tow MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 User Guide

passenger seat should be mo
vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(→ page 94).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay
ot herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes( → pag e52).
R Alw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectl y. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airbag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
R Ther eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hascup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side panelling.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Re
duce dairbag pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom modi fica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t. The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by theA IRB AG symbol (→ page41). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integra‐
te di ntot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, theo peration of thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutof fcould
be restricted. Occupant saf
ety43

#
Yous hould on lyuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door panelling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
panelling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction and canno tprovide thei ntended pro‐
te ctiv efunction in thee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thef ront passenger airbags Fu
nction of thea utomatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation sy stem
The automatic front passen gerfront airbag deac‐
tivation sy stem is able todetect whe ther the
front passenger sea tisoccupied byap erson or
ac hild restra int sy stem. The front passenger air‐
bag is enabled or disabled accordingly. When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e59).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. 44
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&
WARNING Danger of inju ryor death
from obstructed roll bars
If yo ul eave object soritems of clo thing on
th ec oversoft heroll bars, this ma yrestrict
th er oll bar sastheye xtend.
Consequently ,the roll bar scanno tprotect as
th ey ared esigned todo. Furthermore, the
object smayendanger vehicle occupants
when ther oll bar sextend. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thet her eis
no thing in thes weep of ther oll bars. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eobject sinthe
ve hicle cor rectl y. The
roll bar sareunder thec oversb ehind the
re ar head restra ints. The roll bar saretriggered
when danger of thev ehicle rolling overisd etec‐
te d.
Onc ethe roll bar shaveb een triggered, youc an
no lon gerc lose asoftt op that is open .Inthis
case, consult then extq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. PRE-SAFE
®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(Pre-Crash Saf ety-Sy stem) PRE-
SAFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implemen tpre-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: moving
th ef ront passenger seat toam oref avo ura‐
ble seat position. R
Vehicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing thea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters
of thes eat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brie fnoise signa ltostimulat ethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behin dthe seat The automatic adjustment of
thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. Re
versing theP RE- SAFE®
sy stem measures If an acciden
tdid no toccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retak en ar ereve rsed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certain settings your‐
self. Occupan
tsafety 49

#
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
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. #
Use thee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle . #
Have thev ehicle and keyc hec kedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Switching
thea utomatic locking feature
on/off The
vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
In thef ollowing situations, ther eisad anger of
being loc kedo ut when thef unction is activated:
R The vehicle is being towe d/pushed.
R The vehicle is being tested on adynamome‐
te r. 72
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*
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‐
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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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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition is switched on.
The boo tlid is open. #
Closing theb ootlid .
The boo tseparator is no tclosed. #
Remo ve ov erhanging luggag eand close theb oots eparator.
The mechanical soft-to pcomponents or control sy stem ar edefective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The sof ttop has been opened and closed se veraltimes in arow .The soft-top driv ehasbee nswit ched off
au tomatical lyand will be available again af tera pproxima tely tenm inutes. #
Repeat theo pening or closing procedur eafter appr oxima tely tenm inutes. Anti-thef
tprotection Fu
nction of thei mmobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R when adoor is opened
R when theb ootlid is opened R
when theb onnet is opened
R when thei nterior pr otection is triggered
(→ pag e93)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(→ pag e92)
R when theg love compa rtment is opened Opening and closing
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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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