2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

At
ag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 14
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 16
Doo rcontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 18
Control setting sintherear compartment .... 20
Emer gencie sand breakdowns ...................... 22 Digita
lOwner 's Manual ............................. 24
Callin gupt he Digital Owner's Manual ..........24 Genera
lnotes ............................................. 25
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t......................25
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-lif evehicles ...................25
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 26
Owner's Manual ............................................ 27
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 27
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 28
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 32
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 32
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................33
Impliedw arrant y. .......................................... 33
QR code forr escue car d...............................33 Ve
hicle dat astorage .....................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Sea tbelts ..................................................... 38
Airbag s......................................................... 43
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .50
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ........................................51
Children in thev ehicle ..................................52
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................64 Opening and closing
.................................. 66
Ke y............................................................... 66
Do ors. ........................................................... 70
Boo t.............................................................. 75
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 81
Sof ttop ........................................................ 85
Anti-th eftp rotection .....................................91 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 94
No tesont he cor rect driver's sea tposition ... 94
Seats ............................................................ 95 St
eering wheel ............................................ 104
Using them emor yfunction ........................ 106
St ow agea reas ............................................ 108
Cup holder s................................................. 11 3
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .114
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 5
Wi reless chargin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior aerial .......1 16
Fitting or removing thef loor mats ............... 11 8 Light and sight
.......................................... 11 9
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 11 9
Interior lighting ........................................... 12 6
Wi ndsc reen wiper sand windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 127
Mir rors ........................................................ 12 9
Operating thes un visor s............................. 13 2 Climat
econtrol ........................................ 13 3
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ..........1 33
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 13 3 2
Contents

What
todo in thee vent of an accident
1 Reflectiv esafet yj ackets →
365
2 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
310
3 Checkin gand topping up service products →
411
4 Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
5 Flattyre →
367
6 Jump -sta rting →
375
7 Haza rdwa rning lamps →
12 2 8
Firee xtinguisher →
366
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort yre
pressu re,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
154
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
B First-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
366
C TIREFIT kit →
369
D Warning triangle →
365 At
ag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 21

Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area 92
Seats and stowing

Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
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
connect me webA pp. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no on ehas an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. Seats and
stowing 93

&
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec ent reofyour shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behin dthe seats. 1
Head restra int height
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninclination 94
Seats and stowing

5
Seatcushio nlen gth
6 Seatfore-and-af tadjustment
7 Seatbackres tinclination #
Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→ pag e106).
% The hea drestraint height is adjus teda uto‐
matically when youa djus tthe seat height or
th es eat fore -and-af tposition. Ad
justin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly Re
quirements:
R Toselect thef ront passenger seat :the po wer
supply is switched on Yo
uc an call up thef ollowing function sfor the
front passenger sea t:
R Sea tadjustment
R Sea theater
R Sea tventilation
R Memor yfunction #
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion Seats and
stowing 95

#
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot adjus
tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Extending ther ear seat head restra ints elec‐
tricall yfromt he front
Re quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Brief lypress button 1.
% Depending on them odel, button 1is loca‐
te dont he door control panel on thed rive r's
side.
Au tomaticall yextending or retracting the
re ar seat head restra ints #
Toextend: fasten seat belt.
The head restra int is extended. 96
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#
Toretract: release seat belt.
The head restra int lo wersto its startin gposi‐
tion. Configuring seat settings
Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs #
Select Sidebolsters . #
Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest #
Select Lumbar . #
Adjus tthe air cushion.
Memor yfunction #
Save thes eat adjustments wit hthe memory
function (→ page106). Setting automatic adjustment of
thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat. #
Select Dynamic seat. #
Selects etting: Off,Level 1 orLevel 2. Overvie
wofmassageand workout prog rams Massag
eprograms
The following programs can be selec ted:
R Hot Relaxing back
R Hot Relaxing shoulder
R Activating Massage
R Classic Massage
R Mobilizing Massage Ac
tiv eW orko ut
The Act. Workout backrest programrequ ires
yo ur activ ecooperation .Tensing an dreleasing
also helps toimpr oveblood flow to yo ur mus‐
cles. Press agains tapressur epointass oonas
yo uf eel it. Selecting
them assag eprogram fort he front
seats Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat . #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
8to18m inutes, depending on thes etting. #
Tosetthe massag eintensity: switch High
intensity onO or off ª. Seats and
stowing 97