The Next-Gen Mercedes S-Class' Cabin Has A Thing For Screens

Mercedes has previewed its new S-Class by showing off parts of the interior, which is littered with displays
The Next-Gen Mercedes S-Class' Cabin Has A Thing For Screens

If you’re hoping to buy the next-generation Mercedes S-Class, we hope you like screens, as it’s going to be packed full of ‘em. This was first revealed via some spy shots that emerged a few weeks back, but now, Mercedes itself has released a series of images showing the impressive level of display real estate in the S.

We only know how big one of those is going to be (the main display, which measures 12.8 inches diagonally), but a few interesting details have been divulged, including that some will be optionally available in more pixel-dense OLED form. Let’s just gloss over the fact Cadillac has beaten Merc to it in offering this tech. Awkward.

The Next-Gen Mercedes S-Class' Cabin Has A Thing For Screens

In the front, there’s a large portrait display mounted on a diagonal plinth rising from the centre console. It runs the latest version of the MBUX operating system, with an upgraded version of the ‘Hey Mercedes’ voice activation software.

To the side of that, there’s a digital instrument cluster offering a “spatial view,” which Mercedes says gives “a real three-dimensional effect is achieved without having to wear 3D glasses”. You might not have to look at it all that often, though, as there’s a larger, more comprehensive head-up display on the options menu. Spec it, and you’ll have an augmented reality function which will seemingly ‘project’ animated turn-by-turn instructions onto the road ahead. Clever.

The Next-Gen Mercedes S-Class' Cabin Has A Thing For Screens

In the back, the S-Class can be optioned with up to three screens. The displays for the rear-seat passengers have exactly the same infotainment functionality as those in the front, and it’s possible to easily share content between them, Mercedes says.

There are several cameras embedded in the overhead control panel keeping a constant eye on the S-Class’ occupants. Sounds perturbing, but it’s all about reading and acting on “the wishes and intentions of the occupants”. One example is that the driver might look over their shoulder at the rear windscreen, which would cause the blind to open. Or the driver could be looking for something in the front passenger seat, which the Interior Assist would recognise and help out by switching a light on.

The Next-Gen Mercedes S-Class' Cabin Has A Thing For Screens

There’s a general trend of moving away from physical buttons, with Mercedes proudly boasting about how it’s ditched 27 of them through greater reliance on speech recognition, gesture control and “gaze control” (which sounds like some kind of superpower). Thankfully, core functions such as lights and windscreen wipers are operated in the old-fashioned way, while the climate settings are permanently shown along the bottom the main display.

Comments

Ray Sloan

Screens are the new Giant grill

07/08/2020 - 22:01 |
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DG65425

Looks shit and will be even more shit in a few years because it will be dated. And why did they even make the central screen portrait?

07/09/2020 - 04:53 |
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Ben Anderson 1

In reply to by DG65425

Because Tesla made the central screen portrait.

07/09/2020 - 07:45 |
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Myrmeko (#CTSquad)

They don’t even look integrated into the design… :/

07/09/2020 - 11:46 |
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eizensky

I like how they’re trying to use dark wallpaper to show it’s like calming to drive in the night when the reality the screen blinding your soul off with that white-ish theme palette

07/09/2020 - 13:40 |
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LSV10SwappedKeiCar

Discussion within Merc’s design Department
Employee 1: Our previous interior designs were doing really well, but we need to work on them. I suggest we should work on interior qualit-
Employee 2: mORe sCrEenS!!!
Employee 1: But, people said our design was great, and that we needed to work on materia-
Employee 2: bIG SCreENs!!!

Boss: I like where this is going…

07/10/2020 - 04:41 |
0 | 0

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