2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

The
funct ioncan warnvehicle occupants abouta
possible collisionwithan appr oaching vehicle or
bicy clewhen they exitth eve hicle.
As soon asave hicle occupant movesth eir hand
to wa rdsth edoor handle, depending ontheve hi‐
cle equipment, thefo llo wing warnings are
issued:
R The active ambien tlight ingorambien tlight ‐
ing flashes red.
R The warning lam pin theoutside mirrorals o
fl ashes redfo rone ofthefront door s.
R When thedoor isopened, awa rning tone
sou nds.
% The visualwa rning isthus already given
bef oreth edoor isopened.
% Further information onActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwit hex itwa rning (/ page24 2) and
on ambientlighti ng(/ page 158). Swi
tchin gthe reading light and sear chlight
and onoroff Re
quirement s:
R Forthe reading light:th ecamer asare
switc hedon:
The front camer aactiv ates there adin glight
fo rdr iver and front pass enger.
The rear cam eraact ivat es there adin glight
fo rth elef tand right rear seat passe ngers.
R The driver' sand fron tpasse nger' shan d
mo vement take splace under theinside rear‐
vie wmir ror.Re ar passe ngersmo vetheir
hand atthegr ab handle infront ofthere ad‐
ing lam p.
R Forthe search light :th efunc tion isavaila‐
ble intheve hicle when itis dar k.
The camer asareswitc hedon:
The front camer are cor dstheint eraction
ar ea oftheunocc upied front passeng erseat.
The rear cam erare cor dstheint eraction area
of theunocc upied leftor right rear seat . R
The seat sco veredar eunocc upied orach ild
is sitt ing inach ild restra int system.
Switc hingthere ading light on and off Ca
rrying outoper ation ofthere adin glight forth e
dr iver and front passeng er MBUX
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Car
rying out oper ation ofthere ading lightforre ar
occ upant s #
Moveyour han dup and down verticall yunder
th einside revie wmir ror.
or #
Movethehand onthegr ab handle verticall y
up and down infront ofthere adin glight .
The readin glight isswit ched on oroff. Switc
hingthesear chlight onand off Int
eract ion area foractiv ating thesear chlight #
Toswitc hon: reac hwit hyo ur han dint oth e
ar ea ofan uno ccupied seat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonaut omat ically
fo rth eve hicle occupants. #
Toswitc hof f:wit hdr aw thehand from the
ar ea oftheunocc upied seat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Au
tomatic pres elec tio nof the outsi de mir ror
(COMF ORT/r eact ive) Re
quiremen ts:
R The front camera isswitc hedon.
Unti lno w, tosetth eoutside mirrorth edesir ed
mir rorhad tobe select edusing apr eselect ion
butt oninthedr iver's door .
Wi th theMBUX Interior Assis tant, themir rorto
be setis preselect edaut omatic allybythenatu‐
ra lmo vement ofyour head tothelef tor right.
When thehand touc hes thebutt onforadju sting
th eoutside mirror,th eLED under thebutt onof
th epr eselect edmir rorside lights up.
Use thebutt ontosetth eposition oftheactiv e
outside mirror.
% Preselection oftheoutside mirrorusi ng but‐
to ns isstill possible .Fu rther information on
adjus tingtheoutside mirrors (/ pag e16 3).
% Thedr iver came raisalso used forth is appli‐
cat ion. 288
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Callin
gup favo rite swith theV pose (INFO‐
TA INM ENT/contact less) Re
quirement s:
R The front camera isswitc hedon.
R Atleas tone favo rite has been save din the
fa vo rite slis t.
R The favo rite has been connectedwithth e
MBUX Interior Assis tant.
R The area forde tecting thefa vo rite spose (V
pose) isabo vethecent ercon sole infront of
th ecent raldispla y.
R The Vpose isheld fora br ief time.
The Vpose makesiteasi ertocal lup favo rite s.
The front vehicle occupants canassociat eth eir
ow nfavo rite wit hth eV- pose. Some exam ples
inc lude ana vig atio ndes tinatio n,ara dio statio n
or amass agepr ogram fora seat.
% Ifafa vo rite has notye tbe en save dand con‐
nec tedwit hth eMBUX Interior Assis tant, the
multime diasystem will assis tyo u. Im
plem entation oftheV- pose abovethestor ag e
com partmen tof thecent ercons oleattheheight of
th ecent raldispla y #
Position your han dabo vethestor ag ecom‐
par tmen tof thecent ercon sole attheheight
of thecent raldispla y.The backof your han d
is facing upwa rds. In doing so,your ind ex
and midd lefing er arespr eadto form aV. Wi
th your other fing ersbe nt inwa rds. Brief ly
hold theV pose.
The favo rite iscalled up. Fu
nction ofthedr iver cam era The
driver cam erais in thedr iver's displa yor in
th e3D driver displa y.
The driver camer ade tects thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Head position
R View ing direct ion
R Eyelid closurech aract eristic s
R Driver' sfa ce
% The driver came rarecor dsima gedat afo r
applic ationssuc has ATTENTION ASSISTand
fa cia lre cogni tion,forex am ple.
The cam eracon verts th eimag edat adir ect ly
int ome tadat a.No imag edat ais save din
th epr ocess. Thedatais onl ypr ocessed in
th eve hicle andisno ttr ansmitt edfrom the
ve hicle.
The camer ais activ ated aut omatically each
time theengine isstar ted. MBUX
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The
driver camer amus tbe setup forfa ce detec‐
tion beforeus e. Teac hin g-in biom etric da ta
( / pag e292).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The camera isco veredor dir ty,fo gg ed up or
scr atc hed.
R The driver's face and /or eyesar eco vered.
R The driver iswe aring glasses that bloc kinf ra‐
re d.
Displa ymessag es
In thefo llo wing situat ionsdispla ymess ages ma y
be sho wn:
R The driver camera isinope rativ e.
The cam erais faulty .
The Driver Camer aIn oper ativeSee Oper a-
to r's Man ualmes sageappear s.
R The driver cam eracan notcap tureth eposi‐
tion ofyour head. The
Chan gethest eer ing wheel /seat posi-
tio nunt il6 dot sare visible ontheupper
edge ofthesc ree n.mes sageappear s.
R The viewof thedr iver camer ais reduced or
re strict ed.
The Drive rCa mera ViewCu rrentl yRe stricte d
See Operator'sManua lmess ageap pea rs.
No teson car e
Please complywit hth eno teson car ing forth e
int erior (/ page340 ). Switc
hingthedr iver cam eraon oroff Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Intelligent Assistance #
Select OnorOff.
When thedr iver camer ais switc hedoff,th efo l‐
lo wing functionsar eno tav ailable orlimit ed:
R The 3Ddriver displa y(/ page27 2)
R TheMB UX aug mented realit yHead -upDis‐
pla y(/ page27 4) R
Themi crosl eep detection ofATTENTION
ASS IST(/ page21 6)
R Thefa cia lre cogni tion
Thi sfuncti onser vesas sensor input for
aut hen ticatio nand unlocking oftheuser pro‐
fi le and protect edapplications
(/ page292).
R Multimodality
This function activ ates theMBUX Voice
Ass ista nt with eyecon trol, e.g. forth econ fir‐
mation ofadisp lay messa gebyvoice. Inf
orma tion onuser s,sugg estions andfavo r‐
it es &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. 290
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Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon thecen‐
tra ldispla y.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan access pre‐
ve nter.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile. User
profiles and user -specif iccont ent
Pr ereq uisit esforth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R Youha ve aMer cedesme PIN.
R Youha ve agreed tothete rm sof use.
R The vehicle islink edtoaMer cedesme user
acc oun t.
% Ifon eof thepr e-r equisit eslistedis missing
or ifno user profile has been select ed,the
dat adescr ibedinthefo llo wing sectionwill
be save din theve hicle asthest andar dse t‐
tin g.Standar dse tting scan bechang edbyall
ve hicle users.
User profiles save per sonal settings. Ifth eve hi‐
cle isused byseveralpeople, aper son can
ch ang eth eir profile settings without chang ing
th ese ttings ofother user s.
Yo ucan individ ualiz eauser profile intheve hicle
using these t-up assis tant or using these ttings
in your user profile. Some setting s,e.g .th e
Mer cedes mePIN and apr ofile pho toaremade
in theMer cedes meapp orintheMer cedes me
Po rtal. User
-spec ific con tent and applica tions with per‐
sonal dataar epr otect edbydiffere nt leve ls of
secur ity.To acc ess protect edcon tent, the
Mer cedes mePIN and, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment, biometric sensor scan beused.
% The secur ityleve lis setby themultimedia
sy stem and calculat edfrom thecombin ation
of all sensor inputs. Some securityleve ls
can notbe turned off.
% When auser profile isact ivat ed, thefo llo w‐
ing person alized comfort systems, forex am‐
ple, canbeadjus tedor their settings loaded:
R Seat
R Ambien tlight
R Outside mirrors
R Blinds
R Aircondi tioningadjus tment
If th euser profile isactiv ated when driving
th en thedr iver's seat position willnotbe
adjus ted. MBUX
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Dep
endingontheve hicle equipment youcan ,as
a user ,sa ve thefo llo wing settings ,fo rex am ple:
R Driver' sseat ,st eer ing wheel andmirrorse t‐
tings
R Climat econtr ol
R Ambient lighting
R Radio (including statio nlis t)
R Sugg estio ns and favo rite s
Sugg estions
The vehicle canlearnth ehabits ofthedr iver .It
th en mak essugg estion sre ga rding navig ation
des tination s,phon enumb ersand music prefer‐
enc es.The requ iremen tsforth at areth eselec‐
tion ofauser ,yo ur consen tto there cor ding of
da ta and sufficie ntcoll ecteddata.
Favo rite s
Favo rite sof feryo uqu ick acc ess tofreq uently
use dapp lications. 100favo rite sar eav ailable in
tot al. Conf
iguringuser s,sugg estion sand favo rite s Re
quirement s:
R Touse these t-up assis tant :th eve hicle issta‐
tio nar y.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f 5
Change User
Ad ding ause r #
Select 0074Add User.
A QR code isloa ded . #
Scan thedispla yedQR code withth e
Mer cedes meapp oranyQR code scanner
on amobile device. Ifth eMer cedes meapp
is no tye tins talled onyour mob iledevic e,
yo uwill bedirect edtothestor eof your
mob iledevic e. #
Followthedir ect ions intheapp.
The vehicle isconn ectedwithyo ur Mer cedes
me user accoun t.This automat icallycr eat es
yo ur user profile intheve hicle.
If onl yyo ur user profile isavailable, itwill be
loaded automat ically. If
mor eth an oneuser profile isavailable, you
will bedirect edtotheuser select ion.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,these t-up
assis tant star ts aut omat icallyaf te ruser
sele ction.
Sel ecti nguser options #
Select Settings . #
Select Suggestions. #
Select AllowAllSugge stions.
or #
Switc hth eop tion son oroffindividuall y.
If an option isswitc hedonand sufficie nt
da ta has been gather ed, sugg estion sbased
on your user behaviorwillbeoffere dto you. #
Forin te llig ent multim odalit y:select Multi-
modality.
If th eop tion isactiv e,theMBUX Voice Ass is‐
ta nt can beacti vatedin cer tain situat ions. #
Toswitc hth elear ning function offfo r
24 h:swi tchon Deactiva te24h Intelli gent
Learni ng. 292
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Todel etecum ulatedsug gestions: select
Reset Sugges tionHistoryand confirm Ja
(Y es).
Pr otecting user-specif iccont entand applica ‐
tions
If yo uadd ane wuser ,acc ess protect ion is
alr eady activated forth euser profile. The
Mer cedes mePIN and, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment, biometric sensor sar eav ailable for
acc ess. Biometric sen sorsmus tbe taught inin
th eve hicle. Theauthenticat ionprocess then
ta ke sall taught -inand available sensorsint o
acc oun t.
The follo wing user-specificcon tent and applica ‐
tio ns arepr otect ed, forex am ple:
R User selectionand user profile setting s
R Biometric sen sors
The teac hin g-in of biom etric senso rsispro‐
te cted.
R Sug gestions
The dataand determ inat ionofthemos t
pr obable navig ation destinat ions, media sour
ces, radio statio ns,con tacts and mes‐
sag esarepr otect ed.
R ENE RGIZING COACH
The recorded health da ta and their evaluatio n
ar epr otect ed.
R Mer cedes meconnect stor e
The purchase ofser vices isprotect ed. #
Switc hProtec tConten ton oroff. #
Switc hAcc ess Protec tiononoroff.
% When access protect ion isswitc hedoff,yo ur
user profile can beacc essedand chang ed
fr om everyvehicle seat.
% Access protect ion isswitc hedonoroffon a
ve hicle-specif icbasis.
Te ac hing in,editi ngand deleting biometric
data
The biome tric dat amode lsaresa ve din thesen‐
sor sin theve hicle. Ifre cogni tionhasbee n
ta ught -in,th is sen sor servesas acont ribut ory
fa ct or forau thent ication onthemultimedia sys‐
te m. #
Select Protect Content . #
Select FacialRecog nition, Fingerpri ntRecog -
nition orVoice Recog nition.
% Ifnecessar y,aut hen ticateyo urself onthe
multime diasystem. #
Touse face recognit ion:closethedr iver's
door orfasten thedr iver's seat belt. #
Look atthedr iver displa yfo rabo utfive sec‐
onds.
Yo ur face isscanne d.Amess agein thedr iver
displa ysho wswhe ther facia lre cogni tionwas
successful ornot.Yo ucan unlo ckyour user
pr ofile and protect edapplications withth e
fa cia lscan. #
Touse fing erpr int :place andliftyo ur fing er
se veraltim eson thefing erpr int sens orund er
th eto uc hsc reen .
The fing er issca nned .If th escann ingproce‐
dur eis success ful,amessag eappear son the
centr aldispl ay.Yo ucan unlo ckyour user pro‐
fi le and protect edapplications withyo ur fin‐
ge rpr int. MBUX
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Touse voice recognit ion:speak thesen‐
te nce shownonthecent raldispla yand fol‐
lo w theins truction sof thevo ice assis tant.
If th evo ice recogni tionwassuccessful, a
messag eappea rson thecent raldispla y.Yo u
can unlockyo ur user profile and protect ed
applications withvo ice input.
% Avoid background ordis turbin gno ises dur‐
ing voice recogni tion. #
Todel etebiome tric da ta: selec tDele te. #
Sele ctJa(Yes).
Selecti ngauser
% When youcall upyour driver profile, thedr iv‐
er's seat andthesteer ing wheel canbeset.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon theTap Here toCancel messag e
in thecent raldispla y.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . #
Select Change User. #
Select auser . #
When requ estedto do so, authent icatewit h
th eMer cedes mePIN orata ught -inbiom et‐
ri c ch aract eristic .
The user profile isloaded andactivat ed.
% Ifyo usele ctCon tinue Wit hout Select ing a
Use r,no spec ific setting sfo rth euser profile
ar eloaded.
Ad ding favo rite sfrom categor ies #
Select ©. #
Select ß. #
Select 0048. #
Select 0081Create NewFavorit e. #
Select thecat egor y. #
Select afa vo rite .
Linking favo rite swith theMB UX Interior
Assis tantVpose #
Sele ct©. #
Sele ctß. #
Sele ct0048. #
Sele ctDriver orPassen ger. #
Sele ctthecat egor y. #
Select afa vo rite . Sy
stem settings Ov
ervie wof thesy stem settings menu In
thesy stem settings menu, youcan makese t‐
tin gs inthefo llo wing menusand control ele‐
men ts:
R Disp lay:
- Disp lay br ight ness
R Cont rolelemen ts:
- Keyboar dlan guag eand handwr itin g re c‐
ogni tion
- Touc hpad sensitivit y
- Sen sitivit yof theTo uc hCon trols
- Hap ticoper ationfo rth eto uc hsc reen
R MBUX Voice Ass ista nt
R MBUX InteriorAssi stant
R Soun d:
- Entertainm ent 29
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