2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET sensor

Sy
stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occu rsin
th ef ollowing situations:
R Youc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist.
R Youh ave adop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogor
heavy spr ay. R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he windscreen in thev icin‐
ity of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera
is mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
R Noor se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rsinther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occu rs. Ac
tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction. 216
Driving and pa rking

th
er emaining time forf reeu sage is 2.5
ye ars.
In fo rm atio nont hevehicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimle rAG. Th edataisi mmediatel yren‐
dered anonymous byDaimle rAGandforw arded
to thet raffic dat aprovide r.Usin gthis data, traf‐
fi cr eports releva nt tothev ehicle's position are
sent tothev ehicle. The vehicle acts as asensor
fo rt he flow of traf fica nd helps toimpr ovethe
qu alit yoft he tra ffic reports.
If yo udon otwish totransmi tyour vehicle posi‐
tion, youc an ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
R AFMR DS-TMC radio statio nbroadcasts traf‐
fi cr eports alongside ther adio prog ramme.
R FM RDS-TMC is no tavailable in all countries.
Displ aying subscription information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hLiveT raffic
Information. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The subscription expir yd ateisa utomaticall ydis‐
pla yed:
R one mont hbefor ethe expir yd ate
R one week befor ethe expir yd ate
R onthee xpirydate #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thes tatus ,one ofthef ollowing
messages appears:
R thep eriod of validity fort he subscription
is displa yed.
R thes ubscription has expired.
Re gis tering on Mercedes me
Liv eT raffic In form ation mus tberegis tere d. Re g‐
istration is car ried out at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Requ irement: youh ave auser accoun tonthe
Mercedes me website. #
Creat eauser accoun tatMercedes me at:
http://www.mercedes.me. Avalid email
address is requ ired fort his. #
Regis tert he vehicle using thev ehicle identifi‐
cation number (VIN). #
Have thev ehicle linked totheM ercedes me
user account at aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The vehicle registration documents
and aformofi dentification ar erequired for
th is. #
Accep tthe general and specific term sofu se.
Extending asubscription
Re quirement: youh ave auser accoun tonthe
Mercedes me website. #
Call up theM ercedes me user account. #
Switc htothe Mercedes me connect online
st or ev iathel inked vehicle. #
Extend theL iveT raffic In form ation service. #
Select thee xtension pe riod. #
Addthe product tothes hopping bask et. 280
Multimedia sy stem

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estar teda nd thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet. To
pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
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Obser
vethef ollowing information: Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners. R
Do no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator trim wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usin
gahigh-pressur ewater jet, main tain am inimum
dis tance of 30 cm. Maintenance and care
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cle
.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page446).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e477).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. No tethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow eve r,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(→pag e390).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
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Ra
dio-equipment appr oval of thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Ab uD habi TRA
REGISTERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
Argentina AFTIC:H1 4788
Duba iT RA
REGI STERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
European
Union Schrader Electronics Ltd.
11
Te ch nology Park,
Belfas tRoad, Antrim BT4 11QS,
Nor ther nI reland Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Jordan Kingdo mofJordan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :AG5SP4
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/21
Kingdom of Jo rdan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :MFR
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/223
Mal aysia RCDD/04A/0 615/S(15-2095)
Morocco AGREE PARL 'ANR TMAROC
Nume rod'agrement :MR 10216
ANR T2015
Dat ed'agrement :18/3/20 15 Count
ryRadio equipment appr oval
number
Mexico IFT:RCPSC AG15-0627
IFT:RL VSCMF 15-0959
Moldo va Philip‐
pines
NTC
Ty
pe Appr oved.
No:ESD-1 5105 76CNTC
Serbia Sin
gapor eC omplies wit hIDA Standards DA
10 5282 Wheels and tyres
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R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page386) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics. The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels.
It is imperativ etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Wheels and tyres
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Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine. 428
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps