heating MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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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
sand stow ing 99

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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
Seats and stowing

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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
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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
sand stow ing 101

Using
thec igar ette lighter in thef ront centre
console &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
th eh otcigar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot. Soc
kets 12
Vs ocketint he front centr econsole Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit huptoam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A) ar epermissible. #
Liftups ocketc ap 1. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
If yo uh ave connected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le ave thec over of thes towa ge compart‐
men topen. Using
the12Vs ocketint herear passen ger
compa rtment Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). Seats and
stowing 11 3

Setting
thef ootwell temperature Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Foot-
well temperature #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setthe foot we llte mp erature. Setting
ther ear climat econtrol usin gthe
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Rear
Setting thea irflow #
Select Airflow . #
Setthe air flow.
Setting thet em peratu re #
Select Temperature. #
Setthe temp erature. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nisation function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones. #
Switch thef unction on Oor off ª. Demisting
thew indo ws Wi
ndo wsmis tedupo nthe inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth ew indo wscontinu etomistu p: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis tedupo nthe outside #
Switc hont he windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmaym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mod eonly brie fly. Switching
ther esidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes. #
Toswitc hon:press theÁ button.
Re sidualh eat is switched of fautomaticall y. Climat
econtrol 13 3

Ad
justin gthe AIRSCARF vents &
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. *
NO
TEDama gecaused toAIRSCARF by
th eu se of pr otectiv ecovers If
ap rotectiv ecover is placed overthe front
seat head restra ints, thef lowofa ir from the
AIRSCARF vent is hinde red.
This can cause AIRS CARF toove rheat and be
damaged. #
Do no tuse pr otectiv ecoversonh ead
re stra int sw ithA IRSCARF. Mak
esuret hat 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. #
Youc an adjus tthe blo weroutpu tofA IR‐
SCARF vents 1using theA IRSCARF button
(→ pag e101). #
Adjus tthe height of AIRSCARF vents 1and
th ec urrent of ai rbyadjustin gthe height of
th eh ead restra int (→ page95). Climat
econtrol 137

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Dep ress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% The keyisn otneeded fora ny further starts.
An yfurther starts #
Place them obile phone in stowages pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her ,and lea veitth er ew hile driving. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
The "Digital Vehicle Key" servic ecan be deacti‐
va tedinM ercedes me connec tath ttp://
www.mercedes.me. The function is then deacti‐
va tedint he smartphone via an online connec‐
tion. If connection totheI nterne tisnotpossible,
e.g. af tert he mobile phone has been stolen, the
ke yf unction can be deacti vatedataM ercedes-
Ben zService Centre.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction displa
y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode. #
Makesur ethat mar keds pace 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey 1from thek eyring. #
Place key1in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo vekey 1from mar keds pace 2
th ee ngine continues running .For fur ther
ve hicle starts ho wever,key 1mus tbel oca‐
te dinm arke ds pace 2during thee ntire
journe y. #
Have key 1checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop. If
th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
Lea vekey 1in mar keds pace 2. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. St
arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
thev ehicle interior before
st arting thej ou rney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ir conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
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. Drivin
gand parking 141

&
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
Driving and pa rking

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
Driving and pa rking

Vo
ice command Function
Climate control menu To
displa yclimat econtrol settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switc hont he automatic climat econtrol settings on thed rive r's side
Light menu To
displa ylight settings
Massage menu To
displa ymassag esettings
Massage driver' sseat on To
switc hont he massag efunction fort he driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switc hoffthem assag efunction fort he driver's seat
Outside temperature To
displa ythe outside temp erature
Engine data To
displa yengin edata
Seats menu To
displa yseat adjustmen tsettings
Seat heating fron tpassenger level 2 To
setthe seat heating fort he front passenger seat toleve l2
Consumption menu To
displa yconsum ption
Vehicle data To
displa yvehicle data 240
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