Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)Photos
- Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)
Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)
Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)
Controls, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)
Photo credits
Photo credits (4)
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116), photo 1Cockpit · “MB V116 05” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Herranderssvensson · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116), photo 2Cockpit · “Mercedes-Benz W116 1975 Interior 350SE” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Zefke · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116), photo 3Cockpit · “1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE (W 116) sedan (2015-01-01) 03” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: OSX · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116), photo 4Controls · Cropped from “1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE (W 116) sedan (2015-01-01) 03” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: OSX · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elements
Lineage
Mercedes-Benz S‑Class generations
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Photo credits (7)
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)Cockpit · “MB V116 05” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Herranderssvensson · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)Cockpit · “Mercedes W126 500SEL Armaturenbrett 1” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wikisearcher · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W140)Cockpit · “Mercedes-Benz S320 (W140) Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: TKOIII · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W220)Cockpit · “The cockpit of the Mercedes Benz S Class 220 model series (1998 to 2005) with the new COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data System) control and display system comprising a multifunction steering wheel, a central display in the instrument cluster and the control and display panel in the centre console.” (opens in a new tab) · © Mercedes-Benz AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Mercedes-Benz Media
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W221)Cockpit · “Instrument Cluster, Mercedes-Benz S350 4Matic” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Onkel Dittmeyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W222)Cockpit · “Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC L (V 222) – Innenraum, 13. Oktober 2013, Düsseldorf” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W223)Cockpit · “Mercedes-Benz S-Class, 2020, outdoor, interior: leather siena brown” (opens in a new tab) · © Mercedes-Benz AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Mercedes-Benz Media
Details
Summary
The first car named S-Class, with a cockpit designed around occupant protection.
Specifications
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Needle gauges set into the padded dashboard.
Facts
- All interior surfaces were padded and the controls were set into the dashboard so they would not protrude in a collision.[2][1]
- The W116 introduced a four-spoke safety steering wheel with an impact absorber and a broad padded hub.[3][1]
- Cruise control (Tempomat) was available as an option from 1975.[3]
- Some W116 cockpits were fitted with automatic climate control, which was rare in cars of the period.[2]