2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

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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:
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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:
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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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appear
sask ing whe ther youwish tochang e
to thest atio n.
Dele tingmes sagesinacat egor y #
Select acat egor y,mar kth edesir edmes‐
sag esand deleteE .
or #
Donotmar kan ymessag esand deleteall
ent ries E. Sound
settings Ov
ervie wof functions inthesound menu The
setting optio ns and functions available
depen don thesound system installed. Youcan
fi nd outwh ich sou ndsystem isins talled inyour
ve hicle intheDigit alOper ator's Manual.
St andar dsoun dsy stem
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equalize r:
- Treble, mid-rangeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Volume: -
Automatic adjustment
Bur mes ter®
3D-sur round soun dsy stem and
Bu rm ester®
high-e nd4D surround soun d
sy stem
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equalize r:
- Treble, mid-ra ngeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Sound focus
R VIP seat(Bu rmester®
high-end 4Dsurround
soun dsy stem only)
R Sound profiles
R Volume:
- Automatic adjustment 328
MBUX multime diasystem

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
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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

Mak
esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. The
livecom ponen tsinclude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils R
Fuelinjec tors
R Electriclines totheignition coilsorthefuel
injec tors &
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. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Opening
thehood #
Pull onhand le1 twic e.
The hood willbereleased andopen slightly. #
Then liftth ehood byhand. Maint
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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

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Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Followtheins truction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ondriving style, theve hicle con‐
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles(1 000 km).The oilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uen tly dr ive at high engin e
spee ds.
% Depen dingon theengine, thecap maybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif‐
fe re nt locati ons. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page332 ). Maint
enanceand care333

Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
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. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
If yo uopen thecap, youco uld bescalded. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Onlyha ve thecoolant checkedor refilled ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
filling thewindsh ieldwasher system &
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. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid.
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