2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Fu
rther information ontheex itwa rning
(/ page24 2).
R Active Lane Kee ping Assi st:If th er eis a
wa rning from ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist,th e
act ive ambie ntlight ingwill flash red.
Fu rther information onActiveLa ne Keeping
Assis t(/ page24 6).
R Active BrakeAssist:If th er eis an Active
Br ak eAssi stwa rning, theactiv eambient
lighting inthecent erofthedashboard will
fl ash bright red.
Fu rther information ontheAc tiveBr ak e
Assi st(/ pag e23 1).
R Active Blind SpotAssist: Invehicles with
activ eambient lighting,theambient lighting
on theaf fect ed sidewi llflash redifth er eis a
wa rning from ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st.
Fu rther information ontheAc tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st(/ pag e24 2).
Gree ting
R When youget intoth eve hicle, aspecial color
animation willplay. Multi-color
Animation
R The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls.
% Invehicles withactiv eambient lighting,an
animation willbeplayed.
% The desir edoper ating feedbac kand warning
assis tance canbeacti vatedor deactiv ated
via the´ symbol. Dependingonthe
eq uipment, differe nt operati ng feedbac kand
wa rning assis tance effects areav ailable.
% Ifth ebr ightn essissetto alow leve l,wa rning
animat ionswillbedispla yedat ahigher
basic brightn ess. Switc
hingtheint erior light ingswitc h-of f
dela ytim eon/of f Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior/ex teriorlighting
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hInt erior Lightin gDelay onoroff.
When this func tion isact ive, theint erior light‐
ing will light upfora shor ttime afte rth e
ve hicle isloc ked. Light
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Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Automatic wiping, normal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuo uswip ing, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswip ing, fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushthebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wiping withwa sher fluid
% Obs erve theno teson washing theve hicle in
a car wash (/ page335).
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL:in
posi tion 0048or0049 ,th ewindshield washing proc‐
ess isaut omaticall ytrigg ered ifdir tis de tected
on thewindshield unlesstheCheck Washer Fluid
messag eis being displayed.
Cleaning thewindsh ieldintensiv ely
Fo rhea vysoil ing, youcan clean thewindshield
int ensiv elyfrom anoutside temp eratur eof 41°F
(5°C). #
Inast atio naryve hicle, turnth ecombin ation
switc hto position 0047,0048or0049. #
Press thebutt ononthecombin ationswitch
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1and hold itfor
appr oximat elytw oseco nds.
The wiper arms will moveintoth ere place‐
ment position andwasher fluid will bedistrib‐
ut ed on thewindshield.
Af terapp roxima tely 30 seconds ,th ewiper
ar ms will movebac kag ain and wipe the
winds hieldseveraltim es. Inte nsi vecle ani ng
ha sno wfinis hed . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. 16
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Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand then offag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
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The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeaway from
th ewiper arm inthedir ect ion ofarro w 1 as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . Lig
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#
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will retur nto theor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Chec kth econ dition ofthewiper blades reg‐
ular lyand replace them ifth er eis visible
damag eor con tinual smear ing. Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
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The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . 16
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Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lywith
one hand. With theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. #
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. #
Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield.
% Chec kth econ dition ofthewiper blades reg‐
ular lyand replace them intheev ent ofvisi‐
ble damag eor ongoin gsmear ing. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
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 Light
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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 ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear . #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der tocheckth eactual distance
be twee nyo uand thero ad user stra vel‐
ing behin dyo u. Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Use button2 or4 toselect thedesir ed
mir ror.
% Invehicles withMBUX Interior Assis tant and
dr iver cam era, there qu ired outs idemirror
can also be prese lect ed automatical lyvia a
natur alhead movement tothelef tor right
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Use button1 toadj ustth eposition ofthe
select edmir ror.
Fo lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress butt on3.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorhas
disc harged, theoutside mirrors mus tbe
mo vedbr ief lyusing button3. Onlyth en will
th eaut omatic mirrorfo lding function work
pr oper ly.
Eng aging theout side mirrors
If an outsid emir rorhas been forc ibl ydisen ‐
ga ge d, proceed asfollo ws . #
Press and hold button3.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng age. The outsi demir rorwil lno wbe
se tto thecor rect pos ition. 16
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Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction The
parking posit ionmak espar kingeasier . The
front -pass engerouts idemirrorwil lswi vel
do wn wardsin thedir ect ion ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page16 6).
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positionwhen:
R Youshif tth etransmission toano ther trans‐
mission position.
R Youar etra veling ataspeed grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side. Light
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St
oring thepa rking posit ionofthefront-
pa sseng erout side mirrorusi ng reve rsege ar St
oring #
Sele ctthefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton1. Calling
up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
int oth estor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Openin g/closin g #
Switc hAutom aticMirror Folding onoroff. Ar
ea per meable toradio wav eson the
wind shield Ra
dio-co ntro lled equipmen t,suc has tollsy s‐
te ms, can bemount edonly onareas 1ofthe
winds hieldthat areper meabl eto radio wav es.
Ar eas permeable toradio wav es1 arebes tvisi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when thewindshield
is illuminat edwithan extern al light source.
No tethis posit ionforve hicles with:
R Windsh ield hea ting
R Infrared reflect ive windshield 16
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