warning MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Manual PDF

Driving
Note
sonM ercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm ayfailto recog‐
nise dangers.
R AMG Performance exhaus tsyst em
R AMG high-per form anc ebrake system and
AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
R RACE START
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching on
thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition j.
R startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Vehicle Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Vehicle Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. 13 8
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&
WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem. Re
quirements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp:
th em obile phone is in stowages pace
(→ pag e142). #
Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windscreen wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress but ton1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
th et ransmission is in position j.
or
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress but ton1once. St
arting thev ehicle St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton
Requ irements:
R The keyisl ocated in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R Or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is
activated via theM ercedes me connect web Driving and pa
rking 13 9

R
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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To
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

&
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
functionsr elevant tosaf etya re re stricted or
no longer available. This ma yeffect, for
ex ample, thep owe rsteering sy stem and the
brak eforce boosting.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase, fore xamp le, if thev ehi‐
cle is stuc kins now. #
When thee ngine or thes tationary
heater ar erunning, keep thet ailpipe
and thea reaa round thev ehicle clear of
sno w. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing thew ind toensur eana de‐
qu ates uppl yoff resh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto theb rake linings
by permanentl ydepressing theb rake
pedal #
Do no tpermanentl ydepress theb rake
pedal while driving. 14 4
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Configuring driv
eprogram I Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC
SELECT .
Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Displaying
vehicl edata Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Vehicle data. Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Engine data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R engine speed R
sea le vel
R fuel grade
R outside temp erature Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment. Moreo
ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. 14 8
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&
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y. j
Park position
k Reverseg ear
i Neutral
h Driv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupord owntot hefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Driving and parking
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%
Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i
Engaging par kpositio nP #
Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R Ifyo us wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he trans‐
mission in position hork.
R Ifyo uo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe first
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
R The selected driv eprogram
R The position of thea ccelera torp edal
R The road speed Manua
lgearshifting &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. 15 0
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Glide mode is
characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R youdon otdepress thea ccelera tororb rake
pedal.
% Glide mode can alsobea ctivated ifyouh ave
selected theEco setting fort he driv ewhen
in driv eprogram I.
Glide mod eisdeactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Activ eD ista nce Assistant
DISTRO NIC:when ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI
STRO NIC is active, theg lide mode function is
no ta vailable. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapours. #
Touc ht he me talvehicle body before
opening thef uel filler cap or touching
th ep um pn ozzle. 15 2
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Re
fuelling 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3 Tyre pressur etable
4 QR code forr escue card
5 Fuel type #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tthe fuel filler cap int obrack et 2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe fuel pum pnoz‐
zle switches off. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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. 15 4
Driving and pa rking