2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET tow bar

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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

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WARNING Danger of inju ryor death
from obstructed roll bars
If yo ul eave object soritems of clo thing on
th ec oversoft heroll bars, this ma yrestrict
th er oll bar sastheye xtend.
Consequently ,the roll bar scanno tprotect as
th ey ared esigned todo. Furthermore, the
object smayendanger vehicle occupants
when ther oll bar sextend. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thet her eis
no thing in thes weep of ther oll bars. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eobject sinthe
ve hicle cor rectl y. The
roll bar sareunder thec oversb ehind the
re ar head restra ints. The roll bar saretriggered
when danger of thev ehicle rolling overisd etec‐
te d.
Onc ethe roll bar shaveb een triggered, youc an
no lon gerc lose asoftt op that is open .Inthis
case, consult then extq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. PRE-SAFE
®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(Pre-Crash Saf ety-Sy stem) PRE-
SAFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implemen tpre-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: moving
th ef ront passenger seat toam oref avo ura‐
ble seat position. R
Vehicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing thea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters
of thes eat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brie fnoise signa ltostimulat ethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behin dthe seat The automatic adjustment of
thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. Re
versing theP RE- SAFE®
sy stem measures If an acciden
tdid no toccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retak en ar ereve rsed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certain settings your‐
self. Occupan
tsafety 49

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Toretract: release seat belt.
The head restra int lo wersto its startin gposi‐
tion. Configuring seat settings
Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs #
Select Sidebolsters . #
Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest #
Select Lumbar . #
Adjus tthe air cushion.
Memor yfunction #
Save thes eat adjustments wit hthe memory
function (→ page106). Setting automatic adjustment of
thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat. #
Select Dynamic seat. #
Selects etting: Off,Level 1 orLevel 2. Overvie
wofmassageand workout prog rams Massag
eprograms
The following programs can be selec ted:
R Hot Relaxing back
R Hot Relaxing shoulder
R Activating Massage
R Classic Massage
R Mobilizing Massage Ac
tiv eW orko ut
The Act. Workout backrest programrequ ires
yo ur activ ecooperation .Tensing an dreleasing
also helps toimpr oveblood flow to yo ur mus‐
cles. Press agains tapressur epointass oonas
yo uf eel it. Selecting
them assag eprogram fort he front
seats Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat . #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
8to18m inutes, depending on thes etting. #
Tosetthe massag eintensity: switch High
intensity onO or off ª. Seats and
stowing 97

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WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
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
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memor yfunction is onl yavailable in vehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge.
Sea tadjustments foruptot hree people can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following settings can be stored fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of thes eat backres tinthe lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticontou rseat: side bols ters of the
seat backrest, shoulderoft he seat backrest,
contour of thes eat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display Seats and
stowing 105

#
Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
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. 106
Seats and stowing

R
When towing atrailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth ea ccelerator pedal is depressed #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation. Settin
groute-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Speed
adjustment #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT opt. orOff. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist Ac
tiveS teering Assis tassists thed rive rat
speeds up to210k m/h and helps thed rive rto
st ay inthec ent reofthel ane bymeans of mod‐
erat esteering inter ventions. The sy stem orients
itself using de tected lane markings .Depending
on thes peed driven, ActiveS teering Assis tuses
th ev ehicles ahead as areference. If thed etec‐
tio nofl anem arkings and vehicles ahead is
impaired, ActiveS teering Assis tswitches topas‐
siv em ode. The sy stem does no tprovide support
in thef ormofs teering inter ventions. R
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on
th es teering wheel at all times and be able to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R The status of ActiveS teering Assis tisdis‐
pla yedint hestatus bar of them ultifunction
displa y.
Ste ering and contact de tection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
st eering wheel at all times and tobe able to
inter vene at an ytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice
ve rsaata nytime. 18 2
Driving and pa rking

To
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page376)(→pag e377). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
R thee ngine cann otbe star ted.
R thee lectric parking brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position iorj.
% vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay( →pag e380). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐ ing equipment is
requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnot
be exc eeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km mu stnotbe
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R thec ar/t railer combination ma yswe rve
or eve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thep ermissible gross weight
of thev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle
identification plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j. #
Fitthet ow ing eye( →pag e382). #
Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. Breakdown assis
tance 377

#
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e72). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e91). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e172). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning. When
your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e377). #
Con nect thet ow bar tothet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% The automatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrics. Toshif tto i,provide theo n-
boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e373). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the 378
Breakdown assis tance