2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Ac
tivatin gthe se rvice position #
Swit chthep ower suppl yonand offagain
(→ pag e140). #
Press and hold button 1forl onger than a
second.
The wiper arms mo vetoap osition vertical to
th eb onnet. #
Foldthew iper ar mawayfromt he wind‐
screen.
Deactivating the service position #
Switc hthe po wersupp lyon and of fagain
(→ pag e140). #
Press button 1.
The wiper arms retur ntot heir normal posi‐
tion. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades
(MAGIC VISION CONT ROL) Re
moving the wiper blades #
Tobring thew iper blad eintop osition to
be remo ved: hol dthe wiper ar mfirml yin
one hand .Witht he other hand, tur nthe 12 6
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wiper blade in
thed irection of ar row1
be yond thep oint of resis tance.
The wipe rblade engages in ther emo valp osi‐
tion wit haclick. #
Toremo vethew iper blade: pressrelease
knob 2,pullthew iper blade in thed irection
of ar row3and remo ve.
Fi ttin gthe wiper blades #
Push then ew wiper blade ont othe wiper arm
in thed irection of ar row1until release
knob 2engages. #
Press thew iper blade be yond thep oint of
re sis tance in thed irection of ar row3on
th ew iper arm.
The wiper blade engages wit hanoticeable
clic kand mo vesf reely again. #
Foldthew iper ar mbacko ntot he wind‐
screen. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
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 accident du etomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vie wareinfact
closer than they appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, e.g .when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ligh
tand sight 127

Fo
lding theo utside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors #
Select ther equired mir roru sing button 3or
4. #
Use button 2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
Engaging theo utside mir rors #
Press and hold button 1.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etinthe
cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzl emirro rs function &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd poisoning
due tothea nti-dazzle mir rore lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir rorb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r. 12 8
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Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti-dazzle mode in
th ef ollowing situations:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R reve rseg ear is engaged
R thei nterior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of thep assenger outside mir ror
parkin gposition %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho ws therear wheel on thef ront passenger
side in thef ollowing situations:
R thep arking position is stored (→ page131 )
R thep assenger mir roriss elected
R reve rseg ear is engaged The passenger outside mir
rorm ove sbacktoi ts
original position in thef ollowing situations:
R ifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R ifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side St
oring thep arki ng position of the
pa ssenger outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear St
oring #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear. #
Movethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1. Light and sight
12 9

Callin
gup #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear.
The passenger outside mir rorm ove stot he
st ored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Operating
thes un visors
Using thes ingle sun visor #
Glarefrom thef ront: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide. #
Vehicles wit hanextendabl esun visor :slide
su nv isor 1horizontal lyas requ ired. 13 0
Light and sight

Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Note
sonc limatecontrol An interior air
filter mus talway sbeu sed so that
th ea ir conditionin gsystem, thep ollution le vel
monitoring and thea irfiltering function work
cor rectl y.Mak esuret hat thef ilter is ins talled
cor rectl ya nd thef ilter housin ginthe engine
compartment is closed cor rectl yu sing thec ap
and alw ayst ightl ysealed when in operation. Use
fi lter srecommende dand appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw aysh ave service workcar‐
ri ed out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Overvie
wofthe ope rating unit fora utomatic
climat econtrol The indica
torlamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated. 1
à Sets climat econtrol toautomatic, left
(→ pag e134)
2 w Setsthet emperature, left
3 K Setsthea irflow ,left
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ pag e135)
5 ¬ Demists thew indscreen
6 t Calls up thea ir conditionin gmenu
7 ¤ Switches ther ear windo wheater
on/off
8 Á Switches theA /C function on/off
(→ pag e133)
Switches ther esidual heat on/off
(→ pag e135) 9
K Setsthea irflow ,right
A w Setsthet emperature, right
B Ã Sets climat econt roltoa utomatic, right Operating
thec lima tecont rols ystem Switching
thec lima tecont rolo n/off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow toleve l1or
higher using theK button. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow toleve l0u sing
the K button.
% If climat econtrol is switched off, thew in‐
do ws maym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switc hoff
climat econtrol only brie fly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel The A/C functio
nheats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Press theÁ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan mis tupm oreq uickl y. Climat
econtrol 131

Condensation ma
ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Setting climat
econtrol toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, thes ettemp eratur eisregu‐
lated bythet emperatur eofthe dispensed air
and thea irflow. #
Press theà button. #
Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe K
button. Climat
estyle Clima
testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
R DIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draught-f rees etting
Setting thec lima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, the à function mus tbeactive
(→ pag e132). Overvie
wofair distributio nsettings The symbols in
thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terv ents
R P centre and side ai rvents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R _ allv ents
R b defros ter,middl eand side air vents
R W automatic air distribution Setting
thea ir distribution Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Air
distribution #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setthe air distribution. 13 2
Climat econtrol

Setting
thef ootwell temperature Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Foot-
well temperature #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setthe foot we llte mp erature. Setting
ther ear climat econtrol usin gthe
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Rear
Setting thea irflow #
Select Airflow . #
Setthe air flow.
Setting thet em peratu re #
Select Temperature. #
Setthe temp erature. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nisation function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones. #
Switch thef unction on Oor off ª. Demisting
thew indo ws Wi
ndo wsmis tedupo nthe inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth ew indo wscontinu etomistu p: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis tedupo nthe outside #
Switc hont he windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmaym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mod eonly brie fly. Switching
ther esidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes. #
Toswitc hon:press theÁ button.
Re sidualh eat is switched of fautomaticall y. Climat
econtrol 13 3