MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owner's Manual

R
Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance maybe perfor med using
onl ybatt eries withanominal voltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump-
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
R The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sar e
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover3 ofposi tiveclam p4 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p4 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p4 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. Br
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#
Dur ing star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 5 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owdefr osteror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 5and negative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p4 and positiv epole ofthedonor bat‐ te
ry.Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover3 ofposi tiveclam p4.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page37 5).
Mer cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is onl
yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. 380
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Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(/ page220). *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page380). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d. When
thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied R
The automat ictransmiss ioncannotbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D Br
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%
Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e383). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page423). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic tra
nsmiss ionautomaticall yshif tsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page385). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page69). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 1). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 382
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e38 1). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e37 9). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y Br
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R
The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of4in (10 cm)
up wa rdsand 8in (20 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portle ve lis no tav ailable forth efo llo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withMA GIC BODY CONTR OL %
Depending onthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te din thecon trol panel between thesteer ing
wheel andthedr iver's door . #
Toactiv atetranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2 in (30 mm) com‐
par edtothenor mal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itforat lea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from thera ised leve lto
th etranspor tle ve l.
The transpor tle ve lis reac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedto theheight of
th elas tactiv edr ive pr ogr am. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . #
Todeac tivatetranspo rtleve l:star tth e
engine whentheve hicle isat ast ands till.
If transpo rtleve lis act ivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 38
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Break down assis tance

#
Press and hold button1 forat lea stfive
seconds.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. Indicat orlamp 2
goes out. #
Drive th eve hicle offth etranspor ter. To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edwithth eve hicle tool kit
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Br
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Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off. R
The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed inthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page386 )
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page388)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page388 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page386).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- Adr yclo th
- Ascr ewdriver 386
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Opening
&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws4, and remo vefuse boxlid
3 from theto p.
Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. Br
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#
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. #
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. #
Inser tco ver2 onboth sides andengage
re tainin gclips 1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page386). #
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page386). #
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. 388
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