2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET air suspension

RIfth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or the
brake pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant.
RIfth e electrics in the engine compart‐
ment, the battery or the fuses are tam‐
pered with or if the battery is disconnec‐
te d.
#Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When Active Brake Assi st,Ac tive Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC or the HOLD function are
activated, theve hicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In a car wash
Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
RThe electric parking brake is released.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is deacti‐
va ted.
RThe transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivating the HOLD function
#Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time quickly depress fur ther until theë
display appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thefo llow‐
ing situations:
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
RThe transmission is switched toposition j.
RThevehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
RThe seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
RThe engine is switched off.
RThere is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supply is insuf ficient.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
with variable damping for impr oved driving com‐
fo rt. The all-round le vel control sy stem ensures
th e best possible suspension and const ant
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Driving and pa rking

ground clearance,even wi tha laden vehicle.
When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo wered
automatically toimpr ovedriving saf etyand to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel is also available. AIR
BODY CONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension with automatic all-round le vel
control
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManually selecta ble high-level setting for
greater ground clearance
RADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
RDY NA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button
Av ailable suspension settings
Drive prog ramC haracteristics
C (Sport)
B (Sport Plus)
RThe suspension tuning is firm er.
RWhen driving at speeds abo ve50 mph (70 km/h) theve hicle is lo wered.
RThe vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you are tra veling at higher speeds.
RWhen driving at speeds below 30 mph(4 8 km/h) theve hicle is raised again.
A (Comfort)
; (Econo my)
RThe suspension tuning is comfor table.
RWhen driving at speeds abo ve75 mph (120 km/h) theve hicle is lo wered.
RWhen driving at speeds abo ve100mp h (160 km/h) theve hicle continues tobe lo wered.
RWhen driving at speeds below 75mph(120 km/h) theve hicle is raised again.
Driving and parking 17
5

Information on using a powerwa sher
&
WARNING Risk of accident when using
high-pressure cleaning equipment wi th
ro und-s pray nozzles
The wate r jet from a round-s pray nozzle (dirt
grinder) may cause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is not visible.
Components damaged in this wa yma yfa il
unexpec tedly.
#Do not use high-pressure cleaning
equipment wi thround-s pray nozzles to
clean your vehicle.
#Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nents must be replaced immediatel y.
Toavo id damage to yourvehicle, obser vethefo l‐
lowing when using a po werwa sher:
RKeep the SmartK eyat least 10ft(3 m) away
from theve hicle. Otherwise the trunk lid
could open unintentionall y.
RMaintain a distance of at least 11.8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
RVe hicles with deco rative foil: parts of your
ve hicle are co vered with a decorative foil.
Maintain a dis tance of at least 27.6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove red parts of the
ve hicle and the nozzle of the high pressure
cleaner. Mo vethe po werwa sher nozzle
around whilst cleaning.
RObser vethe information on the cor rect dis‐
ta nce in the equipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
RDo not point the nozzle of the po werwa sher
directly at sensitive parts such as tires, slits,
electrical component parts, batteries, light
sources and ventilation slot s.
Washing theve hicle byhand
Obser vethe legal requ irements, e.g. in a number
of countries, washing byhand is only permitted
in specially designated wash ba ys.
#Use a mild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo.
#Wa shtheve hicle with luk ewarmwate r using
a soft car sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight.
#Carefully hose theve hicle off with water and
dry using a chamois. Take care not topoint
th ewate r jet directly towa rdsth e air inlet
grille.
Maintenance and care 335

Observethefo llowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnly use tires and wheels of the same type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and the same make.
ROnly ins tall wheels of the same size on one
axle (left and right).
It is only permissible toins tall a dif fere nt
wheel size in theeve nt of a flat tire in order
to drive tothe specialist workshop.
ROnly ins tall tires of the cor rect size onto the
wheels.
RVe hicles with a tire pressure monitoring
sy stem: all mounte d wheels must be equip‐
ped with functioning sensors forth e tire
pressure monitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures below 45 °F (7 °C), use win‐
te r tires or all-season tires mar ked M+S for
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflake sym‐
bol in addition tothe M+S marking pr ovide
th e best possible grip in wintry road condi‐
tions.
RFo r M+S tires, only use tires with the same
tread.
RObser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tires ins talled.
If th is is below theve hicle's maximum speed,
th is must be indicated in an appropriate label
in the driver's field of vision.
RRu n in new tires at moderate speeds forth e
fi rs t 60 miles (100 km).
RRe place the tires af ter six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do not fea‐
ture run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit af terre placing with tires
th at do not feature run-flat characteristics,
e.g. winter tires.
Fo r more information on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso observ eth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tes on tire pressure (→page 364)
RTire and Loading Info rmation placard
(→page 370)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→page 377)
RTire pressure table (→page 365)
Note s onrotating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
may se verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents may also be damaged.
#Ro tate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires are of the same dimen‐
sions.
384 Wheels and tires

Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
7
Seat beltwarning lamp
lights up Af
terth e engine is star ted, there d seat belt warning lamp lights up for six seconds.
In addition, an acou stic wa rning tone may sound.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, the seat belt warning lamp may remain lit.
7
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion.#Fa sten your seat belt.
There are objects on the front passenger seat.
#Re mo vethe objects from the front passenger seat.
Driving sy stems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
à
Suspensionwarning lamp The
yellow AIR BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
AIR BODY CONTROL is faulty.#Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
454
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Active Steering Assist ............................ .167
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 69
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 171
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 169
Displ ays in the Instrument Display ...... .171
Fu nction ............................................... 167
Sy stem limitations .............................. .167
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction ............................................... 111
Switching on/off .................................. 112
Ad ditive s.................................................. 398
Engine oil ............................................ 398
Fu el ..................................................... 398
Ad ditive s (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts Ad
justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 326
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem ... 325
Ad justing the bass, mid- range and
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 325
Ad justing the mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 325
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem ... 325
Ad justing the sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 326
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 325
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL Af
ter-sales service center
see ASS YST PLUS
Air bag ........................................................ 40
Fr ont air bag (driver, front passenger) ... 40
Ins tallation locations ............................ .40
Knee air bag .......................................... 40
Overview ............................................... 40
Pr otection ............................................. .41
Re duced pr otection .............................. .42
Side impact air bag ............................... 40
Wi ndow cur tain air bag .......................... 40
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .174
Setting ................................................. 176
Suspension .......................................... 174
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ............... .122
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Index 463

Lampsee Inte rior lighting
Lamp (Instrument Display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language Notes ................................................... 248
Setting ................................................. 248
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachment
Installing ................................................ 53
No tes ..................................................... 52
Le vel control sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
Light switch Overview .............................................1 08
Lighting see Lights
Lights ....................................................... 108
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................... 111
Ad justing the instrument lighting ......... 211 Au
tomatic driving lights ....................... 109
Combination switch............................. 109
Corne ring light function ....................... 111
Hazard warning lights .......................... 110
High-beam flasher .............................. .109
High-beam headlamp s .........................109
Light switch ......................................... 108
Low beam ............................................ 108
Pa rking lights ...................................... .108
Re ar fog light ....................................... 109
Re sponsibility for lighting sy st
ems ..
.... 108
St anding lights .................................... .108
Tu rn signal lights ................................. 109
Limited Warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subscri ption information .... 272
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 273
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 273
Extending a subscription ..................... 272
Issuing hazard alert s ............................2 74
Load index (tires) .................................... 377
Load-bea ring capacity (tires) .................377 Loading
Definitions .......................................... .379
Loading guidelines ....................................9 4
Loading information table ......................370
Loads Securing ................................................ 94
Locking/unlocking KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 62
Locking the doors from the inside ......... 61
Un locking and opening doors from
th e inside ............................................... 61
Low beam Swit ching on/off ................................ .108
Lu bricant addit

ives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Net hooks .............................................. 98
Securing ................................................ 94
M
MAGIC BODY CONT ROL.......................... .177
Setting ................................................. 180
Suspension .......................................... 177
Index 47
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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