2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET driver seat adjustment

Atagl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Control settings inthere ar compartment .... .16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18
DigitalOperator' sManua l........................ .20
Callin gup the Digital Operator's Manual ...... 20
General no tes............................................. 21
Pr otecting the environment .......................... 21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 21
Operator's Manual ........................................2 2
Service and vehicle operation ......................2 3
Operating saf ety.......................................... .24
Declaration of conformity for wireless
ve hicle components .....................................2 5
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 27
Problems with your vehicle ........................... 27
Re porting saf etydefects .............................. .27 Limited
Warranty .......................................... 28
QR codes forth ere scue card ....................... 28
Data storage .................................................2 8
Copyright .. .................................................... 32
Occupant safety......................................... 33
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .33
Seat belts ..................................................... 35
Airbags ......................................................... 40
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 47
Childr en intheve hicle ..................................4 9
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 61
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .71
Side windo ws................................................ 72
Pa noramic roof ............................................. 76
Anti-theft pr otection .................................... .79
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 81
Seats ............................................................ 82
St eering wheel ..............................................9 0
Using the memory function .......................... 93
St ow age areas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 100
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .101
Soc kets ....................................................... 102
Re frigerator box .......................................... 103
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior antenna .. 105
Ins talling or removing thefloor mats ..........1 07
Light and visibility ................................... 108
Exterior lighting .......................................... 108
Interior lighting ............................................ 113
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 114
Mir rors ........................................................ 116
Operating the sun visors ............................. 119
Infrared reflective windshield function ........ 119
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Conte nts

*NO
TEDeployment of the Emer gency
Te nsioning Device when the front
passenger seat is unoccupied
If th e seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the Emer gency Tensioning
Device may also depl oyintheev ent of an
accident along with other sy stems.
#Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Re leasing seat belts
#Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue.
Ac tivating or deactivating seat belt adjust‐
ment via the multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle Settings.Belt
Adjustment
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Seat belt warning function for the driver and
front passen ger
The ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru‐
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
The ü seat belt warning lamp lights up for six
seconds af tereve ryengine start.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone may sound.
When the driver's and front passenger doors are
closed and the driver and front passenger ha ve
fast ened their seat belts, the seat belt warning
goes out. During a journe
y,the seat belt warning lights up
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/h) and the driver's or front
passenger seat belt is not fastened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while theve hicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overview of airbags
1Driver's knee airbag
2Driver's airbag
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Occupant saf ety

RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closingthe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memory function: Moving
th e front passenger seat toa more favo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increas‐
ing the air pressure in the seat side bols ters
of the seat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brief noise signal tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's heari ng.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat
The automatic adjustment of the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object.
#St ow objects in a suitable place.
Reversing the PRE- SAFE®system measures
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
Fu nction of PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
PRE- SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact, and take
pre-em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle
occupants. These measures cannot necessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
RTightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
RInc reasing brake pressure when theve hicle
is stationar y.This brake application is can‐ celed automatically when
theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem will not initiate any action in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
Rwhen backing up
The sy stem will not initiate any braking applica‐
tion in thefo llowing situations:
Rwhilst driving
or
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
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Occupant saf ety

Seats
Adjusting the front seat electrically
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus ted when the ignition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
Obser vethe saf etyno tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle".
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could accidenta lly
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped.
#While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
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#Save the settings with the memory function
(→page 93).
% The head restra int height is adjus ted auto‐
matically when you adjust the seat height or
th e seat fore -and-aft position.
Ad justing the front passen ger seat from the
driver's seat electrically
Re quirements:RTo select the front passenger seat: the po wer
supply is switched on.
Yo u can call up thefo llowing functions forth e
front passenger seat:
RSeat adjustment
RSeat heating
RSeat ventilation
RMemory function
#To select the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side.
Head restra ints
Ad justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
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Adjusting the rear seat head restra ints
#To raise: pullthe head restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down.
Configuring seat adju stment
Re quirements:RThe ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.a Seats
#Select Driver's Seat orPassenger Seat .
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters
#Select Side Bolsters .
#Selectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
#Select Lumbar.
#Adjust the air cushion.
Memory function
#Sa ve the seat adjustments with the memory
function (→page 93).
Setting automatic adjustment of the lateral
support (active multicontour seat)
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.a Seats
Wi th th is function, the lateral support of the
active multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐
te dto the driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle.
#Select Driver's Seat orPassenger Seat.
#Select Dynamic Seat.
#Select setting: Off,Level 1 orLevel 2.
Overview of massage and workout prog rams
Massage prog rams
The following programs can be selecte d:
RHot Relaxing Back
RHot Relaxing Shoulder
RActivating Massage
RClassic Massage
RMobilizing Massage
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Seats and stowing

1Toadjust the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2To adjust the height
#Sa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 93).
Switching thest eering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on.
#Tu rn the le ver in the direction of ar row1or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entry and exitfeature
Fu nction of the easy entry and exitfeature
&
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
off while adjusting the easy exitfeature
‑ If youdr ive off while the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle.
#Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore driving off.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature
When the easy ent ryand exitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped.
#During the adjustment process of the
easy ent ryand exitfeature, make sure
th at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of the seat or thesteering wheel.
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Ifth ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel:
#Mo vethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat:
#Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped.
Ve hicles with memory function: You can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory position buttons of the memory func‐
tion.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
duri ng acti vation of the easy ent ryand
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature, they can become trapped, part icu‐
lar lywhen unat tended.
#Ne ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
#When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
Ifth e easy ent ryand exitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar dsand the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u switch the ignition off when the driver's
door is open
RYo u open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched off
% The steering wheel mo ves upwards only if it
has not already reached the upper stop. The
driver's seat mo ves backwards only if it is
not already in there armost position.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat mo ve
back tothe last drive position in thefo llowing
cases:
RYo uswit ch th e power supply or the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
RYo u close the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on
The last drive position is stored in thefo llowing
situations:
RYo u switch the ignition off
RVe hicles with memory function: Call up
th e seat settings via the memory function.
RVe hicles with memory function: Save the
seat settings via the memory function.
Ve hicles with memory function: Press one of
th e memory function sa ved position buttons to
st op the adjustment process.
Setting the easy entry and exitfeature
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle Set-
tings.Easy Entry/Exit
#Select Steering Wheel & Seat ,Steering
Wheel Only orOff.
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