MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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rning. The camera also de tects traf fics igns
wi th arestriction ind icated byan additional sign
(e.g. in wetconditions). 1
Warning in them ultifunction displa yifdriv‐
ing on toas ectio nofr oad in thew rong
direction of tr avel
Wa rning when them aximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyouify ou unintentionally
exc eed them aximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, youc an specify in them ultimedia sy stem
by howm ucht he maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded befor eawarning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thew arning is tobe jus ta visual
warning or an acoustic one as well. If the
automatic spee daccep tance forA ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cisactivated, thew arning sare
suppressed.
Displa yinthe Instrument Display 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when ther eisar estriction
3 Additional sign wit hrestriction
% Displa yofspeed restriction signs ha spriority
ove rother recognised traf fics igns, e.g. over‐
ta king restriction signs. Since
Traf ficS ign Assi stalso uses thed ata
st ored in then avigation sy stem, it can update
th ed ispla yint hefollowing situations without
de tecting traf fics igns:
R Whe nthe vehicle changes roads, e.g .slip
ro ad or mo torw ay ex it.
R When avillag eort ownb oundar yispassed
whic hiss tore dint he digital map. Tr
af ficS ign Assi stis no tavailable in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th es peedome ter. 208
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Wa
rning when app roaching pedestrian cross‐
ings
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
th es ystemc anwarnyouify ou approac ha
pedestrian crossing wit hyour vehicle. Ames‐
sag eappears inthei nstrument clus ter. The
warning occur sifappropriat etraffic signs or
ro ad markings ar erecognised and pedestrians
ar ep resent in thed anger zone. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifyo ua redrivin gwithp oor visibilit ycondi‐
tions ,e.g.d ue toinsuf ficient illumination of
th er oad, highly variable shade conditions, or
due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Youa reaffected byglare, e.g .fro mo ncoming
traf fic, thes un or reflections.
R The windscreen is dirty in thea reaoft he
multifunction camera, or thec amer aism is‐
te du p, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth et raffic signs ar ehardtod etect, e.g. due
to dir tors now, or because they arec ove red,
or due toinsuf ficient lighting.
R Ifth ei nformation in then avigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.
R The signs ar eambiguous, e.g. traf fics igns on
construction sites or in adjacent lanes. Setting
Traf ficS ign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Traffic
Sign Assist
Ac tivatin g/deacti vatin ga utomati cadoption
of speed limits
Re quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d. #
Select Adopt limit. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The speed limits de tected byTraf ficS ign
Assi starea utomaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fics igns in the
media display #
Select Display in COMAND . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe type of warning #
Select Visual&audible ,Visual orNone. Driving and parking
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Ad
justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desired speed. Night
View Assist Fu
nction of Night View Assist Wi
th th eaid of camera 2,NightView Assi st
helps youtor ecognise thec ourse of ther oad or
obs tacle sint he dar k.The multifunction display
th en sho wsam onochrome imag eofthe sur‐
ro unding area in fron tofthevehicle. Infrared
camera 1helps de tect pedestrians and ani‐
mals.
% As infrared light is no tvisible totheh uman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eiso ncoming traf fic.
The infrared headlamps switc honinthe
dar kfroms peeds of appr oximatel y10km/h.
Thi sm eans that, while stationar y,yo udon ot
ha ve thef ull visual rang ea nd canno tcheck
whe ther Night View Assi stiswo rking.
Sy stem limitations
Night View Assi stcanno tdispl ay object sdirectly
in front of or directl ynexttot hevehicle. It may
be thec ase that object sarehighlighted as well
as pedestrians or animals.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R Poor visibility ,e.g. sno w,rain, fogorh eavy
spr ay. R
The windscreen is dirty in thev icinity of the
came ra.
R The camer aismiste du p, damaged or cov‐
ered.
R The infrared camera in ther adiator grille is
damaged, dirty ,miste duporc overed.
R On bends, on hilltops or in dips.
R Athigh ambient temp eratures.
Fu nction of pedestrian and anima ldetection
of Night View Assist
Nigh tViewA ssistcan de tect pedestrians using
typica lcharacteristics, e.g. theb ody conto urs
and postur eofapersonstanding upright.
Lar geanimals, e.g .deer ,cows or horses, can
also be de tected. Smal lanimals, e.g. dog sor
cats, ar enotdetected.
Pe destrian and animal de tection is au tomatically
switched on when thef ollowing requ irements
ar ef ulfilled:
R Night View Assi stis activated.
R The drivin gspeed is at leas t10k m/h.
R It is da rk. 210
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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
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Displa
yinthe assistance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched on but no toper‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched on and operating
The pedestrians ymbol inthea ssis tance graphic
indica test he status of thes potlight function .If
th ep edestrian symbol is displa yedd ark 1,t he
function is switched on. If thes ymbol is dis‐ pla
yedb right 2,t he conditions fort he Spotlight
function ar ealso fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does no tflash at animals.
The spotlight function is no tactiv eorisa ctive
on lyto alimited extent if:
R Youa redrivin ginurban traf fic.
R The pedestrians are loca tedint he area of an
oncoming vehicle or avehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
R Pedestrian de tection is acti ve (→pag e210).
R Thec arriag ew ay is no tlit.
R The speed is at leas t60k m/ h.
R Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is swit ched
on.
If all ther equirements ar efulfilled, theh eadlamp
fl ashes four sho rtpulses at apedestrian de tec‐
te donorn eartothec arriag ewa y. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ .
Light set-
tings .
Spotlight #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Blind Spo
tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto40m
behind your vehicle and 3mdirectlynexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tlyn exttoy our
ve hicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
light supr ed.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once .The red
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the 212
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tur
ns igna lindica torr emain son, all other de tec‐
te dv ehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflashin gof
th er ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient di stanc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybelimited in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered
R poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
sno wors pray
R narrowv ehicles, e.g. bicycles, ar ewithin the
monitoring range
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. lor ries, forap ro‐
longed time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of brak eapplication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssist)
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision. The course-cor
recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication cann ot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication. #
Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tothe
fo llowing:
R Over taking vehicles closely on thes ide,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea. Driving and parking
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R
Vehicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed.
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Ac
tiveB lind Spo tAssistis onl yana id. It ma yfail
to detect some vehicles and is no tasubstitute
fo ra ttentiv edriving. Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eis
suf ficient di stanc etot he side foro ther road
user sand obs tacles. If
ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication occurs,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sounds. In addition, adis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
ma ybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornoneat
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash ba rriers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Avehicle approaches tooc losely on thes ide.
R Youh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
R Youb rake or accelerat esignificantl y.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, e.g .ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated. R
Aloss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyreis
de tected.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
or Activ eB lind Spo tAssist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Blind
Spot Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. 214
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Ac
tiv eL aneK eeping Assist Fu
nction of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. Yo
ua rewa rned byvibration pulses in thes teer‐
ing wheel in thef ollowing circums tances:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
R Afront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Whe ther aw arning is issued and when this
occur salso depends on thes elected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aws of ph ysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions .Activ eLaneK eeping Assis tisonlyan
aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good time and fors taying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking pac kage: ifthe
lane markings ar esolid lines and youdon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ifyo udon otre
act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane. In thec ase of abroke nl ane mark‐
ing being de tected, abrake application will only
be mad eifavehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane .Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brak eappli cation is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en 60 km/h and 200 km/h. If
al an e-co rrecting brak eapplication occurs, dis‐
play 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y. Driving and pa
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Sy
stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occu rsin
th ef ollowing situations:
R Youc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist.
R Youh ave adop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogor
heavy spr ay. R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he windscreen in thev icin‐
ity of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera
is mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
R Noor se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rsinther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occu rs. Ac
tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
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#
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient di stanc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings.
In su chcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you. Re
quirements:
The driving speed is at leas t60k m/h. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BASorE SP®
.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R Youc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivit yofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting. Driving and parking
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