2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON seats

Symbols
Symbols
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t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ........... 8
Indicator and warning lamps (with driver
camera) ........................................................ 10
Overhead control panel ................................. 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......14
Control settings in there ar passen ger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 18 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 20 20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 20 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 21 21
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 21
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 21
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 22
Owner's Manual ............................................ 23
To uch-sensitive controls ................................ 23
Mercedes me App ......................................... 24 Operating saf
ety ............................................ 24
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 26
Diagnostics connection ................................. 35
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 36
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 36
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 37
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 37
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 37
Implied warranty .......................................... .38
QR code forre scue card .............................. .38
Data storage .................................................38
Copyright ...................................................... 41 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty............................................ 42 42
Re straint system .......................................... .42
Seat belts .................................................... .44
Airbags ......................................................... 49
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 60
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 61
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 62
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 83 Opening and closing Opening and closing
...................................... 84 84
Ke y ...............................................................84
Doors ............................................................ 88
Boot .............................................................. 97
Side windo ws.............................................. 103
Sliding sunroof ............................................ 107
Ro ller sunblinds ...........................................1 12
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 13 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 116 116
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 116
Seats ..........................................................1 16
St eering wheel ............................................ 136
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 138
Memory function ......................................... 139
Memory function in there ar compartment .. 141
St ow age areas ............................................ 144
Cup holde rs................................................ 154
Soc kets ....................................................... 154
Coolb ox...................................................... 156
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 159
Fi tting and removing the 0oor mats ............. 162 2 2
Contents

1
ßÜLoc ks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
89
2 Adjusts the seats electrically →
116
3 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
134
4 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
135
5 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
119
6 V Operates the memory function →
140
7 Í Operates the outside mir rors →
176
8 W Opens/closes theright side window →
103
9 W Opens/closes there ar right side window →
103 A
p Opens/closes the boot lid →
97
B D Rear-window roller sunblind →
112
C S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
83
D Opens the door →
89
E W Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
103
F W Opens/closes the leT side window →
103
G Adjusts the head restraints →
127
H Seat adjustment using the multimedia system →
131 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
15
15

1
Climate control rear operating unit →
182
2 Elect ronics compartment in the centre console
230 V soc ket →
155
3 j Setsthe fully reclined position →
121
4 V Selects the front passenger seat →
120
5 s Switches there ar seat ventilation on/o. →
135
6 w Switches there ar seat heating on/o. →
134
7 Adjusts reclining rear seats elect rically →
120
8 a Resets the standard seat adjustment set-
tings →
121 9
V Memory function in there ar compart-
ment →
142
A Stow age box in the seat backrest
Re frigerator box →
156
B Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
C MBUX rear tablet brac ket
D Cup holder At
a glance – Control settings in there ar passen ger compartment
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+ ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage caused bynot using recycled
re conditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGo.ers recycled recondi-
tioned components and parts with the same
qu ality as new parts. The same entitlement
from the implied warranty is valid as for new
parts. #
Recycled reconditioned components and
parts from Mercedes‑Benz AG.*
N
NO
OTE
TE Impairm ent ofthe operating e1-
ciency of there straint systems from
installing accessor y parts or fromrepairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors forth ere straint sys-
te ms, may be ins talled in thefo llowing areas
of your vehicle:
R Doors R
Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centre console
R Lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio systems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have accessory parts retro/tted at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardise the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been app rove dby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems, e.g. the brake system, may malfunction.
Only use Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Only use tyres, wheels and acces-
sory parts that ha vebeen speci/cally appr oved
fo ryo ur vehicle model. Mercedes-Benz
tests original pa rts and con ver-
sion parts and accessory parts that ha vebeen
speci/cally appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model for
th eir reliability, saf ety and suitability. Despite
ongoing mar ketre sear ch, Mercedes-Benz is
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefore accepts no responsibility forth e use of
such parts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1cially appr oved or independ-
ently appr ovedby ate sting centre.
Ce rtain parts are only o1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they comply with
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rts meet the appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr oved parts may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral opera ting permit.
This is the case in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle type is di.erent from that for
which theve hicle's general opera ting permit
wa sgr anted.
R Other road users could be endangered.
R The exhaust gas or noise le velget swo rse. 22 22
General no
tes

Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible about
any
change in address or vehicle ownership. Yo u
can do this at a Mercedes-Benz service centre,
fo rex ample. Corr Corr
ect use of t
ect use of t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
If yo ure mo veany warning stic kers,yo u or others
could failto recognise cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning stic kers in position.
Obser vethefo llowing information in particular
when driving your vehicle:
R the saf ety no tes in this Owner's Manual, vehi-
cle-speci/c supplements and fu rther supple-
men tary documents
R tech nical data forth eve hicle
R tra1c rules and regulations
R laws and saf etystanda rds per taining tomo tor
ve hicles Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he REAC
he REACH rH regulation
egulation
EU and EFT
EU and EFT A countr
A countries only:
ies onl y: th
e REACH regulation (Regulation (EC) No.
1907/2006, Article 33) stipula tes a duty tosup-
ply information about subs tances of very high
conce rn(SVHCs).
Me rcedes‑Benz AGacts tothe best of its kno wl-
edge toprev ent these SVHCs from being used
and toenable customers tosafely handle these
substances. There are SVHCs known to
Mercedes‑Benz AG, according tosupplier informa-
tion and internal product information, found in
individual components of this vehicle in quantities
of ove r 0.1 percent byweight.
Fu rther information can be obtained at thefo llo w-
ing addresses:
R https://reach.daimler.com/de/home/
R https://reach.daimler.com/en/home/ N
No
ot
tes f
es f or per
or per sons wit
sons wit h electr
h electronic medical aids
onic medical aids
Mercedes-Benz AGcannot, despite carefully
de veloping vehicle systems, comple tely rule out
th e interaction of vehicle systems with elect ronic
medical aids such as card iac pacemakers. In addition,
there are components ins talled in the
ve hicle that, rega rdless of the operating status of
th eve hicle, can generate magnetic /elds on a par
with permanent magnets. These /elds can be
fo und, forex ample, in the area around the multi-
media and sound system or also in the area of the
seats, depending on theve hicle equipment.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llowing can occur in isolated
cases, depending on the aids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adve rse health e.ects
Obser vethe no tes and warnings of the manufac-
turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there
is continuing uncer tainty concerning the possibil-
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-
Benz AGrecommends using only fewelectrical
ve hicle systems and/or main taining a distance
from the components.
Only ha verepairs and maintenance workinthe
area of thefo llowing components car ried out at a
quali/ed specialist workshop:
R vehicle components car rying live voltage General no
tes
37 37

Re
ar seats:
4 Window airbag
7 Side airbag
8 Rear airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by the AIRB AGsymbol. An additional ar row sym-
bol Mindicates the installation location for cer-
ta in airbags.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection forth ere specti ve vehicle occupant.
Po tential pr otection pr ovided byeach airbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo wer leg R
Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Window airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat
occupants
R Centre airbag: head and ribcage
R Rear airbag: head
Inf Inf or
ormation on c
mation on c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front
ont
passeng
passeng er seat
er seat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death if the co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th e co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
th e co-driver seat may be struck bythe co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child restraint
system on a seat wi than ENABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY tothe
CHILD ca n occur. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 80). Also, alw ays obser vethe no
tes on rear wa rd-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint systems on the front passenger seat
(/ page 79).
Inf Inf or
ormation on aut
mation on aut omatic fr
omatic front passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The front passenger airbag can only be deplo yed
in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis o.. If the front passenger seat is
occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during the
journe y,that the status of the front passenger air-
bag is cor rect (/ page 55).
* NO
NOTE
TEDeployment of components of the
re straint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied In an accident,
the components of the
re straint system ma y deployunnecessarily on
th e front passenger side if:
R There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the front passenger seat and
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied. 50
50
Occupant saf
ety

#
Stow objects in a suitable place. #
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Depending on
the de tected accident situation, the
wind owairbag on the front passenger side may
deplo y.The airbag is deplo yedre ga rdless of
whe ther the front passenger seat is occupied.
Inf Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he centr
he centre airbag
e airbag
When triggered, the centre airbag deplo ys
between the front seats. Do not st owany objects
in the deployment area of the centre airbag.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he r
he rear airbag
ear airbag
Alw ays obser vethe information on there ar air-
bag, especially in thefo llowing situations:
R A person is sitting on the outer rear seat.
R You install a child restraint system on the
outer rear seat.
R You st owobjects behind the front seats.
Before beginning the journe y,obser vethe infor-
mation on there ar airbag (/ page 57). Be
awa reofthe status of there specti verear airbag depending on
the situation bo thbefore and during
th e journey (/ page 59).
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he cushionbag in t
he cushionbag in t he r
he reclining
eclining
r
r ear seat
ear seat
The cushionbag o.ers additional occupant pr otec-
tion in theev ent of frontal impacts. When ena-
bled, the cushionbag deplo ysunder the seat cush-
ion. This helps pr event theve hicle occupant from
slipping o. the seat cushion.
If yo u install a child restraint system on there clin-
ing rear seat, alw ays obser vethe additional no tes
( / page 67). Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by t
y the airbags
he airbags Depending on
the accident situation, an airbag
may supplement the pr otection o.ered bya cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
an inco rrect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cannot per form its intended pr otec-
tive function. Each
vehicle occupant must make sure of the
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.Pregnant
wo men must take particular care toensure
th at the lap belt ne ver lies across the
abdomen.
R Adopt the cor rect seat position and keep
as farawa y as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must obser ve
th efo llowing information in particular:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe informa-
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(/ page 116). Occupant saf
ety
51 51

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury from objects in
th e deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr eventthe cor rect deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupants bydeploying.
This may be the case in particular if the airbag
is integ rated into the seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. #
Before commencing your journe y,make
sure that no objects are st owed in the
deployment area of an airbag. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 144). When triggered, the centre airbag
deplo ysbetween the front seats (/ page 49). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,th e airbags
cannot pr otect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. could be
re stric ted. #
You should only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved forth e cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due tomalfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cations or incor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged. #
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. #
Always ha veworkon the doors or door
trim car ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyed airbag no longer o.ers any pr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto a quali/ed
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yed airbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automatic front passen ger airbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat is
occupied bya person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. Occupant saf
ety
53 53