MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Manual PDF
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: S-CLASS CABRIOLET, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021Pages: 510, PDF Size: 39.84 MB
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#
Ensu rethat no body partsarein the
clos ingarea . #
Ifsome oneistrap ped ,us eone ofthe
fo llo wing option s:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof theMer cedes star
on thetrunk lid. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or interru pt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kic kin gmo vement under there ar bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening (/page66)
and closing (/page67 )th etrunk lid. %
Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. Opening
andclosing 69
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When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar est andi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. You
cou ldother wise loseyour balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifaper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Ifobject sar emo vedor placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp sor other coverings
ar epu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Ifapr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin g
ov er thetrunk silldown intoth ede tection
ra ng eof thesensor sis used.
R Ifth epr otect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectly .
Deacti vate KEYLESS- GO(/ page60) ordo not
car rytheSmar tKey about your per son insuc h
sit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trall yunlo cktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. 70
Openin gand closin g
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#
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0048. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0047.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. Un
loc king thetrunk lidusing theemer gency
ke y #
Take theemer gency keyout oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e61 ). #
Press theto pof Mer cedes star 1. Open
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#
With thehandle pointingupw ards, inser tth e
emer gency keyin to thetrunk lockas faras it
wil lgo. #
Turn theemer gency keyclo ckwise from posi‐
tio n0047 toposition 0048. #
Turn theemer gency keybac kto position 0047
and remo veit.
% Ifyo uuse theemer gency keyto unlo ckand
open thetrunk lid,theanti- theftalar msys‐
te m wil lbe trigg ered. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Sof
tto p Opening
andclosing thesof tto pusi ng the
so ft-top swi tch &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto thesof tto p
when openingorclos ing The
softto pcan bedamag edwhen openin g
or closin g. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle arance
ab ove it. #
Onlyload thetrunk belowthetrunk
separ ator so that itwill notbe pushe d
upw ards. #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk lidisclosed. #
Ifth esof tto pis dir ty,we tor froze n,do
no top en thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothesof tto pcaused by
hea vyobject s Hea
vyobject splaced onthesof t-to pcom‐
par tmen tco vercan dama gethesof tto por
sof t-to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotpl ace heavyobj ects on thesof t-
to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotsi ton thesof t-to pcom partmen t
co ver. 72
Opening andclosing
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Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto pwhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
To open orclose thesof tto pwhile youar edr iv‐
ing ,do notexc eed amaximum speedof30 mph
(50 km/ h).Toavo idint erru pting theclosing
pr ocess whileyouar esligh tly ex ceed ingthis
speed, donotdr ive at aspeed great erthan
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk partition isclosed. #
Close thetrunk lid. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Foldthear mr estupw ards . #
Toopen: pulland hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yopen.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheopen‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. #
Toclose: press and hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheclos‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof tto p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pwill stop dur ing the
opening orclosing procedur e. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions . #
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain to
open orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure will bestopped ata
speed great erthan 37 mph(60 km/h). The
Open/Close ConvertibleTopCompletely mes‐
sag eis sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Reduce your spee dand press orpull soft-to p
switc h1 again.
If th esof tto pdoes notclose fullybecause of
st ro ng hea dwind s,drive mor eslow lyor stop. Opening
andclosing 73
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Re
loc king thesof tto p &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill showtheOpen/
Close Convert ibleTop Completely message.In
addition, youwill hear awa rning tone forup to
te nseco ndswhile dr ivi ng. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at theignition isswitc hedon. #
Fully clos eth esof tto pusing thesof t-to p
switc h. Opening
andclosingthetrunk partition The
trunk partition covers lugg ageor loads in
th etrunk .
The softto pcan beopened onlywhen thetrunk
par tition isclosed.
* NO
TEDama getothesof tto por load
due tolong objects The
softto por load maybe damag edwith
th esof tto popen. #
Donotplace anyove rly lon gobj ects
in side orbehi ndtheside parcel nets
when thetrunk partition isopen. #
Mak esur eth at theload does notpush
th etrunk partition upw ards. #
Press butt on1.
Tr unk partition 2will open orclo seaut o‐
mat icall y. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gAI RC AP AI
RCA Pre duces thedr aftin thefront and rear
passe nger com partment swhen youar edr ivin g
wit hth esof tto popen. 74
Opening andclosing
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Pa
rticular lytur bulent aircan reduce theef fect of
AIR CAP.This canarise when youar edr ivin g
behin dano ther vehicle orifth er eis acr osswind,
fo rex am ple.
AI RCA Pcons ists of thefo llo wing compone nts:
R Awind deflect orabo vethewindshield
R Awind screen behind thetw ore ar seat head
re stra int s
When AIRC AP isacti vated, thewind deflect or
and thewind screen willextend simu ltane ously .
AIR CAPcan beactiv ated ordeactiv ated at
speeds ofup toappr oximat ely10 0mp h
(1 60 km/ h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nre tracti ngAIR CAP
Some bodycou ldbeco metrap ped . #
Makesur eth at nobody holds ontothe
upper frame ofthewindshield or
to uc hes thewind deflect ororwind
scr een. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Foldthear mr estupw ards . #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1.
AIR CAPwill extend and theindicat orlam ps
on butt on1 will light up. #
Todeac tivate: press button 1 again.
AIR CAPwill retract and theindicat orlam ps
on butt on1 will goout. If
th eve hicle ispar kedwit hth esof tto popen
and theignition isswitc hedoff,AIR CAPwill
re tract automatical ly.
When youre star tth eengine afte rha ving been
par ked, AIR CAPwill extend again au tomatical ly. Ins
tall ing and remo ving the folding wind
scr een &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
th ewind screen inpoor visibility condi‐
tion s
The wind screen impair syo ur vie wto the
re ar. #
Use thewind screen onlyin good visibil‐
ity con ditions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectl yins talled wind
scr een
The wind screen maybecom eloose while
yo uar edr ivin gand endan gerot her road
user s. Open
ingand closing 75
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#
Installth ewind screen asdescr ibed. #
Donotplace anyobjec tson theins tal‐
led wind screen. *
NO
TEThe wind screencan bedama ged
if ins talled when thesof tto pis closed The
vehicle interior orthewind screen can
be damag edifins talled when thesof tto p
clos ed. #
Toinstall, open thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothewind screen due to
coll ision with seat backres ts The
wind screen maycollide withth efront
seat backres ts when installed. #
Adjus tth ebac kres tposition sof the
fr ont seats. The
folding windscreen isins talled over there ar
seat sto protect agains twind when youar edr iv‐
ing withth esof tto popen. Onlyth efront seats
can beoccupied whenthefo lding windscreen is
ins talled. The
bag containin gth efo lding windscreen is
st or ed inthetrunk .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside ofthe
ve hicle facing away from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ewi ndo wsand thesof tto p. #
Toremo vethebag, open thetrunk lid. #
Remo vethefo lding windscreen from the
bag. #
Foldout folding windscreen 1assho wn. #
Foldout thetw obr ac kets 2 onthelef tand
ri ght. #
Align brac kets 2 offolding windscreen 1
wit hth etw ore ar fixtur es3 ontheve hicle. 76
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Pe
rfor m thefo llo wing steps inseq uence onboth
sides oftheve hicle: #
Pull handle 5inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Align folding windscreen 1withside fixtur e
4 ontheve hicle from aboveand insert. #
Push handle5onfolding windscreen 1
bac kas faras itwil lgo.
Fo lding windscreen 1isloc ked. Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. Pr
oblems withth esof tto p The
softtopwi llno tope nor clos e.
Po ssible causes:
R The ignition isno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed withth e
ve hicle statio nary. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal.
R The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close the
tr unk partition .
R The trunk lidisopen . #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page67 ).
R Theso fttophas been opened andclosed
se veraltim esinarow .The softto pdr ive has
been switchedoffaut omatic allyand willbe av
ailable again afte rapp roxima tely ten
minut es. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur e
af te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con ‐
tr ol system aredef ective. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. Openin
gand closing 77
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#
When opening, makesur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde 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. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. 78
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