2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS towing

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Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m
(/ page10 1). #
Deactiv ateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e236). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signif i‐
cant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port Re
quiremen ts:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The driver displa yis in theinitial stat ewit h
no men usopen (/page27 2).Tr ans portis
also possiblewithawa rning mess agevisible.
R The 12Vbatt eryis ch arge d. #
Ifnec essar y,se tth esy stem languag e
(/ page298). #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e356). #
Connec tth eto wing devic eto theto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e18 1). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e353).
* NO
TEPossible damag eto theve hicle
when loading orunloading When
loading orunloading, theve hicle must
be raised totrans portleve l.
If th etranspor tse ttings areno tsho wnorthe
Vehicle notready forload ingdispl aymes‐
sag eis sho wn, theve hicle mayno tbe loaded
or unloaded. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 35
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cargoand luggageload capacit ycalcula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐ mum
gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page37 4)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368 ) R
Vehicle identif ication plate(/ page48 4) Calculation
exam ple forde term ining the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto
cal cul ateto ta land load capac itieswithva rying
seatin gcon figur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amax imum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is forillus tratio npur pos esonly.Mak esur e
yo uar eusin gth eactual loadlimit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/ page37 2).
Th ehigh er thewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage .
Ste p1 Ex
am ple 1E xamp le2
Combine dmaxim umweight ofocc upant sand
load (datafrom theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar d) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500lbs(680 kg) 37
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Wheels andtires

EQ
Boos tte ch nology
No tes... .................................................. 277
Oper ating safety.. .................................... 28
ESC (Elect ronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t...................................2 14
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ........... ...214
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 213
Ext erior light ing
Car e...................................................... 338
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .........1 66
Au tomatic presel ection (MBUX Inte‐
ri or Assis tant) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............288
Fo lding in/out. ...................................... 163
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion.. ........... 125
Pa rking posit ion............................... ...... 165
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSISTwit hmicr o‐
sleep detection
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding. ............................................ ...... 292
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....343
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. ..174
Flat tire
Chan gingawheel .................................. 388
MOE xtend edtires.. ................................ 344
No tes... ............................................. ....3 43
TIREFIT kit............. ................................ 345
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 145
Fo glight (enhanced) .................................. 151
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 210
Fo otre st
Re ar passe nger seat ........................ ...... 112 Fr
ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 40
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .......................................3 95
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).......4 9
Fr ont passeng erseat
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat... ......... 106
Ad jus ting from there ar passe nger
com partment. ........................................ 107
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es...............................................4 88
Diese l........... ......................................... 488
E1 0............. ...........................................487
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 489
Ga sol <004C005100480011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 487
Lo wou tsid ete mp eratur es..................... 488
Quality (diesel)...................................... 488
Quality (gasoline) ................................... 487
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................2 00
Sulfu rcont ent............ ........................... 487
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>489 Inde
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Swi
tching off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 263
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 260
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period.. .............2 09
Pa rking light s.............................................1 47
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 165
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar...................................... .... 166
Pa rticulat est atus displa y....... ..................170
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple.............................. 374
De term inin gth emaximum... ................. 373
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er Pe
rfume atomizer
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon.. .............1 74
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 173
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ................................................ .....2 09
St andb ymode function.. .................. .....2 09
Pe rm itted towing methods.. .................... 355
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... .................................72
Plas tictrim (Car e).... ................................. 340
Po st-co llisio nbr ak e........ .............................58
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r......... ............. ..................................80
Tr unk lid..................................................8 3
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(star t/s topbutt on)...........1 81
Po we rwa sher (care)................................. 336
Pr e-entr yclimat econtr ol(immed iate).... 177 Pr
e-entr yclimat econtr olat depar ‐
tur etime
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 175
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 176
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 177
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection)
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 57
PRE-S AFE®
Sound. ..................................5 7
Re versing measur es................................ 57
PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Side
Ac tivati on........... .....................................43
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 58
PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 58
Re versing measur es................................ 57
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus) Inde
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