2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET airbag

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Ve hicl em anufacturer
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
7032 7Stuttgart
Ge rmany Fr
ont passenger airbag warning Example
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WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjuries
if th ef ront-passen gera irbag is enabled
If th ef ront-passen gerfront airbag is enabled,
ac hild on thef ront-passen gers eat ma ybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passen gera irbag during
an accident.
NEVER use arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CH ILD can occur. Obser
vethec hap ter" Ch ildrenint hevehicle".
As at 03.06.18

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Control settings in there ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16Digital Operator's Manual
.........................18
Calling up the Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18Genera
l notes............................................. 19
Pr otecting the environment .......................... 19
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts ...................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................20
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety .......................................... .22
Declaration of conformity for wireless
ve hicle components .....................................23
Diagno stics connection ................................ 23
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 24Cor
rect use of theve hicle ............................. 24
Problems with your vehicle ........................... 24
Re porting saf ety defects .............................. .25
Limited Warranty .......................................... 25
QR code forre scue card ...............................25
Data storage .................................................26
Copyright ...................................................... 29 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................30
Seat belts ..................................................... 32
Airbags ......................................................... 37
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .45
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 46
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................. 47
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................57 Opening and closing
.................................. 58
SmartK ey...................................................... 58
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 66
Side wind ows................................................ 72
Soft top ........................................................ 77Anti-theft pr
otection .....................................83 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 85
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 85
Seats ............................................................ 86
St eering wheel ..............................................95
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... .96
Operating the memory function .................... 98
St ow age areas .............................................. 99
Cup holder .................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .106
Soc kets ....................................................... 106
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior antenna .. 108
Ins talling and removing thefloor mats ........ 109 Light and visibility
.................................... 111
Exterior lighting ........................................... 111
Interior lighting ............................................ 11 6
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 11 7
Mir rors ........................................................ 11 9
Operating the sun visors ............................. 12 22
Contents

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NO
TEImpairment of the operating ef fi‐
ciency of there stra int sy stems from
ins talling accessory parts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control units and sensors forthe
re stra int sy stems, may be ins talled in thefo l‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Cen ter console
R Lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio sy stems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have afte rm arke t ins tallation of acces‐
sories car ried out at a qualified special‐
ist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardize the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. the brake sy stem, may mal‐
function. Only use Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts
or parts of equal qualit y.Only use tires, wheels
and accessories that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts are subject to
st rict quality control. Each part has been spe‐
cially de veloped, manufactured or selec tedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and fine-tuned forth em.
Therefore, only Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts
should be used.
More than 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
Genuine Parts are available for Mercedes-Benz
models.
All auth orized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
a supply of Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts for necessa
ryservice and repair work. In addition,
st ra tegically located parts delivery centers pro‐
vide forqu ick and reliable parts service.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page 408) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Opera tor's Man‐
ual going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
are possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features desc ribed. This is also
th e case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase agreement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 20
General no tes

ve
hicle in a compact form , e.g. thero uting of the
electric lines.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Electronic control units
Elect
ronic control units are ins talled in your vehi‐
cle. Some of these are necessary forth e safe
operation of your vehicle, while some assist you
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In
addition, your vehicle pr ovides com fort and
enter tainment functions, which are also made
possible byelectronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contain da tamemories
which cantemp orarily or permanently store
te ch nical information about theve hicle's operat‐
ing state, component loads, main tenance
re qu irements and tech nical events or malfunc‐
tions. In
general, this information documents thest ate
of a component part, a module, a sy stem or the
sur roundings such as:
R operating status of sy stem components (e.g.
fi ll le vels, battery status, tire pressure)
R status messages concerning theve hicle or
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, longitudinal accel‐
eration, lateral acceleration, display of fas‐
te ned seat belts)
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on events leading tovehicle
damage
R system reactions in special driving situations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter vention of sta‐
bility control sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding the actual control unit
function, this data assists the manufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this data is
temp orary and is only processed in the
ve hicle itself. Only a small portion of the data is
st ored in theeve nt or malfunction memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nical da ta
from theve hicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
ers) or third parties (e.g. breakdown services).
Services include repair services, maintenance
processes, warranty claims and quality assur‐
ance measures, forex ample. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via the legally prescribed port forthe
diagnostics connection in theve hicle. The
re spective service network locations or third
parties collect, process and use the data. They
document tech nical statuses of theve hicle,
assist in finding malfunctions and impr oving
qu ality and are transmit tedto the manufacturer,
if necessar y.Fu rthermore, the manufacturer is
subject toproduct liability. Forth is, the manu‐
fa cturer requirestech nical da tafrom vehicles.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet as part of repair or maintenance
wo rk. 26
General no tes

sonal data may be used
forth e pr ovision of
online services. Data is exch anged via a secure
connection, e.g. the manufacturer's designated
IT sy stems. Personal data is collected, pro‐
cessed and used via the pr ovision of services
exc lusively on the basis of legal permissions or
with prior consent.
The services and functions (sometimes subject
to afe e) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothe entire
ve hicle's data connection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular, legally prescribed functions and services.
Third pa rty services
If it is possible touse online services from other
pr ov iders, these services are subject tothe data
pr otection and term s of use of there sponsible
pr ov ider. The manufacturer has no influence on
th e conte ntexc hanged.
Please inquire, therefore, about the type, scope
and purpose of the collection and use of per‐
sonal data as part of third party services from
th eir respective pr ovider. COMAND/mbrace
If
th eve hicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about theve hicle's oper‐
ation, the use of theve hicle in cer tain situations,
and the location of theve hicle may be compiled
th ro ugh COMAND or the mbrace sy stem.
Fo r additional information please referto the
ch ap ter Multimedia sy stem and/or the mbrace
Te rm s and Conditions. Event data
recorders USA onl
y:
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
re corder (EDR). The main pu rpose of an EDR is
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-like sit‐
uations, such as an airbag deployment or hitting
a ro ad obs tacle, da tathat will assist in under‐
st anding how a vehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The EDR is designed torecord da tarelated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf ety sy stems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in
this vehicle is designed torecord
su ch data as:
R How various sy stems in your vehicle were
operating
R Whe ther or not the driver and front
passenger seat belts werebuckled/fas tened
R How far (if at all) the driver was depressing
th e accelera tor and/or brake pedal and
R How fasttheve hicle was tr aveling
This data can help pr ovide a better under stand‐
ing of the circums tances in which accidents and
inju ries occur. NOTE: EDR data is recorded by
yo ur vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data is recorded bythe EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,age and accident location) is
re corded. Ho wever,ot her parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine EDR data with the
type of pe rsonally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash in vestigation.
Ac cess totheve hicle and/or the EDR is needed
to read data that is recorded bythe EDR, and
special equipment is required. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer, other parties that ha vethe 28
General no tes

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection bythere stra int sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thefo llowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stem
The restra int sy stem can reduce therisk of vehi‐
cle occupants coming into contact with parts of
th eve hicle's interior in theeve nt of an accident.
The restra int sy stem can also reduce thefo rc es
to which vehicle occupants are subjected in the
eve nt of an accident.
Only a seat belt which is worncor rectly can pro‐
vide the intended le vel of pr otection. Depending
on the de tected accident situation, Emergency
Te nsioning Devices and/or airbags supplement a
cor rectly wornseat belt. Emer gency Tensioning
Devices and/or airbags are not depl oyed in
eve ryaccident. Fo
rth ere stra int sy stem toprov ide its full pr otec‐
tion, each occupant must obser vethefo llowing:
R Fasten the seat belt cor rectl y.
R Be in an almost up right position with their
back against the seat backrest.
R Sit with their feet resting on thefloor, if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ays secure persons under 5 ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo r Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no sy stem available today can com‐
ple tely eliminate injuries and fata lities in every
accident situation. In particular, the seat belt
and airbag generally do not pr otect against
objects penetrating theve hicle from the outside.
The risk of an injury resulting from airbag
deployment also cannot be ruled out entirel y. Re
duced restra int sy stem pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death from
modifications tothere stra int sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af ter alterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem may then not pr otect
th eve hicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly, for
ex ample #
Never alter the parts of there stra int
sy stem. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessary
tomodify theve hicle toaccom‐
modate a person with disabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center for de tails.
USA only: for de tails, con tact our Cu stomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1‑800‑367‑63 72). 30
Occupant saf ety

Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
the ignition is switched on, a self-test is
per form ed, during which the0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up. It goes out no later
th an a few seconds af terth eve hicle is star ted.
The components of there stra int sy stem are then
functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem A malfunction has occur
red in there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R the0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp does
not light up when the ignition is switched on
R the0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
lights up continuously or repeatedly during a
journey &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury
due toa malfunction in there stra int sys‐
tem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components may be trig‐ ge
red unintentionally or might not be trig‐
ge red at all in theev ent of an accident. This
may af fect the Emer gency Tensioning Device
or airbag, forex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and
re paired immediately at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. Fu
nction of there stra int sy stem in an acci‐
dent How
there stra int sy stem works is de term ined by
th e se verity of the impact de tected and the type
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activation thre sholds forth e components of
th ere stra int sy stem are de term ined based on
th eev aluation of the sensor values measured at
va rious points in theve hicle. This process is pre-
em ptive in nature. The triggering/deployment of th
e components of there stra int sy stem must
ta ke place in good time at thest art of the colli‐
sion.
Fa ctors whi chcan only be seen and measu red
af te r a collision has occur red do not play a deci‐
sive role in the deployment of an airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly with‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is the case if
only parts which are relatively easily deformed
are af fected and thera te ofvehicle deceleration
is not high. Con versely, an airbag may be
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts
such as longitudinal members are hit, forex am‐
ple, this may result in suf ficiently high le vels of
ve hicle deceleration. Occupant saf
ety31

The co
mponents of there stra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yed independently of
each other: Component De
tected deploy‐
ment situation
Emer gency Tension‐
ing Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact, side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver's airbag, front
passenger front air‐
bag Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side airbag
Side impact
Head airbag Side impact, rollo ver,
frontal impact The front passenger front airbag can only be
depl oyed in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR
BA G OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo th
before and during the journe y,that thest atus of th
e front passenger front airbag is cor rect
(→ page 42). &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot air bag
components
The air bag parts are hot af ter an air bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do not touch the air bag parts. #
Have a deplo yed air bag replaced at a
qu alified specialist workshop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident. Take this into account, partic‐
ularly if an Emer gency Tensioning Device is trig‐
ge red or an airbag deplo yed.
If th e Emer gency Tensioning Devices are trig‐
ge red or an airbag is deplo yed, you will hear a
bang, and a small amount of powder may also be
re leased:
R The bang will not generally af fect your hear‐
ing. R
Ingeneral, the powder released is not haz‐
ardous tohealth but may cause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonary conditions.
Pr ov ided it is safe todo so, lea vetheve hicle
immediately or open the window in order to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Devices contain pe rchlorate material, which may
re qu ire special handling or environmental pro‐
te ction measu res. Na tional guidelines rega rding
wa ste disposal must be obser ved. In California,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythe seat belt Alw
aysfast enyour seat belt co rrectly before
st arting a journe y.A seat belt can only pr ovide
th e best le vel of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y. 32
Occupant saf ety