2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE tow

Also,the speed is reduced if the turn signal to
ch ange lanes is switch ed on and one ofthefo l‐
lowing situations is de tected:
RTu rning off at intersections
ROn slowing-down lanes
ROn lanes adjacent toslowing-down lanes
The driver is responsible forch oosing theright
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular tointersections, traf fic cir‐
cles and sets of traf fic lights, as route-based
speed adap tation does not brake theve hicle toa
st andstill.
When route guidance isact ive, thefirs t speed
adjustment is car ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
turn signal indica tor is switched on, the selected
ro ute isconf irmed and fur ther speed adjustment
is activated.
Speed adjustment is canceled in thefo llowing
cases:
RIf th e turn signal indicator is switched off
before thero ute event.
RIfth e driver depresses the accelera tor or
brake pedal during the process. Sy
stem limitations
Ro ute-based speed adaptation does not take
ri ght of wayre gulations into account. The driver
is responsible for complying with road traf fic
re gulations and driving at a suitable speed.
In dif ficult conditions (e.g. unclear roads, nar row
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snow or ice) or when
driving wi tha trailer, the speed adjustment made
by the sy stem may not alw
ays be suitable. In
th ese sit

uations the driver must inter vene
acco rdingly.
&
WARNING Risk of accident in spite of
ro ute-based speed adjustment
Ro ute-based speed adjustment might mal‐
function or betemp orarily una vailable in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf map data is not up todate or available
RIfyo udo not follow the selected route
guidance
RIf th e set route isre-planned
RIn road con stru ction areas
RWhen towing a trailer
RIn bad weather or road conditions
RIfth e accelera tor pedal is depressed
#Ad just the speed tothe traf fic situation.
Setting route-based speed adjustment
Re quirements:RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Speed
Adjustment
#Select DYNAMIC SELECT Op. orOff.
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HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holdstheve hicle at a stand‐
st ill without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away uphill.
Sy stem limitations
The HOLD function is only intended toprov ide
assis tance when driving and is not a suff icient
means of safeguarding theve hicle against rolling
aw ay when stationar y.
RThe incline must not be greater than 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD function
&
WARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being activated when you
lea vetheve hicle
If yo u lea vetheve hicle while only the HOLD
function is braking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is a malfunction in the sy stem or
in the po wer supply.
RIfth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator 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.
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On completion ofthe parking procedure, the
Parking Assist Finished, Take Control of Vehicle
display message appears. Further maneuvering
may still be necessar y.
#After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth e curb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be canceled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
Yo u can only exit a parking space with Active
Pa rking Assist if you ha veprev iously par kedth e
ve hicle with Active Parking Assist. Please no
tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure.
#St art theve hicle.
#Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
#Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
% The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path.
#Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space.
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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 205).
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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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Aro ute with a quick journey time is cal‐
culated.
RShort Route
A ro ute with a short driving dis tance is
calculated.
Automatic Traffic Jam Avoidance can be
switched on Oor off ªforth ese route
types. IfAutomat icTraffic Jam Avoidance is
swit ched on, Ask in the Event of Traffic Jam
Avoidance can be selected.
The route types AutomaticTraffic Jam Av oid-
ance andAskinthe Event of Traffic Jam
Avoidance are notavailable in everycountr y.
RAutomatic Traffic Jam Avoidance
Theroute iscalculated withth e cur rently
set route type.
Tr af fic re ports via Live Traf fic Information
are take n into account.
Live Traf fic Information is not available in
all countries.
RAsk in the Event of Traffic Jam Avoidance
A prom ptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
dynamic route ins tead.
Selecting route options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Navigation.À.Route and Posi-
tion.Avoid Options
Av oiding areas
#Select Areas(→page273).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads
#Select Oor deselect ªavo id option.
Using tollro ads
#Select Use Toll Roads .
#SelectCashorElectronic Billing orOff .
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account. The selected
route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theavo idFerries
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Using carpool lanes
#Select Number of Occupants in the Vehicle.
#Select number.
When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
,Naviga-
tion.Z Options.Announcements
#Switch announcements on Oor off ª.RAnnounce Traffic Warnings
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Multimedia sy stem

Connecting a mobile phone via AndroidAuto
Requ irements:
RThefirs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is stationary for saf etyre asons.
RThe mobile phone support s AndroidAuto
from Android 5.0.
RThe Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
RIn order touse thete lephone functions, the
mobile phone must be connected tothe mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page 278).
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
RThe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via the USB port çusing a
suitable cable (
→page 304).
RThere is an Internet connection forth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears.
#Select Accept & Start .
or
#Select Decline & End.
Ac tivating automatic start
#Select Start Automatically O.
St arting manually
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto
#Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample.
% If Android Autowa s not displa yed in thefo re ‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected. Yo
u can call up Android Autointhe main
menu.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto.Sound
#Selecting theto ne menu (→pa ge 320).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with electri city.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Multimedia sy stem 289

#Remo vethe SD memory card af ter use
and take it out of theve hicle.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sources.Mem.
Card
Inserting
The multimedia connection unit is located in the
stow age compartment under the armrest.
#Insert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con‐
ta cts must face down wards.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k.
Re moving
#Press the SD card.
#Re mo vethe SD card.
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Multimedia sy stem

Connecting USB devices* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damage USB devices.
#Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th estow age compartment of the center console
or rear folding compartment.
#Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
% Use the USB port identified byç touse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting a track
Multimedia sy
stem:
,Media
Selecting a track byskipping toa track
#To skip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list
#Select è.
#SelectCurrent Track List .
#Select a track.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.Z Options
Playing back similar trac ks
#SelectPlay Similar Tracks.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode
#Select
Random Mode - Current Playlist .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r.
#Select Random Mode - Current Medium.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r.
#SelectNormal Track Sequence .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.►||Playback Control
A bar with playback controls is shown.
#To pause playback: press theto uchpad.
The Ë symbol isdisplay ed.
#Toresume playback: press theto uchpad
again.
The Ì symbol isdisplay ed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind
#Tomo veË onthe timeline: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad.
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Multimedia system