2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON belt

In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
transmission position jand/or bythe electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R There is a system malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insu1cient.
In addition, theBrake immediately message may
appear in the driver's display and a horn tone may
sound at regular inter vals. #
Immediate lydepress the brake pedal /rmly
until thewa rning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated. #
Additionally secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y. F F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist Hill
Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under thefo llowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork. R
The electric parking brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal and
depress it before theve hicle begins torollawa y. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to theve hicle rolling away
ATer a sho rttime, Hill Start Assist no lon ger
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTly mo veyour foot from the brake
pedal tothe accelerator pedal. Do not
lea vetheve hicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist. F
F
unction of A
unction of A dap
daptiv
tive Br
e Br ak
ake Lights
e Lights Ad
aptive Brake Lights warnfollowing tra1c in an
emer gency braking situation with thefo llowing
actions:
R By 0ashing the brake lamps
R By activating the hazard warning lights
If th eve hicle is braked sharply from speeds abo ve
50 km/h, the brake lamps 0ash rapidl y.This pro- vides
tra1c tr avelling behind you with an even
more noticeable warning.
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds of more than
70 km/h at the beginning of the brake applica-
tion, the hazard warning lights switch on once the
ve hicle is stationar y.When you pull away again,
th e hazard warning lights will switch o. automati-
cally at appr oximately 10 km/h. You can also
switch o. the hazard warning lights using the haz-
ard warning button. A
A
TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST F
F
unction of A
unction of A TTENTION ASSIS
TTENTION ASSIS T wit
T with micr
h micr osleep
osleep
det
det ection
ection
% The microsleep de tection subfunction is only
av ailable in combination with the driver cam-
era.
AT TENTION ASSIST assists you on long, mono to-
nous journe ys, e.g. on mo torw ays and trunk
ro ads. If indicators of fatigue or increasing lapses
in concentration on the part of the driver are
de tected, the system suggests taking a break. 234
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Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
AT TENTION ASSIST is active in the 60 km/h to
200 km/h speed range.
The mic rosleep de tection function is available at a
speed of 20 km/h and abo ve.
Pa rticular lyin thefo llowing situations, ATTENTION
ASSIST only functions in a restric ted manner and
wa rnings may be dela yed or not occur:
R Ifyo u ha vebeen driving for less than appr ox-
imately 30 minutes.
R Ifth ero ad condition is poor (une venro ad sur-
fa ce or po tholes).
R Ifth ere is a strong side wind.
R Ifyo u adopt a sporty driving style (high corner-
ing speeds or high rates of acceleration).
R Ifth eSt eering Assist function of Active Dis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC is active.
R Ifth e clock is set tothe incor rect time.
R Ifyo uch ange lanes and vary your speed fre-
qu ently in active driving situations. Microsleep de
tection also does not function when
th e driver camera cannot de tect the driver's eyes,
fo rex ample as a result of thefo llowing factors:
R The driver's eyes are co vered due tothe steer-
ing column position, forex ample.
R Poor lighting conditions.
R Some types of spectacles or sunglasses.
R The driver's line of vision is outside the driver
camera's /eld of vision.
Also obser veany information rega rding display
message sth at can be displ ayed in the driver's
displa y.
The tiredness and alert ness assessment of
AT TENTION ASSIST with mic rosleep de tection is
re set and restar ted when continuing the journey
in thefo llowing situations:
R You switch o. theve hicle.
R Ifyo u unfasten your seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochange drivers or take a
break). Se
Se
tting A
tting A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
ATTENTION ASSIST
Se
Se tting t
tting t he sensitivity
he sensitivity #
Tapth e cur rent setting. #
Select Standard orSensitive.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the micr
he micr osleep w
osleep w ar
arning
ning #
Activate/deactivate Microsleep warning . Limit
Limit
er
er F
F
unction of t
unction of t he limit
he limiter
er
The limiter restricts the speed of theve hicle. To
re duce the speed tothe set speed, the limiter
applies the brakes automaticall y.
Yo u can limit the speed as follo ws:
R V
Var
ar iable:
iable: for a short-term speed restriction,
e.g. in built-up areas
R P
Per
er manent
manent :
:fo r a longer-term speed restric-
tion, e.g. in winter ty remode 236
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mation
tothe system, a warning tone sounds in
addition tothe visual warning message.
Also obser vethe inst ructions on the contact
de tection of Active Steering Assist (/ page 245).
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist issues thefo llowing
wa rnings in order:
R Display message 1appears in the driver's
displa y.
R In addition todisplay 1awa rning tone
sounds.
R The Beginning emergency stop message
appears in the driver's displa y,a continuous
wa rning tone sounds, theve hicle no lon ger
accelerates, and there is a slight, repeated
te nsioning of the seat belt.
R The vehicle speed is reduced in increments
until it is at a standstill. Sharp brake impulses
are also produced.
Depending on the countr y,a lane change tothe
adjacent right-hand lane is carr ied out, if possible.
% It is only possible tochange across one lane
and only into theright-hand lane, and not
onto the hard shoulder. When automatic braking is initiated,
Active Dis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC is deactivated. Depend-
ing on the countr y,the hazard warning light sys-
te m is switched on.
When theve hicle is stationar y,thefo llowing
actions are car ried out:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency call is placed tothe
Mercedes-Benz emerg ency call centre.
Before automatic braking is initiated, you can can-
cel Active Emer gency Stop Assist bystee ring.
Yo u can cancel the inter vention byActive Emer-
ge ncy Stop Assist aTer automatic braking is initi-
ated byone of thefo llowing actions:
R Accelerating or braking: the emer gency stop is
cancelled, but thewa rning message ,wa rning
to ne and po wer steering remain active
R Steering: po wer-assis ted steering is cancelled,
th ewa rning message andwarning tone remain
active and theve hicle continues tobe braked %
Active Emer gency Stop Assist can initiate an
emer gency stop a maximum of thre e times
within one driving cycle. Subsequentl y,Ac tive
St eering Assist and Active Emer gency Stop
Assist are deactivated forth at driving cycle.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
If Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect lane
markings, Active Emer gency Stop Assist is not
active.
Fo rth e de tection of vehicles and other obs tacles,
obser vethe system limits of thefo llowing func-
tions:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 237)
R Active Steering Assist (/ page 245)
R Active Lane Change Assist (/ page 248) A A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane Chang
e Lane Chang e Assist
e Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Lane Chang
e Lane Chang e Assist
e Assist
Ac tive Lane Change Assist supports the driver
when changing lanes and is activated byindicat-
ing brie0y. 248
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ri
sk of collision, redra dar waves2 appear in
front of theve hicle.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:depending on the
count ry, an additional haptic warning occurs
in thefo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of
th e seat belt.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h activ
h active ambient lighting:
e ambient lighting: ifWarn-
ing assistance is activated,theAc tive Brake
Assist warning is also accompanied byambi-
ent lighting (/ page 173).
If yo u do not react tothewa rning, autonomous
braking can be initiated in critical situations.
In particular lycritical situations, Active Brake
Assist can also initiate autonomous braking
directl y.In this case, thewa rning lamp and warn-
ing tone occur simultaneously with the braking
application.
If yo u apply the brake yourself in a critical situa-
tion or apply the brake during autonomous brak-
ing, situation-dependent braking assistance
occurs. The brake pressure increases up tomaxi-
mum full-s top braking if necessar y. If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
braking assis
tance has occur red, pop up 1
appears in the driver's display and then automati-
cally goes out aTer a short time.
If th e autonomous braking function or the situa-
tion-dependent braking assistance is triggered,
additional pr eventive measures for occupant pro-
te ction (PRE- SAFE®
) may also be initiated. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Active
Brake Assist
Ac tive Brake Assist cannot alw ays clear lyiden-
tify objects and complex tra1c situations. In such cases,
Active Brake Assist might:
R Give a warning or brake without reason
R Not give a warning or not brake
Ac tive Brake Assist is only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible for maintaining a su1ciently safe
distance totheve hicle in front, vehicle speed
and for braking in good time. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyonActive Brake
Assist alone. #
Be prepa redto brake or swer veif neces-
sar y. The individual subfunctions are
available in thefo l-
lowing speed ranges:
Dist
Dist ance w
ance w ar
arning function
ning function
Yo u are warned bythe distance warning function
from appr oximately 30 km/h if, over se veral sec-
onds, the distance maintained totheve hicle tr av-
elling in front is insu1cient forth e driven speed.
In this case, theL warning lamp in the driver's
display lights up. If the distance totheve hicle in 252
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front continues
todecrease at higher speeds, the
L warning lamp begins to0ash.
Collision w
Collision w ar
arning
ning
Collision warning can assist you in thefo llowing
situations from appr oximately 7 km/h with an
intermittent warning tone and theL warning
lamp.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:depending on the coun-
tr y, an additional haptic warning occurs in the
fo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of the seat
belt.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 120 km/h
when approaching crossing vehicles, pedes-
trians and cyclists.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians and
cyclists. A A
ut
ut onomous br
onomous br aking function
aking function
The autonomous braking function can inter vene
from speeds of appro ximately 7 km/h:
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 120 km/h
when approaching crossing vehicles, pedes-
trians and cyclists.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians and
cyclists.
Situation-dependent br Situation-dependent br aking assist
aking assistance
ance
Situation-dependent braking assistance can inter-
ve ne from speeds of app roximately 7 km/h:
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead. R
Atspeeds up toappr oximately 120 km/h
when approaching crossing vehicles, pedes-
trians and cyclists.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead.
R Atspeeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians and
cyclists.
Cancelling a br Cancelling a br ak
ake application of A
e application of A ctiv
ctive Br
e Br ake
ake
Assist
Assist
Yo u can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assist at any time by:
R Fully depressing the accelerator pedal or with
kickdown.
R Releasing the brake pedal.
Ac tive Brake Assist may cancel the brake applica-
tion when one of thefo llowing conditions is ful/l-
led:
R you manoeuvre toavo idthe obstacle
R there is no longer a risk of collision Driving and parking
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The system may be impai
red or may not function,
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, misted up, damaged or
co vered. (/ page 228)
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fere nce
from other radar sources, e.g. strong radar
re 0ections in multi-s tore y car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defecti vetyre
has been de tected and displa yed.
R In complex tra1c situations where objects
cannot alw ays be clear lyidenti/ed.
R If pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles mo ve
qu ickly into the sensor de tection range.
R Ifro ad users are hidden by other objects or
are located close toother objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian or cyclist
cannot be distinguished from the backg round.
R If a pedestrian or cyclist is not de tected as
such, e.g. due tospecial clo thing or other
objects. R
Ifth e driver's seat belt is not fastened.
R On bends wi tha tight radius.
Se Se tting A
tting A ctiv
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision 5
Active Brake Assist #
Select the desired setting.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
% It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assist acti vated. #
Select Off.
The distance warning function, the autono-
mous braking function and Evasive Steering
Assist are deactivated.
The system is switched on again the next time
th eve hicle is star ted.
% IfAc tive Brake Assist is deactivated, theæ
symbol appears in the status bar of the driv-
er's displa y. T T
r
ra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist F
F
unction of
unction of Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
% This function is available on demand
(/ page 24).
Tr a1c Sign Assist de tects tra1c signs with the
multifunction camera and compares this with
information in the digital navigation map. It assists
yo uby displaying de tected speed limits and over-
ta king restrictions in the driver's display and in
th e head-up displa y.The system can issue a warn-
ing when youex ceed the maximum permissible
speed.
In some countries, the system can pr ovide you
with fu rther functions and can warnyou when you
are approaching pedestrian crossings or when
yo u are about todrive past stop signs or red lights
unintentionall y.
The camera also de tects and anal yses tra1c
signs with a restriction indicated byan additional
sign (e.g. when wet).
Tr a1c Sign Assist portr ays only selected signs in
th e driver's displa y.Ac tual tra1c signs and speed
limits ha vepriority over tra1c signs and speed
limits shown in the driver's displa y. Driving and parking
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T
T
eac
eac hing in, editing and dele
hing in, editing and dele ting biome
ting biometr
tric data
ic data
The biometric data models are sa ved in the sen-
sors in theve hicle. If recognition has been taught-
in, this sensor ser ves as a cont ributory factor for
authentication on the multimedia system. #
Select Protect content .#
Select Facial recognition, Fingerprint recogni-
tion orVoice recognition.
% If necessar y,authenticate yourself on the mul-
timedia system.
A
A ut
ut henticating using f
henticating using f ace r
ace recognition
ecognition #
Close the driver's door or fasten the driver's
seat belt. #
Look at the driver display for about /ve sec-
onds.
Yo ur face is scanned. A message in the driver
display sho wswhe ther facial recognition was
successful or not. You can unlock your user
pro/le and pr otected applications with the
fa cial scan. A A
ut
ut henticating using
henticating using /ng
/nger
erpr
pr ints
ints #
Place and liT your /n gerseveral times on the
/ngerprint sensor under theto uchscreen
(/ page 302).
The /n geris scanned. If the scanning proce-
dure is successful, a message appears on the
cent ral displa y.Yo u can unlock your user pro-
/le and pro tected applications with your /n ger
print.
A
A ut
ut henticating using v
henticating using v oice r
oice recognition
ecognition #
Speak the sentence shown on the central dis-
play and follow theVo ice Assistant's inst ruc-
tions.
If th evo ice recognition was successful, a mes-
sage appears on the central displa y.Yo u can
unlock your user pro/le.
% Avoid backg round or disturbing noises during
vo ice recognition.
Dele Dele ting biome
ting biome tr
tric data
ic data #
Tap on E ,fo rex ample, behind Facial rec-
ognition. #
Select Yes. T
T
eac
eac hing in t
hing in t he v
he vehicle ke
ehicle key f
y f or
or pr
pro/le
o/le selection
selection #
Select Protect content . #
Select Key recognition. #
Have theke yre ady and follow the set-up
assistant's prom pts.
The user pro/le is lin kedto the selected key.If
yo u open theve hicle with theke y,the light,
mir ror and seat settings foryo ur user pro/le
are pre-activated. The keyyo u are cur rently
using for unlocking is used.
The key is only storedforth e driver and for
one user pro/le.
Selecting a user
Selecting a user
% When you call up your driver pro/le, the driv-
er's seat and the steering wheel can be set.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Press Tap here to cancel. messageonthe
cent ral displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons in
th e driver's door. #
Select Change user. 322 322
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th
e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measu resfo rre scue, reco very or towing away
can then be initiated in quickl y.
R With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is only transfer redto the public
coordination centre with the appr oval of the
cus tomer.
In theev ent of an automatically triggered
emer gency call in which there is no voice con-
ta ct, the accident data is transmitted immedi-
ately tothe public emer gency call centre.
R Ifth e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre is
not available, the 112 emer gency call is ca r-
ri ed out automaticall y.Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of emerg
w of emerg ency call syst
ency call syst ems
ems Bo
th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
th e site of the accident. They help locate an acci-
dent site in places that are di1cult toaccess. Bo
th emer gency call systems can initia tean emer-
ge ncy call automatically (/ page 350) or man-
ual ly ( / page 351).
Only make emer gency calls if you or others are in
need of rescue. Do not make an emer gency call in
th eev ent of a breakdown or a similar situation.
Indicat
Indicat or
ors in t
s in t he displa ys
he displ ays
The following message s appear onthe central dis-
play for bo themer gency call systems:
R SOS NOT READY: theve hicle is not switched
on or the emer gency call system is malfunc-
tioning. This does not necessarily indicate
comple tefailure of the emer gency call system.
Eme rgency calls call still be transmitted.
The display only refers to theve hicle and does
not take account of theav ailability of mobile
phone networ ksand the Mercedes-Benz emer-
ge ncy call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency call
system on theve hicle can be seen when the
SOS NOT READY displaydisappears once the
ve hicle is switched on. R
G: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call.
% Ifth ere is a malfunction of the emer gency call
system, the loudspeakers, microphone, airbag
or the SOS button, forex ample, are faulty.
Yo u can recognise a fault in the emer gency
call system bythefo llowing displa ys:
R A cor responding message will also appear
in the driver's displa y.
R The SOS button lights up red continuousl y. T T
r
rigg
igg er
ering an aut
ing an aut omatic emerg
omatic emerg ency call
ency call R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
Bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) automatically initia tean emer gency call:
R ATer activation of there straint systems su ch
as airbags or seat belt tensioners aTer an
accident 350
350
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