seats MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 User Guide

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The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
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Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system while theco- driver air‐
bag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system ontheco- driver seat
and thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th eco- driver airbag candeplo yin
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Alw aysensur eth at theco- driver airbag
is disabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onaseat withan ENA‐ BLE
DFR ONT AIRBAG;DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page69).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page54 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. 68
Occupant safety

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation :
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion
R Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int R
Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. #
Whe nleav ing theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toinc or‐
re ctly adjus tedhead restra int s
If head restra int sha ve notbe en adjus ted
cor rectly ,th er eis an incr eased risk ofinjur y
in thehead andneckar ea, e.g. intheev ent
of an acciden tor sudden braking. #
Beforedr iving off,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 10
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toexc es‐
siv est ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handle orpull itabr uptly, thegr ab handle
ma ybe damag edorbecome loosefrom its
anc horage. #
Use thegr ab handles onlyto stabiliz e
th eseating position ortoassis tin get‐
ting inand outof theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. The
switc hesforadju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat. Seats
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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment Ve
hicles withelectr icallyadjus table outerseats
1 Select sth efront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Seat height
5 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition Ve
hicles withan EAS YAD JUS Tluxur yhead restra int
1 Selec tsthefront passeng erseat
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio n
3 Headre stra int height
4 Seat backres tinc linat ion
5 Seat height
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n #
Adjus tth ere ar seat (/page10 8). Sea
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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor operating unitinthere ar
passe nger com partment .
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
(/ page71 ). Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . The
switches foradju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat.
Yo ucan electricall yadj uston lytheout erseats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment . 1
Fore-and -aftpos ition ofthehead restra int
(v ehicle swit hact ive multic ontour seat)
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat backres tinc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thelugg age
ne tof thefront passeng erfoot we llwhen
adjus tingth efront passeng erseat tothe
ch auf feur posi tion Obj
ectsin thelugg agene tin thefront
passeng erfoot we llcan becom edamag ed
when thefront passeng erseat isadjus tedto
th ech auf feur posi tion. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thelugg age
ne t. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. The
switc hesforadju sting theseats donot
mo ve.Yo uwill ther efor ere cei veno dire ct feed‐
bac kon theswitc hwhile pressing theswitc h.
Fe edbac kis prov ided onlyby themo vement of
th eseat.
Obser vethefo llo wing:
R Adjus tth efront passeng erseat forch auf feur
mod ebef oreth ejour ney
Fo rch auf feur mod e,thefo llo wing settings are
made forth efront passeng erseat :
R The seat ismo vedfo rw ards
R The backres tis tilte dfo rw ards
R The head restra int isfolded forw ards The
fron tpasse nger seat willautomat icallymo ve
fr om thech auf feur posi tionbac kint oth enor mal
position inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The front passen gerseat isadju sted using
th ebutt ons inthedoor operating unitonthe
fr ont passeng erside
R The front passeng ersea tbel tis fastened
R Anoccupant isde tected on thefront
passeng erseat
R The front passeng erseat backres tis adjus‐
te dre ar wa rds.
R The front passeng erseat ismo vedin the
fo re -and -aftdi re ction outof thech auf feur
ar ea
Po sitioning thefront passeng erseat for
ch auf feur mode
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The front pass engerseat beltisno tinser ted
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#
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:open Vel‐
cr ostrip 4 onthebac kof additional cush‐
ion 1. #
Guide Velcr ostrip 4 between head restra int
2 and strip 3. #
Close Velcrostrip 4. #
Chang eth eposit ionofthead dit ional
cush ion:moveaddit ionalcus hion 1upor
do wn. #
Toremo veaddition alcushi on:open Velcr o
st rip 4 ofadditional cushion1. #
Remo veaddit ionalcus hion 1.
Lo we ring and positioning there ar seat head
re stra ints electr icallyfrom thefront com‐
par tment
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y #
Tapon ü.
The outerhead restra int swill lowe r. #
Tapon ü again.
The outerhead restra int swill moveintoth e
las tst or ed position. Ad
jus tingthe outerre ar seat head restra ints
ma nuall y #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int upw ards and
le tit eng age.
Height adjust men t #
Push release button1 inthedir ect ion of
th ear row . #
Push thehead restra int down and letit
eng age.
Ad jus tingthe outerlux uryhea dre stra ints of
th ere ar seats manuall y #
Toadjus tth ehead restra int ang le:pull or
push thehead restra int inthedir ect ion of
ar row 1. Sea
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At
tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the head restra int inthere ar
passe nger comp artment (individual seats) #
Position headrestra int 2 asfarfo rw ards as
poss ible. #
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:open Vel‐
cr ostrip 4 onthebac kof additional cush‐
ion 1. #
Guide Velcr ostrip 4 between head restra int
2 and strip 3. #
Close Velcr ostrip 4. #
Tochang eth eposit ionofthead dit ional
cush ion:moveaddit ionalcus hion 1upor
do wn. #
Toremo veaddition alcushi on:open Velcr o
st rip 4 ofadditional cushion1. #
Remo veaddit ionalcus hion 1.
At tac hin ghea tedadditi onalcus hion
In vehicles withelectr icallyadjus table head
re stra int s,yo ucan heat theadditional cushion. #
Attach theadditional cushiontothehead
re stra int asdesc ribed. #
Movethehead restra int totheve ry top. #
Push press-s tuds2ontheadditional strip
int ocoun terp ieces 1onthehead restra int . #
Movethehead restra int tothedesir ed
height. #
Toswitc hnec kheating from thead di‐
tiona lcush ionon/of f:mak esur eth at
pr ess- studs 2ontheadditional strip ar e
cor rectl ypu she dint ocou nter pieces 1on
th ehead restra int . #
Ensur eth at the"Couple neckheat toseat
heating" functionisactiv e(/ page11 7). #
Activateor deacti vate theseat heating
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Fo
lding thecent erhead restra int intoposi‐
tion andfolding itbac kma nuall y #
Tofold int oposit ion:pullthehead restra int
upw ards unt ilit eng ages. Fo
lding down #
Press butt on1. #
Folddo wn thehead restra int com pletely.
The cent erhead restra int has ausag eposit ion
and anon -usag eposit ion.Theusag eposit ionis
th eupr ight position inwhic hth ehead restra int
is loc ked; thenon -usag eposition istheposition
in whic hth ehead restra int isfolded down wards. When
thecent erseat isused, thehead restra int
mus tbe intheupr ight, lockedusag eposition . Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat
Ad jus tingthe aircushi ons. #
Onthecor responding menu,adjustth eair
cushions forLumba r,Shoul dersorSide Bol-
sters.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctHeat ingSettings. #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat.
% The seat heating balance canbesetin the
Sea tCl ima teCo ntrol menu inthere ar
passe nger com partment .
Coup lingneckhea tto seat heating #
Select Addition alNeck Warmer. Seats
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