ignition MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owner's Guide

Note
sonc leaning and car eofthe sof ttop Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding soft- topd amage
Light soiling R
Clea nthe sof ttop when dr y.
R Rins ewithc lean water. R
Neveru se petrol, thinners, tarr emo verors tain remo ver
or other or ganic sol vents.
R Remo vebirdd roppings immediatel y,as they arec orrosive
and can therefor ecause thes oft-to pfabric toleak.
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner.
R Do no tuse sharp-edged equipment toremo veice and
sno w.
Norm
alto heavy
soiling R
Clean thes oftt op wit habrush and clean water.
R Clean stains and other dir twithab rush and soft-top
cleaning agents recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
R Alw aysb rush from front tobac kint he direction of the
fa bric. Fr
equent cleanin greduces thes oftt op's resist‐
ance todirt. Torestor et he ef fect, clean thes oft
to pw itht he car eproducts and cleanin gagents
re commended and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Incor rect cleaning and care, as well as ageing,
can cause thes oft-to pseams toleak .Have the
soft-top seams sealed at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at your Mercedes-Ben zservice
centre. %
Plac eas uitable co vero verthe sof ttop if you
plan tolea vethev ehicle outside foral ong
period of time. Cleaning AIRC
AP Cleaning
thew ind deflector
Re quirements:
R The sof ttop is closed. R
The electric parking brak ehas been applied
manuall y.
R The ignition is switched on.
R Neveru se ah igh-p ressur ecleaner toclean
th en etof thew ind deflector. 356
Maintenanc eand care

#
Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The wind deflector between thew indscreen
and thes oftt op extends. #
Light soiling: clean wind deflector net 1
wit has oftb rush or amoistcloth. #
Heavier soiling: cleanwind deflector net 1
wit hc arep roducts and cleaning agents rec‐
ommended and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Subsequentl y,rinse of fwithc lean water.
Cleaning thed raught stop
Re quirements:
R The sof ttop is open.
R The electric parking brak ehas been applied
manuall y.
R The ignition is switched on. #
Open thec over on thel ow er centre console. #
Press button 1.
The AIR CAPd raught stop mo vesu pwards. Maintenance and care
357

Compl
ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tyr einflation compressor.
Ha ve thet yres ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet yre. #
Affixp art 1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision. #
Affixp art 2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etyre. #
Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet yrei nflation compressor housing. #
Push thep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tyr es ealan tbottle 1 until thep lug engages. #
Place tyr esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet yrei nflation compres‐
sor. #
Remo vethec ap from valve 7 onthef aulty
tyre. #
Screwf illing hose 8ontovalve 7. #
Inser tplug 4intoa1 2‑V‑soc ketiny our
ve hicle. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Press on and of fswitch 3onthet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tyr einflation compressor is switched on.
The tyr eisinflated. Fir st,t yres ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tyre. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi). 368
Breakdown assis tance

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NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .The fuse rating sarelist ed in th
ef use assignmen tdiagram. The fuse assign‐
ment diagram is in thev ehicle document wallet.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. Breakdown assi
stance 381

The electrical fuses ar
elocated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment on the
driver's side (→ page384)
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thed ash‐
boar d(→pag e385)
R Fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→ pag e385)
R Fuse bo xinthe boo tontheright-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tra vel Fu
se bo xinthe engine compartment Requ
irements:
R Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e381).
Ha ve thef ollowing readil yavailable:
R Adryclo th
R Ascrew driver Opening &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull co ver2up. 382
Breakdown assi stance

cle
.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page446).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e477).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. No tethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow eve r,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(→pag e390).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
387

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NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100
R petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
commende dfuel:th er ecommende doctane
number fory our vehicle can be found in the
instruction label in thef uel filler flap
(→ pag e152).
If th ea vailable fuel is no tsufficientl ylow in sul‐
phu r,th is can produce unpleasant odours.
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso use regular
unleaded petrol wit hanoctane number of at
leas t91R ON. This ma yreduce engine output
and increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using petrol wit halowerRON.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
R atafilling station
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Information on additives in petrol
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e409).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app roved
additives Even small amounts of
thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring. #
Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se
brand-name fuels wit hadditives.
The fuel grade available in som ecountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit haMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec ontainer.
Ta nk capacit yand reser vefuel le vel
The total capacity of thef uel tank ma yvary,
dependin gonthevehicle equipment. Model
Total capacity
S5 60 80.0 l Of wh
ichr eser ve
fuel
S5 60 8.0 l Te
ch nica ldata 411

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
T
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation .Inaddition, other driving saf etys yst ems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
!
Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off. #
Switc hthe ignition on. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 421

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual *
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunctioning.
To appl y: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually .
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pand ther ed ! indicator lam parelit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunction‐
ing.
To release: #
Swit chofft he ignition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release thee lectric parking brak emanually .
or #
Release thee lectric parking brak eautomaticall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake: #
Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed ! indicator lam pisflashing. The electric parkin gbrake is mal‐
functioning.
The electric parkin gbrake coul dnotbe applied or released. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 423

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Without changin ggear,
consult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted. #
When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
d Vehicle is operational
Switch off the ignition
before exiting *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate. #
When youl eave thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take thek eywit hyou. #
Ifyo udon otlea vethev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consumers, e.g. thes eat heater .Otherwise, the1 2‑V
batter ymight discha rgea nd it will then onl ybepossible tostar tt he vehicle using adonor batter y(starting
assis tance).
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning .The transmission shi ftstop osition iautomaticall y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing not poss. Con-
sult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 451