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

Drivin
gand pa rking ................................. 14 0
Driving ........................................................ 14 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 49
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 15 0
Re fuelling .................................................... 154
Pa rking ...................................................... .156
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............1 65 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
comp uter.................................................. 220
Instrument displa yoverview. ...................... 220
Overvi ewoftheb uttons on thes teering
wheel ..........................................................2 21
Overvie wofdisplaysinthem ultifunction
displa y........................................................ 221
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... 222
Menus and submenus ................................ 222
Head-up Displa y......................................... 228 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 230
No tesono perating saf ety. ........................ .230
Ope ratio n................................................... 230
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 232
Essential voice command s......................... 233 Multimed
iasystem .................................. 243
Overvie wand operation .............................. 24 3
Sy stem settings .......................................... 251
ENERG IZING comfor t.................................. 263
Na vigation .................................................. 265
Te lephon e................................................... 291
Online an dInterne tfunctions ......................3 12
Media ......................................................... 320
Ra dio .......................................................... 332
TV ............................................................... 335
Sound ......................................................... 343 Main
tenance and care ............................. 347
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 347
Engine compartmen t.................................. 348
Cleaning and car e....................................... 354 Breakdown assistance
............................365
Emergency .................................................. 365
Fla ttyre. ..................................................... 367
Batter y(vehicle) .......................................... 373
To w- startin gort owing away ....................... 378
Electrica lfus es ........................................... 383 Wheel
sand tyres ..................................... 386
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 386
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 386
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 387
Ty re pressur e............................................. .387
Wheel chang e............................................. 394
Collapsible spar ewheel .............................. 404 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 407
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 407
On-board electronic s.................................. 407
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview. .......................... .409
Operatin gfluids .......................................... .411
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 416 Displa
ymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 41 8
Displ aymessa ges....................................... 41 8
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 464 Index
......................................................... 47 9 Con
tents 3

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

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
ag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 13

Callin
gupthe Digita lOwner' sManual
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select amenu item.
In addition, youc an also call up theO wner's
Manual within amain function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on navigation).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes thef unc‐
tion and operation of:
R thev ehicle
R them ultimedia sy stem Fo
rs afet yr easons, theD igita lOwner's Manual is
deactivated while driving.
The Digital Owner's Manual conta insthef ollow‐
ing menu items:
R Search:a llows youtos earchprecisel yfor
ke ywords.
R Quic kstart:p rovide syou wit himp ortant
informatio nsothatyouc an star tu sin gyour
ve hicle immediatel y.
R Tips:p rovide stips on ho wtouseyour vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages :provide syou wit hfurther informa‐
tion about them essages in thei nstrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks :provide syou wit halistofa llthe
bookmar ksyouh ave stored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of theD igital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warnings ,can be made visible byhighlight‐
ing and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-BenzG uides App in all common
App Stores. 22
Digital Owner's Manual

Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed, during whic hthe 6
re stra int sy stem warning lam plight sup. It goes
out no later than afew second safter thev ehicle
is star ted. The components of ther estraint sys‐
te ma rethen functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
does no tlight up when thei gnition is
switched on.
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjury
due toam alfunctio nintherestra int sys‐
tem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormight no tbetrig‐
ge redata ll inthee vent of an accident. This
ma yaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag,
fo re xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of acciden tanticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Sideimp act
R Rollover The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on
th ee valuatio nofthe sensor values measured at
va rious points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measu red
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment, nor do they pro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re lativel yeasil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts
suc hasl ongitudinal member sarehit, fore xam‐
ple, thev ehicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough
fo rt his tohappen. Occupant saf
ety35

Fu
nction of theP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndica‐
to rlamps Sy
stem self- test
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFindicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is dis‐
pla yeda fter thes ystem self-tes t:
R PASSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo thindicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlight supc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heeve nt of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, on lytheP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows th estatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediately at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect for
th ep reva ilin gs ituation.
Af teri nstalling arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFmus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it. 46
Occupant saf ety

should no
tuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied wit ha
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam peither light supcontinuously
or remains out, depending on ther esult of
th ec lassification:
- PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger sea tasfar ba ckas possi‐
ble or aperson of smaller statur eshould
use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heevent of an accident. In
this case, thef ront passenger airbag can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction,
e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is sea tedp roper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Fu
rther related subjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→ page57). R
Suitable positionin gofthechild restra int sys‐
te m( →pag e59). Ro
ll bar &
DANG ER Risk of injur yordeathcaused
by am alfunctio noftheroll bars
If th ef unction of ther oll bar sisdefective,
th ey ma ynotextend in an accident fore xam‐
ple.
Consequent ly,t he roll bar scanno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Have ther oll bar schec kedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen ther oll
bar saretriggered
If th er oll bar saretriggered, ther eisar isk of
inju ry.
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eisn othing in the
sweep behind ther ear head restra ints. 48
Occupant saf ety

#
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

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem.
R Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems: -
thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX mounting brac kets
R The manufactu rer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. Occupant saf
ety51

is onl
yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
R Press thep button on thek ey.
R Press ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
R Press thec losing or locking button
on theb ootlid. R
Press thet op of thes taront he boot
lid. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or inter rupt boo tlid mo vement byper form ing a
kickin gmovement unde rthe rear bumper. The kickin
gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page73)
and closin g(→ pag e74)theb ootlid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe boo tlid is
opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening theb ootlid: R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner 76
Opening and closing