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

No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. Maint
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ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 359). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. 360
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Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare36
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Cleani
ngNig htView Assis t Cam
erabehi ndthewindsh ield
* NO
TEDama getothecamer alens when
cleanin g If
yo ucle an thecamer alens yourself orspra y
gl ass cleaner onthecamer alens, youco uld
damag eth ecamer alens. #
When cleanin gth efield ofvision ofthe
dr iving systems, donotspr ayglass
cle aner onthecamer alens. #
Ifth ecamer alens isdir ty,please con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Folddo wn thecamer aco verby handle
re cess 1. #
Use aclo thtocle an thewindshield infront of
th ecamer a. Camer
ain thera diat orgrill Camer
alens 2isclean edatregular interva ls
by oper ating thewindshield washer system. #
Use clear waterand asof tclo thtocle an
came ralens 2when itis very dir ty. 362
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No
teson cleaning andcareof thesof tto p Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding soft-to pdamag e
Li ght soiling R
Clea nth esof tto pwhen dry.
R Rins ewit hcle an water. R
Neveruse gasoline, thinn ers, tarre mo veror stain remo ver
or other orga nic solvents.
R Remo vebirddr oppings immediat ely, as they arecor rosiv e
and canther efor ecause thesof t-to pfabr ic to leak .
R Neveruse ahigh-p ressur ecleaner .
R Donotuse shar p-edg edequipment toremo veice and
sno w.
No
rmalto hea vy
soi ling R
Cleanthesof tto pwit habr ush and clean water.
R Clean stains andother dirtwit habr ush and soft-top
cleaning agents recomme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Alw aysbr ush from front tobac kin thedir ect ion ofthe
fa br ic. Fr
eq uent cleanin gre duces thesof tto p's resis t‐
ance todir t.To restor eth eef fect, clean thesof t
to pwit hth ecar epr oducts andcleanin gag ent s
re comme ndedandapprove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Incor rect cle ani ng and care,as wellas aging,
can cause thesof t-to pseams toleak .Ha ve the
sof t-top seams sealed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at your Mer cedes-Ben zser vice
cen ter. %
Place asuit able coverove rth esof tto pifyo u
plan tolea vetheve hicle outside fora long
per iod oftime. Cle
aning AIRC AP Clean
ingthewind deflect or
Re quirement s:
R The softto pis closed. R
The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
% Neveruse apo we rwa sher tocle an thene t
of thewind deflect or. Maint
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#
Open theco veron thelowe rcent erconsole. #
Press butt on1.
The wind deflect orbetween thewindshield
and thesof tto pwill extend. #
Light dirt:cle an wind deflect ornet1 with
a sof tbr ush oradam pclo th. #
Hea vier dirt:clean net1 withcar epr od‐
ucts andcleanin gag ent sre comme ndedand
ap prove dfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Subse quent ly,ri nse with cle an water.
Cleani ngthewind screen
Re quirement s:
R The softto pis open.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Open theco veron thelowe rcent erconsole. #
Press butt on1.
The AIRCAPwind screen movesupw ards. 36
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#
Clean windscreen net1 withadam pclo th
in con junction withth ecar epr oducts and
cleanin gag ent sre comme ndedandapprov ed
fo rMer cedes-Benz. Cle
aning thefo lding windscreen Re
quirement s:
R Neveruse apo we rwa sher tocle an thene tof
th ewind deflect or. R
Obser vetheno teson thecor rect ins tallation
and stow ing locat ionofthefo lding wind
scr een (/page80). #
Clean thene tof thefo lding windscreen with
a dam pclo thincon junction withth ecar e
pr oducts andcleanin gag ent sre comme nded
and approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Maint
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vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andouts idewithadam pclo thand with
a cle anin gag ent recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia sys‐
te m(/ page20 1) .
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. 366
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