air suspension MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

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pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar tsor saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This canendang ertheoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data". &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetodriv‐
ing toofast and due toimpact sto the
ve hicle underbody orsuspension compo‐
nent s In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
suspension componen ts
In situation ssuc has these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension componen ts,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo‐
nen tsdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpec tedly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan acciden t,ma yno lon‐
ge rabso rbthere sulting forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and Gener
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ve
hicle itself. Controlunits oftencont ain da ta
memor iesforve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Their
use permitsth ete mp orar yor per manent docu‐
ment ation oftech nica linf orma tionab ou tth e
ve hicle's operating stat e, com ponent loads,
main tenance requ iremen tsand tech nica leve nts
or ma lfunctio ns.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing dataar estor ed:
R Oper ating status ofsystem com ponen ts,
suc has fill le ve ls, tirepr essur eor batt ery
st atus
R Malfun ction sor faults inim por tant system
com ponen ts,suc has lights orbrak es
R System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit ua‐
tio ns,suc has airbag deploymentor theint er‐
ve ntio nof stabilit ycon trol systems
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
In cer taincas es, itma ybe requ ired tostor edat a
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte m‐
por arily. This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amal functi on,forex am ple. If
yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enanc ewo rk,st or ed oper ational dataas
we llas theve hicle identif ication number canbe
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manuf acturersor third par ties ,suc has
br eakdo wnservice s.The same istrue inthe
case ofwa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ance
meas ures.
In gener al,th ere adout isper form ed via the
leg allypr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnos ticscon‐
nect ionintheve hicle. Theoper ational datath at
ar ere ad out documen tte ch nica lst at es ofthe
ve hicle orofindividua lcom ponent sand assis tin
th ediagnosis ofmalfunct ions,compliance with
wa rrant yoblig ationsand qualit yim prov ement .
To that end ,th ese data,in par ticular information
about componen tloads, tech nica leve nts, mal‐
func tions and other faults maybe transm itted
alon gwit hth eve hicle identif ication number to
th emanuf acturer.Fu rther mor e,themanuf ac‐
tur erissubject toproduct liability .Fo rth is rea‐
son themanuf actureralso uses operational data
fr om theve hicle, forex am ple, forre cal ls. The se da
ta can also be used toexamin eth ecus tom‐
er's warrant yand guar anteeclaim s.
Fa ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tor atyour requ estas par tof repair
or maint enanc ewo rk.
Con venience andinfotainmen tfuncti ons
Yo ucan stor econ venie nce setting sand individ‐
ua lse ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese t
th em atanytime.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing settings ,fo rex am ple:
R Seat andsteer ing wheel position s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depen dingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunction s
yo urself .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata, suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem Gener
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The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir t,sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,or
beca useth ey areco vered.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.road sign sin
ro adw orks orinadjacent lanes. DY
NA MIC SELECT button Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT button %
Dependi ngon theengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTbutt ontochang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
The chosen drive pr ogr am appear sin thedr iver
displa y.
= Individu al
R Individu alsettings
B Sport+
R Very spor tydriving style wit hlowe redsus‐
pension
R Emphasizes theve hicle's ownov ersteer ing
and under steer ing charact eristic sfo ra mor e
activ edr iving style
R Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
C Sport
R Spo rty dr ivin gst yle wit hlowe redsuspension
R Still spor ty,but withan em phasis onstabilit y R
Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
A Comfort
R Comf ortable and econ omical driving
R Balance between traction and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s
N Curve
R Onlyavailable forve hicles withE‑A CTIVE
BO DY CONTR OL
R Comf ortable driving withcur veinc linat ion
func tion
R Balanc ebe tween tract ion and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s
; Eco
R Particular lyecon omical driving
R Balance between traction and stabilit y
R Recomme ndedforall road con dition s Dr
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The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing. Obse
rveth eno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210).
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Switc hth efunc tion onoroff.
Alt ernativ ely,Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan be
activ ated and deactiv ated intheFa vorite smenu.
% Afterst ar tin gth eengine, these ttings are
count ry-spe cific.
Se ttin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Se tting thesensit ivity #
Sele ct´. #
Sele ctEar ly,Med. orLat e.
The lastselec tedse tting will beadop tedth ene xt
time theengine isstar ted.
% The standar dse tting forth is func tion is
depen dentonthecount ry.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gass ista nc eon dis‐
co nti nuo uslan emar kings #
Select Adva nced Support.
The last select edsettin gwill beadop tedth ene xt
time theengine isstar ted.
% The standar dse tting forth is func tion is
depen dentonthecount ry.
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated invehicles
wit hout Driving Assistance Packag e, so that
Em erge ncy Stop Assis tis full yav ailable.
Fu rther information onEmer gency Stop
Assis t(/ page22 7) AIRMA
TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prov ed driving comfort.The 24
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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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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(r ed) *T
he redAIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
A malfun ction has occurredin AIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OL.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's driving charact eristic swill have chang edsign ifican tly. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If an additio nal warning tone sou nds, EBDisma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking. 566
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 222
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>222
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............227
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 227
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 229
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>225
Sy stem limits. ........................................2 25
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>225
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>153
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 154
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............156
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>155
Ad diti ves
Engi neoil.... ............ ..............................489
Fu el....................................................... 488
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es Ad
diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................5 2
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup .......................................... .... 170
Air distribut ion
Se tting. .................................................. 168
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem).. ...... 171
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents
Ad jus ting (front) ............. ........................ 178 Ad
jus ting (rea r)............. .........................179
Gl ove box.............................................. 180
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode.............................. 173
Air -water duct
Ke eping free... ....................................... 335
Airbag Activati on........... .....................................43
Bel tai rba g............... ................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)......49
Ins tallation locations...............................4 9
Knee airbag.... .........................................4 9
Ov ervie w.. ............................................... 49
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 54
Pr otect ion................................................ 51
Sid eairba g.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 49
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................4 9
Air flow
Se tting. .................................................. 168 57
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Inde x

St
arterbatt ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline). .................... 183
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting assistance
see Jump -sta rt connecti on
St arting-o ffaid
see Hillstar tassis t
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 214
Ste ering
Re ar axle steer ing..................................1 89
Ste ering wheel
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly<000C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ...........122
Car e................................................... ... 340
Op eratin gth ememor yfunc tion.............1 25
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters................ 198
St orag ear eas
see Stor ag espace
St orag ecom partmen ts
se eSt or ag espace
St orag espa ce
Ar mr est................ .................................. 131 Cen
ter<00460052005100560052004F0048001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ......................... ... 131
Doo r......... ............. .................................131
Glo vebox...............................................1 31
St ow ageco mp artment
Handse t(r ear passeng ercom part‐
ment).......... .......................................... .131
Pa rcel ne thook s....................................1 32
St reet names andhouse number s
Displa ying.......................................... ....3 02
Sulfur content........... ................................. 487
Sur round View
see Surround viewcam era
Sur round viewcamer a
Ac tivati ng using GPS(rea rvie wcam ‐
er a)........... ............................................ .259
Butt on.............. .....................................259
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 338
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>255
Ope ning thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a).......... ................................... .... 260
Selecting avie w... ................................. 259
Se tting (rear viewcamer a).......... .......... 259 Suspens
ion
Se tting thesuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC). .................................................. 249
Se tting thesuspension leve l(E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL)..... .................. 252
Suspensi on
see AIRMA TIC
see E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL
Suspensi onleve l(AIRMA TIC)
Se tting... ................................................ 249
Suspension leve l(E- AC TIVE BODY
CONT ROL)
Se tting.. .................................................2 52
Swi tch-of fdela ytime
Ext erior ....... ...........................................156
Int erior ....... ...........................................159
Sync hroni zation function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) .....................................1 72
Sy stem settings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem settings
menu. ....................................................2 94
Re setfunction (MBUXmultimedia
sy stem).. ............................................... 298 598
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