climate control MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

At
agl ance .................................................... 5
Cockpit ........................................................... 5
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 7
Overhead control panel ................................ .11
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 13
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 15Digital Owner's Manual
.............................17
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........17 Genera
l notes............................................. 18
Pr otection of the environment ......................18
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................18
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 19
Owner's Manual ...........................................20
Operating saf ety .......................................... .20
Declaration of Conformity ............................. 21
Diagno stics connection ................................ 22
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 23
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 23
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 24
Implied warranty .......................................... .24
QR code forre scue card ...............................24
Copyright ...................................................... 24 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 25
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................25
Seat belts ..................................................... 27
Airbags ......................................................... 32
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .39
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 40
Children in theve hicle ..................................41
Pe ts in theve hicle ........................................58 Opening and closing
.................................. 59
Ke y .............................................................. .59
Doo rs............................................................ 63
Boot .............................................................. 68
Side windo ws................................................ 73
Soft top ........................................................ 78
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................84 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 87
Cor rect driver's seat position ....................... 87
Seats ............................................................ 88
St eering wheel ..............................................98
Using the memory function .........................1 01
St ow age areas ............................................ 102Cup holders ................................................
108
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .108
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 0
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 10
Fitting/removing thefloor mats .................. 11 2 Light and sight
.......................................... 11 4
Exterior lighting ........................................... 11 4
Interior lighting ........................................... 121
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 12 2
Mir rors ........................................................ 12 5
Operating the sun visors ............................. 12 8 Climate control
......................................... 12 9
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 29
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 13 0 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 141
Driving ........................................................ 141
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 48
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 14 92
Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
151
2 Combination swit ch →
11 6
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
250
5 Start/ Stop button →
14 2
6 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
250
7 Climate control sy stems →
13 0
8 Glovebox →
104
9 Haza rdwa rning lights →
11 6
A Stow age compartment →
103
B Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
250
C Toextend/r etra ct the seat belt extender →
30
D Toopen and close the soft top →
78
E Toactivate and deactivate AI RCAP →
80
F Stow age compartment →
103
G Toopen and close the side windo ws →
73
H ECO start/ stop function →
147 I
Parking Pilot →
205
J Toset theve hicle le vel →
19 3
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 8
L PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamp →
,37
M Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
226
N Toadjust thesteering wheel →
99
O Control panel forth e on-board computer →
226
P Cruise control le ver →
178
Q Tounlo ckthe bonn et →
347
R Electric parking brake →
16 4
S Light switch →
11 4
T Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
188
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
217
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
19 6
Head-up display →
238 6
Ataglance – Cockpit

Overview of climate control sy
stems THERM
ATIC cont rol panel overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated. 1
w Toset the driver's side temp erature
2 _ Toset the air distribution 3
H Toset the air flow or switch off climate
control
4 Ã Toset climate contro lto automatic
mode (→ page131)
5 ¬ Todemist the windscreen
6 Vehicles without a stationary heater: t
to call up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: !to
call up the air conditioning menu, toswitch
th ere sidual heat on/off (→ page132)
7 ¤ Toswitch there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0
to switch the synchronisation on/off
(→ page 131)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &to
switch thest ationary heater on/off
(→ page 134)
9 g Toswitch air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 132)
A ¿ Toswitch the A/C function on/off
(→ page 130)
B w Toset the front passenger side tem‐
perature THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated. 1
w Toset the driver's side temp erature
2 _ Toset the driver's side air distribution
3 H Toset the air flow or switch off climate
control Climate cont
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4
à Toset climate contro lto automatic
mode (→ page131)
5 ¬ Todemist the windscreen
6 ! Tocall up the air conditioning menu
To switch there sidual heat on/off
(→ page 132)
7 ¤ Toswitch there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without a stationary heater:
¿ toswitch the A/C function on/off
(→ page 130)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &to
switch thest ationary heater on/off
(→ page 134)
9 g Toswitch air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 132)
A _ Toset the front passenger side air dis‐
tribution
B w Toset the front passenger side tem‐
perature
Re ar operating unit
Yo u can set thete mp erature forth e entire rear
compartment using buttons 1or3. 1
Toset thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Toset thete mp erature Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button. %
When the climate control is switched off, the
windo wscan mist up faster. Only switch off
th e climate control brief ly. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the control panel The A/C function cools, heats and dehumidifies
th
e interior air in theve hicle. #
Press button ¿.
Deactivate the A/C function only briefly other‐
wise the windo wscan mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function
using the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. 13 0
Climate cont rol

#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: presstheH
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting Setting
the clima testyle
Requ irements:
R THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control is
fi tted.
R The à button has been pressed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE . Air distribution settings
The symbols in
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terve nts
R P centre and side air vents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros ter and foot we llve nts
R _ allvents
R b defros ter,middle and side air vents R
W automatic air distribution Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press button 0.
The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Climate control
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Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climate control can be set cent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp erature set‐
ting is automatically adop tedfo r all clima te
zones. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode is swit ched off automati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switching
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes. #
Toswitch on: pressthe! button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. Ac
tivating and deactivating ionisation Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Ioni-
sation
Ionisation cleans and refreshes the interior air of
th eve hicle. The ionisation of the interior air is
odourless. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Fr
ag rance sy stem Setting
the frag rance sy stem
Re quirements:
R Automatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
R The glove box is closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Air
freshener
The fragrance sy stem distributes a pleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a fla‐
con located in theglove box. 13 2
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#
Toset the intensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inserting or removing the flacon ofthe fra‐
gr ance sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open theflacon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con‐
ta ct wi th theireyes. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into conta ct
wi th your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes
with clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of full
fl acons Fu
llflacons must not be disposed
of with household waste. #
Fu
llflacons must be take nto
a harmful subs tance collection point. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon into the holder as
fa r as it will go. #
Toremo ve:pull out theflacon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes, obse rveth e manufacturers' saf ety
notices on the perfume pac kaging. Climate control
13 3

Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em pty and do not refill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew the cap of the em ptyflacon. #
Filltheflacon with a maximum of 15ml. #
Screw the cap back on totheflacon.
Alw aysre fill th e em ptyre fillable flacon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate informa‐
tion sheet attached totheflacon. St
ationary heater/ventilation Fu
nction of thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation
R The air in theve hicle interior is heated or
ve ntilated tothe set temp erature.
R The air in theve hicle interior cannot be
cooled down totemp eratures below the out‐
side temp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating mode or from heating mode
toventilation
mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated at theright-hand front wheel.
Switching thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation on/off via the control panel &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury due topoi‐
sonous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or suf ficient 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 sn ow,fo rex ample. #
Alw ays switch thest ationary heater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the windward side of
th eve hicle toensure an adequate sup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components
When thest ationary heater is swit ched on,
parts of theve hicle can become very hot,
e.g. theex haust sy stem.
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th:
R hot parts of theex haust sy stem
R theex haust gas itself #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
ta ilpipe unhindered
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials 134
Climate cont rol

*
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirement:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp in button 1
lights up or goes out.
Indicator lamp colours: R blue: stationary ventilation is switched on
R red: stationary heater is activated R
yello w: departure time is preselected
The stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
switches off au tomatically af ter 50 minutes.
Operation using the App: thest ationary
heater/ ventilation can also be operated via the
Mercedes me connect App. Further information
can be found in the separate Owner's Manual
under http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation using the multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Aux-
iliary heating
Yo u can pre-set thre e departure times for auto‐
matic activation of thest ationary heater. #
Select an option.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via remo tecont rol
Re quirement:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. Climate control
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#
Toactivate immediatel y:press and hold
th eu button. #
Toset the departu retime: briefly press
th eu button. #
Press the, or. button repeatedly
until the time tobe changed appears in the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The Îsymbol in there mo tecontrol displ ay
fl ashes. #
Press the, and. buttons toset the
desired departure time. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The new departure time is stored.
Up tothre e departure times can be stored. #
Toactivate the departu retime: select the
desired departure time and press and hold
th eu button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
th e letter A, BorCappear in the displa y. #
Todeactivate the departure time: select
th e desired departure time and press and
hold the^ button.
OFF appears in the displa y. #
Tocheck thest atus of thest ationary
heater: briefly press theu button. #
Todeactivate immediatel y:press and hold
th e^ button.
Re mo tecont rol displa ys(stationary heater/
st ationary ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heater swit ched on
3 Selected departure time
4 Remaining time forth est ationary heater/
st ationary ventilation (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth 13 6
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