2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

3Batterystatus of the connected mobile
phone
4¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5Contacts (→page 285)
6Recent Calls (→page 288)
7Text Message
8Active call
9Connect Device (→page 282)
AOptions
Symbols 1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mob ilephone and your mob ilephone network
pr ov ider. Blu
etoo th
®profile overview
Blue tooth®profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contacts are auto‐
matically displa
yed in
th e multimedia sys‐
te m
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Message functions
can be used
Te
lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page 282). Note
s ontelephony
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
Multimedia sy stem 281

Afterth evo ice message has been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editing text
#Select thewo rd.
#To call up the cor rection menu: pressthe
controller or touchpad.
The following options are available:
Radjusting the capitalization of words (if
suppor tedby thech aracter set)
Rexpanding thech oice of words
Rdeleting the selection
Rre cording a new dictation
#To lea vethe menu: selectDone.
Sending text messages
#Select Send Text Message .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select thete xt message .
#Select¥.
#SelectReply.
Calling a text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select thete xt message .
#Select¥.
#SelectCall Sender.
Deleting text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select ¥.
#Todel ete a text message: selectDelete.
#Tochange folders: selectSwitch Folder .#Outbox
or
#Select Drafts.
Apple CarPlay™
Overview of Apple CarPlay™
&
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.
iPhone
®functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. They are oper‐
ated using the controller or the Siri
®vo ice-oper‐
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Multimedia sy stem

Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia system:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay.Sound
#Select theto ne menu (→pa ge 324).
Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Android Auto
Android Autoove rview
&
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.
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated using
the controller or thevo ice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. You can activate thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
(
→page 220).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto to the multimedia sy stem.
The availability of Android Autoand Android Auto
Apps may vary according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,va rious functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, forex ample the media
source Blue tooth
®audio, are not available.
Only one route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance isactive on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
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Multimedia sy stem

#Tomake an eme rgency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4for at least
one second.
A call is triggered with the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem.
#To make an MB In focall: press button 3.
This initiates a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency call can be initia tedeve n if a
breakdown assist ance or MB Infocall is active.
This has priority over all other active calls.
Calls via theove rhead control panel are only
possible with an available mobile phone net‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®
and other services can be found at: http://
www .mbusa.com Inf
ormation onthe emer gency call sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despite pressing the SOS button
Even if youpr ess the SOS button in an emer‐
ge ncy, remaining in theve hicle may be dan‐
ge rous forth efo llowing reasons:
Ryo u see smo keinside or outside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if there is a fire afte r an acci‐
dent
Rth eve hicle is on a dangerous section of
ro ad
Rtheve hicle is not visible or cannot easily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dark or in poor visibility conditions
#Lea vetheve hicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is safe to
do so.
#Mo vetoa safe location along with other
ve hicle occupants.
#In such situations, secure theve hicle in
accordance with national regulations,
e.g. with a warning triangle.
Au tomatic eme rgency call
The emer gency call is initia ted in thefo llowing
situations:
RThe airbag is deplo yed.
RThe Emer gency Tensioning Devices are trig‐
ge red.
Yo u can end an automatically initiated emer‐
ge ncy call yourself af ter 60 seconds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency call can be initia ted manually via
th e SOS button in theove rhead control panel
(
→page 294).
If yo u lea vetheve hicle immediately af ter press‐
ing the SOS button, you do not kn owif
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfully made
th e emer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
When a voice connection is es tablished between
th e Cus tomer Assis tance Center and theve hicle
occupants, thefo llowing options apply:
RIf th eve hicle occupants are responsive: the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Multimedia sy stem 295

Overview of transferred data
Service cal lT ransfer red data
MB Info call
Ro adside Assis tance
call
RCu rrent vehicle
location
RVe hicle identifica‐
tion number
RService code
RSelected data
about thest atus
of theve hicle
Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Information on connecting tothe Internet
&
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 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.
USA: touse Mercedes-Benz Ap psand access
th e Internet, Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®must be
activated and operational. Furthermore,
mbrace
®must be activated for Mercedes-Benz
Apps and Internet access.
Canada: the multimedia sy stem must be con‐
nected toa mobile phone via Blue tooth
®or toan
ex tern al device acting as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Fur‐
th ermore, you need a valid mobile service con‐
tract with a data option, which is used tocalcu‐
la te the associated connection costs. The Internet functions can only be used
toa limi‐
te d degree whilst driving.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Requ irements
RtheWi -Fi function is acti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem (→page 245).
RtheWi -Fi function is acti vated on theex tern al
device (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
RInternet access via Wi-Fi is acti vated (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Internet connection via Wi-Fi is restricted or
does not function if:
Rth e mobile phone is switched off
Rmobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on theex ter‐
nal device
RInternet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th eex tern al device
Multimedia sy stem 297

Settingthe Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.TuneIn
Radio.Z Options
The following options are available:
RSelect Stream: select thest re am quality.
RLogin to TuneIn Account : log intoyour
Tu neIn user account.
RLog Out of Account: log out of your TuneIn
user account.
#Select an option.
Media
Au dio mode
Info rm ation on the audio mode
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction when han‐
dling data storage media
If yo u handle a datastorage medium while
driving, your attention is diverted from the
traf fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle.
#Only handle a data storage medium
when theve hicle is stationar y.
Perm issible file sy stems:
RFA T32
RexFA T
RNTFS
Pe rm issible data storage medium:
RSD card
RUSB storage device
RiPod®/iPhone®
RMTP devices
RBlue tooth®audio equipment
%
RThe multimedia sy stem supports a total
of up to50,000 files.
RData storage media up to2 TB are sup‐
por ted (32‑bit address space). Suppor
tedfo rm ats:
RMP3
RWMA
RAAC
RWA V
RFLAC
RAL AC
% Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
RDue tothe lar gevariet yof available
music files rega rding encoders, sampling
ra tes and data rates, playback cannot
alw ays be guaranteed.
RDue tothe wide range of USB devices
av ailable on the mar ket, pl ayback cann ot
be guaranteed for all USB devices.
RCop y-pr otected music files or DRM
enc rypte dfiles cannot be pla yed bac k.
RMP3 pla yers must support Media Trans‐
fe r Pr otocol (MTP).
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Multimedia sy stem

Non-operational times with the batte rydis‐
connected
The AS SYST PLUS service inter val display
can only calculate the service due da tewhen
th e batte ryis connected.
#Notedown the service due date displa yed on
th e instrument display before disconnecting
th e battery (
→page 327).
Engine compartment
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of the active hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations, therisk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythe actuation
of the active hood. The rear area of the hood is
ra ised byappr oximately 80 mm.
Fo rth e drive tothewo rkshop, reset the trig‐
ge red active hood yourself. Af terth e active hood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited. A
qu alified specialist workshop must re-ins tate
th e full functionality of the active hood.
The active hood is not available in all countries.
Re setting the active hood
&
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th e cooler and parts of theex haust sy stem.
#Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
as follo ws .
#With your hand flat, push down active hood
1 inthe area around the hinges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The hood must engage in position.
#If th e active hood can be raised slightly at
th ere ar in the area of the hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y.
Opening/closing the hood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if the engine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc ked engine hood may open up when
th eve hicle is in motion and block your vie w.
#Never unlatch the engine hood while
driving.
#Before every trip, ensure that the
engine hood is latched.
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&WARNING Risk of accident and injury
when opening and closing the engine
hood
When opening or closing the engine hood, it
may suddenly drop into the end position.
There is a risk of injury for an yone in the
engine hood's range of mo vement.
#Only open or close the engine hood
when there are no persons in the
engine hood's range of mo vement.
&
WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
#Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
parts
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment may continue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af terth e ignition has been
switched off, e.g. the cooler fan.
Make sure of thefo llowing before per form ing
ta sks in the engine compartmen t:
#Switchthe ignition off.
#Ne verto uch the danger zone sur round‐
ing moving co mponent parts, e.g. the
ro tation area of thefa n.
#Re mo vejewe lry and watches.
#Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts.
& WARNING Risk of injury fromtouching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and the fuel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If youto uch
co mp onent parts which are under voltage,
yo u could receive an electric shoc k.
#Neverto uch co mponent parts of the
ignition sy stem or the fuel injection sys‐
te m when the ignition is switched on.
&
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th e cooler and parts of theex haust sy stem.
#Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
as follo ws .
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