2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

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Reduce your spee dand press orpull soft-to p
switc h1 again.
If th esof tto pdoes notclose fullybecause of
st ro ng hea dwind s,drive mor eslow lyor stop. Re
loc king thesof tto p &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics depressur izeafte ra
shor ttime.
This caus esthesof tto pto lowe rune xpect‐
edly andmaycaus eyo uor other sto be trap‐
ped. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill showtheOpen/
Close Convert ibleTop Completely message.In
addition, youwill hear awa rning tone forup to
te nseco ndswhile dr ivi ng. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at theignition isswitc hedon. #
Fully clos eth esof tto pusing thesof t-to p
switc h. Opening
andclosingthetrunk partition The
trunk partition covers lugg ageor loads in
th etrunk .
The softto pcan beopened onlywhen thetrunk
par tition isclosed.
* NO
TEDama getothesof tto por load
due tolong objects The
softto por load maybe damag edwith
th esof tto popen. #
Donotplace anyove rly lon gobj ects
in side orbeh ind th eside parcel nets
when thetrunk partition isopen. #
Mak esur eth at theload does notpush
th etrunk partition upw ards. #
Press butt on1.
Tr unk partition 2will open orclo seaut o‐
mat icall y. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gAI RC AP AI
RCA Pre duces thedr aftin thefront and rear
com partment swhen youar edr ivin gwit hth e
sof tto popen. Openin
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Pa
rticular lytur bulent aircan reduce theef fect of
AIR CAP.This canarise when youar edr ivin g
behin dano ther vehicle orifth er eis acr osswind,
fo rex am ple.
AI RCA Pcons ists of thefo llo wing compone nts:
R Awind deflect orabo vethewindshield
R Awind screen behind both rear seat head
re stra int s
When AIRCA Pis activ ated, thewind deflect or
and thewind screen willextend simu ltane ously .
AIR CAPcan beactiv ated ordeactiv ated at
speeds ofup toappr oximat ely10 0mp h
(1 60 km/ h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nre tracti ngAIR CAP
It is possib leforper sons tobecome trapped
when retracti ngAIR CAP. #
Mak esur eth at per son sdo nothold
on to theupper frame ofthewindshield
and donotto uc hth ewind deflect oror
th ewind screen. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Foldthear mr estupw ards . #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1.
AIR CAPwill extend and theindicat orlam ps
on butt on1 will light up. #
Todeac tivate: press button 1 again.
AIR CAPwill retract and theindicat orlam ps
on butt on1 will goout. If
th eve hicle ispar kedwit hth esof tto popen
and theignition isswitc hedoff,AIR CAPwill
re tract automatical ly.
When youre star tth eengine afte rha ving been
par ked, AIR CAPwill extend again au tomatical ly. Ins
tall ing and remo ving the folding wind
scr een &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
th ewind screen inpoor visibility condi‐
tion s
The wind screen impair syo ur vie wto the
re ar,par ticular lywh en dark or inpoor visibil‐
ity condit ions. #
Onlyuse thewind screen ingood visi‐
bility conditions . 80
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectl yins talled wind
scr een
If th ewind screen isno tcor rectly installed it
can com eloose during thejour neyand
endang erother road user s. #
Install thewind screen asdescr ibed. #
Donotplace objectson theins talled
wind screen. *
NO
TEThe wind screencan bedama ged
if ins talled when thesof tto pis closed The
vehicle interior orthewind screen can
be damag edifins talled when thesof tto p
clos ed. #
Toinstall, open thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothewind screen due to
coll ision with seat backres ts The
wind screen maycollide withth efront
seat backres ts when installed. #
Adjus tth ebac kres tposition sof the
fr ont seats. The
folding windscreen isins talled over there ar
seat sto protect agains twind when youar edr iv‐
ing withth esof tto popen. Onlyth efront seats
can beoccupied whenthefo lding windscreen is
ins talled.
The bag containin gth efo lding windscreen is
st or ed inthetrunk .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside ofthe
ve hicle facing away from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ewi ndo wsand thesof tto p. #
Toremo vethebag, open thetrunk lid. #
Remo vethefo lding windscreen from the
bag. #
Foldout folding windscreen 1assho wn. #
Foldout thetw obr ac kets 2 tothelef tand
ri ght. Opening
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Align brac kets 2 offolding windscreen 1
wit hth etw ore ar fixtur es3 ontheve hicle. Pe
rfor m thefo llo wing steps inseq uence onboth
sides oftheve hicle: #
Pull handle 5inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Align folding windscreen 1withside fixtur e
4 ontheve hicle from aboveand insert. #
Push handle5onfolding windscreen 1
bac kas faras itwil lgo.
Fo lding windscreen 1isloc ked. Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. 82
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Pr
oblems withthesof tto p Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The softto pwill notopen orclose. The
ignit ionisno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
The trunk lidisopen. #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page72 ).
The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close thetrunk partition.
The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con trol system aredef ective. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The softto phas been opened andclosed severaltim esinarow .The softto pdr ive has been switchedoff
aut omatic allyand willbeavailable again afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur eaf te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
Yo uar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an 37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph(60 km/h). Opening
andclosing 83

Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 84
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Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
% Automatic operation forclosi ngisavailable
on lyforth efront side windo ws.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
This function isavailable forar ound four min utes
or unt ila door isopen ed. All
side windowscanbeope ned orclos edsim ul‐
ta neou slyusing button 1. #
Swi tchon theignition . #
Toopen: press and hold button1 tothe
point ofresis tance. #
Toopen fully:pr ess and holdbu tton 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. #
Toclose: pulland hold button1.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efrom becomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Openin
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Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareopen edwhen the
tr unk partition isopen .
R The softto pis opened whenthetrunk
par tition isclosed.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . 86
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