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

Switc
hingtheA/C function onoroffvia the
cont rolpan el The
A/Cfunc tion heats ,cools anddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the0056 button.
Switc hof fth eA/C function onlybr ief lyother‐
wise thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Con densation maydr ip from theunder sideof
th eve hicle when cooling modeisactiv e.This is
no ta sign that ther eis amalfunct ion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe A/Cfun ction via
the multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
A/C
The A/C function heats, coolsanddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis regu‐
lat ed bythete mp eratur eof thedispensed air
and theair flow . #
Press the0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth eH
or 0082 button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
The follo wing climat est yles areav ailable inaut o‐
mat icmode :
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting
Ad jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page11 9). Se
ttin gthe airdistrib utio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Dist ribution #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setth eair distribution. Se
tting thefo ot we llte mp eratur e Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Foot well Temperature #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Setth efo ot we llte mp eratur e. Climat
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Se
tting there ar climat eco ntr olusin gth e
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
Rear
Se tting theair flow #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setth eair flow .
Se tting thete mp eratur e #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Setth ete mp eratur e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathemu ltim edia
sy stem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 SYNC
Climat econ trol can besetcent rally using the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur ese t‐
ting willautomaticall ybe adop tedfo rall clima te
zone s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfrom the windo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheinsid e #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscontinu eto fogup: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsfogg ed up ontheout side #
Swit chon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod eaut omat icallyswit ches to
fr esh airmode afte rsome time.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswi tched on,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingthere sidual heatonoroff Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for
appr oximat ely30 min utes. #
Toswitc hon: press the0056 button.
Re sidua lheat isswitc hedoffaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Ioniz ation
Ioniz ation cleans andrefreshes theint erior airof
th eve hicle. Ionization oftheint erior airisodor‐
less. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 12
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Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxis closed.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Freshen er
The fragr ance system distribut esapleasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from afla‐
con located intheglove box. #
Tosetth eint ensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inser tingorremo ving the flacon ofthefra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen theflacon ,th ey cou lddrink
th eliq uid perfume oritcould come intocon ‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . #
Ifliq uid perfume comes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes orskin ,ri nse your eyes
wit hclean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smus tno tbe dispo sed
of wit hhouse holdwaste. #
Fu
llflacon smus tbe take nto
a har mfulsubs tance collectio npo int. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon intoth eholder as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tth eflacon .
If yo udo notuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rveth emanuf acturers' saf ety
no tice son theper fume packaging. Climat
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Dis
pose ofthege nui ne Mer cedes-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptyand donotre fill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thecap oftheem ptyflacon . #
Filltheflacon withamax imum of0.5fl.oz.
(1 5 ml). #
Screw thecap backon totheflacon .
Alw aysre fill th eem ptyre fillable flacon withth e
same perfume. Observethesepar ateinf orma‐
tion shee twit hth eflacon . Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron tair vents &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsand fros tbit e
due tobeing tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan flow from theair
ve nts. #
Makesur eth at all vehicle occupants
alw aysmaint ainasuf ficie ntdist anc e
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary,dir ect theair flow to
ano ther area oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteetheflow offresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth e
fo llo wing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve nt grille in
th eve hicle interior free.
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
(/ page334). #
Toopen orclose: turncon troller 1tothe
lef tor right asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 2
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right.
Ad jus tingthe rear air vents #
Toopen orclose: turnth econ troller 2to
th elef tor right asfaras itwil lgo. #
Tosetth eair flow directio n:hol dair
ve nt 1 inthecent erand moveitup ordown
or tothelef tor right. 12
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Opening
orclosing theair vent inthegl ove
bo x
* NO
TEDama getotemp eratur e-sen sitive
objec tsintheglove box Te
mp eratur e-sen sitiveobjec tsstor ed inthe
gl ove boxma ybe damag edbytheair vent
lo cat edinside it. #
Close theair vent wh en youheat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switchon theA/C func‐
tion . The
automatic climatecon trol mus tbe switc hed
on tocool theglove box. 1
Airvent contr oller
2 Airvent #
Toopen orclose: turncon troller 1tothe
ri ght orleft. Ad
jus tingthe AIRSC ARF vents &
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. #
Turn theheating outputdown ingood
time. #
Maint ainasuit able distance from the
outle topening. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed toAIR SCARF by
th euse ofprotect ive co vers If
apr otect ive co veris pla ced overth efront
seat head restra int s,theflow ofair from the
AIR SCARF vent ishinde red.
This cancause AIRSCARF toove rheat and be
damag ed. #
Donotuse protect ive co vers on head
re stra int swit hAI RSC ARF. Climat
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Mak
esur 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. #
Youcan adjustth eblo weroutpu tof AIR‐
SC ARF vents 1using theAIRSC ARFbutton
(/ page92). #
Youcan adjustth eheight ofAIRSC ARFvents
1 and thecur rent ofairby adjus tingth e
height ofthehead restra int (/ page86). 12
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Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,other wise youma yfa ilto recogni ze
da ngers.
% The availabilit yof cer tain func tionsdepen ds
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGPe rfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG highperform anc ebr ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. Also
obser vethe"No teson pets intheve hicle".
Re quirement s:
R theSmar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R thebr ak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
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#
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R youopen thedr iver's door .
R youpr ess button1 twice mor e. #
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials mayignit e. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. 12
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#
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualmessagealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y:star tth eve hicle
wit hth eSmar tKey inthemar kedspace
(emer gency operati on mod e)(/ page 127).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page13 0).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. #
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar kedspace 2. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
Char ging thest ar terbatt erybe fore star ting
th ejou rney
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youre cei vea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youcan then
st ar tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto charge Dr
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th
ebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
St arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed. R
The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand softto par eclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryengine star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eengine again withth esmar tphon e.you
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesof tto p. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
To preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
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Driving and parking