2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS tow

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Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thefront passeng erseat
is occupied byaper son orach ild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly. &
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. When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page69). Also, always
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t(/ page68) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween theseat surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic co-driver airbag shut‐
of f. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. #
Mak esur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system isresting onthe
sitting surface oftheco- driver seat. #
Mak esur eth at thebac kres tof the
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int system is,
as faras possi ble,resting ontheseat
bac kres tof theco- driver seat. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/ page 44).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seat positio nwit h
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise be
disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple, inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est.
R The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. Occu
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If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The person issea tedpr oper lywit hacor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possi ble. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Child restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat (/page68) PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar comp artment: movetheout errear
seat sto amor efa vo rable seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :incr ease
th eair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters of
th eseat backres t. R
PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Occ
upant safety 57

Pr
oblems withKEYLESS-GO, troubleshoo ting Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The function oftheSmar tKey has been deac‐
tiv ated.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunc tion oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e75 ). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page73 ). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page75 ). #
Useth ere placemen tSmar tKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page81 ). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ther
eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
Po ssible causes ifth efunc tion ofKEYLE SS-GO is
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe automati c
lo ck ing featur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Lock ingFunc tion
% The vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels are
tur ning faster than walkin gpace. #
Swit chAuto matic Door Lockonoroff.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R The vehicle isbeing towe dor pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth edoor sclose automatic ally
Body partsor objec tscan become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ect s
ar ein theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canc eled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypull thedoor intoth eloc k. 80
Openin gand closing

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Press trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press closing button1 onthetrunk lid.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op en,pr es sand
hold theH buttonontheSmar tKey .The Smar
tKey mus tbe inthevicin ityoftheve hi‐
cle.
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op en,ma kea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page86).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
The trunk lidiseq uipped withaut omat icbloc k‐
ag ede tection with are ve rsing func tion.If an
obs tacle obs tructs thetrunk liddur ing theaut o‐
matic closing process, itwill automatic allyopen
ag ain. Theautomatic reve rsing func tion isonl y
an aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entive‐
ne ss. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e Openin
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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat a
min imum distance of10 ft(3 m) (power
wa sher) or20 ft(6 m) (aut omatic car
wa sh) away from theve hicle. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar est andi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. You
cou ldother wise loseyour balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobjects .
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Dea ctivateth efunc tion oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e75 )or do notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsit uatio ns. Open
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Oper
ating there ar passe nger comp artment
ro ller sunblind from thefront #
Toopen orclose: press butt on1. #
Tosto p:press button 1 again.
If yo ustop theopening orclosing process, the
ro ller sunblin dwill firs tbe closedag ain wh en the
pr ocess isresumed. Oper
ating there ar roller sunblind from the
re ar passe nger comp artment #
Toopen/clos ema nua lly: push orpull but‐
to n1 tothepoint ofresis tance and holdit
unti lth ero ller sunblin dhas reac hed the
desir edposition . #
Toopen/clos eful ly:pu sh orpullbu tton 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance and release it.Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obs tacle obs tructs thesliding sunroofdur‐
ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroofwill
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing proce‐
dur e.
R Dur ing rese ttin g. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thecon ‐
tr ol panel immediat ely. Opening
andclosing 95

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Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthemar kedspace (/page18 2)
% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 319).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, sorH buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page18 2)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
With theSmar tKey outside theve hicle, touc h
th einner surface ofthedoor handle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R Doo rs
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ orH buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthemar kedspace (/page18 2) R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page208). Ar
ming/disar mingtheto w- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Openin g/closin g5
Vehicle Protection #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries. Open
ingand closing 10
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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
andstow ing 10
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