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

S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf etysy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 342
Satelli temap ............................................ 279
Satellite radio
Ac tivating/deactivating Tune Start ...... 323
Ad ding a channel toSmart Favorite s ... 323
Deleting a channel .............................. .322
Display ing EPG information ................ .322
Display ing service information ............ 324
Information .......................................... 319
Information on smart favo rite s and
Tu ne Start ............................................ 323
Logging in ............................................ 319
Moving a channel ................................ 322
Music and sport alerts function .......... 322
Overview .............................................. 321
Pa use and playback function .............. .323
Re strictions .......................................... 319
Selecting a catego ry............................ 322
Selecting a channel ............................ .322
Setting music and sport alerts ............ 322
Setting the parental control ................. 322 St
oring a channel .................. .............. 322
Swit ching on ...................................... .320
SD card Inserting/removing .............................3 05
Seat Adjusting (electrically) ...........................8 2
Ad justing the front-passen ger seat
from the driver ’sseat ............................8 4
Confi guring settings .............................. 86
Cor rect driver's seat position ................ 81
Fo lding the backrest forw ards/back .... .87
Massage program overview .................. .86
Pa nel heating ......................................... 89
Re setting the settings ........................... .87
Selecting a massage program ...............8 7
Setting au tomatic lateral support
adjust ment ............................................ 86
Setting options ...................................... 14
Using the memory function .................. .93
Seat see Head restra int
Seat (rear passenger compa rtment) .......16
Setting options ...................................... 16Seat belt
Releasing .............................................. .40
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 40
Fu nction ................................................ 39
Seat belt extender .................................... .38
Seat belt warning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ............................................ .35, 40
Ac tivating/deactivating seat b
elt
adjustment ............................................ 40
Ca re .................................................... 339
Fa stening ............................................... 39
Pr otection ............................................. .35
Re duced pr otection .............................. .36
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 39
Seat belt extender ................................. 38
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 40
Seat co ver (care) .....................................3 39
Seat heater Switching on/off ................................... 88
Seat ventilation
Switching on/off ................................... 89
Index487

Selecting agear
see Shifting gears
Selecting a POI see De stination ent ry
Selecto r lever
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 45
Sensors (Care) .........................................3 38
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 212
Service center see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Setting a speed see Cruise contro l
Setting summer time ..............................243
Setting the da teform at .......................... 244
Setting the distance unit ........................248 Setting
thefo ot we lltemp erature
Setting ................................................ .122
Setting the map scale
see Map
Setting the sound profile
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 326
Shifting gears .......................................... 139
Gearshift recommendation .................. 139
Manual ................................................ 139
Short messages see Text message s
Side impact air bag ................................... 40
Side impact pr otection .......................... .183
Side windo ws............................................. 72
Closing .................................................. 72
Closin g using
the Smart
Key ................... 74
Con venience closing feature .................. 74
Con venience opening ............................ 73
Opening .................................................7 2
Opening with the SmartK ey................... 73
Problem .................................................7 4
Size designation (tires) ...........................377 Sliding sunroof
MAGIC SKY CONTROL (function) ........... 78
MAGIC SKY CONTROL (operating) .........7 8
SmartK ey................................................... 57
Battery .................................................. 59
Energy consump tion .............................. 58
Fe atures ................................................ 57
Ke yring attachment .............................. 59
Mechanical key ...................................... 59
Overvie w.............................................. .57
Pa nic alarm ........................................... 58
Problem ................................................. 60
Unlocking setting .................................. 58
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................ 363
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 102
Fr ont center console ........................... 102
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .102
Tr unk .................................................. .103
Software update Impor tant sy stem updates .................. 252
488
Index

Information ..........................................251
Pe rforming ...........................................2 51
Sound PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 47
Wheels and tires ..................................3 62
Sound see Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
see Sound settings
Sound settings ......................................... 324
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... .324
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 324
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .324
Calls upthe sound menu ..................... 324
Information .......................................... 324
Speech dialog sy stem
see Voice Cont rol Sy stem
Speed index (tires) ..................................377
Speedome ter
Digital .................................................. 213
Spotlight function Activating/deactivating .......................2 02St
andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 50
Fu nction .............................................. 149
St anding lights ........................................ 108
St art/S top button
St arting theve hicle ............................. 129
Switching off theve hicle ..................... 142
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 128
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star t assist
St ati

on
Deleting ............................................... 318
Direct frequency entry ......................... 318
Moving .................................................3 18
Searc hing ............................................. 318
Setting ................................................. 318
St oring .................................................3 18St
ation presets
Editing ................................................. 318
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 155
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 209
Ad justing (electrically) ........................... 90
Buttons ................................................ 209
St eering wheel heater ........................... .91
Using the memory function .................. .93
Ste ering wheel heater
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 91
Ste ering wheel paddle shif ters .............. 139
St ow age areas
see Stow age compartment
St ow age co mpartment .............................9 5
Armrest ................................................. 95
Center console ...................................... 95
Door ...................................................... 95
Glasses compa rtment ........................... 97
Glo vebox .............................................. 95
Pa rcel net hooks .................................... 98
Re ar armrest .......................................... 97
Re ar seat backrest ........................ ...
.....
97
Re ar-compartment cen ter armrest ........ 97
Index489

Stow age co mpartments
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the trunk floor ...... 99
Sulfur content .......................................... 397
Sun visor Operating ............................................ .119
Sur round lighting
Setting .................................................1 12
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thech assis le vel (AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................. 176
Ad justing thech assis le vel (MAGIC
BO DY CONTROL) .................................1 80
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 112
Interior .................................................1 14
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem ... 325 Synchronization function
Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 123
Sy stem settings
Language ............................................ .248
No tes on language selection ............... 248
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ... .253
Setting the dis tance unit ..................... 248
Software upda te.................................. 251
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem
T
Ta nk capacity
Fu el ..................................................... 398
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 398
Te ch nical data
Information .......................................... 392
Ti re pressure monitoring sy stem ......... 369
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 394
Te lephone ........................................ .216, 280
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 285
Call and ringtone volume .................... .284
Calls with se veral participants ............ .285 Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) ...............2
83
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .282
Connecting a mobile phone (Secure
Simple Pairing) .................................... 282
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ 283
Importing con tacts .............................. 287
Incoming call duri ng anexisting call .... 285
Information .......................................... 282
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 216
Mobile phone voice recognition .......... 284
No tes ................................................... 281
Operating modes ................................. 281
R
e ception and transmission volume .... 284
Swit ching mobile phones .................... 283
Swit ching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 283
Te lephone menu overview .................. .280
Te lephone operation ............................ 284
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) .................................................. .283
Vo ice commands (Voice Cont rol Sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 227
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 106
490
Index

Telephone number
Dialing (on-board computer) ................ 216
Te lephony operating modes
Blue tooth
®Telephony .......................... 281
Te mp erature grade .................................. 374
Te xt messages ......................................... 289
calling a message sender .................... 290
Changing folders ................................ .290
Composing .......................................... 289
Configuri ngthe displa yedte xt mes‐
sage s ................................................... 289
Deleting ............................................... 290
Drafts .................................................. 290
No tes .................................................. 289
Options ................................................ 290
Outbox ................................................ 290
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 289
Re ading .............................................. .289
Re plying .............................................. 290
Sending ...............................................2 89
Vo ice commands (Voice Cont rol Sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 230
Through-loading feature in
there ar
passenge

r co mpartment .......................... 98 Time
Manual time setting ............................. 244
Setting summer time ........................... 243
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 243
Setting the time zone .......................... 243
Setting the time/date form at .............. 244
TIN (Tire Identi fication Number) ............3 75
Ti re and Loading Information placard ...370
Ti re ch aracteristics ................................. 377
Ti re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ti re information table .............................370
Ti re labeling ............................................ .374
Character istics .................................... 377
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN) .. 375
Load index ........................................... 377
Load-bearing capacity ......................... 377
Maximum tire load ...............................3 76
Maximum tire pressure ........................ 376
Overview ..............................................3 74
Speed rating ........................................ 377
Te mp erature grade .............................. 374
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 374 Ti
re size designation ............................3 77
Tr action grade ............ ...
.......................
374
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .374
Ti re load (maximum) .............................. .376
Ti re pressure ........................................... 366
Checking (manually) ............................ 366
Checking (tire pressure monito ring
sy stem) ............................................... 368
Maximum ............................................. 376
No tes ................................................... 364
Re starting the tire pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .369
Ti re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 367
Ti re pressure table .............................. 365
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 44
Ti re pressure moni tor
Fu nction .............................................. 367
Re starting ............................................ 369
Ti re pressure moni toring sy stem
Checking the tire pressures ............... .368
Te ch nical da ta..................................... 369
Tire pressure table .................................. 365
Tire Quality Grading ................................374
Index 491

Tire tread ................................................. 362
Tire-change tool kit
Overview ............................................ .385
TIREFIT kit ................................................ 344
St orage location ..................................3 44
Using ................................................... 344
Ti re s
Changing hub caps .............................. 386
Character istics .................................... 377
Checking ............................................ .362
Che cking the tire pressure (man‐
ually) ................................................... 366
Checking the tire pressure (tire pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem) ..................... .368
Definitions ...........................................3 79
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN) .. 375
Flat tire ................................................ 342
Ins talling .............................................. 389
Load index .......................................... .377
Load-bearing capacity ......................... 377
Maximum tire load ...............................3 76
Maximum tire pressure ........................ 376
MOExtended tires ................................ 343
No ise .............................................. ...
.
.3 62
No tes on ins talling .............................. 382 Overview of tire labeling ......................
374
Re moving ............................................ 389
Re placing .................................... 382, 386
Re starting the tire pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .369
Selection ............................................. 382
Snow chains ........................................ 363
Speed rating ........................................ 377
St oring ................................................ 385
Te mp erature grade .............................. 374
Ti re and Loading Info rmation placard .. 370
Ti re pressure (N otes) ........................... 364
Ti re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 367
Ti re pressure table .............................. 365
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 374
Ti re size designation ............................3 77
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 44
Tr action grade ...................................... 374
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .374
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 362
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .

................................................. 54To
tal di stance ...........................................2 13
Displ aying ............................................ 213
To uch Control
On-board computer ............................. 209
Operating ............................................ 234
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 234
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 35
Ac tivating/deactivating hapt ic oper‐
ation feedback .................................... 236
Operating ............................................ 235
Re ading the handwriting recognition
aloud ................................................... 236
Selecting a station and track .............. .236
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 236
To w- starting ............................................. 358
To wing away ............................................ 354
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 358
St orage location ..................................3 58
To wing me thods ...................................... 353
Tr ack
Selecting (audio mode) ....................... 308
492 Index

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

V
Ve hicle .............................................. 129, 130
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .150
Cor rect use ........................................... 27
Data acquisition .................................... 28
Data storage .......................................... 28
Diagnostics connection .........................2 6
Equipment ............................................. 22
Limited Warranty .................................. .28
Locking (auto matically) ......................... 63
Locking (from inside) ............................. 62
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) ..........................6 2
Locking (mechanical key) ...................... 63
Lo we ring ............................................. 390
Maintenance ......................................... 23
Pa rking for an extended pe riod ............ 149
Problem notification .............................. 27
QR code rescue card ............................. 28
Qualifi ed specialist workshop ................2 7
Ra ising ................................................ .387
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 130
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 130
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 29Switching off (s
tart/s top button) ........ 142
Un locking (from inside) ........................
.62
Un locking (KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .62
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ......... 73
Vo ice commands (Voice Cont rol Sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 231
Ve hicle data
Display ing (DYNAMIC SELECT) ............ 136
Ro of load ............................................. 402
Tu rning radius ...................................... 402
Ve hicle height ...................................... 402
Ve hicle length ...................................... 402
Ve hicle width ....................................... 402
Wheelbase ...........................................4 02
Ve hicle data storage
CO MAND/mbrace ................................. 30
Event data recorders .............................3 1
Ve hicle dimensions ................................. 402
Ve hicle electronics
No tes .................................................. 392
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 392
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN Ve
hicle identification plate
Pa int code .......................................... .394
VIN ...................................................... 394
Ve hicle identification plate
see Model series
Ve hicle interior
Cooling or heating (Remo te
Online) ...
..130
Ve hicle key
see SmartK ey
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YST PLUS
Ve hicle operation
Outside the USA or Canada .................. .23
Ve hicle position
Tr ansmitting ........................................ 244
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ 344
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .344
To wing eye .......................................... 358
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 73
Ve nts
see Air vents
494
Index