2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET brake

Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
(/ page15 1)
R BAS(B rake Assis tSys tem) (/ page15 2)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Pro gram)
(/ page15 2)
R ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st(/ pag e15 3)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakeforc eDis tribution)
(/ page15 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 154)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e15 4)1
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 158)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 160)1
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e16 5)2 R
Route-based speedadap tatio n
(/ page 165)2
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page16 7)2
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e16 9)2
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page17 0)2
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 1)
R HOLD function (/page17 1)
R AIR BOD YCO NTR OL(/ page17 2)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e17 4)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page17 8)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page18 0)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page18 4)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page18 9)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e19 1)1
R Nigh tVi ew Assi st(/ pag e19 3)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e19 6)1 R
ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page19 8)3 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 care while dr ivi ng.
1 Thi sfu nctio nincl udes subfu nctio nswhich ar eonly available incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
2 This function iscoun try- dependen tand onlyav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
3 This function includes subfun ction swhic har eonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag eor onl yav ailable dependingonthecount ry. Dr
iving and parking 15
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Sof
tto p Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0059 While station ary,apply the
brakes beforeoperating
the soft top. *T
hevehicle isstatio naryand youar etrying toopen orclose thesof tto p. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Push orpull thesof tto pswitc hag ain until thesof tto pis fully open orclosed.
0059 Conver tibleTopOperation
Possible to37 mph *I
fyo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h), youcan notopen orclo sethesof tto p. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). #
Fully open orclos eth esof tto p.
0059 Conver tibleTopLowering *T
hesof tto pis no tfully opened orclosed. Thehydraulics aredepr essur ized. #
Fully open orclos eth esof tto p. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Pa rk position 005Dcan beeng aged onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tP or N,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 423

Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page14 7).
If it is no tpo ssi ble to appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page14 7).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page14 7).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 426
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)isflashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis applied whileyouar edr ivin g:
R Aco nd ition forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ehas notbeen fulfilled (/page14 7).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency braki ng using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page14 8). #
Che ckthecon ditions forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uha ve attem pte dto release theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eignition switchedoff. #
Switc hon theignition .
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. 430
Displaymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0026 Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
é ATTE NTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSISTis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Break! *A
TTENTION ASSISThas detected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthepar tof thedr iver
(/ page18 9). #
Ifnece ssary,ta ke abr eak . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
007A
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
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. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page15 4). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. 444
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps