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Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W140)

1991–1998

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  1. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W140), photo 1Cockpit · “Mercedes-Benz S320 (W140) Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: TKOIII · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W140), photo 2Cockpit · “S500 Grand Edition intérieur” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Budwi · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W140), photo 3Instrument cluster · Cropped from “Mercedes-Benz S320 (W140) Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: TKOIII · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W116)Cockpit · “MB V116 05” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Herranderssvensson · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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

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Summary

The last S-Class before COMAND, to which navigation, voice control and emergency calling were added as options in the mid-1990s.

Specifications

Chassis code
W140
Head-up display
None
Infotainment
  • Auto Pilot System (APS) navigation1995–1998 (option)
Input
Physical buttons, Voice
Climate
Physical controls
Physical buttons and knobs
About 55, dash and consoleCounted from this photoButton Census

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

A large central speedometer flanked by smaller dials.

Centre display

Auto Pilot System (APS) navigation

Originally developed for the Japanese market.

Controls

The automatic climate control is dual-zone and can keep running for 20 minutes after the engine is switched off.

Facts

  • The Auto Pilot System (APS) navigation system became an option in 1995.[2][3]
  • APS read its maps from CD-ROM and showed them on a colour screen in the middle of the dashboard.[1][4]
  • LINGUATRONIC voice control was offered from 1996 and TELE-AID emergency calling from 1997.[2][3]
  • Automatic climate control used an activated-carbon filter with CO/NOx sensors; long-wheelbase cars had four climate zones.[2][1]
  • The PARKTRONIC ultrasonic parking aid arrived in 1995, standard on the S 600 and optional on other versions.[2]

Sources

  1. [1]Wikipedia. Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W140) (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]Mercedes-Benz Media. Innovationen und Fakten: S-Klasse und Vorgängerbaureihen (opens in a new tab). media.mercedes-benz.com
  3. [3]MercedesBlog. 25 years Mercedes S-Class W140 (opens in a new tab). mercedesblog.com
  4. [4]Wikipedia (German). COMAND (opens in a new tab). de.wikipedia.org

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