2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps Som
esystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thes ewarning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa yinthe widesc reen cockpit Prog
ressiv esetting (widescreen cockpit) If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep osition
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page117 )
T St
anding light s(→pag e117 )
K Mai
nbeam( →pag e119 )
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page119 )
R Re
ar fogl ight (→ page117 ) ü
Sea
tbelti sn otfast ened
(→ pag e471 )
J Brakes (red) (→
page465)
J Brakes (yell
ow)(→pag e465)
! ABSm
alfunction (→ page465)
÷ ESP®
(→ pag e465)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page465)
! Electric parkin
gbrake ( →pag e465)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 473)
# Electrica
lfault (→ page474 )
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page465)
; Engine diagnosis (→
page474 )
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page474 )
? Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (→ page474 )
· Dis
tance warning (→ page472)
h Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e477) 462
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brak esystemw arning lamp
(yellow) The
yello wb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system malfunction
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Adjus tyour speed and continue todriv ecarefull y,leavin gasuitable dis tance tothev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, please obse rvet his. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 463

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brak esystemw arning lamp
(red) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
R The reis insuf ficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal forc em aybe necessar yfor braking .Braking char‐
acteristic smaybe impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situation. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no ttop up theb rake fluid. 464
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional acoustic warning signal, EB Dismalfunctioning.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
is inter vening . #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems are
switched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Onlydeactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP ®
. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied
!
Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam pflashes or is lit. The yello wi ndicator lam pisalso lit if thee lectric parking
brak emalfunctions. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.468
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
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 unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The
reds eat belt warning lam plight supa fter thee ngine is star ted.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt .
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit. Displa
ymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 469