brake MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

1
Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
16 0
2 Combination swit ch →
12 3
3 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 8
4 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
44,,
5 Displa y(multimedia sy stem) →
256
6 Start/ stop button →
14 9
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 6
8 Glovebox →
106
9 Stow agec ompartment →
105
A Cup holder →
11 3
B Haza rdwa rning lights →
124
C Extend sthe rear seat head restra ints →
94
D Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
209
E Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
256
F ActiveP arking Assist →
217
G Sets thev ehicle le vel →
200
H DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
157 I
ECO start/ stop function →
15 6
J Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
234
K Adjusts thes teering wheel →
100
L Control panel for:
on-boar dcomputer →
234
Operating cruise contro lorthevariable limiter →
184
Operating ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
188
M Unloc kstheb onnet →
362
N Electric parking brake →
16 9
O Light switch →
121
P Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
194
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
231
Night View Assi st →
226
Head-up display →
,241
Re ar wind ow roller sunblind →
79
Seat belt extender →
37 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 5

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
256
2 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
44,,
3 Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
16 0
4 Combination swit ch →
12 3
5 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 8
6 Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
194
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
231
Night View Assi st →
226
Head-up display →
,241
Re ar wind ow roller sunblind →
79
Seat belt extender →
37
7 Light switch →
121
8 Electric pa rking brake →
16 9
9 Unloc kstheb onnet →
362
A Control pane lfor:
on-boar dcomputer →
234 Operating cruise contro
lorthevariable limiter →
184
Operating ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
188
B Start/ stop button →
14 9
C Adjusts thes teering wheel →
100
D Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
234
E Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 6
F ECO start/ stop function →
15 6
G DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
157
H Sets thev ehicle le vel →
200
I ActiveP arking Assist →
217
J Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
256
K Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
209
L Extends ther ear seat head restra ints →
94
M Haza rdwa rning lights →
124
N Cup holder →
11 3
O Stow agec ompartment →
105
P Glovebox →
106 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 7

1
Speedom eter →
233
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
483
3 #! Turn signal light →
12 3
4 Multifunction display →
234
5 Revc ounter →
233
6 å ESP®
OFF →
476
÷ ESP®
→
476
7 K Main beam →
12 3
L Dippe dbeam →
121
T Standing lights →
121
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
485
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
233
A · Distance warning →
483
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
484
C # Electrica lfault →
485 D
J Brakes (red) →
476
E ü Seatbelti sn otfastened →
482
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
485
H R Rear fogl ight →
12 2
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
33
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; Engine diagnosis →
485
L J Brakes (yellow) →
476
M ! Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
476
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
488
O ! ABS malfunction →
476
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
476 At
ag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 9

eral acceleration
,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmit tedtot hirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualisations in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econtrol settings
R individualisations suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphon eoranother mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneousl ytransmit tedtoy our
smartphone. 28
General no tes

Child
renint hevehicle 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" 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: 46
Occupant saf ety

Key
Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition j.
R startin gthe engine. #
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 Vehicle Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Vehicle Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Batter ychec klamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theb ootlid
The keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following compo‐
nents:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
R Fuelfiller flap
If yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
R The vehicle is loc keda gain 62
Openin gand closing

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 124)
R Cor nering light (→ page 125)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page125)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page125)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 2
Light and sight

Driving
Note
sonM ercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm ayfailto recog‐
nise dangers.
R AMG Performance exhaus tsyst em
R AMG high-per form anc ebrake system and
AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
R RACE START
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching on
thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition j.
R startin gthe engine. #
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 Vehicle Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Vehicle Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. 14 6
Driving and pa rking

To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst 1,500 km:
R driv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R driv eind rive program Cor E.
R chang egear befor ethe revc ounter needl eis
Ôof thew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
R do no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
R avoidoverstra inin gthe vehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do no tdepress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
R onlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 500 km.
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐ ta
in dis tance is driven af tert he vehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
R Brak elinings, brak ediscsa nd tyres that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom etre sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal. Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tra velorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatin gthe pedals ma ybeimpaired by
we aring unsuitable foot we ar,e .g.:
R plat form shoes
R high-heeled shoes
R slippers #
Alw aysw ear suitable foot we ar when
drivin gsot hatyouc an operat ethe ped‐
als safel y. Driving and pa
rking 151

&
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
functionsr elevant tosaf etya re re stricted or
no longer available. This ma yeffect, for
ex ample, thep owe rsteering sy stem and the
brak eforce boosting.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase, fore xamp le, if thev ehi‐
cle is stuc kins now. #
When thee ngine or thes tationary
heater ar erunning, keep thet ailpipe
and thea reaa round thev ehicle clear of
sno w. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing thew ind toensur eana de‐
qu ates uppl yoff resh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto theb rake linings
by permanentl ydepressing theb rake
pedal #
Do no tpermanentl ydepress theb rake
pedal while driving. 15 2
Driving and pa rking