2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET sensor

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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Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page360).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e199)
R ABS ( Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
(→ pag e166)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 178)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e174 )
R AIR BOD YCONTROL (→ page191 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e169)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e217 )
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e208)
R BAS(Bra ke Assist System) (→ page166)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e169)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e167 )
R Hill StartA ssist Drivin
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R
Can assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
R Can react from aspee dofa pproximately
20 km/h up toas pee dofa pproximately
70 km/h.
Yo uc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime by
activel ysteering. &
WARNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition ,the steering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsufficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasive
action ,ifnecessar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations. #
Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle. Also obser
vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered. R
Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Driving and parking
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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
Driving and pa rking

Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
indicates visually an daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attentio ntothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem anoeu‐
vring and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in th
em anoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exitin gparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
0. 3mtoano bstacle .Ac ontinuou stone sounds
from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.2m. Youc an
se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia sy stem
so that it will soun dearlier at agreater dis tance
of appr oximatel y1.0m( →pag e197).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC
1 appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y10k m/h. Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
Camera Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera 19 2
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Sy
stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly take intoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacle sb elow th edetection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly.
Clea nthe sensor sregularly ,taking ca renotto
scratc hordamagethem.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit. During
thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle.
Segment colour dependin gondistance
Colour Lateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<30
Orang eA pprox30 -60 In order
forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red) Drivin
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Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Yous wit ch offt he vehicle
R Youo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustbe
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange. #
When parking or manoeuvring thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars. The
vehicle or other objectsc ouldoth‐
erwise be damaged. If indicator lamp
2is no tlit, Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisactive. If thei ndicator lam pislit
and theé symbol appear sinthe multifunc‐
tion displa y,Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is not
active. #
Pres sbutton 1. 194
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Displa
yinthe assistance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched on but no toper‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched on and operating
The pedestrians ymbol inthea ssis tance graphic
indica test he status of thes potlight function .If
th ep edestrian symbol is displa yedd ark 1,t he
function is switched on. If thes ymbol is dis‐ pla
yedb right 2,t he conditions fort he Spotlight
function ar ealso fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does no tflash at animals.
The spotlight function is no tactiv eorisa ctive
on lyto alimited extent if:
R Youa redrivin ginurban traf fic.
R The pedestrians are loca tedint he area of an
oncoming vehicle or avehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→pag e210).
R Thec arriag ew ay is no tlit.
R The speed is at leas t60k m/ h.
R Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is swit ched
on.
If all ther equirements ar efulfilled, theh eadlamp
fl ashes four sho rtpulses at apedestrian de tec‐
te donorn eartothec arriag ewa y. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ .
Light set-
tings .
Spotlight #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Blind Spo
tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto40m
behind your vehicle and 3mdirectlynexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tlyn exttoy our
ve hicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
light supr ed.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once .The red
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the 212
Driving and pa rking