2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG interior lights

ing state, component loads, maintenance
requ ire-
ments and tech nical events or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llo w-
ing data are stored:
R operating status of system components, such
as /ll le vels, tyre pressure or battery status
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, such as lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag depl oyment or the inter vention
of stability contro l systems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age
In cer tain cases, it may be requ ired tostore da ta
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only temp o-
rari ly. This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, forex ample.
If yo u use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identi/cation number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, such as workshops
and manu facturers or third parties, such as break- down services. The same is true in
the case of
wa rranty claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the legally
prescribed port forth e diagnostics connection in
th eve hicle. The operational data that are read out
document tech nical states of theve hicle or of
individual components and assist in the diagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance with warranty obli ga-
tions and quality impr ovement. Tothat end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, tech nical events, malfunctions and other
fa ults may be transmitted along with theve hicle
identi/cation number tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also
uses operational data from theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work. Conv Conv
enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rolsettings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services 42 42
General no
tes

R
activating the hazard warning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 411)
R switching o. the engine
To start theve hicle again, switch theve hicle
o. and on once more (/ page 211). Depend-
ing on the type and se verity of the accident,
yo u may no longer be able tostart theve hicle.
R switching o. the fuel supply
R v
vehicles wit
ehicles wit h h
h hybr
ybr id dr
id dr iv
ive:
e: switching o. the
hy brid system and high-voltage on-board elec-
trical system
R unlocking theve hicle doors
R lowe ring the side windo ws
R displaying the emer gency guide in the central
display
R switching on the interior lighting
F
F unction of t
unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the se verity of a fur ther
collision or even avo id it. If an accident is de
tected, the post-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When theve hi-
cle has come toa standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llowing actions:
R braking more strongly than automatic braking
R fully depressing the accelerator pedal with
fo rce Saf Saf
el
ely tr
y tr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ays observ
s observ e when c
e when c hildr
hildren ar
en ar e trav
e tr avelling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictly obser vethe saf ety no tesfo rthe
speci/c situation. In this wa yyo u can recog-
nise po tential risks and avoid dangers if chil-
dren are tr avelling in theve hicle
(/ page 66).
Be dilig
Be dilig ent
ent
Bear in mind that negligence when securing a
ch ild in thech ild restraint system ma y haveseri- ous conse
quences. Alw ays be dili gent in securing
a ch ild carefully before every journe y.
Ne ver allow babies and children totrave l sitting
on the lap of ano ther vehicle occupant.
To impr oveprotection forch ildren younger than
12 years old or under 1.50 m in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you obser vethefo l-
lowing information:
R Always secure thech ild in a child restraint sys-
te m suitable forth is Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
R The child restraint system must be appropria te
to the age, weight and size of thech ild.
R The vehicle seat must be suitable for /tting a
ch ild restraint system (/ page 70).
Ac cident statistics show that children secured on
th ere ar seats are generally safe rth an children
secured on the front seats. Forth is reason,
Mercedes-Benz st rongly advises that you /t a
ch ild restraint system toare ar seat. Occupant saf
ety
65 65

If
th eve hicle has been loc ked via Mercedes me
connect, the additional door lock is not activated
(/ page 404).
If th e additional door lock is activated, the doors
cannot be opened from the inside.
% ATer locking you can issue a signal with the
horn.
Yo u can pr event the additional door lock from
being activated bydeactivating interior pr otection
before locking theve hicle (/ page 117). U
Unloc
nloc king/opening t
king/opening t he door
he doors fr
s from t
om t he inside
he inside #
U
Unitnit ed Kingdom only
ed Kingdom only :
:obser vethe no tes on
th e additional door lock (/ page 92). #
Pull door handle 1. Centr
Centr
all
ally loc
y loc king and unloc
king and unloc king t
king the v
he vehicle fr
ehicle fr om
om
t
t he inside
he inside #
T
To unloc
o unloc k:
k:press button 1. #
T
To loc
o loc k:
k:press button 2.
The red indicator lamp on button 2lights up
once theve hicle is loc ked.
% The buttons are also on there ar doors.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel /ller 0ap. Opening and closing
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Se
Se
tting lo
tting lo w beam
w beam Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED 5
Low beam #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
th e Intelligent Light System can be adjusted
on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu.Se
Se
tting t
tting t he e
he ext
xter
er ior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. dela
delay time
y time R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Exterior lighting delayed switch off #
Set the swit ch-o. delay time.
When theve hicle's engine is switched o., the
ex terior lighting will be activated forth e set
time. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the locat
he locat or lighting
or lighting R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting #
Activate or deactivate Locator lighting.
When the function is activated, theex terior light-
ing will light up for 40 seconds aTer theve hicle is
unloc ked. When you start theve hicle, the locator
lighting is switched o. and automatic driving
lights are activated. Int Int
er
erior lighting
ior lighting A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he int
he int er
erior lighting
ior lighting 1
c
Switches the front interior lighting
on/o.
2 u
Switches there ar interior lighting on/o.
3 |
Switches automatic interior lighting con-
trol on/o. #
T To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps
pson/o.:
on/o.: holdyour
hand under there spective reading lamp 4or
5. 178
178
Light and sight

%
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and
yo ur responsibility; you may otherwise failto
re cognise dangers (/ page 266).#
Select Effects . #
Activate the desired e.ect.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment, di.erent
e.ects are available.
Operating feedback e.ects
R Climate: If changes are made tothete mp era-
ture setting in theve hicle, the colour of the
ambient lighting will change brie0y.
R Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, thevo ice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
Wa rning assistance e.ects
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
th eve hicle, the ambient lighting in the a.ec-
ted door will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 298). R
Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assist (/ page 302).
R Active Brake Assist : Ifthere is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
th e centre of the cockpit will 0ash bright red.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Brake Assist
(/ page 290).
R Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the a.ected side will 0ash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Blind Spot
Assist (/ page 298).
Greeting R When youget into theve hicle, a special colour
animation will pla y.
Multi-colour animat.
R The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. %
Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed.
% The desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
th e´ symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di.erent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e.ects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher basic
brightness. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing will light up for a short time aTer theve hi-
cle is loc ked. 180 180
Light and sight

A
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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MBUX multimedia system

Re
duced pr otection.................................. 56
Side airbag.............................................. 53
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 53
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting (THERMOTRONIC )...................... 189
AIRMA AIRMA TIC
TIC
Setting................................................... 305
Suspension............................................ 305
Ambient lighting Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 179
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 86
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 92
Immobiliser............................................ 115
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection periods................ 424
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 423
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 423
Re gular maintenance work..................... 423
Special service requ irements................. 423
AT ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alar m........................... 115
Fu nction................................................ 115 Interior pr
otection function.....................1 16
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec-
tion........................................................ 117
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 116
To w- awa y protection function................. 116
A A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST, De tecting inat tentive-
ness Setting.................................................. .275
A
A TTENTION ASSIS
TTENTION ASSIS T wit
T with micr
h micr osleep
osleep
det
det ection
ection, Attention assis tant, Co.ee cup
symbol, Driving system, Dr owsiness
de tection, Fatigue de tection, Nodding o.
Fu nction................................................ 274
System limits......................................... 274
A
A ugment
ugment ed r
ed reality
eality
Fu nction on the head-up displa y............. 349
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o., Co-
driver airbag shuto ., Occupant safety
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights, Headlamps............. 170
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.,
PA SSENGER AIR BAG status display
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp s...... 58A
A
ut
ut omatic lat
omatic lat er
eral suppor
al suppor t adjus
t adjustmenttment
Setting................................................... 136
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ,
Occupant saf ety............................................. 64
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 187
A
A ut
ut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment
Setting................................................... 135
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 231
Drive prog rams...................................... 227
DY NAMIC SELECT button...................... .227
Engaging drive position.......................... 233
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 232
Kickdown............................................... 234
Manual gear changing........................... .233
Oil temp erature (driver displa y,Spo rt
menu).................................................... 347
Selecting park position........................... 232
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 233
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 231
Tr ansmission position s........................... 231
Axle load Axle load Perm issible............................................ 480 Index
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