heating MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2010 Owners Manual

Problem
swith the rear window
heating .......................................... 128
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 126
Cloc k(on-board computer) ...............205
Cockpit ................................................. 23
Combination switch ..........................108
Constant headlamp mode seeD aytime driving lights
Consumption statistic s(on-boa rd
computer) .......................................... 197
Conv enienc eclosin gfeature .............. 75
Conv enienc eopening/closing
Air-recirculatio nmode ................... 129
Conv enienc eopening feature ............75
Coolan t(engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 261
Display message ............................ 222
Note s............................................. 317
Temperat ureg auge ........................ 192
Warning lamp ................................. 241
Cooling
see Climate control
Cornerin glight function (display
message) ............................................ 217
Crash-responsive emergency light-
ing ...................................................... .112
Crui secontrol .................................... 158
Cruis econtrol lever ....................... 158
Display message ............................ 229
Cup hold er......................................... 249
Centre consol e.............................. 249
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 250
Current fuel consumpti on(on-
board computer) ............................... 197D
Dashboard seeC ockp it
Data, technical .................................. 310
Date (on-b oard computer) ................205
Daytime drivin glights
Display message ............................ 220
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 205Delaye
dswitch -off
Exterior lighting (on -boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 207
Interior lighting (on-bo ardc om-
puter) ............................................ .207
Dies elparticl efilter .......................... 154
Digital spe edometer ......................... 197
Dipped-beam headlamps Display message ............................ 217
Setting for driving on the rig ht/
left (on-board computer) ................206
Symmetrical ................................... 157
Display (cleanin ginstructions) ........268
Display messages ASSYST PLUS service interva ldis-
pla y................................................ 262
Brake s........................................... 215
Calling up (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 210
Clearing (on-bo ardc omputer )........ 210
Driving sy stems ............................. 224
Engine ............................................ 222
Key ................................................ 234
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 234
Lamp s............................................ 220
Safety sy stems .............................. 211
Tyres .............................................. 230
Veh icle ........................................... 230
Distance warning lamp .....................242
DISTRONI CPLUS ............................... 160
Display message ............................ 228
Display sinthe multifunction dis-
play ................................................ 166
Driving tips .................................... 168
Setting the specifie dminimum
distance ......................................... 166
Warn ingl am p................................. 242
Door
Automatic locking ............................ 71
Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .208
Display message ............................ 231
Emergency lockin g........................... 71
Emergency unlocking .......................71
Opening (fro mthe inside) ................ 70
Door control panel
Overview .......................................... 30
Draught stop ........................................ 83 Index
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Headbag ............................................... 37
Headlamp clean ings yst em .............. 110
Headlamp flasher .............................. 110
Headlamps Clean ing. ........................................ 267
Head level heating
AIRSCAR F........................................ 98
Head restraint
Lowering manually (re ar)................. 95
Head restraints
Adjusting (e lectrically )..................... 94
Adjusting (manually )........................ 94
Adjusting (re ar)................................ 95
se eN ECK-PR Ohead restraints
Hea ting
see Air conditioning
High-pressu recleaners .................... 264
Hill star tassist .................................. 137
HOLD function ................................... 172
HOLD functio n(display message) ...225 I
Immobili ser.......................................... 60
Ind icator and warn ingl amps
ABS ................................................ 238
Brake s........................................... 236
Co olan t.......................................... 241
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 242
Engine di agnostics ......................... 240
ESP ®
.............................................. 238
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 239
Fue ltank ........................................ 241
Overview .......................................... 25
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................46
Reserve fuel ................................... 241
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 236
SRS ................................................ 240
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 24
Submenu (on-bo ardc omputer )...... 204
Warn inga nd indicator lamps ...........25
Instrument li ghting ............................. 24
se eI nstrument cluster lighting Intelligen
tLight System
Display message ............................ 221
Setting di pped-beam headlamps
for driving on the right/left (on-
board computer) ............................ 206
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 206
Int erior lighting
Automatic control system ..............112
Del ayed swit ch-off (on-bo ard
computer) ...................................... 207
Emergency lighting ........................112
Manual control ............................... 112
Reading lamp ................................. 112
Int erior motion sensor ........................62
IS OFIX child seat securing system ....47 J
Jack Storage locatio n............................ 274
Using ............................................. 281
Jump-starting ..................................... 289
se eJ ump-st arting K
Key Changing the battery .......................68
Ch ecking the battery .................66, 68
Convenience closing feat ure. ........... 75
Convenience op ening feature ..........75
Display message ............................ 234
Ma lfunction ...... ................................ 69
Modifying the programming .............67
Opening/closing soft top .................78
Starting the engine ........................136
KEYLES S-GO
Button ............................................ 135
Convenience closing ........................76
Display message ............................ 234
Locking ............................................ 66
Starting the engine ........................136
Unlockin g......................................... 66
Ke yp ositions
Key ................................................ 135
KEYLESS GO .................................. 135
Kickdown ................................... 144, 14710
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Menu (on-boar
dcomputer )............ 200
Transmission output (maximum ).... 311
Mobile telephone
seeM obile phone .......................... 254
Modifying the programming
Key .................................................. 67
MOExtende drun-flat system ...........284
MP3 Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 200
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Multicontour seat ................................ 96
Multifuncti ondisplay ........................ 194
Multifuncti onsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .193
Overview .......................................... 26N
Navigation On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 198
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Neck level heating
see AIRSCARF
NECK-PRO hea drestraints
Operation ........................................ .39
Resetting after being triggered ........40
Note sonr unnin ginan ew vehicle ..134 O
Occupant safety Children in the vehicle .....................44
Important safety gu idelines ............. 32
Octan enumbe r(fuel) ........................ 314
Odometer ........................................... 197
Oil seeE ngine oil
On-b oard computer
Assistance menu ........................... 202
Aud iomen u................................... 199
Convenience su bmenu .................. 208
Display message s.......................... 210
Factory settings ............................. 209
Important safety notes ..................192
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........204
Lig ht subm enu............................... 205
Menu overview .............................. 196
Mess agem emor y.......................... 210Navigation menu
............................ 198
Operating the TV ............................ 200
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 200
Operatio n....................................... 193
Service menu ................................. 204
Setting smenu ............................... 204
Standard di splays ubmenu ............ 197
Te lephon emenu ............................ 200
Time/Date su bmenu ..................... 205
Tri pm enu ...................................... 197
Veh icle submenu ........................... 207
Operatin gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature
Disp lay. .......................................... 193
Ov erhead control panel
Overview .......................................... 29
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 54 P
Pai nt code .......................................... 312
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...265
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Opening/closing .............................. 88
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 88
Resetting ......................................... 89
Park Assist
Parking Guid ance ........................... 177
Parking ............................................... 153
Parking aid PARKTRONIC ................................. 174
Revers ingc amera .......................... 180
Parking brake .................................... 153
Parking Guidan ce.............................. 177
Display message ............................ 226
Traile rtowing ................................. 180
Parking lamp (di splay message) ......220
Parking lock Releasing manually (automatic
transmission) ................................. 148
Parking pos ition
Exterior mirror on the front-
passenger sid e............................... 102
PARKTRONIC ...................................... 174
Activating/deactivating .................176
Ma lfunction ...... ............................. .177 12
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Problem
......................................... 177
Sensor rang e................................. 175
Traile rtowing ................................. 176
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 175
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 46
Pe rman ent displa y(on-boar dcom-
puter) .................................................. 205
Permanent Speedtronic ....................171
Plastic trim (cleanin ginstructions) .269
Po we rsupply (trail er)....................... 189
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
Pre-emptive occupant safety system
see PRE-SAFE ®
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak e(vehicles with
DISTRONIC PLUS) Activating/deactivatin g(on-
board computer) ............................ 203
Display message ............................ 212
Function/notes ................................ 59
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (v ehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Warning lamp ................................ .242
PRE-SAFE ®
system
Display message ............................ 211
Operatio n......................................... 39
Program sele ctor button .................. 144
Pul ling away
Automatic transmission .................137
Manual transmission ...................... 136 R
Radar se nsor system
Country overview ........................... 324
Display message ............................ 225
Radar syste msensors
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .208
Radio
Changing astatio n(on-board
computer )...................................... 199
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Rain closing feature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Rang e(on-boa rd computer) .............197Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 131
Setting the temperature ................125
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 43
Rear foglamp (di splay message) ...... 219
Rear seat backrest Display message ............................ 232
Fol ding forwards/back ..................246
Rear seat backres t(display mes-
sage) ................................................... 232
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........102
Dipping (manual) ........................... 101
Rear windo wblind ............................ 251
Rear windo wheating
Malfunction ................................... .128
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 128
Refuell ing.......................................... .148
Res erve (fuel tank)
see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Display message ............................ 223
Warn ingl am p................................. 241
Residual heat
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 129
Restrain tsyst ems
se eS RS
Rev counter ........................................ 192
Reverse gear Engaging (manual transmission) ....142
Rev ersing camera ............................. 180
Rev ersing camera (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 268
Rev ersing lamp (display message) ..220
Rol lbar
Display message ............................ 212
Operatio n......................................... 38
Rolle rblind
see Roller sunblind
Roller sunblind
Opening/closin g.............................. 89
Panorama sl iding sunroof ................ 88
Rea rwindow .................................. 251
Roof
seeS oft top
Roo fcarrier ................................ 248, 249 Index
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Roo
floa d( maximum) ........................ 317
Route seeR oute guidance (on-board
computer)
Route guidance (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .198 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................44
Ch ildr estra ints ystems .................... 44
Safety systems
seeD riving safety sy stems
Seat backrest
Folding forwards/back ....................96
Seat be lt
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger sea tbelt ......................... 42
Bel tforc elimiter .............................. 43
Bel ttensioner .................................. 43
Clean ing. ........................................ 270
Disp laym essage ............................ 211
Fasten ing. ........................................ 41
Important safety gu idelines ............. 40
Rea rseat belt status indicator .........43
Releasing ......................................... 42
Switch ingb elta djustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................209
Warn ingl am p(function) ................... 42
Seat be lts
Warn ingl am p................................. 236
Seats
Adjusting (electrically )..................... 94
Adjusting (manually and el ectri-
cally) ................................................ 93
Adjusting the 4-way lumba rsup-
port .................................................. 97
Adjusting the head restraint............ 94
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 269
Correct driver's se at position ........... 92
Important safety instructions ...........93
Mu lticontour sea t............................ 96
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103
Switch ingA IRSCAR Fon/off ............ 98Switch
ings eat heating on/off .........97
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................... 98
Seat ve ntilation
Malfunction indicator lamp ..............98
Se nsors (cleaning instructions) .......267
Service indicator seeA SSYST PLUS service interval
display
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .204
Service products Brake fluid ..................................... 316
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 317
Engine oi l....................................... 315
Fue l................................................ 313
Important safety note s.................. 313
Note s............................................. 313
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 209
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 204
Shift rang es....................................... 145
Shift rec ommendation ...................... 142
Sho wing th edistance displa y(on-
bo ard computer) ............................... 202
Sidebag ................................................ 36
Side window Important safety informatio n........... 73
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................75
Convenience opening ......................75
Opening/closing .............................. 74
Tro ubleshoot ing............................... 76
Side windo ws(Cabriolet)
Opening/closing al l......................... 75
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........87
Tro ubleshoot ing............................... 89
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains ...................................... 157
So cket ................................................ 253
Cockpi t.......................................... 253
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 253
Soft top
AIRCAP ............................................ 84
Clean ing. ........................................ 265
Closing manually in an emergency ... 78
Disp laym essage ............................ 23314
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Exterio
rview Function Page
:
Boot lid 72
Vehicle too
lkit 274
;
Rear window heating 128
=
Lights 113
?
Sof
ttop (Cabriolet) 76
A
Fuel filler flap 148
B
Demisting the windscreen 127
Cleaning the windows 267
C
Sliding sunroof (Coupé)
87 Function Page
D
Exterior mirrors 101
E
Windscreen wipers 115
F
Openin
gthe bonnet 259
Engine oil 260
Coolant 261
G
Towing 290
H
Tyres and wheels 298
Fla
ttyre 27522
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Centre console
Coupé
Function Page
:
Hazard warning lamps 110
;
AT
Ai ndicator lamp 61
=
4
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 46
?
Extend
sthe seat-belt
extender 41
A
COMAND APS/audi
osys-
tem ;see th eseparate oper-
atin ginstructions B
Adjusts the sea
theating 97
C
Seat ventilation 98
D
ECO start/sto
pbutton 1 138
E
PARKTRONIC
174 Function Page
F
Rear window roller sunblind 251
G
Dynamic driving package
with sports mode
172
H
Ashtray 252
Cigarett
elighter 252
Power socket 253
I
Gear lever 141
Selector lever 142
J
Stowage compartment 244
Cup holder 249
K
Stowage compartment 244
L
Audio/COMAND controller
M
Select
sthe driv eprogram 144
1
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Cabriolet
Function Page
:
Hazard warning lamps 110
;
AT
Ai ndicator lamp 61
=
4
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 46
?
Extend
sthe seat-belt
extender 41
A
COMAND APS/audi
osys-
tem ;see th eseparate oper-
atin ginstructions B
Adjusts the sea
theating 97
C
Seat ventilation 98
D
AIRSC
ARF 98
E
ECO start/stop button
1 138
F
PARKTRONIC 174
G
Retracts the rear seat head
restrain
ts 95 Func
tion Page
H
Dynamic driving package
wit
hsports mode 172
I
Ashtray 252
Cigar
ettelighter 252
Power socket 253
J
Gear lever 141
Selector lever 142
K
Stowage compartment 244
Cup holder 249
L
Stowage compartment 244
M
AIRCAP 84
N
Open
sand closes the side
windows 73
O
Ope
nsand closes the soft
top 77
P
Audio/COMAN
Dcontroller Q
Selec
tsthe driv eprogram 144
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Seats
Important safety notes
G
Ris
kofi njury
The seats can still be adjusted when there is
no key in the ignition lock. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could adjust the seats and
becom etrapped. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Only adjust the driver' sseat when the vehicle
is stationary .You will otherwise be distracted
from the road and traffic condition sand you
could los econtrol of the vehicle as aresult of
the seat moving. This could cause an acci-
dent. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
when adjustin gthe seats.
Observ ethe note sonairbags.
Secur echildren as recommended; see the
"Childre ninthe vehicle" section. G
Risk of injury
Make sur ethat the bac kofyour head is sup-
ported at eye level by the cen tralarea of the
head restraint. If your head is not supported
correctly by th ehead restraint ,you coul dsuf-
fer asever eneck injury in the event of an
accident .Never driv eifthe head rest raints are
not engaged and set correctly.
! To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the seat cover sare damp or wet, do not
switc hont he seat heating. The seat
heating should also not to be used to dry
the seats. R
clea nthe seat cover sasrecommended;
see the "In terior care" section.
R do not transport heav yloads on the
seats. Do not plac eshar pobjects on the
seat cushions ,e.g. knives, nails or tools.
Th es eats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heatin gisinoperation ,do
not cover the seats with insulating mate-
rials, e.g. blanke ts,c oats, bags, seat cov-
ers, child seats or booster seats.
! When you mov ethe seats, make sur ethat
ther eare no objects in th efootwell or
behind the seats. Otherwise, you could
damage the seats and the objects.
i The head restraint sinthe fron tseats are
fit tedw ith the NECK -PRO system
(Y page 39). For this reason, it is not pos-
sibl etor emov ethe head restraint sfrom
th ef ront seats.
Please contact aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent refor more info rmation.
i Related topics:
R Through-loading feature in the rear
bench seat 19
(folding the rear bench seat
forwards) Adjusting the seats manually and
electrically
:
Backrest angle
; Seat height
19 Only in the Coupé. Seats
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To adjust the thigh cushion
; To adjust the backrest contour in the lum-
bar region
= To adjust the backrest contour in the
upper back region
? To adjust the side bolster softhe seat
backrest
X Make sur ethat the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock. Adjusting th
e4-way lumbar support
Yo uc an adjust the contour of the fron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. :
To raise the backres tcontour
; To soften the backrest con tour
= To lower the backrest contour
? To harden the backrest contour i
The setting of the 4-way lumbar support
is automatically checked when:
R the door is unlocked
R the door is opened
R the key is in position 1in the ignition lock
The individual setting is restored. Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
Risk of injury
Repeatedl ysetting the seat heating to level
3 may result in excessiv eseat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperatur esensitivit yoralimited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicat ethe heating level you hav eselected.
i If the batter yvoltage is too low, the seat
heatin gmay switch off. Driver's and front-passenger seat
The system automatically switches down
from level
3to level 2after approximately
eigh tminutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes. Seats
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