2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

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lane markings oronl ycont inuous lanemark‐
ings (/page24 8).
St atus displa ysforAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
ï White:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
deactiv ated.
ï Yello w: ther eis amalfunct ion.Please
also obser vethedispla ymessag es.
ð Gray:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis acti‐
va ted, but notoper ating.
ð Green: ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ ated and oper ating. Ifth esy stem is
oper ational ononlyone side, thelane
mar king issho wningreen onthecor re‐
sponding side.
ð Red:ActiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas gui‐
ded youbac kint oyo ur lane witha
co urse- correct ing steer ing interve ntio n.
The status displa ywill flash ifth er eis
also ahap ticwarning inthesteer ing
wheel. Thelane marking issho wninred
onl yon theside forwhi chther eis a
wa rning. Ve
hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc e
Pa ckag e:ifbo th lane markingsare
simult aneousl ysho wninredin thest atus
displa y,Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas
initiat edanemer gency stop
(/ page22 7).
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist displ ayinthe
"Assis tance"menu If
th efront wheel oftheve hicle drives ove ra
de tected lane mar king, this will behighligh ted
re din theAssist ancemenu inthedr iver's dis‐
pla y. %
Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
La ne Keeping Assistwa rning isalso accom‐
panied byambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
Sy stem limit s
In thefo llo wing situat ions,no lane- correcting
st eer ing interve ntio noccu rsbut rath er awa rning
in thesteer ing wheel, depending onthesitua‐
tion :
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d. Dr
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The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing. Obse
rveth eno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210).
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Switc hth efunc tion onoroff.
Alt ernativ ely,Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan be
activ ated and deactiv ated intheFa vorite smenu.
% Afterst ar tin gth eengine, these ttings are
count ry-spe cific.
Se ttin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Se tting thesensit ivity #
Sele ct´. #
Sele ctEar ly,Med. orLat e.
The lastselec tedse tting will beadop tedth ene xt
time theengine isstar ted.
% The standar dse tting forth is func tion is
depen dentonthecount ry.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gass ista nc eon dis‐
co nti nuo uslan emar kings #
Select Adva nced Support.
The last select edsettin gwill beadop tedth ene xt
time theengine isstar ted.
% The standar dse tting forth is func tion is
depen dentonthecount ry.
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated invehicles
wit hout Driving Assistance Packag e, so that
Em erge ncy Stop Assis tis full yav ailable.
Fu rther information onEmer gency Stop
Assis t(/ page22 7) AIRMA
TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prov ed driving comfort.The 24
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all-r
oundleve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t
possible suspension andconstant groun dcle ar‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICincludes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol
R Spee d-depend entlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Increased vehicle leve lfo rgr eat erground
clea rance, select edvia themultimedia sys‐
te m
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
Suspension setting depend ingonthedr ive
pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am C andB:
R The susp ens ion se tting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 . R
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
Dr ive pr ogr am A and;:
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-1 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h) .
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above100mp h
(1 60 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
R When drivin gat speeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tothe
nor malle ve l. Se
tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h). R
Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am.
R When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted(traile r/b icycle rack ). E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐ 250
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pension
andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen sionsetting isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea sof une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive
ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nctioncamera.
This reduces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadju sted individually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R Drive pr ogram
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLiscom prised ofthe
fo llo wing functionsand compone nts:
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:RO AD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R ADSPL US: AdaptiveDam pingSy stem with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s
R DYNA MIC SELE CTbutt onforsele cting a
dr ive pr ogr am (/ page19 4)
R Manua lle ve ladjus tment viathemultimedia
sy stem
Dr ive pr og ram C andB
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds aboveappr ox.75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds belowappr ox.
50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain tolow leve l-1 .
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
Dr ive pr og ram A, Nand;
R The susp ension setting iscomf ortable. R
The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-1 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above100mp h
(1 60 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
R When drivin gat speeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tothe
nor malle ve l.
R A andN: ROAD SUR FACE SCAN is
act ive.
R N: thecur veinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
% Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished, theve hicle, irre spectiv eof
speed orthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, isno t
au tomatical lylowe redor raised butrath er
re mains atnor mal leve l. Dr
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Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using amultifunc‐
tion camer a(/ page21 0). ROAD SUR FACE
SC AN detects une venness inthero ad sur face,
e.g. bump s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
Chassis movements arere duced anddriving
comf ortis incr eased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyact ivat ed
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isno tsele cted.
R Noraised vehicle leve lis set.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dbe tween 4mp h
(7 km/ h)and 112mp h(1 80 km/h) .
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero ad isins ufficie ntlylit, e.g. atnigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer ais dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gto oclose totheve hicle in
fr ont.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv er,e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page338).
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards. 252
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Yo
uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h). R
When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am. R
When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted (traile r/b icycle rack ). Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
The rear vie wcam eramon itor sth ear ea behind
yo ur vehicle. When youen gage reve rsege ar,th e
imag efrom there ar vie wcam erais aut omat i‐
call ysho wnonthecent raldispla y.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe Dr
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maneu
vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
% The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ‐
ro r. Camer
aViews menu(top view)
1 Park ingAssist anc emen u
2 Rear vie wcam erawit hto pvie w 3
Wide-ang levie w
4 Activates /de activatesPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 3)
5 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 0)
6 Guide lines atadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
7 Path mar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
8 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing wheel angle(dynamic)
9 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
7 aredispla yedin green (/page263). Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. 25
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