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Mercedes-Benz S‑Class: W220 vs W221 · Car Interfaces

Photos

Cockpit of each car.

Cockpit of the Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W220) — Car AMercedes-Benz S‑Class (W220)1998–2005Photo: Guido Gybels · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons: source page for this photo (opens in a new tab)

Cockpit of the Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W221) — Car BMercedes-Benz S‑Class (W221)2005–2013Photo: Onkel Dittmeyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons: source page for this photo (opens in a new tab)

Specifications

5 rows differ · 1 not recorded

Specifications of the Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W220) (Car A) and the Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W221) (Car B). Rows that differ are marked “Differs”.
Feature	Car AMercedes-Benz S‑Class (W220)	Car BMercedes-Benz S‑Class (W221)
Production years	1998–2005	2005–2013
Instrument clusterDiffers	Analog with LCD display	Analog with large TFT
Cluster size	Not recorded	Not recorded
Infotainment systemDiffers	COMAND 2.51998–2002 (pre-facelift) COMAND 2.0 (facelift)2002–2005 (facelift)	COMAND APS (NTG 3)2005–2009 COMAND APS (NTG 3.5)2009–2013 (facelift)
Centre screen sizeDiffers	6.5 in	8 in
Input modesDiffers	Physical buttons Voice	Physical buttons Rotary controller Voice Steering-wheel controls
Climate controls	Physical controls	Physical controls
Head-up display	Not available	Not available
Physical buttons and knobsDiffers	About 67	About 57