S-Class - Interactive Owner's Manual
Keywords
Introduction
At a glance
Safety
COMAND
Controls
Opening and closing
Key positions
Seats
Steering wheel
Mirrors
Memory functions*
Seat belts
Lights
Windscreen wipers
Side windows
Driving and parking
Automatic transmission
Instrument cluster
On-board computer
Driving systems
Air conditioning
Sliding sunroof
Loading and stowing
Features
Operation
Practical advice
Technical data

Seats

Quick Access

Points to remember
Adjusting the seat electrically
Adjusting the front-passenger seat from the driver’s seat*
Lumbar support
NECK-PRO luxury head restraint*
Multi-contour seat*
Active multicontour seat*
Rear seats
Seat ventilation*
Seat heating*

Points to remember

Risk of injury

The seats can still be adjusted when there is no key in the ignition lock. For this reason, children should never be left unsupervised in the vehicle. They could become trapped when adjusting a seat.
Risk of accident

Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary. You will otherwise be distracted from the road and traffic conditions and you could lose control of the vehicle as a result of the seat moving. This could cause an accident.
Risk of injury

Make sure that nobody can become trapped when you adjust the seat.

Observe the notes concerning the airbag system.

Secure children as recommended; see "Children in the vehicle" section.

When you move the seats, make sure that there are no objects in the footwell or behind the seats. Otherwise, you could damage the seats and the objects.

The head restraints in the front seats are fitted with the NECK-PRO system. For this reason, it is not possible to remove the head restraints from the front seats.

For design reasons, the rear-compartment head restraints cannot be removed.

Please contact a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for more information.
 

Adjusting the seat electrically

Head restraint height
Seat height
Seat cushion angle
Seat cushion length
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
Backrest angle

If PRE-SAFE® has been activated, the front-passenger seat and the electrically adjustable seats* are brought into a more favourable position.

Vehicles with memory function*: the settings for the seats can be stored with the memory function* more.

Seat fore-and-aft adjustment

  

Slide the button forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Backrest angle

  

Slide the button forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Seat height

  

Slide the button up or down in direction of arrow .

Seat cushion angle

Adjust the angle so that your thighs are gently supported.

  

Slide the button up or down in direction of arrow .

Seat cushion length

  

Slide the button forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Head restraint height

Risk of injury

Make sure that the central area of the head restraint supports the back of your head at about eye level. You could seriously injure your neck if your head is not correctly supported by the head restraint in the event of an accident. Never travel without a correctly adjusted and engaged head restraint.
  

Slide the button up or down in the direction of arrow .

The head restraint height is automatically adjusted relative to the seat fore-and-aft adjustment.

When the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock, the front-passenger seat head restraint is lowered, if:

  • the front-passenger seat belt is not engaged

  • no occupant is detected on the front-passenger seat

  • the vehicle is stationary

When the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock, the front-passenger seat head restraint moves back to the original position if the front-passenger seat belt is engaged or an occupant is detected on the front-passenger seat.

To ensure the largest possible range of seat settings, certain seat adjustment functions will automatically activate other seat adjustment functions.

NECK-PRO head restraint

Adjusting
To adjust a NECK-PRO head restraint
  

Pull or push the bottom of NECK-PRO head restraint .
Resetting

The NECK-PRO head restraints are moved forwards in the event of a rear collision in the direction of travel and have to be reset afterwards more.

 

Adjusting the front-passenger seat from the driver’s seat*

Risk of injury

When adjusting a front-passenger seat that is occupied, make sure that it is as far away from the front-passenger airbag as possible. The front passenger could otherwise sustain serious or fatal injuries in the event of an accident or braking manoeuvre.

Make sure that nobody can become trapped when adjusting the seat.

The front-passenger seat can be adjusted when there is no key in the ignition lock. For this reason, children should never be left unsupervised in the vehicle. They could become trapped if the seats move.

You can use the seat switches on the driver's side to adjust the front-passenger seat.

To adjust the front-passenger seat
  

To activate/deactivate: press button .

If the indicator lamp in button is lit, you can access the following functions for the front-passenger seat:

  • seat adjustment

  • operating the seat heating/ventilation*

  • calling up the memory function*

 

Lumbar support

You can adjust the lumbar support using COMAND more.

 

NECK-PRO luxury head restraint*

Adjusting

Risk of injury

When folding back the side cushions, do not hold the area between the side cushion and the cushion holder. There is a danger of entrapment.
Side bolsters
To move the NECK-PRO luxury head restraints forwards and back

You can adjust side cushions of the NECK-PRO luxury head restraints individually.

  

To adjust the side bolsters of the head restraint: push or pull side bolsters into the desired position.
  

To move forwards and backwards: pull or push the NECK-PRO luxury head restraints in the direction of arrow .

Resetting

During a rear impact in the direction of travel the NECK-PRO luxury head restraints are moved forward and must then be readjusted more.

 

Multi-contour seat*

You can adjust the multi-contour seat using COMAND more.

 

Active multicontour seat*

You can adjust the active multi-contour seat using COMAND more.

If PRE-SAFE® has been activated, the air pressure in the air chambers (the side cushions of the seat cushion and backrest) of the multi-contour seat* or active multi-contour seat* is increased.
 

Rear seats

Electrically adjustable outer seats in the rear*

Seat cushion angle
Backrest angle and seat fore-and-aft adjustment
To fold the head restraint up or back
To adjust the head restraint angle
Backrest angle and seat fore-and-aft adjustment
Seat cushion angle
  

Slide button upwards or downwards in the direction of the arrow.
Backrest angle and seat fore-and-aft adjustment
  

Slide button or button in the direction of the arrow to the left or right.
Risk of injury

A seat belt can only offer its intended degree of protection when the backrest is almost vertical and the occupant is sitting upright. Avoid seat positions that interfere with the correct routing of the seat belt. Adjust the backrest so that it is as upright as possible. Never travel with the backrest reclined too far backwards. You could otherwise be seriously or even fatally injured in the event of an accident or sudden braking.
Folding the head restraint up or back
  

Slide button upwards or downwards in the direction of the arrow.
Adjusting the head restraint angle
  

Slide button to the left or right in the direction of the arrow.

Head restraints in the rear compartment

Risk of injury

On a seat which is occupied, pull the head restraint up into the upright position. This reduces the risk of injury to the passenger in the event of an accident.
Risk of injury

Make sure that nobody can become trapped when folding the head restraints up or back.
Folding back

You can use the button in the centre console to fold the head restraints up or back.

To fold back the rear seat head restraints
  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock.
  

Briefly press button .
 

The rear-compartment head restraints are folded back.
Folding into position electrically (outer head restraints)*

When a passenger in the rear compartment engages the seat belt, the head restraint of that outer seat folds into position automatically.

  

Press and hold button until the head restraints have folded into position.
Folding into position manually (centre head restraint)
  

Pull the head restraint up until it engages.
Risk of injury

Make sure that the head restraints engage fully. Otherwise, the back of the rear passenger's head is not supported in the event of a rear collision. As a result, the passenger could be injured.
Adjusting the luxury head restraints*
Risk of injury

When folding back the head restraint side bolsters, do not put your hands between the side bolster and the cushion holder. There is a danger of becoming trapped.
Side bolsters
Head restraint angle

You can adjust side bolsters of the luxury head restraint individually.

  

To adjust the side bolsters of the head restraint: push or pull side bolsters into the desired position.
  

To adjust the head restraint angle: hold the head restraint by the upper edge and slide it forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Adjusting the front-passenger seat from the rear*

Risk of injury

When adjusting a front-passenger seat that is occupied, make sure that it is as far away from the front-passenger airbag as possible. The front passenger could otherwise sustain serious or fatal injuries in the event of an accident or braking manoeuvre.

Make sure that nobody can become trapped when adjusting the seat.

The front-passenger seat can be adjusted when there is no key in the ignition lock. For this reason, children should never be left unsupervised in the vehicle. They could become trapped if the seats move.

You can use the override button to disable this function more.

The button is located in the rear door on the front-passenger side.

To select the front-passenger seat or rear-compartment seat
Seat height
Head restraint height
Backrest angle
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
  

To select the front-passenger seat: press button .
 

The front-passenger seat is selected if the indicator lamp in the button lights up.
  

Adjust the front-passenger seat with buttons , , and .

Do not move the front-passenger seat completely to the front if you are transporting luggage in the luggage net in the front-passenger footwell. This could otherwise damage the luggage.
  

To select the rear-compartment seat: press button .

 

The rear-compartment seat is selected again.

Multi-contour seat in the rear*

You can use the buttons in the centre console to adjust the multi-contour seats for the outer seats in the rear-compartment.

To select the right-hand rear seat
Strong massage
Gentle massage
To adjust the position of the backrest contour (lumbar support)
To adjust the backrest contour (lumbar support)
To adjust the backrest side cushions
To select the left-hand rear seat
Selecting a rear-compartment seat
  

Slide rocker switch or forwards or backwards.
 

The indicator lamp in the selected button lights up briefly.
Backrest side cushions
  

To narrow: push rocker switch forwards.
  

To broaden: pull rocker switch backwards.
Backrest contour
  

To increase the curvature: push rocker switch forwards.
  

To decrease the curvature: pull rocker switch backwards.
Position of the backrest contour
  

To move up: push rocker switch forwards.
  

To move down: pull rocker switch backwards.
Gentle massage
  

To activate: push rocker switch forwards.
  

To deactivate: pull rocker switch backwards.
Strong massage
  

To activate: push rocker switch forwards.
  

To deactivate: pull rocker switch backwards.
 

Seat ventilation*

The three blue indicator lamps in the button indicate the ventilation level you have selected.

Seat ventilation
  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock.
  

To switch on: press button repeatedly until the required ventilation level is set.

If you open the side windows and the sliding/tilting sunroof* more, the seat ventilation of the driver's seat automatically switches to the highest level.
  

To switch off: press button repeatedly until all the indicator lamps go out.

If the battery voltage is too low, the seat ventilation may switch off.

 

Seat heating*

The three red indicator lamps in the button indicate the heating level you have selected.

Seat heating

The system automatically switches down from level 3 to level 2 after approximately five minutes.

The system automatically switches down from level 2 to level 1 after approximately ten minutes.

The system automatically switches off approximately 20 minutes after it is set to level 1.
  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock.
  

To switch on: press button repeatedly until the desired heating level is set.
  

To switch off: press button repeatedly until all the indicator lamps go out.

If the battery voltage is too low, the seat heating may switch off.