MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2015 W222 Owner's Guide

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WARNING
If you connect equipment to the diagnostics
connection in the vehicle, it may affect the
operation of the vehicle systems. As a result, the operating safety of the vehicle could be
affected. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not connect any equipment to a diagnos-
tics connection in the vehicle. G
WARNING
Objects in the driver's footwell can restrict the pedal travel or obstruct a depressed pedal.
The operating and road safety of the vehicle is
jeopardized. There is a risk of an accident.
Make sure that all objects in the vehicle are
stowed correctly, and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Install the floormats
securely and as specified in order to ensure
sufficient clearance for the pedals. Do not use loose floormats and do not place floormats on
top of one another.
! If the engine is switched off and equip-
ment on the diagnostics connection is
used, the starter battery may discharge.
Connecting equipment to the diagnostics
connection can lead to emissions monitoring information being reset, for example. This
may lead to the vehicle failing to meet the
requirements of the next emissions test dur-
ing the main inspection. Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is a
qualified specialist workshop. It has the nec-
essary specialist knowledge, tools and quali-
fications to correctly carry out the work
required on your vehicle. This is especially the case for work relevant to safety.
Observe the notes in the Maintenance Book-
let. Always have the following work carried out at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
R work relevant to safety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R alterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
R work on electronic components
R work on the hybrid system Correct use
If you remove any warning stickers, you or
others could fail to recognize certain dangers.
Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information when driv- ing your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the Technical Data section in this manual
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertaining to
motor vehicles Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience a problem with your
vehicle, particularly one that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to con- tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately to have the problem diagnosed
and rectified. If the problem is not resolved to
your satisfaction, please discuss the problem
again with a Mercedes-Benz Center or con-
tact us at one of the following addresses.
In the USA
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue Introduction
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Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966".
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notify-
ing Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go
to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov Limited Warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from
culpable contraventions against these
instructions is not covered either by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty or by the New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. QR codes for the rescue card
The QR code is secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident, rescue services can use the QR code to quickly find the appropriate
rescue card for your vehicle. The current res-
cue card contains the most important infor-
mation about your vehicle in a compact form, e.g. the routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information at https://
portal.aftersales.i.daimler.com. Data stored in the vehicle
Data recording
This vehicle is capable of recording diagnostic information relating to vehicle operation, mal-
functions, and user settings. This may include information about the performance or status
of various systems, including but not limited
to, engine, throttle, steering or brake sys-
tems, that is stored and can be read out with
suitable devices, particularly when the vehi-
cle is serviced. The data obtained is used to
properly diagnose and service your vehicle or to further optimize and develop vehicle func-
tions. COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle’s
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain
situations, and the location of the vehicle may be compiled through COMAND or the mbrace
system.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual and/or the mbrace
Terms and Conditions. Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR 30
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is to record data that will assist in under-
standing how a vehicle’s systems performed
in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as during air bag deployment or when
hitting a road obstacle. The EDR is designed
to record data related to vehicle dynamics
and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
R how various systems in your vehicle are
operating
R whether or not the driver and passenger
seat belts are fastened
R how far (if at all) the driver is depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal and
R how fast the vehicle is traveling
This data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) are recorded. However,
other parties, such as law enforcement, can
combine the EDR data with the type of per-
sonal identification data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi-
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties that have
the special equipment, such as law enforce-
ment, can read the information by accessing
the vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal
matters as a tool in accident reconstruction,
accident claims, and vehicle safety. Since the Crash Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract data from the EDR is commercially
available, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
("MBUSA") expressly disclaims any and all lia-bility arising from the extraction of this infor-
mation by unauthorized Mercedes-Benz per-
sonnel. MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or,
if the vehicle is leased, without the consent of
the lessee. Exceptions to this representation
include responses to subpoenas by law
enforcement; by federal, state or local gov-
ernment; in connection with or arising out of
litigation involving MBUSA or its subsidiaries
and affiliates; or, as required by law.
Warning: The EDR is a component of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with,
altering, modifying or removing the EDR com- ponent may result in a malfunction of the
Restraint System Module and other systems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that conflict with federal regulation are pre-emp-
ted. This means that in the event of such con-
flict, the federal regulation governs. As of
February 2013, 13 states have enacted laws
relating to EDRs. Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is available on the fol-
lowing website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
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Cockpit
................................................. 34
Instrument cluster ..............................35
Multifunction steering wheel .............37
Center console .................................... 39
Overhead control panel ......................41
Door control panel .............................. 42
Rear seats ............................................ 43 33At a glance

Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel paddle
shifters
201
;
Combination switch 152
=
Horn
?
Instrument cluster 35
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 197
B
Overhead control panel 41
C
Control panel for:
Ü
Lowering the rear
seat head restraints 133
u
Extending/retracting
the rear roller sunblind 381
PASSENGER AIR BAG indi-
cator lamp
50
Setting the brightness of
the instrument cluster light-
ing and the COMAND dis-
play D
Ignition lock 189
Start/Stop button 189
E
Climate control systems 164 Function Page
F
Adjusts the steering wheel 137
Steering wheel heating 138
G
Cruise control lever 230
H
Electric parking brake 222
I
Diagnostics connection 28
J
Opens the hood 404
K
Light switch 150
L
Control panel for:
Activating Steering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot
240
Switching on Active Lane
Keeping Assist 273
Deactivating PARKTRONIC 248
Switching on the 360° cam-
era 260
Activating Night View
Assist 266
Switching on the head-up
display
31134
CockpitAt a glance

Instrument cluster
Displays
Function Page
:
Speedometer
;
Multifunction display with
outside temperature dis-
play 296
=
Tachometer 294 Function Page
?
Coolant temperature 294
A
Fuel level and fuel filler flap
location indicator 8 Fuel filler flap location indicator
8: the fuel
filler cap is on the right-hand side.
i Information on additional displays in
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles can be found in
the "PLUG-IN HYBRID drive" section
(Y page 279). Instrument cluster
35At a glance

Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
:
!
ABS 358
;
å
ESP®
OFF 360
÷
ESP® 360
=
#
Turn signal, left 152
?
L
Low-beam head-
lamps 151
A
K
High-beam head-
lamps 152
B
T
Parking lamps,
license plate lamp and
instrument cluster lighting 151
C
!
Turn signal, right 152
D
·
Distance warning sig-
nal 367 Function Page
E
!
Electric parking brake
(yellow) 362
F
Electric parking brake (red) 362
F
USA only !
Canada only G
;
Check Engine 363
H
Ð
Power steering 369
I
Brakes (red) 357
$
USA only J
Canada only J
ü
Seat belt 355
K
6
Restraint system 362
L
h
Tire pressure monitor 368
i
Information on warning and indicator
lamps in PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles can be
found in the "PLUG-IN HYBRID drive" sec-
tion (Y page 279). 36
Instrument clusterAt a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 296
;
Sets the brightness of the
instrument cluster lighting
and the COMAND display
=
COMAND display; see the
separate COMAND operat-
ing instructions
?
CD and DVD player/
changer; see the separate
COMAND operating
instructions
A
COMAND controller and
buttons; see the separate
COMAND operating
instructions Function Page
B ~
Rejects or ends a call 305
Exits phone book/redial
memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory WX
Adjusts the volume
8
Mute
ó
Switches on the Voice Con-
trol System; see the sepa-
rate operating instructions Multifunction steering wheel
37At a glance

Function Page
C ò
Calls up the main menu
9:
Selects a menu/submenu
or scrolls through lists
295
a
Confirms your selection 295
Hides display messages 316
%
Back 295
ñ
Switches off the Voice Con-
trol System; see the sepa-
rate operating instructions 38
Multifunction steering wheelAt a glance