2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET air suspension

R
Ifth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
Active Brake Assi st,Ac tive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC 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 Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened. R
The engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
R The electric parking brake is released.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is deacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tivating the HOLD function #
Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time quickly depress fur ther until the00D9
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 the00D9 dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d. R
The transmission is switched toposition 005D.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position 005Dorby the electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The drive sy stem is switched off.
R There is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supp lyis insuf ficient. AIRMATIC
Fu
nction of AIRMATIC
AIRMATIC is an air suspension sy stem with varia‐
ble damping for impr oved driving comfort. The
all-round le vel control sy stem ensures the best
possible suspension and const antground clear‐
ance, even with a laden vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle is lo wered automatically to
impr ovedriving saf ety and toreduce fuel con‐
sum ption. You also ha vethe option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel. 17 8
Driving and pa rking

AIRMATIC includes
thefo llowing components
and functions:
R air suspension with automatic all-round le vel
control R
speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R manually selec table high-le vel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button
Av ailable suspension settings Drive prog
ramC haracteristics
C (Sport)
B (Sport Plus) R
The suspension tuning is firm er.
R When driving at speeds abo ve50 mph (70 km/h) theve hicle is lo wered.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you are tra veling at higher speeds.
R When driving at speeds below 30 mph (4 8 km/h) theve hicle is raised again.
A (Comfort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuning is comfor table.
R When driving at speeds abo ve75 mph (120 km/h) theve hicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds abo ve100mp h (160 km/h) theve hicle continues tobe lo wered.
R When driving at speeds below 75mph (1 20 km/h) theve hicle is raised again. Driving and parking
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Obser
vethefo llowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Only use tires and wheels of the same type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and the same make.
R Only ins tall wheels of the same size on one
axle (left and right).
It is only permissible toins tall a dif fere nt
wheel size in theeve nt of a flat tire in order
to drive tothe specialist workshop.
R Only ins tall tires of the cor rect size onto the
wheels.
R Vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring
sy stem: All ins talled wheels must be equip‐
ped with functioning sensors forth e tire
pressure monitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures below 45 °F (7 °C), use win‐
te r tires or all-season tires mar ked M+S for
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflake sym‐
bol in addition tothe M+S marking pr ovide
th e best possible grip in wintry road condi‐
tions. R
For M+S tires, only use tires with the same
tread.
R Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tires ins talled.
If th is is below theve hicle's maximum speed,
th is must be indicated byan appropriate
label in the driver's field of vision.
R Break in new tires at moderate speeds for
th efirs t 60 miles (100 km).
R Replace the tires af ter six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When replacing with tires that do not fea‐
ture run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit af terre placing with tires
th at do not feature run-flat characteristics,
e.g. winter tires.
Fo r more information on wheels and tires, con‐
tac t a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tire pressure (→ page377) R
Tire and Loading In form ation placard
(→ page 384)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (→page 391)
R Tire pressure table (→ page379) Note
s onrotating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
may se verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents may also be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tires are of the same dimen‐
sions. 398
Wheels and tires

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions
Seat belt warning lamp
lights up If
yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, the seat belt warning lamp may remain lit.
0076 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt(→ page 36).
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions
00CC Suspension warning lamp The
yellow AIRMATIC/Active Body Cont rolwa rning lamp is on.
There is a malfunction in AIRMATIC/the Active Body Control sy stem. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
L
Wa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance. Display messa
ges and warning/indicator lamps 471

Air suspension
see AIRMATIC
Air vents ................................................... 127
Ad justing (front) ................................... 127
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 127
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 12 8
Glo vebox .............................................1 28
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 12 5
Air-water duct .......................................... 343
Ke eping free ........................................3 43
Airbag ........................................................ .37
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fr ont airbag ...........................................37
Head airbag ........................................... 37
Ins tallation locations ............................ .37
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overview ............................................... 37
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Pr otection ..............................................38
Side airbag ............................................ 37
AIR CAP
Ac tivating .............................................. 79 Deactivating .......................................... 79
AIRMATIC .................................................. 178
Setting ................................................. 180
Suspension .......................................... 178
AIRS CARF
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 94
Ad justing the outlets ........................... 12 8
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 16
Android Auto ............................................ 299
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 299
Ending ................................................. 300
Information .......................................... 299
Overview ............................................. 299
Sound settings .................................... 300 Tr
ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 00
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 57
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Immobilizer ............................................ 83
Anti- theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 297
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 298
Ending .................................................2 99
No tes .................................................. 298
Overview ............................................. 297 Index
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St
art/S top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 14 5
St arting theve hicle .............................. 131
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 13 0
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star t connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill start assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 327
Direct frequency entry ........................ 327
Moving ................................................ 327
Sear ching ............................................ 327
Setting ................................................ .327
St oring .................................................3 27
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 327
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 327 Modifying ............................................ 327
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 15 9
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .211
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... .95
Buttons ................................................ 211
Operating the memory function ............ 98
St eering wheel heater ........................... 96
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. .96
Ste ering wheel paddle shif ters .............. 141
St ow age areas
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment............................ 101
Armrest ................................................ 101
Cen ter console ................................... .101
Door ................................................... .101
Eyeglasses compa rtment .................... 102
Glo vebox .............................................1 01
Pa rcel net hooks ..................................1 03
Re ar armrest ...................................... .102
Re ar passenger compartment cen ter
armrest ................................................ 102
Re ar seat backrest .............................. 102St
ow age comp artments
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the trunk floor ....104
Sulfur content .......................................... 411
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 12 2
Sur round lighting .................................... .115
Setting ................................................. 11 5
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Setting the suspension le vel (AIR‐
MATIC) ................................................ .180
Suspension see AIRMATIC
Suspension le vel (AIRMATIC)
Setting ................................................ .180
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 11 5
Interior ................................................. 11 7
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 334 506
Index

0024Re
d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied (Canada only) ...4 67
0049 Red indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied (USA only) .........4 67
0075 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .. .470
0076Seat belt warning lamp flashes .... 471
0076 Seat belt warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 470
00CC Suspension warning lamp ............ 471
0077 Tire pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................... 475
0077 Tire pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up .................. 474
L Warning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function .................................. 471
0024 Yellow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning .......... 467
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................464
Overview ............................................. 464
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 42 Wa
rranty .................................................... 25
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 344
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ............................... 284
We b br owser
Calling up a web page .........................3 08
Calling up options ............................... 309
Calling up the settings .........................3 09
Deleting a bookma rk........................... 310
Del eting br owser data .......................... 310
Ending .................................................. 310
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 310
Overview ............................................. 309
Showing/hiding the menu ...................3 08
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 308
Showing/hiding thewe b br ows er
menu ................................................... 308
Wheel change
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 404 Mounting a new wheel ........................ 403
Re moving a wheel .............................. .403
Re moving/ins talling hub caps ............ .400
Wheel rotation ........................................ .398
Wheels Care .................................................... 352
Changing hub caps .............................. 400
Checking .............................................. 376
Checking the tire pressure (man‐
ually) ................................................... 380
Checking the tire pressure (tire pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem) ......................3 82
Definitions .......................................... .393
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
............................................................ .389
Flat tire ................................................ 356
Ins talling .............................................. 403
Load index .......................................... .391
Load-bearing capacity .........................3 91
Maximum tire load .............................. 390
Maximum tire pressure ....................... 390
MOExtended tires ................................ 357
No ise .................................................. .376
No tes on ins talling .............................. 396
Overview of tire labeling ...................... 388 Index
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