2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

The
Interior assistant in the rear is only avail-
able when the centre seat is free message
appears.
To use the Interior Assistant in there ar
passen ger compartment, keep the centre rear
seat free. Anticipat Anticipat
or
ory e
y e xit w
xit w ar
arning (S
ning (S AFET
AFETY/r
Y/reactiv
eactiv e)
e) Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Active Blind Spot
Assist with exitwa rning.
R Active Blind Spot Assist is activa ted
( / page 302).
R The vehicle is equipped with active ambient
lighting or ambient lighting.
R The cameras are switched on:
The front camera activates the front doors.
The rear camera activates there ar doors.
% Obser vethe information on the system limits
of Active Blind Spot Assist with exitwa rning
(/ page 298). The function can
warnvehicle occupants about a
possible collision with an approaching vehicle or
bicycle when they exitth eve hicle.
As soon as a vehicle occupant mo vesth eir hand
to wa rdsth e door handle, depending on theve hi-
cle equipment, thefo llowing warnings are issued:
R The active ambient lighting or ambient lighting
0ashes red.
R The warning lamp in the outside mir ror also
0ashes redfo r one of the front doors.
R When the door is opened, a warning tone
sounds.
% The visual warning is thus already given
bef bef ore
ore the door is opened.
% Further information on Active Blind Spot
Assist with exitwa rning (/ page 298) and on
ambient lighting (/ page 179). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :th e cameras are
switched on:
The front camera activates there ading light
fo r driver and front passenger.
The rear camera activates there ading light for
th e leT and right rear seat passen gers.
R The driver's and front passenger's hand mo ve-
ment take s place under the inside rearview
mir ror.Re ar compartment passen gers mo ve
th eir hand at thegr ab handle in front of the
re ading lamp.
R F For t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::th e function is available in
th eve hicle when it is dar k.
The cameras are switched on:
The front camera records the interaction area
of the unoccupied front passenger seat.
The rear camera records the interaction area
of the unoccupied leT or right rear seat.
R The seats co vered are unoccupied or a child is
sitting in a child restraint system. 374 374
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Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o.Ca
rrying out operation of there ading light forthe
driver and front passenger Car
rying out operation of there ading light forre ar
occupants #
Move yo ur hand up and down vertically under
th e inside review mir ror.
or #
Movethe hand on thegr ab handle vertically
up and down in front of there ading light.
The reading light is switched on or o.. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
o. Interaction area
for activating the sear chlight #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach with your hand into the
area of an unoccupied seat.
The sear chlight is switched on automatically
fo rth eve hicle occupants. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: withdr awthe hand from the area
of the unoccupied seat.
The sear chlight is switched o. again. MBUX multimedia system
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A
ut
ut omatic pr
omatic pr eselection of t
eselection of t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
or
(C
(C OMF
OMF OR
ORT/r
T/r eactiv
eactiv e)
e) Re
quirements:
R The front camera is switched on.
Until no w,toset the outside mirror the desired
mir ror had tobe selected using a preselection
button in the driver's door.
Wi th th e MBUX Interior Assistant, the mir rorto be
set is preselected automatically bythe natural
mo vement of your head tothe leT or right. When
th e hand touches the button for adjusting the out-
side mir ror,th e LED under the button of the pre-
selected mirror side lights up.
Use the button toset the position of the active
outside mir ror.
% Preselection of the outside mir ror using but-
to ns is still possible. Further information on
adjusting the outside mir rors ( / page 184).
% The driver camera is also used forth is appli-
cation. Calling up
fav
Calling up favour our it
ites wit
es wit h t
h the V pose (INF OT
he V pose (INF OTAIN-
AIN-
MENT/cont
MENT/cont actless)
actless) R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The front camera is switched on.
R Atleast one favo urite has been sa ved in the
fa vo urites list.
R The favo urite has been connected with the
MBUX Interior Assistant.
R The area for de tecting thefa vo urites pose (V
pose) is abo vethe centre console in front of
th e central displa y.
R The V pose is held for a brief time.
The V pose makes it easier tocall up favo urites.
The front vehicle occupants can associate their
ow nfavo urite with theV- pose. Some examples
include a navigation destination, a radio station or
a massage prog ramme for a seat.
% If afavo urite has not yetbeen sa ved and con-
nected with the MBUX Interior Assistant, the
multimedia system will assist you. Implementation of
theV- pose abo vethe st owage
compartment of the centre console at the height of
th e central display #
Position your hand abo vethe st owage com-
partment of the centre console at the height
of the central displa y.The back of your hand is
fa cing upwards. In doing so, your index and
middle /n gerare spread toform aV. With your
ot her /ngers bent in wards. 376
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#
Brie0y hold the V pose.
The favo urite is called up. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he dr
he driv
iver camera
er camera The driver camera is on
the driver display or in the
3D driver displa y.
The driver camera de tects thefo llowing character-
istics:
R Head position
R View ing direction
R Eyelid closure characteristics
R Driver's face
% The driver camera records image data for
applications such as ATTENTION ASSIST and
fa cial recognition, forex ample.
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.
The driver camera is automatically activated
each time theve hicle is opened with thekey. The driver camera must be set up
forfa ce de tec-
tion before use. Teaching-in biometric data
(/ page 379).
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera is co vered or dirty, misted up or
scratched.
R The driver's face and/or eyes are co vered.
R The driver is wearing glasses that block inf ra-
re d.
Displa Displa y messag
y messag es
es
In thefo llowing situations display message s may
be shown:
R The driver camera is inoperative.
The camera is faulty.
The Driver camera inoperative See Owner's
Manual message appears.
R The driver camera cann otcapture the position
of your head. The
Change steering wheel/ seat position
until 6 dots are visible on the upper edge of
the screen messageappears.
R The view of the driver camera is reduced or
re stric ted.
The Driver camera view currently restricted
See Owner's Manual message appears.
N No ot
tes on care
es on care
Please comply with the no tes on caring forthe
interior (/ page 434). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he dr
he driv
iver camer
er camer a on or
a on oro.
o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Intelligent assistants #
Select OnorOff.
When the driver camera is switched o., thefo l-
lowing functions are not available or limi ted:
R The 3D driver display (/ page 345)
R The MBUX augmented reality Head-up Displ ay
( / page 348) MBUX multimedia system
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R
The mic rosleep de tection of ATTENTION
ASSIST (/ page 274)
R The facial recognition
This function ser ves as sensor input for
authentication and unlocking of the user pro-
/le and pr otected applications (/ page 379).
R Multimodality
This function activates the MBUX Voice Assis-
ta nt with eye control, e.g. forth e con/ rmation
of a displ aymessage byvoice.
R The mir ror preselection (/ page 184)
This function allo ws the natural mo vement of
th e head tothe leT or right toautomatically
preselect the outside mir rorto be adjus ted. Inf Inf
or
ormation on user
mation on user s, sugg
s, sugges
estions and fav
tions and favour
our it
ites
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved under
the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe cen-
tral displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le. User
User
pr
pro/les
o/les and
anduser
user-speci/c
-speci/c cont
content
ent
Prerequisites forth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R You ha vea Mercedes me PIN.
R You ha veagreed tothete rm s of use.
R The vehicle is lin kedto a Mercedes me user
account.
% If one of the pre-requisites listed is missing or
if no user pro/le has been selected, the data
described in thefo llowing section will be
sa ved in theve hicle as the standard setting.
St andard settings can be changed byallvehi-
cle users.
User pro/les sa vepersonal settings. If theve hicle
is used byseveral people, a person can change
th eir pro/le settings without changing the settings
of other users.
If th eve hicle is equipped with the MBUX high end
Re ar Seat Enter tainment System, the occupants
in there ar compartment can log in as Mercedes
me users from their seats. The Multiseat Pro/le
Management allo ws three pro/les tobe used 378
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simul
taneous ly. A user pro/le can only be acti va-
te d simultaneously on one displa y.
% Some settings apply tothe entire vehicle and
are displ ayed in all user pro/les, e.g. ambient
lighting and the cur rent navigation settings.
These initially belong tothe driver, but can
also be changed bytheot her vehicle occu-
pants in their user pro/le.
Yo u can individualise a user pro/le in theve hicle
using the set-up assistant or using the settings in
yo ur user pro/le. Some settings, e.g. the
Mercedes me PIN and a pro/le pho toare made in
th e Mercedes me app or in the Mercedes me Por-
ta l.
User-speci/c content and applications with per-
sonal data are pr otected bydi.erent le vels of
security. Toaccess pr otected content, the
Mercedes me PIN and, depending on theve hicle
equipment, biometric senso rscan be used.
% The security le vel is set bythe multimedia sys-
te m and calculated from the combination of
all sensor inputs. Some security le vels cannot
be turned o.. %
When a user pro/le is activated, thefo llowing
personalised comfort systems, forex ample,
can be adjusted or their settings loaded:
R Seat
R Ambient light
R Outside mir rors
R Blinds
R Clima tecont rol settings
If th e user pro/le is activated when driving
th en the driver's seat position will not be
adjusted.
Depending on theve hicle equipment you can, as
a user, sa vethefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R Driver's seat, steering wheel and mir ror set-
tings
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R Radio (including station list)
R Sugge stions and favo urites Sugg Sugg
es
estionstions
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en makes suggestions rega rding navigation des-
tinations, phone numbers and music preferences.
The requ irements forth at are the selection of a
user, your consent tothere cording of data and
su1cient collected data.
Fav Fav our
ourit
ites
es
Fa vourites o.er youqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. 100 favo urites are available in
to ta l. Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
inguser
user s, sugg
s, sugg es
estions and fav
tions and favour
our it
ites
es R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Touse the set-up assista nt:theve hicle is sta-
tionar y.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
f 5
Change user
A
A dding a user
dding a user #
Select fAdd user .
A QR code is loaded. MBUX multimedia system
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#
Scan the displa yed QR code with the
Mercedes me app or any QR code scanner on
a mobile device. If the Mercedes me app is
not yetinstalled on your mobile device, you
will be directed tothe store of your mobile
device. #
Follow the directions in the app.
The vehicle is connected with your Mercedes
me user account. This automatically creates
yo ur user pro/le in theve hicle.
If only your user pro/le is available, it will be
loaded automaticall y.
If more than one user pro/le is available, you
will be directed tothe user selection.
When theve hicle is stationar y,the set-up
assistant starts automatically aTer user selec-
tion.
Selecting user op Selecting user op tions
tions#
Select Settings. #
Select Suggestions. #
Select Allow all suggestions .
or #
Switch the options on or o. individuall y.
If an option is swit ched on and su1cient data
has been gathered, suggestions based on your
user behaviour will be o.ered toyou. #
F
For int
or int ellig
elligent multimodality
ent multimodality: :select Multimo-
dality.
If th e option is active, the MBUX Voice Assis-
ta nt can be activated in cer tain situations. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h the lear
he lear ning function
ning function o.
o.f
for 24 h:
or 24 h:
switch on Deactiv. intelligent learning for
24h. #
T
To delet
o delet e cumulat
e cumulat ed sugg
ed sugges
estions:tions: select
Reset suggestion history and con/rmJa(Yes).
Pr ot
Pr otecting
ecting user
user-speci/c
-speci/c cont
content and applications
ent and applications
If yo u add a new user, access pr otection is
already activated forth e user pro/le. The
Mercedes me PIN and, depending on theve hicle
equipment, biometric senso rsare available for
access. Biometric senso rsmust be taught in in
th eve hicle. The authentication process then takes
all taught-in and available senso rsinto account.
The following user-speci/c content and applica-
tions are pr otected, forex ample:
R User selection and user pro/le settings R
Biometric senso rs
The teaching-in of biometric sensors is protec-
te d.
R Sugge stions
The da taand de term ination of the most prob-
able navigation destinations, media sources,
ra dio stations, contacts and messages are
pr otected.
R ENERGIZING COACH
The recorded health data and their evaluation
are pr otected.
R Mercedes me connect store
The pur chase of services is pr otected. #
Switch Protect content on or o.. #
Switch Access protection on or o..
% When access pr otection is switched o., your
user pro/le can be accessed and changed
from every vehicle seat.
% Access pr otection is switched on or o. on a
ve hicle-speci/c basis. 380 380
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T
T
eac
eac hing in, editing and dele
hing in, editing and dele ting biome
ting biometr
tric data
ic data
The biometric data models are sa ved in the sen-
sors in theve hicle. If recognition has been taught-
in, this sensor ser ves as a cont ributory factor for
authentication on the multimedia system. #
Select Protect content . #
Select Facial recognition, Fingerprint recogni-
tion orVoice recognition.
% If necessar y,authenticate yourself on the mul-
timedia system.
A
A ut
ut henticating using f
henticating using f ace r
ace recognition
ecognition #
Close the driver's door or fasten the driver's
seat belt. #
Look at the driver display for about /ve sec-
onds.
Yo ur face is scanned. A message in the driver
display sho wswhe ther facial recognition was
successful or not. You can unlock your user
pro/le and pr otected applications with the
fa cial scan. A A
ut
ut henticating using
henticating using /ng
/nger
erpr
pr ints
ints #
Place and liT your /n gerseveral times on the
/ngerprint sensor under theto uchscreen
(/ page 361).
The /n geris scanned. If the scanning proce-
dure is successful, a message appears on the
cent ral displa y.Yo u can unlock your user pro-
/le and pro tected applications with your /n ger
print.
A
A ut
ut henticating using v
henticating using v oice r
oice recognition
ecognition #
Speak the sentence shown on the central dis-
play and follow theVo ice Assistant's inst ruc-
tions.
If th evo ice recognition was successful, a mes-
sage appears on the central displa y.Yo u can
unlock your user pro/le.
% Avoid backg round or disturbing noises during
vo ice recognition.
Dele Dele ting biome
ting biome tr
tric data
ic data #
Tap on E ,fo rex ample, behind Facial rec-
ognition. #
Select Yes. T
T
eac
eac hing in t
hing in t he v
he vehicle ke
ehicle key f
y f or
or pr
pro/le
o/le selection
selection #
Select Protect content . #
Select Key recognition. #
Have theke yre ady and follow the set-up
assistant's prom pts.
The user pro/le is lin kedto the selected key.If
yo u open theve hicle with theke y,the light,
mir ror and seat settings foryo ur user pro/le
are pre-activated. The keyyo u are cur rently
using for unlocking is used.
The key is only storedforth e driver and for
one user pro/le.
Selecting a user
Selecting a user
% When you call up your driver pro/le, the driv-
er's seat and the steering wheel can be set.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Press Tap here to cancel. messageonthe
cent ral displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons in
th e driver's door. #
Select Change user. MBUX multimedia system
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