2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET fuel

Climate control
......................................... 12 3
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 23
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 12 3 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 13 0
Driving ........................................................ 13 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 38
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 13 9
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 14 3
Re fueling .................................................... 14 3
Pa rking ...................................................... .145
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 55
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .208 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 210
Instrument Display overview ...................... .210
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 11
Operating the on-board computer ............... 211
Setting the design ....................................... 213
Setting the additional value range ............... 213
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 14Ad
justing the instrument lighting ................2 14
Menus and submenus ................................. 215
Head-up Display .......................................... 221 Vo
ice Control Sy stem .............................. 222
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 222
Ope ration ................................................... 222
Using theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 224
Essential voice commands .......................... 224 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 237
Overview and operation .............................. 237
Sy stem settings .......................................... 24 6
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 257
Na vigation .................................................. 259
Te lephone .................................................. .284
Online and Internet functions ..................... 306
Media ..........................................................3 12
Ra dio .......................................................... 325
Sound .........................................................3 33 Maintenance and care
.............................336
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 336
Engine compartment .................................. 337
Cleaning and care ...................................... .343 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 356
Emergency ................................................. .356
Flat tire ....................................................... 356
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 362
To w starting or towing away ....................... 367
Electrical fuses ........................................... 373 Wheels and tires
...................................... 376
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .376
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tires ............................................................ 376
No tes on snow chains ................................ .377
Ti re pressure .............................................. 377
Loading theve hicle .................................... 384
Ti re labeling ................................................ 388
Definition of term sfo r tires and loading ..... 393
Changing a wheel ....................................... 396 Contents
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1
Speedom eter →
210
2 00CC Chassis malfunctioning →
471
3 003E003D Turn signal indicator →
11 2
4 Multifunction display →
214
5 Tach ome ter →
210
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
465
00E5 ESP®
→
465
7 0057 High beam →
11 2
0058 Low beam →
111
0060 Parking lights →
111
8 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
472
9 Coolant temp erature gauge →
210
A L Distance warning →
471
B 00CC Powe rst eering assis tance malfunction‐
ing →
476
C 003D Electrical malfunction →
472
D Brakes (red) →
465 0027
USA only
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
470
F Fuel le vel display
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
472
H 005E Rear fog light →
11 2
I 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
J 0028 This indicator lamp has no function
K 00B9 Check Engine →
472
L Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
465
0049 USA only
0024 Canada only
M 0077 Tire pressure monitoring sy stem →
474
N 0025 ABS malfunctioning →
465
O 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
465 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

What
todo in theeve nt of an accident
1 Safetyve sts →
356
2 Button for SOS emergency call sy stem →
304
3 Checking and topping up operating fluids →
41 0
4 Tow- starting and towing away →
368
5 Flat tire →
356
6 Starting assis tance →
366 7
Haza rdwa rning lights →
11 3
8 Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tire
pressu re, fuel type and QR codes for access‐
ing there scue card →
14 3
9 Tow- starting and towing away →
368
A TIREFIT kit →
358 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 17

Pr
otecting the environment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Help toprotect the environment byoperating
yo ur vehicle in an environmentally responsi‐
ble manner. Please obser vethefo llowing rec‐
ommendations on ope rating conditions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Make sure that the tire pressure is cor‐
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup to00C3 of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/ stop
function. #
Drive fuel-ef ficiently. Obser vethe ECO
display for a fuel-ef ficient driving style. Environmental issues and
recommendations:
It is recommended that youre -use or recycle
materials ins tead of just disposing of them.
The releva nt environmental guidelines and regu‐
lations ser vetoprotect the environment and
must be strictly obser ved. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynot using recycled
re conditioned components Daimler
AGoffers recycled reconditioned
components and pa rts with the same quality
as new parts. The same entitlement from the
Limited Warranty is valid as for new parts. #
Use recycled reconditioned compo‐
nents and pa rts from Daimler AG. Gene
ral no tes 19

The Operator's Manual and Maintenance Booklet
are impor tant documents and should be kept in
th eve hicle. Service and
vehicle operation Ve
hicle operation outside the USA or Canada When
you are abroad with your vehicle, obser ve
th efo llowing points:
R service points or replacement parts may not
be available immediatel y.
R unleaded fuel may not be available forve hi‐
cles with a catalytic con verter. Leaded fuel
may cause damage tothe catalytic con verter.
R the fuel may ha vean extremely low octane
numbe r.Un suitable fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models are available in
Europe thro ugh our European Delivery Prog ram.
Fo r more information, please consult an auth or‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center, or write to
one of thefo llowing address:
in the USA: Mercedes-Benz US
A,LLC
European Delivery Department
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
in Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
European Delivery Department
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Maintenance
Yo
ur cus tomer advisor confirms the service in
th e service report. Ro
adside Assistance The Mercedes-Benz
Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nical help in the case of a
breakdown. Your calls totheto ll-f reeRo adside
Assis tance Hotline are ans weredby our agents
24 hours a da y,365 da ysaye ar.
1-800- FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA) 1-800-387-0
100(Canada)
Yo u can find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Program
brochu re(USA) or the "Roadside Assis tance"
section in the maintenance and warranty infor‐
mation booklet (Canada). You will find bo thin
th eve hicle document wallet. Change of address or
change of ownership In
theev ent of a change of address, please send
us the "Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee booklet or simply call the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on the hotline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada) on 1-800-387-0 100. We
can then reach you in a timely fashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo u sell your Mercedes, please lea veall litera‐
ture in theve hicle so that it is available tothe
next owner. If you ha vepur chased a used vehi‐
cle, please send us the "Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in the Service and Guarantee booklet
or simply call the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer General no
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fa
ction, please discuss the problem again with
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or, if nec‐
essar y,contact us at one of thefo llowing
addresses:
In the USA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
Cu stomer Relations Department
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Re
porting saf ety defects
USA onl y:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5 pursuant tothe "National
Traf fic and Mo torVe hicle Saf etyAc t of
19 66".
If yo u belie vethat your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
Na tional Highw ayTraf fic Saf etyAd ministration
(NHT SA) in addition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SArecei ves similar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation, and if it finds that a saf ety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a re call and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
cannot become in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
To contact NHT SA,yo u may call theVe hicle
Saf ety Hotline toll-f ree at 1-888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153) (inside the USA); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:Ad minis‐
trator, NHT SA, 400 Se venth Street,SW .,Wa sh‐
ington, DC 20590, US A.
Fu rther information on vehicle saf ety can be
fo und at: http://www.safercar.g ov Limited
Warranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
from violation of these operating instruc‐
tions. Damage
totheve hicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
This damage is not co vered either bythe
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or bythe
New‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Follow the instructions in these operat‐
ing instructions on proper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi‐
cle damage. QR code
forre scue card
The QR code is secured in the fuel filler flap and
on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In theeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use the QR
code toquickly find the appropriate rescue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. The cur rent rescue card con‐
ta ins the most impor tant information about your General no
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SmartK
ey Overview of SmartK
eyfunctions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hi‐
cle in motion, forex ample, by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position 005D.
R starting the engine #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. #
Keep the SmartK eyout of there ach of
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getotheke y caused by
magnetic fields #
Keep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Battery check lamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes the trunk lid
5 Panic alarm
The Sma rtKe y loc ksand unlo cksth efo llowing
components:
R Doo rs
R Trunk lid
R Glovebox
R Fuelfiller flap 58
Opening and closing

If
yo u do not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds af ter unlocking:
R The vehicle is loc ked again
R Anti- theft pr otection is reactivated
Do not keep the SmartK eytoge ther with elec‐
tronic devices or me tal objects. This can af fect
th e SmartK ey's functionality.
% If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the0036 or0037 button, the
battery is dischar ged. Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
tings .
Acoustic Lock #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating the panic alarm Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched off %
The panic alarm function is only available in
cer tain countries. #
Toactivate: press button 1for appro x‐
ima tely one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered. #
Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or #
Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside theve hicle). Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of the SmartK ey:
R Central unlo cking R
Unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
0036 and0037 buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the0036 button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
the SmartK eyfunctions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a SmartK ey for
an extended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective Smart‐
Ke y . Todo so, deactivate the SmartK eyfunc‐
tions. Opening and closing
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