brake light MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
15 2
2 Combination swit ch →
121
3 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 0
4 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
48,,
5 Displa y(multimedia sy stem) →
24 3
6 Start/ stop button →
141
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 3
8 Glovebox →
11 0
9 Stow agec ompartment →
109
A Cup holder →
11 3
B Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 2
C Extend sthe rear seat head restra ints →
98
D Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
19 6
E Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
24 3
F Opens and close thes oftt op →
85
G Activates and deacti vatesA IRCAP →
88
H Opens and close sthe side windo ws →
81 I
ActiveP arking Assist →
204
J Sets thev ehicle le vel →
19 2
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
L ECO start/ stop function →
14 8
M Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
221
N Adjusts thes teering wheel →
104
O Control panel for:
on-boar dcomputer →
221
Operating cruise contro lorthevariable limiter →
176
Operating ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
180
P Unloc kstheb onnet →
349
Q Electric parking brake →
161
R Light switch →
11 9
S Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
186
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
218
Night View Assi st →
213 At
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1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
24 3
2 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
48,,
3 Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
15 2
4 Combination swit ch →
121
5 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 0
6 Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
186
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
218
Night View Assi st →
213
Head-up display →
,228
Seat bel textender →
41
7 Light switch →
11 9
8 Electric pa rking brake →
161
9 Unloc kstheb onnet →
349
A Control pane lfor:
on-boar dcomputer →
221
Operating cruise contro lorthevariable limiter →
176 Operating
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
180
B Start/ stop button →
141
C Adjusts thes teering wheel →
104
D Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
221
E Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 3
F ECO start/ stop function →
14 8
G DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
H Sets thev ehicle le vel →
19 2
I ActiveP arking Assist →
204
J Open sand closes thes ide windo ws →
81
K Activates and deacti vatesA IRCAP →
88
L Opens and close sthe sof ttop →
85
M Cont role lements fort he multimedia sy stem →
24 3
N Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
19 6
O Extend sthe rear seat head restra ints →
98
P Hazar dwarning lights →
12 2
Q Cup holder →
11 3 At
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1
Speedom eter →
220
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
472
3 #! Turn signal light →
121
4 Multifunction display →
221
5 Revc ounter →
220
6 å ESP®
OFF →
465
÷ ESP®
→
465
7 K Mainb eam →
121
L Dippe dbeam →
11 9
T Standing lights →
11 9
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
474
9 Coolan ttemperatur edisplay →
220
A · Distance warning →
472
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
473
C # Electrica lfault →
474 D
J Brakes (red) →
465
E ü Seatbeltisn otfastened →
471
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
474
H R Rear fogl ight →
12 0
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
37
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; Engine diagnosis →
474
L J Brakes (yell ow) →
465
M ! Electric parking brak eapplie d(red) →
465
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
477
O ! ABS malfunction →
465
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
465 At
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eral acceleration
,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmit tedtot hirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualisations in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econtrol settings
R individualisations suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphon eoranother mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneousl ytransmit tedtoy our
smartphone. 32
General no tes

#
Ifth es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-em ptivem easures toprotect thev ehicle
occupants. These measures canno tnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating ther ear hazar dwarning light sata
higher flashin gfrequ enc y.
R Increasing brak epressure when thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is cancel‐
led automaticall ywhen thev ehicle pulls
aw ay. If an accident did no
toccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake na re re versed.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion in thef ollowing situations:
R whils tdriving
or
R when entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist Children in
thev ehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
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 Car Keyint he smartphone" 50
Occupant saf ety

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

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R The ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Fu nction of thee lectric pa rking brake
(releasing automatically)
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,the boot
lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. 16 0
Driving and pa rking

Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page360).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e199)
R ABS ( Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
(→ pag e166)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 178)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e174 )
R AIR BOD YCONTROL (→ page191 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e169)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e217 )
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e208)
R BAS(Bra ke Assist System) (→ page166)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e169)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e167 )
R Hill StartA ssist Drivin
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R
HOLD functio n(→ page 190)
R STEER CONTROL (→ page 169)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e184)
R Limi ter( →pag e175)
R Nigh tViewA ssist ( →pag e212 )
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→ pag e202)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 194)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e197)
R Cruis econtrol (→ page 174)
R Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e214 )
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e209) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured. If ABS inter
venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
increased. #
Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. 16 4
Driving and pa rking

Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. Mercedes‑AM
Gvehicles: observethen otes in
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. ESP
®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fast erthan 80 km/h.
If th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active. %
When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis‐
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y.
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
% Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvet he following information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page464) Drivin
gand parking 16 5