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

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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

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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

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Seatcushio nlen gth
6 Seatfore-and-af tadjustment
7 Seatbackres tinclination #
Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→ pag e106).
% The hea drestraint height is adjus teda uto‐
matically when youa djus tthe seat height or
th es eat fore -and-af tposition. Ad
justin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly Re
quirements:
R Toselect thef ront passenger seat :the po wer
supply is switched on Yo
uc an call up thef ollowing function sfor the
front passenger sea t:
R Sea tadjustment
R Sea theater
R Sea tventilation
R Memor yfunction #
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion Seats and
stowing 95

Switching
thes teering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel and thed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure
th at no on ehas an ybody parts in the sweep of
thes teering wheel or thed riv‐
er's seat.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
driver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjustmen tswitch.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
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
me connect webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the Seats and
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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e125).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps. 11 8
Light and sight

Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate. In
this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling 12 2
Light and sight

If
Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion ,you will be warned visuall yand acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual or acoustic warn‐
ing, autonomous brakin gcan be initiated in criti‐
cal situations.
In especially critical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia teautonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneousl ywitht he braking applica‐
tion.
If yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak epressur eincreases up tomax‐
imum full-s topb raking if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or thes itua‐
tion-dependen tbraking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventiv em easu resf or occup ant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE ®
)m ayalso be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit hthese. &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions.
In su chcases, ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
R Giveaw arning or brak ewithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning or no tbrake #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
an aid. The driver is responsible for
maintaining asuita ble dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, vehicle speed and for
braking in good time. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveifn ec‐
essar y. Als
oo bserve thes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
R From appr oximatel y30k m/h, if overseveral
seconds thed ista nce maintained tothev ehi‐
cle tra velling in front is insuf ficient fort he
driving speed. The ·distance warning
lam pthen lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
R From appr oximatel y7km/h, if your vehicle
is criticall yclose toav ehicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
· distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmediately or take evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo wsthis. 16 8
Driving and pa rking

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

&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle first
ri ses slightly and then returns tothes etlevel
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The vehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
80 km/h. Ra
ising thev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2lights up.
The vehicle is raised by40 mm compared to
th en ormal le vel.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The
vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R When driving fasterthan 120k m/h.
R When driving between 80 km/h and
120k m/h fora pproxima tely thre em inutes.
R Afters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program.
Lo weri ngthev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program. Driving and parking
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#
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient di stanc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings.
In su chcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you. Re
quirements:
The driving speed is at leas t60k m/h. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BASorE SP®
.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R Youc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivit yofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting. Driving and parking
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