change wheel MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

#
Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectl y,they can slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. 106
Seats and stowing

If no
vehicle is de tected in thea djacen tlane and
al ane chang eisp ermitted, thes teering wheel
symbol and thea rrow ares hown in green 2.
The Lanechang etot heleft messag eappears,
fo re xamp le. IfActiveL aneC hangeA ssisthas
been activated wit hthe tur nsignal indicator but
al ane chang eisn otimmediatel ypossible, the
st eering wheel symbol remains green and the
ar row appear sgrey 1.W hent he lane change
suppo rtstarts ,the tur nsignal indicator is auto‐
maticall yactivated. If alane chang eisn otpossi‐
ble, thea rrow fa des out af teras hortperiod and
an ew lane chang em ustbei nitiated. An immedi‐
at el ane chang eiso nly possible on mo torw ay
sections without speed limits. If
th es ystemisi mpaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec ancelled. If it is cancelle dthe
Lane change cancelled messageappear sinthe
multifunction displa yand aw arning tone sounds. &
WARNING Risk of accident from chang‐
ing lane toan occupied adjacent lane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane is free.
The lane chang em ightbei nitiated although
th ea djacen tlane is no tfree. #
Befor echanging lanes, mak esuret hat
th en eighbouring lane is free and there
is no danger to otherroad users. #
Monitor thel ane change. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Lane
Chang eAssistunexpectedl ystops func‐
tioning
If th es ystem limitations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reached, ther eisnog uar‐
antee that thes ystem will remain active. Lane Chang
eAssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by applying steering torques. #
Alw aysm onitor thel ane chang eand
ke ep your hands on thes teering wheel.
Obser vethet raffic condition sand steer
and/or brak eifnecessar y. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem limitations of ActiveS teering Assist
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
( → pag e182).
Ac tivating/deactivatin gActive Lan eChange
Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance #
Select Lane change assist. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rether epeated
acoustic warning toput their hands on thes teer‐
ing wheel, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
re duces thes peed. If thed rive rs tilld oes not
re spond, theBeginning emergency stop mes‐ Driving and parking
18 5

yo
utoo rientat eyourself and toavo id obs tacles
whe nreve rsing.
The reve rsing camer aisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in the
manoeuvring area whil emanoeuvring and park‐
ing in parking spaces.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
R Normal view
R Wide-angle view
The area behind thev ehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r. Camer
aviews inthem ultimedia sy stem Normal view
1 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area
4 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eamedium dis‐
ta nce away (between appr oximatel y0.3 m
and 0. 6m) 5
Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar everyc lose
(appr oximatel y0.3mo rless)
6 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatadista nce of
betwee napproximately 0.6 mand1.0m
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thei nner segments
of thew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam pontheParking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cbuttonl ights up and theé
symbol appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
When ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. 19 6
Driving and pa rking

R
Front camera
R Twos ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
Vi ew soft he 360 °Camera
Yo uc an select from dif fere nt vie ws: 1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front camera
3 Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hereve rsing cam‐
era
6 Topv ieww itht railer vie w(if trailer hitc his
fi tted) To
pv iew 1
Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent
position
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adista nce of
appr oximatel y1.0morl ess
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olour
of thew arning displa ychanges 2.Fromad is‐
ta nce of appr oximatel y0.6mt hewarning dis‐
pla yiss hown in orange. From adistan ce of
appr oximatel y0.3mt hewarning displa yis
shown in red. When
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjectisd etected, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yareshown in grey.
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thes egments of
th ew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam ponthePARKTRONI Cbutton
light supa ndthe é symbol appear sin
th em ultifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. 19 8
Driving and pa rking

ENERGIZIN
Gcomfort ENERGIZIN
Gcomfor tprogram overview Prog
ramo verview Prog
rams Function
Re fresh
Can maketarget ed changes tothei nterior climat etorefresh vehicle occupants. Cooling air flow and ionisa‐
tio np urify thea ir.T he vehicle interior is illuminated wit hcool colour sand thes eats ar eventilated.
Wa rmth
Can increase thec omfor tleve loft he occupants. The vehicle's panel, seat and steering wheel heater pro‐
duce acosy warmth.T he ai risp urifie dusing ionisation and apleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle
interior is illuminated wit hwarml ighting.
Vi tality
Can countera ct fatigue in mono tonou sdriving situations. Fast-paced musi cand avitalizing massa gepro‐
vide invigorating stimulatio nfor thev ehicle occupants. The air is purified using ionisation and apleasant
fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is illuminated in astimulating hu eand thes eat is ventilated.
Pleasure Canp romo teap ositiv emoodint he occupants. Moderatel yfastm usicisp laye da nd am assag eprogram is
activated. The air is purified using ionisation and apleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is
illuminated wit hamicable lighting. Multimedia sy
stem 261

R
Recommended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocompl eteb oth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill on lybe able tocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection.
R Lan enotrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection ,new lane smay
be added.
% Lanerecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch equered flag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate destination
Î.After this, routeg uidance is
continued.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. #
Toswitc hoff:press thev olume control on
th em ultifunction steering wheel during a
navigation announcemen t(→ pag e246).
or #
Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (→ page246).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
bee ndeactivated. messageappears.
or #
Show then avigation menu (→ page263). #
Select !Drivingrecommendation .
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#Driving recommen-
dation.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
% Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Spoke ndriving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª. Multimedia sy
stem 275

ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
, Service .
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer . Car
rying out maintenance workatregular
inter vals *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Maintenance work
will nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften than specified if
thev ehicle is operated under ardu‐
ous conditions or increased loads, fore xamp le:
R regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
R ifth ev ehicle is primaril yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving.
R forf requ ent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
R ifth ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
R in particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation mod eisfrequently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have the
interior filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil, oil fil‐
te re tc. changed mor efrequ ent ly.T he tyres must
be checkedm oref requ entl yift hevehicle is
operated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Maintenance and care
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Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct sno wchain fitting
If yo uh ave fitted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et yres. #
Neverfit sn ow ch ains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyfit sn ow ch ains on ther ear wheels
in pairs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from fit‐
te ds nowc hains If sno
wchains ar efitted tosteel wheels, the
wheel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor efittin gsnowc hains. R
Sno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations .You can obtain information aboutt
his fromaMercedes-Benz
Service Cent re.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandard.
R If sn owchains ar efitted, them aximum per‐
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R Vehicles with Activ eP arking Assis t:do
no tu se Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC when
sno wchains ha vebeen fitted.
R Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:if sn ow ch ains are
fi tted ,only driv eatraised vehicle le vel.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
ve hicle speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(→ pag e175).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( → pag e167). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achieving an increased driving forc e. Ty
re pressure Note
sont yrep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt yres pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tyre
traction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Comply wit hthe recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes Wheels and tyres
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R
befor eembarkin gonalonger journey
R if operating condition schange, e.g. off-
ro ad driving #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur easn ecessar y. Driving wi
thtyr ep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Sho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tyres.
R Cause increased tyr edamage.
R Adverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning. &
WARNING Risk of accident from repea‐
te dt yrep ressur edrop
If th et yrep ressur edrops repeatedl y,the
wheel, valveort yrem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tyr epressur ecan cause thet yres
to bur st. #
Inspect thet yref or signs of fore ign
objects. #
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectify thed amage,
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop. Information on
ther ecommende dtyrep ressure
fo rt he vehicle's factor y-fitted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap (→ page388).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressure. The outer appearance of atyred oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet yre
pressure.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: youc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing
th eo n-boar dcomputer.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures whe nthe tyres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6k m.
Ar ise in thet yret emperatur eof10°Ci ncreases
th et yrep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa(0.1b ar/ 1.
5p si).Tak et his int oaccount when checking
th et yrep ressur eofw armt yres. Ty
re pressur etable The tyr
epressure table is on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap. The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi‐ 386
Wheels and tyres

cle
.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page446).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e477).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. No tethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow eve r,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(→pag e390).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
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