2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE light

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Touse brakin geffect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine when sta‐
tionar y.Pull away immediatel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and full thro t‐
tle unti lthe engine has reached its
operatin gtemperature. #
Do no tallowt he wheels tospin. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y. #
Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R due tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y. ECO
start/s topf unction Ope
ratio noft he EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. The engine is au
tomatically switched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
R ifyo ub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lin
transmissio nposition hori.
R if all vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.If no tall
th ev ehicle conditions ar emet,t he ç symbol
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The engine is restar teda utomaticall yif:
R your elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
R yous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
R youe ngaget ransmission position hork.
R youd epress thea ccelera torp edal.
R youc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
R an automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The Vehicleisoperational Driving and pa
rking 15 3

Switch off the ignition before exiting
display
messa gealso appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y.Ifyo udon otswit chofft he ignition, the
ignition is automaticall yswitched of fafter one
minu te.
Switching theE CO start/s topf unction
off/on #
Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2light sup,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysummarises thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
R driv ewithp articular care
R driv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
R obser vetheg earshif trecommendations The inner segment light
supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacceleration
R 2 Gentle decele ratio na nd rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R theE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
from start.T herang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicate
af ixed reduction in consum ption. 15 4
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Point remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof
1cmto8cmt owards but tons 1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until:
R Indicator la mp4light supg reen contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gr amming wassuccessful. Additionally,
synchronisation of ther olling code with
th eg arag edoor sy stem mus talso be car‐
ri ed out. #
If indicator lamp 4does no tlight up or flash
green: repeat thep rocedure. #
Release all of theb uttons.
% The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronising ther olling code
Re quirements:
R The garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
R The vehicle mus tbewithinrang eoft he
ga rage door or exterior gate drive. R
The vehicle as well as person sand objects,
ar el ocated outside thes weep of theg arage
door. #
Press thep rogramming button on thed oor
driv eunit.
Initiat ethe next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. #
Press pr eviousl yprogramme dbutton 1,2
or 3 repeatedl y,until thed oor closes.
When thed oor closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read theo perating instructions
fo rt he garage door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted. #
Replace theb atteries in remo tecontrol 5. 16 4
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Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles at
ad ista nce betwee n1cmto8cminf ront of
th ei nside rearvie wmirro r.Yo us hould test
eve ryposition foratl east 25 seconds before
trying ano ther position. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atthes ame angles
at various dis tances in front of thei nside rear
vie wm irro r.Yo us hould test eve ryposition
fo ratl east 25 seconds befor etryinga nother
position. #
Notethat som eremo tecontrols transmit
only foral imitedp eriod, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5agai nbefor etransmission
ends. #
Align thea erial line of theg arag edoor
opener unit wit hthe remo tecontrol.
% Suppor tand additiona linformation on pro‐
gramming:
R OntheH omeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 35 465or+ 49 (0) 6838 907-2 77.
R OntheI nterne tath ttp://
www.homelin k.com. Opening/closing the
garage door
Requ irements:
R The cor responding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes yello wa fter
appr oximatel y20seconds :press and hold th
ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes.
Clearing theg arag edooro pene rmemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3. Drivin
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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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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
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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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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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