2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

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Ensu rether eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R Toavo idpossible wateringr ess intheve hi‐
cle, itis prefer able touse carwashes which
allo wthehigh-pr essurepr e-clean ingtobe
deactiv ated (specif ication forth econ vertible
pr ogr am).
R Itis im per ativ eto avo idasubseq uenthot-
wa xtrea tment.
R Remo vetheSmar tKey inorder toensur eth at
th ewind deflect oron thewindshield retracts .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off. R
The side windo wsand softto par eclosed
com pletely.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il. Maint
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Maint
ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60 °C).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, the
sof tto p, thewind deflect ornet,slits, electr i‐
cal com ponen tpar ts,batt eries, light sources
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e Obse
rveth eno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
damagin gth epaintw ork.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarremo ver. R
Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu 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 336). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. 336
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Obser
vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approve dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
ev erycar wash. Av
oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim 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 the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst 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-wr apped 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. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Cleani
ngNight View 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. Maint
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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. No
teson cleaning andcareof thesof tto p Obser
vethefo llo wing notesin order topreve nt
da ma getothesof tto p.
Light soiling
R Clean thesof tto pwhen dry.
R Rins ewit hcle an water.
No rmalto hea vysoi ling
R Cleanthesof tto pwit habr ush and clean
wa ter.
R Clean stains andother heavysoiling witha
br ush and soft-top cleaning agents recom‐
mend edand approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Alw aysbr ush from front tobac kin thedir ec‐
tion ofthefa br ic.
Av oiding soft-to pdamag e
R Neveruse gasoline, thinn ers, tarre mo veror
st ain remo veror other orga nic solvents.
R Remo vebirddr oppings immediat ely, as they
ar ecor rosiv eand canther efor ecause the
sof t-top fabr ic to leak .
R Neveruse apo we rwa sher . 338
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R
Donotus esha rp-ed gedeq uipment to
re mo veice and snow.
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 ndedandapprov ed byMer 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.atyour aut hor izedMer cedes-
Ben zCen 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. #
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. Maint
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Open theco veron thelowe rcent erconsole. #
Press butt on1.
The AIRCAPwind screen movesupw ards. #
Clea nwind screen 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 (/page75 ). #
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 34
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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. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareof the
fo llo wing vehicle partsto avoid damag e.
Wheels/r ims
R Use waterand acid-free whee lclea ners.
R Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo ve
br ak edus t.This could damag ewheel bolts
and brak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w
minut esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epad swa rm upand dry
out . Wi
ndo ws
R Clean windowsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Foldout thewiper blades andclean them
using adam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page15 0).
R Whenusing apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm). Re
ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page18 3).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. Maint
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Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
ve hicle damag e.
Seat belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r
17 6°F (80 °C) orexposing them todirect
sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down. R
Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T/L CD).
R Donotuse anyot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od/t rim eleme nts
R Clea nwi th amic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-based cleaning agents,
poli shes orwa xes. Headliner
R Clea nwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
R Use acar petand textil ecle ani ng agent rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
Genui neleather seatcovers
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:use alea ther car eag ent that
has been recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotall ow theleat her tobecome too
dam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco vers
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotus eamic rofiber cloth.
Imita tionleather seat covers
R Clean withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotus eamic rofiber cloth. 34
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