2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET ECO mode

Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
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NOTEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and pa rtsw itht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
implied warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.*
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control unit sand sensor sfor ther estraint
sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing
areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars R
Doo rsills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centr econsole #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ries retrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tyres and wheel saswell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt estsgenuine pa rtsa nd con ver‐
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
specificall yappr ove dfor your vehicle model forth
eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitabilit y.Despite
ongoing ma rket resear ch,M ercedes-Ben zis
unable toasses sother parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been of ficially appr ovedori ndepend‐
ently appr oved byatesting centre.
Cer tain parts ar eonlyo fficially appr ovedfor
ins tallation or modification if they comply wi th
legal requirements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine‐
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use
of non-appr ovedparts ma yinva lidat ethe vehi‐
cle's general operating pe rmit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R Achang eoft hevehicle type from that for
whic hthe vehicle's general operating pe rmit
wa sg ranted.
R Ifot her road user scoul dbee ndangered.
R Ifth ee xhau stgasorn oise le vels are
adversel yaffected.
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page409) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. 24
Generaln otes

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stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel owest position.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem. Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or children in this we ight
categor y.
U Suitable forc hild restra int sy stems of
th e" Universal" categor yinthisweight
categor y. UF
Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems of the" Un iversal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y.
L Suitable fors emi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according tothet able
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐
te ms", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
lis tedint hechild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
Categor y0:upto10 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor yI:9to18k gU F,LU ,L U, L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg UF,L U,LU ,L
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg UF,L U,LU ,L58
Occupant saf ety

We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
1 Ad jus tthe seat cushion inclination so that thef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in theh ighes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
lo west position.
2 The vehicle is equipped wit hanautomatic front passenger front airbag deactivation sy stem. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbel it. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gI SOFI Xchild restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of cate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem of categor yIonarear
seat: adjustthe driver's and front passenger
seat suc hthat thes eat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem.
R Forc ertai nc hild restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tactwitht he roof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y. R
The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel ow estp osition.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem. Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or an ISOFIXc hild
re stra int sy stem in this we ight category
and/or size categor y.
IUF Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gISOFI Xchild
re stra int sy stems of the"Universal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y.
IL Suitable forI SOFIX child restra int sys‐
te ms according tothet able in "Over‐
vie woft herecommended child
re stra int sy stems", or if thev ehicle and
th es eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model
list. Occupant saf
ety59

#
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

Fo
lding theo utside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors #
Select ther equired mir roru sing button 3or
4. #
Use button 2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
Engaging theo utside mir rors #
Press and hold button 1.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etinthe
cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzl emirro rs function &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd poisoning
due tothea nti-dazzle mir rore lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir rorb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r. 12 8
Light and sight

Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Note
sonc limatecontrol An interior air
filter mus talway sbeu sed so that
th ea ir conditionin gsystem, thep ollution le vel
monitoring and thea irfiltering function work
cor rectl y.Mak esuret hat thef ilter is ins talled
cor rectl ya nd thef ilter housin ginthe engine
compartment is closed cor rectl yu sing thec ap
and alw ayst ightl ysealed when in operation. Use
fi lter srecommende dand appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw aysh ave service workcar‐
ri ed out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Overvie
wofthe ope rating unit fora utomatic
climat econtrol The indica
torlamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated. 1
à Sets climat econtrol toautomatic, left
(→ pag e134)
2 w Setsthet emperature, left
3 K Setsthea irflow ,left
4 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ pag e135)
5 ¬ Demists thew indscreen
6 t Calls up thea ir conditionin gmenu
7 ¤ Switches ther ear windo wheater
on/off
8 Á Switches theA /C function on/off
(→ pag e133)
Switches ther esidual heat on/off
(→ pag e135) 9
K Setsthea irflow ,right
A w Setsthet emperature, right
B Ã Sets climat econt roltoa utomatic, right Operating
thec lima tecont rols ystem Switching
thec lima tecont rolo n/off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow toleve l1or
higher using theK button. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow toleve l0u sing
the K button.
% If climat econtrol is switched off, thew in‐
do ws maym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switc hoff
climat econtrol only brie fly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel The A/C functio
nheats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Press theÁ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan mis tupm oreq uickl y. Climat
econtrol 131

Condensation ma
ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Setting climat
econtrol toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, thes ettemp eratur eisregu‐
lated bythet emperatur eofthe dispensed air
and thea irflow. #
Press theà button. #
Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe K
button. Climat
estyle Clima
testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
R DIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draught-f rees etting
Setting thec lima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, the à function mus tbeactive
(→ pag e132). Overvie
wofair distributio nsettings The symbols in
thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terv ents
R P centre and side ai rvents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R _ allv ents
R b defros ter,middl eand side air vents
R W automatic air distribution Setting
thea ir distribution Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Air
distribution #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setthe air distribution. 13 2
Climat econtrol

Setting
thef ootwell temperature Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Foot-
well temperature #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setthe foot we llte mp erature. Setting
ther ear climat econtrol usin gthe
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Rear
Setting thea irflow #
Select Airflow . #
Setthe air flow.
Setting thet em peratu re #
Select Temperature. #
Setthe temp erature. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nisation function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones. #
Switch thef unction on Oor off ª. Demisting
thew indo ws Wi
ndo wsmis tedupo nthe inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth ew indo wscontinu etomistu p: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis tedupo nthe outside #
Switc hont he windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmaym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mod eonly brie fly. Switching
ther esidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes. #
Toswitc hon:press theÁ button.
Re sidualh eat is switched of fautomaticall y. Climat
econtrol 13 3