MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

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Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ......... .............. 21
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuineP arts ....................... 21
Oper ator's Manual ........................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 25 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 26
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 7
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 8
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
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Ro llbar .........................................................4 7
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............5 8 Opening
andclosing .................................. 59
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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unk ............................................................ 66
So fttop........................................................ 72
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 1 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 83
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 3
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 4
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 95
St ow agear eas .............................................. 97
Cup holder.................................................. 102
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 03
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 103
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..104
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 105 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 107
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................107
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 112 2
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Wi
ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 113
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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atecontr ol......................................... 118
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ........... 118
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 118 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 125
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........125
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 35
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 136
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 140
Pa rking .......................................................1 42
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 50
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................202
Ins trument Displayove rview ...................... 202
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..................... .....................................2 03
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 203 Se
tting thedesign ...................................... 205
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 05
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 06
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 206
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 207
Head-up Display... ....................................... 212 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 21 5
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 15
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 15
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 217 Multimedia
system .................................. 229
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 229
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 238
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........250
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 75
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 300
Media ......................................................... 303
Ra dio ...........................................................3 16 Sou
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tenance andcare............................. 327
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 327
En gine compartment .................................. 328
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 34 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 344
Emerg ency............. .................................... 344
Fla ttir e............. ..........................................345
Batt ery(v eh icle) ............ ..............................351
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 65
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 365
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 366
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 366
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 72
Ti re labeling ................................................ 376 Con
tents 3

Def
initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ..... 381
Cha nging awhee l..... ..... ...... ....................... 384
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ........................ 393 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 395
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Ve hicle electr onics ......... .................. ..........3 95
Ra dio equipment approvals forth eve hi‐
cle com ponent s... ....................................... 397
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. ...........3 97
Oper ating fluids ............ .................. ............ 399
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 405 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 407
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 07
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 454 Inde
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th ewa rning notic es
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to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
138
2 Comb inationswit ch →
108
3 Instrument Display →
202
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
136
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
44
6 Media display →
229
7 Start/ stop butt on →
126
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
118
9 Glovebox →
99
A Stor ag ecom partmen t →
99
B Cup holder
C Hazar dwa rning light system →
109
D Extend sth ere ar seat head restra int s →
87
E Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
177
F Touc hpad →
230
G Open sand closes thesof tto p →
72
H Activates and deacti vatesAIR CAP →
74 I
Opens andcloses theside windo ws →
77
J ActivePa rking Assist →
185
K Setstheve hicle leve l →
173
L DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
135
M ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
134
N Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
229
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
93
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
94
P Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
203
Cr uise contro l →
159
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
163
Q Diagno stics con nection →
25
R Open sth ehood →
329
S Elect ric pa rking brak e →
146
T Light switch →
107
U Control pan elfor: At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
168
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
199
Night View Assi st →
194 Hea
d-up Display →
214
Sea tbel tex tende r →
38 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit