MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

Switc
hingonhigh beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position . #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Swi tching offhigh beam #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1orpull itin thedir ect ion ofarrow
3 .
High-be amflasher #
Pullth ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lind icatoractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycon tinue tooper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. Light
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Ad
aptiv efuncti onsMUL TIBEA MLEDand DIG‐
IT AL LIGHT Int
elligent LightSystem function
In this system, theheadlam psadap tto thedr iv‐
ing and weather situatio n.Italso prov ides exten‐
de dfunc tions forim prove dillumination ofthe
ro ad.
% The availabilit yof thefunc tionsis dependent
on thecount ry.
The system com prises thefo llo wing functions:
R Activehe adlamp s(/ page15 0)
R Cor nering light (/ page 150)
R High wa ymod e(/ page15 1)
R Enha nced foglight funct ion(/ page15 1)
R Bad weather light (/page15 1)
R Citylig hting (/ page15 1)
R Topogr aphical compensat ion(vehicles with
DIGIT ALLIGHT) (/page15 1)
The system isactiv eonl ywhen itis dar k. Ac
tiv ehea dlam psfunc tion R
The headlam psfollo wthesteer ing move‐
ments.
R Releva nt areas arebe tter illu mina teddur ing
a jour ney.
The funct ionsareactiv ewhen thelow beam is
switc hedon.
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
cou rseof thelane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin gwill
also beeva luat edand theactiv eheadlam ps
func tion willadjus tth elight inadv ance. Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned
R Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
43 mph(70 km/h) andwhen thesteer ing
wheel istur ned 15
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Ro
undabout andintersec tion functi on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof theve hicle's current
na vig ation positio n.Itwi llre main activeuntil
af te rth eve hicle hasleftth ero und about orthe
int ersect ion.
Highw aymode function (Cana da)
Hig hwaymode increase sth era ng eand bright‐
ness ofthecon eof light, enabling better visibil‐
ity . The
func tion willbeactiv eif ahighw ayjou rney is
de tected bymeans of:
R The vehicle's speed R
The multifunction camera
R The navig ation system
The func tion isno tactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h)
Enhanced foglight funct ion(Canad a)
The enhan cedfoglight funct ionreduces self-
blinding andimprove sth eillumination ofthe
edg eof thero ad. The
function isaut omat icallyact ivat ed unde rth e
fo llo wing condition s:
R Atspeeds below43 mph(70 km/h) and
when there ar foglight isswitc hedon. The
funct ionisaut omaticall ydeactiv ated under
th efo llo wing condition s:
R When speeds great erthan 62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)arere ac hed.
R When there ar foglight isswitc hedoff.
Fu nction ofthebad weather light (Canada)
The bad weather light reduces reflect ions in
ra inycon dition sby dimming individual LEDsin
th eheadlam ps.The driver and other road user s
ar eblin ded less asare sult.
The city lighting function (Canada)
City lighting improve sth eillumination ofroad‐
sides inurban areas usin gabr oad distribut ionof
light .
The function isact ive in thefo llo wing cases :
R Atlow speeds
R Inilluminat edpar tsof urban areas
Fu nction oftheto pog raphic alco mp ensat ion
Base don map data,thelighting system
re sponds pre-em ptivel yto differe nt road heigh ts.
This mean sth at theheadlam pra ng ere mains vir‐ Light
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tua
llycons tant wh en youar edr ivin gon uphill or
do wnh illgradien ts.
% Onlyvehicles withamultimedia system with
na vig ation have this func tion.
Assis tance functionsoftheDIGIT ALLIGHT
DI GIT AL LIGH Tvisuall yex pands onthedr iver
assis tance systems byprojec tingth eassis tant
di spl aysin front oftheve hicle while itis in
mo tion. DIGIT ALLIGHT canther efor ehelp the
dr iver incritical situation s.
% The availabilit yof thefunc tionsis count ry-
dependen t.
The system isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R The light switc his in the0058 position .
R The high beam isswitc hedon.
% Ifyo uact ivat eth eHead-up Displaywit haug‐
ment edrealit y,thepr ojec tionscan bedeac‐
tiv ated depending onthesituation .
% Depen dingonthecount ryinwhic hyo uar e
cur rentl ydr ivi ng, certain func tionsma ybe
disabled duetodiffere nt lega lre qu iremen ts,
eve nif th ey areenab ledinthemultimedia
sy stem. When abor der iscrossed, theve hi‐ cle
will automaticall yadap tto theva lid
re qu iremen ts.
Spo tligh t The
spotligh tfunc tion runs inthebac kground
and flashes theheadlam psatdetected per sons
wi thin thelane markings infour sho rtbur sts.
The driver ismade awareof theposition of
onc oming pedestrians byapr oject edsymbo l.
The function isact ive unde rth efo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gout side illumi natedareas.
R The system detects alane mar king. Wa
rnings If
Traf fic Sign Assistdetects acor responding sit‐
uation, atriang lewill beproject edont oth ero ad
in thefo llo wing situat ionsatspeeds ofat leas t
30 km/h:
R Youar edr ivin gin theopposit edir ect ion to
th eper missible direct ion oftrav el, e.g. ona
fr ee wa yacc ess road.
R Youar edr ivin gto wa rdsa st op sign without
re ducing your spee d.
R Youar edr ivin gto wa rdsa re dtraf fic light
wi thout reducing your spee d. 15
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Obser
vethesy stem limits ofTraf fic Sign Assist
( / pag e236).
No tes If
Traf fic Sign Assistdetects aro adw orks zone ,
th esy stem will prov ide suppor tas follo ws :
R Acor responding symbolwillbeproject ed
ont oth ero ad when youen tera ro adw orks
zone .
Ob ser vethesy stem limits ofTraf fic Sign Assist
( / pag e236 ). Switc
hingtheInt ellig entLight System
on/of f
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 MULTIB EAMLED #
Switc hDynamic LowBeam onoroff.
% Invehicles withDIGIT ALLIGHT headlamps,
th eInt ellig entLight System can beswitc hed
on and offon theDIGITA LLIGHT menu.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gen hanc edass is‐
ta nc efunc tions
% The availabilit yof thefunc tionsis dependent
on thecount ry. #
Select Sup porting Projectio ns. #
Activateor deacti vate thedesir edprojec tion. #
Activateor deacti vate Projec tionwhen open-
ing/c losing.
If th elocat orlighting ortheex terior switc h-
of fdela ytime isactiv ated, ahigh-r esolution
gr ee ting orfare we llscen ewill beplayedbac k fo
ra shor tper iod oftime when theve hicle is
opened orloc ked.
% Mor einf ormation onlocat orlightin g
(/ page15 7)
Mo reinformatio non theex terior switc h-off
dela ytime (/page15 6) Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s Ligh
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hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to
th epr eva iling light,visibilit yand traffic condi ‐
tions . Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R High beam
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willswitc hon aut omaticall y. The
high beam willswitc hof faut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h)
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt
% The system's optical sensor islocat ed
behind thewindshield neartheove rhead
con trol panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off
Swi tching on #
Turn thelight switc hto the 0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
If Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis act ivat ed,
th e00CE indicat orlam pwill light upon the
dr iver's displa y.
Switc hingoff #
Switc hof fth ehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h. 15
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Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus functi on
(C anada) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus does not
re act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tPlus mayfa ilto recogni zeother road
user swit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cog‐
nize them toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus cannotta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus ison lyan aid.
Yo uar ere sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's
lighting tothepr ev ailin glight ,visi bilit yand traf‐
fi c condi tions. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus automat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam(onlyve hicles with
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UL
TRA RANGE Highbeam increases thebr ight‐
ness ofthecon eof light totheleg allyper mitt ed
maximum.
Pa rtial high beam doesnotinc lude other road
user sin thehigh beam area. Itdoes notblind
th em but enables fullhigh beam illumination for
th edr iver apar tfr om theex clu ded vehicles.
At speeds below16 mp h(25 km/h) orwhen
th er eis suf ficie ntstre et light ing:
R The partial high beam andthehigh beam will
be switc hedoffaut omaticall y.
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willswitc hon aut omaticall y.
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected, thepar tial
high beam willswitc hon aut omaticall y.
At speeds above25 mph(40 km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected on a
st ra ight road, ULTRA RANGEHighbeam will
be swit ched on aut omaticall y.
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected, thepar tial
high beam willswitc hon aut omaticall y. R
Ifhighly reflect ive signs arede tected, ULTRA
RANG EHigh beamwillbe swi tched offau to‐
matical ly.
% The system's optical sensor islocat ed
behind thewindshield neartheove rhead
con trol panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
on/ off(C anada)
Swi tching on #
Turn thelight switc hto the 0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the00CE indicat orlam p
will light upon thedr iver's displa y.
Switc hingoff #
Switc hof fth ehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 MULTIB EAMLED #
Switc hth eDaytime RunningLampson/off.
% Invehicles withDIGIT ALLIGHT headlamps,
th eInt ellig entLight System can beswitc hed
on and offin theDIGITA LLIGHT menu. Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position .
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior/ex teriorlighting
5 Extern alLightin gDelay #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime.
When theve hicle's engine isswitc hedoff,
th eex terior lighting willbeactiv ated forth e
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe locat orlighti ng Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position .
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior/E xterior Lightin g #
Activateor deacti vate Locator Lighting.
When thefunc tion isactiv ated, theex terior light‐
ing will light upfor40 seconds afte rth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youst ar tth eve hicle, the
locat orlight ingisswitc hedoffand automat ic
dr ivin glight sar eact ivat ed. Int
erior light ing Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing 1
004A
Switches thefront interior lighting
on/ off
2 0042
Switchesthere ar interior light ing
on /of f
3 0033
Switches aut omatic interior lighting
con trol on/ off #
Toswitc hre ading lampson/ off:hold your
han dund erthere spectiv ere adin glam p4
or 5. Oper
ating unit insid eth egr ab handle (rear
passe nger comp artment) 1
003D
Readin glam pon there spectiv eside of
th eve hicle
2 0042
Rear interior light ing #
Toswitc hre ading lampson: press butt on
1.
The readin glam p,theint erior lighting inthe
gr ab han dleand thedome lampon the
re spectiv eside oftheve hicle willlight up. Light
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#
Toswitc hre ading lampsoff:pr ess butt on
1 once ortwice.
Af terpr essing itonce, theint erior lighting in
th egr ab handle andthedome lampon the
re spectiv eside oftheve hicle willgoout.
Af terpr essing ittwice, there adin glam pon
th ere spectiv eside oftheve hicle willgoout. #
Toswitc hth ere ar int erior lighting on/
of f:pr ess butt on2.
The readin glam ps,theint erior lighting inthe
gr ab han dleand thedome lampson both
sides oftheve hicle willlight uporgo out. Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Comfort
5 Ambien tLightin g
Se tting thecolor #
Sele ctColor. #
Sele ctMon ochrom eor Multi -color. #
Setth edesir edcolor orcolor combin ation. Ad
jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s. #
Adjus tth ebr ightn ess.
% Depen dingontheambient lightconditions ,
th eambient lightingwillautomaticall yswitc h
be tween dayand night modes.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ss. #
Swi tchof fLi nk Zones .
The Direct,Indi rect andAccent zonescan be
se tsep arately .
% The Light Band zonecanalso be setfo rve hi‐
cles withactiv eambient lighting.
Ac tiv atin gef fects &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
act ivat ed effects ofamb ient lighti ngand
acti veambie ntlight ing
To use theWa rning Assista nce effects, the
re spectiv efunctions mustbe activ ated inthe
dr iver assis tmenu. #
Mak esur eth at thefunc tionsand
assis tsareswitc hedon. %
Obser vetheno teson driving systems and
yo ur responsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto
re cogni zedangers(/ page 210). #
Select Effects . #
Activateth edesir edeffect.
% Depe nding ontheve hicle equipment, differ‐
ent effects areav ailable.
Operatin gfe edbac kef fects
R Clima te:Ifch ang esaremade tothete mp era‐
tur ese tting intheve hicle, thecolor ofthe
ambie ntlight ingwill chang ebr ief ly.
R Voice Assistant: Forve hicles withactiv e
ambient lighting,thevo ice assis tant isvis u‐
al ly ani ma ted.
Wa rning assis tance effects
R Warning WhenExiting :If an obje ctisde tec‐
te din theblind spotwhile youar eget ting out
of theve hicle, theambient lightinginthe
af fect ed doo rwi llflash red. 15
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