ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

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. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cific information in this Owner's Manual.
Dependin gonthechild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, ins tallth er ear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: depending on thec hild restra int sy stem
and thes tatur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and youp ositio nthe front passenger seat too
clos etot he cockpit, in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, thec hild could:
R Come int ocontact wi th thevehicle inte‐
ri or if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pislit,f or example.
R Bestru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pisoff. #
Alw aysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthevehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide on thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra pm ustbe
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th es eat belt outlet. If necessar y,adjust th
es eat belt outle tand thef ront
passenger seat accordingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cific information in this Owner's Manual.
If ap erson is sitting in thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFma ybel it con‐
tinuousl yorbeo ff,d ependin gonthe person's
st ature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied with
an adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orre‐
sponding tothat of an adult ,the PASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his
indicates that thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult Occupan
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should no
tuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied wit ha
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam peither light supcontinuously
or remains out, depending on ther esult of
th ec lassification:
- PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger sea tasfar ba ckas possi‐
ble or aperson of smaller statur eshould
use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heevent of an accident. In
this case, thef ront passenger airbag can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction,
e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is sea tedp roper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Fu
rther related subjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→ page57). R
Suitable positionin gofthechild restra int sys‐
te m( →pag e59). Ro
ll bar &
DANG ER Risk of injur yordeathcaused
by am alfunctio noftheroll bars
If th ef unction of ther oll bar sisdefective,
th ey ma ynotextend in an accident fore xam‐
ple.
Consequent ly,t he roll bar scanno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Have ther oll bar schec kedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen ther oll
bar saretriggered
If th er oll bar saretriggered, ther eisar isk of
inju ry.
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eisn othing in the
sweep behind ther ear head restra ints. 48
Occupant saf ety

If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
R The vehicle is loc keda gain
R Anti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek eytoget her wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Acoustic lock #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe pani calarm Re
quirements:
% The panic alar mfunction is onl yavailable in
cer tain countries.
R The ignition is switched off. #
Toactivate: press button 1fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered. #
Todeactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1again.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the keyisi nside thev ehicle). Changing
theu nlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of thek ey:
R Central unlocking
R Unlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& button ssimultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the% button asecon dtime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked. Re
ducing the energy consu mptionoft hekey All
vehicles: ifyo udon otuse thev ehicle or a
ke yf or an extende dperio doft ime,youc an
re duce thee nergy consum ption of ther espec‐
tiv ek ey.T odos o, deactivat ethe keyf unctions. Opening and closing
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#
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke yt wice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft hekeyf lashes
twic ebrief ly and light suponce. #
Toactivate: press anybutton on thek ey.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he keyin
th es towa ge compartment of thec ent recon‐
sole, thek eyfunction sareautomatical ly
activated (→ page143). Re
moving/insertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve: press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2until it en gage sin
th ei ntermediat eposition.
% Youc an use thei ntermediat eposition of
emer gency key2toattac hthe keytoak ey
ri ng. #
Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Inser temer gency key2tothei ntermediate
position or full yuntil it engages. Re
placing the keyb attery &
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. #
If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. Re
quirements:
R Your equir eaCR2 0323Vc ell batter y. 66
Openin gand closing

Information on
thep owe rclosing function
fo rt he doo rs If
yo up ush thed oor int othe loc kuptot hefirst
de tent position, thep owe rclosing function will
auto matical lypull thed oor int othe loc k. Un
locking thed rive r'sd oor wit hthe eme r‐
ge ncy key #
Inser tthe emer gency keyasf ar as it will go
in to opening 1inthec over. #
Pull and hold thed oor handle. #
Pull thec over on thee mer gency keyas
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases. #
Release thed oor handle. #
Turn thee mer gency keya nti-clo ckwise to
position 1.
% Right-hand-d rive ve hicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection. #
Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly. Boot
Opening the bo
otlid &
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. Openin
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is onl
yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
R Press thep button on thek ey.
R Press ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
R Press thec losing or locking button
on theb ootlid. R
Press thet op of thes taront he boot
lid. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or inter rupt boo tlid mo vement byper form ing a
kickin gmovement unde rthe rear bumper. The kickin
gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page73)
and closin g(→ pag e74)theb ootlid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe boo tlid is
opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening theb ootlid: R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner 76
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#
Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
% Automatic operation forc losing is available
on lyfort he front side windo ws.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until adoor is opened. All side windo
wscan be opened or closed simul‐
ta neously using button 1. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Toopen: press and hold button 1tothe
point of resis tance. #
Toopen ful ly:press and hol dbutton 1
be yond thep oint of resis tance. #
Toclose: pull and hold button 1.
Au tomatic reve rsef unction of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsef unction is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tether eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsef unction does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
R during resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again. 80
Openin gand closing

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The
keyb atte ry is dischar gedorn early dischar ged. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. Sof
ttop Openin
gand closing thes oftt op using the
soft- tops witch &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du etot he sof ttop lo wering unexpect‐
ed ly
If yo udon otfull yopen/close thes oftt op,
th es oft-to phydraulics depressu rise af tera
shor ttime. This causes
thes oftt op tolowe runexpect‐
edly and ma ycausey ou orother stobet rap‐
ped. #
Alw aysf ully open or close thes oftt op. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nopening/closing thes oftt op .
When opening or closing thes oftt op, there
is ar isk that parts of theb ody could become trapped
bymoving parts suc hastheroof
mechanism, theb ootlid, or thes ide win‐
do ws. #
When opening or closing, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe vicinity of
moving components. #
Release theb utton if somebody
becomes trapped. Openin
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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
Seats and stowing