2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem.
R Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems: -
thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX mounting brac kets
R The manufactu rer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. Occupant saf
ety51

#
Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevend eath! #
Alw aysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. %
Use Mercedes-Benz car eproducts recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benztoc leanchild
re stra int sy stems. Further information can
be obtained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The
following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
R When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (→ page57).
R Notesona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems (→ page59).
R Notesonr ecommende dchild restra int sys‐
te ms (→ page63).
R Instructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger front airbag shutoff
(→ pag e44).
R Safetyn otes on thes eat belt (→ page36).
R Information on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→ page40). 52
Occupant saf ety

ISOFIX
child seat attachment Note
sonI SOFIX child seat attachments &
WARNING Risk of‑ inju ryor deat hifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usin ganI SOFIXchild restra int sy stem is
exc eeded
Fo rISOFIX child restra int sy stems in which
th ec hild is secured using thei ntegrated seat
belt integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem,
th ep ermissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem wit hintegrated seat
belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otection. An
exc essiv eload ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
ch ild seat attachments and thec hild ma ynot
be restra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX child restra int sys‐ te
mw hichs ecures thec hild wit hthe
ve hicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
ISOFIX is astandardised securing sy stem for
specially designed restra int sy stems. ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stems ar eappr ove dina ccord‐
ance wit hECE R44. Onl
ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R4 4maybe
attached toISOFIX mounting brac kets. Symbo
lfor fitting an ISOFIX child restra int
sy stem Occupant saf
ety53

Fi
ttin gISOFI Xchild sea tattachments &
WARNING Risk of‑ inju ryor deat hifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usin ganI SOFIXchild restra int sy stem is
exc eeded
Fo rISOFIX child restra int sy stems in which
th ec hild is secured using thei ntegrated seat
belt integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem,
th ep ermissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem wit hintegrated seat
belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otection. An
exc essiv eload ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
ch ild seat attachments and thec hild ma ynot
be restra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX child restra int sys‐
te mw hichs ecures thec hild wit hthe
ve hicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip ,makes uret hat theI SOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem is engaged cor rectl yin
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets. #
Fold uphols tere dl ining 1upwards. #
Turn thes uppor tontherear side of uphol‐
st ered lining 1by90°.
Up hols tere dl ining 1remains folded
upwards. #
Attach theI SOFIX child restra int sy stem to
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets 2. 54
Occupant saf ety

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

Re
commende d"Universal" and "Semi-Universal" categor yISOFIX child restra int sy stems We
ight categories Size categor yManufacturer Type Approval number
(E1. ..) Order number (col‐
our code: 9H95)
Catego ry0+:
up to13 kg
up toappr oximately
15 months EB
rita xR ömer BABY SAFE plu s0 4301146B 66868224
Catego ryI:
9to18kg B1
BritaxRömer DUO plus0 4301133A 0009703700
A0 009705800 %
Youc an obtain fur ther information on the
cor rect child restra int sy stem at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Note
sonp etsint hevehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches. Thereb
yananimal may:
R activat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or
sudden steering and braking manoeuvres
and injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess. 62
Occupant saf ety

Key
Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
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 geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 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 Vehicle 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 Vehicle Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Batter ychec klamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theb ootlid
The keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following compo‐
nents:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
R Glov eb ox
R Fuelfiller flap 64
Opening and closing

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. #
Use thee mer gency keytol ockoru nlock. #
Have thek eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uh ave lostak ey. #
Have thek eydeacti vatedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
If necessar y,ha ve thel oc ks changed as well. Doors
Note
sont he additional doo rlock The additional door loc
kisonlya vailable for
ve hicles fort he United Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside thev ehicle when thea dditional
door loc kisactivated
If th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, the
door scan no longer be opened from the
inside.
If th er ea repersons in thev ehicle, they can
no longer le avet he vehicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations. #
Neverlea ve persons unattended in the
ve hicle, particularly children, elderly
person sorpersonsinneed of help. #
Ifth er ea repersons in thev ehicle, do
no ta ctivat ethe additional door loc k. The additional door loc
kisautomaticall yactiva‐
te dint hefollowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc kedu sing thek ey.
R The vehicle is loc kedu sing KEYLESS-GO.
% Afterl ocking youc an issue asignal wit hthe
horn.
If th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, thed oors
cann otbe opened from thei nside. Yo
uc an deactivat ethe additional door loc kby
deactivating thei nterior pr otection (→ page93). Un
locking/opening thed oor sfromt he inside Un
ited Kingdom onl y:obser vethen otes on the
additional door loc k(→pag e68). 68
Opening and closing