2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET check engine

Drivin
gand pa rking ................................. 14 0
Driving ........................................................ 14 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 49
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 15 0
Re fuelling .................................................... 154
Pa rking ...................................................... .156
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............1 65 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
comp uter.................................................. 220
Instrument displa yoverview. ...................... 220
Overvi ewoftheb uttons on thes teering
wheel ..........................................................2 21
Overvie wofdisplaysinthem ultifunction
displa y........................................................ 221
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... 222
Menus and submenus ................................ 222
Head-up Displa y......................................... 228 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 230
No tesono perating saf ety. ........................ .230
Ope ratio n................................................... 230
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 232
Essential voice command s......................... 233 Multimed
iasystem .................................. 243
Overvie wand operation .............................. 24 3
Sy stem settings .......................................... 251
ENERG IZING comfor t.................................. 263
Na vigation .................................................. 265
Te lephon e................................................... 291
Online an dInterne tfunctions ......................3 12
Media ......................................................... 320
Ra dio .......................................................... 332
TV ............................................................... 335
Sound ......................................................... 343 Main
tenance and care ............................. 347
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 347
Engine compartmen t.................................. 348
Cleaning and car e....................................... 354 Breakdown assistance
............................365
Emergency .................................................. 365
Fla ttyre. ..................................................... 367
Batter y(vehicle) .......................................... 373
To w- startin gort owing away ....................... 378
Electrica lfus es ........................................... 383 Wheel
sand tyres ..................................... 386
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 386
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 386
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 387
Ty re pressur e............................................. .387
Wheel chang e............................................. 394
Collapsible spar ewheel .............................. 404 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 407
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 407
On-board electronic s.................................. 407
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview. .......................... .409
Operatin gfluids .......................................... .411
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 416 Displa
ymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 41 8
Displ aymessa ges....................................... 41 8
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 464 Index
......................................................... 47 9 Con
tents 3

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WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem. Re
quirements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp:
th em obile phone is in stowages pace
(→ pag e142). #
Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windscreen wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress but ton1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
th et ransmission is in position j.
or
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress but ton1once. St
arting thev ehicle St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton
Requ irements:
R The keyisl ocated in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R Or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is
activated via theM ercedes me connect web Driving and pa
rking 13 9

app:
them obile phone is in thes towa ge com‐
partment (→ page142). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jori. #
Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual displaymessag ealso appear sin
th em ultifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1fora bout thre es econds. Be
sur etoo bservethes afet yn otes under "Driving
instructions".
St arting avehicle using amobilep hone
Re quirements:
R thev ehicle is equipped wit hthe "Digital Vehi‐
cle Key" function. R
the" Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated
via theM ercedes me connect weba pp:
http://www.mercedes.me.
R suitable mobile phone wit hNFC aerial (Near
Field Communication) and Secur eElement.
R Suf ficient charge status of them obile
phone. On some mobile phones, thef unction
is also available when theb atter yisd is‐
ch arge d.
% Youc an checkt he suitability of your mobile
phon ebye ntering thep hone number at
http://www.mercedes.me.
Information about suitable mobile phones
can be obtained from your Mercedes-Benz
servic ecentr eorath ttp://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
% Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youc arry
th ee mer gency keye lemen tincaseoff unc‐
tion restrictions.
% The function is only available in combination
wit hM ercedes me connec tand on lyin cer‐
ta in countries. %
Protectiv ecases around them obile phone
can impair thef unctionality. #
Mak esuret hat thec har gestatus of the
mobil ephone is suf ficient. If necessar y,
ch arge them obile phone befor estartin gt he
journe y.
St arting thev ehicle fort he firs tt ime af ter
activating the function #
Mak esuret hat ther eisav alidvehicle keyin
th ev ehicle. #
Place them obile phone in stowages pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her. 14 0
Driving and pa rking

#
Dep ress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% The keyisn otneeded fora ny further starts.
An yfurther starts #
Place them obile phone in stowages pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her ,and lea veitth er ew hile driving. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
The "Digital Vehicle Key" servic ecan be deacti‐
va tedinM ercedes me connec tath ttp://
www.mercedes.me. The function is then deacti‐
va tedint he smartphone via an online connec‐
tion. If connection totheI nterne tisnotpossible,
e.g. af tert he mobile phone has been stolen, the
ke yf unction can be deacti vatedataM ercedes-
Ben zService Centre.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction displa
y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode. #
Makesur ethat mar keds pace 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey 1from thek eyring. #
Place key1in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo vekey 1from mar keds pace 2
th ee ngine continues running .For fur ther
ve hicle starts ho wever,key 1mus tbel oca‐
te dinm arke ds pace 2during thee ntire
journe y. #
Have key 1checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop. If
th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
Lea vekey 1in mar keds pace 2. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. St
arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
thev ehicle interior before
st arting thej ou rney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ir conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
R thel egal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
R it is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R thef uel tank is su fficientl yfilled. Drivin
gand parking 141

Instrument displa
yoverview &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
If th eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument display
1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Revc ounter
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor
% This displa yisanexamp le. In stead of rev
counter 3other displa ysarea lso possible.
The segment sinspeedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he following:
R Cruise control (→ page172) R
Limi ter( →pag e173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 176)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns appea rinthe
speedome ter( →pag e207).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexcessively
hig he ngine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. In
revc ounter 3theo verrev ving rang eiss hown
in red. When theo verrev ving rang eisr eached,
th ef uel supply is inter rupte dtop rotect the
engine.
During normal operating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. 218
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estar teda nd thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet. To
pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
349

*
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in . Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. 350
Maintenanc eand care

#
Avoid fire ,n aked flames ,creating
spar ksand smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
latio ndurin gthe chargin gprocess and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened. It is
recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
All vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point. R
The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, and
please read theb atter ychar ger's operating
instructions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. 374
Breakdown assis tance