2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

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Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
% Automatic operation forc losing is available
on lyfort he front side windo ws.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until adoor is opened. All side windo
wscan be opened or closed simul‐
ta neously using button 1. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Toopen: press and hold button 1tothe
point of resis tance. #
Toopen ful ly:press and hol dbutton 1
be yond thep oint of resis tance. #
Toclose: pull and hold button 1.
Au tomatic reve rsef unction of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsef unction is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tether eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsef unction does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
R during resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again. 80
Openin gand closing

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The
keyb atte ry is dischar gedorn early dischar ged. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. Sof
ttop Openin
gand closing thes oftt op using the
soft- tops witch &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du etot he sof ttop lo wering unexpect‐
ed ly
If yo udon otfull yopen/close thes oftt op,
th es oft-to phydraulics depressu rise af tera
shor ttime. This causes
thes oftt op tolowe runexpect‐
edly and ma ycausey ou orother stobet rap‐
ped. #
Alw aysf ully open or close thes oftt op. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nopening/closing thes oftt op .
When opening or closing thes oftt op, there
is ar isk that parts of theb ody could become trapped
bymoving parts suc hastheroof
mechanism, theb ootlid, or thes ide win‐
do ws. #
When opening or closing, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe vicinity of
moving components. #
Release theb utton if somebody
becomes trapped. Openin
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WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
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. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memor yfunction is onl yavailable in vehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge.
Sea tadjustments foruptot hree people can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following settings can be stored fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of thes eat backres tinthe lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticontou rseat: side bols ters of the
seat backrest, shoulderoft he seat backrest,
contour of thes eat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display Seats and
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Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectl y,they can slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. 106
Seats and stowing

#
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment If
yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. R
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial via thec harging module. R
The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial ar eonlya vailable if thei gnition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
R Largemobil ephones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
R Toensur emoree fficient chargin gand con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
phone. Pr otectiv ecoversw hicha redesigned
fo rw ireless chargin gareexc luded.
R When charging, them at should be used if
possible. Seats and
stowing 11 5

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with static LEDh eadlamps: it is not
necessa ryto chang ethe headlamps. The legal
re qu irements ar ealso me tincountries where
traf ficd rive sont heother side of ther oad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: before
crossin gthe border int ocount ries wher ethey
driv eont heother side of ther oad, it is neces‐
sar ytos ettheh eadlamps tosymmetrical dipped
beam (→ page125).
Af tert he headlamps ar echanged:
R oncoming traf ficisn otdazzled
R thee dgeoft heroad is no tilluminated as far
or as high
R the" mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light "function sarenota vailable.
The headlamps mus tberesettoa symm etrical
dippe dbeamw heny ou retur nfroma broad. Ligh
ting sy stems and your responsibility The
various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilit yconditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation. Light switch
Ope
ratin gthe light switch 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parkin glights
3 T Standing light sand licenc eplatelight‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
switc hposition) Light and sight
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5
L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e125).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps. 11 8
Light and sight

Operating
thel ight scombination switch 1
Main beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlam pflasher
4 Turn signal light, left #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
function in question. Main beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
L orà position. #
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row1.
When them ain beam is activated, thei ndica‐
to rlam pfor dipped beam Lis deactiva‐
te da nd replaced bythei ndicator lam pfor
th em ain beam K. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
Headla mpflasher: #
Pullthe combination switc hinthe direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat epermanentl y:press thec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4.
Ve hicles with Activ eL aneK eeping
Assis t:Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcan:
R Lengthen tur nsignal operation fort he
duration of thel ane chang eift he driver
has activated thet urns ignal indicator.
R Automatical lyactivat ethe tur nsignal
indicator if thed rive rindicated totur nin
th at direction immediatel ybefor ebut a
lane chang ewas no timmediately possi‐
ble. Light and sight
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