2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET tow bar

Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(/ page220). *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page380). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d. When
thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied R
The automat ictransmiss ioncannotbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D Br
eakdo wnassis tance 38
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Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e383). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page423). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic tra
nsmiss ionautomaticall yshif tsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page385). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page69). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 1). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 382
Breakdo wnassis tance

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e38 1). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e37 9). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 38
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Dash board
see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dat aacq uisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data impor t/expor t................................ 264
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 264
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 264
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............28
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 28
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y..................... ........................... ..... 259
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ........................... 120
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 120
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 89 Dealer
ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s......... .......2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. ...... .. .........................................................3 60
De finitions (tiresand loading) ................4 07
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) ............ ...... 224
Des tination .............................................. 287
Ed iting intermed iatedes tinatio ns........ 277
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 288
Ex tern al ...............................................2 88
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 287
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St or ing amap position ........................ 287
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 273
Ent ering a3 wo rdaddr ess .............. .....2 78
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............. .......273
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 77
Ent ering geo-coor dinates..................... 278
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 276
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 279 Sel
ecting prev ious destination s...........2 75
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ...................227
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................146
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 148
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 147
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lay(Car e).......................................... 367
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 58
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 225
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 224 50
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Place
theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 439
PRE-S AFEInoperativ eSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 437
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual .................................................4 73
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 452
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 452
Shif tto 'P' or'N' toStartEn gin e.........4 51
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 453
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 477
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ............ 477
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .....................................4 77
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 480 To
Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 451
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 450
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l...... .466
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 466
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 466
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 452
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......7 0 Loc
king (from inside ).... .........................6 7
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 7
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 0
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................7 0
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 67
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 403
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 140
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 206
Dr ive position
Inser ting.............................................. 148
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................145
Dr iver' ssea t
see Seat
Dr ivin gligh ts
see Automatic driving lights 51
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eg lass escom partmen t........... ............107 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 54
Callin gup ........................................ .... 253
De letin g...............................................2 54
Mo ving ............ .................................... 254
Ov ervie w ...... .................................... ... 253
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. 131
Flat tire .....................................................3 69
Cha nging awhe el....... .......................... 414
MOExt ended tires ................................ 370
No tes .................................................. 369
TIREFIT kit............................................ 371
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats......... ....................................... 114 Fo
ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 162
Fo lding draftsto p
Car e................................................ .... 365
Fo lding windscreen
Ins talling ................................................ 80
Re mo ving ..............................................8 0
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 422
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 229
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 93
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 93
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 27
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....4 27
E1 0 ............ ............. .............................426 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 426
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 426
Re fuel ing ............................................. 150
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 426
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............427
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 27
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t)
Fu ses ........................................................ 386
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 386
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 388
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 86
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 386
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 388
No tes .................................................. 386
Fu ses
see Fuses Inde
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