display MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2010 Owner's Manual

X
To open: pull soft-top switch :unti lthe
entire soft top is stowed away in the boot.
The Top in operation message appears
in the multifunction display.
If, whe nopening, you driv eatspeeds above
40 km/h, the opening procedure is stop-
ped and in the multifunction display, you
see the Open/close to pcompletely
message .Reduce your speed again to
below 40 km /hand pull th esoft-top switch
again, to open the soft top fully.
i Thes ide windows close if you keep on
pulling the soft-top switch.
X To close: press and hold soft-top
switch :until the soft top is fully closed.
The Topino peration message appears
in th emultifunction display.
If, when closing, you drive at speeds above
40 km/h, the closing procedure is stopped
and in the multifunction display ,you see
the Open/close to pcompletely mes-
sage .Reduce your speed again to below
40 km /hand pull th esoft-top switch again,
to close the soft top fully.
i Thes ide windows close if you keep on
pressing the soft-top switch. Opening and closin
gwith the key
Impor tant safety notes G
Risk of inju
ry
Make sur enobody can be trapped or injured
by moving parts such as the soft-top linkage or soft-top compartment cover when opening
or closin
gthe soft top.
If ther eisariskofe ntrapment, immediately
releas ethe % or& button on the key.
The soft -top mechanism stops immediately.
Opening and closing i
The key must be near the handle of the
driver' sdoor.
X Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X To open: press and hold the %button
on the key until the soft top is fully opened.
The Topino peration message appears
in th emultifunction display .The seat ven-
tilation is switched on. The rea rside win-
dows open.
X To close: press and hold the &button
on the key until the soft top is fully closed.
The Topino peration message appe ars
in the multifunction display. The soft top
and the sid ewindows close. Closing the soft top manually
If the soft top cannot be closed automatically,
check the following points:
R Is the boot separator engaged
(Y page 83)?
R Are the head restrain tson the rea rbench
seats extended?
R Is the boot lid closed?
R Is the on-boar dvoltage sufficient?
Start the engin eifnecessary.
If automatic operation still does not work ,the
soft top can be closed manually.
This wor kmust be performed by two persons.
i Closing the soft top manually is acom-
plex, technically demandin gprocess which
require sagreatdeal of force. Only close
the soft top manually in extreme emergen-
cies. In these situations, it is better to get
in touc hwithaqualified specialist work- 78
Soft top (Cabriolet)Openin
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To lock
X Insert the hex-socket wrench int othe roof
lock.
X Tur nthe hex- socket wrench anti-clockwi se
N as fa rasp ossible.
X Hav ethe soft -top mechanism repaired
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
i Press the soft-top compartmen tcover
again if the boot lid can notb eo pened.
! Do not under any circumstances open the
boot lid with the emergenc ykey. You could
otherwise damage the boot lid and the soft-
top compartmen tcover. Re-locking th
esoft top
The soft top is not locked if:
R the Topino peration message appears
in th emultifunction display.
R you hear awarning ton efor up to ten sec-
onds when pullin gaway or while driving.
You can lock the soft top again if it is not
locked fully.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying atten-
tion to road and traf ficc onditions.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the soft -top switch. Boot sepa
rator
General notes The boot separator can be used to cover lug-
gage and loads in the boot.
The soft top can only be opened when the
boot separator is closed.
!
To avoid damaging the soft top or load
when folding back the soft top, observe the
following:
R when the boot separator is open, do not
place any object sinorbehind the net on
the side that are so long they could
obstruct the boot separator or damage
the opened soft top.
R mak esure that the load does not push
the boot separator upwards.
Openin gand closing X
To close: pull boot separator :by the
handle in the direction of the arrow until it
rest sont he sides of the boot.
The boot separator finishes closing auto-
matically.
X To open: push boot separator :against
the direction of the arrow by the handle.
The boot separator finishes opening auto-
matically. Brackets fo
rthe draught stop
Th ed raught stop protects against wind when
driving with th esoft top open. It is secured Soft top (Cabriolet)
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Vehicl
eequipment
i Thismanua ldesc ribe sallthe standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
which wa savailable at th etime of pur-
chase. Countr y-specif ic differences are
possible. Bear in mind tha tyour vehicle
ma ynot featur eall function sdescribed
here. Correct driver'
sseat position Observe the safety guidelines on
(Y
page 93).
X Check whether you have adjusted seat =
properly.
Manual and electrical seat adjustment
(Y page 93)
Electrical seat adjustment (Y page 94)
When adjustin gthe seat, make sure:
R you ar easfar away from the driver' sair-
bag as possible.
R you are sitting in anormal upright posi-
tion.
R you can fasten the seat belt properly. R
you have moved the back rest to an
almost ver tical position.
R you have se tthe seat cushion angl eso
that your thighs are gently supported.
R you can depress the pedals properly.
X Check whether the head restraint is adjus-
ted properly (Y page 94).
Whe ndoing so, make sure that you have
adjusted the head restraint so that the back
of your head is supported at eye leve lby
the centr eofthe head restraint.
Observ ethe safety guidelines on
(Y page 99).
X Chec kwhether steering wheel :is adjus-
ted properly.
Adjust the steering wheel manually
(Y page 99)
Adjust the steering wheel electrically
(Y page 10 0)
When adjustin gthe steering wheel, make
sure:
R you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightl ybent.
R you can mov eyour legs freely.
R you can see all the display sint he instru-
men tcluster clearly.
Observe the safety guidelines on
(Y page 40).
X Check whether you have fastened seat
belt ;properly (Y page 41).
The seat belt should:
R fit snugly across your body.
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder.
R be routed in your pelvic area across the
hip joints.
X Befor estarting off, adjust the rear-view mir-
ror and the exterior mirror s(Ypage 10 1)
in such away that you have agood view of
roa dand traffic conditions.
X Vehicles with memory function: save the
seat, steering wheel and exterior mirror
settings (Y page103). 92
Correct driver's seat positionSeats, steering wheel an
dmirrors
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Folding th
efront seat backrests
forward/back G
Ris
kofi njury
Mak esure that the back rest engage sfully. If
the back rest is no tengaged ,the message:
Front right seat backrest no tlocked
or Front lef tseatb ackrest not
locked appears in th emultif unctio ndisplay.
Stop the vehicle as soon as road and traffic
condition spermit and rem ove anyobjects
that are blocking the backrest. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
when movin gthe seat. If there is arisk of
someon ebecoming trapped, press the seat
adjustmen tswitc honthe door.
With the EASY-EN TRY feature, the seat moves
forward sifyou have folde dthe seat bac krest
forwards and th eseat is in th erear half of the
adjustment range. This makes it convenient
for passengers to get in and out of th erear
compartment.
The head restrai ntalso lowers on vehicles
with electric seat adjustment. Example: Coupé Folding th
ebackres tforwards X
Vehicles withou tmemor yfunction:
rel ease the hea drestra intifn ecessary and
push it down.
X Pull seat release handle :forwards and
fold the backrest forwards, until the seat
backrest engages.
X Push the seat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with memory function: pull seat
releas ehandle :forwards and fold the
backrest forwards as far as it will go.
The seat moves automatically to the fore-
most position.
Folding back the backrest X
Vehicles without memory function:
push the seat backrest back horizontally
until the seat reaches the position that was
previously set.
X Swing back the seat backrest evenly below
release handle :until it engages ,doing so
in as mooth manner.
X After th eseat back rest has been folded
back, chec kthe position of the head
restraint and set it to the correc tposition.
X Vehicles with memory function: swing
back the seat backrest.
The seat moves automatically to the stored
position. Adjusting th
emulticontour seat
Yo uc an adjust the contour of the front seats
individually so as to provide optimum support
for your back and sides. 96
SeatsSeats
,steering whee land mirrors
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Control panel for THERMATIC 2-zone automatic clima
tecontrol Function
i
Notes/tips
:
Activates/deactivate
sair-
recirculation mode Only use "air-recirculation
"modeb riefly, e.g. if there
are unpleas anto utside odours or when in atunnel.
The windows could otherwis emist up as, in air-recir-
culation mode, no fresh air is drawn into the vehicle. ;
Demists the windscreen Only use the "demisting" func
tion briefly until the
windscreen is clea ragain. =
Switches the ZONE func
tion
on/off Use the "ZONE" func
tion to adopt the temperature
settings on the driver's side for the front-passenger
side as well. The indicator lam pabove the ábut-
ton goes out. ?
Display
A
Sets climate control to auto-
matic Activat
eclimate control using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps above the Ãand
¿ buttons light up. B
Switches cooling with air dehu-
midification on/off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. C
Switches the rea
rwindow
heating on/off D
Switches climate control on/
off
E
Sets the temperature, right Set the temperature to 22 †.
F
Sets the air distribution
G
Sets the airflow
H
Sets the temperature, left Set the temperature to 22 †. Overview of climate control systems
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Control panel for THERMOTRONIC luxur
y3-zon eautomatic climat econtrol Function
i
Notes/tips
Fron
tcontrol panel :
Set
sclimate control to auto-
matic Activate climate control usin
gthe à and¿
buttons. Th eindicato rlamps above the Ãand
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate control
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. ;
Demists the windscreen Only use the "demisting" func
tion briefly until the
windscreen is clea ragain. =
Switches the ZONE func
tion
on/off Use the ZONE func
tion to adopt the temperatur eset-
tings on the driver' sside for the front-passenger side
and the rear compartmen taswell. The indicator lamp
above the ábutton goes out. ?
Display
A
Activates/deactivates air-
recirculation mode Only use "air-recirculation
"mode briefly ,e.g. if there
are unpleasant outside odours or whe ninatunnel.
The windows could otherwis emist up as, in air-recir-
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Function
i
Notes/tips
B
Switches the residual heat
function on/off Use the residual heat function if you want to heat or
ventilat
ethe vehicl einterior when the ignition is
switched off .The "residual heat" func tion can only be
activated or deactivated with the ignition switched
off. C
Switches coolin
gwith air dehu-
midification on/off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. D
Switches the rea
rwindow
heating on/off E
Switches climate control on/
off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. F
Set
sthe temperature, right Set the temperature to 22 †.
G
Set
sclimate control to auto-
matic (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIF-
FUSE) Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. H
Set
sthe airflow I
Set
sthe air distribution J
Set
sthe temperature, left Set the temperature to 22 †.
Rea
rcontrol panel K
Inc
reases the temperature Set the temperature to 22 †.
L
Display
M
Reduces the temperature Set the temperature to 22 †. Overview of climate control systems
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X
Press button ForJ up or down
(Y page 122).
Only change the tempera turesetting in
small inc rements. Start at 22 †.
X To increase/reduce the tem perature in
the rear compartment using the rear
control panel: press buttonKor
M(Y page 122).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †. Settin
gthe air distribution
¯ directsthe airflo wthrough the demis-
ter ven ts
P directs the airflow through the centre
and side air vents
O directs the airflow through the footwell
air vents
S directs the airflow through the centre
and side air vent saswell as the foot-
well air ven ts25
b directs the airflow through the demis-
ter, centre and side air vents 26
a directs the airflow through the footwell
and demister vents
i Regardless of the air distribution setting,
airflow is always directed through the side
air vents. The side air vent scan only be
closed when the controls on the side air
vent sare turned downwards.
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate
control X
Turn th ekey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press switch Fup or down repeatedly until
the desired symbol appear sint he display
(Y page 121). THERMOTRONIC luxu
ry3-zone au to-
matic climate control X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press switch Iup or down repeatedly until
the desired symbol appears in the display
(Y page 122). Settin
gthe airflow
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate
control X
Turn th ekey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: press switchGup
or down (Y page 121).
THERMOTRONIC luxu ry3-zone au to-
matic climate control X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: press switchHup
or down (Y page 122). Switchin
gthe ZONE functio non/off
X To switc hon:press the ábutton
(Y page 121), (Y page 122).
The indicator lam pabove the ábutton
lights up.
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate con-
trol: the temperature setting for the driver's
side is not adopted for the front-passenger
side.
THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone automatic
climate control: the temperature setting on
the driver' sside is not adopted for the
front-passenger side or the rear compar t-
me nt.
25 This air distribution setting is only available on the Cabriolet.
26 Canada only. 126
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When the button
sfor temperature, airflow or
air distribution ar eactivated, the tempe rature
setting on the driver's sid eisnot adopted for
the other climate control zones.
X To switch off: press theábutton
(Y page 121), (Y page 122).
The indicato rlamp above the ábutton
goes out.
THERMATI C2-zon eautomatic climate con-
trol: the temperatur esettin gfor th edriver's
side is not adopted for the front-passenger
side.
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone automatic
climate control: the tempe rature setting on
the driver' sside is not adopted for the
front-passenger side or the rear compar t-
ment. Demistin
gthe windscreen
Yo uc an use this function to defrost the wind-
screen or to demist the inside of the wind-
screen and the side windows.
i You should only select the demisting
function until the windscreen is clear again.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To activate: press the¬button.
The indicator lamp above the ¬button
lights up.
The climat econtr olsyste mswitches to the
following functions:
R cooling with air dehumidification on
R high airflow 27
R high temperature 27
R air distribution to the windscreen and
fron tside windows
R air-recirculation mode off
X To deactivate: press the¬button.
The indicator lamp above the ¬button
goes out. The previously selected settings
com eintoe ffect again .The cooli ngwith air dehumidification function remain
son. Air-
recirculatio nmode remain sdeactiva ted.
or
X Press the Ãbutton.
The indicator lamp above the ¬button
goes out. Airflow and air distribution are set
to automatic mode.
or
X THERMATIC 2-zone au tomatic climate
control: press switch EorH up or down
(Y page 121).
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone auto-
matic climate control: press switchFor
J up or down (Y page 122).
or
X THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate
control: press switch Gup or down
(Y page 121).
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone auto-
matic climate control: press switchHup
or down (Y page 122). Demisting th
ewindows
Windows misted up on th einside X
Activat ethe "coolin gwith air dehumidifica-
tion "function ¿.
X Activat eautomatic mode Ã.
X If the windows continue to mist up, activate
the demisting function (Y page 127).
i You should only select this setting until
the windscreen is clear again.
Windows misted up on the outside X
Activat ethe windscreen wipers.
X THERMATIC 2-zone au tomatic climate
control: press switch Fup or down
(Y page 121 )until the PorO symbol
appears in the display.
X THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone auto-
matic climate control: press switchIup
27 Depending on the outside temperature. Operatin
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or down (Y
page 122) until the Por
O symbol appear sint he display.
i You should only selec tthis setting until
the windscreen is clea ragain. Rea
rwindow heating
Switching on/off G
Risk of accident
Clear all windows of ice or snow befor esetting
off .O therwise, impaired visibility could
endanger you and others.
The rear windo wheatin ghasah igh cur rent
draw. You should therefore switc hitoff as
soon as th ewindow is clear as it only switches
off automatically after several minutes.
If the battery voltage is too low, the rear win-
dow heatin gmay switc hoff.
X Turn th ekey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the ¤button.
The indicator lam pabove the ¤button
light supo rgoes out.
Problems with th erearw indow hea ting The rea
rwindow heatin ghas deactivated
itself prematurely or cannot be activated.
X Switch off any consumers that are not
required, e.g. readin glamps or interior
lighting.
When the battery is sufficiently charged,
the rear window heatin gisactivated again
automatically. Activating/deactivating air-recircula-
tion mode
You can deactivate the flow of fresh air if
unpleasant odours are entering the vehicle
from outside .The air already insid ethe vehi-
cle will then be recirculated. The operation of the air-recirculation mode is
the sam
efor all contr ol panels. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Only switc hover to air-recirculation mode
briefly at low outside temperatures .Other-
wise ,the windows coul dmist up, thus impair-
ing visibility and endangering yourself and
others. This may prevent you from observing
the traffic conditions, thereby causing an
accident.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To activate: press thegbutton.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
lights up.
i Air-recirculation mode is activated auto-
matically at high outside temperatures.
When air-recirculation mode is activated
automatically, the indicator lamp above the
g button is not lit.
Outside air is added after about 30
minutes.
X To deactivate: press thegbutton.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
goes out.
i Air-recirculation mode switches off auto-
matically:
R after approximately five minutes at out-
side temperatures below approximately
5†
R after approximately five minutes if cool-
ing with air dehumidification is deactiva-
ted
R after approximately 30 minutes at out-
side temperatures above approximately
5† 128
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