steering MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Repair Manual

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's
Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ð Steering malfunction
Increased physical effort
See Owner's Manual *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.454
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional acoustic warning signal, EB Dismalfunctioning.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 465

Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 471

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

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tyr epressu remonitoring sy stem is faulty. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in
one or mor eofthe tyres.
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur emay,for example, af fect thev ehicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ #
Have thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 476
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

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

K
Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .457
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ......................4 53
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 454
ÐSt eering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual .......454
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................452
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 443
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 42
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 434
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 460
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 461
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. 450
K Topl owe ring ............................... 458 To
pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ....441
¥ Topupw asherfluid .................... .456
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 437
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 437
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 451
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 421
Ty re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .446
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........447
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .447
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................4 44
d Vehicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 451
ÉVe hiclerising Please wait............ 433
ÉVe hiclerising ...............................4 33hWa
rning tyr edefect .................... .446
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............447
K While stationar y,appl ythe
brakes befor eoperating thes oftt op. .. 457
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k............................. .68
Lockin g(from inside) .............................69
Opening (from inside) ............................68
Po we rclosing function ......................... .73
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................... 73
Un lockin g(from inside) ........................ .68
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .16488
Index

Fr
equency band
Diallin g(on-boar dcomputer) .............. .224
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from thed rive r's seat ............ 95
Fu el
E1 0. .................................................... .410
Pe trol ................................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 41 0
Re ser vefuel le vel. ................................ 411
Sulphu rcontent ................................... 41 0
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .221
Fu elling .................................................... .411
Ad ditives .............................................. 411
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rolp anel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu se insert
see Fuses Fu
ses ........................................................ 381
Assignment diagram ............................3 81
Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 381
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 382
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 383
Fu se bo xont he dashboar d................. 383
No tes. .................................................. 381 G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 15 8
Opening/closing theg arag edoor ........ 157
Programming buttons .......................... 15 5
Ra dio equipment appr oval number s....1 58
Re solving problems ............................. 157
Synchronising ther olling code ............ 15 6
Gearshif tpaddles
see Steering wheel gearshif tpaddles
Gea rshif trecommendation .....................151
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .407
Genuin eparts ............................................ 24
Glide mode ............................................... 151Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 6
Locking/unlocking .............................. 108
Gross weight ............................................ 407 H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ .120
HD prog rammes
se eCAm odule (TV)
Head airbag ................................................ 41
Head le velh eating (AIRSCARF) ..............101
Head restra int .......................................... .95
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 95
Re ar (extending and retracting) ............. 96
Re ar (extending from thef ront). ............96
Head-up display ....................................... 226
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 226 492
Index

Media pla
yerv oice commands ............ 237
Messag evoice commands .................. 238
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 228
Na vigation voice command s............... .232
Operable function s............................. .229
Operatin gsafet y. ................................ .228
Ra dio voice command s....................... 236
Swit chvoice command s..................... .231
Te lephon evoice controls .....................2 35
Te xt messa gevoice command s........... 238
TV voice command s........................... .236
Ty pes of voice command s................... 229
Ve hicle voice command s..................... 239
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 229
Liv eTraffic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 280
Displaying thet raffic map .................... 281
Displaying traf fici ncidents .................. 281
Extending asubscription ..................... 280
Issuing hazar dalerts. .......................... 282
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 280
Loadin gguidelines .................................. 106
Loads Securing .............................................. 106Locator lighting
Swit ching on/of f................................. 12 3
Lock ing/unlocking
Ad ditional door loc k............................. .68
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 71
Locking thed oor sfromt he inside ......... 69
Mobile phone ........................................70
Smartphone .......................................... 70
Un lockin gand opening thed oors
from thei nside ...................................... 68
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Ne thook s........................................... .109
Securing .............................................. 106
Lu ggag enethooks .................................. 109 M
MAGIC VISION CONTROL Windsc reen wiper s.............................. 12 6
Main beam Activating/deactivating ........................ 11 9
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus .......... .122 Maintenance
see ASS YSTP LUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 35
Map ...........................................2 81,2 82, 283
Av oiding an area ..................................2 85
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .285
Changing an area ................................ 286
Deleting an area .................................. 286
Displ aying Qibla .................................. .287
Displ aying thec ompass ....................... 287
Displaying them apversion ................ .285
Displ aying then extintersecting
st re et ................................................... 285
Displaying thes atellit emap ................2 88
Displ aying thet raffic map .................... 281
Displaying weather information .......... .288
Map dat a............................................. 287
Moving ................................................ 284
Overvie w............................................. 282
Selecting POI symbols ......................... 284
Selecting text information ................... 284
Selecting them ap orientation .............2 84
Setting them ap scale .......................... 283
Setting them ap scale automatically ....2 88496
Index

Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sys‐
tem ........................................................... 308
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 308
Information .......................................... 308
Manua lemer gency cal l........................ 309
Overvie w............................................. 308
St arting/ending ERA-GLONAS Stest
mode ...... ............................................ .310
Tr ans ferred dat a..................................3 10
Mercedes-Benz ServiceC entre
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Messag e(multifunction display)
see Displa ymessage
Messag ememory .................................... 416
Messages see Text messa ges
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission forI nternet
connection ........................................... 314
Fr equencies ......................................... 406
Locking thev ehicle ................................ 70
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 14 0Tr
ansmission output (maximum )......... 406
Unl ockin gthe vehicle ............................70
Wi reless chargin g................................. 11 6
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St artin g............................................... 295
St opping ..............................................2 95
Model series ............................................ 407
MOEx tended tyres ..................................3 65
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 121
Multifunction displa y(on-boar dcom‐
puter) ........................................................ 219
Multifunction steering wheel
Overvie wofbuttons ............................ .219
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem .......................... 241, 24 9
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .163
Ad justing thev olume ........................... 247Central cont
role lements .................... .241
Con figuring displa ysettings ................2 49
ENERGIZING comfor tprogram over‐
vie w. .................................................... 261
Mainf unctions ..................................... 24 4
Overvie w..............................................2 41
Re ar climat econtrol ............................ 13 3
Re storing thef actor ysettings ............. 260
Setting thef ootwell temp eratur e......... 13 3
St artin gthe ENERG IZING comfort
program ..............................................2 62
Switching thes ound on/of f................. 24 6 N
Na vigation
Calling up theD igital Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................2 88
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 223
Showing/hiding them enu ...................2 63
Switching on ....................................... 263
Up dating them ap dat a........................ 286
Vo ice command s(LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 32
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry 498
Index