light MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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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
6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The
reds eat belt warning lam plight supa fter thee ngine is star ted.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt .
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit. Displa
ymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 469

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger ha snotfast ened their seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
à Suspension warning lamp The
yello wA IRBO DY CONTROL warning lam pison.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is faulty. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
·
Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plight supw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reapproachin ganobstacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st . 47 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tyr epressur elossinatl east one of thet yres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 475

Fu
nctio n.............................................. 17 9
Setting ................................................. 209
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .182
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .184
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............1 85
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist .................. 184
Displ aysint he Instrument Displa y...... 186
Fu nctio n.............................................. 182
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 82
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .123
Fu nctio n.............................................. 12 2
Ad ditional doo rlock .................................. 68
Ad diti ves ................................................... 412
Engine oi l............................................. 412
Fu elling ................................................ 411
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling Ad
dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 343
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 342
Ad justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 343
Ad justin gthe sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 344
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343 ADS PLUS damping sy
stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 189
Setting ................................................. 19 0
Suspensio n.......................................... 189
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 32
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 13 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 5
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 13 6
Ad justing theA IRSCARF vents ............. 137
Glo vebox. ............................................ 13 6
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 13 3
Airbag ........................................................ .41
Ac tivation .............................................. 35 478
Index

Fr
ont airbag ...........................................41
Hea dairba g. .......................................... 41
Ins tallation locations .............................. 41
Knee airbag ............................................ 41
Overvie w................................................ 41
Pr otection ..............................................42
Re duced pr otection ...............................43
Sid eimp acta irba g. ................................ 41
AIR CAP
Ac tivating .............................................. 86
Deactivating .......................................... 86
AIRSCARF Switching on/o ff................................. 101
AIRS CARF vents
Ad justing ............................................. 137
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Ambient lighting ...................................... 124Android
Auto ............................................ 303
Connecting amobilephone ................. 303
Ending ................................................. 304
No te .................................................... 303
Overvie w............................................. 303
Sound settings .................................... 304
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................3 04
Animals Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 62
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-thef talar ms ystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Ad ditional door loc k............................. .68
Immobiliser ...........................................89
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) Apple CarPlay™
....................................... 301
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 302
Ending .................................................3 03
No tes. ................................................. 302
Overvie w..............................................3 01
To ne settings ....................................... 302
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................3 04
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console............................ 11 2
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 221
Assistanc esystems
see Drivin gsafet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................... 345
Batter ydisconnectio nperiods .. ...........3 46
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 345
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 345
Re gular maintenance work .................. 345
Specia lservice requ irements .............. 345
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. 89
Ac tivating/deactivating interio rpro‐
te ction ................................................... 91
Deactivating thea larm. ......................... 90
Fu nctio n................................................ 89 Index
47 9

Fu
nctio nofi nterio rprotection ............... 91
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 91
To w- aw ay protection function ................90
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 206, 207
Fu nctio n.............................................. 206
Setting ................................................. 207
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 06
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 320
Connecting USB devices ..................... 322
Co pyright ............................................. 320
Information .......................................... 318
Inserting/removing an SD car d........... 320
Media sear ch....................................... 325
Overvie w.............................................. 321
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .322
Selecting atrack ................................. 322
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 322
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .322
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Au
tomatic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 11 8
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera irbag
shu toff ........................................................ 44
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger airbag shutof f....................... 44
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .................... 44,46
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 46
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................... 97Au
tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .130
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................... 14 8
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 147
Driv eprogram s.................................... 147
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h..................... 147
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 15 0
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .149
Kickdown ............................................. 151
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 15 0
Selecting par kposition ........................ 15 0
Shifting toneutral ................................ 14 9
St eering wheel gearshif tpaddles ........ 15 0
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .148
Tr ansmission position s....................... .148
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 407 B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .164
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 14 2
Ke y. ...................................................... .66480
Index

Batter
y(vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 373
No tes. .................................................. 371
St artin gassis tance .............................. 373
Tr ickle charge r. ................................... .161
Belt see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist ...................................... 212
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .214
Fu nctio n............................................... 212
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 12
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .252
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... .312
Settings ............................................... 251
Switching profil e(DUN/PAN) .............. 313
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 330
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 330
Information .......................................... 327
Overvie w............................................. 328
Searchi ngforat rack ........................... 330 Sear
ching fora nd auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 329
Selecting amusic pla yer. ................... .330
Switching device via NFC .................... 330
Boo tlid
Ac tivating/deactivating theb ootlid
opening limiter ...................................... 78
Closin g................................................... 74
HANDS-FREE ACCES S........................... 76
Locking separa tely ................................ 77
Opening .................................................73
Opening dimensions ............................4 14
Po we rclosing function ........................... 74
Unlocking (emergency key) .................... 78
Boo tseparator
Closing .................................................. 85
Opening ................................................. 85
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 413
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 167Brakes
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 16 4
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 167
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 172
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 16 4
Driving tip s.......................................... 14 3
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 167
HOLD functio n.................................... .188
Limi tedb raking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 14 3
New/replaced brak elinings/brake
discs .................................................... 14 2
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 42
Braking assi stance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Breakdown Assis tance overview. ............................ .20
To w- startin g......................................... 381
To wing away ........................................ 377
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 78
Wheel chang e..................................... .396
Breakdown see Flat tyre Index
481

Breakdown assistanc
ecall
see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round sound
sy stem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... 343
Ad justing thes ound optimisation ........ 344
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s............................................... 343
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .343
Calling up thes ound menu .................. 343
Information .......................................... 343
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 344
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem .....3 42
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... 342
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 343
Ad justing treble ,mid and bass set‐
ting s.................................................... 342
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .342
Calling up thes ound menu .................. 342
Information .......................................... 342
Switching thes urround soun don/off
............................................................ .343 Business
telephony
Setting up an Interne tconnection ........ 311
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................2 19 C
CA module (TV) ........................................ 341
Calling up amenu ................................ 341
Inse rting .............................................. 341
Call list Makin gacall ...................................... .298
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 299
Overvie w............................................. 298
Calling up thes ound menu
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 343
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 342
Calls ..........................................................2 95
Ac cepting ............................................ 295
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ....... 295
Call swiths eve ralp articipant s............. 295
Declin ing. ............................................ 295
Ending acall ........................................ 295
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 296 Makin
g............................................... .295
Vi at he ove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect )......................3 05
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 352
Care ..........................................................3 60
Carw ash ............................................. 352
Carpe t.................................................3 60
Displ ay................................................ 360
Draught stop ....................................... 357
EAS Y-PA CK boo tbox ...........................3 60
Exhaus tpipes ...................................... 358
Exterior lighting ................................... 358
Fo lding draught stop ........................... 358
High-pressur ecleaner .........................3 53
Matt finis h. .......................................... 354
Night View Assi st................................ 355
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 354 482
Index