2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET air suspension

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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prove ddr iving comfort.The
all-r ound leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanually
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l. 18
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Driving and parking

AIR
MATIC includes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R airsuspen sionwithaut omat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol R
spe ed-d ependent lowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
C (Sport)
B (SportPlu s) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds above50 mph(70 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R When drivin gat speeds below30 mph(4 8km/h) theve hicle israised again.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R When driving atspeeds above75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds above100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle continues tobe lowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again. Dr
ivin gand parking18
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Sy
stem limit s
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr uptdir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(/ page365).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin git as afa vo rite . Dr
iving and parking 20
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Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page39 1) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page39 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e405 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page392)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page41 9) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. 41
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Wheels andtires

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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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Suspension
Settin gth esuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC) ............................................ .....1 90
Suspen sion
see AIRMA TIC
Suspen sionleve l(AIRMA TIC)
Se tting .................................................1 90
Swi tch-of fdela ytime
Ext erior ....... ......................................... 120
Int erior ................................................. 122
Switc hingthesur round soun don/ off
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Sync hronization function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 130
Sy stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ...... ................................................ 265
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ....2 69
Se tting thedis tance unit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 264
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
cally ...... ............................................... 259
Se tting thetime zone..................... ..... 259
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 259 Swit
ching transmiss ionoftheve hicle
position on/off.................................... 260
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataim por t/expor t
see Languag e
see Softwareupda te
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 365
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 427
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. .... 427
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 421
Ve hicle identif ication plate............... ... 423
Te lephone ........................................ 230, 298
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acal l........ 303
Ca lland ringt one volume .....................3 03
Ca lls wit hse veralpar ticipant s........ .....3 04
Connecting amobi lephone (Near
Fiel dCommu nication(NFC ))....... ....... .302 Connecting
amobi lephone (Pass‐
ke y) .....................................................3 00
Connecting amobi lephone (Secure
Sim ple Pa iring) .................................... 300
De- author izin gamobile phone............ 302
Disc onnecting amobile phone............ 302
Im por tingcon tacts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..306
Im por ting cont acts (ove rview) .............3 05
Incoming callduring anexistin gcall .... 304
Inf ormatio n.......................................... 299
Int erch ang ingmobi lephon es.............. 301
Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................. 230
Mobil ephon evo ice recogni tion.......... 303
No tes ................................................... 297
Oper ating modes ................................. 299
Re cep tion andtransm ission volume .... 303
Swit ching mobile phones(Near Field
Commun ication (NFC)) ........................ 302
Te lephon emen uove rview ...................2 98
Te lephon eopera tion............................ 303
Usin gNear FieldCommun ication
(NFC) ...................................................3 02
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ..................................................... 242
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon e)........ 114 528
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