2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Displa
ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of thel imiter and thes tore ds peed
ar es hown in them ultifunction displa y.1
Limiter is selected
2 Speed is stored, limiter is deactivated
3 Speed is stored, limiter is activated
% The segment sinthe speedome terl ight up,
up tothec urrentl ys tore ds peed.
Kickdown
If yo ud epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown), thel imiter switches
to passiv emode. The Limiter passive message
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Af
terc ompletion of kickdown, thev ariable lim‐
iter is activated again in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up.
R Ifyo us tore an ew speed.
Operating cruise control or thev ariable lim‐
iter &
WARNING Risk of accident du etostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. Re
quirements:
Cruise control:
R Cruise control is selected.
R ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
R The driving speed is at leas t20k m/h. Va
riable limiter:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The variable limiter is selec ted.
Switching between cruise control and the
va riable limi ter #
Toselect cruise control: pressrocker
switch 1up. 174
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Shortly befor
ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.When you
confir mthe messag ewith%,d isplaymes‐
sages no longer appear until yous wit ch offt he
ve hicle. The speed will onl ybedisplayeda gain
onc ethe vehicle has been restar ted.
The permanen tlimiter does no tswitc htop as‐
siv em ode evendurin gkickdown and thed riven
speed remains belo wthe se tspeed.
Setting thes peed limitation forw inte rt yres
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Win-
ter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles
ahead ar edetected, thes etdis tance is main‐
ta ined, if necessar y,until thev ehicle comes to a
halt. The vehicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on thed ista nce tothev ehicle in front and
th es etspeed. Speed (in ther ang ebetwe en
20 km/h and 210k m/h )and thed ista nce tothe
ve hicle ahead ar esetand sa vedont hesteering
wheel. Other
features of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving styled epending on the
selected driv eprogram (fuel-saving, comfort‐
able or dynamic) (→ page147)
R Responds in urban speed ranges tostation‐
ar yv ehicles (e xcep tb icycles, mo torcyc les
and pedestrians) if condition saresuf ficient
to enable de tection.
R Initiates rapid acceleration tothes tored
speed, if thet urns ignal indicator is switched
on tochang etot heove rtakin glane.
R Take so ne-sided overtakin grestrictions into
account on mo torw aysoronm ulti-laneroads
wit hs eparat ecarriag ewa ys.
Ve hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis t:ifth ev ehicle
has been braked toas tandstil lonm ulti-lane,
separat ecarriag ewa ysby ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC, it can au tomatically follo wt he vehi‐
cle in front driving of fagain within 30 seconds. If
ac ritical situation is de tected whe ndriving off, a
visua land acoustic warning is given indicating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take control of thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle is no taccelerated an yfurther. 176
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Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisonly an aid.
The driver is responsible fork eeping asafed is‐
ta nce tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle speed
and forb raking in good time.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
R In sn ow,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great lyvarying
light conditions.
R The windsc reen in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or co vered.
R On slipper yroads, braking or accelerating
can cause thed rive wheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
R In multi-s toreyc ar par ksor on roads with
st eep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient di stance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act or on ly partially reacts:
R When drivin gonadiffe re nt line tothe
ve hicle ahead or changing lane. Drivin
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R
Topedestrians, animals, bicycles or
mo torb ikes, stationar yvehicles or unex‐
pected obs tacles.
R Tocompl extraf fics ituations.
R Tooncoming vehicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccan nei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic conditions
carefull yand react accordin gly. Operating
Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening.
R The transmission is in position h.
R Allthed oor sareclosed.
R Chec koft heradar sensor sy stem success‐
full ycomple ted( vehicle tra velling fasterthan
20 km/h). Swit
ching between Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC and the limiter #
Press button 1.
Ac tivatin gthe variable limi terorA ctive Dis‐
tanc eAssis tDISTRONIC #
Toactivat ewithout astoreds peed: press
rock er switch 3up (SET+) or down (SET-),
or press rocker switch 4up. Remo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal (Activ eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC).
The cur rent driven speed is stored and main‐
ta ined (Activ eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC) or
limited (variabl elim iter) bythev ehicle.
or #
Toactivat ewithas toreds peed: press
rock er switch 4up. Remo veyour foot from
th ea ccelerator pedal (Activ eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC).
% Ifrock er switch 4is pressed up twice while
driving, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cor
th ev ariable limiter is activated wit hthe
speed restriction displ ayed in thei nstrument
clus ter.
Ac ceptin gthe dis play ed speed restriction
when Distance Assis tDISTRONIC or thel im‐
iter is activated #
Press rocker switch 4(RES) up.
The speed limit displa yedint he instrument
clus terisa dopte dast hestored speed. The
ve hicle adapts its speed tothat of thev ehicle
in front, but onl yuptothestored speed. 17 8
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Pulling
away wit hA ctive Distance Assist
DISTRO NIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Press rocker switch 4(RES) up.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly and dis‐
tinctl y.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactivating Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat. #
Press rocker switch 4(CNCL) down.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Press rocker switch 3up (SET+) or down
(SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1k m/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 3up or down and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
st eps of 1km/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
10 km/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
st eps of 10km/h. Re
ducing or inc reasin gthe specified dis‐
tance from thev ehicle in front #
Toincrease thes pecified distance: press
rock er switch 2down. #
Toreduce the speci fied distance: press
rock er switch 2up. Fu
nction of Activ eS peed Limit Assi st %
The availabilit yofthefollowing function is
countr y-dependent. Driving and parking
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If
ac hang eint he speed limit is de tected and
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactivated,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cassum esthis
ne ws peed as thes tore ds peed.
The driven speed is adjus tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he traf fics ignatt he latest. In the
case of signs indicating entr yintoanu rban area,
th es peed is adap tedb eforehand. The speed
limit displa yinthe Instrument Displa yisalways updated when
thev ehicle is le velw itht he tra ffic
sign.
If th er eisnos peedrestriction on an unlimi ted
st re tchofr oad (e.g. on amotorway),th er ecom‐
mended speed is adop tedast hestored speed.
The sy stem uses thes peed stored on an unlimi‐
te ds tret ch ofroad as ther ecommende dspeed.
If yo udon otalter thes tore ds peed on an unlimi‐
te ds tret ch ofroad, ther ecommende dspeed is
13 0k m/h.
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chasbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea ccelera‐
to rp edal, onl yspee dlimits which areh igher
th an thes etspeed ar eadop ted.
Ac tiveS peed Limi tAssistcan be configu redin
th em ultimedia sy stem (→ page211).
Ac tiveS peed Limi tAssistis onl yana id. The
driver is responsible fork eeping asafed ista nce
to thev ehicle in front, forv ehicle speed and for
braking in good time. The maximum permissible
speed also depends on factor ssuchast heroad
sur face and traf ficc onditions. Sy
stem limitations
Te mp orar yspeed restrictions (e.g .for ac ertain
tim eord uetowe ather conditions) canno tbe
proper lyde tected bythes ystem. The maximum
permissible speed applying forav ehicle wit ha
trailer is no tdetected bythes ystem. In these sit‐
uations youm usta djus tyour speed yourself. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Speed Limi tAssistadaptin gthe vehicle's
speed
The speed adop tedbyA ctiveSpeed Limit
Assi stma ybet oo high or incor rect in some
individua lcases, su chas:
R Inthew etor in fog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur ethat thed rive ns peed complies
wit htraffic regulations. #
Adjus tthe driving speed tosuit cur rent
traf fica nd weather conditions. 18 0
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Fu
nction of route-base dspee dadjustment %
The availabilit yofthefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
When Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cisactive,the
function adjusts thes peed depending on the
ro utee vents ahead. Depending on thed rive pro‐
gram selected, thev ehicle negotiates ther oute
eve nt ahea dinafuel-saving, com fortable or
dynamic manner .When ther out eevent has been
passed, thev ehicle accelerates again tothe
st ored speed. The se tdistan cetothev ehicle
ahead, vehicles de tected ahea dand speed
re strictions ahea daretake ni ntoa ccount.
Ro ute-based spee dadjustmen tcan byconfig‐
ured in them ultimedia sy stem (→ page184).
Ro utee vents ahea dare:
R Bends
R T-junctions, roundabout sand tollst ations
R Turnsa nd exits
% When thet oll statio nisr eached, ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cadoptst he speed as
th es tore ds peed. Also,
thes peed is reduced if thet urns ignal to
ch ang elane siss witched on and one of thef ol‐
lowing situations is de tected:
R Turning of fatjunctions
R On slowing-down lanes
R On lanes adjacent toslowing-down lanes
The driver is responsible forc hoosing ther ight
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular tojunctions, roundabouts
and sets of traf ficl ights, as route-based speed
adjustmen tdoes no tbrake thev ehicle to a
st andstill.
Wi th activ erout eguidance, thef irst speed
adjustment is car ried out automaticall y.Ifthe
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on, thes elected
ro uteisc onfirm ed and fur ther speed adjustment
is activated.
Speed adjustmen tiscancelled in thef ollowing
cases:
R Ifth et urns ignal indicator is switched off
befor ethe routee vent.
R Ifth ed rive rd epresses thea ccelerator or
brak epedal during thep rocess. Sy
stem limitations
Ro ute-based spee dadjustmen tdoes no ttake
ri ght of wayregulations int oaccount.T he driver
is responsible forc omplying wit hroad traf fic
re gulations and driving at asuitable speed.
In dif ficul tambient conditions (e.g .unclear
ro ads, nar rowl anes ,wetroad sur faces, sno wor
ice )orw hend riving wi thatrailer ,the speed
adjustment made bythes ystem ma ynotalw ays
be suitable. In these situation sthe driver must
inter vene acco rdingly. &
WARNING Risk of accident in spi teof
ro ute-based spee dadjustment
Ro ute-based spee dadjustmen tmightm al‐
function or be temp oraril yunavailable in the
fo llowing situations:
R If map dat aisnotup todat eora vailable
R Ifyo udon otfollo wt he selected route
guidance
R Ifth es etrouteisr e-planned
R Inroad con stru ction areas Driving and pa
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If
th es ystemr eaches asysteml imitation or the
driver has no tsteered thev ehicle forac onsider‐
ablep eriod of time or has remo vedt heir hands
from thes teering wheel, thes ystemw ill,
depending on thes ituation ,first aler tthe driver
wit hav isual warning. Display 1appear sinthe
multifunction displa y.Ifth ed rive rs tilld oes not
st eer thev ehicle himself or herself, or still has
no ttaken hold of thes teering wheel, arepeated
wa rning tone sounds in additio ntothe visual
wa rning messag etoremind thed rive rtot ake
cont roloft hevehicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tisonlyana id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in good time
and fors taying in lane. Befor echanging lanes,
th ed rive rm ustm akes uret hat then eighbouring
lane is free (glance over thes houlder). Sy
stem limitations
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu efor lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsufficien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane or todriv epaste xits. Active
St eering Assis tcann otprov ide thed rive rw ith
st eering assis tance at roundabouts, T-junctions,
junctions, tollst ations or turns ,for example.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl ar eord irect sunlight or if ther ea regreatly
va rying light condition sorreflections, or
stro ng shado wsonthec arriag ewa y.
R Insuf ficient road illumination.
R The windsc reen in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
R Absence of lane markings, or se veralu nclear
lane markings, or if them arkings chang erap‐
idly.
R The dista ncetot hevehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
R The car riag ewa yisn arrow and winding. R
Obs tacle sont he lane or projecting out into
th el ane.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R On tigh tbends ,roundabouts and when turn‐
ing.
R Ifyo ua ctivel ychang elane without swit ching
on thet urns ignal indicator. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assis tunexpectedl ystops func‐
tioning
If th es ysteml imitations of ActiveS teering
Assis tare re ached ther eisnog uarantee that
th es ystemw illremain activ eorwillk eep the
ve hicle in lane. #
Alw aysk eep your hands on thes teering
wheel and obser vethet raffic carefull y. #
Alw ayss teer thev ehicle paying atten‐
tion totraf ficc onditions. Driving and pa
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