2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

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
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mitted
towing me thods (→ page 367) and the
instructions forto wing with bo thaxles on the
ground (→ page 368). Driving and parking
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Instrument Display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognize dangers.
If th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument Display
1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolant temp erature gauge
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
% This display is an example. Other displa ys
are possible ins tead of tach ome ter3.
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (→ page164) R
Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 166)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
instructions and traf fic signs will appear on the
speedome ter (→ page 198).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexcessively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The
overrev ving range is shown in red on tach‐
ome ter3. When theov errevving range is
re ached, the fuel supply will be inter rupted to
pr otect the engine.
During normal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to248 °F
(120 °C). 210
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&
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
with hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids. #
Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service. Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control or Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ Voice Cont rol Sy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 0063(press)
0061 Makes/accepts a call 0076
Rejects/ends a call
5 00E2 Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 0038 Back button (press and hold) Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when you
operate the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (→ page214). The on-boa
rdcompu ter can be operated using
left-hand Touch Control 2and left-hand back/
home but ton1. The
following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Phone
R HUD
R Designs
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press the00E2 button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a menu or confirm a selection:
press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on left-
hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm a selec‐
tion: press left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toexit a submenu: press back button on
th e left 1. 212
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Setting
the design
On-board computer: , Designs
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progressive #
Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The In stru ment Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design. Setting
the additional value range Example: G-me
ter
1 Additional value range
2 Index points #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect display content.
When display content is selected, additional
va lue range 1will brie fly be highligh ted.
Index points 2will display the selected list
item. The
following display con tent can be selected in
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Tach ome ter
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-M eter
The following con tent can be selected in thePro-
gressive design:
R Date
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-M eter Instrument Display and on-board computer
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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