2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

The
vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive prog ram. #
Todeactivat etranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivated, indicator lamp
2 flashes. #
Press and hold button 1foratl east five
seconds.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of the
las tactiv edrive prog ram. Indicator lamp 2
goes out. #
Driv ethe vehicle of fthe transpor ter.
4MATIC vehicles #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tvehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eye To
wing eye1is located wit hthe vehicle tool kit
under theb ootfloor. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. 380
Breakdown assis tance

*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .The fuse rating sarelist ed in th
ef use assignmen tdiagram. The fuse assign‐
ment diagram is in thev ehicle document wallet.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. Breakdown assi
stance 381

&
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tyr eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tyr eload-bearing
capacity or thep ermissible speed rating may
lead totyr ed amag eand tothet yres bur st‐
ing. #
Therefore, onl yuse tyr etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet yrel oad-bearing capacity
ra ting and spee drating requiredfor
yo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEDama getovehicle and tyres due
to non-app rove dt yret ypes and sizes Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tyres
and accessories whic hhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. These tyres ha
vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP ®
,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
R MO =Mercedes-BenzO riginal
R MOE =Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tyres onl yfor cer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tyres)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tyr edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tyres tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tyres or
th ev ehicle.
Onl yuse tyres, wheels or accessories tested
and appr oved byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt yres Re
treade dtyres ar eneith er tested nor rec‐
ommended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evi‐
ous damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtyres.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed. #
Do no tuse used tyres if youh aveno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or
tyres when drivin govero bstacles Larg
ewheel shave alow er tyr esection width.
The lo werthe tyr esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tyres when
drivin govero bstacles. #
Avoid obs tacle sord rive particular ly
carefully. Wheel
sand tyres 393

Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: foraf ewminutes af terac ollapsible
spar ewhee lisf itted, thes ystemm aystill
displa ythe tyr epressur eoft heremo ved
wheel.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page386) Re
moving the collapsibl espar ew heel The collapsible spar
ewheel is secured in thec ol‐
lapsible spar ewheel bag in theb oot. #
Obser vethei nformation on mounting tyres
(→ pag e392). #
Open theb oot. #
Detach thef astening stra ps. #
Unhook ther etainin gspring hook softhefas‐
te ning stra ps from theb rack ets. #
Remo vethee mer gency spa rewheel bag
to ge ther wit hthe collapsibl espar ew heel. #
Open thee mer gency spa rewheel bag and
re mo vethec ollapsible spar ewheel. Inflating
thec ollapsible spa rewheel Re
quirements:
R Mount thec ollapsible spar ewheel as descri‐
bed. (→ page400)
R Remo vethet yrei nflation compressor from
th es towa ge well under theb ootfloor.
(→ pag e366)
* NO
TEDama getothec ollapsible spare
wheel when lo wering thev ehicle Lo
we ring thev ehicle without pr eviously
inflatin gthe collapsibl espar ew heel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflat ethe collapsibl espar ew heel using
th et yrei nflation compressor before
lo we ring thev ehicle. *
NO
TEOverheating du etothe tyr einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Do no trun thet yrei nflation compres‐
sor forl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption. #
Pull connec tor4 and theh ose out of the
housing. #
Unscr ew thec ap from thev alveont he col‐
lapsible spar ewheel. Wheels and tyres
403

Note
sont echnical data
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The tech nica ldataw as de term ined in accord‐
anc ewithEUD irectives. The dat astatedo nly
applies tovehicles wit hstandar dequipment .You
can obtain fur ther information from aMercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Onl yfor certain count ries: youc an find vehi‐
cle-specific vehicle dat ainthe COC documents
(CERTIFIC ATEOFC ONFORMITY) .These docu‐
ments ar edelivered wi thyour vehicle. On-boar
delectronics Note
sont ampering with thee ngine elec‐
tronics *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh improper
main tenance Improper maintenance ma
ycause vehicle
componentstow ear morequickl yand the ve
hicle's operating permit ma ybeinvalida‐
te d. #
Alw aysh ave workon thee ngine elec‐
tronics and related component scarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEIncreased wear and tear or dam‐
ag ec aused bymeasu resu nder take nto
inc rease per form ance Engin
emanagemen tmeasures unde rtaken to
inc rease per form anc ecan lead toinc reased
we ar and tear or damag etothe driv esystem. #
Do no tunder take engine management
measures toinc rease per form ance. Tw
o-w ayradios Note
sonf itting two- wayradios &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
improper workon two-w ayradios
The elect romagnetic radiation from two-w ay
ra dios can inter fere wit hthe on-boar delec‐
tronics if RF transmit ters arem anipulated or
re trofitted inco rrectly.
This could jeopardise theo perating saf etyof
th ev ehicle. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident from incor‐
re ct ope ratio noft wo-way radios
If yo uo perat etwo -way radios inco rrectly in
th ev ehicle, thee lectromagnetic radiation
could inter fere wit hthe on-boar delectronics,
e.g.: Te
ch nica ldata 405

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
If th ee lectric parking brak eshould no tbeapplied, lea vethei gnition switched on, e.g. when washing thev ehicle in
an automatic car wash or when having thev ehicle towe d. Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle towe dw itht he
re ar axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
To release: #
Ifth ec onditions fora utom aticrelease ar efulfilled and thee lectric parking brak eisnotreleased automaticall y,
re lease thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake: #
Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 425

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
 Key not detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
hekeyisc urrently und etected. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Ifth ek eyisstill no trecognised, star tt he engine wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment .
 Key no tdetected (red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
hekeyc anno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The keyisn olon gerint hevehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:
R youc an no lon gers tart thee ngine.
R youc anno tcentrally loc kthe vehicle. #
Ensur ethat thek eyis in thev ehicle.
If th ek eydetection function ha samalfunction du etoastrongradio signal source: #
pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Place thek eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe key.
 Plac ethe keyint he
marke dspac eSeeOwner's
Manual *T
hekeyd etection function is malfunctioning. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment . Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 449

Fu
nctio nofi nterio rprotection ............... 91
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 91
To w- aw ay protection function ................90
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 206, 207
Fu nctio n.............................................. 206
Setting ................................................. 207
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 06
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 320
Connecting USB devices ..................... 322
Co pyright ............................................. 320
Information .......................................... 318
Inserting/removing an SD car d........... 320
Media sear ch....................................... 325
Overvie w.............................................. 321
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .322
Selecting atrack ................................. 322
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 322
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .322
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Au
tomatic activation
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 11 8
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 14 5
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera irbag
shu toff ........................................................ 44
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger airbag shutof f....................... 44
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .................... 44,46
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 46
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................... 97Au
tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .130
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................... 14 8
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 147
Driv eprogram s.................................... 147
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h..................... 147
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 15 0
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .149
Kickdown ............................................. 151
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 15 0
Selecting par kposition ........................ 15 0
Shifting toneutral ................................ 14 9
St eering wheel gearshif tpaddles ........ 15 0
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .148
Tr ansmission position s....................... .148
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 407 B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .164
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 14 2
Ke y. ...................................................... .66480
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