2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET park assist

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
148
2 Comb inationswit ch →
117
3 Instrument Display →
221
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
146
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
46
6 Media display →
249
7 Start/ stop butt on →
136
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
128
9 Glovebox →
106
A Stow agecom partment →
106
B Cup holder →
110
C Haza rdwa rning light s →
118
D Extend sth ere ar seat head restra int s →
94
E Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
195
F Touc hpad →
250
G Open sand closes thesof tto p →
77
H Activates and deacti vatesAIR CAP →
79 I
Opens andclose sth eside windo ws →
84
J ActivePa rking Assist →
203
K Setstheve hicle leve l →
190
L DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
145
M ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
143
N Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
222
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
100
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
101
P Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom puter →
222
Cr uise control →
173
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
176
Q Diagno stics con nection →
26
R Open sth ehood →
351
S Elect ric pa rking brak e →
159
T Light switch →
116
U Control pan elfor: At
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Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R =(Indiv idual):indiv idual settings
R B(Sp ort+): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
% The drive pr ogr am select edappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay of theon- boar dcom‐
put er. Depen
dingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Electricpo we rst eer ing Selecting
thedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Dr
iving and parking 14
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When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thecur‐
re nt gear appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
% Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton various fact or s. Ma n‐
ua lshi fting can bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when chang ingthedr ive pr og ram, restar tin g
th eve hicle when thetransmission positionis
eng aged again 005Bordue tothedr iving style. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page14 5). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page14 6). Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Dr
ivin gand parking14
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Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theve hicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmissio nposit ion005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Glide
mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr ogr am ; issel ect ed.
R The spee dis within asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edtheEc ose tting forth edr ive when
in drive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Ve hicl eswith Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th eglide mode function is
no tav ailable. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess. 15
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Electr
icpa rking brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunct ion(app lying
aut omat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y. R
ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Dr
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loads,
sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac ket
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theeve ntofdama getothebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page19 9)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBrak ingSyst em)
(/ page16 3)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page18 8)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 7) R
ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page21 7)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page208)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page16 4)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page18 7)
R EBD (Electr onicBrakefor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page16 7)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Program)
(/ page16 4)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page16 6)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e17 8)
R HOLD function (/page18 7)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 167)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page18 1)
R Nigh tVi ew Assi st(/ pag e21 2)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page18 4)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page202 )
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page19 1)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page19 6)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 3) R
Cruis econtr ol(/ page 172)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e21 4)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e209) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐ Dr
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ESP
®
is de acti vatedifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
. R
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page483 )
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page433) ET
S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroadw ay.
ET S/4ET Scan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan
sele ctthedr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h(/ page14 5). Dr
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ESP
®
ch aract eristics perdrive pr og ram Dr
ive pr og ram
ESP®
mod e Cha
racter istics
C (Sport)
ESP®
Spo rt This
drive pr ogr am cont inues toofferst abilit y
but withaspor tysetup whic hallo wstheent hu‐
sias ticdriver amor eactiv edr iving style.
Select drive pr og ram C ingood road con di‐
tio ns,fo rex am ple ondryro ads and clear
st re tche sof road.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econom y) ES
P®
Comf ort Thes
edr ive pr ograms prov ide theideal balance
be tween traction and stabilit y.
Sel ect drive pr ogr am A, Nor; indif‐
fi cul tro ad con dition s,suc has snow orice, or
when thero ad iswe tfr om rain. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance 5
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.50 mph(80 km/h) 16
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