Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS SEDAN 2023 Parking User Manual

Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS SEDAN 2023 Parking User Manual

Parking

Parking the vehicle

WARNING
Risk of accident and injury caused by an insufficiently secured vehicle rolling away If the vehicle is not securely parked sufficiently, it can roll away in an uncontrolled way even at a slight downhill gradient.

• On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the front wheels so that the vehicle rolls towards the curb if it starts moving.
• Apply the parking brake.
• Switch the transmission to position j.

WARNING
Risk of fire caused by hot exhaust system parts Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or twigs may ignite.

• Park the vehicle so that no flammable material can come into contact with hot vehicle components.
• In particular, do not park on dry grass-land or harvested grain fields.

WARNING
Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle If you leave children unattended in the vehicle, they could, in particular:

• Open doors, thereby endangering other persons or road users.
• Get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
•  Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.
  In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion by, for example:
• releasing the parking brake.
• changing the gearbox position.
• starting the vehicle.
• Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
• When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.
• Keep the key out of reach of children.

NOTE
Damage to the vehicle due to it rolling away

• Always secure the vehicle against rolling away.

NOTE
Damage due to the vehicle lowering Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL: The vehicle can lower because of temperature differences or longer non operational times. This can cause damage to parts of the body.

• When stopping the vehicle and when driving off, make sure that there are no obstacles such as curbs under or in the immediate vicinity of the body.

• Bring the vehicle to a standstill by depressing the brake pedal.
• On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the front wheels so that the vehicle rolls towards the curb if it starts moving.
• Apply the electric parking brake.
• Engage transmission position j in a stationary vehicle with the brake pedal depressed (/ page 223).
• Switch off the vehicle by pressing button 1.
• Release the service brake slowly.
• Get out of the vehicle and lock it.
• When you park the vehicle, you can still operate the side windows and the panoramic sliding sunroof for approximately four minutes if the driver’s door is closed.

Garage door opener

Programming buttons for the garage door opener

DANGER
Risk of death caused by exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling these exhaust gases is hazardous to health and leads to poisoning.

• Never leave the engine or, if present, the auxiliary heating running in an enclosed space without sufficient ventilation.

WARNING
Risk of injury by becoming trapped when opening and closing a garage door When you operate or program a garage door with an integrated garage door opener, per-sons can become trapped or struck by the garage door if they stand within its range of movement.

• Always make sure that nobody is within the range of the garage door’s movement. Only operate the following doors using the garage door opener:
• Doors with a safety stop and reversing function
• Doors which conform to the current U.S. safety standards

Before programming the garage door opener, park the vehicle outside the garage. Make sure that the vehicle is switched on but not started.

Requirements

• The vehicle has been parked outside the garage or outside the range of movement of the door.
• The vehicle is switched on.
• The vehicle has not been started.
• The garage door opener function is always available when the vehicle is switched on.

• Check if the transmitter frequency of the remote control has the frequency range of 280 to 868 M H z.

Radio equipment approval number:

• NZLMUAHL5 (USA)
• 4112A-MUAHL5 (Canada)
• Press and hold button 1, 2 or 3 that you wish to program.
• Indicator lamp 4 flashes yellow.% It can take up to 20 seconds before the indicator lamp flashes yellow.
• Release the previously pressed button. Indicator lamp 4 continues to flash yellow.
• Point remote control 5 from a distance of0.4 in (1 cm) to 3 in (8 cm) towards button 1, 2 or 3.
• Press and hold button 6 of remote control5 until one of the following signals appears:
• Indicator lamp 4 lights up green continuously. The programming is complete.
• Indicator lamp 4 flashes green. The programming was successful. Additionally, synchronization of the rolling code with the door system must be carried out.
• If indicator lamp 4 does not light up or flash green: repeat the procedure.
• Release all of the buttons.
• The remote control for the door drive is not included in the scope of delivery of the garage door opener.

Synchronizing the rolling code

Requirements

• The door system uses a rolling code.
• The vehicle must be within range of the garage or door drive.
• The vehicle as well as persons and objects are located outside the range of movement of the door.
• Press the programming button on the door drive unit.
  Initiate the next step within approximately 30 seconds.
• Press previously programmed button 1, 2or 3 repeatedly until the door closes. When the door closes, programming is completed.
• Please also read the operating instructions for the door drive.

Troubleshooting when programming the remote control

• Check if the transmitter frequency of remote control 5 is supported.
• Replace the batteries in remote control 5.
• Hold remote control 5 at various angles from a distance of 0.4 in (1 cm) to 3 in (8 cm) in front of the inside rearview mirror. You should test every position for at least 25 seconds before trying another position.
• Hold remote control 5 at the same angles at various distances in front of the inside rear view mirror. You should test every position for at least 25 seconds before trying another position.
• On remote controls that transmit only for a limited period, press button 6 on remote control 5 again before transmission ends.
•  Angle the antenna line of the garage door opener unit towards the remote control.
• It is possible that older garage doors cannot be operated using the remote control in the inside rearview mirror even after you have successfully performed the measures described above.
• If this is the case, contact the Home Link® Hotline.
• Support and additional information on programming:
• On the toll free Home Link® Hotline on 1-800-355-3515
• Online at the https://www.homelink.com/mercedes

Opening or closing a garage door

Requirements

• The corresponding button is programmed to operate the door.
• Press and hold buttons 1, 2 or 3 until the door opens or closes.
• If indicator lamp 4 flashes yellow after approx. 20 seconds: Press the previously pressed button again and keep it pressed until the door opens or closes.

Clearing the garage door opener memory

• Press and hold buttons 1 and 3. Indicator lamp 4 lights up yellow.
• If indicator lamp 4 flashes green: release buttons 1 and 3.
• The entire memory has been deleted.

Electric parking brake

The function of the electric parking brake (applying automatically)

WARNING
Risk of accident and injury due to trapped, for example. In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion by, for example:

• Releasing the parking brake.
• Changing the gearbox position.
• Starting the vehicle.
• Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
• When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.
• Keep the key out of reach of children.

The electric parking brake is applied if the transmission is in position j and one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

• The vehicle is switched off.
• The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the seat
• belt buckle of the driver’s seat and the driver’s door is opened.
• To prevent application: pull the handle of the electric parking brake (/ page 250)
• In the following situations, the electric parking brake is also applied:
• The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle stationary.
• Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle stationary.
• Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing the vehicle to a standstill.

In addition, one of the following conditions must be fulfilled: 

• The seat belt buckle of the driver’s seat and the driver’s door is opened.
• There is a system malfunction.
• The power supply is insufficient.
• The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy period.
• When the electric parking brake is applied, the red F (USA)
• (Canada) the indicator lamp lights up in the driver’s display.
• The electric parking brake is not automatically applied if the vehicle is switched off by the ECO start/stop function.

The function of the electric parking brake (releasing automatically)

The electric parking brake is released when the following conditions are fulfilled:

• The driver’s door is closed.
• The vehicle has been started.
• The transmission is in position h or k and you depress the accelerator pedal or you shift from transmission position j to h or k when on level ground.
• If the transmission is in position k, the trunk lid must be closed.
• The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seatbelt buckle of the driver’s seat.
• If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the seat belt buckle of the driver’s seat, one of the following conditions must be fulfilled:
• You shift from transmission position j. greater than 2 mph (3 km/h).

When the electric parking brake is released, the red F (USA)  (Canada) indicator lamp in the driver’s display goes out.

Applying/releasing the electric parking brake manually

Applying

• Push handle 1.

The red F (USA) or (Canada) indicator lamp lights up in the driver’s
The electric parking brake is only securely applied if the red F (USA) or  (Canada) indicator lamp is lit continuously.

Releasing

• Switch on the vehicle.
• Pull handle 1.

The red F (USA) or  (Canada) indicator lamp in the driver’s display goes out.

Emergency braking

• Press and hold handle 1.

As long as the vehicle is in motion, the Release Parking Brake message is displayed and the red F (USA) (Canada) indicator lamp flashes.
When the vehicle has been braked to a standstill, the electric parking brake is applied. The red F (USA)  (Canada) indicator lamp lights up in the driver’s display.

Information on collision detection on a parked vehicle
If a collision is detected on the locked vehicle when towing protection is switched on and collision detection is switched on, you will receive a message in the multimedia system when the vehicle is switched on.

You will receive information about the following points:

• The area of the vehicle that may have been damaged.
• The force of the impact.

The following situation can lead to inadvertent activation:

• The parked vehicle is moved, for example, in a two story garage.

Deactivate the tow-away alarm in order to prevent inadvertent activation. If you deactivate the tow-away alarm, collision detection will also be deactivated.
You can permanently deactivate collision detection via the multimedia system (/ page 251).
If the battery is severely discharged, the function for detecting a collision on a parked vehicle is automatically deactivated to facilitate the next engine start.

System limits
Detection may be restricted in the following situations:

• The vehicle is damaged without impact, for example, if an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is damaged by a key
•  An impact occurs at low speed
• The electric parking brake is not applied

You are responsible for your vehicle. Convince yourself that your vehicle is free of damage and roadworthy.
Setting collision detection on a parked vehicle

Multimedia system:

• Activate or deactivate the function via Collin Notification.

A maximum of three incidents can be registered. Up to 15 photos are taken for every incident. In the event of another incident, the photos of the first incident will be overwritten if they have not been deleted already.

Activating or deactivating the collision photos function
Note possible legal restrictions in some countries regarding automatic recording of the vehicle surroundings.
Activate or deactivate Collision Photos. Transferring the collision photos with the Mercedes me app

• Select Upload Collision Photos.
• Select Upload Automatically.
• Scan the generated QR code on the central display with the Mercedes me app.

The encrypted collision photos will then be uploaded to Mercedes me.

• Any device that can scan QR codes can be Copying the collision photos to a USB flash drive
• Connect a USB flash drive .
• Select Manage Collision Photos.
• Select Copy (USB).

All collision photos are copied to the USB flash drive. To ensure secure operation, only use with FAT32

• Select Manage Collision Photos.
• Select Delete.

All collision photos will be deleted

Notes on parking the vehicle for an extended perioral FAT formatted USB storage devices.

Deleting collision photoset

Notes on parking the vehicle for an extended period
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six weeks, it may suffer damage through disuse. The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-aged by heavy discharging. Further information can be obtained at a qualified specialist workshop. Standby mode (extension of the starter battery’s period out of use)

Standby mode function

This function is not available for all models. If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be minimized during extended periods of non-operation.

Standby mode is characterized by the following:

• The starter battery is preserved.
• The maximum non-operational time appears in the driver’s display.
• The connection to online services is interrupted.

If the following conditions are fulfilled, standby mode can be activated or deactivated using the multimedia system:

• The vehicle is switched on.
• The vehicle has not been started.
• Exceeding the vehicle’s displayed nonoperational time may cause inconvenience; i.e. it cannot be guaranteed that the starter battery will reliably start the vehicle.
• Charge the starter battery in the following situations:
• The vehicle’s non-operational time has to be extended.
• The starter battery charge level is insufficient for standby mode.
• Standby mode is automatically deactivated when the vehicle is switched on.

Activating/deactivating standby mode (parking up the vehicle)

Requirements

• The power supply is switched on.
• The vehicle is not switched on.

Multimedia system:
Home> Settings >Vehicle>Other Functions

Activate or deactivate Standby Mode.

Reference Links

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