2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Overview and operation
Overview ofthe multimedia sy stem
&
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 dis tracted 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 besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
1Touch Control
2Multimedia system display
3Main function button group (→page 237)
4Ü button
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
5Control knob
Ad justs volume and switches the sound
on/off
6To uchpad
7Controller
Note s onthe multimedia sy stem display
* NO
TEScratching of the display
The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. There is arisk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touching the displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning.
Obser vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→page 339).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarized sungl asses, it
may be dif ficult toread the displa y.
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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 system:
,System.Software Update
Au tomatically
Re quirements:
RYour vehicle has a built-in communication
module.
#Ac tivate Automatic Online Update O.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manually
#Deactivate Automatic Online Update ª.
#Select an update fromthe list and start the
update.
Search ingfor new Updates
Re quirements:
RYour vehicle does not ha vea built-in commu‐
nication module.
RAn Inte rnet-enabled mobile phone is connec‐
te dto the multimedia sy stem (→page 282).
#Select Search for New Updates.
The list of available updates is refreshed.
#Select an update and start the update.
The selected update is downloaded via the
connected mobile phone.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate
#Restart the sy stem.
Important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cannot be ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
the sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (
→page 251).
As soon as an update is available for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe multi‐
media sy stem displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
RDownload
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
RDetails
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
RLater
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (
→page 251).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, youwill be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RNo tes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
RThe elect ric park ing brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cannot be
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricte
d.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
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#Slidethe controller totheright.
% Toshow or hide lo wer menu le vels, swipe or
slide tothe left or right as many times as
necessar y.
Destination ent ry
Entering a POI or address
&
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 dis tracted 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 besure 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.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Navigation
#Show the navigation menu.
#Select ªEnter Destination .
The state or pr ovince in which theve hicle is
located is set 1.
There are two available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
Rfree sear ch2
Rsear ch st ep-by-step 3 Me
thod 1: free sear ch
#Enterthe POI or address in 2. The entries
can be made in any order.
During destination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
En terth ese address elements, forex ample:
Rcit y,stre et, house number
Rstre et, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI categor y,e.g. Gas Station
Rcity, POI name
#Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5v.
#Write thech aracter on theto uchpad.
#To switch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or
#Press theto uchpad.
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Aro ute with a quick journey time is cal‐
culated.
RShort Route
A ro ute with a short driving dis tance is
calculated.
Automatic Traffic Jam Avoidance can be
switched on Oor off ªforth ese route
types. IfAutomat icTraffic Jam Avoidance is
swit ched on, Ask in the Event of Traffic Jam
Avoidance can be selected.
The route types AutomaticTraffic Jam Av oid-
ance andAskinthe Event of Traffic Jam
Avoidance are notavailable in everycountr y.
RAutomatic Traffic Jam Avoidance
Theroute iscalculated withth e cur rently
set route type.
Tr af fic re ports via Live Traf fic Information
are take n into account.
Live Traf fic Information is not available in
all countries.
RAsk in the Event of Traffic Jam Avoidance
A prom ptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
dynamic route ins tead.
Selecting route options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Navigation.À.Route and Posi-
tion.Avoid Options
Av oiding areas
#Select Areas(→page277).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads
#Select Oor deselect ªavo id option.
Using tollro ads
#Select Use Toll Roads .
#SelectCashorElectronic Billing orOff .
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account. The selected
route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theavo idFerries
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Using carpool lanes
#Select Number of Occupants in the Vehicle.
#Select number.
When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
,Naviga-
tion.Z Options.Announcements
#Switch announcements on Oor off ª.RAnnounce Traffic Warnings
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vicinity oftheve hicle's cur rent position are
displ ayed.
#Select the service station.
The service station address is displa yed.
#Ifro ute guidance isnot act ive, select Start
Route Guidance .
The selected service station is set as a desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
or
#If ro ute guidance isact ive, select Start New
Route Guidance orSet as Next Way Point .
St art New Route Guidance :th e selected
service station is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e service station begins.
Set as Next Way Point :th e selected service
st ation is set as the next intermediate desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
Ro ute guidance
Note s onroute guidance
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve 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.
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated. The
road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance display s
RLanerecommendations
If yo udo not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute iscalculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
RThe route isdiver ted
RThe direction of a one-w aystre et has been
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
RRo adwor ks
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#Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thest atus, one of thefo llowing
messages appears:
Rth e period of validity forth e subscription
is displa yed.
Rthe subscription has expired.
% The subscription can be extended:
Rat an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rvia an MB Info call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Display ingthe traf fic map
Requ irements:
RFor Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
RWhen theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an
Internet connection. Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Navigation.Z Options.Map
Menu
#Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, the
controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Ac tivate ºO.
The traf fic map sho ws thefo llowing information,
fo rex ample:
Rtraf fic incidents, forex ample:
-roadwor ks
-road bloc ks
-warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
play ed in color (on thero ute) or gray (off the
ro ute).
Rtraf fic flow information:
-traf fic jam (red line)
-conges ted tra ffic conditions (orange line)
-slo w-moving traf fic (yellow line)
-free-flowing traf fic (green line)
Rdispl ay fo r traf fic del ays on thero ute lasting
at least one minute
Rwa rning message symbols:
-symbol Ô
-additional road saf etyno tes when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g. the
end of a tra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger area
on thero ute, a warning message is dis‐
pla yed on the map. A warning message
may also be issued (
→page 274).
Displaying traf fic incidents
Multimedia sy stem:
,Navigation.Z Options.Map
Content
#Ac tivate OTraffic Incidents .
Ro adwor ks,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed.
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Activating free flowan d traf fic display
#Ac tivate OFree Flowing Traffic andTraffic
Delays.
% The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are taken into consideration.
Displaying details
#Displaying the tra ffic map (→page 273).
#Moving the map (→page 276).#When a traffic re port symbol is under the
crosshair, press theTo uch Control, the con‐
troller or theto uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
or
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
#Select Information on Traffic Reports.
The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
Rtraf fic re port symbol
Rreason forth e traf fic re port, e.g. tra ffic
jam
Rwa rning message (highlighte d inred)#To select a traf fic re port symbol: select
Next orPrevious.
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard alerts
Multimedia sy stem:
,Naviga-
tion.Z Options.Announcements
#Activate OAnnounce Traffic Warnings .
Wa rning messages are issued and tailbac ks
which pose a risk are announced.
Map and compass
Map and compass overview
1Sa vesth e cur rent vehicle position
2Mo vesth e map
3Selects the map orientation and map view
4Selects the function depending on the equip‐
ment:
• To transmit a hazard alert (Car-to-X)
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