MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupp lyis insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Fu nction of thee lectric pa rking brake
(releasing automatically)
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven faster than 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. Applying or
releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pappear sinthe
instrument clus ter. 16 8
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%
The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chthei gnition on. #
Pull handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pinthe instrument
clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked to a
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The !indicator lam pappear sin
th ei nstrument clus ter. Information on de
tectin gdamag eona
pa rked vehicle If
ac ollision is de tected whe nthe tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction is acti vatedonal ockedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei venotification:
R onyour smartphone R
inthem ultimedia sy stem when yous wit ch
on thei gnition
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollowing:
R thea reaoft hevehicle that ma yhave been
damaged
R thef orce of thei mp act
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R thep arke dv ehicle is mo ved, e.g. in adouble-
dec kerg arage
% Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If youd eacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, damag edetection
will also be deacti vated.
Sy stem limitations
De tection ma yberestricted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R thev ehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mir rorist orno ffor thep aint is
damaged byakey
R an impact occur satlowspeed R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. Driving and parking
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R
them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec harged firs tint he
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y. %
Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page372).
Th es ensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. 17 0
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Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e212 )
R ABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king System) (→ page173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 186)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e182)
R AIR BODY CONTROL (→ page199)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e177)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e230)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e221 )
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page173)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e177)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e174 )
R Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page198) R
STEER CONTROL (→ page 177)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e192)
R Limiter (→ page183)
R Night View Assi st (→pag e225)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e215 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 207)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e210)
R Cruis econtrol (→ page 182)
R Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e227)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e222) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake pedal can be an indication of hazardous
road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. Driving and parking
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BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. Mercedes‑AM
Gvehicles: observethen otes in
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fast erthan 80 km/h. If
th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis‐
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y. 17 2
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R
Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovet raction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
% Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction. Obse
rvet he following information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page474 )
R Displ aymessa ges( → pag e430)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin. R
Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction.
Influence of driv eprograms on ESP ®
The driv eprogram senabl eESP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road condition saswell as
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
select thed rive programs using theD YNAMIC
SELECT switc h(→ pag e155). Driving and parking
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ESP
®
ch aracteristics per driv eprogram Driv
eprogram
ESP®
mode Characteristics
S (Sport)
ESP®
Sport This driv
eprogram continues tooffers tability
but wit hasporty setup whic hallows thee nthu‐
siastic driver amorea ctiv edriving style.
Onl yselect driv eprogram Sin good road condi‐
tions ,for example on dr yroads and clear
st re tche sofr oad.
C (Com fort)
Ve hicles with MAGIC BODY CONT ROL: CV
(CURVE)
E (Econo my) ESP
®
Comfort These driv
eprograms pr ovide thei deal balance
between traction and stabilit y.
Select driv eprogram C,CV orE,ind ifficult road
conditions, suc hasinsnowori ce, or when the
ro ad is wetfromr ain. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
ESP
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumen tclus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 80 km/h and 200 km/h 174
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when drivin
gstraigh tahead or cornering
slightly.
R The vehicle is stabilise dbym eans of individ‐
ualb rake application on one side. Fu
nction of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution) EB
Disc haracterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stabilit ywhen braking,
especiall yonb ends. ST
EER CONT ROLfunction ST
EER CONTROL help syou bytransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot hesteering wheel in
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicle stabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given pa rticu‐
larly in thef ollowing situations:
R Both right wheels or bo thleftw heels ar eon
aw etor slippe ryroad sur face whe nyou
brake. R
The vehicle starts toskid.
Sy stem limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpairedorm aynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youw ill be assis ted
fur ther by thee lectric po wersteering. Fu
nction of Activ eB rake Assi st Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stso f:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assi stance
R Vehicles with Drivin gAssistance Pack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan hel pyou tominimis ethe
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision. If
Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion ,you will be warned visually and acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual or acoustic warn‐
ing, autonomous brakin gcan be initiated in criti‐
cal situations.
In especially critical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia teautonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneousl ywitht he braking applica‐
tion.
If yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak epressur eincreases up tomax‐
imum full-s topb raking if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or thes itua‐
tion-dependen tbraking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventiv emeasures foro ccupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE ®
)m ayalso be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit hthese. Driving and parking
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&
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions.
In su chcases, ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
R Giveaw arning or brak ewithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning or no tbrake #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
an aid. The driver is responsible for maintaining
asuita ble dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, vehicle speed and for
braking in good time. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveifn ec‐
essar y. Als
oo bserve thes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
R From appr oximatel y30k m/h, if overseveral
seconds thed ista nce maintained tothev ehi‐ cle tra
velling in front is insuf ficient fort he
driving speed. The ·distance warning
lam pthen lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
R From appr oximatel y7km/h, if your vehicle
is criticall yclose toav ehicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
· distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmediately or take evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
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The distanc
ewarnin gfunction can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rning tone and awarnin glamp: Ve
hicles tr avelling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pa ck‐
age up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.80k m/h no reaction uptoappr ox.60k m/h no reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance pa ckage up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.
10 0k m/h up
toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely 7k m/h in thef ollowing situations: Ve
hicles tr avelling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pa ck‐
age up
toappr ox.
200 km/h up
toappr ox.50k m/h no reaction uptoappr ox.60k m/h no reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance pa ckage up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.
10 0k m/h up
toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h Driving and pa
rking 17 7