2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG wipers

Light and sight
Light and sight
............................................ 169 169
Exterior lighting ........................................... 169
Interior lighting ............................................ 178
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 181
Mir rors ........................................................ 184
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .187
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 188 Climat Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 189 189
Overview of climate control systems ............ 189
Operating the climate control system .......... 191 Dr Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 208 208
Driving ........................................................2 08
DY NAMIC SELECT button ........................... .226
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .231
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 35
Re fuelling .................................................... 235
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 241
Pa rking .......................................................2 58
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 266 Tr
ailer hitch ................................................ .336
Bicycle rack function ................................... 342
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 344 Dr
Dr
iv
iver displa
er displa y
y............................................. .345
345
No tes on the driver's display ....................... 345
No tes on the 3D driver's display .................. 345
Operating the driver's display ...................... 345
Driver display menus ................................... 346
Head-up display .......................................... 348
Ve hicles with a 48 V on-board elect rical
system ........................................................ 352
Fu nction of the po wer me ter ........................ 352
Overview of status displa yson the driver's
display ........................................................3 52 MBUX V MBUX V
oice Assist
oice Assist ant
ant................................. 354 354
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .354
Operation .................................................... 354
Using MBUX Voice Assistant e.ectively .......3 56
Essential voice commands .......................... 357 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em............................ 361 361
Overview and operation ...............................3 61
System settings .......................................... 382
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .387
Na vigation and tra1c .................................. 388
Te lephone ................................................... 397
Mercedes me app ....................................... 400
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 409
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 416
Sound settings ............................................ 422 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 423 423
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 423
Engine compartment ................................... 424
Cleaning and care ....................................... 429 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 437 437
Emer gency .................................................. 437
Flat tyre ...................................................... 439
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 444
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 450
Electrical fuses ............................................ 457 Contents
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son/o.
on/o. 1
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2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 429).
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h MA
h MAGIC VISION C
GIC VISION C ONTR
ONTROL:
OL:in posi-
tion 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing process
is automatically triggered if dirt is de tected on the
windscreen unless theTop up washer fluid mes-
sage is being displa yed.
Deep-cleaning t
Deep-cleaning t he windscr
he windscreen
een
In the case of heavy soiling, you can deep-clean
th e windscreen abo veoutside temp eratures of
5°C. #
In a stationary vehicle, turn the combination
switch toposition 1,2or3. #
Press the button on the combination switch in
th e direction of ar row 1 and hold it for
appr oximately two seconds.
The wiper arms will mo veinto their replace-
ment positions and washer 0uid will be distrib-
uted on the windscreen.
ATer appr oximately 30 seconds, the wiper
arms will mo veback again and wipe the wind-
screen se veral times. Deep-cleaning will now
ha ve /nished. R
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eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. Light and sight
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Se
Se
tting r
tting r ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control using tol using t he air condi-
he air condi-
tioning menu
tioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set thete mp erature.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he
heair0ow
air0ow #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set the air 0ow with sorr.
Contr
Contr olling t
olling t he r
he rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control aut
ol automatically
omatically #
Select AUTO.
% When the defrost function is activated, some
functions (e.g. thete mp erature setting) are
automatically deactivated. Todeactivate the
defrost function, either press ¬,Ã
or j or set the air volume toleve l 0
(/ page 192).
Deactiv
Deactiv ating r
ating rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol #
Select REAR OFF. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air0ow and air distribution will be
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC(SYNC). Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. #
Ifth e windo wsremain misted up: press ¬
on the climate bar on the central displa y.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecirculation mode culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press gonthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o.via t
via the
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Vehicles with /ne particle pre/lter
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality #
Press gonthe upper display area of the
climate bar.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while. Clima
tecont rol
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193

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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of burns when opening the
bonnet
If yo u open the bonnet in theev ent of an over-
heated engine or /re in the engine compart-
ment, thefo llowing situations may occur:
R You may come into contact with hot gases.
R You may come into contact with other
escaping hot operating 0uids. #
Before opening the bonnet, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent of a /re in the engine com-
partment, keep the bonnet closed and
call the /re service. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomoving
parts
Components in the engine compartment may
continue torun or start unexpectedly even
when the drive system is switched o..
Obser vethefo llowing if you must open the
bonnet: #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Neverto uch the danger zones sur round-
ing moving components, e.g. thero tation
area of thefa n. #
Remo vejewe llery and watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving pa rts. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from touching
components under voltage
The ignition system and the fuel injection sys-
te m operate at high voltage. You could receive
an elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uch ignition system or fuel injec-
tion system components when theve hi-
cle is switched on. The live components include
thefo llowing, for
ex ample:
R Ignition coils
R Fuel injectors R
Electric lines tothe ignition coils and the fuel
injectors &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com-
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and parts of theex haust system. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch component parts described in the
fo llowing. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and theve hicle /r stifyo u need toopen
th e bonnet. Maintenance and care
425
425

Yo
u can obtain more information on care and
cleaning products from the manufacturer.
In the case of foil-wrapped sur faces, optical di.er-
ences may occur between the sur faces that we re
not pr otected bya decorative foil aTer removing a
decorative foil.
% Have workor repairs todecorative foils car-
ri ed out at a quali/ed specialist workshop,
e.g. in a Mercedes-Benz Se rvice Centre. N
No
ot
tes on car
es on car e of car par
e of car par ts
ts &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if the wind-
screen wipers are switched on while the
windscreen is being cleaned
If th e windscreen wipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades, you can be trapped bythe wiper
arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and theve hicle before cleaning the wind-
screen or wiper blades. &
W
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. To
avo id damage totheve hicle, obser vethe no tes
on cleaning and care of thefo llowing vehicle
parts:
Wheels and r Wheels and r ims
ims
R Use water and acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Do not use acidic alloy wheel cleaners to
re mo vebrake dust. This could damage wheel
bolts and brake components.
R Toavo id cor rosion of the brake disks and
brakepads, drive theve hicle for a few minu tes aTer cleaning before parking it. The brake
disks and brakepads
warm up and dry out.
W W indo ws
indo ws
R Clean the windo wsinside and outside with a
damp clo thand with a cleaning agent recom-
mended for Mercedes-Benz.
R Do not use dry clo ths or abrasive or sol vent-
based cleaning agents toclean the inside of
windo ws.
% ATer changing the wiper blades or treating
th eve hicle with wax, clean the windscreen
th oroughly with cleaning agents recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz. Failure toobser vethe
application instructions may result in damage,
smear mar ksor dazzling spots.
% Remo veextern al fogging or dirt on the wind-
screen in front of the multifunction camera.
Otherwise, driving systems and driving saf ety
systems may be impaired or not available
(/ page 267).
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W iper blades
iper blades
R Movethe wiper arms into there placement
position (/ page 181). Maintenance and care
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433

Opening
Opening
%
Depending on theve hicle equipment, access
to the fuse box may be limited. Mercedes-
Benz recommends consulting a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before opening the engine
bonnet. #
Release thero tary catches on co ver1 and
pull the co ver up and out. #
Remo veany existing moisture from the fuse
box using a dry clo th. #
Depending on theve hicle equipment, there
may be an electrical component 2onthe
fuse box lid. If present, unscrew screw 3 and
put the component tothe side without discon-
necting the electrical connection. #
If present, release hoses 4from thereta ining
clips on the fuse box and vehicle body. 458
458
Breakdown assis
tance

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Head-up display Brightness
currently reduced See Own-
er's Manual *T
he brightness of the head-up display is reduced. Possible causes:
R Dirt on the windscreen in the camera's /eld of vision
R Faulty exterior brightness signals #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Clean the windscreen if necessar y. #
Switch theve hicle o. and switch it back on #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Ù
Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop *A
powe r steering malfunction has occur red. Steering characteristics may be impaired as a result. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Ù
Steering malfunction
Increased physical effort
See Owner's Manual *T
he po wer steering assistance is malfunctioning. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due toaltered steering characteristics
If th e po wer assistance of the steering fails partially or comple tely,yo u will need touse more forc eto stee r. #
If safe steering is possible, drive on carefull y. #
Visit or consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
519
519

Snow
chains.......................................... 461
St oring................................................... 469
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 440
Ty re pressure (No tes)............................. 462
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 464
Ty re pressure table................................ .463
Unusual handling characteristics............ 461
W W i-Fi
i-Fi
Con/guring........................................... .384
W
W indo
indo w airbag
w airbag ............................................... 53
W
W indo ws
indo ws
Care...................................................... 433
W
W indscr
indscr een
een,Wi ndsc reen
Demisting (THERMOTRONIC).................. 189
Infrared re0ective................................... 188
Ra dio waves...........................................1 87
Re placing the wiper blades.....................1 81
Re placing the wiper blades (MAGIC
VISION CONTROL).................................1 83
W W indscr
indscr een heat
een heat er
er,Windsc reen heater......... 196
windscr
windscr een w
een washer
asher 0uid
0uid, Cleaning 0uid
No tes..................................................... 490 W
W
indscr
indscr een w
een washer syst
asher syst em
em
To pping up............................................ .428
W
W indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 181
Re placing the wiper blades.....................1 81
Re placing the wiper blades (MAGIC
VISION CONTROL).................................1 83
W
W int
int er oper
er oper ation
ation
Ac tivating/deactivating snow chain
mode.................................................... .462
Snow chains.......................................... 461
W
W int
int er tyr
er tyr es
es
Setting the permanent speed limit..........2 76
W
W iper blades
iper blades
Care...................................................... 433
Re placing (MAGIC VISION CONTROL).... .183
Re placing (windscreen).......................... 181
W W ir
ireless c
eless c har
harging
ging
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 164
Mobile phone (rear)................................ 166
Mobile phone, front................................ 165
W W ir
ireless com
eless com ponents
ponents
Impor ter addresses.................................. 36 W
W
ir
ireless v
eless v ehicle com
ehicle com ponents
ponents
Declaration of conformity......................... 29
Speci/c absor ption rate........................... 29
W W ork
ork out pr
out pr ogr
ogram
am
Overview................................................ 136 Z
Z
Zer
Zer o Lay
o Lay er (centr
er (centr al displa
al display)
y)
Calling up.............................................. 365
Fu nction................................................ 362
Ope rating.............................................. 365
Overview................................................ 363 Index
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