2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG ECU

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Awa rning tone sounds while the boot lid is
opening or closing. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns caused bya hot
ex haust system
The vehicle exhaust system can become very
hot. If you use HANDS-FREE ACCESS, you
could burn yourself bytouching theex haust
system. #
Always ensu rethat you only make a kic k-
ing mo vement within the de tection range
of the sensors. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle caused by
unintentionally opening the boot lid or a
door R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using a high pressure cleaner #
Deactivate the function of theke y in
th ese situations.
or #
Make sure that theke y is at a minimum
dis tance of 3 m (high-p ressure cleaner) or 6 m (automatic car
wash) awa y from
th eve hicle. When making
the kicking mo vement, make sure
th at you are standing /rmly on thegr ound. Yo u
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g. on ice.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R The key is behind theve hicle.
R Stand at least 30 cm away from theve hicle
while per form ing the kicking mo vement.
R Do not come into contact with the bumper
while making the kicking mo vement.
R Do not car ryout the kicking mo vement too
slo wly.
R The kicking mo vement must be towa rdsthe
ve hicle and back again. 1
Detection range of the sensors
If se veral consecutive kicking mo vements are not
successful, waitte n seconds.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impai red or may not function
in thefo llowing cases:
R The sensors are dirty, e.g. due toroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking mo vement is made using a pros-
th etic leg. 102
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Opening and closing

The boot lid could be opened or closed uninten-
tionall
y,in thefo llowing situations:
R A person's arms or legs are moving in the sen-
sor de tection range, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle or picking up objects.
R Objects are mo ved or placed behind theve hi-
cle, such as a /lling pump hose, a charging
cable or lug gage.
R Clamping straps, tarp aulins or other co verings
are pulled overth e bumper.
R A pro tective mat with a leng threaching over
th e boot sill down into the de tection range of
th e sensors is used.
R The pr otective mat is not secured cor rectl y.
R Workis being done on the trailer hitch, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivate the function of theke y (/ page 90) or
do not car rytheke y about your person in such
situations. Switc Switc
hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking on and
king on and o.
o. Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Open/close
Switc
Switc hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking on
king on #
Select Block boot. #
Create a PIN. #
Press OKtocon/rm the PIN. #
Enter the PIN again and con/ rmit.
The boot will remain loc ked if you unlock the
ve hicle cent rally.
% If an accident has been de tected, the boot will
unlock even if separate locking is switched
on.
% You can open the boot with the emer gency
ke yeve n while boot locking is active. Sepa-
ra te boot locking will remain active.
Switc
Switc hing separ
hing separ at
ate boo
e boo t loc
t locking
king o.
o. #
Select Block boot . #
Enter the PIN.
If th e PIN is cor rect, separate boot locking will
be switched o. and the PIN dele ted.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he PIN
he PIN
If yo u ha ve fo rgottenth e PIN, you can switch o.
separate boot locking with the emer gency key. #
Select Block boot. #
Con/rm Forgotten PIN? . #
Unlo ckthe boot within thre e minutes with the
emer gency key.
Separate bo otlocking will be switched o. and
th e PIN dele ted. U
Unloc
nloc king t
king t he boo
he boo t lid wit
t lid wit h t
h the emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Take the emer gency key element out of the
ke y (/ page 90). #
Inse rtthe emer gency key in tothe boot lock as
fa r as it will go. Opening and closing
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Seat ba ckrest inclination
4 Combined seat cushion inclination and length #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 145). A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he r
he reclining r
eclining r ear seats electr
ear seats electr ically
icallyThe
reclining rear seat is available in long-wheel-
base vehicles equipped with "Executive seats". In
ve hicles without a reclining rear seat, the button
fo r setting the angle and fore -and-aT position of
th e leg rest has no function.
The reclining rear seat is on the front passenger
side. 1
Fore-and-aT position of the head restraint
(vehicles wi thactive multicon tour seat)
2 Head restraint height
3 Seat ba ckrest inclination
4 Combined seat cushion inclination and length
5 Fore-and-aT position of the leg rest
6 Angle of the leg rest #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 145).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If this
is the case, fold up the leg rest and engage it.
% Vehicles with a long wheelbase and the
Chau.eur/Rear Seat Memory Package also
ha ve afo ot re st. This is loca ted on the lo wer
part of the front passenger seat backrest
(/ page 128). 124
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h reclining r
eclining r ear seat
ear seat::press one of
preset position buttons 4orT.
The seat is mo vedto the stored position. ATer
re leasing the button, the front seat and rear
seat are mo ved automatically into the stored
position.
% The preset positions in the area forch au.eur
mode can only be set when the conditions for
ch au.eur mode are ful/lled (/ page 125).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 86). S
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es on loading t he v
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ehicle &
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the boot
lid is open when the engine is running, espe-
cially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Always switch o. the engine before
opening the boot lid. #
Never drive with the boot lid open. Objects in
the deployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent the airbag from functioning cor rectl y.
Obser vethe no tes on pr otection pr ovided bythe
airbag (/ page 54).
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear airbag:
ear airbag: also observethe no tes
on there ar airbag (/ page 61). &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, lug gage or loads are not secured or
not secured su1ciently, they could slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn around and thereby hit vehi-
cle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug-
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. 148
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Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Obser
vethe no tes on the cup holders.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may inter fere with the function of
th e automatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damage the system. Please obser vethe no tes on
th e function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page 57).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothere ar armrest due to
body weight When
folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bybody weight. #
Do not sit or support yourself on there ar
seat armrest. &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while theve hi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder cann othold a container secure
while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the container may be 0ung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c conditions and
yo u may lose control of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hicle
is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers of
th eright size. #
Always close the container, particular lyif
th e liquid is hot. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe cup holder When
there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged. #
Only fold there ar armrest back when the
cup holder is closed. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe st owage compart-
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The st
owage compartment under the ashtr ay
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit ci garette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample Seats and st
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#
Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 480).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
Distribute the load on the luggage net hooks
ev enl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). R
Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 226).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S S
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tments 150
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Foldtheta ble panels apart.
% The table panels can be rotatedfo rw ards or
backwards tobring them into a comfor table
position forth eve hicle occupants in there ar. #
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To f
o f old in:
old in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing in thefo lding table.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he handse
he handse t fr
t from t
om t he r
he rear st ow
ear st owage
age
com
com par
partment
tment Ve
hicles with elect rically adjus table rear outer seats #
Fold down there ar armrest. #
Open the st owage compartment in there ar
armrest . #
Tap handset 1.
Handset 1will rise. #
Remo vehandset 1. Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
Open the st owage box in there ar-compart-
ment backrest . #
Press but ton1. #
Remo vethe handset. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he lugg
he lugg ag
age ne
e ne t hooks
t hooks Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
R Do not use elastic straps or nets tosecure a
load. These are intended only as anti-slip pro-
te ction for light loads.
R Do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R pad sharp edges for pr otection.
Depending on the equipment installed, the boot
contains up tofour luggage net hooks. 152 152
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#
Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of the EAS Y-PA CK
bo ot box. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheex tended EAS Y-
PA CK bo otbox The EAS
Y-PA CK bo otbox may be damaged
when it is extended. #
Do not place any objects on or press
down on the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox frame. #
Do not close the boot lid when the EAS Y-
PA CK bo otbox is extended. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
by objects Objects
that are sharp-edged, poin ted, fragile,
ro unded or heavy and objects that roll can damage
the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox and be
th ro wn out. #
Do not transport objects that are sharp-
edged, poin ted, rounded or fragile and
objects that roll in the EAS Y-PA CK bo ot
box. #
Always st owand secure such objects
outside of the box in the boot. #
Always obser vethe maximum permitted
load of the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox. #
Do not use the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
when there ar seats are folded forw ards. The maximum permitted load of
the EAS Y-PA CK
bo ot box is 10 kg. Toprev ent the box from being
ove rloaded, the box 0oor will lo wer onto the boot
0oor when the load reaches appr oximately 5 kg. #
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To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:pull handle 2onthe box. #
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To incr
o incr ease t
ease t he load capacity:
he load capacity: pushthe centre
of 0oor 1down wardsto the desired position
and box size. #
T
To r
o r educe t
educe t he load capacity:
he load capacity: press button3. #
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To st ow:
o st ow: push the box in comple tely using han-
dle 2 until it loc ksin place. 156
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