2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET cruise control

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stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground. R
Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
The settings canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedon. #
Select Early,Medium orLate.
% Your sele ction isretained when theve hicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andtheaut on‐
omous braking function aredeactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:whe nth eve hicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tis no tav ailable.
When theignition isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tis available.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g, 15
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Driving and parking

cr
uise contr olwillre sume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum design speed.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 150).
Me rcedes‑ AMGvehicl es:Cruis econtr olis
av ailable uptoamax imum speedof 155mp h
(250 km/h).
Displa yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
R h (gra y): cruise contro lis selec tedbut
no tye tacti vated.
R h (green): cruise control isactiv e.
A stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis‐
pla y.
% The segment sbe tween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter. Sy
stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so,youwill mak euse ofthebr aking effect
of theengine. Thisrelie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor . Ope
ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. Dr
iving andparking15
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Oper
ating cruise contr ol #
Press thero ck er switc hon thesteer ing
wheel control panel upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Select M with theright rock er switc h.
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed.
Incr easing/decr easingthesto redspe ed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Ad opting ade tected spee d #
Activatecr uise contr olor theva riable limiter. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsordoes notexc eed this speed.
Deactiv ating cruise contr ol #
Selec tO withth elef tro ck er switc h.
Deactiv atingcruise contr ol #
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa 16
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Driving and parking

Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tdispla ymalf unction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Mer
cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle safelyas soon aspos‐
sible. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Display 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan tte mp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% This displa yis an exam ple. Other displa ys
ar eposs ibleinstead oftach ome ter3.
The segments inspee dome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llo wing:
R Cruise control (/ page15 8) R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 160)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns willap pea ron the
speedome ter(/ page19 1).
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
overrev ving rang eis sho wninredon tach ‐
ome ter3. When theov errevving rang eis
re ac hed, thefuel suppl ywill beinterru pted to
pr otect theengine.
Dur ing normal oper ating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise to248°F
(1 20 °C). 202
Instrument Displayand on-bo ardcom puter

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

Disp
layelem ents 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
4 Setspe edinthedr iver assis tance system
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag eappear son theHead-up Display.
Sy stem limit s
The visib ilityisinf luenc edbythefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Seat position R
Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light
R Wetro ad sur faces
R Obje ctsonthedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by switc hingtheHead-up Displayof fand on
ag ain. Ad
jus tingthe Head-up Displ aysettings on
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Head-up Disp.
The follo wing charact eristic sof theHead-up Dis‐
pla ycan beadjus ted:
R Position
R Bright ness
R Display Content #
Toselect charact eristics :swi peupw ards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toadjus tth eva lue: swipe upwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. 1
Setting currently select ed
2 Digital spe edome ter Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 21
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise con trol has been deact ivat ed.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, cruise contr olha sbe en deacti vatedaut omatic ally(/ page15 8). Dr
ivi ng safetysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi 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 ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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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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