2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE service indicator

Atagl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Control settings inthere ar compartment .... .16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18
DigitalOperator' sManua l........................ .20
Callin gup the Digital Operator's Manual ...... 20
General no tes............................................. 21
Pr otecting the environment .......................... 21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 21
Operator's Manual ........................................2 2
Service and vehicle operation ......................2 3
Operating saf ety.......................................... .24
Declaration of conformity for wireless
ve hicle components .....................................2 5
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 27
Problems with your vehicle ........................... 27
Re porting saf etydefects .............................. .27 Limited
Warranty .......................................... 28
QR codes forth ere scue card ....................... 28
Data storage .................................................2 8
Copyright .. .................................................... 32
Occupant safety......................................... 33
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .33
Seat belts ..................................................... 35
Airbags ......................................................... 40
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .48
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 48
Children in theve hicle ..................................5 0
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 61
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Sid ewind ows................................................ 71
Soft top .........................................................7 6
Anti-theft pr otection .................................... .82
Seats and stowing .................................... .84
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 84
Seats ............................................................ 85
St eering wheel ..............................................9 4
Using the memory function .......................... 96
St ow age areas .............................................. 98
Cup holder .................................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .104
Soc kets ....................................................... 105
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior antenna .. 106
Ins talling or removing thefloor mats ..........1 08
Light and visibility ................................... 109
Exterior lighting .......................................... 109
Interior lighting ............................................ 114
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors ........................................................ 117
Operating the sun visors ............................. 120
Climate control ......................................... 121
Overview of climate cont rol sy stems ......... .121
2
Conte nts

TheATA sy stem is armed automatically af ter
appr oximately 10seconds:
RAfter locking theve hicle with the SmartK ey
RAfter locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO.
When theATA system is armed, indicator lamp
1 flashes. The
ATA sy stem is automatically deactivated:
RAf ter unlocking theve hicle with the Smart‐
Ke y
RAfter pressing thest art/ stop button with the
SmartK eyinside theve hicle
RAfter unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO
% When the mbrace service (
→page 291) is
active and the alarm stay s on for more than
30 seconds a message is automatically sent
to the Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vating the ATA
#Pressthe%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thest art/ stop button with the Smart‐
Ke yin thestow age compartment
(
→page 130)
Deactivating the ala rmusing KEYLESS-GO:
#Grasp the outside door handle with the
SmartK eyoutside theve hicle.
Opening and closing 83

asksfor more de tailed information on the
emer gency.
RIfth eve hicle occupants are not responsive:
an ambulance is sent totheve hicle immedi‐
atel y.
Tr ansfer red data
During thevo ice connection tothe Cus tomer
Assis tance Center, thefo llowing data is transfer‐
re d:
RCur rent vehicle location
RVe hicle identification number
Emer gency call not possible
If th e mobile phone network is una vailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®is not able tomake an
emer gency call:
RA cor responding message appears inthe
multimedia sy stem displa y.
RThe indicator lamp flashes continuousl y.
RInthis case, seek assis tance by ot her means. Information on
the MB Info call
An Info calltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center has been initia ted via the
ove rhead control panel (
→page 290).
Yo u can find information on thefo llowing topics:
RMercedes-Benz mbrace®activation
Roperating theve hicle
Rnearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rother products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transmitted during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 292).
Information on theRo adside Assistance call
A Ro adside Assis tance call tothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center has been initi‐
ated via theove rhead control panel:
Rthe problem with theve hicle is analyzed
using remo tediagn osis.
Fu rther information about this can be
obtained at: http://www.mbusa.com
Ra qu alified Mercedes-Benz tech nician car ries
out repairs on site and/or theve hicle will be
to we dto the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Yo u may becharge dfo rth ese services.
Data is transmitte d duringthe connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 292).
Transfer red data during a serv ice call
In certain countries you must confirm the data
transfer.
If yo u make service calls using Mercedes-Benz
brace
®(USA), trans ferred data includes thefo l‐
lowing:
292 Multimedia sy stem

#Make surethat the positive term inal of
th e connected battery does not come
into conta ct withvehicle parts.
#Ne ver place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y.
#When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,yo u must observ eth e descri‐
bed order forth e battery clamps.
#When giving starting assis tance, al ways
make sure that you only connect bat‐
te ry term inals with identical polarity.
#During starting assis tance, you must
observ eth e described order for con‐
necting and disconnecting the jumper
cables.
#Do not connect or disconnect the bat‐
te ry cla mp s while the engine is running.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch arging process and starting assis tance
During thech arging process and starting
assis tance, the battery may release an explo‐
sive gas mixture.
#Av oid fire , open flames, creating spar ks
and smoking.
#Make sure that there is suf ficient venti‐
lation du ring thech arging process and
during starting assis tance.
#Do not lean over a batter y.
Ifth e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
clus ter do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has fro‐
zen.
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion from a fro‐
zen battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era‐
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assis tance or battery charg‐
ing, batte rygas may be released.
#Alw aysth aw a frozen batte ryout firs t
before charging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance.
The service li feof a battery that has been
th awe d may be dramatically shor tened. It is
recommended that you ha veathaw ed bat‐
te ry checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
All vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine
Nume rous or extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel.
#Av oid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine.
Obser vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
ROnly use undamaged jumper/charging
cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
RNon- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jumper/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
350 Breakdown assis tance

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 155). This allo wsthe wheels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e.
362
Wheels and tires

Make suretoobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 363)
Rest arting the tire pressure moni toring sys‐
te m
Requ irements
RTherecommended tire pressure is cor rectly
set forth ere spective operating condition on
each of thefo ur wheels (
→page 363).
Re start the tire pressure monitoring sy stem in
th efo llowing situations:
RThe tire pressure has changed.
RThe wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newly fitted.
On-boa rdcompute r:
,Service.Tires
#Swipe down wards on theTo uch Control on
th e left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values message is shown in the multi‐
function displa y.
#Pressatoconfirm there start.
The Run Flat Indicator Restarted message is
shown in the multifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages are dele ted and
th eh yellow warning lamp goes out.
Af teryo u ha vedriven for a few minutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther the cur rent tire pres‐
sure s are within the specified range. The cur‐
re nt tire pressures are then accep ted as ref‐
erence values and monitored.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 363) Ra
dio equipment appr oval of the tire pres‐
sure moni toring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers
Countr yRadio type appr oval number
Canada IC: 2546A-GG4; IC: 2546A- MC34MA4;
Le présent appareil est conforme
aux CNR d'Indust rie Canada
applicables aux appareils radio
exe mpts de licence. L'exploi ta‐
tion est au torisée aux deux con‐
ditions suivantes:
(1) l'appare il ne doit pas produire
de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit
accep terto ut brouillage
ra dioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d'en
compromett relefonctionnement.
368
Wheels and tires

Displaymessages
Int roduction
Note s on display messages
Display messages appear on the multifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessage s with graphic symbols are sim‐
plified in the Operator's Manual and may dif fer
from the symbols on the multifunction displa y.
The multifunction display sho wshigh-priority dis‐
play messages in red. Cer tain display messages
are accompanied byawa rning tone.
Please respond in accordance with the display
messages and follow the additional no tes in this
Opera tor's Manual.
Fo r some display message s, a symbol is also
shown:
R¤ Further information
RO Hide display message
Yo u can select the desired symbol byswiping
left or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
Press the¤ symbol toshow fur ther informa‐
tion on the multifunction displa y.Press theO
symbol tohide the display message.
Yo u can hidelow- priority display messages by
pressing the¤ button or the left-hand Touch
Control. The display messages arethen stored in
th e message memor y.
Re ctify the cause of a display message as
qu ickly as possible.
High-priority display messages cannot be hid‐
den. The multifunction display sho ws these dis‐
play messages continuously until the cause of
th e display message has been rectified. Calling up
stored displ aymessages
On-boa rdcompute r:
,Service.1 Message
If th ere are no display messages, No Messages
appears on the multifunction displa y.
#Scrollthro ugh the display messages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
#To exitth e message memor y:press the
¤ button.
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps 403

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stwith cross-traf fic function, Evasi veSteering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE
®PLUS are temp orarily una vailable or only partially available.
Ve hicles without the Driving Assistance pa ckage: Active Brake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions are outside the sy stem limitations .
#Drive on.
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the sy stem limitations, the sy stem will become available again.
#Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions
and restart the engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stwith cross-traf fic function, Evasi veSteering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE
®PLUS is malfunctioning.
Ve hicles without the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stis malfunctioning.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
PRE-SAFE Inoperative See
Operator's Manual *
PRE‑SAFE
®functions are malfunctioning.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes me connect
Services Limited See Oper-
ator's Manual *S
ervice limited.
At least one of the mbrace sy stem's main features is malfunctioning.
#Observ eth e no tes on the diagnostics connection .
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Displ aymessage s andwarning/indicator lamps