2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d).........8
Indicat orand warning lam ps(wit hdr iver
camera) ........................................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 16
Doo rop erati ng unitand seatad jus tment .....18
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 20
Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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gita lOpe rato r's Man ual............ .............24
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 24 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 25
Pr otect ion oftheen vironmen t... ...................2 5
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 25
Operat or'sMan ual.......................... .............. 26
To uc h-sen sitive co ntro ls .................. .............2 7
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 27
Oper ating safety...........................................2 8 Decl
arati on ofconf ormity forve hicle
ins talled radio com ponen ts.............. ............ 30
Diagnos ticsconnection .................. .............. 32
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ....................... 33
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................3 3
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 34
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 34
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 4
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 35
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 5
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 40 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................42
Re stra int system .............................. .............4 2
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 57
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 58
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 9
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............7 2 Opening
andclosing .................................. 73
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ............................................................ 82
Sid ewind ows<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 8
Anti-t heftpr otect ion ................................... 100 Seats
andstowing ................................... 103
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 122
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 23
Memor yfunction ........................................ 124
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 126
St ow agear eas ............................................ 128
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 138
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 140
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..142
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 145 2
Contents

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
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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
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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
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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
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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
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Na me and addr essof the manu factu rer
Ge ntex Cor poratio n
60 0Nor thCen tennia lSt .
Zeeland ,MI 4946 4US A Diagnos
ticsconnection
The diagno stics con nection isate ch nica lint er‐
fa ce intheve hicle. Itis used, forex am ple, within
th escope ofrepair andmaint enanc ewo rkor for
re adin gout vehicle databy aspec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Diagnos ticdevices should ther efor eonl y
be con nect edbyaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto con‐
necting device sto thediagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uco nn ect devic es tothediagnos tics
con nect ionoftheve hicle, thefunc tion of ve
hicle systems andoper ating safetyma ybe
im pair ed. #
Forsaf etyre ason s,we recomme ndthat
yo uon lyuse and conn ect produc ts
appr ovedby your aut hor izedMer cedes-
Ben zCen ter. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Pl
ea se also note theinf ormation aboutthe12 V
batt eryand shor t-dis tance trip sin the"Dr iving
and Parking" chap ter(/ page18 6). 32
General notes

The
front passeng erairbag canonlybe deplo yed
in an acc ident ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 54). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed. If
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see https:/ /dtsc.ca.go v/.Using thesear ch
function, youwill find informa tionon perchlo‐
ra te,fo rex am ple. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(/ page10 3). 44
Occupant safety

#
Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallin asuit able restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
bloc kedseat beltbuckleorseat belt
anc horage
Objec tsnext to thefront seat that bloc kth e
seat beltbuckleorthemo ving seat belt
anc horageon thefront seat impair thefunc ‐
tion oftheEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s. #
Beforest ar tin gth ejour ney,mak esur e
th at ther ear eno objec tsaround the
seat beltbuckleorbetween thefront
seat anddoor . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The seat beltisdamag ed,has been modi‐
fi ed, isex treme lydirty, bleac hedordyed R
The seat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Modif ication sha ve been made tothe
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device ,sea tbe lt
anc horageor sea tbe ltre tract or
Sea tbe lts ma ysu stain non-visi ble damag ein
an acc iden t,e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modif iedordamag edseat belts could tear or
fa ilin theev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple.
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s
cou ldacci dentally trig ge ror failto function
as intended . #
Nevermodify theseat beltsystem, for
ex am ple theseat belt, seatbeltbuckle,
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device ,sea tbe lt
anc horageand seatbe ltre tract or. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. 46
Occupant safety

go
bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. Pressing theseat
belt extende rba ck intoplace requ ires forc e.
% Youcan deac tivateth eseat beltextende r.
Ac tivateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passe nger com partment side windows
( / pag e71 ).
Wh eninst allin gach ild restra int system to
th ere ar seat ,obse rveth eve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation (/page63). Fa
stening andadjust ing seat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther.
Ve hicl eswith illuminat eddesi gnseat belt
buc kles :th eilluminat edseat beltbucklemak es
fa stening your seat belteasie rin cer tain situa‐
tion s,forex am ple, when ambie ntlight condi‐
tio ns arepoor .
% The illumin ationon theseat beltbuckledoes
no tindicat eth at theseat beltbuckleisfunc ‐
tion ingcorrectl y. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . #
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. %
Aseat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof
pr otect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no teson fastening theseat belt
(/ page44 ).
* NO
TEDep loym ent ofcom ponents ofthe
re stra int system when thefront
passeng erseat isunocc upied andaseat
belt isbuc kled When
thefront passeng erseat isunocc upied
and theseat belttongu eof theseat beltis
eng aged intheseat beltbuckle, com ponen ts
of there stra int system maydeplo yunnec es‐
sar ilyon thefront passeng erside, e.g.the
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device . #
Only buckle theseat belts asintended. %
Obser vetheno teson cor rectly fastening the
seat belt(/page44 )and stow ageop tio ns
(/ page12 8).
Inf ormatio non installing ach ild restra int sys‐
te m and onchildr entraveling intheve hicle
can befound inthe"Childr enintheve hicle"
section (/page63). 48
Occupant safety