The Warmth Comfort Package
brings power memory rear
seats with heating and
ventilation, front and rear
heated armrests, and a heated
steering wheel.
The Rear Seat Package includes
rear seat belt buckles that rise
up when the rear doors are
opened, rear seatbelt airbags,
easy adjust headrests, fourzone automatic climate control,
an electronically adjustable
footrest for the right rear seat
and a front passenger seat that
can be move forward an
additional 77mm for additional
rear seat space.
The Sport Package nets a body
kit and 19- or 20-inch AMG
Twin 5-Spoke wheels. The
Sport Package Plus One adds
bigger wheels in the form of 20inch AMG Multispoke rims.
The Rear Seat Entertainment
Package brings a rear seat
entertainment system with
dual TFT screens and AKG
headsets.
Highlights from the standalone options include a
Burmester 3D surround sound
system, Nappa leather
upholstery, MAGIC BODY
CONTROL, Night View Assist
Plus and a rear refrigerator box.
Occupant Safety
In addition to ABS and ESP
stability control, the S-Class
boasts nine supplemental
restraints including two-stage
front air bags, a knee air bag for
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the driver and pelvic air bags
which work together with
curtain and side air bags to
provide extra protection for
front occupants in dangerous
side-impact collisions. Rear
seatbelt airbags are optional.
DESIGN
In adapting its sculptural
design language to the S-class,
¬Mercedes created a car that is
a little bit less formal but far
more visually cohesive than
the one it replaces. From some
angles, the outgoing S
resembles nothing so much as
an Asian tiger shrimp styled by
Mazda. From the first glimpse
of its Escalade-sized grille, this
new car leaves no doubt as to
its identity. Fluid lines, sharp
creases, an airy greenhouse,
and C-pillars that taper into a
trim and almost Maybachesque tail lend the car a
powerful shape. While the
concave surfacing on the doors
and the sculpting of the front
fenders reduce the visual
height from some angles, the
new S-class never looks less
than appropriately imposing.
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