2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET seats

At
ag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 14
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 16
Doo rcontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 18
Control setting sintherear compartment .... 20
Emer gencie sand breakdowns ...................... 22 Digita
lOwner 's Manual ............................. 24
Callin gupt he Digital Owner's Manual ..........24 Genera
lnotes ............................................. 25
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t......................25
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-lif evehicles ...................25
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 26
Owner's Manual ............................................ 27
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 27
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 28
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 32
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 32
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................33
Impliedw arrant y. .......................................... 33
QR code forr escue car d...............................33 Ve
hicle dat astorage .....................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Sea tbelts ..................................................... 38
Airbag s......................................................... 43
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .50
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ........................................51
Children in thev ehicle ..................................52
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................64 Opening and closing
.................................. 66
Ke y............................................................... 66
Do ors. ........................................................... 70
Boo t.............................................................. 75
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 81
Sof ttop ........................................................ 85
Anti-th eftp rotection .....................................91 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 94
No tesont he cor rect driver's sea tposition ... 94
Seats ............................................................ 95 St
eering wheel ............................................ 104
Using them emor yfunction ........................ 106
St ow agea reas ............................................ 108
Cup holder s................................................. 11 3
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .114
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 5
Wi reless chargin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior aerial .......1 16
Fitting or removing thef loor mats ............... 11 8 Light and sight
.......................................... 11 9
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 11 9
Interior lighting ........................................... 12 6
Wi ndsc reen wiper sand windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 127
Mir rors ........................................................ 12 9
Operating thes un visor s............................. 13 2 Climat
econtrol ........................................ 13 3
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ..........1 33
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 13 3 2
Contents

Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
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

passenger seat should be mo
vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(→ page 94).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay
ot herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes( → pag e52).
R Alw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectl y. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airbag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
R Ther eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hascup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side panelling.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Re
duce dairbag pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom modi fica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t. The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by theA IRB AG symbol (→ page41). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integra‐
te di ntot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, theo peration of thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutof fcould
be restricted. Occupant saf
ety43

#
Yous hould on lyuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door panelling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
panelling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction and canno tprovide thei ntended pro‐
te ctiv efunction in thee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thef ront passenger airbags Fu
nction of thea utomatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation sy stem
The automatic front passen gerfront airbag deac‐
tivation sy stem is able todetect whe ther the
front passenger sea tisoccupied byap erson or
ac hild restra int sy stem. The front passenger air‐
bag is enabled or disabled accordingly. When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e59).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
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 seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. 44
Occupant saf ety

Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e44).
By doin gthis, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page50).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Occupant saf
ety55

Suitability of
thes eat sfor child restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe ECE stand‐
ar dE CE R4 4arepermit tedf or use in thev ehicle.
Example of an appr oval label on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44
ISOFIX child restra int sy stems of thef ollowing
“Universal“ categor ycan be used, in accordance
wit hthe tables on suitability of seats fort he
attachment of child restra int sy stems, on seats
labelled U,UF or IUF. Semi-universal
child restra int sy stems ar eindi‐
cated bythet ext" se mi-uni versal" on the
appr oval label. The ycan on ly beused if thev ehi‐
cle and thes eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Note sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gb elt-secured child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of thec ate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on arear seat: adjustthe
driver's and front passenger seat suc hthat
th es eat does no ttouc hthe child restra int
sy stem.
R Forc ertain child 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 tact wi th theroof.
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 Occupant saf
ety57

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

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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