2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS light

Ac
tiv atin gthe special seat beltre tract or: #
Pullth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly.
Deactiv atingthespecial seatbeltretract or: #
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system toget her isexc ee‐
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system and the
ch ild ma yno tbe restra ined correctly inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an theper‐
missible gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),
onl yuse aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system withwhic hth ech ild is
secur edwithth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R Inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R Onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with.
When installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards. 64
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0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page63). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system while theco- driver air‐
bag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system ontheco- driver seat
and thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th eco- driver airbag candeplo yin
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Alw aysensur eth at theco- driver airbag
is disabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onaseat withan ENA‐ BLE
DFR ONT AIRBAG;DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page69).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page54 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. 68
Occupant safety

dr
iver's door ,onl yth edr iver's door andfuel
fi ller flap areunlo cked. Deactiv
atingthefunction oftheSm artK ey Ve
hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :If yo udeac tivate
th efunc tion oftheSmar tKey ,th eKEYLE SS-GO
func tionsar ealso deactiv ated. Access ordrive
au thor ization byKEYLESS- GOisthen no long er
possible withth at par ticular SmartK ey .Ac tivate
th efunc tion oftheSmar tKey so that all its fun c‐
tio ns will again beavailable.
Yo ucan also deac tivateth efunc tion ofthe
Smar tKey toreduce theener gycon sum ption of
th eSmar tKey ifyo udo notuse theve hicle ora
Smar tKey foran extende dpe riod oftime. #
Todeac tivate: press thes buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu ick succ ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light sup once. #
Toactiv ate: press anybutt onontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace ofthecent ercon ‐ sole,
thefunc tion oftheSmar tKey isaut o‐
matic allyactivat ed (/ page18 2). Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key Re
mo ving the eme rgency key #
Press release button1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Fully re mo veemer gency key2. Inser
ting theemer gency key #
Inser temerg encykey2 atmar king 3 until
it en gage s.
% Youcan useeme rgency key2 toatt achth e
Smar tKey toake yring. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
sw allo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv esub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause Openin
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Door
s Un
loc king/opening thedoor sfrom theinsid e #
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e1. #
Tounlo ckare ar door :pul lth ere ar door
han dle. #
Toopen are ar door :pul lth ere ar door han‐
dle again. Cent
rally loc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
The redindicat orlam pon butt on2 lights
up onc eth eve hicle isloc ked.
% The buttons arealso onthefront passeng er
and rear door s. This
does notloc kor unlo ckthefuel filler flap.
The vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor onwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed.
The door handles areex tende dwh en:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The vehicle SmartKey isde tected
R Adoo ris ope ned
The doorha ndle sre tract:
R Whentheve hicle isloc ked 78
Opening andclosing

%
Ifth eve hicle isloc kedfrom theoutside, or
while pulling away,an aut omatic closingof
th edoor scan betrigg ered. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith the
emer gency key Un
loc king alef t-hand vehicl edoor withthe
emer gency key
Ve hicl eswithout KEYLESS-GO #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e75 ). #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Inser tth eemer gency keyin to theloc kcy lin‐
der . #
Turn theemer gency keyco unt er-cloc kwi seto
position 0047. #
Remo vetheemer gency keyand release the
door handle.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e75 ). #
Ifth edoor handleisretract ed: press the
fr ont area ofdoor handl e1.
The door handl efo lds slight lyoutw ard. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. Openin
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Ifth edoor handleisex tended: slightlypull
and hold thedoor handle. #
Inser tth eemer gency keyin to theloc kcy lin‐
der . #
Turn theemer gency keyco unt er-cloc kwi seto
position 0047. #
Remo vetheemer gency keyand release the
door handle. Loc
king thedoor s #
Inser ta suit able object ,e.g .th eemer gency
ke y,int oopen ing1onthedoor lock. #
Toloc kth elef t-han dside oftheve hicl e:
tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Toloc kth eright- hand sideoftheve hicl e:
tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-cloc kwi seas
fa ras itwil lgo.
If th eloc keddoor isthen closed, itcan nolong er
be opened from theoutside. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 82
Openin gand closing

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Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
No teson closing thetrunk lid:your vehicle is
eq uipped withaut omatic SmartKey recogni tion.
If aSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tec‐
te din theve hicle, thetrunk lidwill notbe locked
and willpop open again.
No tethat thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedifth e
fo llo wing situat ionoccurs:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose the
tr unk lid wh ile aSma rtKe ybelo nging to the
ve hicle isinside theve hicle.
and
R Asecond SmartKey belongin gto theve hicle
is no tde tected outsid eth eve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogni tionisonly anaid
and isno ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess . #
Beforeloc kin g,en sur eth at atleas ton e
Sm artK ey belongin gto theve hicle isoutside
th eve hicle. #
Toclose thetrunk lid:pull thetrunk lid
do wn using thehandle recess andpush it
clos ed.
% Ifyo ulight lypush thetrunk lidclosed, the
po we rclosi ngfunction willau tomatical lypull
th etrunk lidintoth eloc k.
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped.
Ther ema ybe people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press theH buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid. R
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. Release itas soon
as itbegin sto clos e. #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pushitdo wn.
The trunk lidwill cont inue toclos e. 84
Opening andclosing

#
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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