2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS service

Symbol
Designation Function
Z Settings Thefollo wing addition alsettings areav ailable in
th esat ellit era dio menu:
R Activatech ild safetyloc kto loc kch ann els
wit hadult content
R Setal ar m progr amming formusi cand spor t
ale rts
R Creat eTu neMi xlist sto listento musi cseam‐
lessly
6 PlayS electtostar tor con tinue playbac k.
8 Rest Select topause thepla ybac k. Dep
endingonthefreq uency bandselect ed,dif‐
fe re nt func tions areav ailable toyou.
Sel ect thedesir edfreq uency bandinthera dio
menu headrunner . Cal
ling up TuneIn Radio Re
quirement s:
R Ther eis auser accountathtt ps:/ /
www .mercedes.me .
R The vehicle islink edtotheMer cedes me
user account .
R The TuneIn Radio service isactiv ated inthe
Mer cedes meportal. R
The datavo lume isavailable.
De pen dingon thecount ry,dat avo lume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Int erne tconnection fordat atransmis‐
sion free ofinterfere nce.
% Datavo lume canbepur chased directl y
fr om amob ilephone netw orkpr ov ider via
th eMer cedes mePortal. 326
MBUXmult imed iasystem

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The funct ionsandservices arecount ry-
dependen t.Fo rmor einf ormation, consultan
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.
Multimedia system:
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Radio #
Select TuneIn Radio.
The TuneIn menu appe ars. The last statio n
se tst ar ts pla ying .
% The connectionqu alit ydepen dson thelocal
mobile phonerecep tion. Se
tting upsatellite radio Re
quirement s:
R Satellit era dio equipment isavailable.
R Regis tration withasat ellit era dio prov ider
has been completed.
R Ifre gis tration isno tincluded whenpurchas‐
ing thesy stem, your credit cardde tails will
be requ ired toact ivat eyo ur acc oun t. Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM
5 Z #
Select ServiceInformation.
The service information screen appear s
sho wing thera dio IDand thecur rent sub‐
scr iptio nstatus . #
Establish ate lephon econ nection . #
Followtheser vice staf f's instruct ions.
The activatio npr oce ssma yta ke up toten
minut es.
% Youcan also have thesat ellit eser vice acti‐
va tedonline. Todo so, please visithttps:/ /
www .siriusxm. com(USA)orhtt ps:/ /
www .siriusxm. ca(Canada). Music
andspor taler ts Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM
5 Z 5
Alert s
Se tting music andspor taler ts
This function enables youto prog ram an alertfor
yo ur favo rite artis ts,tr ac ks orspor tingevents.
Mu sic aler ts can besave dwhils ta tra ck isbeing
pla yedand spor taler tscan besave ddur ing a
liv ega me. Youcan also spec ifyspor taler tsvia
th emenu option .The system then con tinuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. #
Seta music orspor tsaler t,to be informed of
matc hesintheliv epr og ram.
Ac tiv atin gmes sagesfora ca tegor y #
Selec ta cat egor yand activ ateD.
Ad ding mess ages fora ca tegor y #
Selec ta cat egor yand add amessag e0081. #
Selec tArt ist Alert sor Son gAlert sin thedia‐
log windo w.
The messag eis setfo rth eactiv ated 0073 track
and artis t.Ifamat chisfound ,a pr om pt MBUX
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
dr iver displa ypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te Dr
iver disp lay:
4 Service
The next ser vicedu eda te isdispla yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Bear inmind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Oper ating thedr iver displa y(/ page27 2). Inf
ormation onregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Maint
enance workwhic his no tcar ried out at
th eright time orincom pletely ca nlead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Adher eto thepr escr ibed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed maint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson special service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Have themaint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out mor eof tenth an presc ri‐
bed ifoper ating condition sar edif ficul tor the
ve hicle issubject toinc reased stre ss.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R Regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R Mainly short-distance drivi ng
R Freq uent operation inmount ainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces Ma
intena nce and care329

R
When theengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,air filt er ,engin eoil and oilfilt er ,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uent ly.The tires
mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hicle
is oper ated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla ycan
calc ulateth eser vice duedateonl ywhen the
batt eryis con nected. #
Displa yth eser vice duedateon thedr iver
displa yand note itdo wn beforedisco nnect ‐
ing thebatt ery(/ page329). Engine
compartment Opening
andclosing thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er e
is aper son inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening
th ehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edorwhen ther eis afire inthe
engine compartmen t,th efo llo wing situat ions
ma yocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho t
ga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her
ho t,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
ove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff. 330
Maintenanc eand care

Closing
thehood
* NO
TEDama getothehood If
th ehood isclosed manually ,th er eis arisk
of dents. #
Donotclose thehood manuall y. #
Lowe rth ehood toaheigh tof aroun d8 in
(20 cm)and then allo witto fall, appl ying a
litt leforc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lwit hth edr iver
disp lay
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
R The hoodis clo sed . The
engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
Dr iver displa y:
4 Service
The engine oilleve lis sho wn.
One ofthefo llo wing mess ages will appear on
th edr iver displa y:
R Engine OilLevel Measuring Now…:measur e‐
ment oftheoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon thedr iver displa yis
gr een and isbe tween "min" and"max": the
oil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lRefill 1,0liq.gal. andthebar
displa yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon the
dr iver displa yis ye llo wand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. R
Engine OilLevel Reduce and thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon thedr iver dis‐
pla yis ye llo wand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch OnIgnition #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel Currently Unavailable #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. 332
Maintenanc eand care

wo
rkcar e"(/ page 337). The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash. Av
oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that we
renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il.
% Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. 338
Maintenanceand care

&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. 352
Breakdo wnassis tance

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ant com pressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having maint enance workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
S 500 4MATIC 23.6±0.4 oz
(6 70 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
S 500 4MATIC 4.9±0.4 oz
(1 40 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 493