2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET engine

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Touse brakin geffect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine when sta‐
tionar y.Pull away immediatel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and full thro t‐
tle unti lthe engine has reached its
operatin gtemperature. #
Do no tallowt he wheels tospin. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y. #
Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R due tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y. ECO
start/s topf unction Ope
ratio noft he EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. The engine is au
tomatically switched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
R ifyo ub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lin
transmissio nposition hori.
R if all vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.If no tall
th ev ehicle conditions ar emet,t he ç symbol
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The engine is restar teda utomaticall yif:
R your elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
R yous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
R youe ngaget ransmission position hork.
R youd epress thea ccelera torp edal.
R youc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
R youo pen or close thes oftt op.
R an automatic engine star tisn ecessar y. Driving and pa
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R
2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R theE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
from start.T herang ed ispl aye ddoes no tindicate
af ixed reduction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
R I(Individual): individual settings
R S+ (Spor tPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
R S(Sport): sporty driving style
R C(Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
R driv esystem
- engine and transmission management
- activ edista nce assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R chassis R
steering Selecting the driv
eprogram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y. Driving and pa
rking 147

Configuring driv
eprogram I Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC
SELECT .
Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Displaying
vehicl edata Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Vehicle data. Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Engine data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R engine speed R
sea le vel
R fuel grade
R outside temp erature Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment. Moreo
ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. 14 8
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Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.#
Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1. #
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissio nposition happear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Gearshi
ftrecommendation Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear. Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
matic transmissio nshifts up tothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. Glid
emodef un ction Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
wi th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption. Drivin
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Glide mode is
characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R youdon otdepress thea ccelera tororb rake
pedal.
% Glide mode can alsobea ctivated ifyouh ave
selected theEco setting fort he driv ewhen
in driv eprogram I.
Glide mod eisdeactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Activ eD ista nce Assistant
DISTRO NIC:when ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI
STRO NIC is active, theg lide mode function is
no ta vailable. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapours. #
Touc ht he me talvehicle body before
opening thef uel filler cap or touching
th ep um pn ozzle. 15 2
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This dischar
gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles wit hapetro le ngine:
ev en small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication. #
The RONr equirement is located in the
fuel filler flap.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100 R
petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hapetro le ngine. If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
R Do no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es
drained compl etely. *
NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks. #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. *
NO
TEFuel ma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. Re
quirements:
R unloc kthe vehicle.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Please also obser vethen otes on service prod‐
ucts and fuels (→ page411). Driving and parking
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Re
fuelling 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3 Tyre pressur etable
4 QR code forr escue card
5 Fuel type #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tthe fuel filler cap int obrack et 2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe fuel pum pnoz‐
zle switches off. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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
me connect weba pp. 15 4
Driving and pa rking

*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away #
Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsforf ivem inutes. Garag
edoor opener Prog
rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener, persons in
ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor. #
When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. Driving and parking
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