fu rther information on the tyre pressure can be
fo und in the tyre pressure table (/ page 463).
N No ot
tes on loading
es on loading
The lar gerth e distance between the load's centre
of grav ity and the ball head, thegre ater the load
on the trailer hitch. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close totheve hicle
as possible
R always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
as evenly as possible across theve hicle's lon-
gitudinal axis
Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all de tach-
able parts from bicycles (e.g. bask ets, ch ild seats,
re ch arge able batteries) before loading them onto
th e bicycle rack . This will impr ovethe aerody-
namic resis tance and centre of grav ity of the bicy-
cle rack.
Alw ays secure the bicycles toprev ent them from
moving around and check them at regular inter-
va ls to ensure that they are secure.
Do not use tarp aulins or other co vers. The driving
ch aracteristics and rear view may be impaired. In
addition, aerodynamic resis tance and the load on
th e trailer hitch will increase. Load distribution on
the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
3 The centre of grav ity is on theve hicle's cent re
axis
Obser vethefo llowing information when loading
th e bicycle rack: Driving and parking
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Loading t
Loading t
he bicy
he bicycle r
cle rack
ack 3 bicy
3 bicy
cles
cles 4 bicy
4 bicycles
cles
To talwe ight of
bicycle rack and
load Up
to75 kg Up to100 kg
Max. distance
1 420 mm 420 mm
Max. distance
2 300 mm 400 mmWhen transporting
four bicycles or a tota lwe ight
between 75 kg and 100 kg, alw ays use bicycle
ra ck s with additional support on the trailer hitch
guide pin. V V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
systems that are used for 0at towing or dinghy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
systems can result in damage totheve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
te ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar-anteed
forth eto wing vehicle or theto we dve hicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swer vefrom
side toside.
Obser vethefo llowing information:
R Perm itted towing me thods (/ page 450)
R Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:permitted towing me thods
(/ page 451)
R The no tes on towing theve hicle with bo th
axles on thegr ound (/ page 451) 344
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he dr
he driv
iver's display
er's display &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the driver
display fails
If th e driver display has failed or is malfunc-
tioning, function restrictions in systems rele-
va nt tosaf ety cann otbe de tected.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at
a qu ali/ed specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is impaired,
park theve hicle immediately and safel y.Contact a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop.
The driver's display sho wsbasic information such
as speed, engine speed, fuel le vel, coolant tem-
perature as well as indicator and warning lamps.
Ad ditional functions available toyou include the
fo llowing:
R Di.erent menus, e.g. for assistance and navi-
ga tion R
Status displ aysfo rth e driving systems
R Display messages
R Information on speed, Consumptionand
ra nge
R Pow er me ter le vel and state of charge ofthe
high- voltage battery
R Indicator and warning lamps
Yo ur plug-in hybrid vehicle is also /tted with the
fo llowing warning and indicator lamps:
R -
õ Drive is activated
- ° "Foot o. the accelerator"
(/ page 226)
- ò Acoustic presence indicator inopera-
tive
The menu contents and settings can be individu-
ally adap ted and set. N No
ot
tes on t
es on t he 3D dr
he 3D dr iv
iver's display
er's display
The 3D driver's display enables a spatial represen-
ta tion of the content of the driver's displa y.It is a prerequisi
tethat the driver be recorded bythe
driver camera.
Sy Sy st
stem limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The driver camera is deactivated or is not
working.
R The driver is outside the de tection range of
th e driver camera.
R The operating conditions are not in place, e.g.
ifth e outside temp erature is too low or too
high. Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he dr
he driv
iver's displ ay
er's display &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction due toinfor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munications equipment integ rated in theve hi-
cle when driving, you could be distracted from Driver display
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th
e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y.Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when opera ting
th e driver's displa y. Scr
Scrolling on t
olling on t he menu bar
he menu bar 1
Back button
2 Main menu button
3 Touch Control
The content on the driver's display is controlled
using the control elements on the leT side of the
stee ring wheel. Touch Control 3is used tonavi-
ga te in a vertical and horizontal direction byswip- ing with one /nger
.Con/rm the selection by
pressing theTo uch Control.
% Tooperate Touch Control 3inthe most
e.ective way,use the tip of your thumb if pos-
sible. You can also set the sensitivity of the
To uch Control on the central display . #
Brie0y press main menu button 2. #
Select a menu byswiping tothe leT or right
on Touch Control 3. #
Press Touch Control 3tocon/rm. Dr
Dr
iv
iver displa
er displa y menus
y menus N
No
ot
tes on menus on t
es on menus on t he dr
he driv
iver's display
er's display &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction due toinfor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munications equipment integ rated in theve hi-
cle when driving, you could be distracted from
th e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. 346 346
Driver displ
ay

#
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y. Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when opera ting
th e driver's displa y.
The following menus can be called up via the
menu bar on the driver's displa y:
R Understated
R Sport
R Exclusive
R Classic
R Navigation
R Assistance
R Service
In some of these menus, you can choose between
di.erent display content on the centre display
area. In most of
the menus, you can use Optionsto
con/gure fur ther settings forth e menu-speci/c
display content.
% You can /nd fur ther information about the
possible settings and selections in the menus
in the Digital Owner's Manual. Calling up display
Calling up display
s on t
s on the Spor
he Spor t menu in plug-in
t menu in plug-in
h
h ybr
ybr ids
ids Driver's displa
y:
4 Sport
In plug-in hybrid vehicles, theSport menu pro-
vides additional information about the output and
th eve hicle's recuperated po wer.
% When theSport menu is called up on the
menu bar of the driver's displa y,the menu
colour setting is automatically applied tothe
MBUX multimedia system. #
Press the main menu button òonthe
stee ring wheel. #
Swipe tothe leT or right on the leT-hand
To uch Control toselect theSport menu on the
menu bar of the driver's displa y. #
Tocall up the menu, press the leT-hand Touch
Control. 1
Display range of recuperated po wer (recuper-
ation)
2 Display range of the output
3 Additional display range of the output Driver display
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Head-up display
Head-up display
F
F
unction of t
unction of t he head-up display
he head-up display The head-up display projects
various content into
th e driver's /eld of vision, forex ample.
Yo u can use the head-up display menu bar to
select di.erent cont exts, e.g.:
R Minimal
R Sport
R Standard
R Augmented reality
R ECO displ ay
R Settings
R Head-up display on /o.
% Depending on the equipment, the functions
may di.er from the description and images in
th is Owner's Manual. Forex ample, route guid-
ance with augmented reality is not available in
all equipment variants.
The following image sho wsanexample of the
head-up displ ay.Yo u can choose what content is
displa yed (/ page 350). Head-up displa
Head-up displa
y cont
y content wit
ent wit h na
h navig
vigation (6x2°)
ation (6x2°) 1
Detected instructions and tra1c signs
2 Navigation instructions (distance tothe next
ro ute event)
3 Steer Assist status
4 Current speed
5 Set speed in the driving system (e.g. Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC) Head-up displa
Head-up displa
y wit
y with na
h navig
vigation and augment
ation and augment ed
ed
r
r eality (10x5°)
eality (10x5°) 1
Navigation instructions
2 Augmented reality navigation instructions
3 Navigation status displa ys, such as remaining
distance tothe destination, expected time of
ar rival
4 Active Lane Keeping Assist status
5 Steer Assist status
6 Current speed
7 Set speed in the driving system (e.g. Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC)
8 Detected tra1c signs (T ra1c Sign Assist) 348
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Driver display

When
youre ceive a call, the6 Call waiting
message will appear on the head-up display and
th e driver's displa y.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Vi sibility is particular lyin0uenced bythefo llowing
conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions
R Wetro ad sur faces
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses F
F
unction of t
unction of t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y wit
y with augment
h augment ed
ed
r
r eality
eality %
Augmented reality is only available in connec-
tion with the 10x5° head-up displa y.The head-up display with augmented
reality proj-
ects content into the driver's /eld of vision, such
as:
R Information from and visualisation of the navi-
ga tion system
R Information from and visualisation of the driver
assistance systems, e.g. Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
R Information from the menus of the driver's dis-
play Head-up display with augmented
reality
(e xamp le)
1 Marker of the de tected vehicle in front (Active
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC)
2 Change-of-direction ar rows forth ero ute (na v-
igation)
3 Status line for driver assistance systems
The mar ker of the de tected vehicle in front and
th ech ange-of-di rection ar rows forth e route are
dynamic displa ys. The vehicle mar ker st ays with
th eve hicle in front, and Active Distance Assist
re gula tesyo ur speed based on this. The change-
of-direction ar rows point thewa y calculated by
th e navigation system. Driver display
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