2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

Ov
ervie wof thesat ellit era dio 1
Activefreq uency band
2 Logoor coverpictur efo rth esong (ifavaila‐
ble)
3 Categor y
4 Chan nelnam e
5 Artis t,trac kand album
6 SiriusXM RadioChannels 7
Pres ets
8 Radio Source
9 Soun d
A Playbac kCon trol
B Options Select
ingasat ellit era dio category
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio
5 00D3 SiriusXM RadioChannels 5
Category #
Select acat egor y. Multimedia
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Selec
tingasat ellit era dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio #
Navig ateup ordown.
Sa ving ordele ting asat ellite ra dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
ß Preset s #
Select Store Current Station inthe Preset s.
Mo ving ach anne l #
Select Options. #
Select MoveHighlightedStation. #
Select amemor ypr ese t.
De leting ach anne l #
Select Delete HighlightedStation . #
Select amemor ypr ese t. Di
spla ying EPGinformation forthe current
ch anne l
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s #
Select EPGInformation aboutCurrent Chan-
nel.
Se tting parental controlforra dio
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s
5 Parent alContr ol #
Activateth efunc tion 0073. #
Determ ine afo ur -di git charact erseq uenc e
and selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are lock ed.
Un loc king ach anne l #
Enterthefo ur -di git charact erseq uenc eand
selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are unlocked. Music
andspor taler tsfunction
This function enables youto prog ram an alertfor
yo ur favo rite artis ts,tr ac ks orspor tingevents.
Mu sic aler ts can besave dwhils ta tra ck isbeing
pla yedand spor taler tscan besave ddur ing a
liv ega me. Youcan also spec ifyspor taler tsvia
th emenu option .The system then con tinuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. Ifamat chis
fo und withast or ed aler t,yo uwill beinformed.
Se tting music and sportaler ts
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s
5 Alert forArtist, Son g& Sport ingEven t
Se tting amusic alert #
Select AddNew Alert.
or #
Select Manage Artist &Son gAlert s. #
Select ¥Option s.
The follo wing option sar eav ailable:
R Mark ThisEntry
R Unmar kThis Entry 34
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R
Mark AllEnt ries
R Unmark AllEnt ries
R Delete ThisEntry
R Delete AllEnt ries #
Select anoption. #
Activate Artist &Song Alerts 0073.
The alertis setfo rth ecur rent artis tor trac k.
If amatc his found, apr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwish tochang eto thest atio n.
Se tting aspor taler t #
Select Add New Alert.
or #
Select Man ageSports Ale rts. #
Select Select New Alerts.
or #
Select EditAle rts. #
Select ate am from aleague. #
Activate Spo rts Ale rts 0073. Inf
orma tion onSm artFa vo rite sand Tune
St art
St atio nsinthest atio npr ese tscan beadded as
Sm artFa vorite s. Smar tFa vorite sst atio nsare
aut omat icallysa ve dto temp orar yst or ag ein the
bac kground .If yo uch ang eto aSm artFa vorite s
st atio n,youcan repla y,pause oractiv elyskip
fo rw ardor bac kto broadcas tswhic hyo uha ve
missed .If Tu ne Startis act ivat ed and youch ang e
to ano ther Smar tFa vorite sst atio n,themusic
tra ck cur rentl ypl ay ing onthest atio nis aut omat ‐
icall yre star tedfrom thebeginnin gof thetra ck.
Ad ding ach anne lto Smar tFa vo rite s
Multimedia system:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio #
Select theactiv efreq uency band. #
Highlight anent ry. #
Select ¥. #
Select Add Highlighte dCh anne lto Smar t
Favo rites. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gTu neS tart
Multimedia system:
4 Radio 5
Z Option s5
TuneSt art #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Contr olling playbac k
Multimedia system:
4 Radio 5
Y Playback Control
Yo ucan pause thepla ybac kof thecur rent sta‐
tio nor skip forw ardor bac kwardin thetimelin e.
This leavesliv emode toacc ess theint ernal tem‐
por aryst or ag e. #
Tofast forw ard/r ewind: turnth econ troller
count er-cloc kwise orcloc kwise/swipe leftor
ri ght ontheto uc hpad. #
Tojum pto thepr ev ious/ne xtsong: press
th econ troller leftor right/swipe leftor right
on theto uc hpad. #
Topause playbac k:sel ect 00CF. #
Toretur nto livemod e:navig ateto theend
of thetimeline. Multimedia
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Disp
laying satellit era dio service informa tion
Multime diasystem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s #
Select ServiceInformation. Sound
To
ne settings Inf
ormat ionabout thesound system
The soun dsy stem has atot alout put of100W
and iseq uippe dwit hte nspe akers. Itis available
fo rall functions inthera dio and media modes.
Calling upthesound menu
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select asoun dmen u.
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Chang eth ese ttings.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cvo lum e
adj ustm ent
Multime diasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button. Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem Inf
orma tion abou tth eBu rm ester®
sur round
soun dsy stem
The Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem has a
to ta loutput of590 Wand iseq uipped with13
speak ers. Itis available forall functions inthe
ra dio and media modes.
Calling upthesound menuinthe
Bu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R Surroun dSoun d
R Soun dFoc us
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select afun ction . 34
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Ad
jus tingthe treb le,mid andbassse ttin gs
on the Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Setth edesir edvalues.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button.
Switc hingsurround soun don/ offin the
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Surroun dSound #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe sound focus intheBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Sound Focus #
Adjus tth esound focus . Bur
mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m Inf
orma tion ontheBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur‐
ro und soun dsy stem
The Burmes ter®
high-end Surround soun dsy s‐
te m has atot alout put of1520 watts and is
equip pedwi th 23 spea kers.It is available forall
functions inthera dio and media modes. Calling
upthe sound menuinthe
Bu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R VIP Seat (seat-basedsoun dop tim izat ion)
R Soun dPro files
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select asoun dmen u.
Ad jus tingthe treb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings ontheBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round
soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Setth edesir edvalues. Multim
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button. Ad
jus tingthe seat-b asedso und optimi zation
in the Burmes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
VIP Seat
This setting optimiz esthesound playbac kfo rth e
select edseat position. #
Activateth efunc tion 0073. #
Select aseat position .
Selecting thesound profile inthe
Bu rm ester®
high-e ndSur round soun dsy s‐
te m
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Sound Profiles
The follo wing profiles areav ailable:
R Pure
R EasyList ening
R Live
R Surroun d #
Select asoun dpr ofile. 34
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(/ page222). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page349). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely80 mm.
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 350
Maintenanc eand care