2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Ad
justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass set‐
tings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Equaliser #
Select Treble, MidorBass. #
Chang ethe settings.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gautomati cvolume
adjustment
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Automatic vol-
ume adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Balance and
Fader #
Adjus tthe balance and fader. #
Toexitth em enu: press the% button. Burmes
ter®
sur round soun dsystem Information abou
tthe Burmes ter®
sur round
soun dsystem
The Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystemh as a
to ta lo utput of 590 watts and is equipped wi th
13 speakers. It is available fora ll functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up thes ound menu in the
Bu rm ester ®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader
R Automatic volum eadjustment
R Surroun dsound
R Soun dfocus
R Other soun dsettings #
Select afunction. Ad
justin gthe treble ,mid and bas ssettings
on the Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Equaliser #
Select Treble, MidorBass. #
Setthe desired values.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gvolum eadjustment
in theB urme ster ®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Automatic vol-
ume adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Balance and
Fader #
Adjus tthe balance and fader. 342
Multimedia sy stem

#
Toexitth em enu: press the% button.
Switching sur round soun don/of fint he
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Surround
sound #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justin gthe sound focus in theB urme ster ®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Sound focus #
Adjus tthe sound focus. Burmes
ter®
high-end Sur round soun dsys‐
tem Information on
theB urme ster ®
high-end Sur‐
ro und soun dsystem
The Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round soun dsys‐
te mh asatotal output of 1520 watts and is
equippe dwith23s peakers.Itisa vailable fora ll
functions in ther adio and media modes. Calling up the sound menu in
the
Bu rm ester ®
high-end Sur round soun dsys‐
tem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader
R Automatic volum eadjustment
R VIP seat (seat-based soun doptimisation)
R Soun dprofiles
R Other soun dsettings #
Select asoun dm enu.
Ad justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass set‐
tings on theB urme ster ®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Equaliser #
Select Treble, MidorBass. #
Setthe desired values. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gvolum eadjustment
in theB urme ster ®
high-end Sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Automatic vol-
ume adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round soun dsys‐
tem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Balance and
Fader #
Adjus tthe balance and fader. #
Toexitth em enu: press the% button. Multimedia sy
stem 343

Ad
justin gthe seat-base dsound optimisation
in the Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
VIP seat
This setting optimises thes ound playbac kfor
th es elected seat position. #
Activat ethe function O. #
Select aseat position.
Selecting thes ound profile in the
Bu rm ester ®
high-end Sur round soun dsys‐
tem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Sound profiles
The following profiles ar eavailable:
R Pure
R EasyListening
R Live
R Surround #
Select asoun dprofile. 344
Multimedia sy stem

ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
, Service .
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer . Car
rying out maintenance workatregular
inter vals *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Maintenance work
will nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften than specified if
thev ehicle is operated under ardu‐
ous conditions or increased loads, fore xamp le:
R regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
R ifth ev ehicle is primaril yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving.
R forf requ ent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
R ifth ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
R in particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation mod eisfrequently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have the
interior filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil, oil fil‐
te re tc. changed mor efrequ ent ly.T he tyres must
be checkedm oref requ entl yift hevehicle is
operated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Maintenance and care
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Batter
ydisconnection periods The AS
SYST PLUS service inter vald isplay
can onl ycalculat ethe servic edue date when
th eb attery is connected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th ei nstrument displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(→pag e345). Engine compartment
Ac
tiv eb onne t(pedestrian pr otection) Operation of
thea ctiv ebonne t(pedestrian
pr otection)
In cer tain accident situations ,the risk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ebonnet .The rear area of thee ngine
bonn etisraised byappr oximatel y80m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ebonn etyourself .Ifthe activ ebonnet
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited.
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop mus tre-ins tate
th ef ull functionality of thea ctiv ebonnet. The activ
ebonne tisnotavailable in all coun‐
tries.
Re setting thea ctiv ebonnet &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: #
With your han dflat, push down activ ebonnet
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The engine bonne tmuste ngag einp osition. #
Ifth ea ctiv ebonnet can be raised slight lyat
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y. 346
Maintenance and care

Opening/closing
theb onnet &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriv‐
ing wit hthe engine bonne tunlo cked
An unloc kede ngin ebonn etma yopen up
when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour
vie w. #
Neveru nloc kthe engine bonne twhen
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine bonn etis loc ked. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing thee ngine
bonn et
When opening or closing thee ngine bonn et,
it ma ysuddenly drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. #
Onlyopen or close thee ngine bonn et
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe ller yand watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldrecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponents of thei gnition
sy stem or thef uel injection sy stem
when thei gnition is switched on. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine, Maintenanc
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th
er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Toopen: pull lever1torelease thee ngine
bonn et. #
Push bonne tcatch 1upwards and lif tthe
bonne tbyapproximatel y40cm. #
Toclose: lowe rthe bonne tand le titfall from
ah eight of appr oximatel y20cm. #
Ifth eb onnet canstill be lif teds lightl y,open
th eb onnet again and close it wit halittle
mor eforce until it engages cor rectly. 348
Maintenance and care

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estar teda nd thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet. To
pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
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