ignition MERCEDES-BENZ S-COUPE 2016 Manual PDF
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The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parkin gbrake:
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parkin gbrake:
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 172).
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parkin gbrake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning. It is no tpossibl eto
apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin g
BrakeInop‐
erative
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning, e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efo rth eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
chargin gth ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parkin g
brake:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up and th ered F (USA
only) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak eflui din th ebrak eflui dreservoir .
In addition ,th e$ (USAonly) or J(Canada only) warnin g
lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster and awarnin gtone
sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brakin geffec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid. This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstature is on th efront-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,th esystem may inter-
pre tth eoccupant's weight as lowe rthan it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XHav eth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eind
icato rlamp is on ,OCS has disabled
th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 54)
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
DisabledSeeOperator' sManualmustno tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
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XVisitaqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System,
see (
Ypage 54).
Front Passenger
AirbagEnable dSee
Operator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighin gless than th esys-
tem' sweight threshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or forces applying additional
weight on th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XOpe nth efront-passenger door.
XRemove th echild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight .
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weight and
interpret th eseat occupant's weight as greate rthan it actually
is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Se at u
noccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS (Occupant
Classification System) has disabled th efront-passenger fron t
air bag (
Ypage 54)
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
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ParkAssist Can ‐
celed
The driver's doo ris open .
XRepeatth eparkin ggap measuremen tand parkin gprocess wit h
th edriver's doo rclosed .
You touched th emultifunction steerin gwhee lwhile steerin ginter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteerin gintervention is active ,mak esur ethat th emulti-
function steerin gwhee lis no ttouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse Active Parking Assistagain later (Ypage 202).
ParkAssistInoper ‐
ative
PARKTRONI Cis malfunctionin gor faulty.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problems wit h
PARKTRONIC" section (
Ypage 202).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assistis unavailable or faulty.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and restar tth eengine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol
is no tshown in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssist
Switched Off
The vehicl eis parked. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Night Vie wAssist
Currently Unavail‐
abl e
Night View Assis tPlus is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rth ecamera in th eradiato rtrim is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
Rth eoutside temperature is to ohigh .
XClean th ewindshield.
XClean th ecamera in th eradiato rtrim.
If th esystem has been switched of fdue to excessive outside tem-
peratures ,th esystem will switch bac kon automatically once it has
cooled down .
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edis-
play message disappears.
Night View Assis tPlus is operational again .
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LockSeatBackrest
Front Lef torLoc k
SeatBackrest
Front Right
The driver's or fron tpassenger's seat backrest is no tengaged. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
XPush th ebackrest bac kuntil it engages.
Ð
PowerSteeringMal ‐
function See Oper‐
ator's Manual
The powe rsteerin gis malfunctioning.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
You will need to use mor eforc eto steer .
There is aris kof an accident.
XChec kwhether you are able to apply th eextr aforc erequired.
XIf you ar eabl eto steer safely: carefully drive on to aqualified
specialist workshop .
XIf you areunable to steer safely :do no tdrive on .Contac tth e
neares tqualified specialist workshop .
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleis outside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/
receiver range.
XWait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol
appears in th emultifunction display.
¥
Check Washer Fluid
The washer flui dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped
belo wtheminimum .
XAddwasher flui d (Ypage 329).
SmartKey
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Â
Key DoesNot
Belong to Vehicl e
You haveput th ewrong SmartKey in th eignition lock.
XUse th ecorrec tSmartKey.
Â
Tak eYourKeyfrom
Ignition
The SmartKey is in th eignition lock.
XRemove th eSmartKey.
Â
Obtain aNew Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Â
ReplaceKeyBattery
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
XChange th ebattery (Ypage 86) .
Â
Don't Forget You r
Key
The SmartKey is notin th eignition lock. You hav eopened th e
driver's doo rwit hth eengin eswitched off.
This display message is displayed in th emultifunction display fo r a
maximum of 60 seconds and is simply areminder .
XTaketh eSmartKey wit hyou when you leav eth evehicle.
Â
Key Not Detected
(whit edisplay mes -
sage )
The SmartKey is currentl yundetected.
XChange th elocation of th eSmartKey in th evehicle.
If th eSmartKey still canno tbe detected:
XInser tth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand tur nit to th e
desire dposition .
Â
Key Not Detected
(reddisplay message )
The SmartKey is no tin th evehicle.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
If th eengin eis switched off, you can no longer loc kth evehicl e
centrall yor start th eengine.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XLocate th eSmartKey.
XPress aon thesteerin gwhee lto confirm th edisplay mes -
sage .
Becaus ethere is interferenc efrom astron gsource of radi owaves,
th eke yis no tdetecte dwhils tth eengin eis running .
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 170).
XInsertth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand bring into ke y
mode.
Â
Remove'Start 'But‐
ton and Insert Key
The SmartKey is continually undetected.
The SmartKey detection function has atemporar ymalfunction or
is faulty. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
XInser tth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand tur nit to th e
desire dposition .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
General notes
Some systems carry out a self-diagnosis when the ignition is switched on. Therefore, some
indicator and warning lamps may light up or flash temporarily. This behavior is non-critical.
These indicator and warning lamps only indicate a malfunction if they light up or flash after
starting the engine or whilst driving.
Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter starting the engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for
6 seconds.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten
their seat belts.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
üN After starting the engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up. In addi-
tion, a warning tone sounds for up to 6 seconds.
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
The warning tone ceases.
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Engine
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
;NThe yellow Check Engine warning lamp lights up while the engine is running.
There may be a malfunction, for example:
Rin the engine management
Rin the fuel injection system
Rin the exhaust system
Rin the ignition system
Rin the fuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and the engine may be in emer-
gency mode.
XHave the vehicle checked as soon as possible at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
iIn some states, you must immediately visit a qualified specialist workshop
as soon as the yellow Check Engine warning lamp lights up. This is due to the
legal requirements in effect in these states. If in doubt, check whether such legal regulations apply in the state in which you are currently driving.
8N The yellow reserve fuel warning lamp lights up while the engine is running.
The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station.
8N The yellow reserve fuel warning lamp flashes while the vehicle is in motion.
In addition, the ;Check Engine warning lamp may light up.
The fuel system pressure is too low. The fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
or the fuel system is leaking.
XCheck that the fuel filler cap is correctly closed.
XIf the fuel filler cap is not correctly closed: close the fuel filler cap.
XIf the fuel filler cap is closed:visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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XFold down sun visor:.
XPull sun visor:out of retainer ;.
XSwing sun visor :to the side.
XSlide sun visor :horizontally as required.
Rear window roller sunblind
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Parts of the body could be trapped in the
sweep of the roller sunblind when the roller
sunblind is extended or retracted. There is a
risk of injury.
When extending or retracting make sure that
no parts of the body are in the sweep of the
roller sunblind. Briefly press the button again
if someone becomes trapped. The opening or
closing process is briefly stopped. The roller
sunblind then returns to its initial position.
!Make sure that the roller sunblind can
move freely. Otherwise, the roller sunblind
or other objects could be damaged.
At temperatures below Ò4‡( Ò20 †) the roller
sunblind cannot be operated.
Extending/retracting from the driver's
seat
XTurn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock (
Ypage 151).
XTo extend or retract: briefly press but-
ton :.
The roller sunblind fully extends or fully
retracts.
XTo stop: briefly press button :again.
The roller sunblind stops briefly and moves
back into the out-of-use position.
Ashtray
Front ashtray
XTo open: briefly press marking ?.
Stowage compartment =opens.
XTo remove the insert: grip the sides of
insert :, push it forward and pull it
upwards ;.
XTo re-install the insert: press insert:
into the drawer until it engages.
XTo close: press stowage compartment =
closed until it locks.
Cigarette lighter
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You can burn yourself if you touch the hot
heating element or the socket of the cigarette lighter.
306Features
Stowage and features