Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)Photos
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Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Cockpit, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Instrument cluster, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Centre display, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Controls, Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126)
Photo credits
Photo credits (7)
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 1Cockpit · “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 (W126), photo 2Cockpit · “500 SEL W126 1” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wikisearcher · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 3Cockpit · “1981 Mercedes Benz W126 Interior Blue” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: DirebearHugs · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 4Cockpit · “Mercedes 420 SEC” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Lebubu93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 5Instrument cluster · “Mercedes Benz 420SEL - Flickr - The Car Spy (4)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 6Centre display · “Becker Mexico-Cassette in SEL-W126 2-crop” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wikisearcher · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 7Controls · “Mercedes Benz 420SEL - Flickr - The Car Spy (2)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Elements
Photo credits
Photo credits (7)
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 7Controls · “Mercedes Benz 420SEL - Flickr - The Car Spy (2)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 5Instrument cluster · “Mercedes Benz 420SEL - Flickr - The Car Spy (4)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 6Centre display · “Becker Mexico-Cassette in SEL-W126 2-crop” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wikisearcher · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 1Cockpit · “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 (W126), photo 3Cockpit · “1981 Mercedes Benz W126 Interior Blue” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: DirebearHugs · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 4Cockpit · “Mercedes 420 SEC” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Lebubu93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W126), photo 2Cockpit · “500 SEL W126 1” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wikisearcher · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Lineage
Mercedes-Benz S‑Class generations
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- 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 S-Class with airbags: one in the steering wheel, and later one for the front passenger.
Specifications
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Needle gauges with a small LCD outside-temperature readout below the speedometer.
Controls
The automatic climate control's cabin-temperature sensor sits in the roof beside the sunroof switch.
Facts
- A driver airbag, together with a front-passenger belt tensioner, was offered as an option from 1981.[2][3]
- A passenger airbag became an option in 1988.[2]
- An electrically adjustable steering column was optional from 1985 and could be saved to the driver's memory settings.[2][1]
- The outside-temperature display reads in Fahrenheit in US cars and Celsius elsewhere.[1]
- Fully automatic climate control was available as an option.[1]