2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation :
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion
R Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int R
Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. #
Whe nleav ing theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Seats
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toinc or‐
re ctly adjus tedhead restra int s
If head restra int sha ve notbe en adjus ted
cor rectly ,th er eis an incr eased risk ofinjur y
in thehead andneckar ea, e.g. intheev ent
of an acciden tor sudden braking. #
Beforedr iving off,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 10
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toexc es‐
siv est ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handle orpull itabr uptly, thegr ab handle
ma ybe damag edorbecome loosefrom its
anc horage. #
Use thegr ab handles onlyto stabiliz e
th eseating position ortoassis tin get‐
ting inand outof theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. The
switc hesforadju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat. Seats
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Headre stra int fore -and -aftpos ition (vehi cles
wi th an EASY ADJUST luxur yhead restra int )
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
5 Seat cushio nlengt h
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition
7 Seatba ckrest inc linat ion #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page12 5).
% The headre stra int height willbeadjus ted
aut omat icallywhen youadj ustth eseat
height ortheseat fore -and -aftpos ition.
% Ve
hicl eswith EASY ADJUS Tlux uryhea d
re stra ints: Thefore -and -aftpos ition ofthe
head restra int will beadjus tedaut omatic ally
when youadj ustth ebac kres tang le. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment
R Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion 10
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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment Ve
hicles withelectr icallyadjus table outerseats
1 Select sth efront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition Ve
hicles withan EAS YAD JUS Tluxur yhead restra int
1 Selec tsthefront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio n
3 Headre stra int height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n #
Adjus tth ere ar seat (/page10 8). Sea
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#
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor operating unitinthere ar
passe nger com partment .
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
(/ page71 ). Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . The
switches foradju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat.
Yo ucan electricall yadj uston lytheout erseats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment . 1
Fore-and -aftpos ition ofthehead restra int
(v ehicle swit hact ive multic ontour seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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Se
tting thefull yre clined position #
Tosetth efull yre clined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efully
re cli ned position.
R The front passe nger sea twi llmo veinto
th eposition forch auf feur mod e. R
The foot re st will moveout from under the
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R Ifav ailable, theleg rest will rise. #
Toresto rethest andar dseat settings :
pr ess butt on1.
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
(/ page71 ). %
Theleg re st will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthecase, fold up theleg rest and
eng ageit. Cha
uffeur mode Inf
ormation onchauf feur mode &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toinc or‐
re ctly adjus tedhead restra int s
If head restra int sha ve notbe en adjus ted
cor rectly ,th er eis an incr eased risk ofinjur y
in thehead andneckar ea, e.g. intheev ent
of an acciden tor sudden braking. #
Beforedr iving off,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
9

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thelugg age
ne tof thefront passeng erfoot we llwhen
adjus tingth efront passeng erseat tothe
ch auf feur posi tion Obj
ectsin thelugg agene tin thefront
passeng erfoot we llcan becom edamag ed
when thefront passeng erseat isadjus tedto
th ech auf feur posi tion. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thelugg age
ne t. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. The
switc hesforadju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat.
Obser vethefo llo wing:
R Adjus tth efront passeng erseat forch auf feur
mod ebef oreth ejour ney
Fo rch auf feur mod e,thefo llo wing settings are
made forth efront passeng erseat :
R The seat ismo vedfo rw ards
R The backres tis tilte dfo rw ards
R The head restra int isfolded forw ards The
fron tpasse nger seat willautomat icallymo ve
fr om thech auf feur posi tionbac kint oth enor mal
position inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The front passen gerseat isadju sted using
th ebutt ons inthedoor operating unitonthe
fr ont passeng erside
R The front passeng ersea tbel tis fastened
R Anoccupant isde tected on thefront
passeng erseat
R The front passeng erseat backres tis adjus‐
te dre ar wa rds.
R The front passeng erseat ismo vedin the
fo re -and -aftdi re ction outof thech auf feur
ar ea
Po sitioning thefront passeng erseat for
ch auf feur mode
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The front pass engerseat beltisno tinser ted
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