2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Re versing camera
and 360° Camera R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sy stem
(→ pag e200).
R Use clear waterand asoftc loth toclean thec amer alens. Do no
tuse ah igh-pressur ewater jet.
Exhaus tpipes
Clean withcleaning agents recommended byMercedes-Benz,
particularly in thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents. Note
sonc areoft he interior &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat belt sto
te ar or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. 360
Maintenance and care

Emer
gency Re
moving the saf etyv est The saf
etyv ests ar elocated in door stowage
compartments 1inthef ront door. #
Toremo ve: pull out thes afet yv estb ag con‐
ta inin gthe saf etyv est. #
Open thes afet yv estb ag and pull out the
saf etyv est.
% Safetyv ests can also be stored in ther ear
door stowagec ompartments. 1
Maximum number of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2vest
The requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyv estist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yv estif:
R it is damaged or dir tonthereflectiv estrips
ca nnol onger be remo ved R
them aximum number of washes is exceeded
R thef luorescence of thes afet yv esth as faded Wa
rning triangle Re
moving the warning triangle #
Push bo thsides of warning triangle holder
1 inthed irection of thea rrow and open it. Breakdown assis
tance 363

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Remo vethef iree xtinguishe rfromt hestow‐
ag ec ompartment. Flat ty
re Note
sonf lat tyres &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tyre
Af lat tyr eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ty resw ithout run-flat characteristics: #
Do no tdrive on wit haflat tyre. #
Chang ethe flat tyr eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel. Alternativel y,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ty resw ithrun-flat characteristics: #
Obse rvet he information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat
tyres). In
thee vent of aflat tyre, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependin gonyourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
R Vehicles with MOExtende dtyres: it is pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
(→ pag e367).
R Vehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et yresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (→ page369).
R Vehicles with Mercedes me connect: you
can mak eacallf or breakdown assis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel in thec ase of a
breakdown (→ page305).
R Allvehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→ pag e398). MOExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in emergency mod ethe han‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e.g .when
cornering ,when accelerating stronglyand
when braking. #
Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed. #
Avoid an yabrup tsteering and driving
manoeuvres as well as drivin gover
obs tacle s(kerbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thi sapplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving in thee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R bangin gnoise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhichs mells lik erubber
R continuous ESP ®
inter vention
R crac ksin tyr eside walls Breakdown assis
tance 365

#
Afterd riving in emergency mode ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use. #
The defectiv etyrem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase. Wi
th MOExtended tyres (run-flat tyres), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etyres. How‐
eve r,th et yrea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognise MOExtende dtyres bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet yre.
Ve hicles with tyr epressur elossw arnin gsys‐
te m: MOExtended tyres ma yonly be used in
conjunctio nwithana ctivated tyr epressur eloss
wa rning sy stem.
Ve hicles with tyr epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tyres ma yonly be used in
conjunctio nwithana ctivated tyr epressur emon‐
itoring sy stem. If
ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
R Chec kthe tyr efor damage.
R If driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes.
Driving distance possible in limp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning: Loa
dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 80 km
Fu llyl aden 30 km R
The drivin gdista nce possibl einlimp-home
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
R Maximum permissible speed 80 km/h.
If at yreh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtyre, youc an use astand‐
ar dt yreasat emporar ymeasure. TIREFIT kit
storage location The TIREFIT kit is located under
theb ootfloor.
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. 1
Tyre sealant bottle
2 Tyre inflation compressor
% Youc an find informatio nonthe powercate‐
gor yand/or electrical de tails on theb ackof
th et yrei nflation compressor.
R LK2 –12V /15A, 180W,0 .8kg 366
Breakdown assis tance

At
ad istance of appr oximatel y1m tothe
tyr einflatio ncompresso rand appr oximately
1. 6ma bove theg round, thef ollowing sound
pressur eleve ls apply:
R Soun dpowe rleve lL
LA 96.0 dB (A)
The tyr einflation compressor is mainte‐
nance-free. If ther eisam alfunction, please
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop. Using
theT IREFIT kit Ha
ve thef ollowing tools readil yavailable:
R tyres ealan tbottle
R enclosed TIREFI Tsticker
R tyreinflatio ncompressor
R disposabl egloves
Yo uc an use TIREFI Ttyres ealan ttoseal per fora‐
tio nd amag eofupto4 mm, particularly those in
th et yrec ontac tsurface. Youc an use TIREFI Tin
outside temp eratures down to-20 °C. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tyr es ealant
In thef ollowing situations, thet yres ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet yrep rop‐
er ly:
R ther ea recuts or punctures in thet yre
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
R thew heel rimisd amaged.
R youh aved rive natv eryl ow tyrep res‐
sures or on aflat tyre. #
Do no tdrive on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand poisoning
from tyr esealant
Ty re sealant is hazardous tohealt hand cau‐
ses ir rita tion. Do no tallow itto come into
contact wi thyour skin, eyesorc loth ing, and
do no tswa llowi t. Do no tinhale an yvapours.
Ke ep thet yres ealant away from children. Obser
vethef ollowing if youc om eintoc on‐
ta ct wi th thetyres ealant: #
Rinse of fthe tyr esealant from your skin
usin gwater immediatel y. #
If tyr esealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins ethem using clean water
immediatel y. #
If tyr esealant has been swallowe d,
th oroughly rinse ou tyour mout himme‐
diatel yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately. #
Chang eout of clo thing whic hhas come
int oc ontact wi thtyr es ealan timm edi‐
ately. #
If an alle rgic reaction occurs, seek med‐
ical attention immediatel y. *
NO
TEOverheating du etothe tyr einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Do no trun thet yrei nflation compres‐
sor forl onger than eight minutes with‐
out inter ruption. Breakdown assis
tance 367

Do no
tswit chofft he tyr einflation compres‐
sor during this phase. #
Letthe tyr einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umof eigh tminutes.
The tyr eshould then ha veattaine datyre
pressur eofatl east180 kP a(1.8b ar/26 psi).
If tyr esealant lea ksout, mak esurey ou clean the
af fected area sasquicklyasp ossible .Itispref‐
erable touse clean water.
If yo ug ettyr es ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene.
If at yrep ress ureof1 80 kP a(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has no tbeen attained af tere ight minutes: #
switc hoffthet yrei nflation compressor. #
unscr ewthef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etyre.
Please no tethat tyr esealan tmayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose. #
Very slowl ydrive forw ards or reve rsea ppr ox‐
imatel y10m. #
Pum pupt he tyreagain.
Af teram aximu mofe ightm inutes thet yre
pressur emustbeatl east180 kP a(1.8b ar,
26 psi). &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
specified tyr epressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ved
If th es pecified tyr epressur eisn otachie ved
af te rt he specified time, thet yreist oo badly
damaged. The tyr esealant cannot repair the
tyr eint his ins tance.
Dama gedt yres and atyrep ressur ethat is
to ol ow can significantl yimp air braking and
handling characteristics. #
Do no tdrive on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. If
at yrep ressur eof1 80 kP a(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has been attained af tere ight minutes: &
WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tyres
At yret emporarily sealed wit htyres ealant
impair shandling characteristic sand is not
suitable forh ighe rspeeds. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed wit hatyret hat has been sealed
using tyr esealant. Obse
rvet he maximum permissible speed fora
tyr es ealed wit htyres ealant 80 km/h. #
Fasten theu pper section of theT IREFIT
st icke rtot he instrument clus terw her eitw ill
be easi lyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gfroml eaking tyr esealant Af
teru se, excess tyr esealant ma yleak out
from thef illing hose. Breakdown assis
tance 369

#
Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal Ty
re sealant contains polluta nts.#
Have thet yres ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. #
Switc hoffthet yrei nflation compressor. #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etyre. #
Storet he tyr esealant bottle, thet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor and thew arning triangle. #
Pull away immediatel y. #
Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tyr epressur eusing
th et yrei nflation compressor.
The tyr epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi). &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
specified tyr epressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ved
If th es pecified tyr epressur eisn otachie ved
af te rab rief drive, thet yreist oo badly dam‐
aged. The tyr esealant cannot repair thet yre
in this ins tance.
Dama gedt yres and atyrep ressur ethat is
to ol ow can significantl yimp air braking and
handling characteristics. #
Do no tdrive on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Countries
that ha veMercedes-Benz
Service24h: astickerw itht he phone number
can also be found in your vehicle, e.g. on the
B‑pilla ronthe driver's side. #
Cor rect thet yrep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S ee thet yrep res‐
sur etable on thef uel filler flap forv alues. #
Toincrease thet yrep ress ure: switc hon
th et yrei nflation compressor. #
Toreduce the tyr epress ure: press pres‐
su re re lease button 1next tomanome ter
2 . #
When thet yrep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tyre. #
Screw thev alvec ap ont othe tyr evalveof
th es ealed tyre. #
Pull thet yres ealant bottle out of thet yre
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tyr esealant bot‐
tle. 37 0
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#
Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet yre, tyr esealant bottle
and filling hose replaced there. Batte
ry(vehicle) Note
sont he12Vb attery &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sy stem, ABS
(anti-loc kbraking sy stem) or ESP ®
(Elec‐
tronic Stabilit yProgram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R when braking
R inthee vent of ab rupt steering manoeu‐
vres and/or when thev ehicle's speed is
no ta dap tedtot heroad conditions #
Inthee vent of ashortcircui tora simi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. R
Further information on ABS (→ page164)
R Further information on ESP ®
(→ pag e165)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use bat teries whic hhave been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. Al
lv ehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highly flammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y. #
Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry. The highly
flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. Breakdown assis
tance 371