ECU MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem.
R Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems: -
thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX mounting brac kets
R The manufactu rer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. Occupant saf
ety51

#
Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevend eath! #
Alw aysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. %
Use Mercedes-Benz car eproducts recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benztoc leanchild
re stra int sy stems. Further information can
be obtained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The
following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
R When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (→ page57).
R Notesona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems (→ page59).
R Notesonr ecommende dchild restra int sys‐
te ms (→ page63).
R Instructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger front airbag shutoff
(→ pag e44).
R Safetyn otes on thes eat belt (→ page36).
R Information on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→ page40). 52
Occupant saf ety

ISOFIX
child seat attachment Note
sonI SOFIX child seat attachments &
WARNING Risk of‑ inju ryor deat hifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usin ganI SOFIXchild restra int sy stem is
exc eeded
Fo rISOFIX child restra int sy stems in which
th ec hild is secured using thei ntegrated seat
belt integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem,
th ep ermissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem wit hintegrated seat
belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otection. An
exc essiv eload ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
ch ild seat attachments and thec hild ma ynot
be restra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX child restra int sys‐ te
mw hichs ecures thec hild wit hthe
ve hicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
ISOFIX is astandardised securing sy stem for
specially designed restra int sy stems. ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stems ar eappr ove dina ccord‐
ance wit hECE R44. Onl
ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R4 4maybe
attached toISOFIX mounting brac kets. Symbo
lfor fitting an ISOFIX child restra int
sy stem Occupant saf
ety53

Fi
ttin gISOFI Xchild sea tattachments &
WARNING Risk of‑ inju ryor deat hifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usin ganI SOFIXchild restra int sy stem is
exc eeded
Fo rISOFIX child restra int sy stems in which
th ec hild is secured using thei ntegrated seat
belt integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem,
th ep ermissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem wit hintegrated seat
belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otection. An
exc essiv eload ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
ch ild seat attachments and thec hild ma ynot
be restra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX child restra int sys‐
te mw hichs ecures thec hild wit hthe
ve hicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip ,makes uret hat theI SOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem is engaged cor rectl yin
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets. #
Fold uphols tere dl ining 1upwards. #
Turn thes uppor tontherear side of uphol‐
st ered lining 1by90°.
Up hols tere dl ining 1remains folded
upwards. #
Attach theI SOFIX child restra int sy stem to
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets 2. 54
Occupant saf ety

Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e44).
By doin gthis, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page50).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Occupant saf
ety55

Suitability of
thes eat sfor child restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe ECE stand‐
ar dE CE R4 4arepermit tedf or use in thev ehicle.
Example of an appr oval label on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44
ISOFIX child restra int sy stems of thef ollowing
“Universal“ categor ycan be used, in accordance
wit hthe tables on suitability of seats fort he
attachment of child restra int sy stems, on seats
labelled U,UF or IUF. Semi-universal
child restra int sy stems ar eindi‐
cated bythet ext" se mi-uni versal" on the
appr oval label. The ycan on ly beused if thev ehi‐
cle and thes eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Note sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gb elt-secured child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of thec ate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on arear seat: adjustthe
driver's and front passenger seat suc hthat
th es eat does no ttouc hthe child restra int
sy stem.
R Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead Occupant saf
ety57

Re
commende d"Universal" and "Semi-Universal" categor yISOFIX child restra int sy stems We
ight categories Size categor yManufacturer Type Approval number
(E1. ..) Order number (col‐
our code: 9H95)
Catego ry0+:
up to13 kg
up toappr oximately
15 months EB
rita xR ömer BABY SAFE plu s0 4301146B 66868224
Catego ryI:
9to18kg B1
BritaxRömer DUO plus0 4301133A 0009703700
A0 009705800 %
Youc an obtain fur ther information on the
cor rect child restra int sy stem at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Note
sonp etsint hevehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches. Thereb
yananimal may:
R activat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or
sudden steering and braking manoeuvres
and injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess. 62
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#
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alw aysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g .usin gas uitable animal car‐
ri er. Occupant saf
ety63

The
vehicle is no tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using thek ey.
R Ifyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO. Un
locking/locking thev ehicle via amobile
phone Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hthe "Digital Car
Ke y" function.
R The "Digital Car Key" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp: http://
www.mercedes.me.
R Suitable mobile phone wit hNFC aerial (Near
Field Communication) and Secur eElement.
R Suf ficient charge leve loft he mobile
phone. On somemobile phones, thef unction
is also available when theb atter yisd is‐
ch arge d.
If th ev ehicle has been par kedf or longer than
tw ow eeks, theN FC aerial in thed oor handle is deactivated. Pull
thed oor handle toactivat ethe
NFC aerial again.
% Youc an checkt he suitability of your mobile
phon ebye ntering thep hone number at
http://www.mercedes.me.
Information about suitable mobile phones
can be obtained from your Mercedes-Benz
servic ecentr eorath ttp://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
% Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youc arry
th ee mer gency keyinc aseoff unction
re strictions.
% The function is only available in combination
wit hM ercedes me connec tand on lyin cer‐
ta in countries.
% Protectiv ecases around them obile phone
can impair thef unctionality. #
Mak esuret hat thec har geleve loft he mobile
phone is suf ficient. If necessar y,ch arge the
mobil ephone befor eunlocking thev ehicle. #
Touc ht he door handle on thed rive r's door in
th ea reaw hereN FC aerial 1is located with
th ep artoft he mobile phone wher ethe NFC
aerial is located.
The vehicle is loc kedoru nlockeda lternately.
If yo ul ose your mobile phone, deactivat ethe
"Digital Car Key" servic einMercedes me con‐
nect at https://www.mercedes.m e.70
Openin gand closing

*
NO
TEDama getotheb ootlid by obs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle The boo
tlid swings upwards when it is
opened. #
Therefore, mak esuret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient clearance ab ovetheb ootlid. Yo
uh ave thef ollowing options toopen theb oot
lid: #
With th ebootlid unloc ked, press thet op of
th es tar. #
Pull thef olded-out star when ther eve rsing
camera is activated and theb ootlid is
unloc ked.
% Toopen theb ootlid, pull on thef olded-out
st ar when ther eversing camera is activated. #
Press and hold thep button on thek ey. #
Pull boo tlid remo teoperating switch 1. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page78).
Ve hicles with boo tlid conve nience closing: if
an object restricts theb ootlid during thea uto‐
matic opening process, theo bstac le de tection
sy stem stops theb ootlid. The obs tacle de tec‐
tion function is only an ai dand is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attentiveness. Closing
theb ootlid &
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 becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of theb ootlid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of theb ootlid. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding 74
Opening and closing