ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Repair Manual

In order
tocons tantl yimpr ove theq ualit yofo ur
services youw illrecei vefutur eupdates fory our
multimedia sy stem, theM ercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to youvia
th em obile phone connection in your vehicle
and, in man ycases, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni tort he status of your updates at any
tim eont he Mercedes me por tala nd find infor‐
matio nabout potentia linno vations.
Yo ur advantages at aglance:
R con veniently recei vesoftwar eupdate svia
th em obile phone network
R thel ong-te rmqualit yand availabilit yof
Mercedes me connec tisguaranteed
R keep your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about softwar eupdates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rformin gasoftwar eupdate
Re quirements:
R An Interne tconnection is requiredfor
updates whic hareobtaine donlin e. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically
Re quirements:
R Your vehicle has abuilt-in communication
module. #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates ar eperform ed.
The cur rent status of theu pdates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manually #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an updat efromt he lis tand star tt he
update.
Sear ching forn ew Up dates
Re quirements:
R Your vehicle does no thave abuilt-in commu‐
nicatio nmodule.
R An In tern et-enabled mobil ephone is connec‐
te dtot he multimedia sy stem (→ page292). #
Select Search for new updates.
The lis tofavailable updates is refreshed. #
Select an updat eand star tt he update.
The selected updat eisdownloaded via the
connected mobil ephone.
Ac tivatin gthe so ftwa reupdate #
Restar tt he sy stem.
Important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates ma ybenecessar yfor
th es ecurity of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else thes ecurity
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic softwar eupdates ar eactivated,
th es ystemu pdates will be downloaded auto‐
maticall y(→ pag e259).
As soon as an updat eisavailable ford ow nload,
ac orresponding messag eappears onthem ulti‐
media sy stem displa y.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing selection options:
R Download
The updat ewill be downloaded in theb ack‐
ground. Multimedia sy
stem 259

Prog
rams Function
We ll being
Can aidthep hysical and mental relaxation of occupants. Abackm assag ecombined wit hlocal warmthpro‐
vide relaxation .The air is purified using ionisation and apleasant fragranc eisreleased. The music pla yer
pla ysselections of calming music and thev ehicle interior is illuminated wit hpleasant lighting.
Tr aining
Cancounteract theo nse tofm uscletension, limbs falling asleep or stre ss wit htarge tedr elaxation or stim‐
ulation exercises. The exercises ar edemon stra tedins hortvideos. The air is purified using ionisation and a
pleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is illuminated wit hlighting appropriat etotheexercise. %
Please no tethat thea vailable prog rams and
th ea ssociated function saredependant on
yo ur vehicle equipment. Depending on your
equipment ,few er function smaybe availa‐
ble. St
arting theE NERGIZIN Gcomfor tprogram Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
% ENE RGIZING comfor tisavailable appr ox‐
imatel yfivem inutes af ters tartin gt he multi‐
media sy stem. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
ENERGIZING Comfort #
Select Refresh, Warmth,Vitality ,Joy orWell-
being.
The selected prog ramw illr un fort en minutes.
St arting training #
Select Training. #
Select Muscle relaxation, Muscle stimulation
or Balance.
The selected training vide ostartsa nd is dis‐
pla yedint he media displa y. #
Select Full-screen video.
The training video is displ ayed in full screen.
% Forinformation about pausing or skipping
videos, see Medi aplayback( →pag e324).
If, during an activ eprogram, afunction require‐
men tisnol onger met, acorresponding message
appears .The acti veprogram is cancelled. 262
Multimedia sy stem

Alternativel
yfiltering th edispla ybyc ontacts #
Enteran ame or telephon enumber ,for exam‐
ple, int othe sear chfield. #
Select ¡.
The firs tc ontact in thel istish ighlighted. #
Select thec ontact. #
Select thea ddress.
Entering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Previous and other destina-
tions .
Geo-coordinates #
Ente rgeo-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws theposition. #
Confir mthe entr y. #
Tocalculat earoute: select Start route
guidance . #
Ifar out ehas already been created, select
Start ne wrout eguidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination . Selecting from
them ap
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternativel y:ifth em ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→ pag e284). #
Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or #
Slid ethe controller in an ydirection.
The map mo vesint he cor responding direc‐
tion under thec rosshair .The mor eyou mo ve
yo ur finger away from thes tartin gp osition
on thet ouchpad ,the fast erthem ap mo ves. #
Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad.
If se verald estination sarelocated around the
crosshair ,alists hows thea vailable POI sand
ro ads. If
ad estinatio nislocated exact ly on the
crosshair ,the destination address is dis‐
pla yed. #
Select thed estination in thel ist.
The destination address is shown.
Setting them aporientation to2D or 3D #
Highlight Map orientation: 2D/3D. #
Press theT ouc hControl, thet ouchpad or the
controller.
The map will be displ ayed in thes elected
map orientation.
Showing traf ficm essages in thev icinit yof
th em ap #
Select Traffic messages for th evicinity.
The map appears. #
Swipe lef torright on thet ouchpad.
or #
Slide thec ontroller tothel eftorr ight.
The pr evious or next traf fici ncident is high‐
lighted on them ap. Information on thet raffic
incident is displa yed. Multimedia sy
stem 269

option is enabled.
Amessag eappear sand you
will hear acorresponding message.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Switc hannouncements on Oor off ª.
R Announc etraffic warnings
This function is no tavailable in all coun‐
tries.
R Announc estreet names
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of ther oads that will follo wt he
upcomin gchang eofd irection.
This function is no tavailable in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Requ irements:
R Adestination is entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select Intermediate destinations and info.
The following informatio nisdisplayed:
R intermediat edestinations and destination
The routec an also include up tofour
intermediat edestinations.
R name, address
R remaining driving dis tance
R time of ar rival
Selecting an alternativ eroute
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and position #
Select Alternativ eroute.
The routes ar edispl ayed in accordance with
th es etting made in ther out esettings.
The cur rentl ys elected routeiss hown wit ha
dar kblue line. #
Select thea lternativ eroute. Switching
thea utomatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O:whenthef uel reser velevel
is reached, apromp tappear sasking whe ther
yo uw ant tostar ts ear ching forf illing sta‐
tions.
St arting thea utomatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIS Tand the Suggest rest
area function ar eactivated (→ page207).
Driving situation
The Attention Assist Do you want to start the
rest area search? messageisshown. #
Select Yes.
The service statio nsear ch st arts.The availa‐
ble servic estations alon gthe routeorint he
vicinity of thev ehicle's cur rent positio nare
displ ayed. 272
Multimedia sy stem

•Tof
ilterthed ispla yofP OIs in thev icinity
according toPOI category
5 Switches thed ispla yofp ersonal POI sym‐
bols on them ap on or off
6 Switches one of thef ollowing displa yson or
of fd epending on thee quipment:
•W eather information
•S atellit emap
•T raffic incidents
7 Switche sthe tra ffic map displa yonoro ff
The map and satellit eimages ar eshown in globe
projection. This allo wsforar ealistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vatio nm odel‐
ling.
Depending on them ap data, impor tant buildings
in ma nycities ar edepicted realisticall yonthe
map in small map scales (20m,50m ). Other
buildings ar eshown as models.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (→ page255).
If online information is available, fuel price sand
th ea vailabilit yofparkingspaces in multi-s torey
car pa rksa redispla yed, fore xamp le. %
Requirements:
R Youh ave aMercedes me account.
R The servic ehas been activated at a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Fu rther information can be found at :http://
www.mercedes.me
If Display in COMAND is activated inTraf ficS ign
Assi st (→pag e209) ,speed limits and overtak‐
ing restrictions ar edispl ay ed on them ap.
% Compan ylogos displa yedont he map are
trademar ksofther espectiv ecompanies and
used solely fort he purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
suc hlogos on them ap does no tindicate
appr oval of, suppo rtof or advertising by
th ese companies fort he navigation sy stem
itself.
Setting them apscale
Re quirements:
R The map is shown. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Tozoo min:swipe down on theT ouc hCon‐
trol.
or #
Turn thec ontroller anti-clockwise.
or #
Movetwof inger saparton thet ouchpad. #
Tozoo mo ut:swipe up on theT ouc hControl.
or #
Turn thec ontroller clockwise.
or #
Movetwof inger stogether on thet ouchpad.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (→ page255). Multimedi
asyst em 283

Moving
them ap
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→ pag e282). #
Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or #
Slid ethe controller in an ydirection.
The map mo vesint he cor responding direc‐
tion under thec rosshair .The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thes tarti ngposi‐
tio nont hetouchpad, thef astert he map
mo ves. Selecting
them aporientation
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl or the
to uchpad.
The map men uappears. #
In map menu 3,select N,2D or
3D( →pag e282).
R N:t he 2D map vie wisdisplayedsot hat
nor this alw aysatt hetop.
R 2D:t he 2D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
R 3D:t he 3D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent
POIs include filling stations and ho tels whic hcan
be displa yedass ymbols on them ap,fore xam‐
ple. Notall POI sareavailable everywhere. #
Select POI symbols .
The #do tindicates thec urrent setting.
Standard displayss ymbols of predefined cat‐
egories on them ap.
User defined allowsyoutop ersonall yselect
th es ymbols fort he available categories.
None switches thed ispla yoff. #
Select asetting. #
User defined:s elect categories.
The POI symbols of thes elected categories
ar ed ispla yedOor no tdispla yedª.
Selecting text information
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Text
information #
Select text information.
Current street showsthes tree tyou ar ecur‐
re ntly driving on at theb otto moft he displa y.
When them ap is mo ved, thef ollowing infor‐
mation appear sunder thec rosshair:
R stre et name
R POI name 284
Multimedia sy stem

When using Apple CarPlay™ via
thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via LINGU ATRO NIC
(→ pag e228).
Only one mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilit yofApple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, e.g. telephon yorthe
media sources Blue tooth®
audio and iPod ®
,a re
una vailable.
Onl yone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R Apple ®
operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on thei Phone ®
.
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem via theU SB port çusing asuita‐
ble cable (→ page324).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay
Setting automatic or manual start
Am essa geappear swhen connec tedf or thef irst
time. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start automatically is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will no wstart immediately
af te rt he iPhone ®
is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem using aUSB cable. #
Manua lstar t:select Manually . #
Select thei Phone ®
in thed evice list. Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
If yo us elected automatic start, youw ill ha ve
to star tA pple CarPlay™ manuall ythe next
time youw ant touse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdispla yedint he
fo re ground befor edisconnecting, thea ppli‐
cation starts in theb ackg round when recon‐
nected. Youc an call up Apple CarPlay™ in
th em ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay .
Sound #
Select thet one men u(→ page 343). 302
Multimedi asystem

Endin
gApple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lect ricity.
or #
Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview
Mobile phon efunction scan be used with
Android Autousin gthe Android operating sys‐
te mont he multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on them ultifunction steering wheel. When using Android
Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv ia LINGU ATRO NIC (→ page228).
Only one mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
App smayvary accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On ly one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. R
The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android AutoApp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ pag e290).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Au to.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port çusing a
suitable cable (→ page324).
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears. Multimedia sy
stem 303

#
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
Ac tivatin gautomati cstart #
Select Startautomatically O.
St arting manually #
Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Android Autowa sn otdispla yedint hefore‐
ground befor edisconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected.
Yo uc an call up Android Autointhem ain
menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto .
Sound #
Selecting thet one men u(→ page 343). Ending Android
Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lect ricity.
or #
Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redv ehicle dat awhenu sing Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto Information on trans
ferred vehicl edata
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible. Sy
stem information:
R Softwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimise
communication between thev ehicle and the
mobil ephone.
To do this, and toassig nseve ralv ehicles tothe
mobil ephone, avehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
Thi sh asno connectio ntothevehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(→pag e260).
Driving status data:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothed riving
situation. 304
Multimedia sy stem

Po
sition data:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
Thi sd ataiso nlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is activ einorder toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel). Mercedes me connect
Information on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connec
tprovide sthe following
services:
R Breakdown management
R Appointmen trequests or similar
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsystem
R Accident mana gement
The Mercedes-Benz Cust omer Centreand the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lcentr eareavaila‐
ble fory ou around thec lock. The Inf
ocall button, theb reakdown assis tance
cal lbuttona nd thee mer gency cal lbuttonc an be
fo und on theo verhead control panel of thev ehi‐
cle (→ page307).
Yo uc an also call theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centr eusing them ultimedia sy stem
(→ pag e307).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connec tisa
Mercedes-Ben zservice. In emer gencies, al ways
cal lthe national emer gency service sfirst using
th es tandar dnational emer gency service phone
numbe rs.Ine mergencies, youc an also use the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em
(→ pag e310).
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th ep rovide dservice scope and operation:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/de_DE/index.html
Calling theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedi asystem
Requ irements:
R Youh ave access toaG SM networ k. R
The contra ct partner' sGSM networ kcove r‐
ag eisa vailable in ther espectiv eregion.
R The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
dat acan be transfer reda utomaticall y.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af terc onfirmation, them ultimedia sy stem
sends ther equired vehicle data.
The dat atransfer is shown in thed ispla y.
Then, youc an select aservic eand be con‐
nected toas pecialis tatthe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre.
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th ep rovide dservice scope and operation is
av ailable at :http://ma nuals.daimler.com/baix/
cars/connectme/de_DE/ind ex.html
Making acallv ia the overhead control panel
Re quirements:
R Youh avea ccess toaG SM networ k.
R The contra ct partner' sGSM networ kcove r‐
ag eisa vailable in ther espectiv eregion. Multimedia sy
stem 305