MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

#SelectMove Highlighted Station.
#Select a memo rypreset.
Deleting stations:
#Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left.
#Select Delete Highlighted Station .
#SelectYes.
Tagging music trac ks
Multimedia system:
,Radio
If ra dio stations pr ovide there leva nt information,
th is function allo wsyouto trans fer information
on the music track cur rently pl aying toan
Apple
®device. You can then pur chase the audio
fi le from theiTunes Store®.
#Select ♫→ Tag This Song.
The track information is sa ved.
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Z Options.Display Radio
Text Information
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Satellite radio
Info rm ation on the satellite radio
SIRIUS XM®satelli teradio of fers more than 175
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100%
commercial-free music, sports, ne wsand enter‐
ta inment, forex ample. SIRIUS XM satellite radio
emplo ysafleet of high-per form ance satellites to
broadcast around the clock thro ughout the USA
and Canada. The satellite radio program is avail‐
able for a monthly fee. Information about this
can be obtained from a Sirius XM
®Service Cen‐
te r and at http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
% Sirius, XM and all related mar ksand logos
are trademar ksof Sirius XM Radio Inc. and
its subsidiaries. All other mar ks,ch annel names and logos are
the property of their
re spective owners. All rights reser ved.
Satellite radio restrictions
Satellite radio mode may be temp orarily una vail‐
able or inter rupte dfo r a variet yof reasons.
These include environmenta l ortopog raphical
conditions be yond the control of Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC. Thus, operation at cer tain locations
may not be possible.
Re gis tering satellite radio
Re quirements:
Rsatellite radio equipment
Rre gistration with a satellite radio pr ovider
Rifre gistration is not included when pur chas‐
ing the sy stem, your credit card de tails will
be re
qu ired toac
tivateyour account
Multimedia sy stem 31
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Multimedia system:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
The service information screen appears
showing thera dio ID and the cur rent sub‐
scription status.
#Es tablish a telephone connection.
#Fo llow the service staff's instructions.
The activation process may take up to te n
minutes.
% You can also ha vethe satellite service acti‐
va ted online. Todo so, please visit http:// www.siriusxm.com (USA) or http://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Switching on satellite radio
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source
#Select SiriusXM Radio .
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Multimedia sy stem

Overview ofthe satellite radio
1Ac tive frequency band
2Logo or album art (if available)
3Category
4Channel name
5Channel information
6SiriusXM Radio Channels
7Presets
8Radio Source
9Sound
APlayback Control
BOptions
Multimedia sy stem 321

Selecting a satelliteradio category
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.è SiriusXM Radio Chan-
nels.Category
#Select a categor y.
Selecting a satellite radio channel
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio
#Na vigate up or down.
Saving or deleting a satellite radio channel
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.ß Presets
#Select Store Current Station in the Presets .
Moving a channel
#Select Options.
#SelectMove Highlighted Station.
#Select a preset. Deleting a
channel
#Select Delete Highlighted Station .
#Select a preset.
Displaying PEG information for the cu rrent
ch annel
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options
#Select EPG Information about Current Chan-
nel.
Setting the pa rental control
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options.Parental Con-
trol
#Ac tivate the function O.
#Determ ine a four-digit character sequence
and select ¡.
All channels with adult con tent are lo cked. Un
locking a channel
#Enter thefo ur-digit character sequence and
select ¡.
All channels with adult con tent are unloc ked.
Music and sport alerts function
This function enables youto prog ram an ale rtfor
yo ur favo rite artists, trac ksor sporting events.
Music alerts can be sa ved whilst a tra ckis being
pla yed and sport alerts can be sa ved during a
live game. You can also specify sport alerts via
th e menu option. The sy stem then continuously
sear ches thro ugh all thech annels. If a match is
fo und with a stored alert, youwill be informed.
Se tting music and spo rtalerts
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options.Alert for
Artist, Song & Sporting Event
Setting a music alert
#Select Add New Alert.
or
#Select Manage Artist & Song Alerts .
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Multimedia sy stem

#Select¥Options .
The following options are available:
RMark This Entry
RUnmark This Entry
RMark All Entries
RUnmark All Entries
RDelete This Entry
RDelete All Entries
#Select an option.
#Activate Artist & Song Alerts O.
The alert is set forth e cur rent artist or trac k.
If a match is found, a prom ptappears asking
whe ther you wish tochange tothest ation.
Setting a sport alert
#Select Add New Alert.
or
#Select Manage Sports Alerts.#SelectSelect New Alerts.
or
#Select Edit Alerts .#Select ateam from a league.
#Activate Sports Alerts O.
Information on Smart Favorite s and Tune
St art
St ations in thest ation presets can be added as
smart favo rite s. Smart favo rite sst ations are
automatically sa vedto temp orary storage in the
bac kground. Ifyo uch ange toa smart favo rite
st ation, you can repla y,pause or actively skip
fo rw ard or back tobroadcasts which you ha ve
missed. If Tune Start is activated and youch ange
to ano ther smart favo rite station, the music
tra ck cur rently pl aying on thest ation is automat‐
ically restar ted from the beginning of the tra ck.
Ad ding a channel toSmart Favorite s
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio
#Select the active frequency band.
#Highlight an ent ry.
#Select ¥.
#SelectAdd Highlighted Channel to Smart
Favorites. Ac
tivating/deactivating Tune Start
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Z Options.TuneStart
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Playback controls
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.►||Playback Control
Yo u can pause the playback of the cur rent sta‐
tion or skip forw ard or backward in the timeline.
This lea ves live mode toaccess the internal tem‐
porary storage.
#To fast forw ard/r ewind: turn the controller
anti-clockwise or clockwise.
#To jump tothe pr evious/next song: slide
th e controller tothe left or right.
#To pause playback: selectË.
#Toreturn tolive mode: navigatetothe end
of the timeline.
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Displaying satellitera dio serv ice information
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
Sound
Tone settings
Information about the sound sy stem
The sound sy stem has a total output of 100 W
and is equipped with 10speakers. It is available
fo r all functions in thera dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a sound menu.
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Change the settings.
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic volume
adjustment
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Swit chthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button.
Burmes ter®sur round sound sy stem
Information about the Bu rmester®sur round
sound sy stem
The Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem has a
to ta l output of 590 W and is equipped with 13
speakers. It is available for all functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
RSurround Sound
RSound Focus
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a function.
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Multimedia sy stem

Adjusting the treble, mid and bass settings
on the Burmes ter®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Set the desired values.
Ac tivating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Swit chthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button.
Switching sur round sound on/off in the
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Surround
Sound
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the sound focus in the Bu rmester
®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Focus
#Adjust the sound focus.
Burmes ter®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Information on the Bu rmester®high-end 3D
sur round sound sy stem
The Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem has a total output of 1560 watts and is
equipped wi th25 speake rs. It is available for all
functions in thera dio and media modes. Calling up the sound menu in
the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
RVIP Seat (seat-based sound optimization)
RSound Profiles
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a sound menu.
Ad justing the treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings on the Bu rmester
®high-end 3D sur‐
ro und sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Set the desired values.
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Activating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button. Ad
justing the seat-based sound optimization
in the Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.VIP Seat
This setting optimizes the sound playback forth e
selected seat position.
#Ac tivate the function O.
#Select a seat position.
Selecting the sound profile in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Profiles
The following profiles are available:
RPure
REasy Listening
RLive
RSurround
R3D-Sound
#Select a sound profile.
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Multimedia sy stem

ASSYST PLUS serv ice interval display
Fu nction of the ASS YST PLUS serv ice interval
displ ay
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display in the
instrument display pr ovides information on the
re maining time or dis tance be fore the next
service due date.
Yo u can hidethis service message using the
back button on the left-hand side of thesteering
wheel.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information concerning
th e servicing of your vehicle from a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying the service due da te
On-board computer:
,Service.ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed.
#To exitth e displa y:press the back button
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel. Make sure
toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
ROperating the on-board computer
(→page 209).
Car rying out maintenance workatregular
inter vals
* NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates
Service workwhich is not car ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damage totheve hicle.
#Alw ays obser vethe prescribed service
inter vals.
#Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Special service requ irements
The prescribed service inter val is based on nor‐
mal operation of theve hicle. Maintenance work will need
tobe per form ed more of ten if theve hi‐
cle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
Rre gular city driving with frequent intermedi‐
ate stops
Rmainly short-dis tance driving
Rfrequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
Rwhen the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
Roperation in particula rly dusty condition s
and/o rif air-recirculation mod eis frequentl y
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter, engine air cleaner, engine oil
and oil filter etc. changed more frequently. The
tires must be checked more frequently if the
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at a qualified
specialist workshop.
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Non-operational times with the batte rydis‐
connected
The AS SYST PLUS service inter val display
can only calculate the service due da tewhen
th e batte ryis connected.
#Notedown the service due date displa yed on
th e instrument display before disconnecting
th e battery (
→page 327).
Engine compartment
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of the active hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations, therisk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythe actuation
of the active hood. The rear area of the hood is
ra ised byappr oximately 80 mm.
Fo rth e drive tothewo rkshop, reset the trig‐
ge red active hood yourself. Af terth e active hood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited. A
qu alified specialist workshop must re-ins tate
th e full functionality of the active hood.
The active hood is not available in all countries.
Re setting the active hood
&
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th e cooler and parts of theex haust sy stem.
#Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
as follo ws .
#With your hand flat, push down active hood
1 inthe area around the hinges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The hood must engage in position.
#If th e active hood can be raised slightly at
th ere ar in the area of the hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y.
Opening/closing the hood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if the engine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc ked engine hood may open up when
th eve hicle is in motion and block your vie w.
#Never unlatch the engine hood while
driving.
#Before every trip, ensure that the
engine hood is latched.
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