MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2023 Owners Manual

\bOnly vehicles with a multimedia system withnavigation have this function.

q Assistance functions of DIGITAL LIGHT
DIGITAL LIGHT visually expands on the driver assistance systems by projecting the assistant
displays in front of the vehicle while it is in
motion. DIGITAL LIGHT can therefore help the
driver in critical situations.
\bThe availability of the functions is dependent on the country.
The system will be active in the following cases:
= The light switch is in the X position.
= High beam is switched on.
\bIf you activate the head-up display with aug-
mented reality, the projections can be deacti-vated depending on the situation.\bDepending on the country in which you arecurrently driving, certain functions may be
disabled due to di"Merent legal requirements,
even if they are enabled in the multimedia
system. When you cross a border, the vehicle
will automatically adapt to the applicable requirements.Spotlight
The spotlight function runs in the background and
"Oashes the headlamps in four short bursts at per-
sons detected within the lane markings. You will be made aware of the position of oncomingpedestrians by a projected symbol.
The function will be active in the following circum-
stances:
= You are driving outside illuminated areas.
= The system detects a lane marking.
Notes
If Tra"Pc Sign Assist detects a roadworks zone,
the system will provide support as follows:
= A corresponding symbol will be projected onto
the road when you enter a roadworks zone.
Observe the system limitations of Tra"Pc Sign
Assist (  page 278).

q Switching the Intelligent Light System on/o"M
Requirements
= The ignition is switched on.
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Multimedia system:4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 MULTIBEAM LEDActivate or deactivate Dynamic Low Beam.\bIn vehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
the Intelligent Light System can be switched
on and o"M on the DIGITAL LIGHT menu.
Activating or deactivating enhanced assistance
functions
\bThe availability of the functions is dependent on the country.Select Supporting Projections .Activate or deactivate the desired projection.Switch Projection for locator lighting/vehicle
stop on or o"M.
If the locator lighting or the exterior switch-o"M
delay time is activated, a high-resolution greet-
ing or farewell scene will be played back for a
short period of time when the vehicle is
opened or locked. You can choose between
the Digital Rain and Star Wave sequences.\bMore information on locator lighting
(  page 173)
More information on the exterior switch-o"M
delay time (  page 173)
Adaptive Highbeam Assist

qAdaptive Highbeam Assist function
&WARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist
Adaptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
= Road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
= Road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
= Road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. by a barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may fail to recognize other road users with their own lighting, or may recognize them
too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users.Always observe the road and tra"Pc con-
ditions carefully and switch o"M the high
beam in good time.Adaptive Highbeam Assist cannot take into
account road, weather or tra"Pc conditions.
Detection may be restricted in the following
cases:
= In poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
= if there is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid. You are
responsible for adjusting the vehicle\bs lighting to the prevailing light, visibility and tra"Pc conditions.170Light and visibility

Adaptive Highbeam Assist automatically switches
between the following types of light:
= Low-beam headlamps
= High beam
At speeds greater than 19 mph (30 km/h): = If no other road users are detected, high beam
will switch on automatically.
The high beam will switch o"M automatically in the
following cases:
= At speeds below 16 mph (25 km/h)
= If other road users are detected
= If street lighting is su"Pcient\bThe system\bs optical sensor is located behind
the windshield near the overhead control
panel.

q Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist on/o"M
Switching on
Turn the light switch to the X position.Switch on high beam using the combination
switch.
If Adaptive Highbeam Assist is activated, the

Always observe the road and tra"Pc con-
ditions carefully and switch o"M the high
beam in good time.Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or tra"Pc conditions.
Detection may be restricted in the following
cases:
= In poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
= if there is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. You are responsible for adjusting the vehicle\bs lighting to the prevailing light, visibility and tra"Pc condi-
tions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
switches between the following types of light:
= Low-beam headlamps
= Partial high beam
= High beam
= ULTRA RANGE Highbeam (only vehicles with
DIGITAL LIGHT)
ULTRA RANGE Highbeam increases the bright-
ness of the cone of light to the legally permitted
maximum.
Partial high beam does not include other road users in the high beam area. It does not dazzle
them but enables full high-beam illumination for
the driver apart from the excluded vehicles. Highly
re"Oective signs are also illuminated with reduced
brightness.
At speeds below 16 mph (25 km/h) or when
there is su"Pcient street lighting:
= Partial high beam and high beam will be
switched o"M automatically.
At speeds greater than 19 mph (30 km/h):
= If no other road users are detected, high beam
will switch on automatically.
= If other road users are detected, partial high
beam will switch on automatically.
at speeds below 25 mph (40 km/h): = The ULTRA RANGE Highbeam will switch o"M
automatically.172Light and visibility

At speeds above 31 mph (50 km/h):
= If no other road users are detected, the road is
straight and it is not raining heavily, the ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched on auto-
matically.
= If other road users are detected, partial high
beam will switch on automatically.
= If highly re"Oective signs are detected, ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched o"M auto-
matically.\bThe system\bs optical sensor is located behind the windshield near the overhead control
panel.

q Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
on/o"M (Canada)
Switching on
Turn the light switch to the X position.Switch on high beam using the combination
switch.
If Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is activated, the

Interior lighting
Adjusting the interior lighting
1 JSwitches the front interior lighting on/
o"M.2 BSwitches the rear interior lighting on/
o"M.3 3Switches automatic interior lighting
control on/o"M.To switch reading lamps on/o"M: hold your
hand under the respective reading lamp 4 or
5 .Operating unit inside the grab handle (rear
passenger compartment)1 =Reading lamp on the respective side of
the vehicle2 BRear interior lightingTo switch reading lamps on: press button 1.
The reading lamp, the interior lighting in the grab handle and the dome lamp on the
respective side of the vehicle will light up.To switch reading lamps o"M: press button 1
once or twice.
When you press it once, the interior lighting in
the grab handle and the dome lamp on the
respective side of the vehicle will go out.
When you press it twice, the reading lamp on
the respective side of the vehicle will go out.To switch the rear interior lighting on/o"M:
press button 2.
The reading lamps, the interior lighting in the
grab handle and the dome lamps on both
sides of the vehicle will light up or go out.
Adjusting the ambient lighting
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Ambient Light
Setting the color
Select Color.Select Monochrome or Multi-color .Set the desired color or color scheme.174Light and visibility

Adjusting the brightnessSelect Brightness .Adjust the brightness.\bDepending on the ambient light, the ambient
lighting will automatically switch between day and night modes.
Activating the brightness for zones
Select Brightness .Switch o"M Link Zones .
The Direct , Indirect and Accents zones can be
set separately.\bThe Light Band zone can also be set in vehi-
cles with active ambient lighting.
Activating e"Mects
&WARNING Risk of accident despite the
ambient lighting and active ambient light-
ing e"Mects being activated
The warning assistance e"Mects are fully active
only when the relevant driving or driving safety
systems are activated in the Driving Assis-
tance menu.
Make sure that the relevant driving or
driving safety systems are activated.\bObserve the notes on driving systems and your responsibility; you may otherwise fail torecognize dangers (  page 252).Select Effects .Activate the desired e"Mect.\bDepending on the vehicle equipment, di"Merent
e"Mects are available.
Operating feedback e"Mects
= Climate : If changes are made to the tempera-
ture setting in the vehicle, the color of the
ambient lighting will change brie"Oy.
= Voice Assistant : For vehicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, the voice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
= Greeting : When you get into the vehicle, a
special color animation will play.
Warning assistance e"Mects
= Warning When Exiting : If an object is detected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
the vehicle, the ambient lighting in the a"Mec-
ted door will "Oash red.
Further information on the exit warning
(  page 284).
= Active Lane Keeping Assist : If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the active ambient lighting will "Oash red.
Further information on Active Lane Keeping Assist (  page 287).
= Active Brake Assist : If there is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
the center of the cockpit will "Oash bright red.
Further information on Active Brake Assist
(  page 274).
= Active Blind Spot Assist : In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting on the a"Mected side will "Oash red if there is a
warning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Further information on Active Blind Spot
Assist (  page 284).Light and visibility175

Multi-color Animation= The chosen color combination will change at
prede"Nned intervals.\bIn vehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be played.\bThe desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
the = symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di"Merent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e"Mects are available.\bIf the brightness is set to a low level, warning
animations will be displayed at a higher basic
brightness.Switching the interior lighting switch-o"M delay
time on/o"M
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Interior/Exterior Lighting
5 Interior Lighting Delay
Activate or deactivate Interior Lighting Delay .
If this function is active, the interior lighting
will be switched on for a short time a"ser the
end of the journey.Windshield wiper and windshield washer system
Switching the windshield wipers on/o"M
GZ Windshield wipers o"MHb Automatic wiping, normalIc Automatic wiping, frequentJ

Turn the combination switch to the corre-
sponding position G - K .Single wipe/washing: push the button on the
combination switch in the direction of arrow
1 .
=

Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
other hand, turn the wiper blade away from
the wiper arm in the direction of arrow 1 as
far as it will go.Slide catch 2 in the direction of arrow 3
until it engages in the removal position.Remove the wiper blade from the wiper arm in
the direction of arrow 4.Installing the wiper bladesInsert the new wiper blade into the wiper arm
in the direction of arrow 1.Slide catch 2 in the direction of arrow 3
until it engages in the locking position.Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor-
rectly.Fold the wiper arms back onto the windshield.Switch on the vehicle.Press the