2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

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rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
One ormor ewheels have reac hed their grip limit (/page21 3). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 56
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Mer
cede s-Benz emergency callsystem Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
H Mer cedes-B enzemer gency
cal lsy stem warning lam p *The
Mercedes -Benz emer gency callsy stem ismalfunct ioning.TheMercedes meconnect system isalso malfunct ion‐
ing. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes *The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor wa rning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one minu te and
th en remains lit.
The tirepr essu remonit orismalfu nctioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsuf ficie nttirepr ess urema yim pa irth edr iving charact eristic sas wellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 569

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up *T
he yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly .
R The drivi ng charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand thetir es. 57
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

1,
2, 3...
3D driver displa y
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 272
3D instrument cluster
see 3Ddriver displa y
4MA TIC
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>199
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
see EQBoo sttech nol ogy
11 5V soc ket
see Socket(1 15 V) A
A/C function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (co ntrol
pa nel ).............. ......................................170
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ................................. ....1 71
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) ...............2 12
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn Ac
ciden tand Break down Manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect..................... ...... 312
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................74
Ac tiv atin gaco mmut errout e......... .......... 302
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............246
Br ak eap plica <0057004C00520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ..244
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>242
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 242
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 231
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 236
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 227
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 229
Ca lling upaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 220
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>218
Incr easi ng/decr easingthespeed.. ........ 220
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n.............. 223
St or ing aspeed... .............................. ....2 20
Switc hingoff/dea ctivating .................... 220
Switc hingon/activ ating........................220 Sy
stem limit ations. ................................ 218
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t.. ...............2 27
Ac tiv ehea dlam ps.......... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....150
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............231
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 229
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............248
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning.... ..248
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 246
Se tting thesensit ivity............................2 48
Sy stem limits. ........................................2 46
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t
Au tomatic braking <00490058005100460057004C0052005100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ......... 268
Cr oss traf fic wa rning. ............................ 269
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 269
Exiting apa rking space. .........................2 67
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 263
Ma neu vering brak efunc tio<0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 270
Pa rking. .................................................2 65
Pa usin g.................................................2 68
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 263
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS Inde
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Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 222
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>222
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............227
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 227
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 229
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>225
Sy stem limits. ........................................2 25
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>225
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>153
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 154
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............156
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>155
Ad diti ves
Engi neoil.... ............ ..............................489
Fu el....................................................... 488
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es Ad
diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................5 2
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup .......................................... .... 170
Air distribut ion
Se tting. .................................................. 168
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem).. ...... 171
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents
Ad jus ting (front) ............. ........................ 178 Ad
jus ting (rea r)............. .........................179
Gl ove box.............................................. 180
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode.............................. 173
Air -water duct
Ke eping free... ....................................... 335
Airbag Activati on........... .....................................43
Bel tai rba g............... ................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)......49
Ins tallation locations...............................4 9
Knee airbag.... .........................................4 9
Ov ervie w.. ............................................... 49
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 54
Pr otect ion................................................ 51
Sid eairba g.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 49
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................4 9
Air flow
Se tting. .................................................. 168 57
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AIRM
ATIC
Se tting.. .................................................2 49
Suspe nsion........... ............................ ..... 248
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (MB UXmult imed iasystem).. ..... 158
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................... 72
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er...................................... ...... 100 Ant
i-thef tpr otection
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anticipat oryoccupant protection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods... ........... 330
Displa yingtheser vice duedate............ 329
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 329
Re gular maint enance work<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 329
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts............ .... 329
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor .................................... ... 102
Ar ming /disarm ing theto w- aw ay
alar m.....................................................1 01
Dea ctivating thealar m...........................1 01
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>100 Fu
nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ...101
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .................1 01
AT TENTI ONASSIST
Sy stem limits. ........................................2 16
AT TENTI ONASSIST wit hmi crosleep
de tection
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 216
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSISTwit hmicr o‐
sleep detection
Au gment edreality
Fu nctio non theHead-up Display.... .......2 74
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic co-dr iver airb agshu toff
Fu nctio nof co-d rive rairb agshut off..... ... 53
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights..... ...................... 148
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....190 Inde
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Au
tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....190
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 54
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ........... ........................................119
Au tomatic measures afte ran acciden t..... 58
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............166
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ........... ........................................118
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ..... 195
Dr ive pr ogr am disp la<005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....194
Dr ive pr ogr am<0056001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ....................193
DY NA MIC SELE CTbutt on.................. ....1 93
Eng aging drive posi tion......... .................197
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 196
Kic kdo wn..... ..........................................199
Manual gearshif ting... ............................1 98
Selecti ngpar kposi tion....... ................... 197
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters.............. 198
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y................ 195 Tr
ans miss ionposit ions.......................... 195 B
Bad weather light............ .......................... 151
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 133
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem). ...................... 212
Batt ery(S mar tKey )
Re placing .................................................7 5
Batt ery(v ehi cle)
Ch <00440055004A004C0051004A0011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 353
Ch arging (Remo teOnline). .................... 183
No tes... ............................................. ....3 49
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g)............................................... 351
Re placing .............................................. 354
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......353
Bel t
see Seatbe lt
Bel tairb ag
Ac tivati on........... .....................................43
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 47
Bli nd
see Roller sunblin d Blo
wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Br ak eAs sis tSy stem
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes... .................................................4 90
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................2 14
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) .............2 12
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 231
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ..................... 212
Br ea king-i nno tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 184
Dr iving tips....... ............ .........................186
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................2 14
HOLD functio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 215
Limit edbraking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................... 186
Ne w/r epla ced brak elinings/br ake
discs...... ................................................ 184
Po st-col lisi on brak e.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 5857
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