suspension MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

1
Spee dometer →
202
2 ä Suspension →
463
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
108
4 Multifunction display →
206
5 Tach ome ter →
202
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
464
00E5 ESP®
→
464
7 0057 Highbeam →
108
0058 Lowbeam →
107
0060 Parking lam ps →
107
8 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
458
9 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
202
A 00CC Electric po we rst eer ing →
457
B L Distance warning →
463
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
458
D Brak es(red) →
461 0027
USAonl y
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seatbelt →
456
F Fuelleve lindic ator
G 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
458
H 005E Rear foglam p →
108
I 0075 Restra int system →
456
J 00B9 CheckEn gine →
458
K Elect ric pa rking brak e(red) →
461
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
466
M 0025 ABS →
464
N 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
461 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps 11

Dep
endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle convenie nce and info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes ,fo rex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R Entere dna vig ation destinations
R Dat aabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocall yin theve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.asmar tphone, USBflash
dr ive or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed inthe
ve hicle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This data
is sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par‐
ticular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed.
Yo ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime. Depending
ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R Setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Cus tomizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
tai ninf orma tionis simu ltane ously trans ferred to
yo ur smar tphon e.
De pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R Gener alvehicle data
R Position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐
bac k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of fur
ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones).
Onlin efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe
manuf acturerinasui table place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eof themanuf acturer)along with
th ere leva nt data protect ion information .Pe r‐ 30
Gener alno tes

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,other wise youma yfa ilto recogni ze
da ngers.
% The availabilit yof cer tain func tionsdepen ds
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGPe rfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG highperform anc ebr ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. Also
obser vethe"No teson pets intheve hicle".
Re quirement s:
R theSmar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R thebr ak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
iving andparking 12
5

R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmiss ionisswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
AIRM ATIC isan air suspe nsion system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prove ddr iving comfort.The
all-r ound leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐ sum
ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanually
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICincludes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol
R Spee d-depend entlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailable suspension setting s
R Drive pr og ram C andB:
- The susp ension setting isfirm er.
- When driving atspeeds above50 mph
(70 km/ h)theve hicle islowe red.
- The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther if
yo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
- When drivin gat speeds below30 mph
(50 km/ h)theve hicle israised again. 17
2
Driving and parking

On
vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
% The contr astof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page34 0). Calli
ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer a #
Press butt on1.
The imag efrom thesur round viewcam erais
sho wninthemedia display. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w. %
Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed thefunc tion,th eimag e
fr om there ar vie wcam erais aut omat ically
displa yedwhen reve rsege ar isselec ted.
% Ve
hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:
pr essing button1 immediat elydispla ysthe
Ac tivePa rking Assistvie w(/ page18 5).
Se lec tingaview forthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle. Dr
iving andparking 18
3

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Ex
treme weather condition s,suc has snow or
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar kingspac ebein g
meas ured inac curately. Pa rking spaces that are
par tiallyoc cupied bytrai le rdr aw bar smight not
be ident ified assuc hor be measur edincor rectly .
Only useAc tivePa rking Assiston leve l,high- grip
gr ound. Do
notuse ActivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
R Onsteep inclin esofmor eth an appr oximat ely
15 %.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t #
Press butt on1. Dr
iving andparking18
5

No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing). On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page388). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit. Fo
rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ol kit mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edunder the
tr unk floor . Wheels
andtires 38
7

Inf
ormation label(exa mp le-US A/China)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
ormation label(exa mp le-Canada)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having maint enance workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
S 560 23.3±0.4 oz
(660 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
S 560 3.9±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 405

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 165
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 165
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>165
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............168
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 70
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 169
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>167
Sy stem limits ....................................... 167
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>110
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 111
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 205
Ad diti ves.................................................. 401
En gine oil............................................. 401
Fu el ..................................................... 401
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel Ad
dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 326
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Ad jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 326 Ad
jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 325
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air distribut ion
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 19
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 122
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 122 Inde
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Pa
rcel ne thook s..................................1 00
Re ar armr est.........................................9 9
Re ar passe nger com partment center
ar mr est.................................................. 99
Re ar seat backres t.............................. 100
St ow agespace underthetrunk floor .... 102
St yles
Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................. 205
Sulf urcont ent.........................................4 00
Sur round lighting .....................................111
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 111
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Sur round viewcamer a
Butt on...... .......................................... .1 83
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 340
Sus pen sion
Se tting thesuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC) ............................................ .....1 73
Suspension see AIRMA TIC
Suspension leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Se tting ............................................ .....1 73 Switc
h-offdela ytime
Ext erior ................................................ 111
Int erior .............................................. ... 113
Switc hingthesur round soun don/ off
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...325
Sync hronizat ionfunction
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 120
Sy stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ................................................ ...... 245
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ....2 49
Se tting thedis tance unit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 244
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
cally ..................................................... 239
Se tting thetime zone..................... ..... 239
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 239
Swit ching transmiss ionoftheve hicle
position on/off.................................... 240
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataim por t/expor t
see Languag e
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpip es(car e)........................................ 340
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 401
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 401
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation .......................................... 395
Ra dio oper ating permits ...................... 397
Ve hicle identif ication plate.................. 397
Te lephone .........................................2 11,27 7
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acal l........ 282
Ca lland ringt one volume .....................2 82
Ca lls wit hse veralpar ticipant s.............2 82
Connecting amobi lephone (Near
Fiel dCommu nication(NFC ))....... .........281
Connecting amobi lephone (Pass‐
ke y) ...................................................... 278
Con necting amob ilephon e(Se cure
Sim plePairing) .................................... 278
De-a uthor izing amob ile ph one ............ 280
Dis conne ctingamob ile ph one ............ 280
Im po rting con tacts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..284
Im por ting cont acts (ove rview) .............2 84
Incoming callduring anexistin gcall .... 283 498
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