MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

5
Seat fore-and-as position
6 Seat backrest inclination 
Save the settings with the memory function
( pag

e 133).
% The head restraint height will be adjusted
aut

omatically when you adjust the seat height
or the seat fore-and-as position. Adjusting the front passenger seat electrically
fr

om the driver's seat You can call up the following functions for the
fr

ont passenger seat:
= Seat adjustment
= Seat heating
= Seat ventilation
= Memory function 
To select the front passenger seat: pr
ess but-
ton 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. 
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
t

ons on the driver's side door operating unit. 118
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Adjusting the front passenger seat electrically
fr
om the rear 1
Select front passenger seat
2 Head restraint height
3 Seat backrest inclination
4 Seat height
5 Seat f
ore-and-as position 
To select the front passenger seat: pr
ess but-
ton 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. 
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
t

ons on the door operating unit in the rear
passenger compartment.
% You can use the rear-compartment child
saf
ety lock to disable this function
(  page 82). Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support
1
Higher
2 Soser
3 Lower
4 Firmer 
Use buttons 1 t
o 4 to adjust the contour of
the backrest. Seats and stowing
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Adjusting the rear seats electrically
&
WARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
incorrect seat position
The seat belt will not oMer t
he intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. 
Adjust the seat properly before begin-
ning y

our journey. 
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almos

t vertical position and that
the shoulder section of your seat belt is
routed across the centre of your shoul-
der. The switches for adjusting the seats do not move.
Y
ou will therefore receive no direct feedback on
the switch while pressing the switch. Feedback is
provided only by the movement of the seat. 1
Head restraint height
2 Seat backrest inclination 
Make the appropriate adjustments. Head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints on the front seats
&
WARNING Risk of accident due t
o adjust-
ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is
in motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-
lo
wing situations in particular:
= if you adjust the driver's 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,
adjus

t the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel and mirror, and fasten
your seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of injur
y due to incorrectly
adjusted head restraints
If head restraints have not been adjusted cor-
r
ectly, there is an increased risk of injury in 120
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the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an
accident or sudden br aking.
Before driving oM, mak
e sure for every
vehicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye level. Adjust the head restraint
f
ore-and-as position so
that it is as close as possible to the back of your
head.
Moving forward or back 
Take hold of the head restraint on both sides
and pr
ess release knob 1. 
Pull the headrest forwards or push it back-
w
ards. 
Let go of release knob 1. 
To raise or lower: adjus
t the head restraint
using the buttons on the door operating unit
( page 116).
Adjusting the luxury head restraints on the front
seats
Mo

ving forward or back 
Take hold of the head restraint on both sides
and pr
ess release knob 1. 
Pull the headrest forwards or push it back-
w
ards. 
Let go of release knob 1. 
To raise or lower: adjus
t the head restraint
using the buttons on the door operating unit
( page 116).
Adjusting the head restraints of the rear seats
manuall
y (standard seats)
Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close as
possible to the back of your head. Seats and stowing
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To set the centre head restraint in the Nr st
position: pull the head restraint up until it
engages. 
To raise: push r
elease knob 1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow and pull the head restraint up
until it engages. 
To lower: pr
ess release knob 1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow and push the head restraint
down until it engages. Fitting/removing the rear seat head restraints
(s

tandard seats)
Removing 
Release the rear seat backrest and fold it for-
w
ards slightly (  page 138). 
Press release knob 2 and pull t
he head
restraint upwards as far as it will go.
Release knob 1 will extend. 
Push both release knobs 1 and 2 at t
he
same time in the direction of the arrow and
pull out the head restraint. 
Fold the rear seat backrest back until it
eng
ages.
Installing 
Release the rear seat backrest and fold it for-
w
ards slightly (  page 138). 
Insert the head restraint such that the notches
on t
he bar are on the les when viewed in the
direction of travel. 
Push the head restraint down until it engages. 
Fold the rear seat backrest back until it
eng
ages. 122
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Attaching and removing the additional cushion of
t he head restraint in the rear compartment 
To attach the additional cushion: guide long
s
trap 3 of additional cushion 1 over the
back of head restraint 2.
Guide short strap 4 of additional cushion 1
under head r
estraint 2. 
Bring both straps 3 and 4 t
ogether on the
underside of the head restraint and close Vel-
cro fastening 5. 
To remove the additional cushion: open V
elcro
fastening 5. 
Remove additional cushion 1.Attaching and removing the additional cushion of
t

he head restraint in the rear compartment (pre-
mium seats) 
To attach the additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 on the rear of additional cushion 1. 
Guide Velcro strip 4 be
tween head restraint
2 and strip 3. 
Close Velcro strip 4. Seats and stowing
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To change the position of the additional cush-
ion: mo ve additional cushion 1 up or down.
To remove the additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 of additional cushion 1.
Remove additional cushion 1.
Attaching a heated additional cushion 
Attach the additional cushion to the head
r

estraint as described. 
Move the head restraint to the very top. 
Push press-studs 2 on t
he additional strap
into counterpieces 1 on the head restraint.
Move the head restraint to the desired height. Switching neck heating from the additional cush-
ion on/oM 
Make sure that press-studs 2 on t
he addi-
tional strap are correctly pushed into counter-
pieces 1 on the head restraint. 
Ensure that the "Couple neck heating to seat
heating" function is activ

e ( page 125) in
the multimedia system. 
Activate or deactivate the seat heating
( pag

e 127).
Folding the centre head restraint into position and
f
olding it down manually (premium seats)
The centre head restraint has a usage position
and a non-usage position. The usage position is
the upright position in which the head restraint is
locked; the non-usage position is the position in
which the head restraint is folded downwards.
When the centre seat is used, the head restraint
must be in the upright, locked usage position. 
To fold into position: pull t
he head restraint
upwards until it engages. 124
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Folding down

Press button 1. 
Fold down the head restraint completely. ConNguring
t he seat settings Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
A

djusting the air cushions 
On the corresponding menu, adjust the air
cushions f
or Lumbar, Shoulders or Side bol-
sters.
Setting the seat heating balance 
Select Heating settings . 
Select Seat heating balance . 
Adjust the heat distribution for the desired
seat.
% The seat heating balance can be set in the
Seat climate control menu in t

he rear.
Coupling neck heat to seat heating 
Select Additional neck warmer. 
Switch the function for the desired seat on or
oM.
If t

he function is active, the neck heat of the
additional cushion has been coupled to the
seat heating. Setting automatic seat adjustment
&
WARNING Risk of becoming tr
apped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aser
calling up a driver proNle
Selecting a user pr
oNle may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat to the position saved
under the user proNle. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. 
Make sure that when the position of the
dr
iver's seat is being adjusted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of move-
ment.
If there is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, s
top the adjustment process immedi-
ately: 
a) Tap the warning message on the cen-
tr

al display.
or Seats and stowing
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b) Press a memory function position but-
t
on or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
5 Position seat automatically
Manuall

y adjusting driver's seat and steering
wheel position to body size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat and
steering wheel position on the basis of the driver's
body size and sets this directly. 
To set the unit of measurement: select cm or
ft/in . 
Set the size using the scale. 
Select Start positioning .
The dr
iver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjusted to the body size that has been set.
% You can also conNgur
e these settings via the
Mercedes me user account for your user pro-
Nle. By synchronising the proNles in the vehi-
cle and the Mercedes me connect proNles,you can carry over these settings for your
v
ehicle. Further information about synchronis-
ing user proNles .
% If the driver's seat and steering wheel position
calculat
ed by the vehicle is not practical or
comfortable, it can be manually adapted at
any time via the control buttons.
The outside mirrors are not set via this func-
tion. Instead, they have to be set manually via
the operating switches. Overview of massage programmes
%
Depending on the vehicle equipment, diMer
ent
massage programmes are available:
= Relaxing Massage R

elaxing back massage
with increasing wave motions and then sooth-
ing movements.
= Hot Relaxing back Based on hot stone mas-
sage, the programme combines heat and mas-
sage. It starts by massaging the back. In addi-
tion, warm pressure points become noticea-
ble, starting in the pelvic area. =
Hot Relaxing shoulders Combination of heat
and massag

e. It starts by massaging the
shoulders. In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
= Activating Massage Activating massage pro-
gramme with upward-moving relaxing waves.
= Classic Massage Calming back massage pro-
gramme.
= Wave Massage Regenerating massage pro-
gramme via relaxing waves across the back
and in the seat cushion.
= Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage pro-
gramme with upward-moving relaxing waves.
Can promote slower, deeper respiration. This
can improve the supply of oxygen to cells and
the brain.
= Workout, backrest and Workout, cushion
These programmes require your cooperation.
Alternating between tensing and releasing
helps to improve blood Oow to your muscles.
Press against a pressure point as soon as you
feel it to activate back, abdominal and leg
muscles. 126
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=
Depth waves W ave-like movements in the
cushion can promote blood Oow and meta-
bolic processes in the lower back and legs.
= Deep workout Connect the Workout, back-
rest to the Workout, cushion. The vibrations
in the cushion intensify the eMectiveness of
tensing and releasing muscles when you tense
against the pressure point. This supports met-
abolic processes and blood Oow in the but-
tocks and legs. Selecting the massage programme for the front
seats Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage 
Select a massage programme (  pag
e 126).
Start the programme for the desired
seat ;. 
To set the massage intensity: switc
h High
intensity on or oM.
% The availability of this function is dependent
on t
he vehicle's equipment. Resetting seat settings
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat 
Select Reset . 
Select