2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS ESP

te
m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson optimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryre qu iremen tsand activation con‐
dition sar efulf illed, thebes tpossible accelera‐
tion canbeachie vedfrom ast ands till.
Do notuse theop timiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyou
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle. Thereis an
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page21 3). Pu
lling away wit hop timi zed accel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse optim izedacc eler ation,ind i‐
vidual wheelsco uld spin andyouco uld lose
co ntro lof theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page18 4).
R Theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay.
R The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page19 7). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page19 4). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page21 4). #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. Dr
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#
Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan accident. #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eignition
is switc hedoffwhile driving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
This mayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing system
and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse considerably morefo rc e
to steer and brak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswit choffth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 18
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase when theve hicle
becomes stuc kin snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won theside oftheve hi‐
cle facing away from thewind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr inkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combin ations.
Ev en asmall amount ofalcohol ordrugs can
af fect your reflex es, percep tion sand judg‐
ment .
The possibility ofaser ious oreve nfa ta lacc i‐
dent aregr eatl yinc reased when youdr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr ink ing ortaking drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve ncau sethebr ak esy s‐
te m failur e. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig hengi nespe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. Dr
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ECO
Assistanal yzes datafo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntaheadand theve hicle nearsth eev ent ,
EC OAssis twill calculat eth eop timum speedfor
maximu mfuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gy
based onthedis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad i‐
ent. ECO
Assistdispla yon thedr iver's displa yon the
Assi stance menu
1 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" recomme ndation
2 Routeeve ntahead If
aro uteeve ntthat can bedealt withmor eef fi‐
cie ntly byadjus tingyo ur drivin gst yle is de tected
ah ead, cor responding symbol2will bedis‐
pla yed.
In addition, theý symbol willbedispla yed
unt ilyo uta ke your foot offth eaccelera toror
until youha ve passed thero uteev ent .
Symbol 2will disappear assoon asECOAssis t
cann otident ifyanyfur ther recomme ndations
fr om thero uteahead. The
follo wing routeeve nts can bedetected by
ECO Assist:
3 Round about 4
S-cur ve
5 Sharpcur ve
6 T-int ersect ion
7 Downhill gradien t
8 Vehicle infront
9 Speed limit
% Onlyro uteev ent 8"vehicle infront "will be
displa yedin drive pr ogr am A.
Sy stem limit s
If th ecalculat edrouteis adher edtowhen route
guidan ceisact ive, EC OAs sis twill operat ewit h
gr eat eracc uracy .The basic function isalso
av ailable without active ro uteguidan ce.Notall
inf ormat ionand traffic situ ations canbefore ‐
seen. Thequalit ydepen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. 19
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The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in 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,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir t,sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,or
beca useth ey areco vered.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.road sign sin
ro adw orks orinadjacent lanes. DY
NA MIC SELECT button Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT button %
Dependi ngon theengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTbutt ontochang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
The chosen drive pr ogr am appear sin thedr iver
displa y.
= Individu al
R Individu alsettings
B Sport+
R Very spor tydriving style wit hlowe redsus‐
pension
R Emphasizes theve hicle's ownov ersteer ing
and under steer ing charact eristic sfo ra mor e
activ edr iving style
R Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
C Sport
R Spo rty dr ivin gst yle wit hlowe redsuspension
R Still spor ty,but withan em phasis onstabilit y R
Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
A Comfort
R Comf ortable and econ omical driving
R Balance between traction and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s
N Curve
R Onlyavailable forve hicles withE‑A CTIVE
BO DY CONTR OL
R Comf ortable driving withcur veinc linat ion
func tion
R Balanc ebe tween tract ion and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s
; Eco
R Particular lyecon omical driving
R Balance between traction and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s Dr
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Dep
endingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
- Availabilit yof Glide mode
R ESP®
R Sus pen sion
- Sus pen sion anddam ping
- Vehicle leve l
R Steer ing Selecting
thedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTbutt on1 onthe
lef tor right.
The chosen drive pr ogr am appear sin thedis‐
pla yof thebutt on. Conf
iguringDYNA MIC SELECT (multimedia
sy stem) Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 DYNA MICSELECT
Se tting drive pr og ram I #
Select Individual. #
Select and seta cat egory.
Switc hingthere se tdispla yon/of f #
Switc hRequest atStart onoroff.
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated foreac huser
pr ofile sepa rately.Only when this func tion is
act ivat ed will thedr ive pr og ram and ECO
st ar t/ stop setting forth epr ev ious journey
be save dfo rth ere spectiv euser profile.
Fu nction on:thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
a pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther thelas tactiv e
dr ive pr og ram shou ldbe restor ed. Ifth eEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ionwasdeactiv ated, anaddi‐
tional prom ptappear sask ing ifth efunc tion
should remain deactivated. 19
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Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
R Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology): Thecom‐
bus tion engine canbeswitc hedoff.All ofthe
ve hicle functionsremain active. Gli
de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine R
Traf fic situ ation Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To ge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etra ction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Dr
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sync
hronization ofthero lling code with
th edoor system mus tbe car ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons.
% The remo tecontr olforth edoor drive is no t
included inthescope ofdeliv eryof the
ga rage door opener .
Sync hronizing thero lling code
Re quirement s:
R The door system uses aro lling code.
R The vehicle mustbe within rang eof the
ga rage door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per son sand obje cts
ar elocat edouts idethera ng eof mo vement
of thedoor . #
Press thepr ogr amming buttononthedoor
dr ive unit.
Init iateth ene xt step within appr oximat ely
30 seco nds. #
Press prev iousl ypr og rammed button1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thedoor closes.
When thedoor closes, progr amming iscom‐
ple ted.
% Please alsoread theoper ating instruction s
fo rth edoor drive.
Tr oublesh ooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofremo te
contr ol5 issu ppo rted. #
Replace thebatt eries inremo tecontr ol5.
Mercedes-Be nzrecomme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atvarious angles
fr om adis tance of0.4 in(1 cm) to3in
(8 cm) front oftheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Yo usho uld test eve ryposition forat lea st
25 seconds beforetrying ano ther position . #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atthesame angles
at various distances infront oftheinside
re ar vie wmir ror.Yo usho uld test eve ryposi‐ tion
forat lea st25 seconds beforetrying
ano ther position . #
Onremo tecontr olsthat transm iton lyfora
limi tedper iod, press butt on6 onremo te
contr ol5 again bef oretransm ission ends . #
Ang letheant enn aline ofthega rage door
opener unittowa rdsth ere mo tecontr ol.
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Opening orclosing thega rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds:pr ess and hold Dr
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