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

RRoad Not Mapped:th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
newly built roads.
RNo Route : noroute could becalculated to
th e selected destination.
RO: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
In theNavigation menu,you can also start navi‐
ga tion toone of the pr evious destinations:
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To select the destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
If ro ute guidance has already been act ivated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance.
#Select Yes.
#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
Selecting radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter
On-board computer:
,Radio
1Frequency range
2St ation
3Na me of track
4Name of artist
When you select a station in the presets, the
preset appears next tothest ation name. When
yo u select a sa vedstation in the frequency
ra nge, an as terisk appears nexttothest ation
name.
#To select a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting frequency range or station preset
list
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To select the frequency range/station
preset lis t:swipe upwards or down wards on
th e left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
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Playing back media usingthe on-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
On-board computer:
,Media
1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist
4Name of album
#To change trac ksinthe active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control. Changing
the media source
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirement:RThe mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer:
,Phone
& WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integrated intheve 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.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
The most recent telephone connections (dialed,
re ceive d and missed calls) are displa yed in the
Phone menu.
#Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
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wards on the left-hand Touch Control to
select the desired telephone number.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
RPlease Wait... :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed on the multimedia sy stem
(
→page 282).
RImporting Contacts... :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, theIncoming Call - mes‐
sage appears on the Head-up Displa y.
#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject).
#Press the left-hand Touch Control. The call may be accep
ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
,Head-up Disp.
The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
RPosition
RBrightness
RDisplay Content
#To select characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
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Settingthe design
On-board computer
,Designs
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
RSport
RClassic
RProgressive
#Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The Instru ment Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers. The Head-up Display projects information from
th
e navigation sy stem, the driver assis tance sys‐
te m and some warning messages abo vethe
cockpit into the driver's field of vision.
Display elements
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, the6 Incoming Call
message appears in the Head-up Displa y.Sy
stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may be faded. This can be cor rected by
switching the Head-up Display off and on
again.
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Switchingthe Head-up Display on/off
#Press button 1.
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Notes on operating saf ety
&
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.
&
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.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call, e.g. an emer gency call,
can thereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Multifunction steering wheel operation over‐
view
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
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1Presstherock er switch up: óstarts the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sys‐
te m)
Tu rn thero tary control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
Conducting a dialog
#To start or continue a dialog: onthe multi‐
function steering wheel, press theó
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say theCorrection
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythePause voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saytheCancel voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment depending on thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overview of types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to.
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RApplication-specificvoice commands are
only available forth e active application.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On the display next tothe active application,
ex amples of global voice commands and the cor‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
are displa yed on an autocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactive operation. The
list can be scrolled or it can be operated by
speech or the controller/touchpad.
Nu mber entry functions
RThe numbe rsallo wed are zerotonine .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Information on the language setting
Yo u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Fe atures of audible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saytheHelp voice con-
trol system voice command.
RCur rent application: onthe multifunction
st eering wheel, press theó rocker switch
up and say theHelp voice command.
RContinued dialog: saytheHelp voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. Help telephone.
Notes on how toimpr ovespeech quality
Ifth eVo ice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver's seat.
Rsay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Ravo id loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command ent ry, e.g.
th e blo wer.
Rsay thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags.
A vo ice tag in the address book is not recog‐
nized:
Ronly crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem