2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS engine

No
teson thedr iver disp lay &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto a
dr iver displa ymalfunc tion
If th edr iver displa yhas failed ormalfun c‐
tion ed,thefunc tion restrictions applying to
saf etyre leva nt systems areno tvisible.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driver displa ysho wsbasic information such
as speed, enginespeed, fuelleve land coolan t
te mp eratur e.
Ad dition alfunc tionsav ailable toyouinc lude the
fo llo wing:
R Differe nt menu s,e.g .fo rassi stanc eand navi‐
ga tio n R
Status displa ysforth edr iving systems
R Displa ymessag es
R Indic ator and warning lam ps
R Informatio non Consum ptionandrang e
The menu contents andsettings canbeindividu ‐
al ly ad jus tedand set. No
teson the3D driver disp lay
The 3Ddriver displa yenabl esaspat ialrepr esen‐
ta tio nof thecon tent ofthedr iver displa y.Itis a
pr ereq uisi tethat thedr iver be recor ded bythe
dr iver camera .
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The driver camera isdeact ivat ed orisno t
wo rking.
R The driver isouts idethede tection rang eof
th edr iver camer a. R
The oper ating conditions areno tin place,
e.g. ifth eoutside temp eratur eis toolow or
to ohigh. Oper
ating thedr iver disp lay &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoperat einf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegrat edintheve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract edfrom the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing thedr iver displa y. 27
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Driver disp lay

Callin
gup favo rite swith theV pose (INFO‐
TA INM ENT/contact less) Re
quirement s:
R The front camera isswitc hedon.
R Atleas tone favo rite has been save din the
fa vo rite slis t.
R The favo rite has been connectedwithth e
MBUX Interior Assis tant.
R The area forde tecting thefa vo rite spose (V
pose) isabo vethecent ercon sole infront of
th ecent raldispla y.
R The Vpose isheld fora br ief time.
The Vpose makesiteasi ertocal lup favo rite s.
The front vehicle occupants canassociat eth eir
ow nfavo rite wit hth eV- pose. Some exam ples
inc lude ana vig atio ndes tinatio n,ara dio statio n
or amass agepr ogram fora seat.
% Ifafa vo rite has notye tbe en save dand con‐
nec tedwit hth eMBUX Interior Assis tant, the
multime diasystem will assis tyo u. Im
plem entation oftheV- pose abovethestor ag e
com partmen tof thecent ercons oleattheheight of
th ecent raldispla y #
Position your han dabo vethestor ag ecom‐
par tmen tof thecent ercon sole attheheight
of thecent raldispla y.The backof your han d
is facing upwa rds. In doing so,your ind ex
and midd lefing er arespr eadto form aV. Wi
th your other fing ersbe nt inwa rds. Brief ly
hold theV pose.
The favo rite iscalled up. Fu
nction ofthedr iver cam era The
driver cam erais in thedr iver's displa yor in
th e3D driver displa y.
The driver camer ade tects thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Head position
R View ing direct ion
R Eyelid closurech aract eristic s
R Driver' sfa ce
% The driver came rarecor dsima gedat afo r
applic ationssuc has ATTENTION ASSISTand
fa cia lre cogni tion,forex am ple.
The cam eracon verts th eimag edat adir ect ly
int ome tadat a.No imag edat ais save din
th epr ocess. Thedatais onl ypr ocessed in
th eve hicle andisno ttr ansmitt edfrom the
ve hicle.
The camer ais activ ated aut omatically each
time theengine isstar ted. MBUX
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st
ep-b y-step instruction son thecent raldispla y
to com plet eth eins tallation .
Ther ear esof twareupdat esthat can onlybe
in st alled when theve hicle issaf elypar ked, ther e
ar eno mor epeople intheve hicle andtheve hi‐
cle isloc ked. Youcan imm ediat elyins tallth e
sof twareupda te,sc hedule it,or pos tpon eit. If
yo usc hedule thesof twareupdat eand unloc k
th eve hicle inthemeant ime,theins tallation
mus tbe resc hedule d.
Av ailab ility of thedr iver disp layand centr al
disp lay
Dur ing theins tallation ofsof twareupdat es,itis
no tpossible touse theve hicle, centraldispla y
and driver displa y.Yo uma yre cei vethefo llo wing
displa ymess ages when aninstallation isrun‐
ning : %
The displ aymessa gedoes notappear every
tim easof twareup date isins talled.
In rare case s,an erro rcan occur during the
ins tallation .The multim ediasystem automati‐
cally attem ptsto restor eth epr ev ious version.
If it is no tpossible torestor eth epr ev ious ver‐
sion, thedispla ymessag essho wnabo veappear
eve rytim eth eengine isstar ted.
Fa ilur eof thecentr aldisp lay
If th ecent raldispla yfa ils orthedispla ymessag e
sho wnabo veissho wncon tinuousl y,se veralsy s‐
te ms suchas there ar vie wcam era,
PA RK TRONI Cor climat eco ntro lar eno long er av
ailable. Drive on car efull yand consult aspe‐
cialis two rkshop assoon aspossible .
Fa ilur eof thedr iver disp lay
If th edr iver displa yfa ils orther eis amalfunc‐
tion ,yo uma yno tre cogni zelimit ations inthe
functions ofsystems releva nt tosaf etyor the
speed display,forex am ple. Theoperatin gsaf ety
of theve hicle maybe impair ed.Drive on car e‐
fully andhave theve hicle checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely(/ page505).
Fu rther information aboutsoftwareupdat escan
be found athttp s:// me. secure.m erced es-
ben z.co m. Se
tting upaWi -Fiho tspo t Re
quirement s:
R Wi-Fi isacti vatedon themultimedia system
and thecomm unication device tobe con nec‐
te d.
R The comm unicationdevice tobe con nected
suppor tsat leas tone ofthetypes ofcon nec‐
tion descr ibed. 296
MBUX multimedia system

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
enance andcare33
1

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

#
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