2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

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dio equipment appr oval number sfor the
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yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Egyp tT AC.25 111 51293.WIR
Andor ra CE
Au stra lia R-NZ
Barbados MED1 578
Chile 2488/DFRS205 76/F-74
European
Union CE
Gibral tarCE
Iceland CE
Jordan TRC/LPD/20 15/299
Canad aI C:4112 A-MUAHL5
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ryRadio equipment appr oval
number
Liechten‐
st ein CE
Mexico RCPGEMU15-0448
Monaco CE
Ne wZ ea‐
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NZ
Nor wayCE
Ru ssian
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Saudi Ara‐
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10525
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land CE Countr
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South
Africa TA
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Tu rkey notrequired
Uni ted
Arab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/15
Dealer No: DA35176/14
United
St ates FCC ID
:NZLM UAHL5 16 6
Driving and pa rking

Brazil
Es
te equipament ooper aemc aráter secundário,
is to é, não temd ireit oàp roteção contr ainter fer‐
ência prejudicial ,mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo ,en ão pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste mas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio resi nformações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on thed eclaration of con‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle components
(→ pag e22). Electric parking brake
Fu
nction of thee lectric pa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone" function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R The ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. Driving and pa
rking 167

This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupp lyis insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Fu nction of thee lectric pa rking brake
(releasing automatically)
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven faster than 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. Applying or
releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pappear sinthe
instrument clus ter. 16 8
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%
The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chthei gnition on. #
Pull handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pinthe instrument
clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked to a
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The !indicator lam pappear sin
th ei nstrument clus ter. Information on de
tectin gdamag eona
pa rked vehicle If
ac ollision is de tected whe nthe tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction is acti vatedonal ockedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei venotification:
R onyour smartphone R
inthem ultimedia sy stem when yous wit ch
on thei gnition
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollowing:
R thea reaoft hevehicle that ma yhave been
damaged
R thef orce of thei mp act
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R thep arke dv ehicle is mo ved, e.g. in adouble-
dec kerg arage
% Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If youd eacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, damag edetection
will also be deacti vated.
Sy stem limitations
De tection ma yberestricted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R thev ehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mir rorist orno ffor thep aint is
damaged byakey
R an impact occur satlowspeed R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. 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. Driving and parking
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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 harged firs tint he
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.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page372).
Th es ensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. 17 0
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Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e212 )
R ABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king System) (→ page173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 186)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e182)
R AIR BODY CONTROL (→ page199)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e177)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e230)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e221 )
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page173)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e177)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e174 )
R Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page198) R
STEER CONTROL (→ page 177)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e192)
R Limiter (→ page183)
R Night View Assi st (→pag e225)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e215 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 207)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e210)
R Cruis econtrol (→ page 182)
R Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e227)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e222) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake pedal can be an indication of hazardous
road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. Driving and parking
171

BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. Mercedes‑AM
Gvehicles: observethen otes in
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fast erthan 80 km/h. If
th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis‐
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y. 17 2
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R
Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovet raction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
% Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction. Obse
rvet he following information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page474 )
R Displ aymessa ges( → pag e430)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin. R
Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction.
Influence of driv eprograms on ESP ®
The driv eprogram senabl eESP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road condition saswell as
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
select thed rive programs using theD YNAMIC
SELECT switc h(→ pag e155). Driving and parking
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