MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

all-r
oundleve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t
possible suspension andconstant groun dcle ar‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICincludes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol
R Spee d-depend entlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Increased vehicle leve lfo rgr eat erground
clea rance, select edvia themultimedia sys‐
te m
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
Suspension setting depend ingonthedr ive
pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am C andB:
R The susp ens ion se tting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 . R
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
Dr ive pr ogr am A and;:
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-1 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h) .
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above100mp h
(1 60 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
R When drivin gat speeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tothe
nor malle ve l. Se
tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h). R
Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am.
R When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted(traile r/b icycle rack ). E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐ 250
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pension
andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen sionsetting isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea sof une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive
ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nctioncamera.
This reduces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadju sted individually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R Drive pr ogram
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLiscom prised ofthe
fo llo wing functionsand compone nts:
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:RO AD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R ADSPL US: AdaptiveDam pingSy stem with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s
R DYNA MIC SELE CTbutt onforsele cting a
dr ive pr ogr am (/ page19 4)
R Manua lle ve ladjus tment viathemultimedia
sy stem
Dr ive pr og ram C andB
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds aboveappr ox.75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds belowappr ox.
50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain tolow leve l-1 .
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
Dr ive pr og ram A, Nand;
R The susp ension setting iscomf ortable. R
The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-1 when
dr ivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 when
dr ivin gat speeds above100mp h
(1 60 km/ h).
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tolow
le ve l-1 .
R When drivin gat speeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again tothe
nor malle ve l.
R A andN: ROAD SUR FACE SCAN is
act ive.
R N: thecur veinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
% Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished, theve hicle, irre spectiv eof
speed orthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, isno t
au tomatical lylowe redor raised butrath er
re mains atnor mal leve l. Dr
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Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using amultifunc‐
tion camer a(/ page21 0). ROAD SUR FACE
SC AN detects une venness inthero ad sur face,
e.g. bump s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
Chassis movements arere duced anddriving
comf ortis incr eased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyact ivat ed
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isno tsele cted.
R Noraised vehicle leve lis set.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dbe tween 4mp h
(7 km/ h)and 112mp h(1 80 km/h) .
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero ad isins ufficie ntlylit, e.g. atnigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer ais dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gto oclose totheve hicle in
fr ont.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv er,e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page338).
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards. 252
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Yo
uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h). R
When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am. R
When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted (traile r/b icycle rack ). Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
The rear vie wcam eramon itor sth ear ea behind
yo ur vehicle. When youen gage reve rsege ar,th e
imag efrom there ar vie wcam erais aut omat i‐
call ysho wnonthecent raldispla y.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe Dr
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maneu
vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
% The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ‐
ro r. Camer
aViews menu(top view)
1 Park ingAssist anc emen u
2 Rear vie wcam erawit hto pvie w 3
Wide-ang levie w
4 Activates /de activatesPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 3)
5 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 0)
6 Guide lines atadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
7 Path mar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
8 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing wheel angle(dynamic)
9 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
7 aredispla yedin green (/page263). Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. 25
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The
rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(/ page33 8).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
R The detection rang eis limit edbyaddit ional
ve hicle attachments atthere ar,suc has a
lice nseplat ebr ac ketor bicy cle rack .
Als oob ser vetheinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer as(/ page21 0).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise injur
eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras whic hco verth eimmediat e
sur round ingsof theve hicle. Thecamer asassis t
yo uwhen youar epar king,forex am ple, orat
ex its withre duced visibility .
The surround viewcam erainc ludes thefo llo wing
cameras andevaluat estheir imag es:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors The
camer asareonl yan aid and maysho wadis‐
to rted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor rectly
or notsho wthem atall. The yar eno ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking. Dr
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Menu
overview Camer aViews 1
Menu Parkin gAss istan ce
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
4 3Dview, left-hand sideoftheve hicle
5 3Dview, right- hand sideoftheve hicle
6 3Dautovie w 7
Toact ivat e/d eact ivat ePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 3)
8 Tosetth eGPS activation point
(/ page259)
9 Toswitc hbe tween standar dand wide- angle
vie w
% Inall views,th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa yis sho wn(/ page260). Fu
nction oftheguid elines 1
Guide linesatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Path mar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing wheel angle(dynamic)
4 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area 256
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%
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
and guide linesaredispla yedin green
ins tead ofyello w(/ page263 ).
To pvie wwi th imag efrom the fron tor rear
vie wcamer a
If th efunc tion isactiv ated, theimag efrom the
re ar vie wcam erais aut omat icallydispla yedon
th ecent raldispla ywhen reve rsege ar isselec ‐
te d. 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 0)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing ang le 3D
view,left/r ight -hand side oftheve hicl e
* NO
TERisk ofacci dent dueto object s
being severely dist or tedin thedispla yor
no tdispla yedat all Due
tothepr ojec tion ofthecamer as,
objec tsinthe3D views maybe severely dis‐
to rted when displayedor notdispla yedat all. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno per sons,
animals orobjec tsetc. in themaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and
pa rking. 1
Disp lay of Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
In the3D view, left-/r ight -han dside oftheve hi‐
cle, thevir tual camer amo vesto there spectiv e
side oftheve hicle. When youch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position,th evie wisaut omatic allyadap‐
te d.
3D autovie w
% The area behind theve hicle isno tdispla yed
as amir rorimag eas isusu alin the3D
vie ws. Dr
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1
Display ofParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
2 Guide lines
In the3D autovie w, thevir tual camer amo vesto
th est andar dper spec tive, facing forw ardfrom
th ere ar abo vethero of. The viewch ang esaut o‐
mat icall ywhen approachingobs tacle s.
If yo uto uc hth eto uc hsc reen, thevie wch ang es
to 3D viewwit hfree rotatio n.Youcan turn,tilt
and zoom thevie ws bytouc h. Wi
de-an glevie w 1
Displayof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
2 Toswitc hbe tween standar dand wide- angle
vie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. The
surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 258
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