2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

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WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
high spee dduring thes oft-to popening
or closin gprocedure
If th ev ehicle speed exceeds 60 km/ht he
sof ttop stops during theo pening or closing
procedure.
This impair syour vie wtotherear. #
Reduce thev ehicle speed tobelow
60 km/ horstopt he vehicle, paying
attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Ope rate thes oft-to pswitc hagain in
order toopen or close thes oftt op full y. The cur
rent procedu reisstopped at aspeed
abo ve60 km/h. The Open/close top completely
messa geis shown on them ultifunction displa y. #
Reduce your spee dand press or pull soft- top
switch 1again.
If th es oftt op does no tclose full ybecause of
stro ng headwinds, driv eslowe rors top. Re
locking thes oftt op &
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. If
th es oftt op is no tloc kedf ully:
R The Open/close top completely messageis
shown on them ultifunction displa y.
R Youw ill hear awarning tone foruptot en
seconds when pulling away or while driving. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic
conditions. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Fullyc los ethe sof ttop using thes oft-top
switch. Opening and closing
theb oots epa rator The boo
tseparator co vers luggag eorloads in
th eb oot.
The sof ttop can be opened onl ywhen theb oot
separator is closed.
* NO
TEDama getothes oftt op or load The sof
ttop or load ma ybedamaged with
th es oftt op open. #
Do no tplace an yoverlyl on go bjects
inside or behin dthe side luggag enets
when theb oots eparator is open. #
Mak esuret hat thel oad does no tpush
th eb oots eparator upwards. Openin
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Press button 1.
Boo tseparator 2opens or closes automati‐
call y. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gAIRCAP AI
RCA Preduces thed raught in thef ront and
re ar compartment swhen youa redrivin gwith
th es oftt op open. Pa
rticular lyturbulent ai rcan reduce thee ffect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when youa redriving
behin danother vehicle or if ther eisac rosswind,
fo re xamp le.
AI RCA Pconsists of thef ollowing components:
R awind deflector abo vethew indscreen
R adraught stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints
When AI RCAP is acti vated, thew ind deflector
and thed raught stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAPc an be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximatel y160 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nretra cting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in them oving mechanism. #
Mak esuret hat persons do no thold
on to theu pper frame of thew indscreen
and do no ttouc hthe AIR CAPw ind
deflector. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPe xtends and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1light up. #
Todeactivate: press button 1again.
AIR CAPretra cts and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1go out. 86
Openin gand closing

If
th ev ehicle is par kedw itht he sof ttop open
and thep owe rsupp lyis switched off, AI RCAP
re tracts au tomatical ly.
When your estart thee ngine af terh aving been
par ked, AIR CAPe xtends au tomatically. Fi
ttin gand removing the folding draught
stop &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
th ed raught stop in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The draught stop impair syour vie wtothe
re ar,p articular ly when da rkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions. #
Onlyusethed raught stop in good visi‐
bility conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectl yfitted draugh tstop
If th ed raught stop is no tcorrectl yfitted it
ca nc ome loose du ring thej ourne yand
endanger other road users. #
Fitthed raught stop as described. #
Do no tplace object sonthefitted
draught stop. *
NO
TEDama getothef olding draught
st op or vehicle interior The
vehicle interior or thef olding draught
st op can be damaged if fitted when thes oft
to pc losed. #
Tofit, open thes oftt op. *
NO
TEFront seat backres tposition The
folding draught stop ma ycollide wit hthe
front seat backrests when fitted. #
Adjus tthe backres tposition softhe
front seats. The
folding draught stop is fitted overthe rear
seat stop rotect agains twind when driving with
th es oftt op open. Onl ythe front seats can be
occupied when thef olding draught stop is fitted. The ba
gcontaining thef olding draught stop is
st ored in theb oot.
Yo us hould preferabl yperform operations in volv‐
in gt he folding draught stop on thes ide facing
aw ay from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ew indo ws and thes oftt op. #
Toremo vetheb ag, open theb ootlid. #
Remo vethef olding draught stop from the
bag. #
Fold out folding draught stop 1 as shown. #
Fold out thet wo brac kets 2 tothel efta nd
ri ght. Opening and closing
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Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area 92
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Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me webA pp. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no on ehas an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. Seats and
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WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec ent reofyour shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behin dthe seats. 1
Head restra int height
2 Head restra int height
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio ninclination 94
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Seatcushio nlen gth
6 Seatfore-and-af tadjustment
7 Seatbackres tinclination #
Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
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% The hea drestraint height is adjus teda uto‐
matically when youa djus tthe seat height or
th es eat fore -and-af tposition. Ad
justin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly Re
quirements:
R Toselect thef ront passenger seat :the po wer
supply is switched on Yo
uc an call up thef ollowing function sfor the
front passenger sea t:
R Sea tadjustment
R Sea theater
R Sea tventilation
R Memor yfunction #
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion Seats and
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Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot adjus
tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Extending ther ear seat head restra ints elec‐
tricall yfromt he front
Re quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Brief lypress button 1.
% Depending on them odel, button 1is loca‐
te dont he door control panel on thed rive r's
side.
Au tomaticall yextending or retracting the
re ar seat head restra ints #
Toextend: fasten seat belt.
The head restra int is extended. 96
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