2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

#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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Instrument Displayoverview
&
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyof your vehicle may be
impaired.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognize dangers.
If th e operating saf etyof your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display
1Speedome
ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature gage
5Fu el le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r
% This display is an example. Inst ead oftach ‐
ome ter3 other displa ysare also possible.
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
RCruise control (→page 159) (→page 160)
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 162)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
instructions and traf fic signs appear in the
speedome ter (
→page 197).
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range.
#Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
In tach ome ter3 theove rrev ving range is
shown in red. When theove rrev ving range is
re ached, the fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect
th e engine.
During normal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to248 °F
(120 °C).
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&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.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1¤ Back button, on-board computer
2Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3Control panel for cruise control or Active
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
4Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
ß Displaysfa vo rite s
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8
6 Makes/accepts a call ~
Rejects/ends a call
5ò Calls up the home screen
6To uch Control
7% Back butto n
Operating the on-boa rdcompu ter
&
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.
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You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (
→page 211).
The on-board computer can be operated using
To uch Control 2and back butto n1 onthe
left-hand side of thesteering wheel. The
following menus are available:
RService
RDriveAssist
RTrip
RNavigation
RRadio
RMedia
RPhone
RHead-up Disp.
RDesigns
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y.
#Tocall up the menu bar: press back button
1 onthe left repeatedly or press and hold
once.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DI STRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer.
#To scroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on left-hand Touch Control 2.
#Tocall up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2.
#Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on left-
hand Touch Control2.
#To call up a submenu or confirm the
selection: press left-hand Touch Control 2.
#Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1.
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Ifyo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left 1,the
menu bar appears.
Overview of displa ysinthe multifunction
display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display panel %
The position of the displa ysdeviates from
th ose displa yed here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 139)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cr
uise cont rol (
→page 159)
(→pag e16 0)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 162)
a Ac
tive Steering Assist (
→page 167)
ë HOLD fu
nction (
→page 173)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 111)
(→page 111)
Adjusting the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
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Menus and submenus
Functions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,Service
#To select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
RMessage memory (→page 404)
RTires:
-Checking the tire pressure with the tire
pressure monitoring sy stem
(
→page 368)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem (→page 369)
RASSYST PLUS : calling upthe service due
date (→page 327)
Calling up the Assistance graphic display
On-board computer:
,DriveAssist
% When you ha veset thest yle to Progressive,
yo u can view the assis tance graphic menu
contents in the left-hand portion of the
instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assist ance graphic menu:
RAssistance graphic
RAt tention le vel (→page 195)
#To switch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
Status displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
Ré: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
Ræ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGreen lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active
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RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC displa ys
(→page 162).
Calling up displays in theTr ip menu
On-board computer:
,Trip
% When you ha vethest yle set toProgressive,
yo u can view information on the journey in
th e left-hand area of the Instrument Displa y.
#Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Dis playsintheTrip menu:
Rstandard display
Rra nge and cur rent fuel consump tion
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐ play sho
wsave hicle being refueled ins tead
of thera nge.
RECO displ ay(→page 135)
Rtrip computer From StartandFrom Reset
Rdigital speedome ter
% The digital speedome ter only appears in the
Classic andSport styles.
Example: standard display
1Trip dis tance
2To tal dis tance recorder
Example: trip compute r
1
To tal dis tance recorder
2Driving time
3Av erage speed
4Average fuel consum ption
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3

Resetting values in theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,Trip
% The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐
view forth e Instrument Display
(
→page 209).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
RTr ip dis tance
RTrip computer "F rom start" and "F rom reset"
RECO display
#To select the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#Select Yes.
#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
If yo upr ess and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, the function will be reset immediately.
Calling up navigation instructions in the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,Navigation
Example: no change of direction announced
1Dis tance tothe next destination
2Estimated ar riva l time
3Dis tance tothe next change of direction
4Cur rent road
Example: change of direction announced
1Ro ad towhich thech ange of direction leads
2Dis tance tothech ange of direction
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and new lane duri ng a
ch ange of direction (white)
5Po ssible lane
6Lane not recommended (da rkgray )
Fu rther possible displa ysintheNavigation
menu:
RCalculate New Route orCalculating Route... :
a new route iscalculated.
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