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

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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NO
TEPossible damag etothe sof ttop
when opening or closing The sof
ttop can be damaged when opening
or closing. #
Mak esuret her eiss ufficient clearance
ab ove it. #
Onlyload theb ootb elo wt he boo tsepa‐
ra torsot hat it will no tbepushed
upwards. #
Mak esuret hat theb ootlid is closed. #
Ifth es oftt op is dirty ,wetor frozen, do
no to pent he sof ttop. *
NO
TEDama getothes oftt op caused by
heavy objects Heavy objectsp
laced onthes oft-to pcom‐
partmen tcover can damag ethe sof ttop or
soft-top compartmentc over. #
Do no tplace he avyo bjects on thes oft-
to pc ompartmen tcover. #
Do no tsiton thes oft-to pcompartment
co ver. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
opening or closing thes oftt op when thev ehicle
is stationar y.
Do no texceed amaximum speed of 50 km/h
when driving (max. 60 km/htoa void inter rupt‐
ing thec losing process in thee vent of slight
exc ess speed). #
Mak esuret hat theb oots eparator is closed. #
Close theb ootlid. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Keep theb rake pedal depressed when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toopen: pull and hold soft- tops witch 1
until thes oftt op is full yopened.
The multifunction displa yshows theo pening
process of thes oftt op. #
Toclose: press and hold soft- tops witch 1
until thes oftt op is full yclosed.
The multifunction displa yshows thec losing
process of thes oftt op. 84
Opening and closing

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Press button 1.
Boo tseparator 2opens or closes automati‐
call y. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gAIRCAP AI
RCA Preduces thed raught in thef ront and
re ar compartment swhen youa redrivin gwith
th es oftt op open. Pa
rticular lyturbulent ai rcan reduce thee ffect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when youa redriving
behin danother vehicle or if ther eisac rosswind,
fo re xamp le.
AI RCA Pconsists of thef ollowing components:
R awind deflector abo vethew indscreen
R adraught stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints
When AI RCAP is acti vated, thew ind deflector
and thed raught stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAPc an be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximatel y160 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nretra cting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in them oving mechanism. #
Mak esuret hat persons do no thold
on to theu pper frame of thew indscreen
and do no ttouc hthe AIR CAPw ind
deflector. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Foldthea rmrest upwards. #
Toactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPe xtends and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1light up. #
Todeactivate: press button 1again.
AIR CAPretra cts and thei ndicator lamps on
button 1go out. 86
Openin gand closing

Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area 92
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Seatcushio nlen gth
6 Seatfore-and-af tadjustment
7 Seatbackres tinclination #
Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→ pag e106).
% The hea drestraint height is adjus teda uto‐
matically when youa djus tthe seat height or
th es eat fore -and-af tposition. Ad
justin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly Re
quirements:
R Toselect thef ront passenger seat :the po wer
supply is switched on Yo
uc an call up thef ollowing function sfor the
front passenger sea t:
R Sea tadjustment
R Sea theater
R Sea tventilation
R Memor yfunction #
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion Seats and
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Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Makesur ethat no objectsord ocu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. Seat
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heater is switched
off.
% Ifyo us wit ch th epower supply of fand on
again within 20 minutes, thep reviou ssetting
of thes eat heater fort he driver's seat
re mains active.
% Youc an se tthe distribution of theh eated
sections of thes eat cushions and seat
backrests on thef ront and rear seat susing
th em ultimedia sy stem (→ page102).
% Vehicles wit hthe WarmthComfor tPackage:
yo uc an adjus tthe heating of thea rmrestsin
th ed oor and cent reconsole using them ulti‐
media sy stem (→ page102) Setting
thep anel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Panel heating
When thes eat heater is switched on, thea rmr‐
ests in thev ehicle and thec ent reconsole can be
hea ted. #
Select Frontand rear, Frontonly, Rear only
or Off. Switching
thes eat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up. 100
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off.
% Ifyo us wit ch th epower supply of fand on
again within 20 minutes, thep reviou ssetting
of thes eat ventilation fort he driver's seat
re mains active. Switching AIRSCARF on/off
&
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused bythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hota ir
can flow from theo utle topening in theh ead
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in thei mmediate
vicinit yofthe outle topening. #
Turn theh eating output down in good
time. #
Maintain asuitable dis tance from the
outle topening. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. AIRSCARF
warmsthe head and nec kareaof
ve hicle occupants wit hwarma ir.T he warm air
fl ow so ut of thev entsint he head restra ints. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all of thei ndicator lamps ar eoff,A IRSCARF
is switched off.
% When switching on, theb lowe rstartsupo nly
af te rap reheating phas ewhich lasts afew
seconds.
Af ters witching off, theb lowe rruns on fora
fe ws econd stocool down theh eating ele‐
ments.
% Ifth ev ehicle batter yvoltag eistoo lo w,AIR‐
SCARF ma yswitcho ff. #
Adjusting theA IRSCARF vent (→ page 139).
Ma kesur ethat ther ea reno objects co vering the
intak egrille on theb ackoft he head restra int.
Mak esuret hat objectsdon otenter thev entsin
th eh ead restra ints. Seat
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Switching
thes teering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel and thed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure
th at no on ehas an ybody parts in the sweep of
thes teering wheel or thed riv‐
er's seat.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
If th er eisar isk of becoming trappe dbythe
driver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjustmen tswitch.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
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
me connect webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the Seats and
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Toremo ve: slide catch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.#
Tofit: inse rtcup holder 1and slide ba ck
catch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo rc leaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
wate r.
% Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e106). Opening
thec up holder in ther ear armrest *
NO
TEDama getothec up holder When
ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged. #
Onlyfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed. #
Liftthe rear armres tcover. #
Press release knob 1. #
If necessar y,swivel ther ear armres tcover
down wardsa gain. Ashtr
ayand cigar ette lighter Using
thea shtr ayinthef ront centr econsole #
Toopen: briefly press marking 4. #
Toremo vethei nser t:grip thes ides of
insert 1,push it forw arda nd pull it upwards
2. #
Torefitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
dr awe runtil it engages. #
Toclose: pressstowagec ompartment 3
closed until it loc ks.11 2
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