The EQS is not an S Class. When you sit in it and look at the equipment options and what isn't standard, its obvious. If you think about it, it makes sense pricewise. Can't deliver a full EV that is truly a peer to the S Class with no price gap. Material uses are all a cut below whats used on the S Class, no standard acoustic glass, no high end audio upgrade, no height adjustable suspension, etc. So saying "other S Classes get this" makes no sense. The EQS is NOT an "S Class". The GLS is the same way, its "The S Class of SUVs", but its not really, its nowhere near as high end inside nor does it have the same options or standard equipment.

You must have an unusual driveway though for it to drag.

 

I've been entering and exiting my driveway while turning and I'd say I only scrape the bottom 20% of the time now, compared to the 75% trying to pull in and out straight. Obviously I would prefer to have the lift suspension button but I've been making it work alright.

 

I understand that the raise option is on European spec models and is not available in US due to some US reg. although as you said, it's been on US MBs for years.

 

I'm also having problems with occasional scrapes, mostly in the front, but once in the middle of the car when going up a commercial parking garage ramp. Fortunately I don't have a problem at my house, but there is a dip in my neighborhood that I need to avoid driving straight on. As others have pointed out, this has been a feature on other Mercedes and my previous 2 Teslas, so not a cutting edge concept. And I think we have a reasonable expectation to get what we paid for and it's clearly documented in EQS manuals as a feature. When I called the EQS/Maybach specialty support number, even the representative was surprised that the feature was missing from my car's software menu. I've spoken with a couple of MB support staff about a couple of issues and they seem to be using the "we're waiting on US regulatory approval for that feature" for many missing software features. While I don't believe their excuse of approval for every little issue, I do suspect that software updates are coming very slowly due to sometimes unrelated features introduced/modified in a software update requiring approval. I was slightly relieved to hear that 3rd quarter sales of conventional S class models were badly hurt in the US due to the software regulatory review process. Hopefully that will give MB more incentive to review their software update processes and the resources they allocate to these updates. Just my 2 cent.

 

No issues with my 450+ scraping, either front end or middle. Of course, I used to drive a BMW M4......now there is a car which might scrape constantly. Many high performance vehicles are similarly afflicted, yet seem to be successfully driven on the streets. Surprised this is even an issue.

 

The crazy thing is that the car comes so close to doing the right thing! When I park with the front end over a concrete parking block, no problem. Then I exit and hear the air go out of the front suspension resulting in the bumper lip resting on the block. I re enter and start up again but the suspension does not re inflate and I have to hear it scrape on the block. Ugh! That fascia is all sraped up already and has a hole! Fortunately these are only visible if I lay down on the ground. There must be a software fix. Its also hard for me to close a fully open front door, but I manage. Otherwise, an excellent car after 4,000 miles.

 

I have had no issues with scrapes. I tend to not park on top of concrete blocks since the cameras allow me to park the car with a high degree of precision.

 

Decided to get the new 2023 Genesis G90 that just won the Motor Trend Car of the Year award. Made me sad to trade in my 2015 S class but the new Genesis has a raise button.

 

I had a parking bump damage to
my ‘18 S car; the restaurant paid for the repairs.

 

How do you like the car?

 

Sad to leave my history of S Classes but never really felt Mercedes was passionate about serving their S class customers.

 

The latest update Did Not add the ability to raise the suspension manually.
My EQS 580 sedan’s front scrapes the driveway when entering from the street or entering the street from the driveway. I didn't have this problem with my 2019 S560. EQS 580 should automatically raise the car but it is either not working in this case or it is not enough. I put it in the comfort mode which is the highest. The sport and Eco mode is even lower. will also be handy in snow driving in the ski areas.
The manual raising is available in other countries but not in US, like in the picture below.
Please post the on screen steps how to raise the car for towing.

 

Not to be a *****, but its a multistep procedure clearly explained in the manual under "preparing you car for towing".

 

Thank you for pointing me to the towing section of the manual.
It is unfortunate that they disabled the "Raise vehicle level" function in the settings screen for the US drivers.
Obviously raising the vehicle to transport level is not the same as missing "Raise vehicle level" function available everywhere else in the world.
There is a warning that If the vehicle is raised to transport level, driving and driving safety systems have only limited availability.
I was hoping to use this transport level mode in snow when visiting the mountain ski areas where not all the roads are cleaned after snow.
I wonder what is the reasoning for the omission of "Raise vehicle level" button in the US.

Anyone interested in activating the Transport mode briefly for avoiding an occasional obstacle:
page 397 EQS SEDANOwner's Manual
Without pressing the the brake pedal turn on the car's screen by pressing the start button.
Press the back button for at least five seconds.
Immediately press and hold the OK button for at least one second.
The "For Transport Level" Switch On Vehicle message is displayed".
Select vehicle transport.
Start the car like you usually do by pressing the the brake pedal and the start button.
Swipe downward to select Transport Level and press OK.

Don't forget to switch it off.

Lowering the vehicle:

Switch on the vehicle.
In Transport Settings, swipe up to select the Standard Level and press OK.
The vehicle is adjusted to the height of the last active level and the "Lowering Vehicle"… message is displayed.
After the vehicle has been lowered, press the back button for at least two seconds.

 

Thats a ridiculous thing to have to do every time you pull into or out of your own driveway...

 

I can’t imagine doing that every time I pull into my garage. My 2023 Genesis G90 has an “up” button I hit just before pulling in.
sad that Mercedes couldn’t give more forethought to this as they’ve always had that on the S class. Wonder how many sales they’ll lose like they did with me canceling my order after the test with my salesman.

 

The video is great but if Im not mistaken, simply driving it over 12 mph will disable the transport mode.
I agree 100% that not just having a simple button to do it on the screen is absolutely stupid. In Europe they do. On our GLS, the carwash mode is one of my favorite settings.

 

Only US cars dont have it......

 

Well, we live in the US...this is a mystifying omission

 

This is an issue for me. I’ve been driving lowered cars all my life and actually just installed lowering links on my EQS 580 today. I haven’t driven it yet since I’m waiting for the shop to do my chrome delete and debadge. IMO the car looks a million times better. I attached a couple pics here. Again, it’s not done yet.

Hopefully there will be a software update to add the raise feature soon.

 

Can anyone with an EQS in Europe confirm that the 'raise' option is on their car, and what the icon looks like in the menu (photo?)? I subscribe to a MB coding service, and I'm guessing he could turn on the feature. But, I'm wondering what the details are before I jump in.

 

Don't have an European car but another forum member found it from a video:

 

Everyone should write into MBUSA requesting this be added:

https://mercedes-benz.custhelp.com/a...RldVZDQ4YXE%3D

 

For sure

 

I did!