MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Let fresh air into the vehi-
cle interior. Air Condition-
ing Malf. Visit Workshop *T
he climate contro l system is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of injury and accident due toan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th e climate control sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels may inc rease in theve hicle interior.
Breathing in carbon dioxide may cause dizziness.
#Open the window toensure that there is a suf ficient supply of fresh ai r.
#Openthe window toensure that there is an adequate supply of fresh air.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
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Steering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required *T
he po wer assi stance of thesteering is malfunctioning. You may need touse more forc eto steer.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerably impaired.
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WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf etyis jeopardized.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances.
#Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances.
#Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
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Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
he po wer assi stance of thesteering is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of an accident due toaltered steering characteristics
If th e po wer assi stance of thesteering fails partially or comple tely,yo uwill need touse more forc eto steer.
#If safe steering is possible, drive on carefully.
#Vi sit or consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
#If safesteering is possible, drive on carefully.
#Vi sit or consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
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Active Hood Malfunction
See Operator's Manual *T
he active hood (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperative af ter having already been triggered.
#Vi sit a qualified specialist workshop.
M
*T he hood is open.
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WARNING Risk of accident if the engine hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc ked engine hood may open up when theve hicle is in motion and block your vie w.
#Never unlatch the engine hood while driving.
#Before every trip, ensure that the engine hood is latched.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close the hood.
C
*A t least one door is open.
#Close all doors.
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*The trunk lid is open.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust gases can enter the
ve hicle interior if the trunk lid is open when the engine is running, especially if theve hicle is in motion.
#Alw ays switch off the engine before opening the trunk lid.
#Ne ver drive with the trunk lid open.
#Close the trunk lid.
Shift to 'P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
You ha vetried tostart the engine in transmission position jori.
#Shift the transmission toposition jori.
To Engage Transmiss. Posi-
tion R First Depress the
Brake *
Yo u ha veattem ptedto shift the transmission out of position hand into transmission position k.
#Depressthe brake pedal.
#Switch the transmission toposition k.
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Example:Front Left Seat
Backrest Not Locked *T
he seat backrest of the cor responding front seat is not engaged.
#Push the seat backrest back until it engages.
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¥
Check Washer Fluid*T
hewasher fluid leve l in thewa sher fluid reser voir has dropped below the minimum.
#To p up thewa sher fluid .
Lights
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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Example:Check Left Low
Beam *T
he cor responding light source is defective.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
% LED light bulbs: the display message forth e cor responding lamp only appears when allthe light-emitting diodes
in the lamp ha vefailed.
b
Active Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
he active headlamp s are defective.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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b
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual*T
heexterior lighting is defective.
#Vi sit a qualified specialist workshop.
b
Auto Lamp Function Inoper-
ative *T
he light sensor is defective.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
b
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle and the lights are still switched on.
#Tu rn the light switch totheà position.
b
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou are driving without low beam headlamps.
#Turn the light switch totheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limitations ha vebeen reached (
→page 111).
#Drive on.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the sy stem will be available again. The Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Now Available display message appears.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Camera View Restricted
See Operator's Manual *T
he camera view is restricted. Possible causes are:
Rdirt on the windshield in the camera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, snow or fog
Driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems may be malfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems will be available
again.
If th e display message does not disappear:
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Clean the windshield.
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overview of warning and indicator lamps
Some sy stems per form a self-test when the igni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator lamps may briefly light up or
flash. This behavior
is non-critical. These warning and indicator
lamps only indicate a malfunction if they light up
or flash af terth e engine is star ted or during a
journe y.
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Instrument Display intheWi descreen Co ck‐
pit
Prog ressive setting (Widescreen Cockpit)
Ifyo u select the progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a Widescreen Cockpit, the position
of the indicator lamps in the Instrument Display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Low beam (
→page
108)
T Pa
rking lights (
→page 108)
K High beam
(
→page10 9)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→page 109)
R Re
ar fog light (
→page 108)
ü Seat belt is not
fastened
(
→page 454)
$ USA: brakes (red) (
→page
447)
J Canada
: brakes (red) (
→page 447)
! ABS malfunction (
→page
447)
÷ ESP
®(→page 447)
å ESP
®OFF (→page 447)
F US
A: electric pa rking brake applied
(red) (
→page 447) !
Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→page
447)
! Electric pa
rking brake (yellow)
(
→page 447)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 455)
# Electrical
fault (
→page 456)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (
→page 447)
; Che
ckEngine (
→page 456)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (
→page 456)
(→page 456)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (
→page 456)
· Dis
tance warning (
→page 454)
h Ti
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(
→page 460)
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Safety sy stems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
$
Brakewarning lamp (USA)
J
Brakes warning lamp (Can‐
ada) The
red brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
Po ssible causes are:
RThe brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning and the braking characteristics may be af fected.
RThere is insuf ficient brake fluid inthe brake fluid reser voir.
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WARNING Thereis arisk of an accident if brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning
If brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning, increased brake pedal forc e may be necessary for braking. Braking char‐
acteristics may be impaired. The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances.
#Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
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WARNING Risk of an accident due tolow brake fluid le vel
If th e brake fluid leve l is too lo w,the braking ef fect and the braking characteristics may be impaired.
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances.
#Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Do not add brake fluid.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Pullover and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances.
#Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
#Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
USA onl y:if an additional display message appears with the# symbol on the multifunction displa y,the brake pads
ha ve reached their wear limit.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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