ignition MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

5
L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e125).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps. 11 8
Light and sight

Setting
thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Inte-
rior light shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Wi
ndscreen wiper sand windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
thew indscreen wiper son/off 1
gWindsc reen wiper soff
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5. #
Singlew ipe /washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping wit hwashe rfluid Moving
thew iper arms toav ertical position
(service position) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indscreen wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indscreen wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor echanging the
wiper blades. Light and sight
12 5

Driving
Note
sonM ercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm ayfailto recog‐
nise dangers.
R AMG Performance exhaus tsyst em
R AMG high-per form anc ebrake system and
AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
R RACE START
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching on
thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition j.
R startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Vehicle Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Vehicle Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. 13 8
Driving and pa rking

&
WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem. Re
quirements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp:
th em obile phone is in stowages pace
(→ pag e142). #
Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windscreen wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress but ton1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
th et ransmission is in position j.
or
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress but ton1once. St
arting thev ehicle St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton
Requ irements:
R The keyisl ocated in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R Or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is
activated via theM ercedes me connect web Driving and pa
rking 13 9

&
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
functionsr elevant tosaf etya re re stricted or
no longer available. This ma yeffect, for
ex ample, thep owe rsteering sy stem and the
brak eforce boosting.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase, fore xamp le, if thev ehi‐
cle is stuc kins now. #
When thee ngine or thes tationary
heater ar erunning, keep thet ailpipe
and thea reaa round thev ehicle clear of
sno w. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing thew ind toensur eana de‐
qu ates uppl yoff resh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto theb rake linings
by permanentl ydepressing theb rake
pedal #
Do no tpermanentl ydepress theb rake
pedal while driving. 14 4
Driving and pa rking

If
th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The Vehicleisoperational
Switch off the ignition before exiting display
messa gealso appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y.Ifyo udon otswit chofft he ignition, the
ignition is automaticall yswitched of fafter one
minu te. Switching
theE CO start/s topf unction
off/on #
Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2light sup,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysummarises thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
R driv ewithp articular care
R driv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
R obser vetheg earshif trecommendations The inner segment light
supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacceleration 14 6
Driving and pa rking

&
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y. j
Park position
k Reverseg ear
i Neutral
h Driv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupord owntot hefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Driving and parking
14 9

This dischar
gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles wit hapetro le ngine:
ev en small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication. #
The RONr equirement is located in the
fuel filler flap.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100 R
petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hapetro le ngine. If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
R Do no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es
drained compl etely. *
NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks. #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. *
NO
TEFuel ma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. Re
quirements:
R unloc kthe vehicle.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Please also obser vethen otes on service prod‐
ucts and fuels (→ page411). Driving and parking
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1
Night View Assi stdisplay
2 Standb ysymbo lfor activ epede strian de tec‐
tion
3 Highlighting
4 Pedestrian de tected
If pedestria ndetection is active, standb ysymbol
2 appears. Ther eisnoseparatesymbo lfor ani‐
mals. De tected pedestrians or animal sarehigh‐
lighted byac oloured frame.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gNight View Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been star tedort he ignition
is switched on. R
The light switc hisintheà orL posi‐
tion.
R Reverseg ear has no tbeen engaged. #
Press button 1.
The appropriat eNightViewA ssistdisplay
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
% The infrared headlamps ar edeactivated at
speeds belo w5km/h. The Night View image continues
tobe displa yedu ntil yous wit ch it
of fbyp ressing button 1.
Switching automatic activation on/off
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→pag e210).
R The car riag ewa yisn otlit.
R The speed is at leas t60k m/ h.
If all ther equirements ar efulfilled, then ight
vision imag eisautomatically shown in them ulti‐
function displa yassoon as people or animals
ar ed etected.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Aut.
Night View Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Spotlight function
The spotlight function is an additional function
fo rN ight View Assi st.Itr uns in theb ackg round
and flashes theh eadlamps at de tected persons
wi th four sho rtimpulses. This att racts thed riv‐
er's attention toapproachin gpedestrians. Drivin
gand parking 211

Note
sono perating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icationequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation. This could also cause
youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on ly operatem obile communi‐
cation sequipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Do no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephon ecall can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y. Operation
Multifunction
steering wheel operation over‐
vi ew LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af tert he ignition is switched on. 228
LINGU ATRO NIC