tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2010 Workshop Manual

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b In
tell.
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
eI ntel ligen tLight Syste misfaulty. The lights remain avail-
able without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 293).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning
notes.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The light sensor is faulty. Dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
X
Switch off the daytime driving lights in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 205).
X Switch the lights on and off using the light switch.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Switch
of
fl ights Th
elights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
X Tur nthe light switc htoc. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Bl
ind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative if:
R
you have established the electrical connection between the
trailer and your vehicle.
R the sensors are dirty.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor syste misoutside the operating tempera-
ture range.
R the radar senso rsystem is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or othe rsources of electromagnetic radiation
R the on-boar dvoltage is too low.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X When towin gatrailer, confirm th edispla ymessage with
a.
When driving without atrailer:
Blind Spo tAssist is operational again and th edisplay message
disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the radar sensor system is back within the operating tem-
peratur erange.
If the displ aymessage continues to be displayed:
X Cle anthe sensor s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. Blind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 226
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lam
plights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warnin glamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp flashes and an
intermitten
taudible
warning sounds. G
Ris
kofi njury
The driver or fron tpassenger has not fastened their seat belt. At
th es am etime, yo uare dr ivingfaster than25k m/h or have briefly
driven faster than 25 km/h.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
Th ew arning lamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat. At the same time,
you are driving faster than 25 km/h or have briefly driven faster
than 25 km/h.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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Vehicl
eequipment ............................ 244
Loading guidelines (Coupé) .............244
Stowage comp artments ................... 244
Stowage are as.................................. 246
Features ............................................. 249 243Loading, stowing and fea
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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. Loading guidelines (Coupé)
G
Risk of inju
ry
Secure and positio nthe load as described in
the loadin gguidelines.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould
be injured by the load being thr own around in
the even tofsharpbraking, asudden change
in direction or an accident.
You will find further information in the "Secur-
ing aload" section.
Even if you follow all the loadin gguidelines,
the load will increase the risk of injur yinthe
even tofa naccide nt. G
Risk of poisoning
Keep the boo tlid closed while the vehicle is
in operation .Otherwi se,y ou could be pois-
one dbye xhaust fumes enterin gthe vehicle.
Th eh andling character istics of aladen vehi-
cl ea re dependent on the distributio nofthe
load withi nthe vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the followin gnotes when
transpor ting aload:
R When transpor ting aload, never exceed the
maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
or the permissible axle loads for the vehicle
(includin goccupants).
R Position heavy loads as far forward saspos-
sible and as low down in the boot as pos-
sible.
R The load must not protrude abov ethe
upper edge of the seat backrests. R
always plac ethe load against the rea ror
front seat backrests .Make sure that the
seat backrests are securely locked into
place.
R Always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R Secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistant lashing material. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialis tworkshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
Important safety notes
G
Risk of injury
The stowage compartments must be closed
when item sare store dinthem. Luggage nets
ar en ot designed to secur eheavy item sof
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injure dbyo bjectsbeing thrown around if you:
R brak esharply
R change direction suddenly
R arei nvolved in an accident
Sharp-edge dand fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggag enet.
Do not place hard object sinthe ma ppockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets. Front stowage compartments
Glove compartment i
Depending on the vehicle equipment, an
AUX IN connection or aMedia In terface is
installed in the glove compartment. A
Media Interface is auniversal interface for
mobil eaudi od evices, such as iPods ®
or
US Bd evices; see the separate Audio or
COMAN DAPS operating instructions. 244
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The glove compar tment can be ventilated
(Y pag e130). X
To open: pullhandle :and open glove
compartment flap ;.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap ;
upwards until it engages.
The glove compartment can only be locked
and unlocked using the emergenc ykey ele-
men t. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
into the lock and tur nit90° clockwise to
position 2.
X To unlock: insert the emergency key ele-
ment into the lock and turn it 90° anti-
clockwise to position 1. Stowage compartmen
tinthe centre
conso le Example: Coupé
X
To open: slide cover :back.
Stowag ecompartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest i
Asmall and alarg estowage compartment
are located under the armrest. The small
stow agecompartment can be removed for
empty ing. The mobi lephone bracket is
located in the large stowage compartment. Example: Coupé
X
To open: press left-hand button ;or right-
hand button :.
The stowage compartment opens. Stowage compa
rtments
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Stowage areas
Luggage nets
G
Ris
kofi njury
Only place lightweight object sinthe luggage
net .Don ot use it to transpor theavy ,sharp-
edged or fragile objec ts.T he luggage net can-
not secur ethe objec tssufficiently in the event
of an accident.
Luggage net sare locate dinthe front-
passenger footwell and on the left-hand side
of the boot. Th
rough- loading facility in the rear
compartment (Cabriolet) X
Fold down rear seat armrest =.
X Pull handle :and fold cover ;down-
wards. Through-loading facility in the rear
bench seat (Coupé)
Impor tantsafety notes G
Ris
kofi njury
Do not carry heavy or hard object sinsid ethe
vehicle or in the boot unless they ar esecured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by object sbeing thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, asudden change in direction or an acci-
dent. G
Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the boot lid closed .Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the rear seat backrest forward i
Vehicles with memory function: when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back-
rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forwar dslightly, when necessary, in
order to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without memor yfunction: if nec-
essary, move the driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open th eboot.
X Pull right-han dorleft-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released. 246
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X
Fold rea rseat back rest ; forwards.
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
bac kifn ecessary.
Folding the rea rseat backrest back X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forwar difnecessary.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
becom etrappe dwhen folding the rea rseat
back rest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Fold rea rseat back rest : bac kuntil it
engages. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is cor-
rectly engaged. Othe rwise, vehicle occupants
could be injured by objects being thrown
around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, this
will be shown in the multifunction display in
the instrument cluster.
i You should always engage the rear seat
backrests if you do not need the through-
loading feature. This will preven tunauthor-
ised access to the boot from the vehicle
interior.
X Mov ethe driver' sorfront-passenger se at
back if necessary. Securin
gaload
Lashing eyelets G
Ris
kofi njury
Distribut ethe load on thelashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould be
injure dbyo bjectsbein gthrown ar oundify ou:
R bra kesharply
R change directio nsuddenly
R are involved in an accident
Please observ ethe loading guidelines.
Observ ethe following notes on securing
loads:
R secur ethe load using the la shingeyelets.
R do not use elasti cstraps or nets to secure
al oad, as these ar eonly intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R pad sharp edges for protection.
The are four lashing eyelets in the boo tonthe
Coupé and two lashin geyelets in the boo tsill
on the Cabriolet. Example: Coupé
X
Coupé: fold up lashing eyelets :next to
the rear seat backrest and push them
through the slits in the carpet. Stowage areas
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Bag hook
G
Ris
kofi njury
Onl yhanglight load sonthe bag holders. Do
not use them to transport heavy, sharp- edged
or fragile objects. Whe nbraking sharply,
changing directio nquickly or in the event of
an accident, the bag hooks wil lnot secur ethe
item ssufficiently. This could resul tininjury to
yoursel forothers.
! Theb aghoo kcan bear amaximum load
of 3k g. Do not us eittosecureaload. :
Bag hook Stowage well under th
eboot floor
The TIREFI Tkit,t he vehicl etoolkit,e tc. are
locate dinthe stowage compartm ent. X
To open: pull handle :upwards. Examp
le:C oupé
X Coupé: hook handle :into rain
trough ;.
X Cabriolet: pull the boot floo rslightly
towards you and then hook handle :into
rain trough ;.
! Remove the handl eagain befor eclosing
the boot lid and snap it in tightly to prevent
the handle flap from protruding. Otherwise,
you could damage the handle. Roof carrier (Coupé)
Important safet ynotes G
Risk of accident and injury
An incorrectly secured roof carrier, ski rack or
load could become detached from the vehi-
cle. These object smight then be thrown
around and could injur eyou or other sor
caus eana ccident. Follo wthe roof carrier/ski
rack manufacturer' sinstallation instructions
and special instructions for use.
The roof load raise sthe vehicle' scentre of
gravity, thereby affecting vehicle handling.
You must always observ ethe maximum roof
load of 10 0kg. Always adapt your driving style
to the prevailin groad, traffic and weather
conditions and driv ewith particular care if the
roof is laden. G
Risk of injury
Only use the roof carrier when the roof is
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endanger the occupant
softhe vehicle when
the roof is open.
! Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you
only use roof carrier sthat hav ebeen tested
and approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
This helps to preven tdamage to the vehi-
cle.
Position the load on the roof carrier in such
aw ay that the vehicle will not sustain dam-
age even when it is in motion.
Depending on the vehicle equipment,
ensure that when the roof carrier is fitted
you can:
R open the panorama sliding sunroof fully
R open the boot lid fully
! To avoid damaging or scratching the cov-
ers, do not use metallic or hard objects to
open them.
Attaching the roof carrier Vehicles with
asteel roof Vehicles with
apanorama sliding sunroof X
Ope ncovers :carefully in the direction of
the arrow.
X Fold covers :upwards.
X Only secur ethe roof carrie rtothe anchor-
age point sunder covers :.
X Observe the manufacturer's installation
instructions. Features
Cup holder
Points to observe before use G
Risk of injury
Keep the cup holder closed whil ethe vehicle
is in motion. Otherwise, vehicle occupants
coul dbei njured by object sbeing thrown
around if you:
R brak esharply
R change direction suddenly
R arei nvolved in an accident
Only use the cup holders for container sofa
suitable size and whic hhave lids. Otherwise,
the drink scould spill.
Cup holders should not be used for hot drin ks.
Otherwise, you ma yscald yourself.
Cup holde rint he centre console Example
:Coupé
: Cup holders
; Cover
X To open: slide cover ;back. Featu
res
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