Mercedes-Benz S 430 Operator's Manual page 6

Contents
Safety and Security ........................... 59
Occupant safety................................... 60
Air bags .......................................... 61
Seat belts ....................................... 66
Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE) ..................................... 70
Children in the vehicle.................... 71
Override switch for rear passenger
compartment.................................. 78
Panic alarm .......................................... 79
Activating ....................................... 79
Deactivating ................................... 79
Driving safety systems......................... 80
ABS ................................................ 80
BAS ................................................ 81
ESP................................................. 82
Four wheel electronic traction
system (4MATIC) with the ESP ....... 85
Anti-theft systems................................ 86
Immobilizer..................................... 86
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 87
Tow-away alarm ............................. 89
Controls in detail ............................... 91
Locking and unlocking ......................... 92
SmartKey ....................................... 92
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 96
Opening the doors
from the inside............................. 102
Opening the trunk ........................ 103
Closing the trunk.......................... 105
Trunk lid emergency release ........ 111
Power closing assist for doors
and trunk lid................................. 112
Automatic central locking ............ 112
Locking and unlocking
from the inside............................. 113
Seats ................................................. 114
Easy-entry/exit feature ................ 114
Removing and installing front
seat head restraints ..................... 116
Rear seats .................................... 117
Rear seat head restraints............. 120
Lumbar support............................ 122
Multicontour backrest*................ 122
Drive-dynamic seat* .................... 124
Seat heating*............................... 125
Seat ventilation* .......................... 127
Memory function ............................... 128
Storing positions into memory..... 129
Recalling positions from memory. 129
Storing exterior rear view
mirror parking position ................ 130
Lighting ............................................. 131
Exterior lamp switch .................... 131
Combination switch ..................... 135
Hazard warning flasher ................ 136
Interior lighting ............................ 137
Courtesy lighting.......................... 139
Door entry lamps ......................... 139
Trunk lighting ............................... 139
Instrument cluster ............................. 140
Instrument cluster illumination .... 140
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 141
Trip odometer .............................. 141
Tachometer.................................. 142
Outside temperature indicator..... 142
Clock............................................ 142
Control system .................................. 143
Multifunction display.................... 143
Multifunction steering wheel........ 144
Menus.......................................... 146
Standard display menu ................ 148
AUDIO menu ................................ 148