2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET fuel cap

Glide mode is
characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R youdon otdepress thea ccelera tororb rake
pedal.
% Glide mode can alsobea ctivated ifyouh ave
selected theEco setting fort he driv ewhen
in driv eprogram I.
Glide mod eisdeactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Activ eD ista nce Assistant
DISTRO NIC:when ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI
STRO NIC is active, theg lide mode function is
no ta vailable. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapours. #
Touc ht he me talvehicle body before
opening thef uel filler cap or touching
th ep um pn ozzle. 15 2
Driving and pa rking

Re
fuelling 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3 Tyre pressur etable
4 QR code forr escue card
5 Fuel type #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tthe fuel filler cap int obrack et 2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe fuel pum pnoz‐
zle switches off. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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
me connect weba pp. 15 4
Driving and pa rking

&
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tyr eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tyr eload-bearing
capacity or thep ermissible speed rating may
lead totyr ed amag eand tothet yres bur st‐
ing. #
Therefore, onl yuse tyr etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet yrel oad-bearing capacity
ra ting and spee drating requiredfor
yo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEDama getovehicle and tyres due
to non-app rove dt yret ypes and sizes Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tyres
and accessories whic hhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. These tyres ha
vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP ®
,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
R MO =Mercedes-BenzO riginal
R MOE =Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tyres onl yfor cer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tyres)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tyr edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tyres tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tyres or
th ev ehicle.
Onl yuse tyres, wheels or accessories tested
and appr oved byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt yres Re
treade dtyres ar eneith er tested nor rec‐
ommended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evi‐
ous damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtyres.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed. #
Do no tuse used tyres if youh aveno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or
tyres when drivin govero bstacles Larg
ewheel shave alow er tyr esection width.
The lo werthe tyr esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tyres when
drivin govero bstacles. #
Avoid obs tacle sord rive particular ly
carefully. Wheel
sand tyres 393

Note
sons toring wheels R
Afterr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
R Protect thet yres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overvie
wofthe tyre-chang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on which tyre-changing
to ols ar erequired and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tyre-chang etools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R jack
R chock
R wheel spanner
R centri ng pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera ffixed tothej ack. The jac
kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please conta ctaq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located under the
boo tfloor. 1
Ratchet
2 centring pin
3 Jack ing support
4 Jack
5 Wheel spanner
6 Folding chock Setting up
thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools. 396
Wheels and tyres

*
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100
R petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
commende dfuel:th er ecommende doctane
number fory our vehicle can be found in the
instruction label in thef uel filler flap
(→ pag e152).
If th ea vailable fuel is no tsufficientl ylow in sul‐
phu r,th is can produce unpleasant odours.
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso use regular
unleaded petrol wit hanoctane number of at
leas t91R ON. This ma yreduce engine output
and increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using petrol wit halowerRON.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
R atafilling station
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Information on additives in petrol
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e409).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app roved
additives Even small amounts of
thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring. #
Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se
brand-name fuels wit hadditives.
The fuel grade available in som ecountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit haMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec ontainer.
Ta nk capacit yand reser vefuel le vel
The total capacity of thef uel tank ma yvary,
dependin gonthevehicle equipment. Model
Total capacity
S5 60 80.0 l Of wh
ichr eser ve
fuel
S5 60 8.0 l Te
ch nica ldata 411

Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps Som
esystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thes ewarning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa yinthe widesc reen cockpit Prog
ressiv esetting (widescreen cockpit) If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep osition
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page117 )
T St
anding light s(→pag e117 )
K Mai
nbeam( →pag e119 )
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page119 )
R Re
ar fogl ight (→ page117 ) ü
Sea
tbelti sn otfast ened
(→ pag e471 )
J Brakes (red) (→
page465)
J Brakes (yell
ow)(→pag e465)
! ABSm
alfunction (→ page465)
÷ ESP®
(→ pag e465)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page465)
! Electric parkin
gbrake ( →pag e465)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 473)
# Electrica
lfault (→ page474 )
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page465)
; Engine diagnosis (→
page474 )
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page474 )
? Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (→ page474 )
· Dis
tance warning (→ page472)
h Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e477) 462
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Fr
equency band
Diallin g(on-boar dcomputer) .............. .224
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from thed rive r's seat ............ 95
Fu el
E1 0. .................................................... .410
Pe trol ................................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 41 0
Re ser vefuel le vel. ................................ 411
Sulphu rcontent ................................... 41 0
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .221
Fu elling .................................................... .411
Ad ditives .............................................. 411
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rolp anel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu se insert
see Fuses Fu
ses ........................................................ 381
Assignment diagram ............................3 81
Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 381
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 382
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 383
Fu se bo xont he dashboar d................. 383
No tes. .................................................. 381 G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 15 8
Opening/closing theg arag edoor ........ 157
Programming buttons .......................... 15 5
Ra dio equipment appr oval number s....1 58
Re solving problems ............................. 157
Synchronising ther olling code ............ 15 6
Gearshif tpaddles
see Steering wheel gearshif tpaddles
Gea rshif trecommendation .....................151
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .407
Genuin eparts ............................................ 24
Glide mode ............................................... 151Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 6
Locking/unlocking .............................. 108
Gross weight ............................................ 407 H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ .120
HD prog rammes
se eCAm odule (TV)
Head airbag ................................................ 41
Head le velh eating (AIRSCARF) ..............101
Head restra int .......................................... .95
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 95
Re ar (extending and retracting) ............. 96
Re ar (extending from thef ront). ............96
Head-up display ....................................... 226
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 226 492
Index

Sy
stem settings
Languag e............................................. 255
No tesonl anguage selection ............... 255
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) ....2 60
Setting thed istan ce uni t..................... 255
Softwar eupdat e.................................. 259
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ke -bac kofe nd-of-lif evehicles .............. 23
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t............... 23
Ta nk capacity
Fu el ...................................................... 411
Re ser ve(fuel) .......................................4 11
Te ch nical data
Information .......................................... 405
Ty re pressur emonitoring sy stem ........ 389
Ve hicle identification plat e.................. 407
Te lephone ........................................ 225, 289
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ....... 295
Business telephon ysettings ................ 293
Call and ringtone volume .................... .295
Calls wit hseve ralp articipant s............. 295 Connecting
amobile phone (busi‐
ness telephony) .................................. .292
Connecting amobile phone (Near
Fiel dCommunicatio n(NFC)) .............. .294
Connecting amobile phon e(Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .290
Connecting amobile phone (Secu re
Simpl ePairing) .................................... 290
Disconnecting amobile phon e........... .293
Importin gcontacts .............................. 297
Incoming cal ldurin gane xisting call .... 296
In fo rm atio n......................................... .290
Lockin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) .......70
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 225
Mobile phone voice recognition .......... 295
No tes. ................................................. 290
Operating modes ................................. 289
Re ception and transmission volume .... 294
St artin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ..... 14 0
Switching mobil ephones .................... 293
Switching mobil ephones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 294
Symbol sfor business telephon y......... .293
Te lephon emenuo verview. ..................2 89
Te lephon eoperation ............................ 295
Un lockin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ....70 Using
aSIM car dfor business tel‐
ephon y................................................. 291
Usin gNear Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 294
Vo ice command s(LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 35
Wi reless chargin g(mobile phone) ........ 11 6
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-boar dcomputer) .............. .225
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te lephon yoperating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephon y......................... .289
Business telephon y............................. 289
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 340
Overvie w............................................. 340
Te levision
see TV
Te xt messages ......................................... 299
calling amessag esender .................... 300
Changing folder s................................. 300
Co mp osing .......................................... 299
Configu ring thed ispla yedt extm es‐
sa ge s. .................................................. 299 Index
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