2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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Press button 1.
Boo tseparator 2opens or closes automati‐
call y. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gAIRCAP AI
RCA Preduces thed raught in thef ront and
re ar compartment swhen youa redrivin gwith
th es oftt op open. Pa
rticular lyturbulent ai rcan reduce thee ffect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when youa redriving
behin danother vehicle or if ther eisac rosswind,
fo re xamp le.
AI RCA Pconsists of thef ollowing components:
R awind deflector abo vethew indscreen
R adraught stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints
When AI RCAP is acti vated, thew ind deflector
and thed raught stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAPc an be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximatel y160 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nretra cting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in them oving mechanism. #
Mak esuret hat persons do no thold
on to theu pper frame of thew indscreen
and do no ttouc hthe AIR CAPw ind
deflector. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPe xtends and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1light up. #
Todeactivate: press button 1again.
AIR CAPretra cts and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1go out. 86
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If
th ev ehicle is par kedw itht he sof ttop open
and thep owe rsupp lyis switched off, AI RCAP
re tracts au tomatical ly.
When your estart thee ngine af terh aving been
par ked, AIR CAPe xtends au tomatically. Fi
ttin gand removing the folding draught
stop &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
th ed raught stop in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The draught stop impair syour vie wtothe
re ar,p articular ly when da rkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions. #
Onlyusethed raught stop in good visi‐
bility conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectl yfitted draugh tstop
If th ed raught stop is no tcorrectl yfitted it
ca nc ome loose du ring thej ourne yand
endanger other road users. #
Fitthed raught stop as described. #
Do no tplace object sonthefitted
draught stop. *
NO
TEDama getothef olding draught
st op or vehicle interior The
vehicle interior or thef olding draught
st op can be damaged if fitted when thes oft
to pc losed. #
Tofit, open thes oftt op. *
NO
TEFront seat backres tposition The
folding draught stop ma ycollide wit hthe
front seat backrests when fitted. #
Adjus tthe backres tposition softhe
front seats. The
folding draught stop is fitted overthe rear
seat stop rotect agains twind when driving with
th es oftt op open. Onl ythe front seats can be
occupied when thef olding draught stop is fitted. The ba
gcontaining thef olding draught stop is
st ored in theb oot.
Yo us hould preferabl yperform operations in volv‐
in gt he folding draught stop on thes ide facing
aw ay from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ew indo ws and thes oftt op. #
Toremo vetheb ag, open theb ootlid. #
Remo vethef olding draught stop from the
bag. #
Fold out folding draught stop 1 as shown. #
Fold out thet wo brac kets 2 tothel efta nd
ri ght. Opening and closing
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Align brac kets 2 offolding draught stop 1
wit htwo rear fixtures 3onthev ehicle. Pe
rfor mt hefollowing steps in sequence on bo th
sides of thev ehicle: #
Pull handle 5inthed irection of thea rrow. #
Align folding draught stop 1 withs ide fix‐
ture 4onthev ehicle from abo veand insert. #
Push handle 5onfolding draught stop 1
bac kasf ar as it will go.
Fo lding draught stop 1 is loc ked.
Fo llowt he instructions in reve rseo rder to
re mo vethef olding draught stop. Problems with
thes oftt op Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
The sof ttop will no topen or close. The ignition is no tswitched on. 88
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition is switched on.
The boo tlid is open. #
Closing theb ootlid .
The boo tseparator is no tclosed. #
Remo ve ov erhanging luggag eand close theb oots eparator.
The mechanical soft-to pcomponents or control sy stem ar edefective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The sof ttop has been opened and closed se veraltimes in arow .The soft-top driv ehasbee nswit ched off
au tomatical lyand will be available again af tera pproxima tely tenm inutes. #
Repeat theo pening or closing procedur eafter appr oxima tely tenm inutes. Anti-thef
tprotection Fu
nction of thei mmobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R when adoor is opened
R when theb ootlid is opened R
when theb onnet is opened
R when thei nterior pr otection is triggered
(→ pag e93)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(→ pag e92)
R when theg love compa rtment is opened Opening and closing
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The
ATAs ystem is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. When
theA TAsystem is primed, indicator lamp
1 flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key. R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% When theM ercedes‑Benz emer gency call
sy stem is activ eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30 seconds, amessag eisauto‐
maticall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Centr e(→pa ge310).
Deactivatin gthe ATA #
Press the% ,& orp button on the
key.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe keyin
th es towa ge compartment (→ page143)
Deactivating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO: #
Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe key
outside thev ehicle. Fu
nction of tow- aw ay protection An audible and visual alar
mistriggered if your
ve hicle's angle of inclination is altered while tow-
aw ay protection is primed.
To w- aw ay protection is automatically primed
af te ra bout 60 seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
To w- aw ay protection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
To w- aw ay protection is automaticall ydeactiva‐
te d:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS. 90
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Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Tow-
away protection #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
To w- aw ay protection remains deactivated until:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Avehicle door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain. Fu
nction of interior pr otection When interior pr
otection is primed, avisual and
audible alar mistriggered if mo vement is de tec‐
te dint hevehicle interior.
Interior pr otection is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. Interior pr
otection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
Interior pr otection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS.
The following situations can lead toafalse
alarm:
R Movin gobjects, e.g. masc otsint hevehicle
interior.
R The side windo wisopen.
R When container swithf luids, e.g. drink sbot‐
tles, ar eintherear passenger compartment. Priming/deactivating interior pr
otection Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Inte-
rior motion sensor #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Interior pr otection remains deactivated until:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Avehicle door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain. Openin
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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