2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

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Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. In
fo rm ation onthebeltb aginthere ar seat
bel t The
BELTBAG ident ificat ion indic ates that are ar
seat beltiseq uipped withabelt bag.
When activat ed, thebeltbag increases thepr o‐
te cted area oftheve hicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
use ofano n-appr ovedch ild restra int sys‐
te m
In an accident, thebeltbag maydamag ea
non -appr ovedch ild restra int system ora
ch ild restra int system whic hhas notbeen
appr ovedfo ruse inconjunction withth ebelt‐
bag. #
Ther efor e, alw aysuse LATC Hor ISOFIX
to fasten ach ild seat equipped withan
int egratedre stra int system. #
Forve hicles equipped withth eop tion al
re ar seat -beltairbag s("belt bag"), only use
aMer cedes-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withint egr ated bac kres t. #
Neveruse anairb agequip ped seat belt
to fasten afront -or rear-facin gch ild
seat oranon -appr ovedboos terseat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent erforinf ormation
on app rove dch ild restra int systems. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth eseat beltextender
in there ar passe nger comp artment The
seatbel tex tende rfo rth ere ar seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt. #
Close thedoor .
The seat beltextende rex tends.
% Ifth eve hicle iseq uipped withth eMBUX
Int erior Assis tant, theseat beltextende r
ex tends when youre ac hfo rth eseat belt
to ngu e. The
seatbe ltex tende rre tracts again in thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckle
R The seat belttongu eis no teng aged inthe
seat beltbucklewithin acer tain tim e
R The respectiv edoor isopened
R Acer tain speed isexc eeded afte rpul ling
aw ay &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an extende dsea tbe ltex tende rwh ile th e
ve hicle isin mo tion
If th eseat beltdoes notsit cor rectly onthe
body ,it cann otper form itsintended protec‐
tiv efunc tion. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat belt
ex tende ris retract edwhile th eve hicle
is in mo tion. If
th eseat beltextende rdo es notre tract auto‐
matical ly,it can beretract ed manua lly.To do so,
pr ess theseat beltextende rba ck asfaras itwil l Occupa
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go
bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. Pressing theseat
belt extende rba ck intoplace requ ires forc e.
% Youcan deac tivateth eseat beltextende r.
Ac tivateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passe nger com partment side windows
( / pag e71 ).
Wh eninst allin gach ild restra int system to
th ere ar seat ,obse rveth eve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation (/page63). Fa
stening andadjust ing seat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther.
Ve hicl eswith illuminat eddesi gnseat belt
buc kles :th eilluminat edseat beltbucklemak es
fa stening your seat belteasie rin cer tain situa‐
tion s,forex am ple, when ambie ntlight condi‐
tio ns arepoor .
% The illumin ationon theseat beltbuckledoes
no tindicat eth at theseat beltbuckleisfunc ‐
tion ingcorrectl y. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . #
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. %
Aseat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof
pr otect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no teson fastening theseat belt
(/ page44 ).
* NO
TEDep loym ent ofcom ponents ofthe
re stra int system when thefront
passeng erseat isunocc upied andaseat
belt isbuc kled When
thefront passeng erseat isunocc upied
and theseat belttongu eof theseat beltis
eng aged intheseat beltbuckle, com ponen ts
of there stra int system maydeplo yunnec es‐
sar ilyon thefront passeng erside, e.g.the
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device . #
Only buckle theseat belts asintended. %
Obser vetheno teson cor rectly fastening the
seat belt(/page44 )and stow ageop tio ns
(/ page12 8).
Inf ormatio non installing ach ild restra int sys‐
te m and onchildr entraveling intheve hicle
can befound inthe"Childr enintheve hicle"
section (/page63). 48
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Seat
beltadjustment function Ve
hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:Af tera front seat
belt hasbeen fastened, theaut omatic seatbelt
adjus tmentma yappl ya cer tain tigh tening forc e.
Do nothold theseat belttight lywhile itis
adjus ting.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateth eseat belt
adjus tmentfunc tion using themultimedia sys‐
te m (/ page49) . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi athe multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Occ upant Protec tion #
Activateor deacti vate Belt adjustme nt. Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongu e. Se
at beltwa rning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin thedr iver's
displa yis are minder that all vehicle occupants
mus twe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags Dr
iver's/fr ontpasseng erseat :
1 Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
5 Side airbag Occ
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Re
ar seat s:
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
6 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol. Anadditional arrow sym‐
bol 0050indicat estheins tallation locationforcer‐
ta in airbags.
When enabled, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant.
Pot entialprotect ion prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lowe rleg
R Driver's airbag,front pass engerairb ag:head
and ribcag e R
Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag e,also pelvis forfr ont seat
occupa nts
Inf ormation onchild restra int systems on
th efront passeng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
co-dr iver airba gis ena bled
If th eco- driver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco- driver seat maybe stru ck bytheco-
dr iver airbag during anacciden t.
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CHIL Dca nocc ur. Wh
eninstalling ach ild restra int system tothe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page69). Also, always
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t(/ page68). Inf
ormation onaut omatic front passen ger
airbag shutoff
The front passeng erairbag canonlybe dep loye d
in an acc ident ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 54).
* NO
TEDep loym ent ofcom ponents ofthe
re stra int system when thefront
passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Storeobject sin asuit able place. 50
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Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Depending
onthede tected acci dent situation,
th ewindo wcur tain airbag onthefront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedre ga rdless ofwhe ther thefront
passeng erseat isoccupied. Pr
otectiv ecap acit yof theair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eairbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti on. Eac
hve hicle occupant mustmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.Pregnant
wo men mustta ke par ticular careto
ensur eth at thelap belt neverlie sacr oss
th eabdomen.
R Adoptth ecor rect sea tpos ition and keep
as faraw ay as poss iblefrom theairbags.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theairbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisk sre sulting from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupant must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular :
R Beforest ar tin gyo ur jour ne y,adjus tyo ur seat
co rrect ly;th edr iver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(/ page 103). R
Onlyhold thesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allow sth eairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ayslean agains tth eseat backres twhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R The occupant smus talw ayske ep their feet
on thefloor .Do notput your feet on the
coc kpit, forex am ple. Your feet ma yot her‐
wise beinthedeplo yment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes(/ page60).
R Alw aysst or eand secur eobject scor rectl y.
Objects intheve hicle interior maypr eve ntan
ai rba gfrom func tioning correctly .Eac hve hicle
occupant mustalw aysmak esur eof thefo llo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther ear eno people, animals orobje cts
be tween theve hicle occupants andanair‐
bag. Occupant
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R
Ther ear eno object sbe tween theseat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther ear eno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthegr ab handles orcoat hooks.
R Ther ear eno accessor ypar ts,suc has mobile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,wit hin thedeplo yment area ofan air‐
bag, e.g.onthecoc kpit, onthedoor ,on the
side windo wor on theside trim.
In addition, nocon nect ingcables, tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gst ra ps mus tbe routed or
att ached totheve hicle within thedeplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwayscom plywith
th eaccessor ymanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,th eno teson
suit able places forins tallation .
R Ther ear eno hea vy,shar p-edg edorfragile
obje ctsin thepoc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sin asuit able place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations totheco verof an airb ag
If yo umod ifytheco verof an airb agoraffix
object ssuc has sticke rs to it,theairbag may
no long erfunc tion correctl y. #
Nevermodify theco verof an airb agand
do notaf fix obje ctstoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol (/page49). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Due touns uitable seat covers,th eairbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants asinten‐
ded.
In addition, theoper ation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erairbag shutoffcould be
re strict ed. #
Yousho uld onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tioning sensorsin thedoor
The func tion oftheairbags canbeimpair ed
due tomodif icationsorincor rect wo rkper‐
fo rm ed on thedoor sor door trim, orifth e
door sar edamag ed. #
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thedoor sor door
tr im car ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yedairbag nolong eroffers anypr o‐
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Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thefront passeng erseat
is occupied byaper son orach ild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page69). Also, always
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t(/ page68) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween theseat surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic co-driver airbag shut‐
of f. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. #
Mak esur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system isresting onthe
sitting surface oftheco- driver seat. #
Mak esur eth at thebac kres tof the
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int system is,
as faras possi ble,resting ontheseat
bac kres tof theco- driver seat. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/ page 44).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seat positio nwit h
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise be
disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple, inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est.
R The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. Occu
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
a disable dfron tpasse nger airbag
The fron tpasse nger airbag isdisable dwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
is lit.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farbac kas possi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclas‐
sif ication oftheper son orchild restra int system
on thefront passeng erseat take splace afte rth e
fr ont passeng erairb agshut offself-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam psdispla yth e
st atus ofthefront passeng erairbag.
Alw aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(/ page54 ). Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. 54
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