weight MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

Pr
otection of thee nvironment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmen tby
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet yrep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youno
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe EC Ostart/s top
function. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Ta
ke -bac kofe nd-of-lif evehicles
EU count ries onl y:
Mercedes-Benzw illtak eb acky our end-of-life
ve hicle fore nvironment-friendly disposal in
accordance wit hthe European Union (EU) End-
of-Lif eVehicles Directive.
An etwo rkofvehicle take -ba ckpoint sand dis‐
mantler shas been es tablished fory ou toreturn
yo ur vehicle. Youc an lea veit at an yofthese
points free of charge .T hism akes an impor tant
contribution toclosing ther ecycling circle and
conserving resources.
Fo rfurther information about ther ecycling and
disposal of end-of-lif evehicles, and thet ake-
bac kconditions, please visit then ational
Mercedes-Benz websit efor your count ry. Gene
raln otes 23

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ef ront passenger seat. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser 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.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger airbag ma ybe
disabled bymis take ,for example in thef ollowing
situations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it,thef ront passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction. Ap
erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The front passenger sea thas been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R The person is seated cor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. Occupant saf
ety45

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem.
R Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems: -
thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX mounting brac kets
R The manufactu rer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. Occupant saf
ety51

Suitability of
thes eat sfor child restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe ECE stand‐
ar dE CE R4 4arepermit tedf or use in thev ehicle.
Example of an appr oval label on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44
ISOFIX child restra int sy stems of thef ollowing
“Universal“ categor ycan be used, in accordance
wit hthe tables on suitability of seats fort he
attachment of child restra int sy stems, on seats
labelled U,UF or IUF. Semi-universal
child restra int sy stems ar eindi‐
cated bythet ext" se mi-uni versal" on the
appr oval label. The ycan on ly beused if thev ehi‐
cle and thes eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Note sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gb elt-secured child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of thec ate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on arear seat: adjustthe
driver's and front passenger seat suc hthat
th es eat does no ttouc hthe child restra int
sy stem.
R Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead Occupant saf
ety57

re
stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel owest position.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem. Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or children in this we ight
categor y.
U Suitable forc hild restra int sy stems of
th e" Universal" categor yinthisweight
categor y. UF
Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems of the" Un iversal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y.
L Suitable fors emi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according tothet able
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐
te ms", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
lis tedint hechild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
Categor y0:upto10 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor yI:9to18k gU F,LU ,L U, L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg UF,L U,LU ,L
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg UF,L U,LU ,L58
Occupant saf ety

We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
1 Ad jus tthe seat cushion inclination so that thef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in theh ighes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
lo west position.
2 The vehicle is equipped wit hanautomatic front passenger front airbag deactivation sy stem. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbel it. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gI SOFI Xchild restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of cate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem of categor yIonarear
seat: adjustthe driver's and front passenger
seat suc hthat thes eat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem.
R Forc ertai nc hild restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tactwitht he roof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y. R
The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel ow estp osition.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem. Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or an ISOFIXc hild
re stra int sy stem in this we ight category
and/or size categor y.
IUF Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gISOFI Xchild
re stra int sy stems of the"Universal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y.
IL Suitable forI SOFIX child restra int sys‐
te ms according tothet able in "Over‐
vie woft herecommended child
re stra int sy stems", or if thev ehicle and
th es eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model
list. Occupant saf
ety59

To
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page376)(→pag e377). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
R thee ngine cann otbe star ted.
R thee lectric parking brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position iorj.
% vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay( →pag e380). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐ ing equipment is
requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnot
be exc eeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km mu stnotbe
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R thec ar/t railer combination ma yswe rve
or eve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thep ermissible gross weight
of thev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle
identification plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j. #
Fitthet ow ing eye( →pag e382). #
Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. Breakdown assis
tance 377

Height wheno
pened 1
1
Height
when
opened
All model s1 663 mm Ve
hicl edimensions All models
Ve
hicle lengt h5 032 mm
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 21
08 mm
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 18
99 mm
Wheelbase 2945 mm Ve
hicl eheight All model
s1 417mm We
ight sand loads Please no
tethat fort he specified vehicle data:
R items of optional equipment increase the
unladen weight and reduce thep ayload.
R vehicle-specific weight informatio ncan be
fo und on thev ehicle identification plate
(→ pag e407). Missing
values werenota vailable at thet ime of
going topress.
Ro of load All models
Maximum
roof load 0kg Te
ch nica ldata 415

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger airbag is enabled while thev ehicle is in motion:
R evenw henac hild, asmall adult or an object weighin gless than thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat
R evenw hent he front passenger seat is no toccupied
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddin gtot heweight applied tothes eat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ywhen using achild restra int sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER us earearwardfacing child restra int on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIRB AGin front of it;
DE ATHorS ERIOU SINJU RYtotheC HILD can occur. #
Pullovera nd stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 431

Fr
equency band
Diallin g(on-boar dcomputer) .............. .224
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from thed rive r's seat ............ 95
Fu el
E1 0. .................................................... .410
Pe trol ................................................... 41 0
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 41 0
Re ser vefuel le vel. ................................ 411
Sulphu rcontent ................................... 41 0
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 411
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .221
Fu elling .................................................... .411
Ad ditives .............................................. 411
Re fuelling ............................................ 15 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rolp anel
Fu nction seat (rear)
see Seat (rear)
Fu se insert
see Fuses Fu
ses ........................................................ 381
Assignment diagram ............................3 81
Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 381
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 382
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 383
Fu se bo xont he dashboar d................. 383
No tes. .................................................. 381 G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 15 8
Opening/closing theg arag edoor ........ 157
Programming buttons .......................... 15 5
Ra dio equipment appr oval number s....1 58
Re solving problems ............................. 157
Synchronising ther olling code ............ 15 6
Gearshif tpaddles
see Steering wheel gearshif tpaddles
Gea rshif trecommendation .....................151
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .407
Genuin eparts ............................................ 24
Glide mode ............................................... 151Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 13 6
Locking/unlocking .............................. 108
Gross weight ............................................ 407 H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 384
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ .120
HD prog rammes
se eCAm odule (TV)
Head airbag ................................................ 41
Head le velh eating (AIRSCARF) ..............101
Head restra int .......................................... .95
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 95
Re ar (extending and retracting) ............. 96
Re ar (extending from thef ront). ............96
Head-up display ....................................... 226
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) .................................................. 226 492
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