2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET park assist

Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Drive pr og ram
3 Trans miss ionposit ion
4 Time
5 Displa ysection
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: theposition of
th edispla yswill differfr om those displa yed
her e. Also
shownonthemultifunc tiondispla y:
ë ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page18 5)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e17 7)
h Cruise contr ol(/ page15 8)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 160)
00D4 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e15 8)
è ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page16 7)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page19 8)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e16 9)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 171)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page11 0)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 191). Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. 206
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

#
Ensu rether eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R Toavo idpossible wateringr ess intheve hi‐
cle, itis prefer able touse carwashes which
allo wthehigh-pr essurepr e-clean ingtobe
deactiv ated (specif ication forth econ vertible
pr ogr am).
R Itis im per ativ eto avo idasubseq uenthot-
wa xtrea tment.
R Remo vetheSmar tKey inorder toensur eth at
th ewind deflect oron thewindshield retracts .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off. R
The side windo wsand softto par eclosed
com pletely.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il. Maint
enanceand care335

No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getothewheel trim from
mount edsno wch ains If
sn ow chains aremoun tedto steel wheels,
th ewheel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethewheel trims ofsteel wheels
bef oremount ingsnowch ains . Obse
rveth efo llo wing when usingthesno w
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwhen
sn ow chains have been installed.
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
MA GIC BODY CONT ROL:Ifsn ow chains are
ins talled, onlydrive at raised vehicle leve l.
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e15 3).Thi sal lo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es 366
Wheelsand tires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoperat ive *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *V
ehicles withAc tivePa rking Assist: Ac tivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing .
Ve hicles without ActivePa rking Assist: Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Camera
View Restricted SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes:
R Dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision
R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain. 438
Displaymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

ASS
YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>327
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 28
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 327
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 327
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 327
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 327
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 82
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 82
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 82
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 189, 191
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>189
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 191
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 89
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............305
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 307
Co pyrights ...........................................3 05
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 303
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... ....305
Medi asea rch ....................................... 311
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. ... 307
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 08 Selecti
ngatrac k ....... .......................... 308
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 308
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 308
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> 195
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..108
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......133
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......133
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43,44
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 4 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 ............ .......................................88
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... .............117
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................136
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............135
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 135
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 135
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 138
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 137
Eng aging park position ........................ 138
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 37
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 139
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 38
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 138
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 136
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 136 Inde
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Dash
boardlight ing
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dat aacq uisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Data impor t/expor t................................ 244
Fu nctio n/no tes ...... ............................. 244
Im por ting/e xporting ............................ 244
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............29
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y..................................................... 239
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 11
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 111
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 82
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5 Decor
ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. ........ .........................................................3 36
DE F
Fill leve l...............................................2 07
Ra nge <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 207
De finitions (tiresand loading) ................3 81
Des tinat ion .............................................. 266
Ed iting intermed iatedes tinat ions........ 255
Ed iting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 266
Ex tern al ...............................................2 66
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 266
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 266
St or ing amap position ........................ 266
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 51
Ent ering a3 wo rdaddr ess .............. .....2 56
Ent ering aPOI oradd ress .................... 251
Ent ering anintermediat edes tination ..255
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 256
Select ingacont act........................ ..... 256
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 254
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 257
Select ingprev ious destination s...... .....2 54
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST Diagnos
ticsconnec tion............................2 5
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ..................208
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................136
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 138
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 137
Eng aging park position ........................ 138
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 138
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 37
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>136
Disp lay(Car e)...........................................3 41
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 38
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 206
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 205
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................407
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 07
No tes ................................................... 407 47
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Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 12
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 411
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...4 08
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........432
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h..................................................... 432
: Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 15
¢ Max.Speed 22mph...................4 34
Á Obtain aNe wKe y........................ 411
ç Off..............................................4 40
00D9 Off....... .......................................439
0059 Open/C loseConvertible Top
Com pletely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 414
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l..... ................ ........................... 426
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 450 0049
Please Release Parking Brak e.... 429
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 411
003D SeeOperator's Manua l...... .........447
005D Shif tto 'P' ......................................4 24
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 408
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... .................................................. 418
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....4 18
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..448
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 447
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w ..... 433
ç Suspended ................................. 439
: SwitchOf fLights ........................ 416
: SwitchOn Hea dlamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 416
0058 Trunk Partition Open ...................4 14 0049
Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 430
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............. 418
00CC Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 434
00CC Vehicle Rising ............................. 432
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 450
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 449
0059 While statio nary,appl yth e
br ak es bef oreoper ating thesof tto p. ...4 13
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 37
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 438
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 444
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................4 45
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 440 47
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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
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