2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

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
Driving and pa rking

R
When towing atrailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth ea ccelerator pedal is depressed #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation. Settin
groute-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Speed
adjustment #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT opt. orOff. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist Ac
tiveS teering Assis tassists thed rive rat
speeds up to210k m/h and helps thed rive rto
st ay inthec ent reofthel ane bymeans of mod‐
erat esteering inter ventions. The sy stem orients
itself using de tected lane markings .Depending
on thes peed driven, ActiveS teering Assis tuses
th ev ehicles ahead as areference. If thed etec‐
tio nofl anem arkings and vehicles ahead is
impaired, ActiveS teering Assis tswitches topas‐
siv em ode. The sy stem does no tprovide support
in thef ormofs teering inter ventions. R
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on
th es teering wheel at all times and be able to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R The status of ActiveS teering Assis tisdis‐
pla yedint hestatus bar of them ultifunction
displa y.
Ste ering and contact de tection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
st eering wheel at all times and tobe able to
inter vene at an ytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice
ve rsaata nytime. 18 2
Driving and pa rking

Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomovey our foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelera torp edal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply.
R Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant. R
Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened. 18 8
Driving and pa rking

#
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. #
Remo vecap 1bythet ab, place on thee dge
of thef iller opening and engag einplace. #
Topupt hewasher fluid. Cleaning and care
Informatio
nonwashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
re duced braking po werafter wa shing the
ve hicle
Braking ef ficiency is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilbraking
po we rhas been fully restored. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
R Toavo id possible wateringress in thev ehi‐
cle, it is preferable touse car washes which
allo wthe high-pressur epre-wash tobe deac‐
tivated (specification fort he Cabrio pro‐
gramme).
R It is imperativ etoavoid as ubsequent hot-
wa xtreatment. R
Remo vethek eyin order toensur ethat the
draught stop on thef ront windscreen
re tracts.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Candthe
HOLD functio naredeactivated.
R The 360° came raor ther eve rsing camer ais
switched off.
R The side windo wsand sof ttop ar eclosed
comple tely.
R The blo werfor thev entilation/heating is
switche doff.
R The windsc reen wiper switc hisinposition
g.
R In car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
R The keyisata distance of at leas t3ma way
from thev ehicle, otherwise theb ootlid could
open unintentionally.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indscreen and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise. 352
Maintenanc eand care

eac
htime wit hthe contacts on your own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterr emoving thej um plead/charging
cable, close co ver3of positiv eclamp 4. #
Vehicles with ear th point co ver:replace
ear thpoint co ver1and tur nscrews 2
clockwise. Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicl eequipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle sont heground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe din
th ec ent reposition wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No No376
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To
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page376)(→pag e377). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
R thee ngine cann otbe star ted.
R thee lectric parking brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position iorj.
% vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay( →pag e380). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐ ing equipment is
requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnot
be exc eeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km mu stnotbe
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R thec ar/t railer combination ma yswe rve
or eve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thep ermissible gross weight
of thev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle
identification plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j. #
Fitthet ow ing eye( →pag e382). #
Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. Breakdown assis
tance 377

#
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e72). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e91). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e172). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning. When
your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e377). #
Con nect thet ow bar tothet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% The automatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrics. Toshif tto i,provide theo n-
boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e373). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the 378
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The
vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive prog ram. #
Todeactivat etranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivated, indicator lamp
2 flashes. #
Press and hold button 1foratl east five
seconds.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of the
las tactiv edrive prog ram. Indicator lamp 2
goes out. #
Driv ethe vehicle of fthe transpor ter.
4MATIC vehicles #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tvehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eye To
wing eye1is located wit hthe vehicle tool kit
under theb ootfloor. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. 380
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