2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET brake sensor

turn signal indicatorre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
Rth e sensors are dirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay
Rnarrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash barr iers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. truc ks,fo r a pro‐
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of brake application (Active Blind
Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cours e-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youav oid a collision. The course-cor
recting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between appr oximately
20 mph (30 km/h) and 125mp h (200 km/h).
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brake application of Active Blind Spot
Assi st
A cours e-correcting brake application cannot
alw ays pr event a collision.
#Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Blind Spot
Assi stwa rnsyo u or makes a course-
co rrecting brake application.
#Alw ays maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tothe
fo llowing:
ROver taking vehicles closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area.
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System limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
RYo u clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®, Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RIf a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fog or
heavy spr ay.
RThere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
RIf th ere is dirt on the windshield in the vicin‐
ity of the multifunction camera or the camera
is mis ted up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
RThe lane markings are worn, dark or co vered.
RThe dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
RThe lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe roadw ayisvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with snow ,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occurs .Ac
tivating Active Lane Keeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
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Observethefo llowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnly use tires and wheels of the same type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and the same make.
ROnly ins tall wheels of the same size on one
axle (left and right).
It is only permissible toins tall a dif fere nt
wheel size in theeve nt of a flat tire in order
to drive tothe specialist workshop.
ROnly ins tall tires of the cor rect size onto the
wheels.
RVe hicles with a tire pressure monitoring
sy stem: all mounte d wheels must be equip‐
ped with functioning sensors forth e tire
pressure monitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures below 45 °F (7 °C), use win‐
te r tires or all-season tires mar ked M+S for
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflake sym‐
bol in addition tothe M+S marking pr ovide
th e best possible grip in wintry road condi‐
tions.
RFo r M+S tires, only use tires with the same
tread.
RObser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tires ins talled.
If th is is below theve hicle's maximum speed,
th is must be indicated in an appropriate label
in the driver's field of vision.
RRu n in new tires at moderate speeds forth e
fi rs t 60 miles (100 km).
RRe place the tires af ter six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do not fea‐
ture run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit af terre placing with tires
th at do not feature run-flat characteristics,
e.g. winter tires.
Fo r more information on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso observ eth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tes on tire pressure (→page 364)
RTire and Loading Info rmation placard
(→page 370)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→page 377)
RTire pressure table (→page 365)
Note s onrotating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
may se verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents may also be damaged.
#Ro tate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires are of the same dimen‐
sions.
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Let fresh air intotheve hicle interior.
Air Conditioning Malf. Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 39
Lo we ring ............................................. 426
Malfunction Drive at Max. 50 mph...... 422
bMalfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 444
Max. Speed 22 mph............................4 26
Mercedes me connect Services Limi‐
te d See Operator's Manual ..................415
N Pe rm anently Active Risk of Rolling
Aw ay ................................................... 436
ÂObta in a NewKey........................ 43 4
ëOf f.............................................. .425
Only Shift to'P' when Vehicle is Sta‐
tionary ................................................ .436
FPa rking Brake See Opera tor's
Manual ................................................. 411
ÂPlace theKe yin the Mar ked
Space See Opera tor's Manual ............. 435 hPlease Cor
rect Tire Pressure .......430
F Please Release Parking Brake .....4 10
PRE-SAFE Inoperative See Opera‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 415
Ra dar Sensors Dirty See Operator's
Manual ................................................ .416
ÂRe placeKeyBat tery .................... 434
Re versing Not Possible Ser
vice
R

e qu ired .............................................. 437
Service Required Do Not Shift Gears
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 437
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 417
# Start Engine See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 428
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required .................. 439
ÐSt eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Opera tor's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 440 ÐSt
eering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Operator's Manual ...440
St op Vehicle Lea veEngine Running
Wa itTransmission Cooling .................. 438
#St opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 429
#St opVehicle See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 428
ÉSt opVehicle Vehicle Too Low ...... 421
bSwitch Off Lights .........................444
bSwitch On Headlamps .................444
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available .......................................... 432
Ti re Press. Monitor Inoperative ........... 433
Ti re Pressure Monitor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensors ...............
..................... 433
To De

select P or N,Dep ress Brake
and Start Engine .................................. 436
To Engage Transmiss. Position R Fir st
Dep ress the Brake .............................. .442
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Index

Traf fic Sign Assist CameraView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual .......424
Tr af fic Sign Assist Currently Unavail‐
able See Operator's Manual ................ 424
Tr af fic Sign Assist Inoperative............. 424
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 437
F Turn On the Ignition to Release
th ePa rking Brake ................................ .410
dVe hicle Operational Switch the
Ignition Off Before Exiting .................... 437
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait.......... .420
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 420
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 432
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............433
Display on the windshield
see Head-up Display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance DI
STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Door Locking (from inside) ............................. 61
Opening (from inside) ............................6 1
Po we r closing function ..........................6 4
Un locking (emer gency key) .................. .64
Un locking (from inside) .......................... 61
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Door cont rol panel (rear passenger
compartment) ........................................ ...
.
16
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN) ...375
Drinking and drivin g................................ 132
Drink sholder
see Cup holder
Driv eAwa y Assist .................................... 194
Driv eposition
Selecting ............................................ .138
Drive prog ram display ............................. 136
Driv eprog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT Driving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .150
ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sy stem) .............. 151
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 155
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. .151
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 154
Overview ..............................................1 51
Ra dar sensors .....................................1 50
Re sponsibility ...................................... 150
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 155
Drivin gsy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking A
ssist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
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