MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual

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Press the wiper blade be yond the point of
re sis tance in the direction of ar row 3 onthe
wiper arm.
The wiper blade will engage with a noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the windscreen. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press but tonî onthe combination switch
(/ page 134).
The wiper arms will return totheir original
positions.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Mirr Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. 138
138
Light and sight

F
F
olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 1.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brie0y press but ton1. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Vehicles without elect rically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
Vehicles with elect rically folding outside mir-
ro rs: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
yo ur eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. Light and sight
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The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or par king position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir rorwill swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 140).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged. The front-passenger outside mir
rorwill mo veback
to its original position when:
R you shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R you are tr avelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side. S
S
t
tor
or ing t
ing t he par
he par king position of t
king position of t he fr
he front-
ont-
passeng
passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or usingrev
or using rever
erse g
se g ear
ear S S
t tor
or ing
ing #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passenger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.140
140
Light and sight

Calling up
Calling up
#
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to the stored parking position. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or fold-
old-
ing function
ing function Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Switch Automatic fold-in on or o.. Light and sight
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelThe indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with/with-
out stationary heater (e xample)
1 w Setsthete mp erature, leT
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
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5 ¬ Demists the windscreen 6
Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (without stationary heater):
t calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (with stationary heater, plug-in
hy brid) or THERMOTRONIC air conditioning
control panel (with/without stationary heater,
plug-in hybrid): ! calls up the air condi-
tioning menu, switches residual heat on/o.
(/ page 145)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel without stationary heater: 0
switches synchronisation on/o.
(/ page 144)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC air condition-
ing control panel without stationary heater:
¿ switches the A/C function on/o.
(/ page 143)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
switches the stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 147)
Plug-in hybrid: & activates/deactivates
"Immediate pre-ent ryclimate cont rol" 142 142
Climate control

9
g Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/o.
(/ page 145)
A Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel: ¿switches the A/C func-
tion on/o. (/ page 143)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC air condition-
ing control panel: _adjusts the air distri-
bution, right
B w Setsthete mp erature, right R
R
ear oper
ear oper ating unit in v
ating unit in v ehicles with
ehicles with
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC air conditioning contr
ONIC air conditioning control panel ol panel 1
Sets thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Sets thete mp erature Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button. If climate control is switched o.,
the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿ button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y. Climate control
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Calling up t
Calling up t
he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press the! button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
emThe A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the air-conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select A/C. Se
Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h to manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe H or
_ button. Climat
Climat
e s
e stytyle
le Climat
Climat
e s
e stytyle function
le function
The following climate styles are available in auto-
matic mode:
R F
FOCUS:
OCUS: high air0o w,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: MEDIUM: medium air0o w,standa rdsetting
R DIFFUSE: DIFFUSE: low air0ow,slightly warmer and
draught-free setting
Se
Se tting t
tting t he climat
he climat e s
e stytyle
le #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Call up theCLIMATE MODE menu. #
Select a climate style. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution: select
ibution: select ¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the climat
he climat e contr
e control syn-
ol syn-
c
c hr
hr onisation function via t
onisation function via t he air conditioning con-
he air conditioning con-
tr
tr ol panel
ol panel Climate cont
rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate cont rol
zones are changed. 144
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Climate cont
rol

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the climat
he climat e contr
e control syn-
ol syn-
c
c hr
hr onisation function via t
onisation function via t he multimedia syst
he multimedia system
em Climate cont
rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he residual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press the! button.
Re sidual heat is switched o. automaticall y. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating ionisation
ating ionisation Ionisation impr
ovesth e quality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour-
less. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select Air quality. #
Select IONISATION. F
F
r
ragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em Se
Se
tting t
tting t he fr
he fragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Automatic climate control is activated.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vebox. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
Select Air quality. Climate control
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#
Select AIR FRESHENER. #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inser
Inser ting or r
ting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0acon
0acon of t
of the fr
he fr agr
agrance
ance
syst
syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from liquid per-
fume
If ch ildren open the 0acon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con-
ta ct with their eyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of full
0acons Fu
ll 0acons must not be disposed of
with household waste. #
Fu
ll 0acons must be take nto a
harmful subs tance collection point. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
T
To inse rt
o insert: :slide the 0acon into the holder as far
as it will go. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:pull out the 0acon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfumes, obser vethe manufacturers' saf ety noti-
ces on the perfume pac kaging. 146
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Climate control

Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfume 0acon when it is em pty and do not re/ll
it.
R R e/llable
e/llable 0acon
0acon #
Unscr ewthe cap of the em pty 0acon. #
Fillth e 0acon with a maximum of 15 ml. #
Screw the cap back on tothe 0acon.
Alw aysre /ll the em ptyre /llabl e0acon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate information
sheet with the 0acon. S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heat er/v
er/ventilation
entilation S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heat er/st
er/stationar
ationar y v
y ventilation function
entilation function
The following functions are per form ed:
R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila-
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cann otbe cooled
down to temperatures below the outside tem-
perature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventilation
mode automatically switches toheating mode or heating mode automatically switches
to
ve ntilation mode.
The stationary hea ter and theex haust gas outl et
are situated at theright-hand front wheel.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he st
he stationar
ationar y heat
y heat er/v
er/ventilation
entilation on/o.
on/o.
via t
via t he oper
he oper ating unit
ating unit &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injury due topoison-
ous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or su1cient ventila-
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi-
cle. This is the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle gets stuck in sno w,forex ample. #
Always switch the stationary heater o. in
enclosed spaces without an air extrac-
tion system, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
ve hicle or the auxiliary heating is run-
ning. #
Open a door or a roof hatch on the wind-
wa rdside of theve hicle toensure an
adequate supply of fresh air. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due tohot station-
ary heater components and exhaust gases
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
When the stationary heater is switched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with 0ammable materials.
R theex haust gas can 0ow out of the
stationa ryheater exhaust pipe unhin-
dered.
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with 0ammable materials. *
N
NOOTE
TE Bat tery dischar gecaused bysta-
tionar y heater or stationaryventilation
ope ration Operating
the stationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. Climate control
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