2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET park assist

Perm itted towing me thods
Ve hicle equipment/to wing
me thod
Bo th axles on thegr oundFront axle raisedRe ar axle raised
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e center position with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
No
Towing wit h araised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y.
Towing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound
#Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods(→page 353).
#Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d. When
the battery is dischar ged:
Rthe engine cannot bestar ted.
Rth e electric parking brake cannot bereleased
or applied.
Rth e automatic transmission cann otbe shif ted
to position iorj.
% Ifth e automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position i, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show anything, ha
vetheve hicle transpor tedaw ay
(
→page 356). A towing vehicle with lifting
equipment is requiredforve hicle transpor ta‐
tion.
354 Breakdown assist ance

The minimum tread depthfor summer tires is
â in (3 mm) and for winter tires ãin
(4 mm).
Six mar ks1 show where the bar indicators
(ar row ) are integrated into the tire tread. They
are visible once a tread dep thof appr oximately
á in (1.6 mm) has been reached.
Note s on snow chains
&
WARNING Risk of accident due toincor‐
re ct mounting of snow chains
If yo u ha vemounted snow chains tothe front
wheels, the snow chains may drag against
th eve hicle body or chassis components.
This could cause damage totheve hicle or
th e tires.
#Ne ver mount snow chains on the front
wheels.
#Only mount snow chains on there ar
wheels in pairs.
* NO
TEDama getothe wheel trim from
mounted snow chains
If snow ch ains are mounte dto steel wheels,
th e wheel trims can be damaged.
#Re mo vethe wheel trims of steel wheels
before mounting snow chains.
RSn ow chains are only pe rmissible for cer tain
wheel/tire combinations. You can obtain information about
this from a Mercedes-Benz
service cen ter.
RFo r saf etyre asons, only use snowchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or snow chains
with the same quality standard.
RIf snow chains are fitted, the maximum per‐
missible speed is 30 mph (50 km/h).
RVehicles with Active Parking Assis t:Do
no t use Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cwhen
sn ow ch ains ha vebeen ins talled.
RVe hicles with AIR BODY CONT ROL or
MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:If snow chains are
installed, only driv e atraised vehicle le vel.
% You can deactivate ESP
®to pull away
(→page 154). This allo ws the wheels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e.
Wheels and tires 363

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Active Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *A
ctive Parking Assist and Parking Assist PARKTRONI Caremalfunctioning .
#Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions, and restart the engine.
#Ifth e display message continues tobe displa yed, consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Traffic Sign Assist Inopera-
tive *T
raffic Sign Assist is malfunctioning.
#Vi sit a qualified specialist workshop.
Traffic Sign Assist Cur-
rently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
#Drive on.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the sy stem will be available again.
Traffic Sign Assist Camera
View Restricted See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he camera view is restricted. Possible causes are:
Rdirt on the windshield in the camera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, snow or fog
Driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems may be malfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems will be available
again.
If th e display message does not disappear:
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Clean the windshield.
424
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,2, 3 ...
12 V battery ............................................. 353
Re placing ............................................ 353
12 V sock et
see Soc ket (12 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 187
Assigning as a favo rite ......................... 190
Care .................................................... 338
Fu nction .............................................. 187
Selecting a view ................................... 190
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 121
Switching on/off (control panel) .......... 121
ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sy stem) ................ .151
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .299
Setting ................................................. 298 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 202
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 04
Brake application ................................. 203
Fu nction .............................................. 202
Sy stem limitations .............................. .202
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 155
Setting ................................................. 159
Ac tive Di stance Assist DI STRONIC........ 162
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 171
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 169
Callin g up a speed .............................. .163
Display s inthe Instrument Display ...... .171
Fu nction .............................................. 162
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 63
Re quirements ...................................... 163
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ............1 66
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 163
St oring a speed ... ................................
163
Sw

itching off/deacti vating .................. 163
Switching on/activating ...................... 163
Sy stem limitations .............................. .162 Ac
tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ 171
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr otection) ...... 328
Me thod of operation ............................3 28
Re setting ............................................. 328
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 71
Fu nction .............................................. 169
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 205
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 207
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 207
Switching on/off ................................. 206
Sy stem limitations .............................. .205
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 190
Cr oss Traf fic Alert ................................ 195
Drive AwayAssist ................................ 194
Exiting a pa rking space ........................ 193
Fu nction .............................................. 190
Pa rking ................................................ 192
Sy stem limitations .............................. .190
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st............... 165, 199
Displ ay................................................. 165
Fu nction .............................................. 165
Setti
ng ................................................. 199
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Index

Attention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 305
Connecting USB devices ..................... 308
Co pyright ............................................. 305
Information .......................................... 304
Inserting/ removing an SD card ...........3 05
Media searc h ....................................... 311
Overview ............................................. 307
Pa use and playback function .............. .308
Selecting a track ................................. 308
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 308
Tr ack list .............................................. 308
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 01
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................109
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 134 Au
tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff ........................................................ 43
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger airbag shutoff ....................... 43
Au tomatic front passen ger front air
bag shu toff ................................................ 43
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ................................................ 45
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .45
Au tomatic lateral supp ort adjustme

nt
Setting ................................................... 86
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 119
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 137
Drive program display .......................... 136
Drive programs .................................... 136
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 136
Engaging drive position ....................... 138
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .138
Kickdown ............................................. 140
Manual gearshifting ............................ .139
Selecting park position ........................ 138
Shifting toneutral ................................ 138 St
eering wheel paddle shif ters ............ 139
Tr ansmission position display .............. 137
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 137
B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .151
Battery SmartK ey............................................... 59
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 350
Jump -star ting ...................................... 350
No tes .................................................. 348
Belt see Seat belts
Blind Spot Assist .....................................2 02
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 04
Fu nction .............................................. 202
Sy stem limitations .............................. .202
Blue tooth
®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 44
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 298
Settings ............................................... 244
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 299
Index 465

External ...............................................271
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ......... 270
Saving as global favo rite ...................... 271
St oring a map position ........................ 270
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................2 71
Destination ent ry............................ 25 7, 259
Entering a POI or address .................... 257
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. .261
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 262
Selecting a contact .............................. 261
Selecting a POI .................................... 259
Selecting from the map ....................... 262
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .259
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Digita lOperator' sManua l........................ 20
Digita lspeedome ter ................................ 213
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 137
Engaging drive position ....................... 138
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 138
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .138
Fu nction .............................................. 137 Selecting pa
rkposition ........................ 138
Shifting toneutral ................................ 138
Displa y
Car e.................................................... 33 9
Displa y(multimedi asy stem)
No tes .................................................. 233
Settings ............................................... 242
D

ispla y(on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays in the multifunction display ... .211
Displa ymessag e.................................... .404
Calling up (on-board computer) ...........4 04
No tes .................................................. 404
Display messages C ................................................... 441
M ................................................... 441
N ................................................... 442
? .................................................... 428
¯ .................................................... 426
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 23
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stInoperative .... 423 Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntly Limited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 415
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te d See Operator's Manual ..................415
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Currently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 25
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Inoperative ...... 425
Ac tive Dis tance Assist NowAvailable
............................................................ .425
bAc tive Headlamps Inoperati ve..... 443
Ac tive Hood Malfunction See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 44
1
Ac ti

ve Lane Keeping Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 22
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 422
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 424
470
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
Index 47
3

see Cruise control
see Driving saf etysy stem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
see Night View Assist
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
see Rear view camera
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g............................ 132
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .132
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 131
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP
®(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 136
Confi guring drive program I ................. 136
Displ aying engine data ........................ 136
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 136
Drive program display .......................... 136
Drive programs .................................... 136
Fu nction .............................................. 136 Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
.............................................................1 36
Selecting the drive prog ram ................1 36
E
E10 ............................................................ 397
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ...................................... 91
Setting ................................................... 92
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ...................................... 91
Setting ................................................... 92
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 155
ECO display Function .............................................. 135
Re setting ............................................. 214
ECO start/s top function ................. 134, 135
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 134
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 34
Me thod of operation ............................1 34
Switching off/on ................................. 135 Electric pa
rking brake .............147,14 8, 149
App lying automatically ........................ .147
App lying or releasing manually ............ 149
Emergency braking .............................. 149
Re leasing automatically ...................... .148
Electrical fuses Before replacing a fuse ........................ 359
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 392
Emer gency
Assis tance overview .............................. 18
Saf et
yve st .......................................... 342
E

me rgency braking ................................ .149
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .295
Emer gency engine start ......................... 358
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 130
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Index