ECU MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owner's Manual

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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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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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Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar-co mpartment centr econsole #
Slid ecover 1inthed irection of thea rrow.
Opening thes towa ge boxint he backres tin
th er ear compa rtment
* NO
TEDama getother ear seat armrest When
folded out, ther ear seat armres tcan
be damaged bythew eight of your body. #
Do no tsit or suppo rtyo urself on the
re ar seat armrest. #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Overvie
wofthe lug gage neth ooks Obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R secur ethe load using thel uggag enethooks
R do no tuse elastic stra ps or nets tosecur ea
load. These ar eintended onl yasanti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loads
R do no trout elashing materials across sharp
edges or co rners
R pad shar pedges forp rotection
Ther eareup tofour luggag enethook sinthe
boo tdependin gonthe equipment ins talled. Seat
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If necessar y,pull ther ear apron 3upwards
and fold it down.
If th et hrough -loadin gfeatur eistobeu sed as a
stow agec ompartment again: #
Pull ther ear apron 3upwards and attach
th ew ireb rack ets 2totheh ooks 1. Opening
thes towa ge space under theb oot
floor #
Swin gbootfloor 2upwards using loop 1. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle
occupants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. Seats and
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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. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment If
yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. R
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial via thec harging module. R
The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial ar eonlya vailable if thei gnition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
R Largemobil ephones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
R Toensur emoree fficient chargin gand con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
phone. Pr otectiv ecoversw hicha redesigned
fo rw ireless chargin gareexc luded.
R When charging, them at should be used if
possible. Seats and
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lesschargin goft he mobile phone in the
front Re
quirements:
R The mobile phon emustbes uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi-compatible mobile phone).
Yo uc an find alistofQ i-compatible mobile
phones at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect #
Place them obile phone as close tothe
centr eofm at1 as possible wi th thedisplay
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d. Malfunctions during
thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r. Fi
ttin gorr emovin gthe floor mats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Tofit: press stud 1 intoh older 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2. 11 6
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app:
them obile phone is in thes towa ge com‐
partment (→ page142). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jori. #
Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual displaymessag ealso appear sin
th em ultifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1fora bout thre es econds. Be
sur etoo bservethes afet yn otes under "Driving
instructions".
St arting avehicle using amobilep hone
Re quirements:
R thev ehicle is equipped wit hthe "Digital Vehi‐
cle Key" function. R
the" Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated
via theM 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 status of them obile
phone. On some mobile phones, thef unction
is also available when theb atter yisd is‐
ch arge d.
% 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 keye lemen tincaseoff unc‐
tion restrictions.
% 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 gestatus of the
mobil ephone is suf ficient. If necessar y,
ch arge them obile phone befor estartin gt he
journe y.
St arting thev ehicle fort he firs tt ime af ter
activating the function #
Mak esuret hat ther eisav alidvehicle keyin
th ev ehicle. #
Place them obile phone in stowages pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
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thes tarter batter yissufficientl ychar ged.
% Youc an also se tthe temp eratur ewithy our
smartphone. Information on Mercedes me
connec tand other services: http://
www.mercedes.me
Charging theb attery befor ecommencing
yo ur journey
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
R Ifth ev ehicle batter yisdischarged, you
re cei veam essag eony our smartphone.
R Youc an then star tt he vehicle wit hthe
smartphone tocharge theb atter y.
R The vehicle is automaticall yswitched off
af te rt en minutes.
Ensur ethe following befor estarti ngthee ngine:
R thel egal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
R it is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R thef uel tank is su fficientl yfilled. St
arting thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment du etounintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R parkposition jis selected.
R thea nti-th efta larms ystem is no tactivated.
R thep anic alar misnotactivated.
R theh azar dwarning lamps ar eswitched off.
R theb onnet is closed.
R thed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
R thew indo wsand sof ttop ar eclosed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes martphone: R
afte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
R youc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
R youc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
R further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work: #
switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps.
or #
unloc kthe doors.
or #
open aside windo worthe sof ttop. Ru
nning-in no tes Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. 14 2
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preser vethee ngine during thef irst 1,500 km:
R driv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R driv eind rive program Cor E.
R chang egear befor ethe revc ounter needl eis
Ôof thew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
R do no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
R avoidoverstra inin gthe vehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do no tdepress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
R onlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 500 km.
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐ ta
in dis tance is driven af tert he vehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
R Brak elinings, brak ediscsa nd tyres that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom etre sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal. Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tra velorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatin gthe pedals ma ybeimpaired by
we aring unsuitable foot we ar,e .g.:
R plat form shoes
R high-heeled shoes
R slippers #
Alw aysw ear suitable foot we ar when
drivin gsot hatyouc an operat ethe ped‐
als safel y. Driving and pa
rking 14 3