2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

When
theve hicle isat transpor tle ve l,it is low‐
er ed again inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When driven faster than 25 mph(4 0km/h).
R The 12Vbatt eryis disc harg ed. The
vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ eleve l.
Tr anspo rting theve hicl e #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Swi tchof fth eengine andthepo we rsupp ly. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
4MA TICvehicl es #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ive train due to
inc orrect pos itioning oftheve hicle #
Donotposition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. Un
loading theve hicl e #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle israised totrans ‐
po rtleve lbef oreunloadin g(/ page35 7).
Lo we ring theve hicl eaf te runl oad ing #
Swi tchon thepo we rsupp ly. #
Startth eengine. #
Swipe upwardin thetranspor tse ttings to
select Standard levelandpress 0076.
The vehicle issetto theheight ofthelas t
activ eleve land theVehicle lowering display
messag eis sho wn. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen lowe red, press the
G buttonforat lea sttwose cond s.
The trans portsettin gsareclosed. Br
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To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edunder thetrunk floor .
Depending ontheve hicle equipment, theto wing
ey ema ybe locat edatano ther position inthe
tr unk . In
stalli ng theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eyeor tra iler
hitc h When
ato wing eyeor tra iler hitchis used to
re co vera ve hicle, theve hicle maybe dam‐
ag ed inthepr ocess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitch
to tow aw ay ortow star tth eve hicle. #
Donotuse theto wing eyeor tra iler
hitc hto tow theve hicle during reco very. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow- star tin g To
w- star tin gth eve hicle candamag eth e
aut omat ictransm ission. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. 360
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Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zedbythe
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: intheve hicle docu‐
ment wallet.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed inthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page36 1)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page363)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page36 4)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright-h andside
of theve hicle, when viewe din thedir ect ion
of tra vel(/ page36 4) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
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-
Ascr ewdriver wit han appr opriatehead
Opening
% Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, access
to thefuse boxma ybe limit ed.Mer cedes-
Benz recomme ndsconsu lting aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. &
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. #
Release thero tary catc hesoncover1 and
pul lth eco verup and out. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, ther e
ma ybe anelectr icalcom ponen t2 onthe
fuse boxlid .If pr esent, unscrewscrew 3
and putthecom ponen tto theside without
discon nectingtheelectr icalconnect ion. #
Ifpr esent ,re lease hoses 4from there tain‐
ing clips onthefuse boxand vehicle body. 362
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#
Ifpr esent, release hoses 5from there tain‐
ing clips intheengine compartmen tand
ve hicle body. #
Unscr ew screws6 and fold out bar7. #
Unscr ew screws8 and remo vefuse boxlid
9 totheside.
Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 9. #
Placelid 9 onthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews8. #
Foldbac kbar 7and tightenscr ews6. #
Ifpr esent, engagehoses 5inthere tainin g
clips intheengine compartmen tand vehicle
body . #
Ifpr esent, engagehoses 4inthere tainin g
clips onthefuse boxand vehicle body. #
Ifpr esent, insertelectr icalcom ponent 2
int oth eholder onthefuse boxlid and
tight enscrews3. #
Inser tco ver1 and engageth ero tary
catc hes. Ope
ningand clos ing the fuse boxin the
co ckpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1). Br
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#
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1). #
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
tr unk Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1). #
Foldcover1 down inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . 36
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No
teson noise orunusua lhand lingcharac‐
te rist ics
Mak esur eth er ear eno vibr ations, noisesor
unusual handling charact eristic swhen theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. Thismayindicat eth at the
wheels ortires aredamag ed.Hidde ntir edam‐
ag ecould alsobecausin gth eunusual handling
ch aract eristic s.
If yo ususp ectthat atir eis malf unctionin g,
re duce your spee dimm ediat elyand have the
tir es and wheelsch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. No
teson regular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh dam‐
ag ed tires
Dam aged tires can caus etir epr ess ureloss . #
Chec kth etir es regular lyforsigns of
dama geand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofhydroplaning dueto
insuf ficie nttiretrea d
Insu fficien ttir etread willresult inreduced
tir egr ip.
In hea vyrain or slush therisk ofhydroplaning
is incr eased, inpar ticular wherespeed isno t
adap tedto suit thecon ditions . #
Thus, yousho uld regular lych eckth e
tr ea dde pthand thecon dition ofthe
tr ea dacr oss theent ire widt hof all tires.
Minimum tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin (4mm) #
Forsaf etyre ason s,replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally -prescr ibed limit for
th eminimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,at leas tonce amont hor as requ ired, for
ex am ple, prior toalon gjo ur ne yor drivin gof f-
ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page36 7). R
Visual lyinspect wheelsandtires fordama ge.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface across theent ire widt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in
(4 mm). Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row )ar eint egr ated intoth etir etread. They
ar evisible onceatir etread depthofappr ox‐
imat ely00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. Whee
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No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getocom pone ntsofthe
ve hicle body orchassis duetomount ed
sno wch ains If
yo umoun tsn ow chains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag eco mp o‐
nent sof theve hicle body orchassis . #
Onlymount snowch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e24 9).
R Vehicl eswith rear axle steer ing: Ifsn ow
ch ains areins talled, onlydr ive wit hsno w
ch ain mode active (/ page36 6). %
Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e21 4). This allo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gsn ow chain mode
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y #
Activateor deacti vate Snow Chain Mod e.
Whe nth efunc tion isactiv e,theve hicle behaves
as ifsn ow chains weremount ed.Forex am ple,
th emaximum steer ing movement ofthere ar
wheels islimit ed.
Ad dition ally,par tsof thedr iving anddriving
saf etysy stems areno tav ailable whensnow
ch ain mode isact ive. 366
Wheelsand tires