MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Manual PDF

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 nlock. #
Have thek eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uh ave lostak ey. #
Have thek eydeacti vatedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
If necessar y,ha ve thel oc ks changed as well. Doors
Note
sont he additional doo rlock The additional door loc
kisonlya vailable for
ve hicles fort he United Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside thev ehicle when thea dditional
door loc kisactivated
If th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, the
door scan no longer be opened from the
inside.
If th er ea repersons in thev ehicle, they can
no longer le avet he vehicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations. #
Neverlea ve persons unattended in the
ve hicle, particularly children, elderly
person sorpersonsinneed of help. #
Ifth er ea repersons in thev ehicle, do
no ta ctivat ethe additional door loc k. The additional door loc
kisautomaticall yactiva‐
te dint hefollowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc kedu sing thek ey.
R The vehicle is loc kedu sing KEYLESS-GO.
% Afterl ocking youc an issue asignal wit hthe
horn.
If th ea dditional door loc kisactivated, thed oors
cann otbe opened from thei nside. Yo
uc an deactivat ethe additional door loc kby
deactivating thei nterior pr otection (→ page93). Un
locking/opening thed oor sfromt he inside Un
ited Kingdom onl y:obser vethen otes on the
additional door loc k(→pag e68). 68
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Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when thed oor is
unloc ked. Locking
thed oor sfromt he inside #
Take thek eywit hyou when exitin gthe vehi‐
cle and close thed rive r's door. #
Press down locking knob 1onthed rive r's
door from thef ront passenger seat. #
Exit thev ehicle and press down thel ocking
knob on thef ront passenger door. #
Close thef ront passenger door. Locking/unlocking
thev ehicle centrall yfrom
th ei nside #
Tounlo ck:press button 1. #
Tolock: press button 2.
This does no tloc koru nlockthe fuel filler flap
and theg love compa rtment. Opening and closing
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The
vehicle is no tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using thek ey.
R Ifyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO. Un
locking/locking thev ehicle via amobile
phone Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hthe "Digital Car
Ke y" function.
R The "Digital Car Key" function is activated via
th eM 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 leve loft he mobile
phone. On somemobile phones, thef unction
is also available when theb atter yisd is‐
ch arge d.
If th ev ehicle has been par kedf or longer than
tw ow eeks, theN FC aerial in thed oor handle is deactivated. Pull
thed oor handle toactivat ethe
NFC aerial again.
% 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 keyinc aseoff unction
re strictions.
% 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 geleve loft he mobile
phone is suf ficient. If necessar y,ch arge the
mobil ephone befor eunlocking thev ehicle. #
Touc ht he door handle on thed rive r's door in
th ea reaw hereN FC aerial 1is located with
th ep artoft he mobile phone wher ethe NFC
aerial is located.
The vehicle is loc kedoru nlockeda lternately.
If yo ul ose your mobile phone, deactivat ethe
"Digital Car Key" servic einMercedes me con‐
nect at https://www.mercedes.m e.70
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Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsthat youc arry
th ee mer gency keyinc aseoff unction
re strictions. Lo
cking and unlocking thev ehicle wit hKEY‐
LESS-GO Re
quirements:
R The keyiso utside thev ehicle.
R The dis tance betwee nthe keya nd thev ehicle
does no texceed 1m.
R The driver's doo rand thed oor at whic hthe
door handle is used ar eclosed. #
Tounlo ckthev ehicle: touc ht he inner sur‐
fa ce of thed oor handle. #
Toloc kthe vehicle: touc hs ensor sur face
1 or2. #
Convenience closing: touc hr ecessed sen‐
sor sur face 2 forane xtende dperiod.
% Forfurther information on con venience clos‐
ing (→ page 83).
If yo uo pen theb ootlid from outside, theb ootlid
is automaticall yunloc ked. Problems wit
hKEYLESS-GO Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo uc an no lon gerloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R The keyb atte ry is dischar gedorn early dischar ged.
R Ther eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful radio signal source.
R The keyisf aulty. Opening and closing
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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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Information on
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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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‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding 74
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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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