2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Ac
tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual ......................................... 455
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 427
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ........................... 427
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 438
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........435
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 435
bAc tiveL ight Sy stem inoperative .. 459
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 437 Ac
tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveS teering Assis tinoperative .......439
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................. 461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative ................................................ .461
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 50
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ... 433
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 433
bAU TOlight sinope rative ............... 460
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction .............. 452
Blind Spo tAssis tcurrentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 436 Blin
dSpotA ssis tinope rative ............... 436
ÂChan gekeyb atteries .................. 448
J Checkbrake fluid le vel.............. .426
4Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 443
h Checktyre(s) .............................. .445
J Close boo tsepa rator .................. 458
K Convertible TopO peration pos‐
sible to60 km/h ................................. 458
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 441
Cruise cont rola nd Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Cruise control inope rative ................... 439
Cruise control off ................................ 439
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 41 8
÷ currentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .420
K Decreas espeed ......................... 457 486
Index

È
.................................................... 439
_Example: Front lef tseat back‐
re st notloc ked ................................... 456
bExample: Lef tdipped beam ........ 459
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .435
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 32
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 431
!inoperativ eSee Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
÷ inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... .419
T inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 421
GInope rative ................................. .426
bIntelligent Ligh tSystemi noper‐
ative ....................................................4 60
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 49ÂKe
ynotdetected (whit edispl ay
messa ge).............................................4 49
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditioningm alf.Visit workshop .. 453
Limiter inoperative .............................. 439
Limiter passive .................................... 439
Lo we ring ............................................. 440
A Malfunction Consult workshop ... 459
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 60
max. spee d35km/h.......................... 440
ð Maximum speed exceeded ..........4 40
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. 450
ëOff .............................................. .438
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 450
K Open/close topc omple tely ....... 458
!Pa rking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 423 ÂPlace
thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual .................449
PRE-SAFE inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 427
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual ........................................ 428, 429
hRe ctify tyrepressure ................... 445
! Release parkin gbrake ................ 422
Re place keyS eeOwner' sManual ........ 448
 Replace key................................ .448
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 443
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 430
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission no tinP...........450
Speed limi t(winter tyres) XXX km/h ...440
# Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .442 Index
487

K
Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .457
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ......................4 53
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 454
ÐSt eering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual .......454
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................452
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 443
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 42
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 434
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 460
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 461
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. 450
K Topl owe ring ............................... 458 To
pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ....441
¥ Topupw asherfluid .................... .456
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 437
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 451
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 421
Ty re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .446
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........447
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .447
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................4 44
d Vehicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 451
ÉVe hiclerising Please wait............ 433
ÉVe hiclerising ...............................4 33hWa
rning tyr edefect .................... .446
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............447
K While stationar y,appl ythe
brakes befor eoperating thes oftt op. .. 457
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k............................. .68
Lockin g(from inside) .............................69
Opening (from inside) ............................68
Po we rclosing function ......................... .73
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................... 73
Un lockin g(from inside) ........................ .68
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .16488
Index

Door cont
rolp anel (rear) .......................... 18
Draught stop
Car e................................................... .357
Drink sholder
see Cup holder
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................... 204
Driv eposition
Selecting .............................................1 50
Driv eprogram display ............................ .147
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gsafet ys ystem ............................ .163
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 16 4
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 167
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 172
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 16 4
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 167
Overvie w............................................. 16 3Ra
dar sensor s..................................... .163
Re sponsibility ...................................... 16 3
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 167
Drivin gsystem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tAssist
see ActiveS teering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf etys ystem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Night View Assi st
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR eversing camera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Drivin gabroad (changin gthe lights) ..... 11 7
Gene rald rivin gtips ............................ .143 Ru
nning-in no tes. .................................1 42
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 147
Con figuring driv eprogram I................. 14 8
Displ aying engin edata. ...................... .148
Displ aying vehicle dat a........................ 14 8
Driv eprogram displ ay......................... .147
Driv eprograms .... ............................... .147
Fu nctio n............................................... 147
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 47
Selecting thed rive program ................. 147 E
E10 ............................................................ 41 0
Easy entr yfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 104
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 104 Index
489

EBD (Electronic Brak
eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. ................................... 167
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 14 6
Re setting. ............................................ 222
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 145, 14 6
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .145
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 45
Operatio n............................................ 14 5
Switching off/on ................................. 14 6
Electric pa rking brake .............159,160, 161
App lying automaticall y....................... .159
Applying or releasing manuall y........... .161
Emergency braking .............................. 161
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 16 0
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................26
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 405 Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .20
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .364
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 364
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ 363
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 363
Setting up thew arning triangle .......... .364
Emer gency braking ..................................1 61
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start .......................... 381
Emer gency key
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .73
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 66
Un lockin gthe boo tlid ........................... 78
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .............................. 141
ENERGIZIN Gcomfort
Overvie wofprograms .......................... 261
St artin gthe program ........................... 262
Energy consum ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .65Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 45
Engine numbe r................................... .407
St artin g(Digital Car Keys ticker) .......... 14 0
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 141
St artin g(mobile phone) ...................... .140
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 14 2
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 39
St artin gassis tance .............................. 373
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 154
Engine bonnet Functio n(activ eb onnet) ...................... 346
Opening/closing ................................. 347
Re setting( activebonnet) .................... 346
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 14 8
Engine electronics Notes. ................................................. 405
Engine number ........................................4 07
Engine oil ................................................ .349
Ad ditives .............................................. 412
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer ................................... 349 490
Index

Filling capacity .....................................
412
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .412
Quality ................................................. 412
To pping up ...........................................3 49
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 24 8
On thet ouchpad .................................. 24 9
Using thec ontroller ............................. 24 8
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. .310
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t................................. 167
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 16 5
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .167
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 16 5
EU general operating permit number ....407
Exhaus tpipes (Care) .............................. .358
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 358
Ex terior lighting
see Lights External device
Lockin g............................................... 255 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 45
Calling up ............................................ 24 5
Del eting .............................................. .246
Moving ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w............................................. 24 5
Re naming ............................................ 24 5
Fi lling station sear ch
St artin gana utomatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 267
Switching thea utomatic filling sta‐
tio ns ear chon/of f...............................2 72
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 364
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) .......................... 364 Flacon
Inse rting/ removing ............................. 13 4
Flat ty re.................................................... 365
MOExtende dtyres ............................... 365
No tes. ................................................. 365
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 67
Wheel chang e..................................... .396
Floor mats ................................................ 11 6
Fo glight (extended range) ......................1 21
Fo lding draugh tstop
Car e................................................... .358
Fittin g................................................... .87
Re moving ............................................... 87
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 13 4
Inserting/removing thef lacon ............ .134
Setting ................................................. 13 4
Fr ee software ............................................ 33
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e..................................... .406
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 406 Index
491

Fr
equency band
Diallin g(on-boar dcomputer) .............. .224
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from thed rive r's seat ............ 95
Fu el
E1 0. .................................................... .410
Pe trol ................................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 41 0
Re ser vefuel le vel. ................................ 411
Sulphu rcontent ................................... 41 0
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .221
Fu elling .................................................... .411
Ad ditives .............................................. 411
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rolp anel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu se insert
see Fuses Fu
ses ........................................................ 381
Assignment diagram ............................3 81
Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 381
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 382
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 383
Fu se bo xont he dashboar d................. 383
No tes. .................................................. 381 G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 15 8
Opening/closing theg arag edoor ........ 157
Programming buttons .......................... 15 5
Ra dio equipment appr oval number s....1 58
Re solving problems ............................. 157
Synchronising ther olling code ............ 15 6
Gearshif tpaddles
see Steering wheel gearshif tpaddles
Gea rshif trecommendation .....................151
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .407
Genuin eparts ............................................ 24
Glide mode ............................................... 151Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 6
Locking/unlocking .............................. 108
Gross weight ............................................ 407 H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ .120
HD prog rammes
se eCAm odule (TV)
Head airbag ................................................ 41
Head le velh eating (AIRSCARF) ..............101
Head restra int .......................................... .95
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 95
Re ar (extending and retracting) ............. 96
Re ar (extending from thef ront). ............96
Head-up display ....................................... 226
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 226 492
Index

Ad
justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 226
Fu nctio n.............................................. 226
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 226
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................. 226
Switching on/of f................................. 227
Using them emor yfunction ................. 104
Headlam pflasher ................................... .119
High-pressur ecleaner (care) ................. 353
Hill StartA ssist ....................................... 188
HOLD function ......................................... 188
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .188
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 188
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 253
Vi ab usiness telephon y....................... .251 I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................ .407
Ve hicle .................................................4 07Ignition
Swit ching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 13 8
Ignition key
see Key
Immobiliser ................................................ 89
Implie dwarra nty
Ve hicle ................................................... 31
In Car Of fice
Ac cepting/rejecting acallf or atele‐
phone confe rence ................................ 301
Fe atures .............................................. 300
Markin gato-do ent ryas compl eted ....3 01
Selecting functions .............................. 301
Switching au tomatic star to n/ off. ...... .3 01
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 14 8
Selecting .............................................. 147
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument display
see Warning/indicator lamps Instrument display
.................................. 218
Ad justing thel ighting .......................... 220
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 218
Overvie w..............................................2 18
Wa rning and indicator lamps (o ver‐
view) ...................................................... 12
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................... 462
Instrument lighting .................................220
Intelligent Light Sy stem .......................... 12 0
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .121
Ac tiveh eadlamps function .. ................ 12 0
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus .......... .122
Cornering light ..................................... 121
Fo glight (extended range) ................... 121
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 121
Overvie w............................................. 12 0
Interior lighting ........................................ 124
Ambient lighting .................................. 124
Setting ................................................. 124
Switch-of fdelay tim e........................... 12 5
Interior lighting see In terior lighting
Interior pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 91 Index
493