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

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®
(/ page16 4). Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 495

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

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The driving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. #
Checkth etir epr essur eand thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
7

1,
2, 3...
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
360 °Came ra<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>199
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... .......... ........... ..................... 201
Selecting avie w ...... ............................. 201
Se tting favo rite s ..................................2 01 A
A/C funct ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 129
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 129
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 63
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....3 17
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............63 Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 214
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .216
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............215
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>214
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 14
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 167
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 171
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ......... 174
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....1 84
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 183
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 76
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 185
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>174
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 76
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 176
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .179
St eer ing wheel buttons .................. ...... 176
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 176
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......176
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 176
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 74 Ac
tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............1 84
Ac tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) ...... 350
Me thod ofoper ation ............................3 50
Re settin g............................................. 350
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 183
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............184
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>183
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.....................2 17
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............219
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 20
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>217
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 220
Sy stem limits ....................................... 217
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 202
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...207
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 206
Exiting apa rking space .......................2 05
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>202
Ma neu vering assist anc e...................... 207
Pa rking ................................................ 203
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 02
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS 498
Index

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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Ad
jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 133
Ad jus ting theAIRSC ARFvents ............. 134
Glo vebox.............................................1 33
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 130
Air -water duct .......................................... 356
Ke eping free ......... ...............................3 56
Airb ag....... .............. ....................................41
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag ...........................................4 1
Hea dairba g............ ...............................41
Ins tallation locations .............................. 41
Knee airbag.......... .................................. 41
Ov ervie w ................................................ 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 2
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
AIR CAP
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..79
Dea ctivating ........... ............................... 79
AI RMA TIC........... .......................................188
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 190
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 188 AIRS
CARF
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............99
Ad jus ting theoutle ts........................ ... 134
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 21
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Con necting amob ilephon e.................3 12
Endi ng............. ..................................... 313
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 312
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 11
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 313
Tr ans ferred vehicle data....................... 313
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... .......6 1
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) Anti-skid
chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 88
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
......................................... 310
Con necting aniPho ne®
........................ 310
Endi ng............. .....................................311
No tes ................................................... 310
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 10
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 311
Tr ans ferred vehicle data....................... 313
Asht ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 11
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 226 500
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Assis
tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>349
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 50
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 349
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 349
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 349
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 349
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 88
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 88
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 208,209
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>208
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 209
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 08
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............327
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 329
Co pyrights ...... .....................................3 27
Inf ormation ..................................... .....3 25
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... ....327
Medi asea rch ................................. ...... 333 Ov
ervie w .......................................... ... 329
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 30
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 330
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 330
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 330
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic activ atio n
Swi tching on/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 213
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ...117
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......143
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......143
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ............ .......................................95
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............126
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................146
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............145
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 148
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 147
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 47
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 150
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 48
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 148
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 146
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 146 B
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 64 Inde
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Batt
ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 137
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 64
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 380
Ch arging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 379
Char ging(R emo teOnline) .................... 137
No tes ................................................... 375
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................3 77
Re placing ............................................ 380
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....379
Tr ickle charge r..... ...... ..........................161
Bel t
see Seatbel t
Bli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 214
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............216
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>214
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 14
Blue tooth®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 260
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .260
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 260 Blue
tooth®
audio
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 337
De-a uthor izing (de-r egiste ring) the
de vice .................................................. 338
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 335
Ov ervie w ........................................ .....3 36
Sear ching fora trac k ..... ......................338
Sear ching forand author izing the
de vice .................................................. 336
Select ingamedia player..... ................3 37
Swi tching device viaNFC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 338
Br ak eAs sist System
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes .................................................. 428
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ...... ..... 163
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 167
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 164
Dr iving tips............. .......................... ...140 EBD
(electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
HOLD functio n............ .........................187
Limit edbraking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................. 140
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs .................................................... 138
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 138
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ................................. 414
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.............. 18
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .....23
To w- star tin g........................................ 385
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 381
Tr ans portingth eve hicle ......................3 83
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Bur mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............... 348
Ad jus ting thesound optimiz ation ........ 348 502
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