tow MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

At
ag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 14
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 16
Doo rcontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 18
Control setting sintherear compartment .... 20
Emer gencie sand breakdowns ...................... 22 Digita
lOwner 's Manual ............................. 24
Callin gupt he Digital Owner's Manual ..........24 Genera
lnotes ............................................. 25
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t......................25
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-lif evehicles ...................25
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 26
Owner's Manual ............................................ 27
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 27
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 28
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 32
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 32
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................33
Impliedw arrant y. .......................................... 33
QR code forr escue car d...............................33 Ve
hicle dat astorage .....................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Sea tbelts ..................................................... 38
Airbag s......................................................... 43
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .50
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ........................................51
Children in thev ehicle ..................................52
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................64 Opening and closing
.................................. 66
Ke y............................................................... 66
Do ors. ........................................................... 70
Boo t.............................................................. 75
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 81
Sof ttop ........................................................ 85
Anti-th eftp rotection .....................................91 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 94
No tesont he cor rect driver's sea tposition ... 94
Seats ............................................................ 95 St
eering wheel ............................................ 104
Using them emor yfunction ........................ 106
St ow agea reas ............................................ 108
Cup holder s................................................. 11 3
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .114
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 5
Wi reless chargin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior aerial .......1 16
Fitting or removing thef loor mats ............... 11 8 Light and sight
.......................................... 11 9
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 11 9
Interior lighting ........................................... 12 6
Wi ndsc reen wiper sand windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 127
Mir rors ........................................................ 12 9
Operating thes un visor s............................. 13 2 Climat
econtrol ........................................ 13 3
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ..........1 33
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 13 3 2
Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
15 2
2 Combination swit ch →
121
3 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 0
4 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
48,,
5 Displa y(multimedia sy stem) →
24 3
6 Start/ stop button →
141
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 3
8 Glovebox →
11 0
9 Stow agec ompartment →
109
A Cup holder →
11 3
B Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 2
C Extend sthe rear seat head restra ints →
98
D Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
19 6
E Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
24 3
F Opens and close thes oftt op →
85
G Activates and deacti vatesA IRCAP →
88
H Opens and close sthe side windo ws →
81 I
ActiveP arking Assist →
204
J Sets thev ehicle le vel →
19 2
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
L ECO start/ stop function →
14 8
M Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
221
N Adjusts thes teering wheel →
104
O Control panel for:
on-boar dcomputer →
221
Operating cruise contro lorthevariable limiter →
176
Operating ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
180
P Unloc kstheb onnet →
349
Q Electric parking brake →
161
R Light switch →
11 9
S Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
186
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
218
Night View Assi st →
213 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 5

R
Stow agec ompartment →
109 S
Glovebox →
11 0 10
Atag lanc e–Cockpit

1
Stow agec ompartment in thec ent reconsole →
111
Soc ket →
11 5
2 Cup holder →
11 4
3 Stow agec ompartment in ther ear armrest →
11 0 4
Stow ageb oxinthes eat backrest →
111
Through-loading feature →
11 2
5 Switches ther ear seat heater on/off →
100 At
ag lanc e–C ontrol setting sintherear compartment 19

What
todo in thee vent of an accident
1 Reflectiv esafet yj ackets →
365
2 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
310
3 Checkin gand topping up service products →
411
4 Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
5 Flattyre →
367
6 Jump -sta rting →
375
7 Haza rdwa rning lamps →
12 2 8
Firee xtinguisher →
366
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort yre
pressu re,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
154
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
B First-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
366
C TIREFIT kit →
369
D Warning triangle →
365 At
ag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 21

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. *
NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance. Connecting equipment
tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection. Qualified specialis
tworks hop
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop has then eces‐
sar yspecial skills, tools and qualification sto
cor rectl yc arry out an ynecessar yworkony our
ve hicle. This particularly applies towo rkreleva nt
to saf ety.
Alw aysh ave thef ollowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at aqualified specialis tworks hop:
R workreleva nt tosaf ety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallation sand
con versions
R workon electronic components Mercedes‑Benz
recommends aMercedes‑Benz
service centre. Ve
hicl eregistration
Mercedes-Ben zmayask its service centres to
car ryout tech nica linspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The qualit yors afet yoft hevehicle is
impr ovedasar esult of thei nspection.
Mercedes-Benz can onl yinfor myou aboutv ehi‐
cle checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registra‐
tion data.
It is possible that your vehicle has no tyet been
re gis tere diny our name in thef ollowing cases:
R Ifyo ur vehicle wasn otpur chased at an
authorised specialis tdealer.
R Ifyo ur vehicle has no tyet been examined at
aM ercedes-Ben zservic ecentre.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit ha
Mercedes-Benzs ervice centre.
Infor mMercedes-Benz as soon as possible
abouta nychang eina ddress or vehicle owner‐ 30
General no tes

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stem
The restra int sy stem can reduce ther isk of vehi‐
cle occupants coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle
occupants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, sea tbeltt ensione rs
and/or airbags supplement thep rotection
of fere dbyac orrectly wornseat belt. Seat belt
te nsioner sand/or airbags ar enotdepl oyed in
ev erya ccident. In order
fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
R Alw ayss ecur epersons under 1.50 mt all in
an additional restra int sy stem suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation .Inparticular ,the seat belt
and airbag generally do no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also no tpossible tocompl etelyr ule out the
ri sk of injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Re
duce drestraint sy stem pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youo nly use
drivin gaids whic hhaveb een appr ovedspecifi‐
cally fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. 34
Occupant saf ety

The co
mponent softherestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother: Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Seat belt tensioner sFrontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger airbag Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side impact airbag Side impact
Head airbag Side impact, rollo ver,
frontal impact The front passenger airbag can onl
ybedeployed
in an acciden tifthePASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat
is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during
th ej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect (→ page 48). &
WARNING Rick of burns from ho tairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotafte rana irbag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe airbag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda irbag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,partic‐
ularly if aseat belt tensioner is trig geredoran
airbag deplo yed.
If th es eat belt tensioner saretrig geredorana ir‐
bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear abang, and a
smal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be released:
R The bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions. Pr
ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties. Sea
tbelts Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estleve lofp rotection if it is worncor rectly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an acciden torwhen braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly. #
Alwa ys ensur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly. 36
Occupant saf ety

Mercedes-Benzr
ecommendsthat youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is full yretra cted. Ex
tending/r etra ctin gthe sea tbelt extender The seat belt
extende rfor thef ront seat helps
yo uf asteny our seat belt. When thed oor is
closed, thes eat belt extende rextends.
Yo uc an also extend thes eat belt extende rusing
th es eat belt extende rbutton. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Press seat belt extende rbutton 1.
The sea tbelte xtende rextends.
The seat-belt extende risr etra cted agai nif:
R thes eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle
R thes eat belt tongu eisn otengaged in the
seat belt buckle within 60 seconds In
this case, press seat-belt extende rbutton
1 again. The sea tbelte xtende rextends
again.
R ther espectiv edoor is opened
R youf old thes eat backres tfor wa rds
R nobody is sittin ginthe front passenger seat
If yo up ress seat belt extende rbutton 1
af te rt his, thes eat-belt extende rwillnol on‐
ge re xtend.
The sea tbelte xtende rmusta lway sber etra cted
whil ethe vehicle is in motion. Fa
stening seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. Occupant saf
ety39

When activated, an airbag can pr
ovide addi‐
tiona lprotection fort he respectiv evehicle
occupant. AIRB
AG Potentia lprotection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh ,knee and lo werleg
Driver's airbag,
front passenger
front airbag Head and
ribcage
Head airbag Head
Side impact air‐
bag Ribcage, also pelvis
for
front sea toccupants The front passenger front airbag can onl
ybe
depl oyed in an acciden tifthePASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pisoff.Ift he front
passenger seat is occupied, mak esure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ef ront passenger front airbag is cor rect
(→ page 48). *
NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied In an accident,
thec omponents of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessarily
on thef ront passenger side if:
R Ther eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongu eise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is
unoccupied. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Pr
otection bythea irbags Depending on
thea cciden tsituation ,anairbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
R Ares eated properly and keep as fara way
as possible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front 42
Occupant saf ety