2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET headlamp

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with static LEDh eadlamps: it is not
necessa ryto chang ethe headlamps. The legal
re qu irements ar ealso me tincountries where
traf ficd rive sont heother side of ther oad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: before
crossin gthe border int ocount ries wher ethey
driv eont heother side of ther oad, it is neces‐
sar ytos ettheh eadlamps tosymmetrical dipped
beam (→ page125).
Af tert he headlamps ar echanged:
R oncoming traf ficisn otdazzled
R thee dgeoft heroad is no tilluminated as far
or as high
R the" mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light "function sarenota vailable.
The headlamps mus tberesettoa symm etrical
dippe dbeamw heny ou retur nfroma broad. Ligh
ting sy stems and your responsibility The
various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilit yconditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation. Light switch
Ope
ratin gthe light switch 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parkin glights
3 T Standing light sand licenc eplatelight‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
switc hposition) Light and sight
117

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 122)
R Cornering light (→ page123)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page123)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page123)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 0
Light and sight

th
em. The vehicle in front is illuminated bythe
dipped beam.
At speeds belo w25km/h or when ther eiss uffi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial main beam and them ain beam
switc hoffautomaticall y.
At speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road user saredetected, them ain
beam is automaticall yswitched on.
R Ifot her road user saredetected, thep artial
main beam is automaticall yswitched on.
At speeds abo veappr ox.5 0k m/h:
R The headlamp rang eoft he dipped beam is
re gulated automaticall ybased on thed is‐
ta nce to ot herroad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indscreen near theo verhead control panel.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
on/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
à position. #
Switc hont he main beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When them ain beam is switched on auto‐
maticall yinthe dar k,the _ indicator
lam pont he multifunction displa ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffthem ain beam
using thec ombination switch. Setting
thed ipped beam Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light set-
tings .
Dipped-beams #
Select Left-side traffic orRight-side traffic. Setting
thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Ext.
light. del. shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Setting
thes urround lighting Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Loca-
tor lighting #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
If th es urround lighting is swit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains lit for40s econds af tert he
ve hicle is unloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lighting is swit ched of fand auto‐
matic driving lights ar eactivated. Light and sight
12 3

Ad
justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desired speed. Night
View Assist Fu
nction of Night View Assist Wi
th th eaid of camera 2,NightView Assi st
helps youtor ecognise thec ourse of ther oad or
obs tacle sint he dar k.The multifunction display
th en sho wsam onochrome imag eofthe sur‐
ro unding area in fron tofthevehicle. Infrared
camera 1helps de tect pedestrians and ani‐
mals.
% As infrared light is no tvisible totheh uman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eiso ncoming traf fic.
The infrared headlamps switc honinthe
dar kfroms peeds of appr oximatel y10km/h.
Thi sm eans that, while stationar y,yo udon ot
ha ve thef ull visual rang ea nd canno tcheck
whe ther Night View Assi stiswo rking.
Sy stem limitations
Night View Assi stcanno tdispl ay object sdirectly
in front of or directl ynexttot hevehicle. It may
be thec ase that object sarehighlighted as well
as pedestrians or animals.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R Poor visibility ,e.g. sno w,rain, fogorh eavy
spr ay. R
The windscreen is dirty in thev icinity of the
came ra.
R The camer aismiste du p, damaged or cov‐
ered.
R The infrared camera in ther adiator grille is
damaged, dirty ,miste duporc overed.
R On bends, on hilltops or in dips.
R Athigh ambient temp eratures.
Fu nction of pedestrian and anima ldetection
of Night View Assist
Nigh tViewA ssistcan de tect pedestrians using
typica lcharacteristics, e.g. theb ody conto urs
and postur eofapersonstanding upright.
Lar geanimals, e.g .deer ,cows or horses, can
also be de tected. Smal lanimals, e.g. dog sor
cats, ar enotdetected.
Pe destrian and animal de tection is au tomatically
switched on when thef ollowing requ irements
ar ef ulfilled:
R Night View Assi stis activated.
R The drivin gspeed is at leas t10k m/h.
R It is da rk. 210
Driving and pa rking

1
Night View Assi stdisplay
2 Standb ysymbo lfor activ epede strian de tec‐
tion
3 Highlighting
4 Pedestrian de tected
If pedestria ndetection is active, standb ysymbol
2 appears. Ther eisnoseparatesymbo lfor ani‐
mals. De tected pedestrians or animal sarehigh‐
lighted byac oloured frame.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gNight View Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been star tedort he ignition
is switched on. R
The light switc hisintheà orL posi‐
tion.
R Reverseg ear has no tbeen engaged. #
Press button 1.
The appropriat eNightViewA ssistdisplay
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
% The infrared headlamps ar edeactivated at
speeds belo w5km/h. The Night View image continues
tobe displa yedu ntil yous wit ch it
of fbyp ressing button 1.
Switching automatic activation on/off
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→pag e210).
R The car riag ewa yisn otlit.
R The speed is at leas t60k m/ h.
If all ther equirements ar efulfilled, then ight
vision imag eisautomatically shown in them ulti‐
function displa yassoon as people or animals
ar ed etected.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Aut.
Night View Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Spotlight function
The spotlight function is an additional function
fo rN ight View Assi st.Itr uns in theb ackg round
and flashes theh eadlamps at de tected persons
wi th four sho rtimpulses. This att racts thed riv‐
er's attention toapproachin gpedestrians. Drivin
gand parking 211

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
A Malfunction Consult work-
shop *T
heroll bar sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Lights
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Example:Left dipped beam *T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam ponly appears when allthel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b Activ eLight System inoper-
ative *T
he activ eheadlamp sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 459

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Switc honh eadlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without dipped-beam headlamps. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus currently unavailable
See Owner's Manual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is temp oraril yunavailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page122). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again. The AdaptiveHighbeam
Assist Plus availabl eagain displa ymessag eappears.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
Plus Camer aview restric-
te dS ee Owner' sManual *T
he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes:
R dirtont he windscreen in thec amera's field of vision
R heavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys yst ems ma ybemalfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nthe windscreen. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 461

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
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