2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET light

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ra1 helps de tect pedestrians and ani‐
mals.
Night View Assi stis only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible forth e dis tance totheve hicle in
front, forve hicle speed, for braking in good time
and forst ay ing in lane.
% As inf rare d light is not visible tothe human
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when there is oncoming traf fic.
The infrared headlamps switch on in the
dark from speeds of appr oximately 5 mph
(10 km/h). This means that, while station‐
ar y, yo u do not ha vethe full visual range and
cannot check whe ther Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limitations
Night View Assi stcannot displ ayobjects directly
in front of or directly next totheve hicle. It may
be the case that objects are highlighted as well
as pedestrians or animals.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing ins tances:
R in poor visibility, e.g. sno w,rain, fog or heavy
spr ay. R
the windshield is dirty in the vicinity of the
came ra.
R the camera is fogged up, damaged or cov‐
ered.
R the infra red camera in thera diator grill is
damaged, dirty, fogged up or co vered.
R on bends, on hilltops or in dips.
R at high ambient temp eratures.
Fu nction of pedestrian and animal de tection
of Night View Assist
Night View Assi stcan de tect pedestrians using
typical characteristics, e.g. the body conto urs
and posture of a person standing upright.
Lar geanimals, e.g. deer, co wsor horses, can
also be de tected. Smaller animals, e.g. dogs or
cats, are not de tected.
Pe destrian and animal de tection is au tomatically
switched on when thefo llowing requirements
are fulfilled:
R Night View Assi stis activated.
R The driving speed is at least 5 mph
(10 km/h). R
It is dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdisplay
2 Standby symbol for active pede strian de tec‐
tion
3 Highlighting
4 Pedestrian de tected
If pedestrian de tection is acti ve,st andby symbol
2 appears. There is no separate symbol for ani‐
mals. De tected pedestrians or animals are high‐
lighted bya color frame. 200
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Ac
tivating or deactivating Night View Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted or the ignition
is switched on.
R The light switch is in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R Reversege ar has not been engaged. #
Press button 1.
The appropriate Night View Assi stdisplay
appears in the multifunction displa y.
% The infrared headlamps are deactivated at
speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h). The Night
Vi ew image continues tobe displa yed until
yo u swit chit off bypressing button 1.
Switching automatic activation on/off
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→page 200).
R The roadw ayis not lit.
R The speed is at least 37mph (60 km/h).
If all there qu irements are fulfilled, the night
vision image is automatically shown in the multi‐
function display as soon as people or animals
are de tected.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Aut.
Night View Assist #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Spotlight function
The spotlight function is an additional function
fo
r Night View Assi st. It runs in the bac kground
and flashes the headlamps at de tected persons
wi th four sho rtimpulses. This att racts the driv‐
er's attention toapproaching pedestrians. Driving and parking
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Display in
the assistance graphic 1
Spotlight function switched on but not oper‐
ating
2 Spotlight function switched on and operating
The pedestrian symbol in the assis tance graphic
indica testh est atus of the spotlight function. If
th e pedestrian symbol is displa yed dark 1,the
function is switched on. If the symbol is dis‐ pla
yed bright 2,the conditions forth e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does not flash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
on lyto a limited extent if:
R You are driving in city traf fic.
R The pedestrians are loca ted in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→page 200).
R The roadw ayis not lit.
R The speed is at least 37mph (60 km/h).
R Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is swit ched
on.
If all therequ irements are fulfilled, the headlamp
fl ashes four sho rtpulses at a pedestrian de tec‐
te d on or near tothero adw ay. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ .
Light Set-
tings .
Spotlight #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Blind Spot Assist and
Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to130ft (40 m) behind your
ve hicle and 10ft(3 m) directly next toyour vehi‐
cle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ently enters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close tothe side of your
ve hicle, there dwa rning lamp in the outside mir‐
ro rflashes. If you swit chon the turn signal indi‐
cator in the cor responding direction, a warning 202
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If a course-cor
recting brake application occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash ba rriers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate significantl y.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated. R
A loss of tire pressure or a faulty tire is
de tected.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Blind
Spot Assist #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Active Lane Keeping Assist Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. It ser vesto protect you against unin‐
te ntional lyleaving your lane. You will be warned
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R
You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R If a loss of tire pressure or a faulty tire has
been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windshield in the area of the multifunc‐
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is fog‐
ge d up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered. R
Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kageor
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with sn ow,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs.Ac
tivating/deactivating Active Lane Keeping
Assist (vehicles with Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC) &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction. Driving and parking
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#
Alw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient di stance tothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cann otalw ays clearly
de tect lane markings.
In su chcases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
R give an unnecessary warning
R not give a warning #
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you. Be sure
toobser vethe sy stem limitations of
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Active Lane
Ke eping Assist is activated, the lane mark‐
ings are shown as light in the assis tance
graphic. When Active Lane Keeping Assist is
active, the lane markings are shown in green
in the assis tance graphic.
% Depending on the count ry,yo u may ha veto
press and hold the button todeactivate. Setting
the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select a setting.
Ac tivating/deactivating the warning #
Swit chLane Depart. Warning on0073 or off
0053.
Yo u do not recei veany warning when leaving
a lane if the lane keeping warning sy stem is
deactivated. Ve
hicle towing instructions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
sy stems that are used forflat towing or ding hy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems can lead todamage on theve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys‐
te ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be
guaranteed forth eto wing vehicle or theto wed
ve hicle. The vehicle-trailer combination may
swer vefrom side toside. Comply with the per‐ 208
Driving and parking

Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Drive prog ram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Display section
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of
th e displa yswill dif fer from those displa yed
here. Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 142)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 192)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 184)
00B2 Cruise control (→
page164)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 166)
00D4 Ac
tive Brake Assi st(→ page 163)
è Active Steering Assis t(→ page 172)
00B0 Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist(→ page 205)
± Active Lane Change Assi st(→ page 174)
00D9 HOLD fu
nction (→ page 177)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (→ page114)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 198). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. 214
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page418)
R Tires:
- Che cking the tire pressure with the tire
pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 382)
- Restarting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem (→ page 383)
R ASSYST PLUS: calling up the service due
date (→ page 336) Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% When you ha veset thest yle to Classic ,you
can view the assis tant displ aymenu con‐
te nts in the left-hand portion of the Instru‐
ment Displa y.
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (→ page 196) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :AT TENTION ASSIST deactivated
R 00D4: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active Instrument Display and on-board computer
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