MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

The function is automatically deactivated under
th
efo llowing conditions:
R When speeds greater than 100 km/h are
re ached.
R When there ar fog light is switched o..
F F unction of t
unction of t he bad w
he bad weat
eather light
her light
The bad weather light reduces re0ections in rainy
conditions bydimming individual LEDs in the
headlamps. The driver and other road users are
dazzled less as a result.
The city lighting function
The city lighting function
City lighting impr ovesth e illumination of roadsides
in urban areas using a broad distribution of light.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atlow speeds
R In illuminated parts of urban areas
F F unction of t
unction of t he t
he topogr
opogr aphical com
aphical com pensation
pensation
Based on map data, the lighting system responds
pre-e mptively todi.erent road heights. This
means that the headlamp range remains virtually
cons tant when you are driving on uphill or down-
hill gradients. %
Only vehicles with a multimedia system with
navigation ha vethis function.
Assist
Assist ance functions of t
ance functions of t he DIGIT
he DIGITAL LIGHT
AL LIGHT
DIGITAL LIGHT visually expands on the driver
assistance systems byprojecting the assistant
displa ysin front of theve hicle while it is in
motion. DIGITAL LIGHT can therefore help the
driver in critical situations.
% The availability of the functions is dependent
on the countr y.
The system is active in thefo llowing cases:
R The light switch is in theà position.
R The high beam is switched on.
% Ifyo u activate the head-up display with aug-
mented realit y,the projections can be deacti-
va ted depending on the situation.
% Depending on the country in which you are
cur rently driving, cer tain functions may be
disabled due todi.erent legal requ irements,
ev en if they are enabled in the multimedia
system. When a border is crossed, theve hicle
will automatically adapt totheva lid requ ire-
ments. Spo Spo
tlight
tlight The spotlight function
runs in the backg round and
0ashes the headlamps at de tected persons within
th e lane markings in four short bursts. The driver
is made awareofthe position of oncoming pedes-
trians bya projected symbol.
The function is active under thefo llowing condi-
tions:
R You are driving outside illuminated areas.
R The system de tects a lane marking. 168
168
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W
W
ar
ar nings
nings If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects a cor responding sit-
uation, a triangle will be projected onto thero ad
in thefo llowing situations at speeds of at least
30 km/h:
R You are driving in the opposite direction tothe
permissible direction of tr avel, e.g. on a
mo torw ay slip road.
R You are driving towa rds a stop sign without
re ducing your speed.
R You are driving towa rds a red tra1c light with-
out reducing your speed. Obser
vethe system limits of Tra1c Sign Assist
(/ page 255).
N
No ot
tes
es If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects a roadwor kszone,
th e system will pr ovide support as follo ws:
R A cor responding symbol will be projected onto
th ero ad when you enter a roadwor kszone.
R When you drive thro ugh a roadwor kszone,
guide lines will be projec ted onto thero ad that
ro ughly match the width of theve hicle. The
guide lines will be suppressed for a while on
tight bends. Obser
vethe system limits of Tra1c Sign Assist
(/ page 255).
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he Int
he Int ellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
emon/o.
on/o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED #
Activate or deactivate Dynamic low beam.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
th e Intelligent Light System can be switched
on and o. on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu. Light and sight
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169

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating enhanced assist
ating enhanced assist ance
ance
functions
functions
% The availability of the functions is dependent
on the countr y. #
Select Supporting projections. #
Activate or deactivate the desired projection. #
Activate or deactivate Projection when open-
ing/closing.
If th e locator lighting or theex terior switch-o.
delay time is activated, a high-resolution greet-
ing or farewell scene will be pla yed back for a
short period of time when theve hicle is
opened or loc ked. You can choose between
th eDigital Rain andStar Wave sequences.
% More information on locator lighting
(/ page 172)
More information on theex terior switch-o.
delay time (/ page 172) A A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus function t Plus function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em 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 obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting
to the pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c condi-
tions. 170 170
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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
switches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam (only vehicles with
DIGITAL LIGHT) ULTRA RA
NGE Highbeam increases the bright-
ness of the cone of light tothe legally permitted
maximum.
Pa rtial high beam does not include other road
users in the high beam area. It does not dazzle
th em but enables full high beam illumination for
th e driver apart from theex cluded vehicles.
At speeds below 25 km/h or when there is su1-
cient street lighting:
R The partial high beam and the high beam will
be switched o. automaticall y.
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will switch on automaticall y.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will switch on automaticall y.
At speeds abo ve40 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected on a
st ra ight road, ULTRA RA NGE Highbeam will be
switched on automaticall y.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will switch on automaticall y.R
If high ly re0ective signs are de tected, ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched o. auto-
maticall y.
% The system's optical sensor is located behind
the windscreen near theove rhead control
panel.
Switc Switc hing A
hing A dap
daptiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Pluson/o.
on/o.
Switc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Turn the light switch totheà position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina-
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is activated,
th e _ indicator lamp will light up on the
driver displa y.When partial high beam or high
beam is active, the cor responding blue indica-
to r lamp will also light up.
Switc Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Switch o. the high beam using the combina-
tion switch. Light and sight
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Se
Se
tting lo
tting lo w beam
w beam Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 MULTIBEAM LED 5
Low beam #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic.
% Invehicles with DIGITAL LIGHT headlamps,
th e Intelligent Light System can be adjusted
on theDIGITAL LIGHT menu.Se
Se
tting t
tting t he e
he ext
xter
er ior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. dela
delay time
y time R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Exterior lighting delayed switch off #
Set the swit ch-o. delay time.
When theve hicle's engine is switched o., the
ex terior lighting will be activated forth e set
time. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the locat
he locat or lighting
or lighting R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting #
Activate or deactivate Locator lighting.
When the function is activated, theex terior light-
ing will light up for 40 seconds aTer theve hicle is
unloc ked. When you start theve hicle, the locator
lighting is switched o. and automatic driving
lights are activated. Int Int
er
erior lighting
ior lighting A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he int
he int er
erior lighting
ior lighting 1
c
Switches the front interior lighting
on/o.
2 u
Switches there ar interior lighting on/o.
3 |
Switches automatic interior lighting con-
trol on/o. #
T To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps
pson/o.:
on/o.: holdyour
hand under there spective reading lamp 4or
5. 172
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Light and sight

Oper
Oper
ating unit inside t
ating unit inside t hegr
he grab handle (r
ab handle (r ear)
ear) 1
p
Reading lamp on there specti veside of
th eve hicle
2 u
Rear interior lighting #
T
To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps on:
ps on:press but ton1.
The reading lamp, the interior lighting in the
gr ab handle and the dome lamp on the
re specti veside of theve hicle will light up. #
T
To switc
o switc h r
h reading lam
eading lam ps
pso.:
o.: press but ton1
once or twice.
ATer pressing it once, the interior lighting in
th egr ab handle and the dome lamp on the
re specti veside of theve hicle will go out. ATer pressing it twice,
there ading lamp on
th ere specti veside of theve hicle will go out. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h the r
he r ear int
ear int er
erior lighting
ior lighting on/o.:
on/o.:
press but ton2.
The reading lamps, the interior lighting in the
gr ab handle and the dome lamps on bo th
sides of theve hicle will light up or go out. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ambient lighting
he ambient lighting Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Comfort
5 Ambient lighting
Se
Se tting t
tting t he colour
he colour #
Select Colour. #
Select Monochrome orMulti-colour. #
Set the desired colour or colour scheme.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness. %
Depending on the ambient light conditions,
th e ambient lighting will automatically switch
between day and night modes.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Switch o. Link zones .
The Direct, Indirect andAccents zones can be
set separatel y.
% The Light strip zone can also be set in vehi-
cles with active ambient lighting.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating
ating e.ects
e.ects &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident despite
activated e.ects of ambient lighting and
active ambient lighting
To use theWa rning Assistance e.ects, the
re specti vefunctions must be activated in the
driver assist menu. #
Make sure that the functions and assists
are switched on. Light and sight
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%
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and
yo ur responsibility; you may otherwise failto
re cognise dangers (/ page 228).#
Select Effects . #
Activate the desired e.ect.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment, di.erent
e.ects are available.
Operating feedback e.ects
R Climate: If changes are made tothete mp era-
ture setting in theve hicle, the colour of the
ambient lighting will change brie0y.
R Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, thevo ice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
Wa rning assistance e.ects
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
th eve hicle, the ambient lighting in the a.ec-
ted door will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 259). R
Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assist (/ page 262).
R Active Brake Assist : Ifthere is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
th e centre of the cockpit will 0ash bright red.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Brake Assist
(/ page 251).
R Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the a.ected side will 0ash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Blind Spot
Assist (/ page 259).
Greeting R When youget into theve hicle, a special colour
animation will pla y.
Multi-colour animat.
R The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. %
Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed.
% The desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
th e´ symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di.erent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e.ects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher basic
brightness. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing will light up for a short time aTer theve hi-
cle is loc ked. 174 174
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W
W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 368).
In position 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing
process is automatically triggered if dirt is de tec-
te d on the windscreen unless theTop up washer
fluid message is displa yed.
Deep-cleaning t
Deep-cleaning t he windscr
he windscreen
een
In the case of heavy soiling, you can deep-clean
th e windscreen abo veoutside temp eratures of
5°C. #
In a stationary vehicle, turn the combination
switch toposition 1,2or3. #
Press the button on the combination switch in
th e direction of ar row 1 and hold it for
appr oximately two seconds.
The wiper arms will mo veinto their replace-
ment positions and washer 0uid will be distrib-
uted on the windscreen.
ATer appr oximately 30 seconds, the wiper
arms will mo veback again and wipe the wind-
screen se veral times. Deep-cleaning will now
ha ve /nished. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades (MA
een wiper blades (MA GIC
GIC
VISION C
VISION C ONTR
ONTROL)
OL) Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Swit cho. theve hicle. #
Within around 15 seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch
(/ page 175).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position. Light and sight
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R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
T
To br
o br ing t
ing t he wiper blade int
he wiper blade int o position t
o position to be
o be
r
r emov
emov ed:
ed:hold the wiper arm /rmly with one
hand. With th eot her hand, turn the wiper
blade in the direction of ar row 1 beyond the
point of resis tance.
The wiper blade will engage in there mo val
position with a clic k. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e t
e the wiper blade:
he wiper blade: pressrelease knob
2, pull the wiper blade in the direction of
ar ro w 3 and remo ve.
F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade onto the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1 until release knob
2 engages. #
Press the wiper blade be yond the point of
re sis tance in the direction of ar row 3 onthe
wiper arm.
The wiper blade will engage with a noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the windscreen.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Mirr Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion 176
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R
ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Use button 2or4 toselect the desired mir-
ro r.
% Invehicles with MBUX Interior Assis tant and
driver camera, there qu ired outside mir ror can
also be preselected automatically via a natural
head mo vement tothe leT or right
(/ page 317). #
Use button 1toadjust the position of the
selected mir ror.
F F olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 3.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved brie0y using button 3. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disengaged,
proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 3.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
engage. The outside mir ror will now be set to
th e cor rect position. Light and sight
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