MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

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Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restrict functi onsreleva nt forsaf etysy s‐
te ms and impai rth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R When brakin g
R Intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page21 2)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page21 3)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitethehighly
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. Br
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The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. #
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . All
vehicl es
+ ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal ofbat‐
te ries Batt
eries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fir
e,open flames andsmokingar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Ele
ctroly teor batt eryacid iscor ro‐
siv e.Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,eye s
or clo thing. Wearsuit able protect ive
clo thing, inpar ticular glove s,an
apr onand afa ce mas k.Immedia tely
ri nse electr olyteor acid splashes off
wit hclean water.Con sult adoc torif
necessar y. We
arsaf etygl asses . Ke
ep childr enaway. 350
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Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint endto use
th eve hicle overan extende dpe riod oftime:
R Activatest andb ymode .
R Alternat ivel y: con nectth ebatt eryto abat ‐
te ry charge rapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben zor
consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery. No
teson star ting assistance andchargin g
th e12 Vbatt ery Ve
hicl eswith alithium-ion battery
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-startconne c‐
tio npo int intheengine compartmen t. *
NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. All
other vehicl es
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
* NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . Br
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. 352
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Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jumpstar t
de vic es wit hano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: jump-
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Pr
epar ingforst ar ting assistance /the charg‐
ing proc ess #
Secur eth eve hicle byappl ying theelectr ic
par king brak e. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eignition andallelectr icalcon‐
sumer s. #
Open thehood. #
Open cover1. #
Slide protect ive co ver2 ofposi tivecont act
3 onthejum p-start connecti onpointinthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . St
arting assistance #
Connect thepositiv econ tacts oftheve hicles
wit hth ejum per cable. Startwit hyo ur ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
Startth eengine ofthedonor vehicle andrun
it at idling speed. #
Conn ectnegativete rm inal 4ofthedonor
batt eryto thegr ound point ofyour vehicle Br
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usin
gth ejum per cable. Startwit hth edonor
ve hicle firs t. #
Startth eengine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Letth eengines runfo rse veralmin utes. #
Beforedisco nnect ing thejum per cables,
switc hon anelectr icalconsumer inyour ow n
ve hicle, e.g.there ar wind owheat eror the
light ing.
When star tin gassis tance hasfinis hed : #
First,re mo vethejum per cable from the
gr ou nd point ofyour ow nve hicle andthe
neg ative term inal ofthedonor battery, then
re mo vethejum per cable from thepositiv e
con tacts ofboth vehicles. Alwaysst ar twit h
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. #
Close protect ive co ver2 ofposi tivecont act
3 and close cover1.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Char
ging the12 Vbatt ery #
Connect thepositiv econ tacts oftheve hicle
and thech arge rwit hth ech argin gcable .
St artwit hth eve hicle firs t. #
Connect theneg ativecon tact of thech arge r
and grou nd point 4 ontheve hicle withth e
ch argin gcable .St artwit hth ech arge rfirs t. #
Startth ech argin gpr oce ss.
When thech argin gpr oce ssiscom plete: #
Remo vethech argin gcable from groun d
poin t4 ontheve hicle andtheneg ativecon ‐
ta ct of thech arge rfirs tand then from the
positiv econ tacts ontheve hicle andcharge r.
Alw aysst ar twit hth eve hicle firs t. #
Close protect ive co ver2 ofposi tivecont act
3 and close cover1. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page349).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape. 35
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R
Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(/ page27 1).
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. Ve
hicl eswith rear whe eldrive Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No Br
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page355). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncan notbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005Corthedr iver's displa yin
th eins trument clusterdoes notsho wan y‐
th ing, have theve hicle transpor ted
( / pag e35 7). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star tin gor towing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor to
we daw ay exc eeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page48 4). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ;th eaut omatic transmiss ion
will other wise automatically shiftto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page360). #
Fasten theto wing devic e.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mecha‐
nism . 356
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#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m
(/ page10 1). #
Deactiv ateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e236). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signif i‐
cant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port Re
quiremen ts:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The driver displa yis in theinitial stat ewit h
no men usopen (/page27 2).Tr ans portis
also possiblewithawa rning mess agevisible.
R The 12Vbatt eryis ch arge d. #
Ifnec essar y,se tth esy stem languag e
(/ page298). #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e356). #
Connec tth eto wing devic eto theto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e18 1). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e353).
* NO
TEPossible damag eto theve hicle
when loading orunloading When
loading orunloading, theve hicle must
be raised totrans portleve l.
If th etranspor tse ttings areno tsho wnorthe
Vehicle notready forload ingdispl aymes‐
sag eis sho wn, theve hicle mayno tbe loaded
or unloaded. Br
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#
Ifre qu ired, raise theve hicle totrans ‐
po rtleve lag ain. #
Ave hicle that can notbe raised totrans ‐
po rtleve lma yno tbe loaded orunloa‐
ded using ara mp .Co nsu ltaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto act i‐
va tedtra nspor tle ve l
When youuse trans portle ve l,dr ivin gand
dr ivin gsaf etysy stems have onl ylimit edavail‐
abilit yand thevie wfrom theve hicle islimi‐
te d. Dr
iving safetyis se verely restrict ed and ther e
is arisk ofan accident! #
Donotuse transpor tle ve lin nor mal
ro ad operation . #
Onlyact ivat eand usetrans portle ve l
when noton public roads. #
Ensur eth at no per son sor obs tacle sar e
loca tedin thear ea sur round ingthe
ve hicle. Ra
ising theve hicl eto trans portle ve l #
Press theG buttonforat lea stfive sec‐
onds. #
Immediat elypr ess and hold the0076 button
fo rat lea stone second.
The Switch vehicle onfor transpor tlevel dis‐
pla ymessag eappear s. #
Startth eengine (/page18 2).
Th etrans portsettin gsaredispla yed. #
Swipe down wardtoselect Transport level
and press 0076.
The vehicle israised andtheVehicle rising
displa ymessag eis sho wnfor5 seconds. The ra
ising proces scan lastup to60 seconds
and canbecancele dwit hth eG button. #
When raising ,do notswitc hof fth eengine.
While theve hicle isbeing raised, youcan
man euveratamax imum speedof 25 mph
(40 km/ h). #
Waitto load untiltranspo rtleve lhas been
re ac hed andtheTranspor tlevel status is
sho wn.
% Ifth eve hicle israised totrans portleve l,th e
tr ans portsettin gswill cont inue tobe sho wn
eve naf te ra re star t.Oper ationof thedr iver
displa yis mean while restrict ed. 358
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