MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

Vehicles without Driving Assistance Package:
= A
t speeds up to approximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead.
= At speeds up to approximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead, pedestrians walk-
ing in the direction of travel and stationary
vehicles.
= At speeds up to approximately 70 km/h when
approaching crossing pedestrians and
cyclists.
= At speeds up to approximately 60 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians and
cyclists.
Vehicles with Driving Assistance Package: = At speeds up to approximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead.
= At speeds up to approximately 120 km/h
when approaching crossing vehicles, pedes-
trians and cyclists.
= At speeds up to approximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles.
= At speeds up to approximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead. =
A t speeds up to approximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians and
cyclists.
Cancelling a brake application of Active Brake
Assist
You can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assist at any time by: = Fully depressing the accelerator pedal or with
kickdown.
= Releasing the brake pedal.
Active Brake Assist may cancel the brake applica-
tion when one of the following conditions is fulNl-
led:
= You manoeuvre to avoid the obstacle.
= There is no longer a risk of collision.
= An obstacle is no longer detected in front of
your vehicle. Reaction to oncoming road users (only vehicles
wit h Driving Assistance Package)
Active Brake Assist can also react to detected
oncoming road users:
= Reaction up to speeds of approximately
100 km/h
= Warning for oncoming road users through
acoustic warning and warning lamp
= Autonomous braking application in order to
reduce the severity of an accident
Evasive Steering Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despit
e Eva-
sive Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cannot always recog-
nise objects or com
plex traPc situations
clearly.
Moreover, the steering support provided by
Evasive Steering Assist is not suPcient to
avoid a collision. 268
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Always pay careful attention to the tr aPc
situation; do not rely on Evasive Steering
Assist alone. 
Be prepared to brake or swerve if neces-
sar

y. 
End the support by actively steering in
non-cr
itical situations. 
Drive at an appropriate speed if there
ar

e pedestrians close to the path of your
vehicle. Evasive Steering Assist has the following charac-
t

eristics:
= Detection of pedestrians, cyclists and vehi-
cles.
= Assistance through power-assisted steering if
it detects a swerving manoeuvre.
= Activation by an abrupt steering movement
during a swerving manoeuvre.
= Assistance during swerving and straightening
of the vehicle. =
R
eaction from a speed of approximately
20 km/h up to a speed of approximately
110 km/h.
The steering support of Evasive Steering Assist
can be cancelled at any time by counter steering.
System limits
Full system performance is not yet available for a
short time aser switching on the vehicle or aser
driving oM. As long as the functions are restricted,
the

Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Collision avoidance 
Activate or deactivate the function.
% It is recommended that you always leave
A
ctive Brake Assist activated.
When Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the dis-
t
ance warning function, the autonomous braking
function and Evasive Steering Assist are deactiva-
ted.
% If Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the

fic sign with a maximum permissible speed can be
sho
wn in the head-up display. If two speed signs
are shown in the driver's display, forexample when
speed limits are detected, the value of les-hand
speed limit 1 is transmitted to the limiter, cruise
control or Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC for
adoption and is shown in the head-up display.
If Speed Limit Assist cannot determine the cur-
rent maximum permissible speed (e.g. due to
missing signs), the following display appears in
the driver's display: This is displayed continuously if the vehicle is in a
countr

y where Speed Limit Assist is not suppor-
ted. Speed Limit Assist is not available in all coun-
tries.
System limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
particularly in the following situations:
= If visibility is poor, e.g. due to insuPcient illu-
mination of the road, highly variable shade conditions, rain, snow, fog, swirling dust or
hea

vy spray.
= If there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traPc,
direct sunlight or reOections.
= If there is dirt on the windscreen in the vicinity
of the multifunction camera or if the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
= If traPc signs are diPcult to detect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow, ice, insuPcient lighting or driving
too close to the vehicle in front, or because
they are covered, faded, damaged, badly posi-
tioned or twisted.
= Digital LED traPc signs may not be detected
correctly or at all due to technical factors,
suchas transmission frequency.
= If signs or the road layout is ambiguous, e.g.
traPc signs in roadworks, at exits and ramps,
in neighbouring lanes or parallel roads.
= If signs do not conform to the standard.
= If signs or road layouts are speciNc to the
country, forexample, at or beyond construc-
tion sites. =
Aser shar
p turns and tight bends, when traPc
signs are outside the camera's Neld of vision.
= If you overtake vehicles with traPc signs
which are aPxed or attached to them.
= If you are using transport equipment secured
with a trailer coupling, suchas a bicycle rack,
the system may react to restrictions for car/
trailer combinations.
Setting Speed Limit Assist
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Speed Limit Assist
Setting an additional audible indication 
Activate or deactivate the function.
Setting the warning threshold
This v
alue determines the speed at which a warn-
ing is issued when exceeded. 
Select Warning threshold. 
Set the desired speed. Driving and parking
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%
When one of the following systems is active,
t he detected speed can be manually adopted
as the speed limit:
= Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
= Cruise control
= Variable limiter
Further information about Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC ( page 254). TraPc
Sign Assis
tFunction of
T
raPc Sign Assist
% This function is an on-demand feature
(  pag

e 26).
TraPc Sign Assis
t detects traPc signs with the
multifunction camera and compares this with
information in the digital navigation map. It assists
you by displaying detected speed limits and over-
taking restrictions in the driver's display and in
the head-up display. The system can issue a warn-
ing when you exceed the maximum permissible
speed. In some countries, the system can provide you
wit
h further functions and can warn you when you
are approaching pedestrian crossings or when
you are about to drive past stop signs or red lights
unintentionally.
The camera also detects and analyses traPc
signs with a restriction indicated by an additional
sign (e.g. when wet).
TraPc Sign Assist portrays only selected signs in
the driver's display. Actual traPc signs and speed
limits have priority over traPc signs and speed
limits shown in the driver's display.
Also observe the following information:
= select a speed adapted to the traPc, sur-
roundings and weather conditions
= observe actual traPc signs
= observe applicable traPc rules and regula-
tions
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognise
dangers ( page 237). Displays in the driver's display
1
Permissible speed
2 Permissible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction
The system can show up to two tr
aPc signs in the
driver's display simultaneously. The system always
prioritises displaying speed limits. Up to one traf-
fic sign with a maximum permissible speed can be
shown in the head-up display. If two speed signs
are shown in the driver's display, forexample when
speed limits are detected, the value of les-hand
speed limit 1 is transmitted to the limiter, cruise
control or Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC for
adoption and is shown in the head-up display. 272
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Examples of
tr aPc signs which can be displayed
TraPc Sign Assist can detect and display following
traPc signs 1:
= speed limits
= end of the speed limit
= overtaking restrictions
= play streets
= depending on the country: signs showing the
start or end of motorways and dual carriage-
ways TraPc
Sign Assis
t can detect following additional
signs 3 and, if necessary, analyse the relevance
of the restrictions using other vehicle sensors:
= when wet
= slippery road surfaces
= in fog
= temporary restrictions
= exits
= restrictions for car/trailer combinations
TraPc Sign Assist also uses data from the digital
street map in the navigation system. When you
leave or enter a municipality or change roads, on
a motorway exit or slip road forexample, or aser
you turn at a junction, the display in the driver's
display can thus be updated without a traPc sign
having been detected.
Depending on vehicle equipment and country, the
system can also display speed restrictions ahead
in the driver's display and in the head-up display.
The driver's display can also show the distance to
an upcoming lower limit speed. For this purpose,
information from the digital road map of the navi-
gation system is used. The Assistance menu can also display a dynamic visualisation of the speed
limits ahead.
If T
raPc Sign Assist cannot determine the cur-
rently applicable maximum permissible speed
(e.g. due to missing signs), the following display
appears in the driver's display: TraPc
Sign Assis
t is not available in all countries.
If the vehicle is in a country where TraPc Sign
Assist is not supported, this is displayed continu-
ously.
% Also observe the information on display mes-
sag
es in TraPc Sign Assist (  page 458).
Warning when the maximum permissible speed is
e
xceeded
The system can warn you if you unintentionally
exceed the maximum permissible speed. To do
this, you can specify in the multimedia system by
how much the maximum permissible speed can
be exceeded before a warning is issued. You can
set the warning to visual only (the traPc sign Driving and parking
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Oashes
three times in the driver's display) or vis-
ual and acoustic, including a warning tone.
Additional functions of TraPc Sign Assist (coun-
try-speciNc)
Warning for no-entry signs: TraPc Sign Assist can
warn you if you drive the wrong way down a sec-
tion of road, forexample on motorway slip roads
or one-way streets.
Warning at pedestrian crossings: if you approach
pedestrian crossings, provided that pedestrians
are in the danger zone or are moving towards it,
TraPc Sign Assist can warn you up to a speed of
approximately 70 km/h.
Warning at stop signs: TraPc Sign Assist can warn
you up to a speed of approximately 70 km/h if
you are about to drive past a stop sign uninten-
tionally. For this to be possible, the signs must be
clear, forexample if the system detects more than
one stop sign, or a stop sign can be conNrmed
using the digital navigation map. No warning can
be issued if several diMerent signs are detected.
Warning at red lights: TraPc Sign Assist can warn
you up to a speed of approximately 70 km/h if you are about to drive through a red light uninten-
tionall
y.
The following conditions must be fulNlled:
= Several traPc lights have been detected.
= All traPc lights detected are red.
= At least one of the red traPc lights detected is
on the front passenger side beside the vehi-
cle's own lane.
= The traPc lights are in the following sequence
(from top to bottom): red, yellow, green.
% If the function is available, you can activate or
deactiv
ate the warnings at pedestrian cross-
ings, stop signs and red lights in the TraPc
Sign Assist menu under Further warnings
(  page 275).
System limits
The sy
stem may be impaired or may not function
particularly in the following situations:
= If visibility is poor, e.g. due to insuPcient illu-
mination of the road, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, snow, fog, swirling dust or
heavy spray. =
If t
here is glare, e.g. from oncoming traPc,
direct sunlight or reOections.
= If there is dirt on the windscreen in the vicinity
of the multifunction camera or if the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
= If traPc signs are diPcult to detect, e.g.
because they are dirty, covered, faded, cov-
ered with ice, damaged, badly positioned,
poorly lit or twisted.
= Active traPc signs with LED displays may not
be detected correctly or at all due to technical
factors, suchas transmission frequency.
= If the information on the navigation system's
digital map is incorrect, incomplete or out of
date.
= If signs or the road layout is ambiguous, e.g.
traPc signs in roadworks, at exits and ramps,
in neighbouring lanes or parallel roads.
= If signs do not conform to the standard.
= If signs or road layouts are speciNc to the
country and deviate from the route guidance
in the navigation system, e.g. at or beyond
construction sites. 274
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=
Aser shar
p turns and tight bends, when traPc
signs are outside the camera's Neld of vision.
= If you overtake vehicles with traPc signs
which are aPxed or attached to them.
= If you are using transport equipment secured
to the vehicle with a trailer coupling, suchas a
bicycle rack, restrictions for car/trailer combi-
nations may be considered valid if applicable.
Setting TraPc Sign Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic Sign Assist
Activating or deactivating the speed warning 
Activate or deactivate Speed limit warning.
Activating or deactivating further functions of Traf-
f
ic Sign Assist 
Switch Further warnings or Additional warn-
ing tone on or oM.
Setting the warning threshold
This v
alue determines the speed at which a warn-
ing is issued when exceeded. 
Set the desired speed under Warning thresh-
old .
% This function is an on-demand feature
(  pag

e 26). TraPc
light vie
w Information about the
tr
aPc light view
The traPc light view supports the driver when
waiting in front of a red light by displaying the
camera image on the central display. The camera
image is displayed when the driver is the Nrst vehi-
cle in front of the red light and faded out when the
vehicle drives oM.
Displaying traPc light view
Requirements: = The Traffic light view option is switched on .
= A traPc light view is available.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic light view
% This function is not available in all countries. If the vehicle is in
Nr
st position at a traPc light,
the camera image with traPc light view is shown
on the central display.
When the vehicle pulls away, the camera image is
faded out. 
Activate D or deactiv
ate E Traffic
light view .
Using other available functions 
Select =. 
Select On request or Automatic .
If On request is se
t and a traPc light view is
available, the Please tap here for traffic light
view. message is displayed. The camera image
is shown aser conNrmation of the message.
When Automatic is set, the camera image is
automatically displayed when the traPc light
view is available. Driving and parking
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Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind
Spo t Assist with exit warning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist use
radar sensors to monitor the area up to 40 m
behind and 3 m next to your vehicle.
The system can detect vehicles travelling from
speeds of approximately 12 km/h and issue a
warning if they move into the monitoring range.
Status display in the driver's display

Exit warning
The e
xit warning is an additional function of Blind
Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist and can
warn vehicle occupants attempting to leave a sta-
tionary vehicle about approaching vehicles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit
e exit
warning
The exit warning neither reacts to stationary
objects nor t
o persons or road users
approaching you at a greatly diMering speed.
The exit warning cannot warn drivers in these
situations. 
Always pay particular attention to the
tr
aPc situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is suPcient clear-
ance. If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range,
t
he red warning lamp lights up in the correspond-
ing outside mirror.
If a vehicle occupant pulls the door handle on the
side of the warning, a warning tone sounds twice
and the ambient lighting in the respective door and the warning lamps in the corresponding out-
side mir

ror Oash red.
% Vehicles with ambient lighting: t
he Warning
assistance of the ambient lighting can be
activated and deactivated ( page 169).
% The warning assistance can diMer depending
on t
he equipment and may vary according to
the setting.
This exit warning is only available when Blind Spot
Assis
t is active.
Aser the vehicle is switched oM, the exit warning
continues to function for a few minutes. When the
outside mirror warning lamp Oashes three times,
the exit warning is no longer available.
The exit warning is only an aid and not a substi-
tute for the attention of vehicle occupants. The
responsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving the vehicle remains with the vehi-
cle occupants. System limits
Blind Spo

t Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist may
be limited in the following situations, in particular:
= if there is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
= in poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy rain or
snow
= if there are narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles or
motorbikes
= if the road has very wide or narrow lanes
= if vehicles are not driving in the middle of their
lane
Warnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar continuous lane
borders. Always make sure that there is suPcient
distance to the side for other traPc or obstacles.
Warnings may be interrupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, for example lorries, for a pro-
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist are
not operational when reverse gear is engaged. Driving and parking
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