MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

Re
setting seat and massa gesettings Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats .
Reset #
Select YesorNo.
% Onlythe cur rentl ys elected sea tisr eset. Fo
lding thef ront seat backres tfor wa rds/
back Wi
th th eEASY-ENTR Yfunction, thes eat mo ves
fo rw ards if youh ave folded thes eat backrest
fo rw ards. This makes it easier forp assenger sto
ge tint oa nd ou toftherear of thev ehicle. #
Tofold forw ards: pullsea trelease handle
1 and fold thes eat backres tfor wa rdsasf ar
as it will go.
The seat mo vesa utomatically tothef ore‐
mos tposition. #
Tofold back: swing bac kthe seat backrest
horizontall y.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged, this will
be shown on them ultifunction displa yofthe instrument clus
ter.Aw arning tone also
sounds.
The sea tmove sautomatically tothes tored
position.
If th ep reviou sseat position can no longer be
set, e. g. because of luggag eintherear foot we ll
or af tero ccupants ha veentered ther ear of the
ve hicle: #
Pull seat release handle 1again and return
th es eat backres ttoanupright position.
The seat loc ksinthen ew fore -and-af tadjust‐
ment position. Switchin
gthe seat hea tero n/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries. 98
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Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Makesur ethat no objectsord ocu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. Seat
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heater is switched
off.
% Ifyo us wit ch th epower supply of fand on
again within 20 minutes, thep reviou ssetting
of thes eat heater fort he driver's seat
re mains active.
% Youc an se tthe distribution of theh eated
sections of thes eat cushions and seat
backrests on thef ront and rear seat susing
th em ultimedia sy stem (→ page102).
% Vehicles wit hthe WarmthComfor tPackage:
yo uc an adjus tthe heating of thea rmrestsin
th ed oor and cent reconsole using them ulti‐
media sy stem (→ page102) Setting
thep anel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Panel heating
When thes eat heater is switched on, thea rmr‐
ests in thev ehicle and thec ent reconsole can be
hea ted. #
Select Frontand rear, Frontonly, Rear only
or Off. Switching
thes eat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up. 100
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off.
% Ifyo us wit ch th epower supply of fand on
again within 20 minutes, thep reviou ssetting
of thes eat ventilation fort he driver's seat
re mains active. Switching AIRSCARF on/off
&
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused bythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hota ir
can flow from theo utle topening in theh ead
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in thei mmediate
vicinit yofthe outle topening. #
Turn theh eating output down in good
time. #
Maintain asuitable dis tance from the
outle topening. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. AIRSCARF
warmsthe head and nec kareaof
ve hicle occupants wit hwarma ir.T he warm air
fl ow so ut of thev entsint he head restra ints. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all of thei ndicator lamps ar eoff,A IRSCARF
is switched off.
% When switching on, theb lowe rstartsupo nly
af te rap reheating phas ewhich lasts afew
seconds.
Af ters witching off, theb lowe rruns on fora
fe ws econd stocool down theh eating ele‐
ments.
% Ifth ev ehicle batter yvoltag eistoo lo w,AIR‐
SCARF ma yswitcho ff. #
Adjusting theA IRSCARF vent (→ page 139).
Ma kesur ethat ther ea reno objects co vering the
intak egrille on theb ackoft he head restra int.
Mak esuret hat objectsdon otenter thev entsin
th eh ead restra ints. Seat
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Ste
ering wheel Ad
justin gthe steering wheel electrically &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The
steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off. 1
Adjusts thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2 Adjusts theh eight #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e106). 102
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Switching
thes teering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel and thed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure
th at no on ehas an ybody parts in the sweep of
thes teering wheel or thed riv‐
er's seat.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
driver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjustmen tswitch.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the Seats and
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memor
yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vatio noft he easy entr yand
ex itfeatur ebyc hildren
If ch ildren activat ethe easy entr yand exit
fe ature, they can become trapped ,particu‐
la rlyw hen unat tended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If
th ee asy entry andexitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and thed riv‐
er's seat will mo vebac kint hefollowing situa‐
tions:
R yous wit ch thei gnition of fwhen thed rive r's
door is open
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched off %
The steering wheel mo vesu pwards onl yifit
has no talready reached theu pper stop. The
driver's seat mo vesb ackwards only if it is
no ta lready in ther earmos tposition.
The steering wheel and thed rive r's seat mo ve
bac ktot he las tdrive position in thef ollowing
cases:
R yous wit ch th epower supply or thei gnition
on when thed rive r's door is closed
R youc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: call upthe
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess. Setting
thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steer. wheel and seat, Steering wheel
only orOff. Using
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. 104
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WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
The memor yfunction is onl yavailable in vehicles
wit hthe memor ypacka ge.
Sea tadjustments foruptot hree people can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following settings can be stored fort he front
seats:
R Seat, backrest, head restra int position and
con tour of thes eat backres tinthe lumbar
re gion
R Activem ulticontou rseat: side bols ters of the
seat backrest, shoulderoft he seat backrest,
contour of thes eat backrest, dynamic func‐
tion le vel R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display Seats and
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Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectl y,they can slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. 106
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Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. The handling
characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadingt hevehicle:
R nevere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants). R
thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R alwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secur ethe load using thel uggag enethooks.
Distribut ethe load on thel uggag enethooks
ev enl y. St
ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectly ,the yc an slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. Seats and
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