2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS tire

Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 147
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ...............................147
Int erior lighti ng..... ............................. .........1 57
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 160
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 163
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 166
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 167 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 168
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 68
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 170 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 181
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........181
DY NA MIC SELE CTbutt on........................... 193
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 195
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 199
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 200
Pa rking .......................................................2 02
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 210
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 71 Dr
iver dis pla y........................................... 272
No teson thedr iver displa y... ............ ..........2 72
No teson the3D driver displa y... ................2 72
Oper ating thedr iver displa y... ......... ............ 272
Menus onthedr iver displa y... ..................... 273
Hea d-up Display ............ ..............................274
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr ical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nol ogy )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Ov ervie wof status displa yson thedr iver
displa y... ..................................................... 278 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 27 9
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 279
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 294
Na vig ation andtraf fic <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....299
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 08
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........311
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 318
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 321
Sound settings ...........................................3 28 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................329
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 329
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 330 Cleanin
gand care.......................................3 35 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 342
Emerg ency............. .....................................342
Flat tire....... ................................................ 343
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 349
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 355
Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 361 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 365
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 65
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 365
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 366
Ac tivati ng ordeacti vating snowch ain
mode .......................................................... 366
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 67
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 72
Ti re labeling ................................................ 376
Def initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ..... 381
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 384
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 393 Cont
ents 3

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
148
2 ä Suspens ion (red) →
565
ä Suspens ion (yel lo w) →
565
3 003D Electrica lmal functi on →
558
4 Ù Powe rst eer ing (red) →
556
Ù Powe rst eer ing (yello w) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (red) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (yello w) →
556
5 0075 Restra int system →
554
6 00E9 Seatbelt →
554
7 L Distance warning →
565
8 0025 ABS →
566
9 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
569
A 00B9 CheckEn gine →
558
B 00BB ESP®
OFF →
566
00E5 ESP®
→
566 C
ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
558
D Coolant temp eratur edispla y
E 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
562
F Elec tric par kingbr ak e(red) →
562
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
G Brak es(red) →
562
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
562
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
562
H 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
558
I Fuelleve l
J 0057 Highbeam →
148
0058 Lowbeam →
147
0060 Parking light s →
147 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 9

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
148
2 00E9 Seatbel t →
554
3 L Distance warning →
565
4 0075 Restra int system →
554
5 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
569
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
566
00E5 ESP®
→
566
7 0025 ABS →
566
8 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
558
9 Coolant temp eratur edispla y
A 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
562
B Elec tric par kingbr ak e(red) →
562
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
C Brak es(red) →
562
0027 USAonl y 004D
Canada only
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
562
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
562
D 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
558
E Fuelleve l
F 005E Rear foglight →
148
G 0057 Highbeam →
148
0058 Lowbeam →
147
0060 Parking light s →
147
H H Mercedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem →
569
I 003D Electrical mal functi on →
558
J 00B9 CheckEngine →
558
K Ù Powe rst eer ing (red) →
556
Ù Powe rst eer ing (yello w) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (red) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (yello w) →
556 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(wit hdr iver camer a)13

1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
35
2 Safetyve sts →
342
3 ; mebutt on →
313
0053 SOSbutton →
313
4 Chec kingand refilling operatingfluids →
486
St artin gassis tance →
353
5 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
356
6 Flat tire →
343 7
002F Hazard warning light system →
149
8 Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
200
In fo rm atio nlabel ontirepr essur e →
368
QR cod efo raccessi ngthere scue card →
35
9 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
356
A First-ai dkit (softsided) →
343
B TIREFIT kit →
345
C Warning triang le →
343 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 23

*
NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have acc esso rypar tsretrof itt ed ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzparts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor ypar tsthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zpar tsaresubject to
st rict qualit yins pec tions.Eac hpar thas been
spec iallyde veloped, manufactured orselec ted
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles andadap tedto
th em. Ther efor e, onl yge nui ne Mer cedes-Be nz
pa rts should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt genui ne Mercede s-
Benz parts ar eav ailable forMer cedes-Benz mod‐
els.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofgenui ne Mercede s-Benzparts fo r
nece ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice . Alw
aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (/page48 4) when order ing genui ne
Mer cedes-Be nzparts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe
eq uipped withall featur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ecase forsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt to
saf ety. Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle
ma ydif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreement foryo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBook let
ar eim por tant docum ents andshould be kept in
th eve hicle. 26
Gener alno tes

re
pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar tsor saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This canendang ertheoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data". &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetodriv‐
ing toofast and due toimpact sto the
ve hicle underbody orsuspension compo‐
nent s In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
suspension componen ts
In situation ssuc has these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension componen ts,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo‐
nen tsdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpec tedly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan acciden t,ma yno lon‐
ge rabso rbthere sulting forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and Gener
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ve
hicle itself. Controlunits oftencont ain da ta
memor iesforve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Their
use permitsth ete mp orar yor per manent docu‐
ment ation oftech nica linf orma tionab ou tth e
ve hicle's operating stat e, com ponent loads,
main tenance requ iremen tsand tech nica leve nts
or ma lfunctio ns.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing dataar estor ed:
R Oper ating status ofsystem com ponen ts,
suc has fill le ve ls, tirepr essur eor batt ery
st atus
R Malfun ction sor faults inim por tant system
com ponen ts,suc has lights orbrak es
R System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit ua‐
tio ns,suc has airbag deploymentor theint er‐
ve ntio nof stabilit ycon trol systems
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
In cer taincas es, itma ybe requ ired tostor edat a
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte m‐
por arily. This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amal functi on,forex am ple. If
yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enanc ewo rk,st or ed oper ational dataas
we llas theve hicle identif ication number canbe
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manuf acturersor third par ties ,suc has
br eakdo wnservice s.The same istrue inthe
case ofwa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ance
meas ures.
In gener al,th ere adout isper form ed via the
leg allypr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnos ticscon‐
nect ionintheve hicle. Theoper ational datath at
ar ere ad out documen tte ch nica lst at es ofthe
ve hicle orofindividua lcom ponent sand assis tin
th ediagnosis ofmalfunct ions,compliance with
wa rrant yoblig ationsand qualit yim prov ement .
To that end ,th ese data,in par ticular information
about componen tloads, tech nica leve nts, mal‐
func tions and other faults maybe transm itted
alon gwit hth eve hicle identif ication number to
th emanuf acturer.Fu rther mor e,themanuf ac‐
tur erissubject toproduct liability .Fo rth is rea‐
son themanuf actureralso uses operational data
fr om theve hicle, forex am ple, forre cal ls. The se da
ta can also be used toexamin eth ecus tom‐
er's warrant yand guar anteeclaim s.
Fa ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tor atyour requ estas par tof repair
or maint enanc ewo rk.
Con venience andinfotainmen tfuncti ons
Yo ucan stor econ venie nce setting sand individ‐
ua lse ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese t
th em atanytime.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing settings ,fo rex am ple:
R Seat andsteer ing wheel position s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depen dingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunction s
yo urself .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata, suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem Gener
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0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page63). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system while theco- driver air‐
bag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system ontheco- driver seat
and thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th eco- driver airbag candeplo yin
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Alw aysensur eth at theco- driver airbag
is disabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onaseat withan ENA‐ BLE
DFR ONT AIRBAG;DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page69).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page54 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. 68
Occupant safety