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

Yo
u can find information on thefo llowing topics:
R Activation of Me rcedes me connect
R Operating theve hicle
R Nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
R Other products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transfer red during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center (→ page 303).
Information on Mercedes me connect acci‐
dent management
The Mercedes me connect accident manage‐
ment is an extension of the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem (→ page 304).
An emer gency call is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call center af ter an accident:
R Avo ice connection is made toa con tact per‐
son at the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
center.
R If necessa ry,th e conta ct person at the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call center for‐
wa rdsth e call toMercedes me connect acci‐
dent management. Fo
rw arding the call is not possible in all
count ries.
R If necessar y,theve hicle will be towe dto an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Ar ranging a service appointment via
Mercedes me connect
If yo u ha veactivated the maintenance manage‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle data is transfer red
automatically tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Center. You will then recei veindividual recom‐
mendations rega rding the maintenance of your
ve hicle.
Re gardless of whe ther you ha veconsented to
th e maintenance management service, the multi‐
media sy stem reminds you af ter a cer tain
amount of time that a service is due. A prom pt
appears asking if youwo uld like tomake an
appointment. #
Toarra nge a service appointment: select
Call .
Af teryo ur agreement theve hicle data is sent
and a Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center
emplo yee deals with your appointment. The information is
then sent toyour desired
service outlet.
This service outlet will then conta ctyou
within 24hours.
% Ifyo u select Laterafte rth e service message
appears, the message is hidden and reap‐
pears af ter a cer tain period of time. Tr
ansfer red data during a se rvice call Obser
vethe conditions of use for Mercedes me
connect and other services. These can be
obtained in the Mercedes me por tal: https://
me.secure.mercedes-benz.com
When you make a service call via Mercedes me
connect, data will be transmitted.
The following data is transmitte d if a service call
is made via Mercedes me connec t:
R Vehicle identification number
R Reason forth e initiation of the call Multimedia sy
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Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sy stem Information on
the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem ("eCall"). This feature can
help sa velives in theev ent of an accident. eCall
in no wayre places assis tance pr ovided from
dialing 911.
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is
av ailable for at least tenye ars starting from the
manufacturing date.
Mercedes-Benz eCall only functions in areas
where mobile phone co verage isavailable from
th e wireless service pr oviders. Insuf ficient net‐
wo rkcoverage from the wireless service pr ovid‐
ers may result in an emergency call not being
transmitted.
eCall is a standard feature in your Mercedes-
Benz vehicle. In order tofunction as intended,
th e sy stem relies on the transmission of data
de tailed in the "Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem data transmission" section that follo ws
( → page 306). To
disable eCall, a cus tomer must visit an
auth orized Mercedes-Benz Service department
to deactivate theve hicle's communication mod‐
ule.
Deactivation of this module pr events the
activation of any and all Mercedes me con‐
nect services. Af ter the deacti vation of
eCall, automatic eme rgency call and manual
emer gency call will not be available.
The ignition must be switched on before an auto‐
matic emergency call can be made.
% eCall is activated at thefa ctor y.
% eCall can be deactivated byan authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer. Please no tethat in
th eeve ntow nership of theve hicle is trans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner in its deacti vated
st ate, eCall will remain deactivated unless
th e new owner visits an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz dealership toreactivate the
sy stem.
Overview of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem
eCall can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
the site of the accident. It helps locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access. Ho wever,eve n if a vehicle is equipped
with eCall, this does not mean the sy stem is ON.
As such, eCall does not replace dialing 911 in the
eve nt of an accident.
The emergency call can be made au tomatical ly
( → page 305) or manually (→ page 305). Only
make emer gency calls if you or others are in
need of rescue.
Only make emer gency calls if you or others are
in need of rescue. Do not make an emer gency
call in theev ent of a breakdown or a similar sit‐
uation.
Displa ysinthe media displa y:
SOS READY : eCallavailable
SOS NOT READY: the ignition is not on or eCall
is not available.
During an active emer gency call, 0053appears
in the displa y.
Yo u can find more information on there gional
av ailability of eCall sy stem at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect_ecall. 304
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Ifth ere is a malfunction in the emer gency
call sy stem (e.g. a malfunction with the
speaker, microphone, airbag, SOS button), a
cor responding message appears inthe mul‐
tifunction display of the instrument clus ter.
Tr iggering an automatic emer gency call
Re quirements
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems such as airbags or Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Devices ha vebeen activated
af te r an accident, the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem may automatically initiate an
emer gency call.
The eme rgency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call center.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmitted
to the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call center.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency call center
can transmit theve hicle position data toone
of the emer gency call centers. The SOS button in
theove rhead control panel
fl ashes until the emer gency call is finished.
It is not possible toimmediately end an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If no connection can be made tothe emer gency
services ei ther, a cor responding message
appears inthe media displa y. #
Dial the local emer gency number on your
mobile phone.
If an eme rgency call has been initiated:
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call center operator.
R Based on the call, the operator decides
whe ther it is necessary tocall rescue teams
and/or the police tothe accident site.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent totheve hicle immediately.
Tr iggering a manual emer gency call #
Press and hold the SOS button in theove r‐
head control panel for at least one second. The emer
gency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call center.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmitted
to the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call center.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency call center
can transmit theve hicle position data toone
of the emer gency call centers.
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call center service pr ovider.
R Onthe basis of the call, the service pr ovider
decides whe ther it is necessary tocall res‐
cue teams and/or the police tothe accident
site.
If no connection can be made tothe emer gency
services ei ther, a cor responding message
appears inthe media displa y. #
Dial the local emer gency number on your
mobile phone. Multimedia sy
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Ending an unin
tentional emer gency call #
Select 0076onthe multifunction steering
wheel. Depress button for se veral seconds.
Data transfer of the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem
In theeve nt of an au tomatic or manual emer‐
ge ncy call thefo llowing data is transmitte d,for
ex ample:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position data on thero ute (a few
300 feet (hundred me ters) before the inci‐
dent)
R Direction of tra vel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle drive type
R Number of people de term ined tobe in the
ve hicle
R Whe ther Mercedes me connect is available
or not
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated
manually or automatically
R Time of the accident R
Language setting on the multimedia sy stem
Data transmit ted is vehicle information. For any
qu estions about the collection, use and sharing
of the eCall sy stem data, please conta ct MBU‐
SA 's Cus tomer Assis tance Center at 800-FOR-
MERC.
Fo r Canada, please contact MBC's Cust omer
Assis tance Center at 1-800-387-000.
Cu stomer requests for co vered information
should be submitted via the same channels.
Fo r accident clarification purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour af terthe
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be called up
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Information on connecting
tothe Internet &
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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 306
Multimedia sy stem

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WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted
from the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
The Internet functions can only be used toa limi‐
te d deg ree whilst driving.
Fu nction of the communication module
On vehicles with a built-in communication mod‐
ule, the Internet connection is es tablished via an
integ rated SIM card. To
use In tern et access via the communication
module thefo llowing conditions must be me t:
R The vehicle is equipped with a permanently
ins talled communication module.
R Mercedes me connect is active and ready for
operation.
R Mercedes me connect is activated for Inter‐
net access.
R Country dependent: data volume via
Mercedes me connect is available.
If th e data volume limit is reached, theav ailabil‐
ity of Mercedes me connect services is limited.
The data volume must be pur chased via
Mercedes me connect.
% Con tact an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Cen‐
te rto find out wh ether it is possible topur‐
ch ase data volume in your count ry.
Establishing an Internet connection
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect #
Forex ample, select zBrowser . %
The multimedia sy stem usually es tablishes
th e Internet connection automaticall y.Ifthe
multimedia sy stem is not connected tothe
Internet, the Internet connection is es tab‐
lished when an Internet application is used.
% The availability of web br ows ers is count ry-
dependent. Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Display of existing connection Multimedia sy
stem 307

Displaying
the connection status
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity #
Select Internet Status .
% Inthe case of a connection via the communi‐
cation module thefo llowing status informa‐
tion is shown:
R Type of network
R Status online/of fline Mercedes-Benz Apps
Calling up Mercedes-Benz Apps
Re
quirements:
R The registration forth e use of Mercedes-
Benz Apps has been comple ted.
R The general term s and conditions ha vebeen
con firm ed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
00C0 Mercedes-Benz Apps #
Select an app. %
The available features are countr y-depend‐
ent.
License fees may be applicable.
Operating Mercedes-Benz Apps using voice
control
Re quirements:
R The registration forth e use of Mercedes-
Benz Apps has been comple ted.
R The general term s and conditions ha vebeen
con firm ed.
The 0054 symbol indicates that a Mercedes-
Benz app can be used via voice control. #
Select a Mercedes-Benz app.
The app menu is displa yed. #
Touse voice control: select0054Lan-
guage. #
Say thequ estion or command.
% Voice control is not available in all countries
and languages. We
b br owser Calling up a
web page &
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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 308
Multimedia sy stem

Multimedia sy
stem:
, Con-
nect .
z Browser .
z Enter URL #
Ente r aweb address.
% The function is count ry-dependent. #
Tofinish the entry and call up thewe b‐
site: select 0054.
Showing/hiding thewe b br ows er menu
If yo u call up a website byselecting a link, for
ex ample, thewe b br ows er menu is hidden. #
Toshow/hide: pressthe0038 button.
% The web br ows er supports video playbac k.
% Nowebsites or videos are displa yed while
th eve hicle is in motion. We
b br owser overview 1
URL ent ry
2 Bookma rks
3 Web page, back
4 Web page, forw ards
5 Options
6 Closes the br ows er Calling up
web br owser options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Con-
nect .
z Browser .
Z Options
The following functions are available:
R Refresh Page /Cancel
R Zoom
R Browser Settings
R Delete Browser Data #
Select an option. #
Make the desired changes tothe settings.
Calling up thewe b br owser settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Con-
nect .
z Browser .
Z Options .
Bro
wser Settings
The following functions are available:
R Block Pop-Ups
R Activate Javascript
R Allow Cookies Multimedia sy
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Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
Deleting br owser data
Multimedia sy stem:
, Con-
nect .
z Browser .
Z Options .
Del
ete Browser Data
The following options are available:
R All
R Cache
R Cookies
R Entered URLs
R Form Data #
Select an option. #
Select Yes.
Managing bookmar ks
Multimedia sy stem:
, Con-
nect .
z Browser .
ß Bookmarks
Selecting a bookmark #
Select an entry. Creating a bookmark #
Select Add New Bookmark. #
Enter a URL and a name. #
Select ¡.
Editing a bookmark #
Highlight a bookmar k. #
Select p. #
Select Edit. #
Enter a URL and a name. #
Select ¡.
Deleting a bookmark #
Highlight a bookmar k. #
Select p. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes.
Closing the br owser
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
z Browser #
Select åClose Browser . Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available.
Depending on the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
The services are countr y-dependent.
Fo r more information, consult an auth orized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Radio .
Þ Radio Source #
Select TuneIn Radio.
The Internet radio display appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception. 310
Multimedia sy stem