2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS height

Fu
nction ofthepos t-collision brak e
Dep endingontheacciden tsituation ,th epos t-
collision brak ecan minimiz eth ese verity of afu r‐
th er collision oreve navo idit.
If an acc ident isde tected, thepos t-collision
br ak ecan implement automatic braking. When
th eve hicle hascome toast ands till,th eelectr ic
par king brak eis aut omaticall yapplied.
The driver can canc elaut omatic braking bytak‐
ing thefo llo wing actions :
R Braking morest ro ng lythan aut omat icbrak‐
ing
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal with
fo rc e Saf
elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrav eling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
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dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg ligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild inthech ild restra int system mayha ve ser i‐
ous conseq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur‐
ing ach ild car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney .
To improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur ed
on there ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan chil‐
dr en secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat . Th
ege ner icterm child restra int system
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R Abab ycar seat
R Arear wa rd-faci ng child seat
R Aforw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R Ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser velaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle. Occupant
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NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page86). Ve
hicl eswith trunk lidconve nience closing #
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold theH buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitup. Release itas soon asit
begin sto open. #
With thetrunk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypull thestopped trunk lid
up.
If an obs tacle obs tructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,bloc kage detection
wi llst op thetrunk lid.The automatic blockage
de tection functi onisonly anaid and isno ta
su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. Open
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Turn theemer gency keyco unt er-cloc kwi se
fr om position 0047toposition 0048. #
Turn theemer gency keybac kto position 0047
and remo veit.
% Ifyo uuse theemer gency keyto unlo ckand
open thetrunk lid,theanti- theftalar msys‐
te m wil lbe trigg ered. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Openin g/closin g #
Activateor deacti vate theOpenin gHeight
Limiter .
This function preve nts thetrunk lidfrom hitting a
lo w ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. Sid
ewindo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in orde rto
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. Ope
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toinc or‐
re ctly adjus tedhead restra int s
If head restra int sha ve notbe en adjus ted
cor rectly ,th er eis an incr eased risk ofinjur y
in thehead andneckar ea, e.g. intheev ent
of an acciden tor sudden braking. #
Beforedr iving off,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 10
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Headre stra int fore -and -aftpos ition (vehi cles
wi th an EASY ADJUST luxur yhead restra int )
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
5 Seat cushio nlengt h
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition
7 Seatba ckrest inc linat ion #
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% The headre stra int height willbeadjus ted
aut omat icallywhen youadj ustth eseat
height ortheseat fore -and -aftpos ition.
% Ve
hicl eswith EASY ADJUS Tlux uryhea d
re stra ints: Thefore -and -aftpos ition ofthe
head restra int will beadjus tedaut omatic ally
when youadj ustth ebac kres tang le. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment
R Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion 10
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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment Ve
hicles withelectr icallyadjus table outerseats
1 Select sth efront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition Ve
hicles withan EAS YAD JUS Tluxur yhead restra int
1 Selec tsthefront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio n
3 Headre stra int height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n #
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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor operating unitinthere ar
passe nger com partment .
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
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jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . The
switches foradju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat.
Yo ucan electricall yadj uston lytheout erseats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment . 1
Fore-and -aftpos ition ofthehead restra int
(v ehicle swit hact ive multic ontour seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h #
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Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:open Vel‐
cr ostrip 4 onthebac kof additional cush‐
ion 1. #
Guide Velcr ostrip 4 between head restra int
2 and strip 3. #
Close Velcrostrip 4. #
Chang eth eposit ionofthead dit ional
cush ion:moveaddit ionalcus hion 1upor
do wn. #
Toremo veaddition alcushi on:open Velcr o
st rip 4 ofadditional cushion1. #
Remo veaddit ionalcus hion 1.
Lo we ring and positioning there ar seat head
re stra ints electr icallyfrom thefront com‐
par tment
Multime diasystem:
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Tapon ü.
The outerhead restra int swill lowe r. #
Tapon ü again.
The outerhead restra int swill moveintoth e
las tst or ed position. Ad
jus tingthe outerre ar seat head restra ints
ma nuall y #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int upw ards and
le tit eng age.
Height adjust men t #
Push release button1 inthedir ect ion of
th ear row . #
Push thehead restra int down and letit
eng age.
Ad jus tingthe outerlux uryhea dre stra ints of
th ere ar seats manuall y #
Toadjus tth ehead restra int ang le:pull or
push thehead restra int inthedir ect ion of
ar row 1. Sea
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