2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET turn signal

Assistance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RYou are driving on a highwa yor road with
multiple lanes in the direction of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane mark ing.
RNovehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane.
RThe driven speed is between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis activated bythe
driver with the turn signal indicator.
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis switched on in
th e multimedia sy stem.
RAc tive Steering Assist is switched on and
active.
If no vehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane and
a lane change is permitte d,thesteering wheel
symbol and the ar row are shown in green 2.
The Lane Change to the Left message appears,
fo rex ample. If Active Lane Change Assi sthas
been activated with the turn signal indicator but
a lane change is not immediately possible, the
st eering wheel symbol remains green and the
ar row appears gray 1. When the lane change
support starts, the turn signal indicator is auto‐
matically activated. If a lane change is not possi‐
ble, the ar row fa des out af ter a short period and
a new lane change must be initiated. An immedi‐
ate lane change is only possible on highw aysec‐
tions without speed limits. If
th e sy stem is impaired, Active Lane Change
Assi stmay be canceled. If it is canceled the
Lane Change Canceled message appears inthe
multifunction display and a warning tone sounds.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from chang‐
ing lane toan occupied adjacent lane
Lane Change Assistcannot al ways detect
clear lyifth e adjacent lane is free.
The lane change might be initiated although
th e adjacent lane is not free.
#Before changing lanes, make sure that
th e neighboring lane is free and there is
no danger to otherroad users.
#Monitor the lane change.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if Lane
Change Assist unexpectedlystops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limitations for Lane Change
Assist ha vebeen reached, there is no guar‐
antee that the sy stem will remain active.
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Displayin the assistance graphic
1Spotlight function switched on but not oper‐
ating
2Spotlight function switched on and operating
The pedestrian symbol in the assis tance graphic
indica testh est atus of the spotlight function. If
th e pedestrian symbol is displa yed dark 1,the
function is switched on. If the symbol is dis‐ pla
yed bright 2,the conditions forth e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does not flash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only toa limited extent if:
RYo u are driving in urban traf fic.
RThe pedestrians are loca ted in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
RPedestrian de tection is acti ve(→page 200).
RThe car riag ewa yis no tlit .
RThe speed is at leas t37 mph(6 0 km/h).
RAd aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is switch ed
on.
If all there qu irements are fulfilled, the headlamp
fl ashes four short pulses at a pedestrian de tec‐
te d on or near tothero ad. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Vehicle.÷.Light Set-
tings.Spotlight
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
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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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#Always make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient dist ancetothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
de tect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
#Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you.
Re quirements
The driving speed is at least 40 mph (60 km/h).
#Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo usteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
RYou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
#Select a setting.
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Child seatFront passenger seat (no tes) ................. 55
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 55
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (ins talling) ............ 53
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (no tes) .................. 52
No tes on how totrave l safely with
ch ildren ................................................ .49
To pTe ther ............................................. .54
Child seat saf etyfe ature ........................... 51
Child ren
Child seat saf etyfe ature ........................ 51
No tes on how totrave l safely ................ 49
Chock ...................................................... .385
St orage location ..................................3 85
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont center console ........................... 102
Cleaning see Care
Climate control Activating/deactivating .......................1 21
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ........................ 121 Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) ............... 121
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 123
Ad justing the climate style settings ..... 122
Air di stribution settings .......
................1
22
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 123
Au tomatic control ................................ 122
Clearing fogged-up windo ws................ 123
Climate style function .......................... 122
Control panel for 3-zone au tomatic
climate control ..................................... 121
Filling capacity forPA G oil .................. .402
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 125
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 126
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 124
Ionization ............................................. 123
Re ar air vents ...................................... 126
Re frigerant ...........................................4 01
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .402
Re sidual heat ....................................... 123
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 124
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 73Wi
ndshield hea ter ................................ 125
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 122
Setting ................................................. 122
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
COMAND see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 247
Combination switch ................................
109
Com

bination switch
see Turn signal lights
Compass .................................................. 279
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Display ing ............................................ 300
Contacts .................................................. .285
Calling up ............................................ 286
Deleting ............................................... 288
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 286
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Traction grade .......................................... 374
Tr af fic information .................................. 272
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 273
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 273
Issuing hazard alert s ............................2 74
Live Traf fic Information ........................ 272
Overview ............................................. 272
Tr af fic map
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assist .................................... 197
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 197
Setting ................................................. 199
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto ....................................... 294
Apple CarPlay ™ ................................... 294
Tr ansmission position display ................137
Tr ansport ing
Loading guidelines ................................ .94
Ve hicle ................................................ 356
Tr ead weargrade ..................................... 374
Tr im element (care) ................................ .339 Tr
ip
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 213
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 213
Re setting ............................................. 214
Tr ip distance .......
.....................................
.213
Displ aying ............................................ 213
Re setting ............................................. 214
Tr ip odomet er
see Trip dis tance
Tr unk lid
Ac tivating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction ...................... 71
Closing .... .............................................. 66
Emer gency release (from inside) .......... .70
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .. ........................ .68
Locking separa tely ................................ 69
Opening ................................................. 65
Opening dimensions ............................ 402
Po we r closing function ..........................6 6
Un locking (mechanical key) .................. .70
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal lights Tu
rn signal lights .....................................1 09
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 09
Tu rn signal lights
see Combination switch
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ......................................... 393
No tes on ins tallation .......................... .392
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .393
U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .248
Un locking setting ...................................... 58
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 308
User profile .............................................. 250
Creating .............................................. 250
Importing/exporting .......................... .250
Options ................................................ 251
Selecting ............................................. 250
Using thete lephone
see Calls
Index 493