Mercedes-Benz S 4300 Automobile User Manual


 
Contents
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