2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET engine oil

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estar teda nd thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet. To
pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
349

*
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in . Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. 350
Maintenanc eand care

Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e409). *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil rene we datr egular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Onl yM ercedes-Benz appr ovedengin eoils may
be used in Mercedes-Ben zengines.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Pet role ngines: forc ertain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunctio nwith
re duced maintenanc einter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Quality and
filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB -Appr oval Model
MB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
S5 60 229.52, 229.61 If
th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavail‐
able, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.0l ofthef ol‐
lowing engine oils once only:
R MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229. 3or
AC EA A3/B3
The following values refertoano ilch ange,
includin gthe oil filter.
Re placement amount Mode
lR eplacement
amount
S5 60 9.0 l412
Tech nica ldata

Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e409). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moi sture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esys‐
te mw hen theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe braking ef fect. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0. Fu
rther information on brak efluid:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e409). &
WARNING Risk offire ‑a nd inju ryfrom
antifreeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
yo ut op up thea ntifre eze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifre eze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Onlyadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures. Te
ch nica ldata 413

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine. 428
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 429

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
# Stop vehicle Leave engine
running *T
he batter ychar geleve list oo lo wand mus tbecharged. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea veengine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
4 Chec keng.o il lev. when
next refuelling *T
he engine oil le velh as dropped tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Chec kthe engine oil le velw hen next refuelling.
To pupt he engine oil (→ page349).
No tesone ngine oil (→ page412).
8 Reserve fuel level *T
he fuel suppl yhas dropped int othe reser verange. #
Refuel. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 443

Fu
nctio n.............................................. 17 9
Setting ................................................. 209
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .182
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .184
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............1 85
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist .................. 184
Displ aysint he Instrument Displa y...... 186
Fu nctio n.............................................. 182
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 82
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .123
Fu nctio n.............................................. 12 2
Ad ditional doo rlock .................................. 68
Ad diti ves ................................................... 412
Engine oi l............................................. 412
Fu elling ................................................ 411
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling Ad
dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 343
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 342
Ad justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 343
Ad justin gthe sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 344
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 343 ADS PLUS damping sy
stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 189
Setting ................................................. 19 0
Suspensio n.......................................... 189
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 32
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 13 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 5
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 13 6
Ad justing theA IRSCARF vents ............. 137
Glo vebox. ............................................ 13 6
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 13 3
Airbag ........................................................ .41
Ac tivation .............................................. 35 478
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