2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET light

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Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke yt wice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft hekeyf lashes
twic ebrief ly and light suponce. #
Toactivate: press anybutton on thek ey.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he keyin
th es towa ge compartment of thec ent recon‐
sole, thek eyfunction sareautomatical ly
activated (→ page143). Re
moving/insertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve: press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2until it en gage sin
th ei ntermediat eposition.
% Youc an use thei ntermediat eposition of
emer gency key2toattac hthe keytoak ey
ri ng. #
Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Inser temer gency key2tothei ntermediate
position or full yuntil it engages. Re
placing the keyb attery &
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. #
If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. Re
quirements:
R Your equir eaCR2 0323Vc ell batter y. 66
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is onl
yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
R Press thep button on thek ey.
R Press ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
R Press thec losing or locking button
on theb ootlid. R
Press thet op of thes taront he boot
lid. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or inter rupt boo tlid mo vement byper form ing a
kickin gmovement unde rthe rear bumper. The kickin
gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page73)
and closin g(→ pag e74)theb ootlid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe boo tlid is
opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening theb ootlid: R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner 76
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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
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The sof ttop is closed. The side windo
wsarec losed when the
sof ttop is closed. #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the & button.
% Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→ page71). Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
M Solutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause. #
Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w. #
Close thes oftt op.
If as ide windo wisobstructed during closin gand reopens again slightly: 82
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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
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NO
TEPossible damag etothe sof ttop
when opening or closing The sof
ttop can be damaged when opening
or closing. #
Mak esuret her eiss ufficient clearance
ab ove it. #
Onlyload theb ootb elo wt he boo tsepa‐
ra torsot hat it will no tbepushed
upwards. #
Mak esuret hat theb ootlid is closed. #
Ifth es oftt op is dirty ,wetor frozen, do
no to pent he sof ttop. *
NO
TEDama getothes oftt op caused by
heavy objects Heavy objectsp
laced onthes oft-to pcom‐
partmen tcover can damag ethe sof ttop or
soft-top compartmentc over. #
Do no tplace he avyo bjects on thes oft-
to pc ompartmen tcover. #
Do no tsiton thes oft-to pcompartment
co ver. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
opening or closing thes oftt op when thev ehicle
is stationar y.
Do no texceed amaximum speed of 50 km/h
when driving (max. 60 km/htoa void inter rupt‐
ing thec losing process in thee vent of slight
exc ess speed). #
Mak esuret hat theb oots eparator is closed. #
Close theb ootlid. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Keep theb rake pedal depressed when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toopen: pull and hold soft- tops witch 1
until thes oftt op is full yopened.
The multifunction displa yshows theo pening
process of thes oftt op. #
Toclose: press and hold soft- tops witch 1
until thes oftt op is full yclosed.
The multifunction displa yshows thec losing
process of thes oftt op. 84
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Press button 1.
Boo tseparator 2opens or closes automati‐
call y. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gAIRCAP AI
RCA Preduces thed raught in thef ront and
re ar compartment swhen youa redrivin gwith
th es oftt op open. Pa
rticular lyturbulent ai rcan reduce thee ffect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when youa redriving
behin danother vehicle or if ther eisac rosswind,
fo re xamp le.
AI RCA Pconsists of thef ollowing components:
R awind deflector abo vethew indscreen
R adraught stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints
When AI RCAP is acti vated, thew ind deflector
and thed raught stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAPc an be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximatel y160 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nretra cting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in them oving mechanism. #
Mak esuret hat persons do no thold
on to theu pper frame of thew indscreen
and do no ttouc hthe AIR CAPw ind
deflector. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPe xtends and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1light up. #
Todeactivate: press button 1again.
AIR CAPretra cts and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1go out. 86
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Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
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. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area 92
Seats and stowing