2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET maintenance

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Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The wind deflector between thew indscreen
and thes oftt op extends. #
Light soiling: clean wind deflector net 1
wit has oftb rush or amoistcloth. #
Heavier soiling: cleanwind deflector net 1
wit hc arep roducts and cleaning agents rec‐
ommended and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Subsequentl y,rinse of fwithc lean water.
Cleaning thed raught stop
Re quirements:
R The sof ttop is open.
R The electric parking brak ehas been applied
manuall y.
R The ignition is switched on. #
Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The AIR CAPd raught stop mo vesu pwards. Maintenance and care
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Clean draught stop net 1withad ampcloth
in conjunction wit hthe car eproducts and
cleanin gagentsr ecommende dand appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz. Cleaning
thef olding draugh tstop Re
quirements:
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner toclean
th en etof thew ind deflector. R
Obser vethen otes on thec orrect ins tallation
and stow ing location of thef olding draught
st op (→ page87). #
Clea nthe ne tofthefolding draught stop with
ad am pcloth in conjunction wit hthe care
products and cleaning agents recommended
and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Note
sonc areofc ar parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indscreen is being cleaned
If th ew indscreen wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windscreen or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windscreen or wiperb lades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. 358
Maintenance and care

Obser
vethef ollowing information: Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners. R
Do no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator trim wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usin
gahigh-pressur ewater jet, main tain am inimum
dis tance of 30 cm. Maintenance and care
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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

Obser
vethef ollowing information: Cleaning and car
eA voiding vehicl edamage
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleanin gagents.
R Do no tdryseat belts byheating them toove r80°Cor
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro fibr ec loth and
TFT/LCD displa ycarep roduct. R
Swit chofft he displa yand le titcool down.
R Do no tuse an yother cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Cleanw ithad ampm icrofibr ecloth.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowc osmetics, insect repellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th theplastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
ments R
Clea nwitham icro fibr ec loth.
R Piano-lacquer blac klook: clean wit hadampcloth and
soap solution.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning agents, polishe sorwaxes.
Ro of lining
Clean withabrush or dr yshampoo.
Carpet Use carpetand textil ec leaning agents recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Maintenance and care
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Note
sons toring wheels R
Afterr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
R Protect thet yres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overvie
wofthe tyre-chang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on which tyre-changing
to ols ar erequired and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tyre-chang etools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R jack
R chock
R wheel spanner
R centri ng pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera ffixed tothej ack. The jac
kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please conta ctaq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located under the
boo tfloor. 1
Ratchet
2 centring pin
3 Jack ing support
4 Jack
5 Wheel spanner
6 Folding chock Setting up
thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools. 396
Wheels and tyres

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Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page400). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e396).
R The hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
( → pag e397).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort he boot
lid. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about on efull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely. 398
Wheels and tyres

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