2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

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thep owe rclosing function
fo rt he doo rs If
yo up ush thed oor int othe loc kuptot hefirst
de tent position, thep owe rclosing function will
auto matical lypull thed oor int othe loc k. Un
locking thed rive r'sd oor wit hthe eme r‐
ge ncy key #
Inser tthe emer gency keyasf ar as it will go
in to opening 1inthec over. #
Pull and hold thed oor handle. #
Pull thec over on thee mer gency keyas
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases. #
Release thed oor handle. #
Turn thee mer gency keya nti-clo ckwise to
position 1.
% Right-hand-d rive ve hicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection. #
Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly. Boot
Opening the bo
otlid &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. Openin
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NO
TEDama getotheb ootlid by obs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle The boo
tlid swings upwards when it is
opened. #
Therefore, mak esuret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient clearance ab ovetheb ootlid. Yo
uh ave thef ollowing options toopen theb oot
lid: #
With th ebootlid unloc ked, press thet op of
th es tar. #
Pull thef olded-out star when ther eve rsing
camera is activated and theb ootlid is
unloc ked.
% Toopen theb ootlid, pull on thef olded-out
st ar when ther eversing camera is activated. #
Press and hold thep button on thek ey. #
Pull boo tlid remo teoperating switch 1. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page78).
Ve hicles with boo tlid conve nience closing: if
an object restricts theb ootlid during thea uto‐
matic opening process, theo bstac le de tection
sy stem stops theb ootlid. The obs tacle de tec‐
tion function is only an ai dand is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attentiveness. Closing
theb ootlid &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of theb ootlid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of theb ootlid. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding 74
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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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Side windo
ws Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nopening asidew indow
Whe nyou open aside wind ow,parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whe nclosing asidew indo w, body parts
could be trapped in thec losing area in the
process. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pres sthe button in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Children could become trapped if they oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. 1
Closing
2 Opening
The buttons on thed rive r's door take prece‐
dence. #
Tostar ta utomatic operation: pressthe
W button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it. Opening and closing
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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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Con
venience opening (ventilating thev ehicle
befor estarting ajourney) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped. &
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
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold the% button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The side windo wsareo pened when the
boo tseparator is open.
R The sof ttop is opened when theb oot
separator is closed.
R The seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on. #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the % button. Con
venience closing (closing thev ehicle
from outside) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become trapped in
thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do ws. #
Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
du re when using con venience closing. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. &
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
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold the& button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked. Openin
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R
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
becomes trapped. Openin
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