2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS service

Digita
l– in theve hicl eV ehicledocument wallet
Fa mili arize yourself withth econ ‐
te nts oftheOper ator's Manual
dir ect lyvia theve hicle's multi‐
media system (menu item "Vehi‐
cle information ").Startwit hth e
qu ick guide orbroaden your
kn ow ledg ewit hpr act ical tips. Her
eyo ucan find com prehe n‐
si ve informatio nabout operating
yo ur vehicle andabout services
and guar antees inprint ed form . É2235846107fËÍ
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Edi tionA- 2022 S-Clas
s Oper
ator's Manu al
Merc edes-BenzMercedes-Benz S-Class

Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 147
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ...............................147
Int erior lighti ng..... ............................. .........1 57
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 160
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 163
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 166
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 167 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 168
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 68
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 170 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 181
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........181
DY NA MIC SELE CTbutt on........................... 193
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 195
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 199
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 200
Pa rking .......................................................2 02
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 210
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 71 Dr
iver dis pla y........................................... 272
No teson thedr iver displa y... ............ ..........2 72
No teson the3D driver displa y... ................2 72
Oper ating thedr iver displa y... ......... ............ 272
Menus onthedr iver displa y... ..................... 273
Hea d-up Display ............ ..............................274
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr ical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nol ogy )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Ov ervie wof status displa yson thedr iver
displa y... ..................................................... 278 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 27 9
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 279
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 294
Na vig ation andtraf fic <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....299
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 08
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........311
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 318
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 321
Sound settings ...........................................3 28 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................329
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 329
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 330 Cleanin
gand care.......................................3 35 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 342
Emerg ency............. .....................................342
Flat tire....... ................................................ 343
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 349
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 355
Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 361 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 365
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 65
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 365
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 366
Ac tivati ng ordeacti vating snowch ain
mode .......................................................... 366
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 67
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 72
Ti re labeling ................................................ 376
Def initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ..... 381
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 384
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 393 Cont
ents 3

To
uc h-sens itiveco ntr ols
In add ition tocon ventio nalswitches and but‐
to ns, your vehicle iseq uipped withto uc h-sen si‐
tiv eco ntro ls.
These arelocat edinthefo llo wing areas ofyour
ve hicle:
R Roofand door controlpanel
R Climat econ trol
R Steer ing wheel
R MBUX multimedia system
The controls have touc h-sen sitive user interface
su rfaces .The surfaces arecontr olled bypress‐
ing orswiping toadjus tse tting sor totrig ge r
functions, forex am ple.
In thear ea oftheto uc hsc reen, youalso recei ve
hap ticfeedbac kin thefo rm ofapulse oravibr a‐
tion, orthesur face stru ctur ech ang eson the
to uc h-sen sitive user interface surface, forex am‐
ple. Yo
ure cei vehap ticfeedbac kin thefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R When pressi ngabutt onontheuser interface
su rface
R When scrolling inalis tor table
R When reac hin gane warea on theuser inter‐
fa ce surface, e.g.a pop- upwind ow
When handling touc h-sen sitive user interface
su rfaces ,obse rveth efo llo wing pointsto avoid
pr oblems operating:
R Donotaf fix st icke rs or similar objectson the
sur faces
R Keep thesur faces protect edfrom mois ture
and wetcond itions
R Keep thesur faces free ofdustand dirt
Som eto uc h-sen sitive co ntro lelemen tshave a
symbol andintegr ated indicat orlam ps.When
oper ating, makesur eto press onthesymbol of
th econ trol element . Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theUS Aor Cana da When
youar eabr oad withyo ur vehicle, observe
th efo llo wing points:
R Service point sor replacemen tpar tsma yno t
be available immediat ely.
R Unleaded fuelmayno tbe available forve hi‐
cles withacat alytic converter .Leaded fuel
ma ycause damag eto thecat alytic converter .
R The fuel mayha ve an extreme lylow oct ane
numb er.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e.
Some Mercedes-Benz modelsareav ailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryPr og ram.
Fo rmor einf ormation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,or write to
one ofthefo llo wing address:
In theUS A:
Mer cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328 Gener
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In
Cana da:
Mer cedes-Ben zCanada, Inc.
Eur opean DeliveryDe par tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms theser vice in
th eser vice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhel pin thecase ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls totheto ll-f reeRo adside
As sis tance Hotline areans weredby our agents
24 hour sa da y,365 days aye ar.
1- 80 0-FO R-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A)
1-8 00- 387-0 100(Canada)
Yo ucan find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRo adside Assis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe"R oadside Assistance" secti
onintheSer vice andWarrant ybook let
(Canad a).Youwill find both intheve hicle docu‐
ment wallet. Chang
eof address orchang eof ow ner ship In
theeve ntofach ang eof addr ess, please send
us the"No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe
Ser vice andGuarant eeboo kletor simpl ycal lth e
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theho tline number
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )on 1-800-38 7-0100. We
can then reac hyo uin atim elyfa shion, ifneces‐
sar y.
If yo usell your Mer cedes,pleas elea veall liter a‐
tur ein theve hicle sothat itis available tothe
ne xt ow ner .If yo uha ve pur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please sendusthe"No tice ofPur chase of
Used Car"intheSer vice andGuar anteebookle t
or sim plycall theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Assis tance Center (US A)attheho tline number
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )at 1-800-38 7-0100. Po
ssible dangerdue tosubs tances hazard‐
ous tohealth In
com pliance withPr oposi tion65("Prop65"),
th efo llo wing detach able label hasbeen added to
eac hve hicle soldinCali forn ia: Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
To avo idmalfun ctions orsystem failur es: #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service and
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired 28
General notes

Con
necting and usingano ther device withth e
diagnos ticsconnection canhave thefo llo wing
ef fects:
R Malfunctions intheve hicle system
R Perm anen tdamag eto vehicle component s
Please referto thewa rrant yte rm sand condi‐
tions forth is matt er. Mor
eover,connecti ngequipme nttothediagnos‐
tics connect ioncan lead toemissions monitor‐
ing information beingrese t,forex am ple. This
ma ylead totheve hicle failing tomee tth e
re qu iremen tsof thene xt emissions inspection
dur ing themain inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Alw aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Service andmaintena nce work
R Repair work
R Modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s R
Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ boos tte ch nology): workon
high voltag ecom pone ntsof the48 Von-
boar delectr icalsystem
Mer cedes‑ Benzrecomme ndsanauthor ized
Mer cedes‑B enzCent er. Cor
rect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R The safetyno tesin this manual andrespec‐
tiv eSupplements
R Tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R Traf fic ru les and regulations
R Laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles Gener
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Na
tional HighwayTraf fic Saf etyAd minis tration
(NHT SA)in addition tonotify ing Mer cedes-Be nz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SArecei vessimilar complaints, itma y
open aninve stigation ,and ifit finds that asaf ety
def ect exists inagr ou pof vehicles, itma yor der
a re cal land remedy campaign. Howe ver,NHT SA
canno tbeco meinvo lved inindividual problems
be tween you, your dealer ,or Mer cedes-Ben z
US A,LLC.
To cont actNHT SA,yo uma ycall theVe hicle
Saf etyHo tlin e to ll-f reeat 1-8 88-327-4 236
(TT Y:1-800-42 4-9153);go tothehtt ps:/ /
www .safercar .go v/; orwrite to :Ad minis trat or ,
NHT SA,400 SeventhSt reet,SW .,Wa shingt on,
DC 20590,: USA.
Yo ucan also obtain other information about
mo torve hicle safetyfrom: http s://
www .saf er car .gov
Cana daonl y:
The follo wing text ispu blished asrequ ired of
manuf acturersunder subsec tion18.4 (4) ofthe
Mo torVe hicle SafetyRe gulations. If
yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect
whic hcould cause acr ash orcould cause injury
or deat h,yousho uld imm ediat elyinf orm Trans ‐
por tCanada inaddit iontonotify ing Mer cedes-
Benz Canad aInc.
If Trans portCanada recei vedsimilar complaints,
it ma yopen aninve stigation ,and ifit finds that a
saf etydef ectex ists inagr oup ofvehicles, itma y
or der are cal land remedy campaign. Howe ver,
Tr ans portCanada cannotbec ome invo lved in
individual problems between you, your dealer or
Mer cedes-Ben zCanad aIn c.
To cont actTrans portCanada, youma ycall the
Def ect Inve stigation sand Recal lsDivi sionto ll-
fr ee inCanada at1-800 -333- 0510 or
81 9-99 4-3328 intheGatineau-Ot tawa area or
int ernat ionally; youma yalso gotothefo llo wing
we bsit esformor einf ormation:
R Eng lish:https://www .tc.gc.ca/recalls
R Frenc h:htt ps:/ /www .tc.gc .ca/ rappels Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
QR codes areatt ached inthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur Gen
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ve
hicle itself. Controlunits oftencont ain da ta
memor iesforve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Their
use permitsth ete mp orar yor per manent docu‐
ment ation oftech nica linf orma tionab ou tth e
ve hicle's operating stat e, com ponent loads,
main tenance requ iremen tsand tech nica leve nts
or ma lfunctio ns.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing dataar estor ed:
R Oper ating status ofsystem com ponen ts,
suc has fill le ve ls, tirepr essur eor batt ery
st atus
R Malfun ction sor faults inim por tant system
com ponen ts,suc has lights orbrak es
R System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit ua‐
tio ns,suc has airbag deploymentor theint er‐
ve ntio nof stabilit ycon trol systems
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
In cer taincas es, itma ybe requ ired tostor edat a
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte m‐
por arily. This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amal functi on,forex am ple. If
yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enanc ewo rk,st or ed oper ational dataas
we llas theve hicle identif ication number canbe
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manuf acturersor third par ties ,suc has
br eakdo wnservice s.The same istrue inthe
case ofwa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ance
meas ures.
In gener al,th ere adout isper form ed via the
leg allypr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnos ticscon‐
nect ionintheve hicle. Theoper ational datath at
ar ere ad out documen tte ch nica lst at es ofthe
ve hicle orofindividua lcom ponent sand assis tin
th ediagnosis ofmalfunct ions,compliance with
wa rrant yoblig ationsand qualit yim prov ement .
To that end ,th ese data,in par ticular information
about componen tloads, tech nica leve nts, mal‐
func tions and other faults maybe transm itted
alon gwit hth eve hicle identif ication number to
th emanuf acturer.Fu rther mor e,themanuf ac‐
tur erissubject toproduct liability .Fo rth is rea‐
son themanuf actureralso uses operational data
fr om theve hicle, forex am ple, forre cal ls. The se da
ta can also be used toexamin eth ecus tom‐
er's warrant yand guar anteeclaim s.
Fa ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tor atyour requ estas par tof repair
or maint enanc ewo rk.
Con venience andinfotainmen tfuncti ons
Yo ucan stor econ venie nce setting sand individ‐
ua lse ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese t
th em atanytime.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing settings ,fo rex am ple:
R Seat andsteer ing wheel position s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depen dingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunction s
yo urself .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata, suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
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R
Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
gr ated navig ation system
R Entere dna vig ation destinations
R Dat aabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
These datafo rcon venie nce and infotainm ent
fun ction sma ybe save dlocall yin theve hicle or
th ey ma ybe locat edon ade vice whichyouha ve
connect edtotheve hicle, suchas asmar tphone,
USB flash drive or MP3 player.If yo uha ve
ent ered these datayo urself ,yo ucan deletethem
at anytime.
This datais transmit tedfrom theve hicle tothird
par ties onlyat your requ est.This applies, inpar‐
ticular ,when youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed.
Smar tphone integratio n(e .g. Android Au toor
App leCar Play®
)
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan then con trol them
by means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated in
th eve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar t‐ phone
canbeoutput viathemultimedia system.
Cer tain inf ormatio nis simult aneousl ytransf er‐
re dto your smar tphon e.De pen dingon thetype
and integr ation, this inc ludes positiondata,da y/
nigh tmode andother gener alvehicle status es.
Fo rmor einf ormation pleaseconsult theOper a‐
to r's Manua lof theve hicle/inf otainm entsystem.
This integr ation allowstheuse ofselect ed
smar tphon eapps, suchas navig ation ormusic
pla yerapp s.Ther eis no further interaction
be tween thesmar tphon eand theve hicle; inpar‐
ticular ,ve hicle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible.
The type ofadditional datapr ocessing isde ter‐
mined bythepr ov ider oftheapp being used.
Whic hse ttings youcan make,ifan y,depends on
th especif icapp andtheoper ating system of
yo ur smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionismade possible bythe ve
hicle's owntrans mitt erand recei veror by a
mobil eend device that youha ve brought intoth e
ve hicle, forex am ple, asmar tphon e.On line func‐
tio ns can beused viathewir eless networkcon ‐
nect ion.This includes onlineservices andappli‐
cation s/apps prov ided toyouby themanuf ac‐
tur eror by other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding themanuf acturer'sonline services,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe
manuf acturerinasui table place, forex am ple, in
th eOper ator's Manual oron themanuf acturer's
we bsit e,wher eth ere leva nt data protect ion
inf ormation isalso given. Personal datama ybe
used forth epr ov ision ofonlin eser vice s.Dat a
ar eex ch ang edvia asec urecon nection,suc has
th emanuf acturer'sdesignat edITsystems. Any
per sonal datawhic har ecollect ed,processed
and used, other than forth epr ov ision ofser v‐
ices, isdone soexclu sively onthebasis ofleg al
per mission. Thisisthecase, forex am ple, fora
leg ally prescr ibed emer gency callsy stem, acon ‐
tra ctual agreement orwhen consent hasbeen
giv en. 38
Gener alno tes