The details of this very rich interior of the new S-Class (W223) they could write a book, but here are just a few of the most relevant ones.
The instrument panel can convey various types of information, highlighting the new 3D effect behind the rim of one of the new three-spoke steering wheels. It can be seen, on the other hand, that the dashboard and console were the target of a “purge” and Mercedes-Benz says that there are now 27 fewer controls/buttons than in the predecessor model, but that the operating functions have been multiplied.
Another new feature is the bar under the central touchscreen that gives direct access to the most important functions, such as driving mode, emergency lights, cameras or radio volume (high/low). In the case of the fingerprint scanner, we have already seen it in the penultimate generation of the Audi A8, a direct rival to the new S-Class, but in the future it may serve not only as a security measure for user recognition but also as a form of payment for goods/services purchased online while traveling.
10 different massage programs are available that use vibration servomotors and can enhance the effect of a relaxing massage with heat treatment through the hot stone principle (the seat heating is combined with the air chambers, which are now closer to the seat surface and therefore allow you to feel the effect even more and make it easier to control).
Ensures the chief engineer of the new S-Class, Juergen Weissinger."In the new generation, the seats were completely redone, so that the occupants feel in them and not on them"
gesture is everything
In the case of the second generation MBUX operating system, it is now interconnected to more elements of the car and, in combination with the roof mounted cameras, interprets passenger movements to automatically activate certain functions. Examples: if the driver looks over his shoulder at the rear window, the sun blind will automatically open. If you start and try to find something you've left in the front passenger seat, the light will automatically come on and you just have to look at one of the exterior mirrors and it will adjust directly.
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This is in addition to the gesture commands for various functions (audio sound, opening the sunroof, etc.) or the improved voice command system, which now accepts some instructions without having to repeat the trigger instruction “Hey Mercedes ”, what thanks…
The new generation operating system can include up to five screens, three of which are on the back. The front center can be 11.9” or 12.8” (the latter with better resolution), being operated haptically (they react with a vibration to the touch in certain actions).
Behind the steering wheel there is another digital screen for instrumentation, but much of the information can be seen “on the road”, 10 m in front of the car, and even in the driver's field of vision, in a huge projection (77” diagonal of para- breezes), with two sections, but which is not standard equipment in almost all versions.
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The MBUX is now available for the second row, because in many cases that is where the "most important" passengers sit, especially in China and the United States of America, whether the CEO (executive director) of a company, a golfer millionaire or a movie star.
We can't resist experimenting.
As in the current BMW 7 Series, there is now a central screen that allows you to control various operations on the central rear arm which can be removed and, as before, it is in the door panels that the controls for the windows, blinds and seat adjustments are located. . There are also two new touch screens on the back of the front seats that can be used to watch music videos, watch a movie, surf the internet and even control a series of vehicle functions (climatization, lighting, etc).
protective instinct
Three of the most interesting innovations of the new S-Class are the E-Active Body Control, the rear airbag and the directional rear axle. In the first case, and in the event of an imminent side collision with another vehicle, the S-Class bodywork is able to raise 8 cm when it “feels” that it is going to suffer a side impact and in just a few tenths of a second. This is a new function of the Pre-Safe Impulse Side system and the objective is to reduce the loads that act on the occupants, as it directs the impact forces towards the stronger structural components in the lower section of the vehicle.
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In the event of a strong frontal collision, the rear airbag (optional equipment for the new Long S-Class) can reduce the loads that affect the head and neck of the occupants of the rear side seats, with the seat belts fastened. The front rear seat airbag deploys particularly smoothly thanks to its innovative construction, consisting of a tubular structure.
Lastly, the optional directional rear axle makes the S-Class as maneuverable as a compact city model. The rear wheels can swivel up to 10° which allows, even in the Long S-Class with all-wheel drive, the turning diameter to be reduced by 1.9 m, to less than 11 m (the equivalent of a car the size of a Renault Mégane ).
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