2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewh eelsha sre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 4). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 49
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
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Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion. 496
Displaymess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 178
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 178
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>178
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 81
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............182
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 84
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 183
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 185
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>181
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 81
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>119
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 120
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 224
Ad diti ves.................................................. 427
En gine oil............................................. 427
Fu el ..................................................... 427
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es Ad
diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 348
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 347
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 347
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 348 Ad
jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 347
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
ADS PLUS damp ing system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 3
Air distribut ion
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 30
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 132 Inde
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Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 473
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 68
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 68
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. ...........................................................4 68
Ac tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 446
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ...... .................................. 464
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 64
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ............... ....................................... 464
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 466 Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 62
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 63
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 443
Air Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rator's Manua l...... ........................ 444
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 450
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ....................4 51
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 453
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 463
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 465
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative...... .........465
Cr uis eContr olInoper ative...... ............ 468 Cr
uis eContr olOff..... ..........................4 69
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 480
Dr ive Mor eSlo wly ................................461
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 451
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 35
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 36
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................4 44
Le tfr esh airintoth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 44
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 474
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 452
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 51 Inde
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Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 62
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 163
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 167
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 164
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Ov ervie w ............................................. 163
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 162
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 162
ST EER CONTR OL............ ..................... 167
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control see
Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Night View Assi st
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 140
Gene raldr ivin gtips ........................ .....1 40
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 138
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 146
Dis play ing engin edat a........................ 146
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 146
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 45
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)
....... ................................................. ..... 145
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ............ ....1 45
Sho wing operationfe edbac k......... ...... 146 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 426
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 101
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 102
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 101
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 102
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes .................................... 167
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 144
Re settin g............................................. 228
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 143
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 143
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 43
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 43
Switc hingoff/on ................................. 143
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 59
Applying automatical ly..... ................... 159
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 160
Emerg encybraki ng ............ ..................160 Inde
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Re
leasing automat ically.................. .....1 60
Ele ctroni cSt abil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 369
Eme rgency braki ng .................................1 60
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 385
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ....................................... 70
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 0
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 136
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ............................ 76
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 419
No tes ................................................... 419 Emer
gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wof programs .........................2 70
St artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 271
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 43
Engine number....... .............................423
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 136
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 138
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 36
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....379
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .... 153
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 146
Engine number ........................................ 423
Engine oil.................................................3 53
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....4 27
Capaci ty.......................................... .... 428
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 353
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....4 28
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 428 To
pping up...........................................3 53
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 256
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 256
ESC (Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 166
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 164
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............166
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 164
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 365
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 124, 125
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 25
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 126
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 124
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 03
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 26
Se tting ................................................. 124
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 63 51
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Un
loc kin gse tting ............................ ...... 63
Un loc kin gth eve hicle ............................6 8
Kic kdow n.................................................1 50
Using ............................ .......................150
Knee airbag ................................................ 41 L
Labelin g(tir es)
see Tire labeling
Lam p
see Interior light ing
Lam ps(Ins trum ent Displa y)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Languag e.................................................2 64
No tes ..................... .............................. 264
Se ttin g............................................. ....2 64
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 56 Le
velcontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC
Light switch
Ov ervie w ........................................ ...... 116
Light ing
see Inte rior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 116
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 19
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ........ 225
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 117
Comb inationswit ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 117
Cor nering light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 119
Haza rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 118
High beam............ ................................117
High -beamflasher ................................ 117
Light switch..... .............................. ......1 16
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... ...... 116
Pa rking light s.................................. .....1 16
Re ar foglam p................................. ...... 116
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems .......1 16
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ..... 120
Se tting thesur round lighting.......... .....1 20
St andi nglight s................................ .....1 16 Tu
rn signals .......................................... 117
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Dis playing subsc ript ion informatio n.... 289
Disp laying thetra ffic map ...................2 89
Displ aying traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 290
Ext endi ngasu bscr iption <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Issu inghazar daler ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Lo ad inde x(ti res) .................................... 405
Load-bear ingcapacity (tires) ................. 405
Loading Definition s...........................................4 07
No tes ................................................... 104
St ow agespac eunde rth etrunk floor ...110
Load ingguid elines .................................. 104
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 397
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 104
Locat orlight ing
see Surround lighting 51
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