steering MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 122)
R Cornering light (→ page123)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page123)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page123)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 0
Light and sight

&
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
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R
2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R theE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
from start.T herang ed ispl aye ddoes no tindicate
af ixed reduction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
R I(Individual): individual settings
R S+ (Spor tPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
R S(Sport): sporty driving style
R C(Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
R driv esystem
- engine and transmission management
- activ edista nce assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R chassis R
steering Selecting the driv
eprogram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y. Driving and pa
rking 147

#
Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.#
Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1. #
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissio nposition happear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Gearshi
ftrecommendation Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear. Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
matic transmissio nshifts up tothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. Glid
emodef un ction Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
wi th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption. Drivin
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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 when driving
stra ight ahead or cornering
slight ly.
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 requiredforv ehicle stabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given pa rticu‐
lar lyin 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 ybeimpaire dorm aynot
functio ninthefollowing 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 gAssistanc ePack‐
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. Drivin
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Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assistance 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.
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 Cancellin
gabrake application of Active
Brak eAssist
Yo uc an cancel abrake applicatio nofActive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
R Fullyd epressin gthe accelerator pedal or
wit hk ickdown.
R Vehicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: releasing theb rake pedal Ac
tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake appli‐
cation when one of thef ollowing condition sis
fulfilled:
R Youm anoeuv retoavoid theo bstacle.
R The reis no longer arisk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle. Evasiv
eSteering Assis t(onl yvehicles with
Driving Assistan cePackage)
Evasi veSteering Assis thas thef ollowing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Can de tect stationar yorcrossing pedes‐
trians.
R Can assis tthe driver wit hadditional steering
assis tance if it de tects aswerving manoeu‐
vre.
R Canbea ctivatedbyana bruptsteering mo ve‐
ment during aswerving manoeuvre. 17 0
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R
Can assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
R Can react from aspee dofa pproximately
20 km/h up toas pee dofa pproximately
70 km/h.
Yo uc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime by
activel ysteering. &
WARNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition ,the steering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsufficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasive
action ,ifnecessar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations. #
Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle. Also obser
vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered. R
Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Driving and parking
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Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Active
Brak eAssist
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tarti ngthe
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
Select one of thef ollowing settings: #
Early :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Medium :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Late:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Off:
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated. Ve
hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: when thev ehicle is next star ted, the
mediu msetting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assis tisnotavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphi cinthe multifunction displa y. Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights function Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing traf ficinan
emergency braking situation:
R Byflashin gbrake lamps
R By activatin gthe hazard warning lights
If th ev ehicle is braked sharpl yfroms peeds
abo ve50 km/h, theb rake lamps flash rapidly.
This pr ovides traf fict rave lling behin dyou wit han
eve nm oren oticeable warning. If
th ev ehicle is tra velling at speeds of mor ethan
70 km/h at theb eginnin gofthe brak eapplica‐
tion ,the hazar dwarning light sswitc hono nce
th ev ehicle is stationar y.When pulling away
again, theh azar dwarning light sswitc hoffauto‐
maticall yatapproximatel y10k m/h .You can
also switc hofftheh azar dwarning light susing
th eh azar dwarning button. Cruise control and limiter
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ous lystored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cruise contro lisoperated using thec orrespond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
ro ad spee dabove 20 km/h.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident 17 2
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nor
override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in lane.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of cruise control and thes tored
speed ar eshown in them ultifunction displa y. 1
Cruise cont roliss elected
2 Spee diss aved, cruise control is deactivated
3 Speed is sa ved, cruise control is activated %
The segments extending from thec urrent
st ored speed tothee nd of thes cale, or to
th es etwinter tyr elimit, light up in the
speedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so, youw ill mak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads
R On slippe ryroads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid
R When visibility is poor Fu
nction of thel imiter
The limiter restricts thes peed of thev ehicle. To
re duce thes peed swiftl ytothe se tspeed, the
limiter applies theb rake sa utomatically.
Yo uc an limit thes peed as follo ws:
R Variable: fors pee dlimits, e.g. in built-up
areas.
R Perm anen t:forl ong-ter mspee drestrictions,
e.g .whend riving in winter tyr emode.
The variable limiter is operated usin gthe cor re‐
sponding steering wheel buttons. Youc an store
an yr oad speed abo ve20 km/h. Youc an also
per form settings while thev ehicle is stationar yif
th ev ehicle has been star ted.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, thel imiter
can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ov erride thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions .The
limiter is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he
dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, forb raking in good time and fors taying
in lane. Drivin
gand parking 17 3

Shortly befor
ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.When you
confir mthe messag ewith%,d isplaymes‐
sages no longer appear until yous wit ch offt he
ve hicle. The speed will onl ybedisplayeda gain
onc ethe vehicle has been restar ted.
The permanen tlimiter does no tswitc htop as‐
siv em ode evendurin gkickdown and thed riven
speed remains belo wthe se tspeed.
Setting thes peed limitation forw inte rt yres
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Win-
ter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles
ahead ar edetected, thes etdis tance is main‐
ta ined, if necessar y,until thev ehicle comes to a
halt. The vehicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on thed ista nce tothev ehicle in front and
th es etspeed. Speed (in ther ang ebetwe en
20 km/h and 210k m/h )and thed ista nce tothe
ve hicle ahead ar esetand sa vedont hesteering
wheel. Other
features of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving styled epending on the
selected driv eprogram (fuel-saving, comfort‐
able or dynamic) (→ page147)
R Responds in urban speed ranges tostation‐
ar yv ehicles (e xcep tb icycles, mo torcyc les
and pedestrians) if condition saresuf ficient
to enable de tection.
R Initiates rapid acceleration tothes tored
speed, if thet urns ignal indicator is switched
on tochang etot heove rtakin glane.
R Take so ne-sided overtakin grestrictions into
account on mo torw aysoronm ulti-laneroads
wit hs eparat ecarriag ewa ys.
Ve hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis t:ifth ev ehicle
has been braked toas tandstil lonm ulti-lane,
separat ecarriag ewa ysby ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC, it can au tomatically follo wt he vehi‐
cle in front driving of fagain within 30 seconds. If
ac ritical situation is de tected whe ndriving off, a
visua land acoustic warning is given indicating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take control of thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle is no taccelerated an yfurther. 176
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