2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in . Checking
thec oolant le vel &
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 Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. 350
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Slowly tur nthe cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
70 °C. #
Slowl yturnc ap 1 anti-clockwise torelie ve
exc ess pressure. #
Continue turning cap 1anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
R ifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
R ifth ee ngine is warm upto1.5c mo ver
mar kerb ar2 #
If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
R Further information on coolant (→ page415 ) To
pping up the windsc reen washer sy stem &
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 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 ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. Maintenanc
eand care 351

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Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. #
Remo vecap 1bythet ab, place on thee dge
of thef iller opening and engag einplace. #
Topupt hewasher fluid. Cleaning and care
Informatio
nonwashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
re duced braking po werafter wa shing the
ve hicle
Braking ef ficiency is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilbraking
po we rhas been fully restored. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
R Toavo id possible wateringress in thev ehi‐
cle, it is preferable touse car washes which
allo wthe high-pressur epre-wash tobe deac‐
tivated (specification fort he Cabrio pro‐
gramme).
R It is imperativ etoavoid as ubsequent hot-
wa xtreatment. R
Remo vethek eyin order toensur ethat the
draught stop on thef ront windscreen
re tracts.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Candthe
HOLD functio naredeactivated.
R The 360° came raor ther eve rsing camer ais
switched off.
R The side windo wsand sof ttop ar eclosed
comple tely.
R The blo werfor thev entilation/heating is
switche doff.
R The windsc reen wiper switc hisinposition
g.
R In car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
R The keyisata distance of at leas t3ma way
from thev ehicle, otherwise theb ootlid could
open unintentionally.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indscreen and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise. 352
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Information on usin
gahigh-p ressur ecleaner &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using high-pressur ecleane rswit hc ircu‐
lar je tnozzles
The wate rjet of ac ircula rjet nozzle (dirt
grinder) can cause extern all yinv isible dam‐
ag etot he tyres or chassis parts.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayunex‐
pec tedly fail. #
Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaner swith
circular je tnozzles toclean thev ehicle. #
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
re placed immediatel y. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using ahigh-pressur ecleaner:
R Keep thek eyat leas t3ma wayfromt he
ve hicle. Otherwise theb ootlid could open
unintentionall y. R
Maintain adista nce of at leas t30cmtot he
ve hicle.
R Vehicles with deco rativ efoil: parts of your
ve hicle ar ecove redw ithad ecorativ efoil.
Maintain adista nce of at leas t70cm
betwee nthe foil-c ove redp arts of thev ehicle
and then ozzle of theh igh pressur ecleaner.
Mo vetheh igh-pressur ecleaner nozzle
around whils tcleaning.
R Obser vethei nformation on thec orrect dis‐
ta nce in thee quipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
R Do no tpoint then ozzle of theh igh-pressure
cleaner directly at sensitiveparts suc has
tyres, thes oftt op, thed raught stop net, slits,
electrical component parts, batteries, light
sources and ventilation sl ots. Wa
shing thev ehicle byhand Obser
vethel egal requ irements, e.g. in anumber
of countries, washing byhand is onl ypermitted
in specially designated wash ba ys. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo. #
Washthev ehicle wit hlukewa rmwate rusing
as oftc ar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefully hose thev ehicle of fwithw ater and
dr yu sing achamois. Take car enot to point
th ew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir inlet. Maintenanc
eand care 353

Note
sonp aintwork/matt finish paint workcare Obser
vethef ollowing information: Cleaning and car
eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa intwork R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd rinse of fthe
treated areas af terw ards.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater an drins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Coolant, brak efluid, tree resins, oils, fuel and greases:
re mo veby gently rubbing wit hacloth soaked in petroleum
et her or lighter fluid.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us esilico neremo ver. R
Do no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Mat tfinish R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr oved byMercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and light-allo ywheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothel ates tengi‐
neering standards.
R Do no tuse car wash programmes wit hafinalhot wax
treatment.
R Do no tuse paint cleane rs,b uffing or polishing products,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alw aysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. 354
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Cleaning Night
View Assist Camer
abehind thew indscreen
* NO
TEDama getothec amer alens when
cleaning If
yo uc lean thec amer alens yourself or spray
gl ass cleaner on thec amer alens, youc ould
damag ethe camer alens. #
When cleanin gthe field of vision of the
driving sy stems, do no tspray glass
cleaner on thec amer alens. #
Ifth ec amer alens is dirty ,please con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Fold down thec amer acove rbyh andle
re cess 1. #
Use acloth toclean thew indscreen in front
of thec amera. Camer
aintheradiator grille Camer
alens 2is cleaned at regular inter vals
by operating thew indscreen washer sy stem. #
Use clear waterand asoftc loth toclean
came ralens 2when it is very dirty. Maintenanc
eand care 355

Note
sonc leaning and car eofthe sof ttop Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding soft- topd amage
Light soiling R
Clea nthe sof ttop when dr y.
R Rins ewithc lean water. R
Neveru se petrol, thinners, tarr emo verors tain remo ver
or other or ganic sol vents.
R Remo vebirdd roppings immediatel y,as they arec orrosive
and can therefor ecause thes oft-to pfabric toleak.
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner.
R Do no tuse sharp-edged equipment toremo veice and
sno w.
Norm
alto heavy
soiling R
Clean thes oftt op wit habrush and clean water.
R Clean stains and other dir twithab rush and soft-top
cleaning agents recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
R Alw aysb rush from front tobac kint he direction of the
fa bric. Fr
equent cleanin greduces thes oftt op's resist‐
ance todirt. Torestor et he ef fect, clean thes oft
to pw itht he car eproducts and cleanin gagents
re commended and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Incor rect cleaning and care, as well as ageing,
can cause thes oft-to pseams toleak .Have the
soft-top seams sealed at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at your Mercedes-Ben zservice
centre. %
Plac eas uitable co vero verthe sof ttop if you
plan tolea vethev ehicle outside foral ong
period of time. Cleaning AIRC
AP Cleaning
thew ind deflector
Re quirements:
R The sof ttop is closed. R
The electric parking brak ehas been applied
manuall y.
R The ignition is switched on.
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner toclean
th en etof thew ind deflector. 356
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#
Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The wind deflector between thew indscreen
and thes oftt op extends. #
Light soiling: clean wind deflector net 1
wit has oftb rush or amoistcloth. #
Heavier soiling: cleanwind deflector net 1
wit hc arep roducts and cleaning agents rec‐
ommended and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Subsequentl y,rinse of fwithc lean water.
Cleaning thed raught stop
Re quirements:
R The sof ttop is open.
R The electric parking brak ehas been applied
manuall y.
R The ignition is switched on. #
Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The AIR CAPd raught stop mo vesu pwards. Maintenance and care
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