airbag MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owner's Guide

High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo w beam indicat orlam pwill bedeactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hof f:mo vethecombin ationswitch
bac kto its star tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythedr iver
can extend forth edur ation ofthelane
ch ang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 11
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Light andvisib ility

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eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem.
Ov ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system
eCall canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
The eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e31 8) or manu ally (/ page31 9). Only
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue.
Onl ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emer gency cal
lin theeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Di spl aysin themed iadisp lay:
SOS READY :eC allav ailable
SO SNOT READY: theignition isno ton oreCall
is no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheemer gency
cal lsy stem (e.g. amalfunct ionwithth e
speak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOS button), a
cor responding messageappea rsinthemul‐
tifun ction displa yof theins trument cluster.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntlych arge d.
If re stra int systems suchas airbags orEmer ‐
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Device sha ve been activated af
te ran accide nt,theMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsy stem mayaut omatic allyinitiat ean
emer gency call.
The eme rgency callhas been made:
R Avo ice con nection ismade totheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call.
If no conne ctioncan bemade totheemer gency
ser vice sei th er,a cor responding message
appea rsinthemedia display. #
Dialth elocal emergency num beron your
mob ilephon e. 31
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Multimedia system

No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. Maint
enanc eand care36
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tainairba gis ma lfunctio ning(/page 34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled eventh ough anadult oraper‐
son withan adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight the
sy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 435

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag areenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmall statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R evenwh en thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. 436
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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Ad
jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 133
Ad jus ting theAIRSC ARFvents ............. 134
Glo vebox.............................................1 33
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 130
Air -water duct .......................................... 356
Ke eping free ......... ...............................3 56
Airb ag....... .............. ....................................41
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag ...........................................4 1
Hea dairba g............ ...............................41
Ins tallation locations .............................. 41
Knee airbag.......... .................................. 41
Ov ervie w ................................................ 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 2
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
AIR CAP
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..79
Dea ctivating ........... ............................... 79
AI RMA TIC........... .......................................188
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 190
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 188 AIRS
CARF
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............99
Ad jus ting theoutle ts........................ ... 134
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 21
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Con necting amob ilephon e.................3 12
Endi ng............. ..................................... 313
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 312
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 11
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 313
Tr ans ferred vehicle data....................... 313
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... .......6 1
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) Anti-skid
chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 88
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
......................................... 310
Con necting aniPho ne®
........................ 310
Endi ng............. .....................................311
No tes ................................................... 310
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 10
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 311
Tr ans ferred vehicle data....................... 313
Asht ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 11
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 226 500
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Assis
tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>349
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 50
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 349
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 349
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 349
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 349
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 88
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 88
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 208,209
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>208
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 209
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 08
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............327
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 329
Co pyrights ...... .....................................3 27
Inf ormation ..................................... .....3 25
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... ....327
Medi asea rch ................................. ...... 333 Ov
ervie w .......................................... ... 329
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 30
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 330
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 330
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 330
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic activ atio n
Swi tching on/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 213
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ...117
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......143
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......143
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ............ .......................................95
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............126
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................146
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............145
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 148
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 147
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 47
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 150
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 48
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 148
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 146
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 146 B
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 64 Inde
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0049
Intell. Light System Inoperativ e
... ............ ..............................................4 43
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 38
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 38
0075 LeftSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (exa mp le) ...4 35
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............461
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h..................................................... 460
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 41
¢ Max.Speed 22mph...................4 62
Á Obtain aNe wKe y.......................4 37
ç Off..............................................4 68
00D9 Off....... .......................................467
0059 Open/C loseConvertible Top
Com pletely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 440 0049
Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 454
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 479
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 457
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 438
003D SeeOperator's Manua l...... .........475
005D Shif tto 'P' ......................................4 52
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 434
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 445
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...446
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...476
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual .................................................4 76
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w ..... 461
ç Suspended ................................. 467 0049
SwitchOf fLights ........................ 442
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 442
0058 Trunk Partition Open .................. 441
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 458
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 45
00CC Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 462
00CC Vehicle Rising ............................. 461
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 479
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing ............ 478
0059 While statio nary,appl yth e
br ak es bef oreoper ating thesof tto p.
.. ...........................................................4 39
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 65
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 466
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 473 508
Index

Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 473
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 68
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 68
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. ...........................................................4 68
Ac tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 446
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ...... .................................. 464
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 64
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ............... ....................................... 464
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 466 Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 62
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 63
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 443
Air Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rator's Manua l...... ........................ 444
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 450
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ....................4 51
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 453
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 463
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 465
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative...... .........465
Cr uis eContr olInoper ative...... ............ 468 Cr
uis eContr olOff..... ..........................4 69
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 480
Dr ive Mor eSlo wly ................................461
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 451
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 35
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 36
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................4 44
Le tfr esh airintoth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 44
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 474
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 452
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 51 Inde
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