2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS steering

If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
on lyifit is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver' sseat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjus tmentra ng e.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off. R
Youcall uptheseat settings viathememor y
func tion.
R Yousa ve theseat settings viathememor y
func tion.
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion memor y
position switches,theadjus tmentpr ocess will
be stopped. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Re
quirement s:
R The automat icseat adjus tment has been
act ivat ed (/ page11 8).
Mul timediasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle 5
Comfort
5 Easy Entry AndEx itFeature #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff.
% Ifyo uar eusin gan ind ivid ual user profile,
th is inf ormatio nis used forth eeasy entry
and exitfeatur e.This willcaus eth edr iver's
seat andsteer ing wheel tomo veintoth e
cor rect pos ition automatical ly. Memor
yfunctio n Fu
nction ofthemem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ad jus ting theseat withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tingprocess ofthe
memor yfunction, ensureth at no body 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ù
Steering Malfunction Drive
Careful lyService Required *A
powe rst eer ing malfunct ionhas occur red. Steer ing charact eristic sma ybe impair edasare sult. #
Drive on car efully . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ù Steering Malfunction
Increased PhysicalEffort
See Operator's Manual *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. Di
spla ymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ù
Rear AxleSteering Cur-
rently Malfunctioning *T
herear axle steer ing istemp orarily una vailable. Theturnin gra dius mayincr ease. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eve hicle.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ù Rear AxleSteering Malfunc-
tion Service Required *T
herear axle steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
The rear axle hasnosteer ing capability .
The steer ing wheel maybe tilted when youdr ive in ast ra ight line. #
Adaptyo ur spee dand drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 508
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Rear AxleSteering Malfunc-
tion Stop Immediately *T
herear axle steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
The rear axle hasnosteer ing capability .
The steer ing wheel maytilt con sider ablywhen youdr ive in ast ra ight line.
Depe ndingon thesteer ing wheel's tiltingposition ,th esteer ing wheel willalso vibrateand acon tinuous warning
to ne willsou nd. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
When stopping, beartheenlar gedve hicle widthin mind.
Snow Chain ModeMaxi-
mum Speed Exceeded *T
hemaximum permissible speedforsno wch ain mode hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 509

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Distance AssistNow
Availabl e *A
ctiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis op erati ona lag ain. #
Swi tchon ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C(/ page 220).
Active Steering AssistCur-
rently Unavailable See
Opera tor'sManu al *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page225).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif neces sary.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ø *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis thas reac hed thesy stem limits (/page225).
Yo uha ve notst eer edindependen tly fo ra consider ableper iod oftime. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and drive on inaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 52
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rent lyUnavailable Dueto
Multiple Emergency Stops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable duetomultip leemerg encystops. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis available once mor e.
Ø
Beg inning Emerg enc ySt op *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. TheActiveSt eer ing Assis twill initiat ean emer gency stop (/ page225). #
Put your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Inf ormation oncanc eling anemer gency stop (/ page22 7).
Act ive Emergen cyStop
Assist Currently Unavaila-
ble See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eEmerg encyStop Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page22 7).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eve hicle.
Act ive Emergenc yStop
Assist Inoperative *A
ctiveEmerg encyStop Assis tis malfunct ioning. #
Drive on.
or 528
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps