steering wheel adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
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"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memor yfunction is onl yavailable in vehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge.
Sea tadjustments foruptot hree people can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following settings can be stored fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of thes eat backres tinthe lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticontou rseat: side bols ters of the
seat backrest, shoulderoft he seat backrest,
contour of thes eat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display Seats and
stowing 105

#
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

R
When towing atrailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth ea ccelerator pedal is depressed #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation. Settin
groute-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Speed
adjustment #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT opt. orOff. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist Ac
tiveS teering Assis tassists thed rive rat
speeds up to210k m/h and helps thed rive rto
st ay inthec ent reofthel ane bymeans of mod‐
erat esteering inter ventions. The sy stem orients
itself using de tected lane markings .Depending
on thes peed driven, ActiveS teering Assis tuses
th ev ehicles ahead as areference. If thed etec‐
tio nofl anem arkings and vehicles ahead is
impaired, ActiveS teering Assis tswitches topas‐
siv em ode. The sy stem does no tprovide support
in thef ormofs teering inter ventions. R
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on
th es teering wheel at all times and be able to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R The status of ActiveS teering Assis tisdis‐
pla yedint hestatus bar of them ultifunction
displa y.
Ste ering and contact de tection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
st eering wheel at all times and tobe able to
inter vene at an ytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice
ve rsaata nytime. 18 2
Driving and pa rking

sag
eiss hown in them ultifunction displa y.The
ve hicle is decelerated in stages toas tandstill. At
speeds belo w60km/h theh azar dwarning
light sswitc hona utomaticall y.
When thev ehicle is stationar y,thef ollowing
actions ar ecarried out:
R The vehicle is secured wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisended.
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency cal lisplace dto
th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcentre.
The driver can cance lthe deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
R Steering
R Depressing theb rake or accelera torp edal
R Pressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
R Activating or deacti vating ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC Overvi
ewofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC displa ysinthei nstrument clus‐
ter The assis
tance graphi cand thes tatus display
sho wthe status of thef ollowing function sinthe
instrument clus ter:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R Route-based spee dadjustment
R ActiveS teering Assist Assistant display 1
Route-based spee dadjustmen t(type of
ro utee vent)
2 Vehicle ahead
3 Distance indica tor
4 Setspecifie ddista nce
5 Own vehicle 18 6
Driving and pa rking

Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON ICstatus dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadjustment 1
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cselected,
se ts pecified dis tance
2 ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdeacti va‐
te d, speed stored 3
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cactive,
speed stored, no vehicle de tected (gr eyvehi‐
cle symbol)
4 ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cactive,
speed stored, vehicle de tected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Candroute-
based spee dadjustmen tactive, speed
st ored
% On mo torw aysorh igh-speed major roads,
th eg reen ç vehicle symbol is displa yed
cyclically whe nthe vehicle is ready topull
aw ay.
Speedome ter
The stored speed is highlighted on thes peedom‐
et er.Ift he speed of thev ehicle ahead or the
speed adjustment is less than thes tore ds peed
due tother out eevent ahead, thes egment sin
th es peedome terl ight up. Activation or deacti va‐
tio nofA ctiveDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC, as
we ll as alteration sinthe sa veds peed and the
dis tance tobe maintained, ar edispla yedint he
individual control feedbac kofthe multifunction
displa y. Ac
tiv eS teering Assis tstatus display 1
Grey steering wheel: ActiveS teering Assist
switched on and passive
2 Green steering wheel: ActiveS teering Assist
switched on and active
3 Yello ws teering wheel flashing: transition
from activ etopassivestatus (s ystem limita‐
tion de tected or prom pttothed rive rto
activel yconfirm)
During thet ransition from thea ctiv etop assive
st atus ,the è symbol is shown as enlarged
and flashes yello w. Once thes ystemisp assive
the è symbol is shown as gr eyinthem ulti‐
function displa y. Driving and pa
rking 187

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
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