2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-COUPE Owners Manual

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Check Engine Oil
Level(Add1quart)
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill
otherwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest
(
Ypage 325).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 327).
XHav eth eengin echecke dat aqualified specialist workshop if
you need to add engin eoil mor eofte nthan usual.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http:/ /
bevo.mercedes-benz.com.
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Engine Oil Level
Low Sto pVehicl e
TurnEngine Off
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil level is to olow. There is aris kof engin edamage.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XCheckth eengin eoil level (Ypage 325).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 327).
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Fue lLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped into th ereserv erange.
XRefuel at th eneares tgas station .
CThere is only aver ysmall amount of fue lin th efuel tank.
XRefuel at th eneares tgas station without fail .
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel system pressur eis to olow. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed
correctl yor th efue lsystem is leaking.
XChec kthat th efue lfiller cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuel filler cap is not correctl yclosed :
XCloseth efuel filler cap .
If th efuel filler cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Drivingsystems
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À
ATTENTION ASSIST :
Take a Break!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue
or alac kof concentration on th epar tof th edriver . Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
XIf necessary, take abreak .
Durin glon gjourneys, take regular break sin goo dtime so you get
enough rest.
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ATTENTION ASSIST
Inoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
¨
VehicleRising
Your vehicle is adjustin gto th elevel you hav eselected.
¨
Vehicl eRising
Please Wai t
The vehicle level is to olow when th evehicle is stationary. Awarn -
in g tone also sounds.
XDo no tpull away.
The vehicle level is set when th edisplay message disappears .
¨
StopVehicl eVehi‐
cle Too Low
You hav epulle daway whil eth evehicle level is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sth evehicle to th eselecte dlevel after ashort
period.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XWait until th edisplay message disappears befor epulling away.
AIRMATIC is defective. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/h).
XMak eonly slight steerin gmovements .Otherwise ,th efron t
fender or th etires could be damaged if th esteerin gmovemen t
is to olarge.
XListe nfo rscrapin gsounds.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely, payin gattention to road
and traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicle level.
Dependin gon th emalfunction ,it may be possible to rais eth e
vehicle.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Malfunction
The AIRMATIC function is restricted. The vehicle's handlin gchar-
acteristics may be affected.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/ h).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
ABC Malfunction
Stop Vehicle
The Active Body Control (ABC) vehicle level is too low.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
After a few seconds, the vehicle level is adjusted and the display
message disappears.
The multifunction display continuously shows the display mes-
sage.
The vehicle is leaking oil.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
The multifunction display continuously shows the display mes-
sage.
Active Body Control (ABC) is malfunctioning.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XMake only slight steering movements. Otherwise, the front
fender or the tires could be damaged if the steering movement
is too large.
XListen for scraping sounds.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
ABCVehicleRising
PleaseWaitBriefly
The vehicle level is too low when the vehicle is stationary. A warn-
ing tone also sounds.
XDo not pull away.
The vehicle level is set when the display message disappears.
ABC MalfunctionThe Active Body Control (ABC) function is restricted. The vehicle's
handling characteristics may be affected.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Active LaneKeep‐
ing Assist Cur ‐
rentlyUnavailable
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis deactivated and temporarily inop-
erative .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
Rthere hav ebeen no lan emarking sfo ran extended period.
Rth elan emarking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir tor snow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XClean th ewindshield.
Active Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist Inoper ‐
ative
Active LaneKeepin gAssis tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Active Blind Spot
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'sManual
Active Blind Spot Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth erada rsensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
Rth erada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion sor other source sof electromagnetic radiation .
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
Active Blind Spot Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XRestart th eengine.
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative
Active Blind Spot Assis tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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ParkAssist Can ‐
celed
The driver's doo ris open .
XRepeatth eparkin ggap measuremen tand parkin gprocess wit h
th edriver's doo rclosed .
You touched th emultifunction steerin gwhee lwhile steerin ginter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteerin gintervention is active ,mak esur ethat th emulti-
function steerin gwhee lis no ttouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse Active Parking Assistagain later (Ypage 202).
ParkAssistInoper ‐
ative
PARKTRONI Cis malfunctionin gor faulty.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problems wit h
PARKTRONIC" section (
Ypage 202).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assistis unavailable or faulty.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and restar tth eengine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol
is no tshown in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssist
Switched Off
The vehicl eis parked. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Night Vie wAssist
Currently Unavail‐
abl e
Night View Assis tPlus is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rth ecamera in th eradiato rtrim is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
Rth eoutside temperature is to ohigh .
XClean th ewindshield.
XClean th ecamera in th eradiato rtrim.
If th esystem has been switched of fdue to excessive outside tem-
peratures ,th esystem will switch bac kon automatically once it has
cooled down .
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edis-
play message disappears.
Night View Assis tPlus is operational again .
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Night ViewAssist
Inoperative
Night View Assis tPlus is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Spotlight Inopera‐
tive
Night View Assis tPlus is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rth ecamera in th eradiato rtrim is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
Rth eoutside temperature is to ohigh .
XClean th ewindshield.
XClean th ecamera in th eradiato rtrim.
If th esystem has been switched of fdue to excessive outside tem-
peratures ,th esystem will switch bac kon automatically once it has
cooled down .
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edis-
play message disappears.
Night View Assis tPlus is operational again .
Night View AssistPlus is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
TrafficSig n
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' sManual
Traffic Sig nAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edis-
play message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSig n
Assist Inoperative
Traffic Sig nAssis tis faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ë
Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl eis skidding.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 192).
DISTRONIC PLUSOffDISTRONIC PLU Shas been deactivated (Ypage 182).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver , awarnin gtone also sounds.
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DISTRONICPLUSNow
Available
DISTRONIC PLU Sis operational again after havin gbeen tempo -
rarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTRONIC PLU S
(
Ypage 182).
DISTRONICPLU SCur‐
rentlyUnavailable
SeeOperator' sMan‐
ual
DISTRONIC PLU Sis temporarily inoperative.
Steerin gAssis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth erada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion sor other source sof electromagnetic radiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
DISTRONIC PLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XRestart th eengine.
DISTRONIC PLU S
Inoperative
DISTRONIC PLUSis defective.
The following may hav ealso failed:
RBA SPLU Swit hCross-Traffic Assis t
RPRE-SAFE®Brake
RSteeringAssis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONICPLUSSus‐
pended
You hav edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTRONIC PLU Sis no
longer controllin gth espeed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foot from th eaccelerato rpedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S
- - -mph
An activation condition fo rDISTRONIC PLU Sis no tfulfilled .
XCheckth eactivation condition sfo rDISTRONIC PLU S
(
Ypage 182).
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DTR+: Steering
Assist.Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' sManual
Steerin gAssis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
Rthere hav ebeen no lan emarking sfo ran extended period.
Rth elan emarking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir tor snow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
Steerin gAssis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare operative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XClean th ewindshield.
DTR+: Steering
Assist .Inopera‐
tiv e
Steerin gAssis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare faulty.
However, th eDISTRONIC PLU Sfunction sare still available.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Control
Inoperative
Cruisecontrol is malfunctioning.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Control
- - -mph
Acondition fo ractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen fulfilled .
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w20 mph (30 km/ h), for
example.
XIf conditions permit, drive faster than 20 mph (30 km/ h)and
store the speed.
XCheck the activation conditions for cruise control (Ypage 179).
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