2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

B
à Sets climate control toautomatic mode,
leT (/ page 184)
C I Reduces the air0ow or switches o. cli-
mate control (/ page 183)
% The climate bar is visible even when theve hi-
cle is par ked or the air conditioning is
switched o. (/ page 183).
% The availability of individual functions is coun-
try and equipment-dependent.
% Vehicles with Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC: if
Distance Assist DISTRONIC inter venes, the
climate bar display on the central display will
be reduced. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he r
he rear oper
ear oper ating unit
ating unit 1
Sets air dist ribution tothe centre and side air
ve nts in there ar passen ger compartment, leT
2 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passen ger
compartment, leT
3 Sets the air0ow in there ar passen ger com-
partment, leT, or switches climate control
on/o. (/ page 183) 4
Switches climate control on/o.
(/ page 183)
or switches residual heat on/o.
(/ page 186)
5 Sets the air0ow in there ar passen ger com-
partment, right, or switches climate control
on/o. (/ page 183)
6 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passen ger
compartment, right
7 Sets air distribution tothe centre and side air
ve nts in there ar passen ger compartment,
ri ght
8 Sets rear climate cont rolto automatic mode,
ri ght
9 Sets the air distribution totheright rear foot-
we llve nts
A Synchronisation is activated (/ page 185)
B Sets the air distribution tothere ar leT foot-
we llve nts
C Sets rear climate cont rolto automatic mode,
leT
The settings forth e second row of seats can be
con/gured via there ar operating unit, the multi- 182 182
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media system (/
page 185) orthe MBUX rear
ta blet depending on theve hicle's equipment. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. Switc
Switc
hing on climat
hing on climat e contr
e control
ol #
Set the air0ow toleve l 1 or higher via Jon
th e climate bar on the central display
or #
Press Ã, s,ror±.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.climat
climat e contr
e contr ol
ol #
Set the air0ow toleve l 0 via Ionthe cli-
mate bar on the central display
or #
Press j.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y.
% Ifth e climate control is switched o. via
j, OFF OFFwill be shown on the climate bar. Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. via t
via the r
he rear oper-
ear oper-
ating unit
ating unit Switc
Switc
hing on
hing on #
Press button 4.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve l 1 or higher using but-
to ns 3 and 5.
or #
Press buttons 2,6,8orC.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Press button 4.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve l 0 using buttons 3and
5.
% Ifre ar climate cont rol is switched o. via but-
to n4, OFF OFF will be show n onthere ar displ ay. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he cli-
he cli-
mat
mat e bar
e bar The air conditioning menu can be called up via
the
air conditioning line. The air conditioning line is alw
ays shown on the lo wer edge of the central
displa y. #
Select theClimate menu entry inthe air con-
ditioning line.
The First row of seats menu is opened.
Jum Jum ping dir
ping dir ectl
ectly t
y to t
o t he
he Air quality menu
menu #
Select theG /ne particle status display in
th e climate bar.
The Air quality menu is opened. An animation
of the automatic air cleaning taking place is
shown.
% The /ne particle status displ ayis on the home
screen next tothete mp erature display on the
ri ght and it informs you of the cur rent particu-
late le vels inside and outside of theve hicle.
The measurement values are shown with the
µg/m 3
units (microg rammes per cubic
metre).
St rong acceleration aTer longer parking periods
will lead toa de tach ment of the dust co vering the
ve hicle. This dust measured bythe PM2.5 sensor
might lead toa short rise of outside values. Climate control
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Defr
Defr
os
osting tting t he windscr
he windscr een via t
een via the climat
he climat e bar
e bar Switc
Switc
hing on
hing on #
Press ¬onthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Press ¬, Ãorj onthe climate bar
on the central display
or #
set the air0ow to0.
% When the defrost function is activated, some
functions (e.g. thete mp erature setting) are
automatically deactivated. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Depending on theex tern al conditions, impr oved
cooling and dehumidi/cation of the interior air are
suppor ted when the A/C function is activated. #
Select A/C(A/C). Se
Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode via t
omatic mode via t he
he
climat
climat e bar
e bar In automatic mode,
the set vehicle interior tem-
perature is controlled automatically and main-
ta ined at a constant le velby the air suppl y. #
Press AUTO onthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
% You can increase or reduce the air0ow by
pressing Konthe climate bar on the cen-
tral displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h to manual oper
o manual oper ation:
ation:switch o.
automatic mode or adjust an aspect of air dis-
tribution, e.g. P. Se Se
tting air dis
tting air distr tribution using t
ibution using t he air conditioning
he air conditioning
menu
menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select ¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% When the air conditioning system is switched
on, at least one zone is alw ays active. Ho w-
ev er, se veral air distribution options can be
selected at the same time, forex ample toset
th e climate control forth e interior and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.The windsc reen air
conditioning ¯can only be selected for
th e /r st ro w of seats. When automatic mode
is active, the buttons for setting the air distri-
bution are automatically deactivated. When
th e air conditioning system is switched o.,
th e buttons remain operable and the last set-
ting is sa ved. Se Se
tting t
tting t he f
he foo
ootw
twell t
ell t em
emper
per ature
ature Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Select ^and set the desired foot we llte m-
perature using the slider. 184
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Se
Se
tting r
tting r ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control using tol using t he air condi-
he air condi-
tioning menu
tioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set thete mp erature.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he
heair0ow
air0ow #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set the air 0ow with sorr.
Contr
Contr olling t
olling t he r
he rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control aut
ol automatically
omatically #
Select AUTO.
% When the defrost function is activated, some
functions (e.g. thete mp erature setting) are
automatically deactivated. Todeactivate the
defrost function, either press ¬,Ã
or j or set the air volume toleve l 0
(/ page 184).
Deactiv
Deactiv ating r
ating rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol #
Select REAR OFF. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air0ow and air distribution will be
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC(SYNC). Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. #
Ifth e windo wsremain misted up: press ¬
on the climate bar on the central displa y.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecirculation mode culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press gonthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o.via t
via the
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Vehicles with /ne particle pre/lter
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality #
Press gonthe upper display area of the
climate bar.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while. Clima
tecont rol
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%
If air-recirculation mode is swit ched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc
Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat mode
esidual heat mode on/o.
on/o.via t
via the cli-
he cli-
mat
mat e bar
e bar R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The residual heat function is available.
R The vehicle is par ked.
R The coolant temp erature is su1ciently high.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T
To switc
o switc h on or
h on or o.:
o.:select Residual heat on
th e climate bar of the central displa y.
The residual heat function automatically switches
o. aTer some time.
% Ifre sidual engine heat utilisation is activated,
th e two buttons for setting thete mp erature and air distribution are automatically deactiva-
te
d. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o.via t
via the r
he rear oper
ear oper at-
at-
ing unit
ing unit R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The residual heat function is available.
R The vehicle is par ked.
R The coolant temp erature must be su1ciently
high.
When there sidual heat of the engine is activated
in there ar compartment, you can heat or ventila te
th e front and rear compartments for appr ox-
imately 15 minutes. #
Press button Ì. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating ionisation
ating ionisation Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
Ionisation impr ovesth equ ality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour-
less. #
Select Ionisation.
% The function can only be per form ed if the
AU TO mode is activated or the air distribution
is set tothe side air vent. The function is
re stric ted if the side air vents on the driver's
side are closed. F
F
r
ragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the fr
he fragr
agrance syst
ance syst em
em
using t
using t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Automatic climate control is activated.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
R A 0acon is inser ted. 186
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Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vebox. #
Navigate down until the climate control bar is
active. #
Select Air freshener. #
Activate or deactivate frag rancing.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he fr
he fragr
agrance syst
ance syst em using t
em using t he multimedia
he multimedia
syst
syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R A 0acon is insert ed.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
R Climate cont rol is activated.
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vecompartment. #
Select Air freshener. #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inser
Inser ting or r
ting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0acon
0acon of t
of the fr
he fr agr
agrance
ance
syst
syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from liquid per-
fume
If ch ildren open the 0acon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con-
ta ct with their eyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of full
0acons Fu
ll 0acons must not be disposed of
with household waste. #
Fu
ll 0acons must be take nto a
harmful subs tance collection point. Climate cont
rol
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1
Cap
2 Flacon #
T
To insert
o insert: :slide the 0acon into the holder as far
as it will go. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:aTer opening the glo vebox, wait
fo r appr oximately se ven seconds and pull out
th e 0acon. If
yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfumes, obser vethe manufacturers' saf ety noti-
ces on the perfume pac kaging.
Dispose of thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfume 0acon when it is empt y and do notre/ll
it.
R R e/llable
e/llable 0acon
0acon #
Unscr ewthe cap of the em pty 0acon. #
Fillth e 0acon with a maximum of 15 ml. #
Screw the cap back on tothe 0acon.
Alw aysre /ll the em ptyre /llabl e0acon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate information
sheet with the 0acon. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he windscr
he windscreen heat
een heater
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from touching the
windscreen when the windscreen heater
is switched on
The windscreen can become very hot when
th e windscreen heater is switched on. The health of persons with limited
temp erature
sensitivity or a limited ability toreact tohigh
te mp eratures may be a.ected or they may
eve n su.er burn-like injuries. #
Do not touch the windscreen while the
windscreen heater is switched on. #
Allow the windscreen tocool down
before touching it. The windscreen heater will be enabled automati-
cally if
¬is activated on the climate bar on the
cent ral displa y.
ATer theve hicle is star ted, the windscreen heater
will be switched on automatically as requ ired. 188 188
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Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar tur
ture time
e time Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar tur
ture time func-
e time func-
tion
tion &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGDanger tolife due toexposure
to extreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If people, particular lych ildren, are exposed to
ex treme temp eratures over an extended
period of time, there is a risk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Never lea vepersons, children in particu-
lar, unattended in theve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns due torepeatedly
switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limited
te mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability to
re act tohigh temp eratures may be a.ected or
th ey may even su.er burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated aTer it has been
switched on repeatedl y.
% This function is only available for plug-in
hy brids or vehicles with a 48-V on-board elec-
trical system.
The air inside theve hicle can be heated, ventila-
te d or cooled tothe set temp erature when the
ve hicle is par ked.
When theve hicle is connected topowe r supply
equipment, priority is given tocharging the 48 V
battery or the high-voltage battery toa speci/ed
minimum charge.
The running time of pre-entry climate control may
be reduced under thefo llowing conditions (vehi-
cles with a 48 V on-board electrical system):
R The vehicle is not connected topowe r supply
equipment.
R The 48 V battery is not fully charge d. Wi
th active pre-ent ryclimate cont rol,th ech arge
le ve l of the 48 V battery or the high-voltage bat-
te ry may be reduced, even if thech arging cable
connector is connected.
If present, seat ventilation is activated in cooling
and ventilation mode.
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, thefo llo w-
ing functions are activated in heating mode, if
av ailable:
R Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Panel heating
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
R Windsc reen heater
When the set temp erature is changed, climate
cont rol mode will automatically be updated and
switched from heating mode toventilation or cool-
ing mode, from cooling mode toventilation or
heating mode or from ventilation mode toheating
or cooling mode. Climate cont
rol
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