lock MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

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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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in
thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process. #
Use one of thef ollowing options tostop
th ec losing process:
R Press thep button on thek ey.
R Press or pull ther emo teoperating
switc hont he driver's door.
R Press thec losing or locking button
on theb ootlid.
R Press thet op of thes taront he boot
lid. Ve
hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toclos ethe boot
lid: #
Vehicles with boo tlid conve nience clos‐
ing: press closing button 1intheb ootlid. #
Vehicles with boo tlid conve nience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: press locking button
2 intheb ootlid.
If ak eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle, the
boo tlid closes and thev ehicle is loc ked. #
Vehicles with boo tlid conve nience clos‐
ing: press boo tlid remo teoperating switch
1. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page78).
Au tomatic reve rsing function of th ebootlid
If an objec trestricts theb ootlid during thea uto‐
matic closing process, theb ootlid opens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function Opening and closing
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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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#
Deactivat eKEYLESS-G Oormakes ure
th at thek eylocated is at leas t3m
aw ay from thev ehicle in suc hsitua‐
tions. When making
thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ould lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
R The keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
R Stand at leas t30cmawayfromt hevehicle
while per form ing thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac k. 1
Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R Sno word irt, e.g. from road salt ,cove rsthe
sensor area.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The boo
tlid could be opened or closed unin ten‐
tional ly,int hefollowing situations:
R Ifap erson's arms or legs ar emovingint he
sensor de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on thee dgeoft he boot,
or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page65) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Swit
ching separat ebootlocking on/off If
yo uc entrally unlo ckthev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, theb ootremain sloc ked. Openin
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#
Toswitc hon:slide thes witc htop osition
2. #
Toswitc hoff:slide thes witc htop osition
1.
% If an acciden thas been de tected, theb oot
unloc kseve nifs eparat eloc kin giss witched
on. Un
locking theb ootlid using thee mer gency
key #
Take thee mer gency keye lemen tout of the
ke y( →pag e66). #
Press thet op of thes tar 1. #
With th ehandle pointing upwards, inser tthe
emer gency keyintot he boo tloc kasf ar as it
will go. #
Turn thee mer gency keyc lock wise from posi‐
tion 1toposition 2. #
Turn thee mer gency keyb acktop osition 1
and remo veit.
% Ifyo uu sethee mer gency keytou nlockand
open theb ootlid, thea nti-th efta larms ys‐
te mw illbet riggered. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe bo otlid opening
limiter Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Boot lid open. limiter
This function allo wsyoutoa void bumping the
boo tlid on alow garage ceiling, fore xamp le. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. 78
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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
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WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
high spee dduring thes oft-to popening
or closin gprocedure
If th ev ehicle speed exceeds 60 km/ht he
sof ttop stops during theo pening or closing
procedure.
This impair syour vie wtotherear. #
Reduce thev ehicle speed tobelow
60 km/ horstopt he vehicle, paying
attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Ope rate thes oft-to pswitc hagain in
order toopen or close thes oftt op full y. The cur
rent procedu reisstopped at aspeed
abo ve60 km/h. The Open/close top completely
messa geis shown on them ultifunction displa y. #
Reduce your spee dand press or pull soft- top
switch 1again.
If th es oftt op does no tclose full ybecause of
stro ng headwinds, driv eslowe rors top. Re
locking thes oftt op &
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. If
th es oftt op is no tloc kedf ully:
R The Open/close top completely messageis
shown on them ultifunction displa y.
R Youw ill hear awarning tone foruptot en
seconds when pulling away or while driving. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic
conditions. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Fullyc los ethe sof ttop using thes oft-top
switch. Opening and closing
theb oots epa rator The boo
tseparator co vers luggag eorloads in
th eb oot.
The sof ttop can be opened onl ywhen theb oot
separator is closed.
* NO
TEDama getothes oftt op or load The sof
ttop or load ma ybedamaged with
th es oftt op open. #
Do no tplace an yoverlyl on go bjects
inside or behin dthe side luggag enets
when theb oots eparator is open. #
Mak esuret hat thel oad does no tpush
th eb oots eparator upwards. Openin
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The
ATAs ystem is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. When
theA TAsystem is primed, indicator lamp
1 flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key. R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% When theM ercedes‑Benz emer gency call
sy stem is activ eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30 seconds, amessag eisauto‐
maticall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Centr e(→pa ge310).
Deactivatin gthe ATA #
Press the% ,& orp button on the
key.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe keyin
th es towa ge compartment (→ page143)
Deactivating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO: #
Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe key
outside thev ehicle. Fu
nction of tow- aw ay protection An audible and visual alar
mistriggered if your
ve hicle's angle of inclination is altered while tow-
aw ay protection is primed.
To w- aw ay protection is automatically primed
af te ra bout 60 seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
To w- aw ay protection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
To w- aw ay protection is automaticall ydeactiva‐
te d:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS. 90
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Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Tow-
away protection #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
To w- aw ay protection remains deactivated until:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Avehicle door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain. Fu
nction of interior pr otection When interior pr
otection is primed, avisual and
audible alar mistriggered if mo vement is de tec‐
te dint hevehicle interior.
Interior pr otection is primed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R Afterl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO. Interior pr
otection is onl yprimed when thef ol‐
lowing component sareclosed:
R Doo rs
R Boo tlid
Interior pr otection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R Afterp ressing the% orp button on
th ek ey.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yins ide thev ehicle.
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
R When using HANDS-FREE ACCESS.
The following situations can lead toafalse
alarm:
R Movin gobjects, e.g. masc otsint hevehicle
interior.
R The side windo wisopen.
R When container swithf luids, e.g. drink sbot‐
tles, ar eintherear passenger compartment. Priming/deactivating interior pr
otection Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Inte-
rior motion sensor #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Interior pr otection remains deactivated until:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Avehicle door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain. Openin
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1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia and US Bports as
we ll as stow ages pace, e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
console
4 Glove box Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1.
Opening the stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest 108
Seats and stowing