2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Review
Even as BMW, Audi and Jaguar throw new cars into the luxury-flagship ring, Mercedes-Benz has kept its S-Class sedan competitive, with sedans that start below $90,000 and top out at more than double that.
The S-Class is still a spectacle of refinement — though it's dinged in small part by an inconsistent accelerator pedal.
While the S-Class is four years into the current generation, new for 2010 is the V-6-powered S400 Hybrid, which we cover in greater detail here. It anchors the bottom of the S-Class lineup. In order of ascending price, the rest of the lineup includes the S550, S63 AMG, S600 and S65 AMG. Click here to compare the group. All five models employ rear-wheel drive, but the S550 also offers all-wheel drive. I evaluated an all-wheel-drive S550.
See also:
Roof carrier
Important safety notes
WARNING
Only use carriers when the crossbars have
been completely mounted. The left and right
roof rails are only stabilized by means of the
crossbars mounted.
...
Trunk emergency release
You can open the trunk lid from inside the
vehicle with the emergency release button.
Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk lid unlocks and opens.
The trunk lid can be unlock ...
Switching the button lighting on/off
Press button 2 on the remote control.
Depending on the previous status, the
button lighting is switched on or off.
If you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button light ...