2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG steering

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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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377

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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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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Fo
r accident clari/cation purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour aTer the
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter-
mined.
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished.
R Emer gency call data can be called up.
% ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
tra1c information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hours aTer sending an emer gency
call. Self diagnosis function of t
Self diagnosis function of t
he emerg
he emergency call sy
ency call sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Yo
ur car veri/es the operability of the emer gency
call system each time theve hicle is ON. In case of
system failure, you will be informed with text mes-
sage on the inst rument clus ter and with red indi-
cator SOS NOT READY on the displa y.
Please, ma kesure, that during 30 seconds aTer
switching vehicle ON there d indicator SOS NOT
READY in the upper right corner of display is switched OFF,
this means the emer gency call sys-
te m passed diagnostics successfull y. S
S
t
tar
ar ting/ending ERA
ting/ending ERA -GL
-GLON
ONASS t
ASS t es
est mode
t mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cu rrently available in thefo l-
lowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakhstan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan #
T
To st
o st ar
art t
t t he t
he t es
est mode:t mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least /ve seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends aTer the language test has been pe r-
fo rm ed. #
T
To st
o st op manual t
op manual t es
est mode:t mode: switch o. theve hi-
cle.
The test mode is ended. Inf Inf
or
ormation on dat
mation on dat a pr
a processingocessing Pr
Processing of per
ocessing of per sonal dat
sonal data via t
a via the Mer
he Mercedes- cedes-
Benz emerg
Benz emerg ency call sy st
enc y call sy stem
em
All processing of pe rsonal data via the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system cor responds with the
speci/cations in the EU Regulation 2016/679 "on
th e pr otection of individuals with rega rd tothe
processing of personal data (GDPR)".
The data is solely used bythe Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call system forre scue and reco very in
th eev ent of an accident.
The owner of a vehicle, that is equipped with a
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system in addition
to the 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall), has 414 414
MBUX multimedia system

ASS
YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval display
al display F
F
unction of t
unction of t he ASSYS
he AS SYST PL
T PL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval dis-
al dis-
play
play The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display on the
driver display pr ovides information on there main-
ing time or distance before the next service due
date.
Yo u can hide this service display using theG
back button on the leT-hand side of the steering
wheel.
Depending on how theve hicle is used, the
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display may shor ten
th e service inter val, e.g. in thefo llowing cases:
R Mainly short-distance driving
R When the engine is oTen leT idling for long
periods
R Intheev ent of frequent cold start phases
R V Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel par
h a diesel par ticulat
ticulate
e/lt
/lt er:
er: inthe
ev ent of frequently inter rupted rege neration of
th e diesel particulate /lter
Mercedes-Benz recommends avoiding such oper-
ating conditions. Yo
u can obtain information concerning the servic-
ing of your vehicle from a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz service cent re. Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the ser
he ser vice due date
vice due date Driver displa
y:
4 Service
The next service due date is displa yed. #
T
To e
o e xit t
xit t he displa y:
he displ ay:press the back button
G onthe leT-hand side of the steering
wheel.
Bear in mind thefo llowing related topic:
R Operating the driver display (/ page 345). Inf
Inf
or
ormation on r
mation on r egular maint
egular maint enance w
enance work
ork *
N
NOOTE
TE Premature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Main
tenance workwhich is not car ried out at
th eright time or inco mplete ly can lead to
increased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Adhere tothe prescribed service inter-
va ls. #
Always ha vethe prescribed maintenance
wo rkcar ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. N
No
ot
tes on special ser
es on special ser vice r
vice req
equir
uir ements
ements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor-
mal operation of theve hicle. Ha vethe mainte-
nance workcar ried out more oTen than prescri-
bed if operating conditions are di1cult or the
ve hicle is subject toincreased stress.
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display is only
an aid. The driver of theve hicle bears responsibil-
ity as rega rdsto whe ther maintenance work
needs tobe per form ed more oTen than speci/ed
based on the actual operating conditions and/or
loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R Regular city driving with frequent intermediate
stops
R Mainly short-distance driving Maintenance and care
423 423

#
Remo vethe /re extinguisher from the st owage
compartment. #
ATer removing the /re extinguisher, close the
co ver again. Flat tyre
Flat tyre
N
No
ot
tes on
es on 0at
0attyr
tyres
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toa 0at
tyre
A 0at tyre se verely a.ects the driving charac-
te ristics as well as the steering and braking of
th eve hicle.
T
T yr
yr es wit
es wit hout
houtr
run-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eristics:
istics: #
Do not drive with a 0at tyre. #
Change the 0at tyre immediately with an
emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel.
Alternativel y,consult a quali/ed special-
ist workshop.
T
T yr
yr es wit
es wit h
hr
run-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eris
istics:
tics: #
Obser vethe information and warning
no tes on MOExtended tyres (run-0at
tyres). In
theev ent of a 0at tyre, thefo llowing options are
av ailable depending on your vehicle's equipment:
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles with MOExt h MOExtended tyr
ended tyr es:
es:it is possible
to continue the journey for a short period of
time. Make sure you obser vethe no tes on
MOExtended tyres (run-0at tyres)
(/ page 439).
R V Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a TIREFIT kit:
h a TIREFIT kit: you can repair the
tyre so that it is possible tocontinue the jour-
ney for a short period of time. Todo this, use
th e TIREFIT kit (/ page 440).
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Mer
h Mercedes me connect:
cedes me connect: you can
make a call for breakdown assistance via the
ove rhead control panel in the case of a break-
down (/ page 400).
R All v
All v ehicles:
ehicles: change the wheel (/ page 470). N
No
ot
tes on MOExt
es on MOExt ended tyr
ended tyres
es(r
(run-0at
un-0at tyr
tyres)
es) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when driving in
limp-home mode
Driving in emer gency mode impairs the han-
dling characteristics of theve hicle. #
Do not exceed the permissible maximum
speed of the MOExtended tyres. #
Avoid any abrupt steering and driving
manoeuvres as well as driving over
obstacles (kerbs, pot holes, o.-road).
This applies, in particular, toa loaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving in the emer gency mode if
yo u notice:
R banging noise
R vehicle vib ration
R smoke which smells like rubber
R continuous ESP ®
inter vention
R crac ksinthe tyre side walls #
ATer driving in emer gency mode, ha ve
th erims checkedby a quali/ed specialist Breakdown assis
tance
439 439

The braking and driving
characteristics may be
gr eatly impaired. #
Do not continue driving. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Countr
Countr
ies t
ies that hav
hat hav e Mer
e Mercedes-Benz Ser
cedes-Benz Ser vice24h:
vice24h:
yo u will /nd a stic ker with thete lephone number,
e.g. on the B‑pillar on the driver's side. #
Correct the tyre pressure if it is still at least
130 kPa (1.3 bar/19 psi). See the tyre pres-
sure table on the fuel /ller 0ap forva lues. #
T
To incr
o incr ease t
ease t he tyr
he tyre pr
e pressur
essur e:
e:switch on the
tyre in0ation compressor. #
T
To r
o r educe t
educe t he tyr
he tyre pr
e pressur
essur e:
e:press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2. #
When the tyre pressure is cor rect, unscr ew
th e /lling hose from theva lve of the sealed
tyre. #
Screw theva lve cap onto theva lve of the
sealed tyre. #
Pull the tyre sealant bottle out of the tyre in0a-
tion compressor.
The /lling hose st ays on the tyre sealant bot-
tle. #
Drive tothe nearest quali/ed specialist work-
shop and ha vethe tyre, tyre sealant bottle and
/lling hose replaced there. Batt Batt
er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle) N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he 12 V batt
he 12 V batt ery
ery &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due towo rk
car ried out incor rectly on the battery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the battery
can, forex ample, lead toa short circuit. This can
restrict functions releva nt for saf ety sys-
te ms and impair the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle.
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R when braking
R intheev ent of abrupt steering manoeuvres
and/or when theve hicle's speed is not
adap tedto thero ad conditions #
Intheev ent of a short circuit or a similar
incident, contact a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop immediatel y. #
Do not drive on. #
Always ha veworkon the battery car ried
out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. R
Further information on ABS (/ page 269)
R Further information on ESP ®
(/ page 269)
Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at you only use batteries which ha vebeen tes-
te d and appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. 444
444
Breakdown assistance

Otherwise,
gases or battery acid could
escape.
R Make sure that de tach able parts are recon-
nected in the same way. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods (non plug-in h
hods (non plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) *
N
NOOTE
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 Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on thegr ound. Do not use tow bar systems
(/ page 344).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due to tow-
ing awa y incor rectly #
Obser vethe inst ructions and no tes on
to wing away. T
T
o
o wing wit
wing wit h a r
h a raised axle:
aised axle: towing should be per-
fo rm ed byato wing compan y. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear wheel dr
ear wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s, if the steering wheel is
/xed in the centre position
with a steering wheel lock 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No450
450
Breakdown assistance