cruise control MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

1
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
ag lanc e–C ockpit 5

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
ag lanc e–C ockpit 9

Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Active
Brak eAssist
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tarti ngthe
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
Select one of thef ollowing settings: #
Early :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Medium :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Late:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Off:
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated. Ve
hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: when thev ehicle is next star ted, the
mediu msetting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assis tisnotavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphi cinthe multifunction displa y. Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights function Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing traf ficinan
emergency braking situation:
R Byflashin gbrake lamps
R By activatin gthe hazard warning lights
If th ev ehicle is braked sharpl yfroms peeds
abo ve50 km/h, theb rake lamps flash rapidly.
This pr ovides traf fict rave lling behin dyou wit han
eve nm oren oticeable warning. If
th ev ehicle is tra velling at speeds of mor ethan
70 km/h at theb eginnin gofthe brak eapplica‐
tion ,the hazar dwarning light sswitc hono nce
th ev ehicle is stationar y.When pulling away
again, theh azar dwarning light sswitc hoffauto‐
maticall yatapproximatel y10k m/h .You can
also switc hofftheh azar dwarning light susing
th eh azar dwarning button. Cruise control and limiter
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ous lystored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cruise contro lisoperated using thec orrespond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
ro ad spee dabove 20 km/h.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident 17 2
Driving and pa rking

nor
override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in lane.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of cruise control and thes tored
speed ar eshown in them ultifunction displa y. 1
Cruise cont roliss elected
2 Spee diss aved, cruise control is deactivated
3 Speed is sa ved, cruise control is activated %
The segments extending from thec urrent
st ored speed tothee nd of thes cale, or to
th es etwinter tyr elimit, light up in the
speedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so, youw ill mak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads
R On slippe ryroads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid
R When visibility is poor Fu
nction of thel imiter
The limiter restricts thes peed of thev ehicle. To
re duce thes peed swiftl ytothe se tspeed, the
limiter applies theb rake sa utomatically.
Yo uc an limit thes peed as follo ws:
R Variable: fors pee dlimits, e.g. in built-up
areas.
R Perm anen t:forl ong-ter mspee drestrictions,
e.g .whend riving in winter tyr emode.
The variable limiter is operated usin gthe cor re‐
sponding steering wheel buttons. Youc an store
an yr oad speed abo ve20 km/h. Youc an also
per form settings while thev ehicle is stationar yif
th ev ehicle has been star ted.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, thel imiter
can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ov erride thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions .The
limiter is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he
dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, forb raking in good time and fors taying
in lane. Drivin
gand parking 17 3

Displa
ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of thel imiter and thes tore ds peed
ar es hown in them ultifunction displa y.1
Limiter is selected
2 Speed is stored, limiter is deactivated
3 Speed is stored, limiter is activated
% The segment sinthe speedome terl ight up,
up tothec urrentl ys tore ds peed.
Kickdown
If yo ud epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown), thel imiter switches
to passiv emode. The Limiter passive message
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Af
terc ompletion of kickdown, thev ariable lim‐
iter is activated again in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up.
R Ifyo us tore an ew speed.
Operating cruise control or thev ariable lim‐
iter &
WARNING Risk of accident du etostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. Re
quirements:
Cruise control:
R Cruise control is selected.
R ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
R The driving speed is at leas t20k m/h. Va
riable limiter:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The variable limiter is selec ted.
Switching between cruise control and the
va riable limi ter #
Toselect cruise control: pressrocker
switch 1up. 174
Driving and pa rking

#
Toselect thev ariable limi ter: press rocker
switch 1down.
% Vehicles wit hActiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC: thev ariable limiter is selec ted
by ad iffe re nt button (→ page 180).
Ac tivatin gcruisec ontrol or the variable lim‐
iter #
Press rocker switch 2up (SET/+) or down
(SET/-). #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
The cur rent driven speed is stored and the
ve hicle maintains this speed (cruise control)
or does no texceed it (limiter).
Increasing/decreasing speed #
Press rocker switch 2up or down.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1k m/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 2up or down and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
st eps of 1km/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 2beyond thep ressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
10 km/h.
or #
Press rocker switch 2beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
st eps of 10km/h.
or #
Accelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired speed. #
Press rocker switch 2up.
Ad opting thed etected speed
If cruise control/variable limiter is activated and
Tr af ficS ign Assi sthas de tected aspeed restric‐
tion sig nwitham aximum permissible spee dand
th is is displa yedint he instrument clus ter: #
Press rocker switch 3up.
The maximum permissible speed shown by
th et raffic sign is stored and thev ehicle
maintains or does no texceed this speed. Deactivating cruise control or
thev ariable
limi ter #
Press rocker switch 3(CNCL) down.
When cruise control or thev ariable limiter is
deactivated:
R Rocker switch 2(SET/+) or (SET/-) sa ves
th ec urrentl yd rive ns peed and thev ehicle
maintains this speed.
R Rocker switch 3(RES) calls up thes peed
las tstore da nd thev ehicle maintains this
speed.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter venes, cruise control is deacti vated. The
va riable limiter is no tdeactivated.
When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Pe rm anen tlimi ter
If th ev ehicle should ne vere xceed aspecific
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode) ,you
can se tthis speed wit hthe permanent limiter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed toav alue
between 160k m/h and 240k m/h in them ulti‐
media sy stem (→ page178). Driving and pa
rking 175

Instrument displa
yoverview &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
If th eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument display
1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Revc ounter
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor
% This displa yisanexamp le. In stead of rev
counter 3other displa ysarea lso possible.
The segment sinspeedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he following:
R Cruise control (→ page172) R
Limi ter( →pag e173)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 176)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns appea rinthe
speedome ter( →pag e207).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexcessively
hig he ngine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. In
revc ounter 3theo verrev ving rang eiss hown
in red. When theo verrev ving rang eisr eached,
th ef uel supply is inter rupte dtop rotect the
engine.
During normal operating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. 218
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

%
The position of thed ispla ysdeviates from
th ose displa yedh ere.
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(→pa ge151)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
¯ Cruise control (→
page 172)
È Limi
ter( →pag e173)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 176)
a Ac
tiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e182)
ë HOL
Dfunctio n(→pag e188)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
(→ pag e122)
ð Maximu
mpermissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Ad
justin gthe in stru men tlighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service #
Toselect thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
R Messag ememor y(→pag e418)
R Tyres :
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur eloss warning
sy stem (→ page394)
- Checking thet yrep ressur ewitht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e389)
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→ page390)
R ASSYST PLUS:c alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e347) 220
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

The head-up displa
yprojectsi nformation from
th en avigation sy stem, thed rive ra ssis tance sys‐
te ma nd some warning messages abo vethe
cockpit int othe driver's field of vision.
Displa yelements 1
Navigation messa ges
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fics igns
4 Setspeed in thed rive ra ssis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When your eceiv eacall,the 6 Incoming call
messag eappear sinthe head-up displa y.Sy
stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R seat position
R thep ositioning of thed ispla yimage
R light conditions
R wetroad sur faces
R objects on thed ispla ycover
R polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of thed isplay
ma ybef aded. This can be cor rected by
switching theh ead-up displa yoffand on
again. Switching
theh ead-u pdispla yon/off #
Press button 1. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 227

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Active Steering Assist inop-
erative *A
ctiveSteering Assis tismalfunctioning. ActiveD ista nce Assi stremains available. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Limiter passive *I
fyou depress thea ccelera torp eda lbeyo ndthep ressur epoint (kickdown), thel imiter is switched topassiv emode
(→ pag e174).
È ---km/h *T
he limiter canno tbeactivated as no tall activation conditions ha vebeen fulfilled. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions of thel imiter .
Limiter inoperative *T
he limiter is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
¯ ---km/h *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol .
Cruise control off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control ha sbeens witched of fautomatically ( →pag e172).
Cruise control inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Cruise control and Limiter
inoperative *C
ruise control and thel imiter ar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 439