2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e125).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps. 11 8
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Operating
thel ight scombination switch 1
Main beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlam pflasher
4 Turn signal light, left #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
function in question. Main beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
L orà position. #
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row1.
When them ain beam is activated, thei ndica‐
to rlam pfor dipped beam Lis deactiva‐
te da nd replaced bythei ndicator lam pfor
th em ain beam K. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
Headla mpflasher: #
Pullthe combination switc hinthe direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat epermanentl y:press thec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4.
Ve hicles with Activ eL aneK eeping
Assis t:Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcan:
R Lengthen tur nsignal operation fort he
duration of thel ane chang eift he driver
has activated thet urns ignal indicator.
R Automatical lyactivat ethe tur nsignal
indicator if thed rive rindicated totur nin
th at direction immediatel ybefor ebut a
lane chang ewas no timmediately possi‐
ble. Light and sight
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Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 122)
R Cornering light (→ page123)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page123)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page123)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 0
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Cornering light function
Cornering light impr
ovesthe illumination of the
car riag ewa yoveraw idea ngle in thet urning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, fore xamp le. It can on ly beactivated
when thed ipped beam is switched on.
The function is active:
R Atspeeds belo w40km/h when thet urns ig‐
nal light is switched on or thes teering wheel
is turned.
R Atspeeds between 40 km/h and 70 km/h
when thes teering wheel is turned. Mo
torw ay mode function
Mo torw ay mode increase sthe rang ea nd bright‐
ness of thec oneofl ight, enabling better visibil‐
ity. The function is activ
eifamotorway jou rney is
de tected by:
R The vehicle speed.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds belo w80km/h.
Enhanced fogl ight function
The enhanced fogl ight function reduces glare
fo rt he driver and impr oves thei llumination of
th ee dgeoft he car riag ew ay. The function is active:
R Atspeeds belo w70km/h when ther ear fog
light is switched on.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds abo ve100k m/h af tera ctivation.
R When ther ear fogl ight is switched off.
Switching theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Requ irement:
R thei gnition is switched on. Light and sight
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Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate. In
this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling 12 2
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th
em. The vehicle in front is illuminated bythe
dipped beam.
At speeds belo w25km/h or when ther eiss uffi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial main beam and them ain beam
switc hoffautomaticall y.
At speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road user saredetected, them ain
beam is automaticall yswitched on.
R Ifot her road user saredetected, thep artial
main beam is automaticall yswitched on.
At speeds abo veappr ox.5 0k m/h:
R The headlamp rang eoft he dipped beam is
re gulated automaticall ybased on thed is‐
ta nce to ot herroad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indscreen near theo verhead control panel.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
on/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
à position. #
Switc hont he main beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When them ain beam is switched on auto‐
maticall yinthe dar k,the _ indicator
lam pont he multifunction displa ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffthem ain beam
using thec ombination switch. Setting
thed ipped beam Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light set-
tings .
Dipped-beams #
Select Left-side traffic orRight-side traffic. Setting
thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Ext.
light. del. shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Setting
thes urround lighting Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Loca-
tor lighting #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
If th es urround lighting is swit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains lit for40s econds af tert he
ve hicle is unloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lighting is swit ched of fand auto‐
matic driving lights ar eactivated. Light and sight
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Interior lighting
Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting #
1 u Switches ther ear interior lighting
on/off #
2 p Switches thef ront right-hand read‐
ing lam pon/off #
3 | Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/off #
4 c Switches thef ront interior lighting
on/off #
5 p Switches thef ront left-hand reading
lam pon/off Ad
justin gthe ambien tlighting Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Ambi-
ent light
Setting thec olour #
Select Colour. #
Setac olour.
Ad justin gthe brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Setab righ tness value.
Ac tivatin gthe brightness forz ones #
Select Brightness zones . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The Display ,Front andRear zones can be set
separately.
% Setting brightness zones is no tavailable for
th eR ear Seat Ente rtainment Sy stem.
Ac tivatin gmulti-coloured lighting #
Select Multi-colour. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ther earetenp rese tc olou rcombinations
av ailable.
Ac tivatin gmulti-coloured animation #
Select Multi-colou ranimat.. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The chosen colour combination changes in a
predefine drhythm.
Ac tivatin gclimate-dependen tlighting #
Select Climate. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The colour of thea mbient lighting adapts to
suit thea ir conditionin gsetting.
Ac tivatin gwelcome lighting #
Select Welcome. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When thev ehicle is unloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs. 124
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Setting
thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Inte-
rior light shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Wi
ndscreen wiper sand windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
thew indscreen wiper son/off 1
gWindsc reen wiper soff
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5. #
Singlew ipe /washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping wit hwashe rfluid Moving
thew iper arms toav ertical position
(service position) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indscreen wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indscreen wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor echanging the
wiper blades. Light and sight
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