2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

&WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe d objects
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be throw n
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain.
There is arisk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction.
#Alw aysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in such situa‐
tions.
#Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets.
#Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y.
#Alwaysstow and secure heavy, hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the trunk.
Obser vethe no tes on the cup holders.
&
WARNING Risk of burn s fromtailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If you come into contact withth ese
parts of theve hicle, you could burn yourself.
#Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trim.
#Allow theve hicle parts tocool down
before youto uch them.
The driving characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
RNe verex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e gross axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). The values are speci‐
fi ed on theve hicle identification plate on the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
RThe load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
RAlw ays place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
RSecure the load using the parcel net hooks.
Distribute the load on the parcel net hooks
eve nly.
St ow age spaces in theve hicle interior
Overview of the front stowage compa rt‐
ments
& WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe d objects
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain.
There is arisk of injur y,particularly in the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction.
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#Alwaysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in such situa‐
tions.
#Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets.
#Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y.
#Alwaysstow and secure heavy, hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the trunk.
Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle.
1Stow age compartment in the doors
2St ow age/telephone compartment in the
armrest with multimedia and USB ports as
we ll as stow age space, e.g. for an MP3
pla yer
3Stow age compartment in the front center
console
4Glo vebox Locking or unlocking
thegl ove box#Turn the mechanical key a quarter turn clock‐
wise 2(to lock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
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Openingthegl asses co mpartment
#Press button 1.
Opening thesto wage compa rtment in the
re ar armrest
#Fo ld down there ar armrest.
#Press release cat ch1 and swing the co ver
of the armrest upwards.
Opening thesto wage compa rtment in the
re ar passenger co mpartment center console
#Slide co ver1 inthe direction of the ar row.
Opening thesto wage box in the backrest in
th ere ar passenger co mpartment
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armrest
When folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bythewe ight of your body.
#Do not sit or support yourself on the
re ar armrest.
#Fo ld down there ar armrest.
#Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2.
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Overview ofthe luggage net hooks
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
Rsecure the load using the luggage net hooks
Rdo not use elastic stra ps or nets tosecure a
load. These are intended only as anti-slip pro‐
te ction for light loads
Rdo not route lashing mater ialsacross sharp
edges or co rners
Rpad sharp edges for pr otection
There are up tofour luggage net hooks inthe
trunk depending on the equipment ins talled.
1Luggage net hooks
Opening theth rough-loading feature in the
re ar passenger co mpartment
* NO
TEDama getothe soft top caused by
loading
The soft top can be damaged if theth ro ugh-
loading feature is loaded in there ar
passenger compartment and the trunk sepa‐
ra tor has not been lo wered.
#Before loading theth ro ugh-loading fea‐
ture in there ar passenger compart‐
ment, lo werth e trunk separator.
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#Fold down there ar armrest.
#Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2.
#If necessar y,pull rear apron 3upwards and
fo ld it down.
If th eth ro ugh-loading feature is tobe used as a
stow age compartment again:
#Pullrear apron 3upwards and attach wire
brac kets 2 tohooks 1.
Opening thesto wage space under the trunk
floor
#Pull trunk floor 2upwards using handle 1
until it rests against the trunk separator.
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#Fold out hook 3onthe underside of the
trunk floor.#Clip hook 3onto drip rail4.
Cup holder
Installing the cup holder in or removing it
from the center console
& WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder cannot secure containers
while theve hicle is moving.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is
moving, the conta iner may be flung around
and liquids may be spilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. You
could be dist racted from traf fic conditions
and you may lose cont rol of theve hicle.
#Only use the cup holder when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Only use the cup holder for containers
of theright size.
#Close the conta iner, particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
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#Toremo ve:slide catch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insert cup holder 1and slide
back catch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo r cleaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
wate r.
% Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
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Opening the cup holder in there ar armrest
* NO
TEDama getothe cup holder
When there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged.
#Only fold there ar armrest back when
th e cup holder is closed.
#Press cup holder 1or2.
#Place a conta iner in orremo vea con tainer
from cup holder 1or2.
Ashtra y and cigar ette lighter
Using the ashtr ayinthe front center console
#To open: briefly press marking 4.
#Toremo vethe inser t:grip the sides of
insert 1, push it forw ard and pull it upwards
2.
#To re-install the inser t:press insert 1into
th e dr awe r until it engages.
#Toclose: pressstowage compartment 3
closed until it loc ks.
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Usingthe cigar ette lighter in the front center
console
& WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself ifyo uto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the ciga‐
re tte lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
Ryo udr op the hot cigar ette lighter
Rach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample
#Alw ays hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw ays make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
Re quirements:RThe ignition is switched on.
#Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
cally when the heating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
12 V sock etinthe front center console
Re quirements:ROnly devices with up toa maximum of
18 0wa tts (15 A) are pe rmissible.
#Lift up soc ket cap 1.
#Insert the plug of the device.
If yo u ha veconnected a device tothe12 V
soc ket, le ave the co ver of thestow age compart‐
ment open.
Using the12 V sock etinthere ar passen ger
compa rtment
Re quirements:ROnly connect devices up toa maximum of
18 0wa tts (15 A).
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