SClass Operator’s Manual

[Pages:435]S-Class Operator's Manual

S 430 S 430 4MATIC S 500 S 500 4MATIC S 55 AMG S 600

Our company and staff congratulate you on the purchase of your new Mercedes-Benz.

Please read this manual carefully, then return it to your vehicle where it will be handy for your reference.

Your selection of our product is a demonstration of your trust in our company name. Furthermore, it exemplifies your desire to own an automobile that will be as easy as possible to operate and provide years of service.

Your Mercedes-Benz represents the efforts of many skilled engineers and craftsmen. To help assure your driving pleasure, and also the safety of you and your passengers, we ask you to make a small investment of time:

Please follow the recommendations contained in this manual. They are designed to acquaint you with the operation of your Mercedes-Benz.

Please pay attention to the warnings and cautions contained in this manual. They are designed to help improve the safety of the vehicle operator and occupants.

We extend our best wishes for many miles of safe, pleasurable driving.

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC A DaimlerChrysler Company

Contents

Introduction .......................................... 9 Product information................................ 9 Operator's Manual ............................... 10

Service and warranty information .. 10 Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles .......... 11 Maintenance .................................. 12 Roadside Assistance ...................... 12 Change of address or ownership.... 12 Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada......................... 13 Where to find it.................................... 14 Symbols............................................... 15 Operating safety .................................. 16 Proper use of the vehicle ............... 16 Problems with your vehicle.................. 17 Reporting safety defects...................... 18 Reporting safety defects ................ 18

At a glance .......................................... 19 Cockpit................................................. 20 Instrument cluster ................................ 22 Multifunction steering wheel ................ 24 Center console ..................................... 25

Upper part ...................................... 25 Lower part ...................................... 26 Overhead control panel ........................ 27 Door control panel................................ 28

Getting started ................................... 29 Unlocking ............................................. 30

Unlocking with the SmartKey ......... 30 Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO*......... 32 Adjusting .............................................. 34 Seats .............................................. 34 Steering wheel................................ 37 Mirrors............................................ 38 Driving.................................................. 40 Fastening the seat belts ................. 40 Starting the engine ......................... 43 Switching on headlamps................. 47 Turn signals and high beam ............ 47 Windshield wipers........................... 48 Problems while driving.................... 50 Parking and locking.............................. 51 Parking brake ................................. 52 Switching off headlamps................. 53 Turning off the engine..................... 53

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Safety and Security ........................... 57 Occupant safety................................... 58

Airbags ........................................... 59 Seat belts ....................................... 64 Preventive occupant safety (PRE-SAFE) ..................................... 68 Children in the vehicle.................... 69 Override switch for rear passenger compartment.................................. 74 Panic alarm .......................................... 76 Activating ....................................... 76 Deactivating ................................... 76 Driving safety systems......................... 77 ABS ................................................ 77 BAS ................................................ 78 ESP................................................. 79 Four wheel electronic traction system (4MATIC) with the ESP ....... 82 Anti-theft systems................................ 83 Immobilizer..................................... 83 Anti-theft alarm system.................. 83 Tow-away alarm ............................. 85

Controls in detail ............................... 87 Locking and unlocking ......................... 88

SmartKey ....................................... 88 SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 91 Opening the doors from the inside. 96 Opening the trunk lid from the outside ........................................... 97 Opening the trunk lid from the inside ............................................. 97 Closing the trunk lid....................... 98 Trunk lid opening/closing system* 99 Trunk lid emergency release ........ 104 Separately locking the trunk lid ... 105 Separately unlocking the trunk lid 105 Power closing assist for doors and trunk lid........................................ 106 Automatic central locking ............ 106 Locking and unlocking from the inside ........................................... 107 Seats ................................................. 108 Easy-entry/exit feature ................ 108 Removing and installing front seat head restraints............................. 109

Rear seat head restraints............. 110 Lumbar support ........................... 112 Multicontour backrest*................ 112 Drive-dynamic seat* .................... 113 Seat heating*............................... 114 Seat ventilation* .......................... 117 Rear seats.................................... 118 Memory function ............................... 121 Storing positions into memory..... 122 Recalling positions from memory. 122 Storing exterior rear view mirror parking position ........................... 122 Lighting ............................................. 124 Exterior lamp switch .................... 124 Combination switch ..................... 128 Hazard warning flasher ................ 128 Interior lighting ............................ 129 Courtesy lighting.......................... 130 Instrument cluster ............................. 131 Instrument cluster illumination .... 131 Coolant temperature gauge ......... 132 Trip odometer .............................. 132 Tachometer.................................. 133 Outside temperature indicator..... 133

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