2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET winter tyres

Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct sno wchain fitting
If yo uh ave fitted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et yres. #
Neverfit sn ow ch ains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyfit sn ow ch ains on ther ear wheels
in pairs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from fit‐
te ds nowc hains If sno
wchains ar efitted tosteel wheels, the
wheel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor efittin gsnowc hains. R
Sno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations .You can obtain information aboutt
his fromaMercedes-Benz
Service Cent re.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandard.
R If sn owchains ar efitted, them aximum per‐
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R Vehicles with Activ eP arking Assis t:do
no tu se Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC when
sno wchains ha vebeen fitted.
R Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:if sn ow ch ains are
fi tted ,only driv eatraised vehicle le vel.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
ve hicle speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(→ pag e175).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( → pag e167). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achieving an increased driving forc e. Ty
re pressure Note
sont yrep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt yres pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tyre
traction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Comply wit hthe recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes Wheels and tyres
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cle
.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page446).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e477).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. No tethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow eve r,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(→pag e390).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
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NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tyre-fitting tools Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tyre-fitting tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic com‐
ponent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tyres at low
ambient temp eratures Using summer tyres at
very lowa mbient
te mp eratures can cause crac kstoform,
th ereb ydamaging thet yres permanentl y.#
Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse M+S-
tyres. Ac
cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzora renotb eing used
cor rectl yc an impair theo perating saf ety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
WARNING Risk of accident wi thhigh
per form anc etyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwith
th eo ptimised tyr ecompound, means that
th er isk of skidding or hydroplaning on wet
ro ads is inc reased.
In addition ,the tyr egripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour
driving stylea ccordingly. #
Use M+S tyres at outside temp eratures
of less than 50 °F. Obse
rvet he following when selecting, fitting and
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-specific requirements fort yre
appro valthat define aspecific tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
Fu rthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can
be highl ybeneficial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOEx tended
tyres) and thes ame make.
R Onlyfit wheel softhe same size on one axle
(lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tofitad iffe re nt wheel
size in thee vent of aflat tyr einorder to
driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyfit ty resoft he cor rect size ont othe
wheels.
R Do no tmakea nymodifications totheb rake
sy stem, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edusts hields is not
permitted and ma yinva lidat ethe vehicle's
ge neral operating pe rmit. 394
Wheels and tyres

R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page386) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics. The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels.
It is imperativ etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Wheels and tyres
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#
Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
R am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-37 °C).
R am aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-45 °C). Note
sonw indscreen washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e409). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised waterast hefill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windscreen washer fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R Belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit Fo
rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntifre eze conta iner.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hthe windscreen washer
fl uid all year round. Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimensions The heights speci
fied ma yvaryasar esult of the:
R tyres
R load
R condition of thes uspension
R optional equipment 414
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Speed limit (winter tyres)
XXX km/h *Y
ou ha vereached thes tore dm aximum speed forw inter tyres. It is no tpossible toexc eed this speed. Lowering
*T
hevehicle le velm aybe lo weredf or thef ollowing reasons:
R youh ave selected adiffe re nt driv eprogram.
R youh ave exceeded acritical speed.
R youh ave changed thev ehicle le velbyp ressing abutton. max. speed 35 km/h
*T
hevehicle has been se ttotranspo rtleve l.Tr anspor tleve lisn otap ermissible drivin gleve l. Onl ysuitable fort rans‐
porting thev ehicle. #
Do no tdrive fast erthan 35 km/h.
ð Maximum spee dexceeded *T
he maximum permissible speed has been exceeded (onl yfor cer tain countries). #
Driv emores lowl y. 440
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

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.................................................... 439
_Example: Front lef tseat back‐
re st notloc ked ................................... 456
bExample: Lef tdipped beam ........ 459
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .435
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 32
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 431
!inoperativ eSee Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
÷ inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... .419
T inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 421
GInope rative ................................. .426
bIntelligent Ligh tSystemi noper‐
ative ....................................................4 60
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 49ÂKe
ynotdetected (whit edispl ay
messa ge).............................................4 49
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditioningm alf.Visit workshop .. 453
Limiter inoperative .............................. 439
Limiter passive .................................... 439
Lo we ring ............................................. 440
A Malfunction Consult workshop ... 459
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 60
max. spee d35km/h.......................... 440
ð Maximum speed exceeded ..........4 40
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. 450
ëOff .............................................. .438
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 450
K Open/close topc omple tely ....... 458
!Pa rking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 423 ÂPlace
thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual .................449
PRE-SAFE inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 427
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual ........................................ 428, 429
hRe ctify tyrepressure ................... 445
! Release parkin gbrake ................ 422
Re place keyS eeOwner' sManual ........ 448
 Replace key................................ .448
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 443
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 430
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission no tinP...........450
Speed limi t(winter tyres) XXX km/h ...440
# Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .442 Index
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