2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

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

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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
R The tires can burst.
R The tires canwearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly .
R The drivi ng charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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1,
2, 3...
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
36 0° Camer a........... ................................ 180
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>180
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... ............... ...... ..................... 183
Sel ecting avie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 183
Se tting favo rite s ..................................1 84 A
A/C funct ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) .............................. ..... 119
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel ).......... 119
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 51
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....2 97 Ac
ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............60
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .197
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............197
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>196
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 96
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 154
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 158
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 160
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....1 70
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 169
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 63
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>160
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 63
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 163
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .165
St eer ing wheel buttons .................. ...... 163
St or ing aspeed .............................. ..... 163
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......163 Swi
tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 163
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 60
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............1 70
Ac tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) ...... 328
Me thod ofoper ation ............................3 28
Re settin g............................................. 328
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 169
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............170
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>169
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 198
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............199
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 00
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>198
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 200
Sy stem limits ....................................... 198
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 184
Exiti ngapa rking space ........................ 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>184
Pa rking ................................................ 185
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 84
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS 468
Index

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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Ad
jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 122
Ad jus ting theAIRSC ARFvents ............. 123
Glo vebox.............................................1 23
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 120
Air -water duct .......................................... 334
Ke eping free ........................................3 34
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Hea dairba g............ ...............................40
Ins tallation locations .............................4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 4
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 1
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
AI RC AP
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ...74
Dea ctivating ............ ...............................74
AIRM ATIC ................ .................................. 172
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 173
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 172 AIRS
CARF
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............92
Ad jus ting theoutle ts........................ ... 123
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 12
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 291
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 291
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 291
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................2 92
Ani mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... ...... 58
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) Anti-skid
chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 81
Ant icip ator yoccup antprotection
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®
........................................2 88
Connecting aniPho ne®
....... ................289
Ending ................................................. 290
No tes .................................................. 289
Ov ervie w ............................................. 288
Sound settings .................................... 290
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................2 92
Ashtr ay
Use (front cent erconsole) ...................1 03
Ass istan ce
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ............. 207
Ass istanc esy stems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem 47
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