2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

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If necessar y,pull ther ear apron 3upwards
and fold it down.
If th et hrough -loadin gfeatur eistobeu sed as a
stow agec ompartment again: #
Pull ther ear apron 3upwards and attach
th ew ireb rack ets 2totheh ooks 1. Opening
thes towa ge space under theb oot
floor #
Swin gbootfloor 2upwards using loop 1. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle
occupants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. Seats and
stowing 111

Using
thec igar ette lighter in thef ront centre
console &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
th eh otcigar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot. Soc
kets 12
Vs ocketint he front centr econsole Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit huptoam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A) ar epermissible. #
Liftups ocketc ap 1. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
If yo uh ave connected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le ave thec over of thes towa ge compart‐
men topen. Using
the12Vs ocketint herear passen ger
compa rtment Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). Seats and
stowing 11 3

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Slide co ver1backwards. #
Liftu ps ocketc ap 2. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
If yo uh ave connected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le ave thec over of thes towa ge compart‐
men topen. Using
the12Vs ocketint he boot Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). #
Lift up soc ketc ap 1. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior aerial Note
sonw ireless chargin goft he mobile
phone &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectl y,they can slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. 11 4
Seats and stowing

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Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment If
yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. R
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial via thec harging module. R
The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial ar eonlya vailable if thei gnition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
R Largemobil ephones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
R Toensur emoree fficient chargin gand con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
phone. Pr otectiv ecoversw hicha redesigned
fo rw ireless chargin gareexc luded.
R When charging, them at should be used if
possible. Seats and
stowing 11 5

Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone in the
front Re
quirements:
R The mobile phon emustbes uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi-compatible mobile phone).
Yo uc an find alistofQ i-compatible mobile
phones at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect #
Place them obile phone as close tothe
centr eofm at1 as possible wi th thedisplay
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d. Malfunctions during
thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r. Fi
ttin gorr emovin gthe floor mats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Tofit: press stud 1 intoh older 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2. 11 6
Seats and stowing

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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e125).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps. 11 8
Light and sight

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 122)
R Cornering light (→ page123)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page123)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page123)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 0
Light and sight

Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate. In
this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling 12 2
Light and sight