ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
A Malfunction Consult work-
shop *T
heroll bar sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Lights
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Example:Left dipped beam *T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam ponly appears when allthel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b Activ eLight System inoper-
ative *T
he activ eheadlamp sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 459

Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps Som
esystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thes ewarning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa yinthe widesc reen cockpit Prog
ressiv esetting (widescreen cockpit) If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep osition
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page117 )
T St
anding light s(→pag e117 )
K Mai
nbeam( →pag e119 )
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page119 )
R Re
ar fogl ight (→ page117 ) ü
Sea
tbelti sn otfast ened
(→ pag e471 )
J Brakes (red) (→
page465)
J Brakes (yell
ow)(→pag e465)
! ABSm
alfunction (→ page465)
÷ ESP®
(→ pag e465)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page465)
! Electric parkin
gbrake ( →pag e465)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 473)
# Electrica
lfault (→ page474 )
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page465)
; Engine diagnosis (→
page474 )
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page474 )
? Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (→ page474 )
· Dis
tance warning (→ page472)
h Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e477) 462
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
is inter vening . #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems are
switched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Onlydeactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP ®
. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 467

Ac
tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual ......................................... 455
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 427
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ........................... 427
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 438
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........435
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 435
bAc tiveL ight Sy stem inoperative .. 459
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 437 Ac
tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........438
Ac tiveS teering Assis tinoperative .......439
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................. 461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .461
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative ................................................ .461
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 50
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ... 433
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 433
bAU TOlight sinope rative ............... 460
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction .............. 452
Blind Spo tAssis tcurrentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 436 Blin
dSpotA ssis tinope rative ............... 436
ÂChan gekeyb atteries .................. 448
J Checkbrake fluid le vel.............. .426
4Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 443
h Checktyre(s) .............................. .445
J Close boo tsepa rator .................. 458
K Convertible TopO peration pos‐
sible to60 km/h ................................. 458
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 441
Cruise cont rola nd Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Cruise control inope rative ................... 439
Cruise control off ................................ 439
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 41 8
÷ currentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .420
K Decreas espeed ......................... 457 486
Index

Door cont
rolp anel (rear) .......................... 18
Draught stop
Car e................................................... .357
Drink sholder
see Cup holder
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................... 204
Driv eposition
Selecting .............................................1 50
Driv eprogram display ............................ .147
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gsafet ys ystem ............................ .163
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 16 4
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 167
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 172
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 16 4
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 167
Overvie w............................................. 16 3Ra
dar sensor s..................................... .163
Re sponsibility ...................................... 16 3
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 167
Drivin gsystem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tAssist
see ActiveS teering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf etys ystem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Night View Assi st
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR eversing camera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Drivin gabroad (changin gthe lights) ..... 11 7
Gene rald rivin gtips ............................ .143 Ru
nning-in no tes. .................................1 42
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 147
Con figuring driv eprogram I................. 14 8
Displ aying engin edata. ...................... .148
Displ aying vehicle dat a........................ 14 8
Driv eprogram displ ay......................... .147
Driv eprograms .... ............................... .147
Fu nctio n............................................... 147
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 47
Selecting thed rive program ................. 147 E
E10 ............................................................ 41 0
Easy entr yfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 104
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 104 Index
489

EBD (Electronic Brak
eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. ................................... 167
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 14 6
Re setting. ............................................ 222
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 145, 14 6
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .145
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 45
Operatio n............................................ 14 5
Switching off/on ................................. 14 6
Electric pa rking brake .............159,160, 161
App lying automaticall y....................... .159
Applying or releasing manuall y........... .161
Emergency braking .............................. 161
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 16 0
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................26
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 405 Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .20
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .364
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 364
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ 363
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 363
Setting up thew arning triangle .......... .364
Emer gency braking ..................................1 61
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start .......................... 381
Emer gency key
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .73
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 66
Un lockin gthe boo tlid ........................... 78
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .............................. 141
ENERGIZIN Gcomfort
Overvie wofprograms .......................... 261
St artin gthe program ........................... 262
Energy consum ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .65Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 45
Engine numbe r................................... .407
St artin g(Digital Car Keys ticker) .......... 14 0
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 141
St artin g(mobile phone) ...................... .140
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 14 2
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 39
St artin gassis tance .............................. 373
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 154
Engine bonnet Functio n(activ eb onnet) ...................... 346
Opening/closing ................................. 347
Re setting( activebonnet) .................... 346
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 14 8
Engine electronics Notes. ................................................. 405
Engine number ........................................4 07
Engine oil ................................................ .349
Ad ditives .............................................. 412
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer ................................... 349 490
Index

Filling capacity .....................................
412
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .412
Quality ................................................. 412
To pping up ...........................................3 49
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 24 8
On thet ouchpad .................................. 24 9
Using thec ontroller ............................. 24 8
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. .310
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t................................. 167
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 16 5
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .167
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 16 5
EU general operating permit number ....407
Exhaus tpipes (Care) .............................. .358
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 358
Ex terior lighting
see Lights External device
Lockin g............................................... 255 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 45
Calling up ............................................ 24 5
Del eting .............................................. .246
Moving ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w............................................. 24 5
Re naming ............................................ 24 5
Fi lling station sear ch
St artin gana utomatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 267
Switching thea utomatic filling sta‐
tio ns ear chon/of f...............................2 72
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 364
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) .......................... 364 Flacon
Inse rting/ removing ............................. 13 4
Flat ty re.................................................... 365
MOExtende dtyres ............................... 365
No tes. ................................................. 365
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 67
Wheel chang e..................................... .396
Floor mats ................................................ 11 6
Fo glight (extended range) ......................1 21
Fo lding draugh tstop
Car e................................................... .358
Fittin g................................................... .87
Re moving ............................................... 87
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 13 4
Inserting/removing thef lacon ............ .134
Setting ................................................. 13 4
Fr ee software ............................................ 33
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e..................................... .406
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 406 Index
491

W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 363
Setting up ............................................ 364
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 465
JB rake system warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 464
JBrak esystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 463
?Coolan twarning lam p................. .473
· Distance warning warning lam p..4 70
#Electrical fault warning lam p....... 472
; Engine diagnosi swarning lam p... 472
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. .467
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ .466
÷ESP ®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...... 466 8Fu
elreser vewarning lam p......... .472
Ð Powe rsteering sy stem warning
lam p..................................................... 471
! Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied .......................... 468
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 469
7Sea tbeltw arning lam pflashes .. .470
7Seat bel twarning lam plights
up ........................................................ 469
àSuspension warning lam p........... 470
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................... 476
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ................ 475
! Yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 468
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................12, 462
In stru ment displa y(ove rview) ................ 12
Overvie w............................................. 462
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .46
Wa rranty ..................................................... 31Wa
sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 353
We ather information ............................... 288
We bbrows er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... .315
Callin gupo ptions ................................ 316
Callin gupt he settings .........................3 16
Del eting abookmar k........................... .316
Del eting br owser dat a.......................... 316
Ending ................................................. .317
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 316
Overvie w..............................................3 16
Showing/hiding them enu ...................3 15
We bsite
Calling up ............................................. 315
Showing/hiding thew eb br owser
menu ................................................... 315
Wheel change
Fitting anew wheel ............................ .400
Lo we ring thev ehicle ............................4 01
Preparation ......................................... 396
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. 398
Re moving awhee l.............................. .400 512
Index