2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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6 Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty . &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. De
tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.430
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Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger airbag is enabled while thev ehicle is in motion:
R evenw henac hild, asmall adult or an object weighin gless than thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat
R evenw hent he front passenger seat is no toccupied
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddin gtot heweight applied tothes eat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ywhen using achild restra int sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER us earearwardfacing child restra int on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIRB AGin front of it;
DE ATHorS ERIOU SINJU RYtotheC HILD can occur. #
Pullovera nd stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
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Front-passenger airbag dis-
abled See Owner's Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild cor responding tothat of an
adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystem
de tects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING ‑Riskofi njuryor eve nfatal injur ywhen thef ront passenger airbag is disabled
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and canno tperform
its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior ,espe‐
cially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothed ashboard. #
Beawareoft hestatus of thef ront passenger airbag bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.432
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À ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
break! *A
TTENTION ASSIS Thas de tected fatigue or an increasing la ckof concentration on thep artoft he driver
(→ pag e206). #
If necessar y,take ab reak.
À
ATTENTION ASSIST inoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSIS Tismalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
É Vehicle rising *Y
our vehicle is adjusting tothel eve lyou ha veselected.
É Vehicle rising Please wait *T
hevehicle le velist oo lo wandthev ehicle is rising tothes elected vehicle le vel. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away. Displ
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É Stop vehicle Vehicle too
low *Y
ou ha vepulled away despit ethe vehicle le velb eing tool ow. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
The vehicle rises tothes elected vehicle le vel. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear and awarning tone also sounds, AIR BOD YCONTROL is malfunctioning: #
Do no tdrive fast erthan 80 km/h and consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
* NO
TEThe tyres of thef ront axle or thef ront wings could be damaged bylarge steering mo vements #
Avoid larg esteering mo vements whil edriving and lis tenf or scraping sounds. #
Ifyo uh ear sc raping sounds, pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc on‐
ditions ,and se tahigher vehicle le velifp ossible. #
Setah igher vehicle le vel.
Dependin gonthe malfunction, thev ehicle is raised. 434
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MSolutions Fault Drive at max. 80
km/h
*T
he AIR BODY CONTROL function is restricted. The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe af fected.
* NO
TEThe tyres of thef ront axle or thef ront wings could be damaged bylarge steering mo vements #
Avoid larg esteering mo vements whil edriving and lis tenf or scraping sounds. #
Ifyo uh ear sc raping sounds, pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc on‐
ditions ,and se tahigher vehicle le velifp ossible. #
Do no tdrive fast erthan 80 km/h. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctiv eLane Keeping Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ystemb order s(→pag e215).
Ve hicles with Activ eS teering Assis t:thec amer aviewm aybe restricted bythew indscreen. #
Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear on vehicles wit hActiv eSteering Assis t: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nthe windscreen.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
inoperative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
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Active Blind Spot Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssististemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page212). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Active Blind Spot Assist
inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssistis malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Blind Spot Assist currently
unavailable See Owner's
Manual *B
lind Spo tAssis tist emporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page212). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
or #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine. #
If necessar y,clean ther ear bumper .Ifthe bumper is extreme lydirty ,the sensor sinthe bumper ma ybemal‐
functioning.
Blind Spot Assist inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 436
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Active Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC inoperative
See Owner's Manual *A
ctiveParking Assis tand Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC ar emalfunctioning. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and restar tt he engine. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Traffic Sign Assist inopera-
tive *T
raffic Sign Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Traffic Sign Assist currently
unavailable See Owner's
Manual *T
raffic Sign Assis tistemporaril yunavailable. #
Driv eon.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
Traffic Sig nAssist Camera
view restricted See Own-
er' sM anual *T
he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes:
R dirtont he windscreen in thec amera's field of vision
R heavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys yst ems ma ybemalfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems 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 nthe windscreen. Displa
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