2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

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Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and
yo ur responsibility; you may otherwise failto
re cognise dangers (/ page 228).#
Select Effects . #
Activate the desired e.ect.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment, di.erent
e.ects are available.
Operating feedback e.ects
R Climate: If changes are made tothete mp era-
ture setting in theve hicle, the colour of the
ambient lighting will change brie0y.
R Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, thevo ice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
Wa rning assistance e.ects
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
th eve hicle, the ambient lighting in the a.ec-
ted door will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 259). R
Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assist (/ page 262).
R Active Brake Assist : Ifthere is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
th e centre of the cockpit will 0ash bright red.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Brake Assist
(/ page 251).
R Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the a.ected side will 0ash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Blind Spot
Assist (/ page 259).
Greeting R When youget into theve hicle, a special colour
animation will pla y.
Multi-colour animat.
R The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. %
Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed.
% The desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
th e´ symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di.erent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e.ects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher basic
brightness. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing will light up for a short time aTer theve hi-
cle is loc ked. 174 174
Light and sight

W
W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 368).
In position 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing
process is automatically triggered if dirt is de tec-
te d on the windscreen unless theTop up washer
fluid message is displa yed.
Deep-cleaning t
Deep-cleaning t he windscr
he windscreen
een
In the case of heavy soiling, you can deep-clean
th e windscreen abo veoutside temp eratures of
5°C. #
In a stationary vehicle, turn the combination
switch toposition 1,2or3. #
Press the button on the combination switch in
th e direction of ar row 1 and hold it for
appr oximately two seconds.
The wiper arms will mo veinto their replace-
ment positions and washer 0uid will be distrib-
uted on the windscreen.
ATer appr oximately 30 seconds, the wiper
arms will mo veback again and wipe the wind-
screen se veral times. Deep-cleaning will now
ha ve /nished. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades (MA
een wiper blades (MA GIC
GIC
VISION C
VISION C ONTR
ONTROL)
OL) Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Swit cho. theve hicle. #
Within around 15 seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch
(/ page 175).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position. Light and sight
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R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
T
To br
o br ing t
ing t he wiper blade int
he wiper blade int o position t
o position to be
o be
r
r emov
emov ed:
ed:hold the wiper arm /rmly with one
hand. With th eot her hand, turn the wiper
blade in the direction of ar row 1 beyond the
point of resis tance.
The wiper blade will engage in there mo val
position with a clic k. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e t
e the wiper blade:
he wiper blade: pressrelease knob
2, pull the wiper blade in the direction of
ar ro w 3 and remo ve.
F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade onto the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1 until release knob
2 engages. #
Press the wiper blade be yond the point of
re sis tance in the direction of ar row 3 onthe
wiper arm.
The wiper blade will engage with a noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the windscreen.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Mirr Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion 176
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Light and sight

R
ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Use button 2or4 toselect the desired mir-
ro r.
% Invehicles with MBUX Interior Assis tant and
driver camera, there qu ired outside mir ror can
also be preselected automatically via a natural
head mo vement tothe leT or right
(/ page 317). #
Use button 1toadjust the position of the
selected mir ror.
F F olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 3.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved brie0y using button 3. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disengaged,
proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 3.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
engage. The outside mir ror will now be set to
th e cor rect position. Light and sight
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A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y. R
Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.The front-passenger outside mir
rorwill swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 179).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir rorwill mo veback
to its original position when:
R you shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R you are tr avelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side. 178
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Light and sight

S
S
t
tor
or ing t
ing t he par
he par king position of t
king position of t he fr
he front-
ont-
passeng
passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or usingrev
or using rever
erse g
se g ear
ear S
S
t
tor
or ing
ing #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passenger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.Calling up
Calling up #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
into the stored parking position. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or fold-
old-
ing function
ing function Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing #
Activate or deactivate Automatic mirror fold-
in. Ar
Ar
ea per
ea per meable t
meable t o r
o radio wav
adio waves on t
es on t he wind-
he wind-
scr
scr een
een Ra
dio-controlled equipment, such as toll systems,
can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe wind-
screen that are permeable toradio waves.
Areas permeable toradio waves1 are best visi-
ble from outside theve hicle when the windscreen
is illuminated with an extern al light source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infrared re0ective windscreen Light and sight
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179

Infr
Infr
ar
ared-r
ed-r e0ective
e0ective windscr
windscreen function
een function
The infrared-re0ective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from radio
wa ves. 180 180
Light and sight

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of THERMO
w of THERMO TR
TRONIC climat
ONIC climat e bar
e bar The indicator lamps indicate
that the cor respond-
ing function is activated. Fr
ont climate bar on the central display
(e xamp le)
1 s Increases thete mp erature
2 Upper display area of the climate bar with the
ex amples of jswitching o. climate con-
trol (/ page 183), ¿switching the A/C
function on/o. (/ page 184) and0syn-
ch ronisation function (/ page 185) 3
¬ Demists the windscreen
(/ page 184, 188)
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 185) or
G Calls up the particulate status display
(/ page 183) or
Ac tivates/deactiva tesre sidual heat utilisation
(/ page 186)
5 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
6 Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temp erature displa y,defrost function
displa y,air0o w,pre-ent ryclimate cont rol or
auxiliary heating
7 J Increases the air0ow or switches on cli-
mate control (/ page 183)
8 r Reduces thete mp erature
9 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode,
ri ght (/ page 184)
A ± Calls up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 183) Climate control
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