MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2020, Model line: S-CLASS CABRIOLET, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020Pages: 538, PDF Size: 43 MB
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Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off.
% Ifyo uswit chthepo we rsupp lyoffand on
ag ain within 20minut es,thepr ev ious seat
ve ntil ation setting forth edr iver's seat will
re main active. Swi
tching AIRSC ARF on/off &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused bythe
heating outputfrom AIRSC ARFbeing too
high
When AIRSCARFisswitc hedon,very hotair
can flow from theoutle topening inthehead
re stra int s.
This could result inbur nsintheimmediat e
vicinit yof theoutle topening . #
Turn theheating outputdown ingood
time. #
Maint ainasuit able distance from the
outle topening. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. AIRSC
ARFwarmsth ehead andneckar ea of
ve hicle occupants withwa rm air.The warm air
fl ow sout oftheve nts inthehead restra int s. Seat
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Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all theindicat orlam psareof f,AIRSC ARFis
switc hedoff.
% When switchingon,theblo werwil lst ar tup
on lyafte ra pr ehea tingphas elas ting afe w
seconds.
Af terswitc hingoff,th eblo werwil lcontinue
to runfo ra fe w sec ond sto cool down the
heating elements.
% Ifth eve hicle batteryvo ltag eis toolow, AIR ‐
SC ARF maysw itchof f. #
Adjus tth eAIRSC ARFvent (/ page 134).
Ma kesur eth at ther ear eno objec tscovering the
int akegr ille onthebac kof thehead restra int .
Mak esur eth at obj ect sdo notent ertheve nts in
th ehead restra int s. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. 10
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Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 3). Swi
tching thest eer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s: R
The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon.
When youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hof f. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep oftheseat orthesteer ing wheel. Seats
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If
th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yif it is no t
alr eady inthere ar mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon. The
lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcall
up theseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yousa ve
th eseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th ememor yfunc tion save dposition buttons to
st op theadjus tmentpr ocess. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. 10
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Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat
or steer ing wheel, youand other vehicle
occupants –par ticular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing these tting procedur eof the
memor yfunction, ensureth at no body
par tsarein thesw eep oftheseat or
th esteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyre lease thememor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
The mem oryfun ction isonl yav ailable invehicles
wit hth ememor ypac kage .
Sea tad jus tments forup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion. The
follo wing settings canbestor ed forth efront
seats:
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour oftheseat backres tin thelumbar
re gion
R Activemu lticont ourse at:si de bolste rs of the
seat backres t,shoulde rof theseat backres t,
con tour oftheseat backres t,dynamic func‐
tion leve l
R Sea thea ting: dist ribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheoutside mirrors on thedr iver's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display Seats
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Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrorto thedesir ed
position . #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onMand then
pr ess prese tposition button1,2or 3wit hin
th re esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. %
Depending onthemodel, onlypr ese tposi‐
tion buttons 1and 2ar eav ailable. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront
seat, thesteer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrorar ein thestor ed position.
% Depending onthemodel, onlypr ese tposi‐
tion buttons 1and 2ar eav ailable.
% Ifyo ure lease thepr ese tposition button,the
seat, steer ing wheel andmirrorse tting func‐
tions stop immediat ely.
Ve hicl eswith theAc tiv eMul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Se tting theactiv emulticon ‐
to ur seat orthe4-w aylumbar supportis still
car ried out.
Ve hicl eswithout theAc tiv eMul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Ad jus tment ofthe4-w ay
lumbar supportis still car ried out. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 10
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Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson thecup holder s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thepar cel nethook s.
Dis tribut eth eload onthepar cel nethook s
eve nly. Sea
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St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 1
Stow agespac ein thedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iaand USBpor tsas
we llas stow agespac e,e.g .fo ran MP3
pla yer 3
Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox
Loc king/unloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 10
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Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1.
Ope ning the stowage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est #
Folddo wn there ar armr est. #
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards.
Opening thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar-co mp artment center conso le #
Slid eco ver1 inthedir ect ion ofthear ro w. Opening
thesto wage boxin thebac kres tin
th ere ar comp artment
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. Seat
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Folddo wn there ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2. Ov
ervie wof thepa rcel ne thook s Obser
vethefo llo wing notes:
R Secur eth eload using thepar cel nethook s. R
Donotuse elasticstra ps ornets to secur ea
load. These areint ended onlyas anti-slip pro‐
te ction forlig ht loa ds.
R Donotro utetie downs across shar pedg es
or corners.
R Padshar pedg esforpr otect ion.
Ther ear eup tofour par cel nethook sin the
tr unk dependi ng on theeq uipment installed. 1
Parcel ne thook s 10
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