2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e15 4).
ä Suspe nsionwarning lam p
(y ello w) The
yello wAIRMA TIC/A ctive Body Controlwa rning lam pis lit.
*A fault has occur redin theAIRMA TIC/Active Body Control. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 463

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewh eelsha sre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page15 2). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s. 46
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Dis playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 465

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Deact ivat eESP ®
onl yfo ras 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®
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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 wa rning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one minu te and
th en remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit orismalfu nctioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsuf ficie nttirepr ess urema yim pa irth edr iving charact eristic sas wellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 165
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 165
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>165
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............168
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 70
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 169
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>167
Sy stem limits ....................................... 167
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>110
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 111
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 205
Ad diti ves.................................................. 401
En gine oil............................................. 401
Fu el ..................................................... 401
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 ................................. ..... 326
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 326 Ad
jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air distribut ion
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 19
Air freshen ersystem
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 ................................................... 122
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 122 Inde
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Ser
vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 424
Shif tto 'P' or'N' toStartEn gin e.........4 24
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 425
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 448
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 448
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 449
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 450
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 423
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 421
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l...... .438
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 438 Tr
af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 438
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 425
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) ................ .......6 5
Loc king (from inside )..... .................... .... 63
Opening (from theinside) ............... .......6 2
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................6 5
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ .......6 5
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 2
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 377 Dr
aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 130
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 188
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting..............................................1 38
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................135
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 50
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 151
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 152
Cameras .............................................. 150
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 154
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 153
Ov ervie w ..............................................1 51
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 150 480
Index

Re
sponsibili ty...................................... 150
ST EER CONTR OL............ ..................... 154
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360°Camera
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Night View Assi st
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 130
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 30 No
teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 128
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 135
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... ......... ..... 136
Dis play ing engin edat a.................... .... 136
Dis play ing vehicle data.................. ...... 136
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............. ............. 135
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. .......................135
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>135
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ...................................................... ....1 35
Selecti ngthedr ive pr og ram ..... .......... .1 35
Sho wing operationfe edbac k......... ...... 136 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 400
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................9 4
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95
Eas yex itfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................9 4 Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes ................................... 154
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 134
Re settin g............................................. 209
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 133
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 33
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 33
Switc hingoff/on ................................. 134
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 46
Applying automatical ly..... ................... 146
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 147
Emerg encybraki ng ............ ..................148
Re leasing automat ically.......................1 47
Electr onicStabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided) ....................... 345
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.............. 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 344
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 345 In
de x 48
1

Se
tting upthewa rning triang le...........3 45
Emer gency braking ................................. 148
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... ................... 361
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ....................................... 65
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................6 5
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ...... 127
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) .................... ........ 71
Emer gency spar ewheel .........................3 93
No tes ..................... ............................. 393
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wof programs .........................2 49
St artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 250 Engine
ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 33
Engine number....... .............................397
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 127
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 128
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 26
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....355
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .... 142
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 136
Engine number ........................................ 397
Engine oil.................................................. 331
Ad ditiv es........................................ ...... 401
Capacity .......................................... .... 402
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 331
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....4 02
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 402
To pping up...........................................3 31
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 236
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 236
ESC (Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram) ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 153
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 152
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............153
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 152
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 340
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 115, 116
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .................116
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 117
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 115
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 95
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 17
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 115
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... ..............99 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 34
Ca lling up ....... .....................................233 482
Index