MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual
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A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y. R
Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.The front-passenger outside mir
rorwill swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 179).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir rorwill mo veback
to its original position when:
R you shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R you are tr avelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side. 178
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S
S
t
tor
or ing t
ing t he par
he par king position of t
king position of t he fr
he front-
ont-
passeng
passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or usingrev
or using rever
erse g
se g ear
ear S
S
t
tor
or ing
ing #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passenger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.Calling up
Calling up #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
into the stored parking position. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or fold-
old-
ing function
ing function Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing #
Activate or deactivate Automatic mirror fold-
in. Ar
Ar
ea per
ea per meable t
meable t o r
o radio wav
adio waves on t
es on t he wind-
he wind-
scr
scr een
een Ra
dio-controlled equipment, such as toll systems,
can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe wind-
screen that are permeable toradio waves.
Areas permeable toradio waves1 are best visi-
ble from outside theve hicle when the windscreen
is illuminated with an extern al light source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infrared re0ective windscreen Light and sight
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Infr
Infr
ar
ared-r
ed-r e0ective
e0ective windscr
windscreen function
een function
The infrared-re0ective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from radio
wa ves. 180 180
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of THERMO
w of THERMO TR
TRONIC climat
ONIC climat e bar
e bar The indicator lamps indicate
that the cor respond-
ing function is activated. Fr
ont climate bar on the central display
(e xamp le)
1 s Increases thete mp erature
2 Upper display area of the climate bar with the
ex amples of jswitching o. climate con-
trol (/ page 183), ¿switching the A/C
function on/o. (/ page 184) and0syn-
ch ronisation function (/ page 185) 3
¬ Demists the windscreen
(/ page 184, 188)
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 185) or
G Calls up the particulate status display
(/ page 183) or
Ac tivates/deactiva tesre sidual heat utilisation
(/ page 186)
5 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
6 Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temp erature displa y,defrost function
displa y,air0o w,pre-ent ryclimate cont rol or
auxiliary heating
7 J Increases the air0ow or switches on cli-
mate control (/ page 183)
8 r Reduces thete mp erature
9 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode,
ri ght (/ page 184)
A ± Calls up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 183) Climate control
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B
à Sets climate control toautomatic mode,
leT (/ page 184)
C I Reduces the air0ow or switches o. cli-
mate control (/ page 183)
% The climate bar is visible even when theve hi-
cle is par ked or the air conditioning is
switched o. (/ page 183).
% The availability of individual functions is coun-
try and equipment-dependent.
% Vehicles with Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC: if
Distance Assist DISTRONIC inter venes, the
climate bar display on the central display will
be reduced. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he r
he rear oper
ear oper ating unit
ating unit 1
Sets air dist ribution tothe centre and side air
ve nts in there ar passen ger compartment, leT
2 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passen ger
compartment, leT
3 Sets the air0ow in there ar passen ger com-
partment, leT, or switches climate control
on/o. (/ page 183) 4
Switches climate control on/o.
(/ page 183)
or switches residual heat on/o.
(/ page 186)
5 Sets the air0ow in there ar passen ger com-
partment, right, or switches climate control
on/o. (/ page 183)
6 Sets thete mp erature in there ar passen ger
compartment, right
7 Sets air distribution tothe centre and side air
ve nts in there ar passen ger compartment,
ri ght
8 Sets rear climate cont rolto automatic mode,
ri ght
9 Sets the air distribution totheright rear foot-
we llve nts
A Synchronisation is activated (/ page 185)
B Sets the air distribution tothere ar leT foot-
we llve nts
C Sets rear climate cont rolto automatic mode,
leT
The settings forth e second row of seats can be
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media system (/
page 185) orthe MBUX rear
ta blet depending on theve hicle's equipment. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. Switc
Switc
hing on climat
hing on climat e contr
e control
ol #
Set the air0ow toleve l 1 or higher via Jon
th e climate bar on the central display
or #
Press Ã, s,ror±.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.climat
climat e contr
e contr ol
ol #
Set the air0ow toleve l 0 via Ionthe cli-
mate bar on the central display
or #
Press j.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y.
% Ifth e climate control is switched o. via
j, OFF OFFwill be shown on the climate bar. Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. via t
via the r
he rear oper-
ear oper-
ating unit
ating unit Switc
Switc
hing on
hing on #
Press button 4.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve l 1 or higher using but-
to ns 3 and 5.
or #
Press buttons 2,6,8orC.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Press button 4.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve l 0 using buttons 3and
5.
% Ifre ar climate cont rol is switched o. via but-
to n4, OFF OFF will be show n onthere ar displ ay. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he cli-
he cli-
mat
mat e bar
e bar The air conditioning menu can be called up via
the
air conditioning line. The air conditioning line is alw
ays shown on the lo wer edge of the central
displa y. #
Select theClimate menu entry inthe air con-
ditioning line.
The First row of seats menu is opened.
Jum Jum ping dir
ping dir ectl
ectly t
y to t
o t he
he Air quality menu
menu #
Select theG /ne particle status display in
th e climate bar.
The Air quality menu is opened. An animation
of the automatic air cleaning taking place is
shown.
% The /ne particle status displ ayis on the home
screen next tothete mp erature display on the
ri ght and it informs you of the cur rent particu-
late le vels inside and outside of theve hicle.
The measurement values are shown with the
µg/m 3
units (microg rammes per cubic
metre).
St rong acceleration aTer longer parking periods
will lead toa de tach ment of the dust co vering the
ve hicle. This dust measured bythe PM2.5 sensor
might lead toa short rise of outside values. Climate control
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Defr
Defr
os
osting tting t he windscr
he windscr een via t
een via the climat
he climat e bar
e bar Switc
Switc
hing on
hing on #
Press ¬onthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Press ¬, Ãorj onthe climate bar
on the central display
or #
set the air0ow to0.
% When the defrost function is activated, some
functions (e.g. thete mp erature setting) are
automatically deactivated. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Depending on theex tern al conditions, impr oved
cooling and dehumidi/cation of the interior air are
suppor ted when the A/C function is activated. #
Select A/C(A/C). Se
Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode via t
omatic mode via t he
he
climat
climat e bar
e bar In automatic mode,
the set vehicle interior tem-
perature is controlled automatically and main-
ta ined at a constant le velby the air suppl y. #
Press AUTO onthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
% You can increase or reduce the air0ow by
pressing Konthe climate bar on the cen-
tral displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h to manual oper
o manual oper ation:
ation:switch o.
automatic mode or adjust an aspect of air dis-
tribution, e.g. P. Se Se
tting air dis
tting air distr tribution using t
ibution using t he air conditioning
he air conditioning
menu
menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select ¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% When the air conditioning system is switched
on, at least one zone is alw ays active. Ho w-
ev er, se veral air distribution options can be
selected at the same time, forex ample toset
th e climate control forth e interior and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.The windsc reen air
conditioning ¯can only be selected for
th e /r st ro w of seats. When automatic mode
is active, the buttons for setting the air distri-
bution are automatically deactivated. When
th e air conditioning system is switched o.,
th e buttons remain operable and the last set-
ting is sa ved. Se Se
tting t
tting t he f
he foo
ootw
twell t
ell t em
emper
per ature
ature Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Select ^and set the desired foot we llte m-
perature using the slider. 184
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Se
Se
tting r
tting r ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control using tol using t he air condi-
he air condi-
tioning menu
tioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set thete mp erature.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he
heair0ow
air0ow #
Select Second row of seats. #
Set the air 0ow with sorr.
Contr
Contr olling t
olling t he r
he rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control aut
ol automatically
omatically #
Select AUTO.
% When the defrost function is activated, some
functions (e.g. thete mp erature setting) are
automatically deactivated. Todeactivate the
defrost function, either press ¬,Ã
or j or set the air volume toleve l 0
(/ page 184).
Deactiv
Deactiv ating r
ating rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol #
Select REAR OFF. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air0ow and air distribution will be
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC(SYNC). Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. #
Ifth e windo wsremain misted up: press ¬
on the climate bar on the central displa y.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press Ãonthe climate bar on the central
displa y. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecirculation mode culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press gonthe climate bar on the central
displa y.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o.via t
via the
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Vehicles with /ne particle pre/lter
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality #
Press gonthe upper display area of the
climate bar.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode will automatical lyswitch to
fresh air mode aTer a while. Clima
tecont rol
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%
If air-recirculation mode is swit ched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc
Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat mode
esidual heat mode on/o.
on/o.via t
via the cli-
he cli-
mat
mat e bar
e bar R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The residual heat function is available.
R The vehicle is par ked.
R The coolant temp erature is su1ciently high.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T
To switc
o switc h on or
h on or o.:
o.:select Residual heat on
th e climate bar of the central displa y.
The residual heat function automatically switches
o. aTer some time.
% Ifre sidual engine heat utilisation is activated,
th e two buttons for setting thete mp erature and air distribution are automatically deactiva-
te
d. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o.via t
via the r
he rear oper
ear oper at-
at-
ing unit
ing unit R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The residual heat function is available.
R The vehicle is par ked.
R The coolant temp erature must be su1ciently
high.
When there sidual heat of the engine is activated
in there ar compartment, you can heat or ventila te
th e front and rear compartments for appr ox-
imately 15 minutes. #
Press button Ì. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating ionisation
ating ionisation Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
Ionisation impr ovesth equ ality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour-
less. #
Select Ionisation.
% The function can only be per form ed if the
AU TO mode is activated or the air distribution
is set tothe side air vent. The function is
re stric ted if the side air vents on the driver's
side are closed. F
F
r
ragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the fr
he fragr
agrance syst
ance syst em
em
using t
using t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Automatic climate control is activated.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
R A 0acon is inser ted. 186
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Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vebox. #
Navigate down until the climate control bar is
active. #
Select Air freshener. #
Activate or deactivate frag rancing.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he fr
he fragr
agrance syst
ance syst em using t
em using t he multimedia
he multimedia
syst
syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R A 0acon is insert ed.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
R Climate cont rol is activated.
Multimedia system: 4 Climate menu 5
Air quality
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vecompartment. #
Select Air freshener. #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inser
Inser ting or r
ting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0acon
0acon of t
of the fr
he fr agr
agrance
ance
syst
syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from liquid per-
fume
If ch ildren open the 0acon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con-
ta ct with their eyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of full
0acons Fu
ll 0acons must not be disposed of
with household waste. #
Fu
ll 0acons must be take nto a
harmful subs tance collection point. Climate cont
rol
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