2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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Clean draught stop net 1withad ampcloth
in conjunction wit hthe car eproducts and
cleanin gagentsr ecommende dand appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz. Cleaning
thef olding draugh tstop Re
quirements:
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner toclean
th en etof thew ind deflector. R
Obser vethen otes on thec orrect ins tallation
and stow ing location of thef olding draught
st op (→ page87). #
Clea nthe ne tofthefolding draught stop with
ad am pcloth in conjunction wit hthe care
products and cleaning agents recommended
and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Note
sonc areofc ar parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indscreen is being cleaned
If th ew indscreen wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windscreen or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windscreen or wiperb lades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. 358
Maintenance and care

Obser
vethef ollowing information: Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners. R
Do no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator trim wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usin
gahigh-pressur ewater jet, main tain am inimum
dis tance of 30 cm. Maintenance and care
359

Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Re versing camera
and 360° Camera R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sy stem
(→ pag e200).
R Use clear waterand asoftc loth toclean thec amer alens. Do no
tuse ah igh-pressur ewater jet.
Exhaus tpipes
Clean withcleaning agents recommended byMercedes-Benz,
particularly in thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents. Note
sonc areoft he interior &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat belt sto
te ar or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. 360
Maintenance and care

Obser
vethef ollowing information: Cleaning and car
eA voiding vehicl edamage
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleanin gagents.
R Do no tdryseat belts byheating them toove r80°Cor
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro fibr ec loth and
TFT/LCD displa ycarep roduct. R
Swit chofft he displa yand le titcool down.
R Do no tuse an yother cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Cleanw ithad ampm icrofibr ecloth.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowc osmetics, insect repellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th theplastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
ments R
Clea nwitham icro fibr ec loth.
R Piano-lacquer blac klook: clean wit hadampcloth and
soap solution.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning agents, polishe sorwaxes.
Ro of lining
Clean withabrush or dr yshampoo.
Carpet Use carpetand textil ec leaning agents recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Maintenance and care
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Cleaning and car
eA voiding vehicl edamage
Genuine leather
seat co vers R
Clean wit hadampcloth and then wipe wit hadryclo th.
R Leather care: use leath er careagentst hat ha vebeen rec‐
ommended byMercedes-Benz. Do no
tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
Do no tuse am icrofibr ecloth.
DINAMIC Aseatc ov‐
ers Clean wit
hadampcloth .D onotuse amicrofibr ecloth.
Artificial leather
seat co vers Clean wit
hadampcloth and 1% soap ywater .D onotuseam icro fibr ec loth.
Clo thseat co vers
Clean wit hadampcloth and 1% soap ywater an dallow todry. 362
Maintenanc eand care

Emer
gency Re
moving the saf etyv est The saf
etyv ests ar elocated in door stowage
compartments 1inthef ront door. #
Toremo ve: pull out thes afet yv estb ag con‐
ta inin gthe saf etyv est. #
Open thes afet yv estb ag and pull out the
saf etyv est.
% Safetyv ests can also be stored in ther ear
door stowagec ompartments. 1
Maximum number of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2vest
The requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyv estist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yv estif:
R it is damaged or dir tonthereflectiv estrips
ca nnol onger be remo ved R
them aximum number of washes is exceeded
R thef luorescence of thes afet yv esth as faded Wa
rning triangle Re
moving the warning triangle #
Push bo thsides of warning triangle holder
1 inthed irection of thea rrow and open it. Breakdown assis
tance 363

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Remo ve wa rning triangle 2.
Setting up thew arnin gtriangle #
Fold side reflectors 1upwards toform atri‐
angle and attac hatthetopu sing press-stud
2. #
Fold legs 3down and out tothes ide. Fi
rs t-aid kit (sof tsided) Fir
st-ai dk it (so ftsided) 1is located in the
stow agen etinther ight-hand side of theb oot
and is secured wit hVelcr ostrip 2. Re
moving the fire extinguisher *
NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
ment #
Keep thes towa ge compartment closed
while thev ehicle is moving. #
Pull handle 1up and fold thec over for‐
wa rdsint he direction of thea rrow. 364
Breakdown assis tance

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Remo vethef iree xtinguishe rfromt hestow‐
ag ec ompartment. Flat ty
re Note
sonf lat tyres &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tyre
Af lat tyr eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ty resw ithout run-flat characteristics: #
Do no tdrive on wit haflat tyre. #
Chang ethe flat tyr eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel. Alternativel y,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ty resw ithrun-flat characteristics: #
Obse rvet he information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat
tyres). In
thee vent of aflat tyre, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependin gonyourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
R Vehicles with MOExtende dtyres: it is pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
(→ pag e367).
R Vehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et yresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (→ page369).
R Vehicles with Mercedes me connect: you
can mak eacallf or breakdown assis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel in thec ase of a
breakdown (→ page305).
R Allvehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→ pag e398). MOExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in emergency mod ethe han‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e.g .when
cornering ,when accelerating stronglyand
when braking. #
Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed. #
Avoid an yabrup tsteering and driving
manoeuvres as well as drivin gover
obs tacle s(kerbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thi sapplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving in thee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R bangin gnoise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhichs mells lik erubber
R continuous ESP ®
inter vention
R crac ksin tyr eside walls Breakdown assis
tance 365