2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS tow bar

Pr
oblems withKEYLESS-GO, troubleshoo ting Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The function oftheSmar tKey has been deac‐
tiv ated.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunc tion oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e75 ). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page73 ). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page75 ). #
Useth ere placemen tSmar tKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page81 ). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ther
eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
Po ssible causes ifth efunc tion ofKEYLE SS-GO is
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe automati c
lo ck ing featur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Lock ingFunc tion
% The vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels are
tur ning faster than walkin gpace. #
Swit chAuto matic Door Lockonoroff.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R The vehicle isbeing towe dor pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth edoor sclose automatic ally
Body partsor objec tscan become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ect s
ar ein theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canc eled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypull thedoor intoth eloc k. 80
Openin gand closing

par
tsarein thear ea ofmo vement of
th eseat orthesteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion. Yo
ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth efront
seat :
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour oftheseat backres tin thelumbar
re gion
R Vehicl eswith anactiv emultico ntour
seat:
- Side bolsters of theseat backres t
- Shoulder oftheseat backres t
- Cont ouroftheseat backres t
- Dynamic function leve l
R Sea thea ting: dist ribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheoutside mirrors on thedr iver's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display(depending onvehicle
eq uipment) Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrorto thedesir ed
position . #
Press theV memor ybutt onand then
re lease it. Seat
sand stow ing 12
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#
Press one ofthepr ese tposition buttons
0037, TorU within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess thepr ese tposition button
0037, TorU.
The seat ismo vedto thestor ed position.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,thefront seat,
outside mirror,Hea d-up Display and steer ing
column continue tomo veintoth estor ed
position automaticall y.
% Driver' ssea t:to cal lup ast or ed position
while driving, youmus tpr ess and hold the
pr ese tposition button. Memor
yfunction inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t Fu
nction ofthemem oryfun ction inthere ar
passe nger comp artment Oper
ating there ar seat
Re ar seat setting sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion
in there ar passe nger com partment . Yo
ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Vehicl eswith activemultico ntour seats:
The seatside bolsters of theseat backres tas
we llas thecon tour oftheseat backres tin
th elumbar region
R Seat heating: distribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t
Oper ating thefront passeng erseat andrear
seat
Fr ont passeng erseat adjus tmentsand rear seat
adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion
in there ar passe nger com partment .
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int Yo
ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Vehicl eswith activemultico ntour seats:
The seatside bolsters of theseat backres tas
we llas thecon tour oftheseat backres tin
th elumbar region
R Seat heating: distribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t
The follo wing settings arealso stor ed toamem ‐
or yposit ion,if th eindicat orlam pin the0095
butt onlights up:
R Position ofthefo ot re st of thefront
passeng erseat, ifav ailable
R Position ofthescr een, ifav ailable
Usin gth epr ese tposition buttons, youalw ays
st or eth ecur rent setting ofeach seat. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

R
The camer aimag eis sho wnonthecent ral
displa y(/ page259) .
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateth emaneuv ering
br ak efunc tion intheManeuverin gAssist ance
menu (/page27 1).
If th emaneuv ering brak efunc tion istrigg ered,
th efo llo wing symbol appearsin redin theselec‐
te dvie win theCamera &Parkin gmenu: %
Ifth emaneuv ering brak efunc tion isno t
av ailable, thesame symbol appearsin gray .
If th eCamera &Parkin gmenu isno topened
on thecent raldispla y,thesymbol andpop-
up ofParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cbo th
appear .
The man euvering brak efun ction ison lyan aid. It
is no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at no per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein
th emaneuv ering rang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection bythemaneuv ering
br ak efunc tion
The maneuv ering brak efunc tion cann ot
alw aysclear lyde tect peo ple. Other obstacle s
ar eno tde tected bythefunc tion.
In these cases, thefunc tion maybr ak e
unnec essarilyornotbr ak eat all. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on themaneu‐
ve ring brak efunc tionalone. #
Beready tobrak e. Sy
stem limit s
Obser vethesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page263 )
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
The man euvering brak efun ction isno tav ailable
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Oninclines Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gmane uveringass is‐
ta nc e
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Parkin g #
Select Maneuverin gAssist ance. #
Activateor deacti vate thedesir edmaneuv er‐
ing assis tance. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page355) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 356). Dr
iving andparking 27
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R
Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(/ page27 1).
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. Ve
hicl eswith rear whe eldrive Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No Br
eakdo wnassis tance 35
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page355). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncan notbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005Corthedr iver's displa yin
th eins trument clusterdoes notsho wan y‐
th ing, have theve hicle transpor ted
( / pag e35 7). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star tin gor towing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor to
we daw ay exc eeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page48 4). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ;th eaut omatic transmiss ion
will other wise automatically shiftto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page360). #
Fasten theto wing devic e.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mecha‐
nism . 356
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m
(/ page10 1). #
Deactiv ateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e236). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signif i‐
cant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port Re
quiremen ts:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The driver displa yis in theinitial stat ewit h
no men usopen (/page27 2).Tr ans portis
also possiblewithawa rning mess agevisible.
R The 12Vbatt eryis ch arge d. #
Ifnec essar y,se tth esy stem languag e
(/ page298). #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e356). #
Connec tth eto wing devic eto theto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e18 1). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e353).
* NO
TEPossible damag eto theve hicle
when loading orunloading When
loading orunloading, theve hicle must
be raised totrans portleve l.
If th etranspor tse ttings areno tsho wnorthe
Vehicle notready forload ingdispl aymes‐
sag eis sho wn, theve hicle mayno tbe loaded
or unloaded. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 35
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City lighting............................................ 151
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Fo glight (enhanced).. ............................1 51
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Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................... 24
Dingh yto wing
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DIRECT SELECT leve r
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ..............197
Eng aging neu tral ............ ........................ 196
Eng aging park position automatic ally....1 97
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 196
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Sel ecting park position.. ........................ 197
Disp lay(car e)............ .................................3 40
Di spla y(dr iver displa y)
Messa gesin thedr iver displa y............... 278 Disp
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Hom escr een.. .......................................2 80
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Disp laymes sage
Callin gup (driver disp lay) .................. .... 495
No tes... ............................................. ....4 95
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00D7 48VBatt erySee Oper ator's
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: ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve...... 502
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... .5 25
P ATTENTION ASSISTNodding
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: Automatic HeadlampMode
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Beginning Emergency Stop ........... 528
0027 Brak eImmediat ely.... ...................5 23
0027 CheckBrak eFlu idLevel............... 524
00BD CheckCo olant LevelSee Oper‐
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00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art).....................................................5 51
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa mp le).. 501
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00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid... ...................5 11
00CC Compress orIsCoolin g.. ...............5 38
ÿ Coolant Stop Switc hOf fVe hicle... 513
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l........ ........................ 539
00E5 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual................................. 541
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