2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

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preser vethee ngine during thef irst 1,500 km:
R driv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R driv eind rive program Cor E.
R chang egear befor ethe revc ounter needl eis
Ôof thew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
R do no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
R avoidoverstra inin gthe vehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do no tdepress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
R onlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 500 km.
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐ ta
in dis tance is driven af tert he vehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
R Brak elinings, brak ediscsa nd tyres that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom etre sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal. Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tra velorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatin gthe pedals ma ybeimpaired by
we aring unsuitable foot we ar,e .g.:
R plat form shoes
R high-heeled shoes
R slippers #
Alw aysw ear suitable foot we ar when
drivin gsot hatyouc an operat ethe ped‐
als safel y. Driving and pa
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WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y. j
Park position
k Reverseg ear
i Neutral
h Driv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupord owntot hefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Driving and parking
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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away #
Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsforf ivem inutes. Garag
edoor opener Prog
rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener, persons in
ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor. #
When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. Driving and parking
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Connect thet rick le ch arge rtot he soc ket1
using thea dap terc able. Consult them anu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions on ho wto
do so.
If a12Va dapte rcableisp rovide dwitht he
trickle charge r,it canno tbeusedtoretain bat‐
te ry charge .B atter ycharg eretention is no tpos‐
sibl eusing the12Vs ocketont heright side of th
eb oot. The 12Vsocketo nly supplies connec‐
te da ccessories wit hpower while driving.
% Even if atrick le ch arge risc onnected, the
boo tlid can be closed. Mak esuret hat the
connector forb othc onnecting cable sisout‐
sid eoft hevehicle.
Re mo vethea dap terc ablef romt he trickle
ch arge rb efor eswitching thei gnition on. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved.
R them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d. If
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec hargedf irst inthe
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on. 16 2
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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
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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
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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
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play: select
thec orresponding transmission
position.
The vehicle drives int othe selected parking
space.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished, take contro lof
the vehicle. displaymessa geappears. Further
manoeuvring ma ystillben ecessar y. #
Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: tur nthe wheels towa rdst he kerb.
% Youc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be cancelled, should agear be
ch anged. Exiting
aparki ng space wit hActive Parking
Assist
Re quirement:
Yo uc an on lyex itap arkin gspace wit hActive
Pa rking Assis tifyou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he
ve hicle wit hActiv eParking Assist.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and sur rounding sduring thee ntir eparking
procedure. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press button 1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y. Driving and pa
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