2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS Owners Manual

Mirrors
Operating the outside mirrors
&WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-
ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is
in motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-
lowing situations in particular:
= If you adjust the driver\bs seat, the head
restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror while the vehicle is in motion
= If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-
cle is in motion
Before starting the vehicle: in particular,
adjust the driver\bs seat, head restraint,
steering wheel and mirror, and fasten
your seat belt.&WARNING Risk of accident due to mis-
judgment of distance when using the
front-passenger mirror
The outside mirror on the front passenger side
reOects objects on a smaller scale. The
objects in view are in fact closer than they appear.
Therefore, always look over your shoul-
der to check the actual distance between you and the road users traveling
behind you.Adjusting the outside mirrorsUse button 2 or 4 to select the desired mir-
ror.\bIn vehicles with MBUX Interior Assistant and
driver camera, the required outside mirror can also be preselected automatically via a natural
head movement to the les or
right(  page 320).Light and visibility167

Use button 1 to adjust the position of the
selected mirror.
Folding the outside mirrors in/out
BrieOy press button 3.\bIf the battery has been disconnected or has
discharged, the outside mirrors must be
moved brieOy using button 3. Only then will
the automatic mirror folding function work
properly.
Engaging the outside mirrors
If an outside mirror has been forcibly disengaged,
proceed as follows.
Press and hold button 3.
You will hear a click and the mirror will audibly
engage. The outside mirror will now be set to the correct position.Automatic anti-glare mirrors function&WARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due to the anti-glare mirror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-glare mirror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous to health and cau-
ses irritation. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory organs or
clothing or be swallowed.
If you come into contact with electrolyte, observe the following:
= Immediately rinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
= If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
thoroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
= If the electrolyte is swallowed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughly. Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediately.= Immediately change out of clothing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
= If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediately.
The inside rearview mirror and the outside mirror on the driver\bs side will automatically go into anti-
glare mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen- sor on the inside rearview mirror.
System limits
The system will not go into anti-glare mode if:
= The vehicle is switched oM.
= Reverse gear is engaged.
= The interior lighting is switched on.
Front-passenger outside mirror parking position
function
The parking position makes parking easier.
168Light and visibility

The front-passenger outside mirror will swiveldownwards in the direction of the rear wheel on
the front passenger\bs side when:
= The parking position is stored (  page 169).
= The front-passenger mirror is selected.
= Reverse gear is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mirror will move back
to its original position when:
= You shis the transmission to another transmis-
sion position.
= You are traveling at a speed greater than
9 mph (15 km/h).
= You press the button for the outside mirror on
the driver\bs side.Storing the parking position of the front-
passenger outside mirror using reverse gear
Storing
Select the front-passenger outside mirror using button 2.Engage reverse gear.Move the front-passenger outside mirror into
the desired parking position using button 1.Calling upSelect the front-passenger outside mirror
using button 2.Engage reverse gear.
The front-passenger outside mirror will move into the stored parking position.
Activating/deactivating the automatic mirror fold-
ing function
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Open/Close
Activate or deactivate Automatic Mirror Fold-
ing .Light and visibility169

Area permeable to radio waves on the wind-
shield
Radio-controlled equipment such as toll systems
can be mounted only on areas 1 of the wind-
shield that are permeable to radio waves.
Areas permeable to radio waves 1 are best visi-
ble from outside the vehicle when the windshield
is illuminated with an external light source.
Note this position for vehicles with: = Windshield heater
= Infra-red reOective windshield
*nfrared-reOective windshield function
The infrared-reOective windshield is coated and
reduces the build-up of heat in the vehicle interior.
The coating shields the vehicle interior from radio
waves.170Light and visibility

Overview of climate control systems
Notes on climate control
An interior air Nlter in combination with the preNl-
ter in the engine compartment must always be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution level monitoring and the air Nltration work cor-
rectly. Use Nlters recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. Always have maintenance work
carried out at a qualiNed specialist workshop.
Overview of the THERMATIC climate bar
The indicator lamps indicate that the correspond-
ing functions are activated.
Front climate bar on the central display
(example)1~ Increases the temperature2Upper display area of the climate bar with the
examples of O switching climate control
on/oM ( page 174) and  synchronisa-
tion function (  page 177)3d Defrosts the windshield (  page 175)4Z Switches the A/C function on/oM
(  page 175) or¯ Fine particle preNlter status display
(  page 174)5l Switches the rear window defroster
on/oM6} Reduces the temperature7Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temperature display, display for the
defrost function, airOow, pre-entry climate
control or climate mode8r Switches air-recirculation mode on/oM
(  page 177, 178)9

\bThe climate bar will remain visible even whenthe vehicle is parked or the air conditioning is switched oM ( page 174).\bThe availability of individual functions depends
on the country and equipment.
Overview of the THERMOTRONIC climate bar
The indicator lamps indicate that the correspond- ing functions are activated.
Front climate bar on the central display
(example)1~ Increases the temperature2Upper display area of the climate bar with the
examples of O switching oM climate con-
trol (  page 174), r switching air-recir-
culation mode on/oM ( page 177, 178) and
 synchronisation function (  page 177)3d Defrosts the windshield4Z Switches the A/C function on/oM
(  page 175) or¯ Fine particle preNlter status display
(  page 174)5l Switches the rear window defroster
on/oM6Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temperature display, display for pre-
entry climate control or climate mode7

\bThe availability of individual functions depends
on the country and equipment.
Overview of the rear operating unit
The rear operating unit is available only for vehi-
cles with the THERMOTRONIC air conditioning
control panel.
Example: USA1Sets air distribution to the center and side air
vents in the rear passenger compartment, les2Sets the temperature in the rear passenger
compartment, les3Sets the airOow in the rear passenger com-
partment, les, or switches climate control
on/oM ( page 174)4Switches climate control on/oM
(  page 174)5Sets the airOow in the rear passenger com-
partment, right, or switches climate control on/oM ( page 174)6Sets the temperature in the rear passenger
compartment, right7Sets air distribution to the center and side air
vents in the rear passenger compartment, right8Sets rear climate control to automatic mode,
right9Sets the air distribution to the right rear foot-
well ventsASynchronization is activated (  page 177)BSets the air distribution to the rear les foot-
well ventsCSets rear climate control to automatic mode,
les
The settings for the second row of seats can be
conNgured via the rear operating unit or the multi-
media system (  page 177) depending on the
vehicle\bs equipment.
Climate control173

Operating the climate control system
Switching climate control on/oM
Switching on climate control
Set the airOow to level 1 or higher via