MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2022 Owners Manual

1
Selects the front passenger seat
2 Adjusts the seat f ore-and-as position 
To select the front passenger seat: pr
ess but-
ton 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. Setting the
c
hauMeur position 
Push button 2 f
orwards and hold it in this
position.
The front passenger seat will move forward
and stop at the threshold of the area for
chauMeur mode. 
Release button 2. 
Push button 2 f
orward and hold it again until
the front passenger seat is in the position for
chauMeur mode.
The front passenger seat head restraint will
fold forwards. The front passenger seat will
move forward.
% If the front passenger seat is already at the
t
hreshold to the area for chauMeur mode, the
position for chauMeur mode will be set imme-
diately. 
Save the settings with the memory function
( pag

e 146).
% You can use the rear-compartment child
saf
ety lock to disable this function
(  page 87). 128
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Using the footrest on the front passenger seat
R
equirements:
= Depending on the equipment, the front
passenger seat will be in one of the following
positions:
- Vehicles without leg rest: the front
passenger seat has moved into a random
position.
- Vehicles with leg rest: the front passenger
seat has been moved fully forward.
= The front passenger seat is in the position for
chauMeur mode.
Using the footrest
The footrest is located on the lower part of the
front passenger seat backrest. 
Push button 1 t
owards the rear.
The footrest will move out from under the
front passenger seat. 
Push the extended footrest upwards with your
f
oot until it releases. 
Allow the footrest to lower.
The f

ootrest will position itself on the Ooor.Storing the footrest

Push the footrest upwards with your foot until
it eng

ages. 
Push button 1 f
orwards.
The footrest will retract underneath the front
passenger seat.
Folding the head restraint on the front passenger
side do
wn or folding it into position (chauMeur
mode)
Requirements: = The front passenger seat is not occupied.
= The front passenger seat belt is not inserted in
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To select the front passenger seat: pr ess but-
ton 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. Folding the head restraint down 
Push button 2 f
orwards and hold it in this
position.
The head restraint will move forwards slightly
and stop. 
Release button 2. 
Push button 2 f
orwards again.
The head restraint will fold forwards. 
To fold the head restraint into position: push
butt
on 2 back.
The head restraint will fold into position.
% You can also fold the front passenger head
r

estraint into position from the front
passenger seat. To do so, press any button on
the door operating unit on the front passenger
side.
% If the head restraint is already in the foremost
position, it will f

old forward immediately.
% You can use the rear-compartment child
saf
ety lock to disable this function
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Moving the front passenger seat into the normal
position (c hauMeur mode) 
To select the front passenger seat: pr
ess but-
ton 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
Setting the normal position 
Push button 3 t
owards the rear and hold it in
this position.
The front passenger seat will move to the
threshold of the area for chauMeur mode. The head restraint on the front passenger side will
be mo

ved into the upright position.
The front passenger seat will then move fur-
ther towards the rear.
or 
BrieOy push butt
on 2 towards the rear.
The front passenger seat will move automati-
cally to the threshold of the area for chauMeur
mode. The head restraint on the front
passenger side will be moved into the upright
position.
% You can also set the normal position from the
fr

ont passenger seat. To do so, press any but-
ton on the door operating unit on the front
passenger side. 
Call up the settings with the memory function
( pag

e 146).
% You can use the rear-compartment child
saf
ety lock to disable this function
(  page 87). Seats and stowing
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Head restraints
Adjusting the front seat luxury head restraints
mec hanically &
WARNING Risk of injur
y if vehicle settings
are adjusted while the vehicle is in motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in partic-
ular in t
he following situations:
= If you adjust the driver's seat, the head
restraints, the steering wheel or the mirror
while the vehicle is in motion.
= If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-
cle is in motion. 
Before starting the engine: adjust the
dr

iver's seat, head restraints, steering
wheel and mirror in particular and fasten
your seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of injur
y due to incorrectly
adjusted head restraints
If head restraints have not been adjusted cor-
r
ectly, there is an increased risk of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an
accident or sudden br
aking. 
Before driving oM, mak
e sure for every
vehicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye level. Adjust the head restraint
f
ore-and-as position so
that it is as close as possible to the back of your
head. 
To move forwards: pull t
he head restraint for-
wards. 
To move backwards: pr
ess release knob 1
and push the head restraint backwards. Attaching and removing the additional cushion of
t

he front-seat luxury head restraint 
2 P
osition the head restraint as far forwards
as possible. 
To attach the additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 on the rear of additional cushion 1. 
Guide Velcro strip 4 be
tween head restraint
2 and strip 3. 132
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Close Velcro strip 4. 
To change the position of the additional cush-
ion: mo ve additional cushion 1 up or down.
To remove additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 of additional cushion 1.
Remove additional cushion 1.
Lowering and positioning the rear seat head
r
estraints electrically from the front compartment
Multimedia system:
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Attaching and removing the additional cushion of
t he head restraint in the rear compartment (indi-
vidual seats) 
Position head restraint 2 as f
ar forwards as
possible. 
To attach the additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 on the rear of additional cushion 1. 
Guide Velcro strip 4 be
tween head restraint
2 and strip 3. 
Close Velcro strip 4. 
To change the position of the additional cush-
ion: mo
ve additional cushion 1 up or down. 
To remove additional cushion: open V
elcro
strip 4 of additional cushion 1. 
Remove additional cushion 1.
Attaching a heated additional cushion
In v
ehicles with electrically adjustable head
restraints, you can heat the additional cushion. 
Attach the additional cushion to the head
r

estraint as described. 
Move the head restraint to the very top. 
Push press-studs 2 on t
he additional strap
into counterpieces 1 on the head restraint. 
Move the head restraint to the desired height. 
To switch neck heating from the additional
cushion on/oM mak

e sure that press-studs
2 on the additional strip are correctly
pushed into counterpieces 1 on the head
restraint. 
Ensure that the "Couple neck heating to seat
heating" function is activ

e in the multimedia
system (  page 136). 
Activate or deactivate the seat heating
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Folding the centre head restraint into position and
f
olding it down manually (premium seats)
The centre head restraint has a usage position
and a non-usage position. The usage position is
the upright position in which the head restraint is
locked; the non-usage position is the position in
which the head restraint is folded downwards.
When the centre seat is used, the head restraint
must be in the upright, locked usage position. 
To fold into position: pull t
he head restraint
upwards until it engages. Folding down

Press button 1. 
Fold down the head restraint completely. Folding the centre head restraint into position and
f

olding it back manually 
To fold into position: pull t
he head restraint
upwards until it engages. Seats and stowing
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Folding down

Press button 1. 
Fold down the head restraint completely.
The centre head restraint has a usage position
and a non-usag e position. The usage position is
the upright position in which the head restraint is
locked; the non-usage position is the position in
which the head restraint is folded downwards. When the centre seat is used, the head restraint
mus

t be in the upright, locked usage position. ConNguring
t
he seat settings Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
A

djusting the air cushions 
On the corresponding menu, adjust the air
cushions f
or Lumbar, Shoulders or Side bol-
sters.
Setting the seat heating balance 
Select Heating settings . 
Select Seat heating balance . 
Adjust the heat distribution for the desired
seat.
% The seat heating balance can be set in the
Seat climate control menu in t

he rear.
Coupling neck heat to seat heating 
Select Additional neck warmer. 
Switch the function for the desired seat on or
oM.
If t

he function is active, the neck heat of the
additional cushion has been coupled to the
seat heating. Setting automatic seat adjustment
&
WARNING Risk of becoming tr
apped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aser
calling up a driver proNle
Selecting a user pr
oNle may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat to the position saved
under the user proNle. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. 
Make sure that when the position of the
dr
iver's seat is being adjusted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of move-
ment.
If there is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, s
top the adjustment process immedi-
ately: 136
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a) Tap the warning message on the cen-
tr
al display.
or 
b) Press a memory function position but-
t

on or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
5 Position seat automatically
Manuall

y adjusting driver's seat and steering
wheel position to body size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat and
steering wheel position on the basis of the driver's
body size and sets this directly. 
To set the unit of measurement: select cm or
ft/in . 
Set the size using the scale. 
Select Start positioning .
The dr
iver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjusted to the body size that has been set. %
You can also conNgur
e these settings via the
Mercedes me user account for your user pro-
Nle. By synchronising the proNles in the vehi-
cle and the Mercedes me connect proNles,
you can carry over these settings for your
vehicle. Further information about synchronis-
ing user proNles .
% If the driver's seat and steering wheel position
calculat
ed by the vehicle is not practical or
comfortable, it can be manually adapted at
any time via the control buttons.
The outside mirrors are not set via this func-
tion. Instead, they have to be set manually via
the operating switches. Setting automatic adjustment of the lateral sup-
por
t (active multicontour seat) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat 
Select Dynamic multicontour seat.
With this function, the lateral support of the active
multicont
our seat is automatically adjusted to the
driving and cornering dynamics of the vehicle. 
Select the desired setting. Overview of massage programmes
=
Hot Relaxing back Based on ho
t stone mas-
sage, the programme combines heat and mas-
sage. It starts by massaging the back. In addi-
tion, warm pressure points become noticea-
ble, starting in the pelvic area.
= Hot Relaxing shoulders Combination of heat
and massage. It starts by massaging the
shoulders. In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
= Activating Massage Activating massage pro-
gramme with upward-moving relaxing waves.
= Classic Massage Calming back massage pro-
gramme.
= Wave Massage Regenerating massage pro-
gramme via relaxing waves across the back
and in the seat cushion.
= Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage pro-
gramme with upward-moving relaxing waves.
Can promote slower, deeper respiration. This Seats and stowing
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