MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

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Onlyre fuel using sulfur-free diesel fuel
th at con form sto Eur opeanstandar d
EN 590,or an equiv alen tspec ificat ion.
In coun tries without sulfur -fre ediesel
fuel, refuel using only low- sulfur diesel
fuel withasulfur contentless than
50 ppm.
Ve hicl ewithout dieselpar ticul atefilt er: #
Refuel using only diesel fuel withasul ‐
fur cont entless than 500ppm. #
Onlyrefuel using sulfur-free diesel fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Gasoline
R Mar inediesel
R Heat ingoil
R Purefa tty acidme thyl es teror vege table
oil
R Paraffin or kerosene
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. The
recomme ndedfuelgr ad efo ryo ur vehicle
can befound ontheinf ormation labelinthefuel
fi ller flap (/ page20 0).
Inf orma tion onlow out sidete mp eratur es
Re fuel your vehicle withas muc hwint erdiesel
fuel aspossible atthebeginnin gof wint er.
Bef orech ang ingoverto wint erdiesel fuel,the
fuel tank sho uld be em pty, ifpossible .Ke ep the
fuel leve llo w forth efirs tre fuel ingwithwint er
die sel fuel ,e.g. toreser veleve l.The fuel tank
can befilled asusual when next refuel ing.
Fu rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 20.1ga l(7 6. 0liter s) Of
whic hre ser ve
All mod els2 .1ga l(8 .0 lite rs) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Quality
andcapacity ofengine oil Gasoline
enginesM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
S 500 4MATIC 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
S 500 4MATIC 8.5US qt(8.0l) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. 490
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Coolant
No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyus ecool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pr opor tionofantifr eezeconcen trat ein the
engine cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
S 500 4MATIC 18.0 US qt
(1 7.0 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa ter.Ot her‐
wise, thefill le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro ‐
neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix washer fluid withwind shieldwa sher fluid all
ye ar round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
USA:use onlyR‑1 34a refrig er ant. #
Canada: useonlyR‑1 234yf refrig er ant. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelforth eclimat econ trol sys‐
te m rega rding there frig er ant type andthere frig‐ 492
Tech nica lda ta

er
ant com pressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having maint enance workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
S 500 4MATIC 23.6±0.4 oz
(6 70 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
S 500 4MATIC 4.9±0.4 oz
(1 40 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 493

Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Height whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
S 500 4MATIC 73.0 in
(1 855 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions S
500 4MATIC
Ve hicle length2 03.9in
(5 17 9mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.0
in
(2 10 9mm)
Ve hicle height 59.2in
(1 503 mm)
Wheelbase 122.3 in
(3 10 6mm)
Tu rning radius 41.0 ft
(1 2.5 m) We
ight sand loads Please
note thefo llo wing forth especif iedvehi‐
cle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Maximumroof load
S 50 04MA TIC 49
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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
tesabout displaymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthedr iver displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphical symbols are
sim plified intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif‐
fe rfr om thesymbols onthedr iver displa y.The
dr iver displa ysho wshigh-pr iority displa ymes‐
sag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages are
acc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Wi th thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol, youcan select
th ere spectiv esymbol byswiping tothelef tor
ri ght. Press theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther infor‐
mation onthecent raldispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e. Yo
ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theG backbutt onorthelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. The displ aymessa geswill then
be stor ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Thedriver displa ysho wsthese displa ymes‐
sag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause ofthedispla y
messag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up save ddispl aymes sages
Dr iver disp lay:
4 Service5
Me ssa geMe mor y:XX
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthedr iver displa y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
bac kbutt onG. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 495

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 Restraint SystemMalfunc-
tion Servic eRequired *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page43). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Service Required(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page43). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Left Window AirbagMal-
function Service
Requ ired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page43). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin thewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unin tentio nallyor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
acciden t. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 496
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Push rear-left seatbelt
ext ender backmanually.
See Operator' sMan-
ual (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding seatbeltextende ris ma lfunctio ning. #
Slide theseat beltextende rba ck intoits original positionmanuall y. #
Ifth emalfunct ionoccur sag ain, consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Front Passenger AirbagDis-
abled SeeOperator's Man-
ual *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son ofadult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus ofaut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag actuatio n(/ page54 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fron tPassenger Airbag
En abled SeeOperator' s
Manual *T
hefront passeng erairbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Even when ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus ofaut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag actuatio n(/ page54 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 498
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps