2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS manual transmission

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Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
In dicat orand warning lam psgo on inthe
dr iver displa y.
The ignition isswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
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. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials mayignit e. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized . #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:Swi tchof fnon-
ess entia lconsu mersand press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis‐
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator 'sManual alsoappear s
in thedr iver displa y:Startth eve hicle with
th eSmar tKey inthemar kedspace (emer‐
ge ncy operati on mod e)(/ page 182).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving.
By pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page18 6).
Obse rveth einf ormation rega rding displa ymes‐
sag esthat can bedispla yedon thedr iver dis‐
pla y.
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sin thedr iver displa y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. 18
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Driving and parking

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Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
The Risk ofVehicle RollingAwayNAct ivated
Manually NoAutom aticChange toPmessag e
appear son thedr iver's displa y.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
The parkposi tion 005Disau tomatical lyre-eng aged
as soo nas one ofthefo llo wing condition sis
me t:
R Youswit chtotrans missi on positio n005B or
005E.
R Youpr ess thebutt on005D.
Eng aging parkposition P #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page202). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle
comes toast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but‐
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplay
sho ws005D,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno
tra nsmiss ionposition display005D appear s,
secur eth eve hicle topreve ntitfrom rolling
aw ay.
% Dep endingonthesituation ,it ma yta ke a
shor ttime until005Diseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ention tothetra nsmiss ion
position display.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission positionis
005B or005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is at ast ands tillor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetransmission positionis005B or
005E.
R Youswit choffth eengine andbring theve hi‐
cle toast ands tillwhen theve hicle isrolling
and thetra nsmiss ionposition is005B or005E. R
Youswit choffth eengine, bring theve hicle
to ast ands tilland open thedr iver's door
when theve hicle isstatio naryor when the
ve hicle isrolling andthetra nsmiss ionposi‐
tion is005C.
R Engaging parkposition 005Dautomatically is
re qu ired bytheve hicle.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while atast ands till
and engagetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D #
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Dr
iving andparking 19
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Manual
gearshif ting When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualshif t‐
ing isdeac tivated. Te
mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor ttime.
The transmiss ionposi tion display sho ws0063
and thecur rent gear.
% Howlon gth emanual shifting stay sactiv ated
is dependent onvarious fact or s.
Ma nua lshi fting can beaut omat icallydeact i‐
va tedin thefo llo wing cases :
R Changin gth edr ive pr og ram
R Restar tin gth eve hicle
R When thetransmission position005Bis
eng aged again
R Driving style #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit iondispla ysho ws005B. Pe
rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page19 4). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page 194). Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. 19
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Driving and parking

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N
Depress BrakeandStart
Vehicle *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Depress Braketo Shift toD
or R *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
Depress Braketo Shift toR *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Apply BrakeTo Park
Serv iceRequired *
Amalfunct ionhas occur redin theemer gency powe rsupp lyto par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e.
Risk ofVehicle Rolling
Away Driver 'sDoor Open
Position PNot Select ed *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed.
The vehicle mayro llaw ay. #
Select park position 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Drive Malfunct ionStop
Restart Vehicle *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Restar tth eve hicle.
If th edispla ymessag est ill appear s: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Malfunction Stop
Contact Dealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinasaf elocation anddonotcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Overheated Drive
Careful ly *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up and drivin gch aract eristic sma ybe
te mp orarily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engine speed. #
Avoid spor tydriving. #
Beforepulling away on uphill gradients, letth etra nsmiss ioncool down until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion (whit edispla ymes‐
sag e) *T
hereis amalfunction intheauxiliar ybatt ery. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 51
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps