2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS park assist

ECO
Assistanal yzes datafo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntaheadand theve hicle nearsth eev ent ,
EC OAssis twill calculat eth eop timum speedfor
maximu mfuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gy
based onthedis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad i‐
ent. ECO
Assistdispla yon thedr iver's displa yon the
Assi stance menu
1 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" recomme ndation
2 Routeeve ntahead If
aro uteeve ntthat can bedealt withmor eef fi‐
cie ntly byadjus tingyo ur drivin gst yle is de tected
ah ead, cor responding symbol2will bedis‐
pla yed.
In addition, theý symbol willbedispla yed
unt ilyo uta ke your foot offth eaccelera toror
until youha ve passed thero uteev ent .
Symbol 2will disappear assoon asECOAssis t
cann otident ifyanyfur ther recomme ndations
fr om thero uteahead. The
follo wing routeeve nts can bedetected by
ECO Assist:
3 Round about 4
S-cur ve
5 Sharpcur ve
6 T-int ersect ion
7 Downhill gradien t
8 Vehicle infront
9 Speed limit
% Onlyro uteev ent 8"vehicle infront "will be
displa yedin drive pr ogr am A.
Sy stem limit s
If th ecalculat edrouteis adher edtowhen route
guidan ceisact ive, EC OAs sis twill operat ewit h
gr eat eracc uracy .The basic function isalso
av ailable without active ro uteguidan ce.Notall
inf ormat ionand traffic situ ations canbefore ‐
seen. Thequalit ydepen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. 19
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Driving and parking

Manual
gearshif ting When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualshif t‐
ing isdeac tivated. Te
mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor ttime.
The transmiss ionposi tion display sho ws0063
and thecur rent gear.
% Howlon gth emanual shifting stay sactiv ated
is dependent onvarious fact or s.
Ma nua lshi fting can beaut omat icallydeact i‐
va tedin thefo llo wing cases :
R Changin gth edr ive pr og ram
R Restar tin gth eve hicle
R When thetransmission position005Bis
eng aged again
R Driving style #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit iondispla ysho ws005B. Pe
rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page19 4). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page 194). Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. 19
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Driving and parking

th
epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses.
Clear ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Fu
nction oftheelectr icpa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Th
eelectr icpa rking brak eis app lied ifth e
tr ansmis sionis in posi tion 005D 005D
and oneofthe
fo llo wing condit ionsisfulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. R
The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page20 7).
In thefo llo wing situations, theelectr icpa rk‐
ing brak eis also applied:
R The HOL Dfunc tion iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R Inaddit ion, one ofthefo llo wing condi‐
tions mustbe fulf illed:
- The engin eis switc hedoff.
- The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat and
th edr iver's door isopened.
- Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
- The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. 206
Driving and parking

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re strict ed detection perform anc eof vehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle sensor sor cam‐
er as isco vered, damag edordir ty,cer tain
dr ivin gand safetysy stems cann otfunction
cor rectly .The reisarisk ofan accident. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle sensor s
or camer asclear ofanyobs tructions
and clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea of
th efront and rear wind owsrepair edat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page338). Thesensor sand camer asmus t
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es arou nd
th em mus tbe kept free. Donotatt achadd itiona l
lice nse platebrac ket,ad vertisemen ts,sticke rs,
fo ils orfoils toprotect agains tst one chipping sin
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as. Mak
esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, orafte ran impact, have thefunc tion of
th esensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthe
ar ea ofthecamer ason thefront and rear win‐
do ws repair edataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
% The rear vie wcam erama ymo veinand out
aut omat icallyfo rth epur pose ofcalibr ation,
eve nth ough ther eis no camer aimag ein the
displa y. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
(/ page21 2)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page21 2)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(/ page21 3)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page21 4) R
EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page21 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 214)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 215)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page21 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 6)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e236)
R Traf fic light view(/ page 240)
R AIRMA TIC(/ page24 8)
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL(/ page250)
Dr iving Assistance package
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 218)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page222 )
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page223)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e23 1)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
(/ page 225) Dr
iving andparking 21
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R
ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(countr y-
dependen t)(/ page22 7)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page229)
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend‐
ent )(/ page225 )
R ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stwit hex itwa rning
(/ page24 2)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page24 6)
R PRE-S AFE®
Im pul seSide (/page58)
Pa rking Packag e
% The availabilit yof ind ividual function sis
coun try and equipme nt-de pen dent.
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e26 0)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page263) Fu
nctions ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atmaximum full-stop
br aking orinsuf ficie nttiretracti on, the
wheels arepr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.3 mp h
(5 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braki ng situa tionis
incr eased . #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. 21
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ESP
®
mod ewi llbe acti vated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr ogr ams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page19 4). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP® can
other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser veanyinf ormat iononwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLassist syo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. 21
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HOLD
functio n HOLD
functio n
The HOLD function holdsth eve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ewhe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
func tion itcould, inthefo llo wing situat ions,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theaccelera torpeda lor brak e
peda l,e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away bef oreyo ulea veit. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal, andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin thedr iver displa y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom thedr iver displa y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isshif tedto position 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e. Dr
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In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
In addition, theBrak eImmediately messagema y
appear inthedr iver displa yand ahor nto ne may
sou ndatregular interva ls. #
Imm ediat elydepr essthebr ak epedal firm ly
unt ilth ewa rning mess agedisappear s.
The HOL Dfunc tion isdeact ivat ed. #
Addition allysecur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005Bor005E. R
The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
Swif tly mo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheaccelera torpeda l.Do not
lea vetheve hicle when itis being held
by HillSt artAs sis t. AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST wit hmi cro‐
sleep detection
% The microsleep detection subfu nction isonly
av ailable incom binatio nwit hth edr iver cam‐
er a. AT
TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If ind icat orsof fatig ue orincr easing laps es in
conce ntration onthepar tof thedr iver are
de tected, thesy stem sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:incr eased system sensit ivity:the
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected bythesy stem isadap ted
acc ordin gly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear son thedr iver displa y.
Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand take a
br eak wher enec essar y.Ifyo udo nottak ea
br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you 21
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