2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET airbag off

Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e44).
By doin gthis, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page50).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Occupant saf
ety55

Ne
verins tallar ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat:
Mak esurey ou obser vethef ollowing informa‐
tion:
R Onforw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger seat
(→ pag e58).
R On attaching suitable child restra int sy stems
(→ pag e59). Note
sonf orwa rd-facin gand rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
When using arear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger front airbag mus talway sbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit continuously
(→ pag e46).
When using thec hild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, it is essentia ltoobserve
th ef ollowing:
R Movethef ront passenger seat as farb ackas
possible.
R Setthe seat backres ttoanalmostvertical
position.
R Retract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
R Thee ntir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front passenger seat. The
child restra int sy stem
mus tnot to ucht he roof or be put under
st ra in by theh ead restra ints.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe angle of thes eat
backres tand theh ead restra int position
according ly.
R Adjus tthe seat cushion inclination so that
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
highes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe
seat cushion is in thel owest position.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec hild restra int sy stem. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat accordingly.
R Neverp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used, and then otes on fitting
suitable child restra int sy stems (→ page59). 56
Occupant saf ety

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

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
Index

Plastic trim .......................................... 360
Re
alwo od/trim elements ...................3 60
Re versing camera/360° Camer a....... .3 58
Ro of lining ...........................................3 60
Seat bel t.............................................. 360
Seat co ver. .......................................... 360
Sensor s............................................... 358
Sof ttop ............................................... 356
Wa shing byhand ................................. 353
Wheels/rims ....................................... 358
Wi nd de flector .....................................3 56
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 358
Wi per blades .......................................3 58
Carpe t(Ca re) .......................................... .360
Changing hub caps .................................. 397
Changing thel ights
Drivin gabroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) ................................................... 11 7
Channel tracking Setting ................................................ .333
Charging Batter y(vehicle) .................................. 373
Mobile phone (wireless) ....................... 11 4Chassis le
vel(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .190
Chil dseat
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 57
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 55
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 56
Fr ont passenger seat (without airbag
shutoff) .................................................. 55
ISOFIX (fitting) ....................................... 54
ISOFIX (no tes) ....................................... 53
No tes. .................................................... 50
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 61
Seats suitable forb elt-secu redc hild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 57
Seats suitable forI SOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59
Children Restra int sy stems ..................................50
Chock ...................................................... .396
St orag elocation ..................................3 96
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ 11 3Cleaning
see Care
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (cont rolp anel) ........................ 131
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 13 2
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 13 3
Air di stribution settings .......................1 32
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 13 3
Au tomatic control ................................ 13 2
Climat estyle function .......................... 13 2
Demi sting thew indo ws....................... 13 3
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 13 5
Glo veboxa irve nt ................................ 13 6
Inserting/removing thef lacon (fra‐
gr anc esystem) .................................... 13 4
Ionisation .............................................1 34
No te ..................................................... 131
Re ar air vents ...................................... 13 6
Re sidualh eat ....................................... 13 3
Setting thec limat estyle ...................... 13 2
Setting thef ragrance sy stem ............... 13 4 Index
483

È
.................................................... 439
_Example: Front lef tseat back‐
re st notloc ked ................................... 456
bExample: Lef tdipped beam ........ 459
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .435
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 32
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 431
!inoperativ eSee Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
÷ inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... .419
T inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 421
GInope rative ................................. .426
bIntelligent Ligh tSystemi noper‐
ative ....................................................4 60
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 49ÂKe
ynotdetected (whit edispl ay
messa ge).............................................4 49
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditioningm alf.Visit workshop .. 453
Limiter inoperative .............................. 439
Limiter passive .................................... 439
Lo we ring ............................................. 440
A Malfunction Consult workshop ... 459
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 60
max. spee d35km/h.......................... 440
ð Maximum speed exceeded ..........4 40
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. 450
ëOff .............................................. .438
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 450
K Open/close topc omple tely ....... 458
!Pa rking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 423 ÂPlace
thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual .................449
PRE-SAFE inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 427
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual ........................................ 428, 429
hRe ctify tyrepressure ................... 445
! Release parkin gbrake ................ 422
Re place keyS eeOwner' sManual ........ 448
 Replace key................................ .448
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 443
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 430
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission no tinP...........450
Speed limi t(winter tyres) XXX km/h ...440
# Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .442 Index
487

see Map
see Route
see Routeg uidance
see Traf fici nformation
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .275
Ad justing thev olume ........................... 276
Re peating ............................................ 276
Switching audi ofadeout on/of f........... 276
Switching on/of fdurin gap hone cal l..2 75
Na vigation messages
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 223
Ne arField Communication (NFC) .......... 294
Connecting them obile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 294
Information .......................................... 293
Locking thev ehicle (mobile phone) .......70
St artin gthe vehicle (Digital Car Key
st icke r) ................................................ 14 0
St artin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ..... 14 0
Switching Blu etoo th®
audio equip‐
men t................................................... .330
Swit ching mobile phones .................... 294
Un lockin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ....70 Ne
utral
Selecting ............................................. 14 9
NFC see Nea rField Communicatio n(NFC)
Night vi ew
see Night View Assi st
Night View Assist .................................... 210
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211
Au tomatic activation ............................ 211
Car e................................................... .355
Fu nctio n............................................... 210
Pe destrian de tection ............................ 210
Spotlight function ................................. 211 O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in thev ehicle ................................. 62
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger air‐
bag shutoff
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection) see PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Totald ista nce recorder
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter
Assis tance graphi cmenu ..................... 221
Displaying thes ervice due dat e........... 345
Head-up Displa ymenu ........................ 226
Media menu ........................................2 24
Menu designs ...................................... 226
Multifunction displa y............................2 19
Na vigation menu ................................. 223
Ra dio menu .........................................2 24
Service menu ...................................... 220
Te lephon emenu. ................................ .225
Tr ip men u........................................... .221
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronic s............................... 405 Index
499