2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET air suspension

eral acceleration
,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmit tedtot hirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualisations in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econtrol settings
R individualisations suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphon eoranother mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneousl ytransmit tedtoy our
smartphone. 32
General no tes

R
The engine is running or ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisdeacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time quickl ydepress fur ther until theë
displa yappear sinthe multifunction displa y.#
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and thed rive r's
door is opened.
R The engine is switched off.
R Ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemort he
po we rsupply is insuf ficient. AI
RB ODYC ONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampin gfor impr oveddriving com‐ fo
rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groun dclearance, evenw ithal aden vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL comprises:
R Air suspension wit hautomatic all-round le vel
control
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
greater ground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adaptiv eDamping Sy stem with
const ant dampin gforce adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton Drivin
gand parking 18 9

Av
ailable suspension settings Driv
eprogram Characteristics
S
(Sport)
S+
(Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuning is firm er.
R When driving at speeds abo ve70 km/h, thev ehicle is lo weredb y10mmc ompared tothen ormal le vel.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds.
R When drivin gatspeeds belo w50km/h,thev ehicle is raised again.
C
(Comfort)
E
(Econo my) R
The suspension tunin giscomfor table.
R When driving at speeds abo ve160k m/h, thev ehicle is lo weredb y10mmc ompared tothen ormal le vel.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retrav elling at higher speeds.
R When driving at speeds belo w120 km/h, thev ehicle is raised again. Setting
thev ehicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle centre of gravity.
The vehicle ma ytipove rmoreq uickl yona
bend, fore xamp le. #
Alw ayss elect as lo wavehicle le velas
possible and adap tyour driving style
accordin gly. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are between
thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle. 19 0
Driving and pa rking

R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page386) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics. The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels.
It is imperativ etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Wheels and tyres
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Fu
nctio n.............................................. 17 9
Setting ................................................. 209
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .182
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .184
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............1 85
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist .................. 184
Displ aysint he Instrument Displa y...... 186
Fu nctio n.............................................. 182
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 82
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .123
Fu nctio n.............................................. 12 2
Ad ditional doo rlock .................................. 68
Ad diti ves ................................................... 412
Engine oi l............................................. 412
Fu elling ................................................ 411
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling Ad
dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 343
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 342
Ad justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 343
Ad justin gthe sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 344
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343 ADS PLUS damping sy
stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 189
Setting ................................................. 19 0
Suspensio n.......................................... 189
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 32
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 13 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 5
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 13 6
Ad justing theA IRSCARF vents ............. 137
Glo vebox. ............................................ 13 6
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 13 3
Airbag ........................................................ .41
Ac tivation .............................................. 35 478
Index

St
art/S topb utton
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 13 9
Switching of fthe vehicle ..................... 154
Switching on thep ower supply or
ignition ...... .......................................... 13 8
St art/s topf unction
see EC Ostart/s topf unction
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star tconnection
St arting thee ngine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill StartA ssist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 332
Direct frequency entr y........................ 332
Fr equency fix. ...................................... 333
Moving ................................................ 332
Sea rching ............................................ 332
Setting. ................................................3 32
St oring ................................................ 332
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 332 ST
EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 167
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .219
Ad justing (electrically). ........................102
Buttons ................................................ 219
St eering wheel heater .......................... 103
Using them emor yfunction ................. 104
Ste ering wheel gearshif tpaddles ..........15 0
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/of f................................. 103
St ow agea reas
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow agec om partment ........................... 107
Armres t............................................... 107
Centr earmrest,r ear ............................ 109
Centr econsol e................................... .107
Doo r................................................... .107
Glo vebox. ............................................ 107
Lu ggag enethook s.............................. 109
Re ar armres t....................................... 108
Re ar seat backres t............................. .109
Spectacles compartment .................... 108
St ow agec om partments
see Stow agec ompartment St
ow ages pace under theb ootfloor ...... 111
Sulphur content ....................................... 41 0
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 13 0
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thec hassi sleve l(AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................1 90
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-of fdela ytime
Exterior ................................................ 12 3
Interior ................................................. 12 5
Switching thes urround soun don/off
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem ... 343
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 3
Sy stem self- test
Au tomatic front passenger front air‐
bag deactivation sy stem ........................ 46 506
Index

W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 363
Setting up ............................................ 364
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 465
JB rake system warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 464
JBrak esystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 463
?Coolan twarning lam p................. .473
· Distance warning warning lam p..4 70
#Electrical fault warning lam p....... 472
; Engine diagnosi swarning lam p... 472
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. .467
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ .466
÷ESP ®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...... 466 8Fu
elreser vewarning lam p......... .472
Ð Powe rsteering sy stem warning
lam p..................................................... 471
! Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied .......................... 468
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 469
7Sea tbeltw arning lam pflashes .. .470
7Seat bel twarning lam plights
up ........................................................ 469
àSuspension warning lam p........... 470
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................... 476
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ................ 475
! Yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 468
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................12, 462
In stru ment displa y(ove rview) ................ 12
Overvie w............................................. 462
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .46
Wa rranty ..................................................... 31Wa
sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 353
We ather information ............................... 288
We bbrows er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... .315
Callin gupo ptions ................................ 316
Callin gupt he settings .........................3 16
Del eting abookmar k........................... .316
Del eting br owser dat a.......................... 316
Ending ................................................. .317
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 316
Overvie w..............................................3 16
Showing/hiding them enu ...................3 15
We bsite
Calling up ............................................. 315
Showing/hiding thew eb br owser
menu ................................................... 315
Wheel change
Fitting anew wheel ............................ .400
Lo we ring thev ehicle ............................4 01
Preparation ......................................... 396
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. 398
Re moving awhee l.............................. .400 512
Index