2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET audio

*NO
TEImpairment of the operating ef fi‐
ciency of there stra int sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repairs or
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control units and sensors forth e
re stra int sy stems, may be ins talled in thefo l‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoor sills
RSeats
RCo ckpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente r console
#Do not ins tall accessories such as audio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do not car ryout repairs or welding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop.
Yo u could jeopardize the operating saf etyof your
ve hicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
been appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. the brake sy stem, may mal‐
function. Only use Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal quality. Only use tires, wheels
and accessory parts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts are subject to
st rict quality control. Each part has been spe‐
cially de veloped, manufactured or selecte dfo r
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and fine-tuned forth em.
Therefore, only Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
More than 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts are available for Mercedes-Benz
models.
All au thorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
a supply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts for
necessary service and repair work. In addition,
st ra tegically located parts-delivery centers pro‐
vide forqu ick and reliable parts service. Alw
ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (→page 394) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts.
Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Opera tor's Man‐
ual going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
are possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features descri bed. This also
applies tosaf ety-re leva nt sy stems and functions.
Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle may
dif fer from that in the descriptions and illustra‐
tions.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains a list of all of the sys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenance Booklet
are impor tant documents and should be kept in
th eve hicle.
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General no tes

Rsuspension and climate control settings
Rindividualization such as interior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can cont rolth em via
th e control elements integrated in your vehicle.
Images and audio from the smartphone can be
output via the multimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
mation is simultaneously transfer redto yo ur
smartphone.
Dependin g onthere spective integration type,
th is includes, forex ample:
Rge neral vehicle data
Rposition data
This enables the use of selected smartphone
apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k.There is
no fur ther interaction between the smartphone
and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle data is not
directly accessible. Which type of fur ther data
processing occurs is de term ined bythe pr ovider
of the specific app used. Which settings you can
make, ifan y,depends on the specific app and
th e operating sy stem of your smartphone.
Online services
Wire less network connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connec‐
tion, it enables data tobe exc hanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less network connection is enabled via theve hi‐
cle's transmitter and receive r unit or via connec‐
te d mobile end devices (e.g. smartphones).
Online functions can be used via the wireless
network connection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/apps pr ovided bythe man‐
ufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manufa cturer's se rvices
Re garding online services of the manufacturer,
th e individual functions are described bythe
manufacturer in a sui table place (e.g. Operator's
Manual, website of the manufacturer) along with
th ere leva nt da taprotection information. Per‐
sonal data may be used forth e pr ovision of
online services. Data is exch anged via a secure
connection, e.g. the manufacturer's designated
IT sy stems. Personal data is collected, pro‐
cessed and used via the pr ovision of services exc
lusively on the basis of legal permissions or
with prior consent.
The services and functions (sometimes subject
to afe e) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothe entire
ve hicle's data connection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular, legally prescribed functions and services.
Third pa rty services
If it is possible touse online services from other
pr ov iders, th
ese services are subj
ecttothe data
pr otection and term s of use of there sponsible
pr ov ider. The manufacturer has no influence on
th e conte ntexc hanged.
Please inquire, therefore, about the type, scope
and purpose of the collection and use of per‐
sonal data as part of third party services from
th eir respective pr ovider.
COMAND/mbrace
Ifth eve hicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about theve hicle's oper‐
ation, the use of theve hicle in cer tain situations,
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General no tes

%Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cis automatical ly
activated when theve hicle is star ted.
Ad justing the warning tones of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Camera
& Parking.Set Warning Tones
Ad justing the volume of thewa rning tones
#Select Warning Tone Volume.
#Set avalue.
Ad justing the pitch of the warning tones
#Select Warning Tone Pitch.
Set a value.
Specifying thest arting point for the warning
to nes
Yo u can specify whe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cwa rning tones should commence
when theve hicle is fur ther aw ay from an obs ta‐
cle.
#Select Warn Early .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating audio fadeout
Yo u can specify whe ther thevo lume of a media
source in the multimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cgives
an audible warning.
#Select Audio Fadeout During Warning Tones.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Re versing camera
Fu nction of there ar view camera
When you enga gereve rsege ar, the image from
re ar view camera 1is shown in the multimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guide lines show the path the
ve hicle will take with thesteering wheel in its
cur rent position. This helps youto orientate
Driving and parking 18
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1Presstherock er switch up: óstarts the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sys‐
te m)
Tu rn thero tary control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
Conducting a dialog
#To start or continue a dialog: onthe multi‐
function steering wheel, press theó
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say theCorrection
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythePause voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saytheCancel voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment depending on thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overview of types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to.
Voice Cont rol Sy stem 221

4Dbutton
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
Yo u can navigate inmenus and lists via the
to uch-sensitiv e surface of touchpad 2byusing
a single-finger swipe .
#Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright.
#To select the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right.
#Press touchpad 2.
#Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe:
#To call up main functions and favo rite s:
swipe down with two fingers.
#To zoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
#Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs. Setting
the sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.w Input
#Select Touchpad Sensitivity.
#SelectFast,Medium orSlow .
#Toset the pressure sensitivity: switch
Touchpad Tap onO or off ª.
If th e function is switched on O, atap on
th eto uchpad is enough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.õ Audio.System Feed-
back
#Switch Read Out Handwriting Recognition on
O or off ª. Ac
tivating/deactivating haptic feedba ckfor
operation on theto uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.w Input
The function supports youwhen making entries
on theto uchpad and whenselecting menus.
#SwitchHaptic Operating Feedback on or off.
When the function is activated, a tactile feed‐
back in thefo rm of a vibration is ef fected
when theto uchpad isoperated.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad
#Press theD button on theto uchpad.
or
#Swip e upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected.
#Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or the next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selecte d.
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Multimedia sy stem

Onthe multimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or
#Select System.
#SelectAudio.
#Select a volume setting.
#Set thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
RTo rename a favo rite
RTo enter a POI or address
RTo make a phone call
The following functions are available:
RSelecting a character in thech aracter bar
RWr iting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can bestar ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther.
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Multimedia sy stem

Settingthe time and da teform at
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.& Time and Date.Set
Format
#Set the date and time form at#.
Setting the time manually
Re quirement
RThe Manual Time Adjustment function is
switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.& Time and Date.Set
Time
#Set the hours.
#Na vigate totheright toset the minutes.
#Set the minutes.
#Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS.
Connectivity
Switching transmission of theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.ö Connectivity
#Select Transmit Vehicle Position .
#Switchthe function on Oor off ª.
Bluetooth®
Information about Blu etoo th®
Blue toot h®tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m). You can use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phone tothe multimedia sys‐
te m and use thefo llowing functions, forex am‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
-con tacts (→page 285)
-call lists (→page 288)
-text message s
RInternet connection
Rlistening tomusic via Blue tooth®audio
(→page 313)
Rtrans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth
®
Re quirementRApple CarPlay™ is not active.
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.ö Connectivity
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®.
If Android Autois active, a prom ptappears ask‐
ing whe ther Blue tooth
®should be deactivated.
#Select Yes.
Android Autois closed and Blue tooth®is
deactivated.
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Multimedia sy stem

%You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under Voice Guidance On/O ff.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call
#Select System.
#SelectõAudio .
#Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments.
#Swit chVoice Guidance During Call onO or
off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance isact ive.
On the multifunction steering wheel or on
th e multimedia sy stem
#Tu rn thevo lume control on the multifunction
st eering wheel during a navigation announce‐
ment.
or
#Tu rn thevo lume control totheright of the
controller duri ng a navigation announcement
(
→pa ge 239).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe minimum volume or lo weredto
th e maximum volume:
RA new route guidance isstar ted.
RThe route isrecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Vi a sy stem settings
#Select System.
#SelectõAudio .
#Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments.
#Select Voice Guidance Volume .
#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#Select System .
#SelectõAudio .
#Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments .
#Switch Audio Fadeout During Voice Guidance
on O or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance is active.
Multimedia system:
,Navigation
#Select !Voice Guidance .
#Select#Voice Guidance .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under Repeat Voice Guidance .
Canceling route guidance
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem 269