MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

Instrument Displayoverview
0071
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you cannot recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyof your vehicle may be
impaired.
00BBDrive on carefull y.
00BBHave theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Ifth e operating saf etyof your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument Display (standard)
1Speedome
ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r Instrument Display in
theWi descreen Co ck‐
pit
1Speedom eter
2Multifunction display
3Example: area for additional values
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r
00CE Further display content can be shown in dis‐
play 3for additional values (
→page 202).
The segments in speedomet er1 indicate the
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
RCruise control (→page 160)
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9

RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 162)
0075 NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youdriv ewit h
th e engine in theov errevving range.
00BBDo not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
The fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise tothere d
mar k.
0071
WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
00BBBefore opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
00BBIntheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1But ton group:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
0063 Switches sound off/on 0081
Increases thevo lume
0082 Decreases thevo lume
2Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
¤ Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
0061 Makes/accepts a call
0076 Rejects/ends a call
Ope rating the on-board co mputer
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

00BBOnly operatethis equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
00BBIf yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
00CE The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (
→page 202).
The on-board computer can be operated using
To uch Control 2and back butto n1 onthe
left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
Dif fere nt acoustic signals pr ovide feedback
when operating the on-board computer, e.g:
Rre aching the end of a list
Rscrolling thro ugh a list
The following menus are available:
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The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y.
00BBTocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1.
00BBToscroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control 2.
00BBTocall up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2.
00BBToscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control2.
00BBTo call up a submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand Touch Control
2.
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00BBToexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1.
If yo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left 1,the
menu bar appears.
Setting the additional value range
Example: G-Me ter
1
Ad ditional value range
2Index points
00BBTo select display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBSwip e upwards or do wnwards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect display content.
When display content is selected, the addi‐
tional value range 1is brie fly highligh ted.
The index points 2display the selected list
item.
The following display con tent can be selected in
th e&ODVVLF and6SRUW designs:
RTach ome ter
RNa vigation
RECO display
RConsu mption
RG-M eter
The following con tent can be selected in the3UR
JUHVVLYH design:
RDate
RNavigation
RECO display
RConsu mption
RG-M eter
Overview of displa yson the multifunction
display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display section
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hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of
th e displa ysdeviates from those displa yed
here.
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Further displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 141)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(
→page 185)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
(
→page 177)
00B2 Cruis
e control (
→page 160)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 162)
è Active Steering Assist (
→page 167)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (
→page 136)
00D9 HOLD function (
→page
170)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 114)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (
→page 191).
Ad justing the in stru ment lighting
00BBTurn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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00BBTo select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessage memory (→page 395)
R7LUHV:
-Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
sy stem (→page 360)
-Checking tire pressure with the tire pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem (→page 358)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem(→page 359)
R$66<67 3/86 : Calling upthe service due
date (→page 314)
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Calling upthe assistant display
On-board computer:
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hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: when you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
th e assis tant displ ayinthe left-hand portion
of the Instrument Displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
assis tant displ aymenu:
RAssis tant displ ay
RAttention le vel (→page 189)
00BBTo switch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
Status displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R00D7: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
R00D4: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGreen lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active
RGr ay radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC displa ys
(→page 162)
Calling up displays in theTr ip menu
On-board computer:
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hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: when you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the Instrument Displa y.
00BBToselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa ysinthe7ULS menu:
RStandard display
RRa nge and cur rent fuel consump tion
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Instrument Displ ayand on-board computer

Whenglide mode is active (→page 142),
*OLGLQ J0RGH is displa yed ins tead of the cur‐
re nt fuel consump tion.
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refueled ins tead
of thera nge.
RECO displ ay(→page 137)
RTrip computer )URP 6WDUWand)URP 5HVHW
RDigital speedomet er
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hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in the&ODVVLF and6SRUW
designs.Example: standard display
1Trip dis tance
2To tal dis tance recorder
Example: trip compute r
1Total dis tance recorder
2Driving time
3Av erage speed
4Average fuel consum ption
Instrument Display and on-board computer 205

Resetting values on theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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00CE The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐
view forth e Instrument Display
(
→page 200).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
RTr ip dis tance
RTrip computer )URP 6WDUWand)URP 5HVHW
RECO display (→page 137)
00BBTo select the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBSelect <HV.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo upr ess and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, the function will be reset immediately.
Calling up navigation instructions in the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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Example: no change of direction announced
1Dis tance tothe next destination
2Estimated ar riva l time
3Dis tance tothe next change of direction
4Cur rent road
Example: change of direction announced
1Ro ad towhich thech ange of direction leads
2Dis tance tothech ange of direction
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and new lane duri ng a
ch ange of direction (white)
5Po ssible lane
6Lane not recommended (da rkgray )
Fu rther possible displa yson the1DYLJDWLRQ
menu:
R'LUHFWLRQ RI 7UDYHO: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr aveled on.
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R1HZ 5RXWHor&DOFXODWLQJ 5RXWH : a new
ro ute iscalculated.
R5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R1R 5RXWH : noroute could becalculated to
th e selected destination.
R2II 0DS: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R$UHD RI 'HVWLQDWLRQ 5HDFKHG: you ha ve
re ached the area of destination.
R004B: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
00BBTo exitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: You can also start navigation toone of the
re cent destinations on the1DYLJDWLRQ menu:
00BBPressthe left-hand touch cont rol.
00BBSelect a destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand touch cont rol.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
Ifro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance.
00BBSelect <HV.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
Selecting radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter
On-board computer:
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1Frequency range
2St ation
3Na me of track
4Name of artist
When you select a station in the memory pre‐
sets, the preset appears next tothest ation
name. When you select a sa vedstation in the
frequency range, an as terisk appears nexttothe
st ation name.
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00BBToselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or station pre‐
set
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo select the frequency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Media playback usingthe on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist (e xamp le)
4Name of album
00BBTo change trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control. Changing a media source
00BBPress
the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirements:RThe mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer:
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0071 WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
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Instrument Display and on-board computer