key MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 User Guide

00BBVehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: Press closing button 1inthe trunk lid.
00BBVe hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: Press locking button
2 inthe trunk lid.
If a SmartK eyis de tected outside theve hicle,
th e trunk lid closes and theve hicle is loc ked. Au
tomatic reve rsing function of the trunk lid
If an object restricts the trunk lid during the
automatic closing process, the trunk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is only an aid and is not a substitute for
yo ur attentiveness.
00BBWhen closing, make sure that no body parts
are in the closing area.
0071
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite there ve rsing function
The reve rsing function does not react:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rth e last 00C2in (8 mm) of the closing
path.
In these situations in particular, there ve rsing
function cannot pr event someone being trap‐
ped.
00BBWhen closing, make surethat no body
parts are in the closing area.
00BBIf someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
RPress the008B button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress there mo teoperating switch
on the driver's door.
RPress the closing or locking button
on the trunk lid.
RPress theto p of thest ar on the
trunk lid.
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HANDS-FREEACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCESS you can open or
inter rupt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kicking mo vement under there ar bumper.
Observ eth e no tes when opening (
→page 65)
th e trunk lid.
0071
WARNING Risk of burn s causedbya hot
ex haust sy stem
The vehicle exhaust sy stem can become very
hot. If you use HANDS- FREEACCESS, you
could burn yourself by touching theex haust
sy stem.
00BBAlw ays ensure that you only ma kea
kicking mo vement within the de tection
ra nge of the sensors.
0075 NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening the trunk lid
RWhen using an automatic car wash
RWhen using a high pressure cleaner
00BBDeactivate KEYLESS-GO or make sure
that the SmartK eylocated is at least
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
such situations.
When making the kicking mo vement, make sure
th at your feet are firm ly on the ground, other‐
wise you could lose your balance, e.g. on ice. Re
quirements:
RThe SmartK eyis behind theve hicle.
RStand at least 12in (30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while per form ing the kicking mo ve‐
ment.
RDo not come into contact with the bumper
while making the kicking mo vement.
RDo not car ryout the kicking mo vement too
slowl y.
RThe kicking mo vement must be towa rdsth e
ve hicle and bac k.
1Sensor detection range
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If several consecutive kicking mo vements are
not successful, waitte n seconds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
if:
RSnow or dirt, e.g. from road salt, co vers the
sensor area.
RThe kicking mo vement is made using a pros‐
th etic leg.
The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin ten‐
tional ly, in thefo llowing situations:
RIf a person's arms or legs are moving in the
sensor de tection range, e.g. when polishing
th eve hicle, sitting on the edge of the trunk,
or picking up objects.
RIf objects are mo ved or placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g. tensioning stra ps or luggage
RWhen working on the trailer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivate KEYLESS-GO (
→page 58) or do not
car rythe SmartK eyabout your person insuch
situations.
Switch ing separate trunk locking on or off
Ifyo u centrally unlo ck theve hicle while separate
locking is activated, the trunk remains loc ked.
00BBTo switch on: slidethe switch toposition
0047.
00BBTo switch off: slidethe switch toposition
0048. 00CE
If an accident has been de tected, the trunk
unloc kseve n if separate lo cking is switched
on.
Un locking the trunk with the emer gency
re lease from inside
Re quirementsRThe 12‑V‑vehicle battery is connected and
ch arge d.
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Opening and closing

00BBRelease the button if somebody
becomes trapped.
00BBPress and hold the0036 button on the
SmartK ey.
The following functions are per form ed:
RThe vehicle is unloc ked.
RThe side windo wsare opened when the
trunk pa rtition is open.
RThe soft top is opened when the trunk
partition is closed.
RThe seat ventilation of the driver's seat is
switched on.
00BBTo inter rupt convenience opening: release
th e0036 button.
Convenience closing (closing theve hicle
from outside)
0071 WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, parts of the body could become
trapped in the closing area of the side win‐
do ws .
00BBObser vethe comple teclosing proce‐
dure when using con venience closing.
00BBWhen closing, make surethat no body
parts are in the closing area.
0071
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when opening/closing the soft top .
When opening or closing the soft top, there
is a risk that parts of the body could become
trapped bymoving parts such as thero of
mechanism, the trunk lid, or the side win‐
do ws .
00BBWhen opening or closing, make sure
that no body parts are in the vicinity of
moving components.
00BBRe lease the button if somebody
becomes trapped.
00BBPress and hold the0037 button on the
SmartK ey.
The following functions are per form ed:
RThe vehicle is loc ked.
RThe soft top is closed.
The side windo wsare closed when the
soft top is closed.
00BBTo inter rupt convenience closing: release
th e0037 button.
00CE Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (
→page 62).
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Opening and closing

Anti-theft protection
Fu nction of the immobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar ted without the cor rect SmartK ey.
The immobilizer is automatically activated when
th e ignition is switched off and deactivated when
th e ignition is switched on.
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the Smart‐
Ke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle. An yone can
st art the engine if a valid SmartK eyhas been left
inside theve hicle.
00CE Intheeve ntthe engine cannot bestar ted
(y et theve hicle ’sstar ter battery is charge d),
th e sy stem is not operational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in the USA) or
1-800-387-0 100 (in Canada).
ATA (anti-theft alarm system)
Fu nction of theATA system
If th eATA system is armed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
RWhen a door is opened
RWhen the trunk lid is opened
RWhen the hood is opened
The ATA sy stem is armed automatically af ter
appr oximately 10seconds:
RAfter locking theve hicle with the SmartK ey.
RAf ter locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 1flashes when theAT A sy stem
is activated.
The ATA sy stem is automatically deactivated:
RAf ter unlocking theve hicle with the Smart‐
Ke y
RAfter pressing thest art/ stop button with the
SmartK eyinthestow age compartment
(
→page 132)
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RAfter unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
00CE When the mbrace service (
→page 283) is
active and the alarm stay s on for more than
30 seconds, a message is automatically sent
to the Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vating the ATA
00BBPressthe0036, 0037or008B button on the
SmartK ey.
or
00BBPress thest art/ stop button with the Smart‐
Ke yin thestow age compartment
(
→page 132)
Deactivating the ala rmusing KEYLESS-GO:
00BBGrasp the outside door handle with the
SmartK eyoutside theve hicle.
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Opening and closing

Locking or unlockingthegl ove box
00BBTurn the mechanical key a quarter turn clock‐
wise 0048(to lock) or counter-clockwise 0047(to
unlock). Opening
the spectacles compa rtment
00BBPress button 1.
Rear ben chseat through-loading feature
Fo lding there ar seat backrest forw ards
0071
WARNING Risk of injury ifth ere ar
bench seat/rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
If th ere ar bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is the case, theve hicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed into the seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythe seat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in the trunk cannot be
re stra ined bythe seat backrest.
00BBMake sure that the seat backrest and
th ere ar bench seat/rear seat are
engaged before everytrip.
Both seat backrests can be folded forw ards sep‐
aratel y.
Seats and stowing 10
1

00BBToswitch on the po wer supp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada) once.
Yo u can act ivate the windshield wiper, for
ex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again if thefo l‐
lowing conditions are me t:
Ryou open the driver's door.
Ryo upr ess butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
00BBTo switch on the ignition: press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
RYoudo not start theve hicle within
15 minutes.
The transmission is in position 005D.
or
The electric parking brake is applied.
RYo upr ess butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting theve hicle
Starting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
to n
Requ irements:
RThe SmartK eyis located in theve hicle and
th e SmartK eybattery is not dischar ged.
00BBShift the transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
00BBDepress the brake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
00BBIfth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
00BBIfth eve hicle still does not start and the
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2SHUDWRU
V 0DQXDO display message also
appears in the multifunction display: start
th eve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo u can switchoff the engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
about thre e seconds. Be sure toobser vethe
saf etyno tes under "Driving instructions". St
arting theve hicle in emer gency operation
mode
If th eve hicle does not start and the3ODFH WKH
.H\ LQ WKH 0DUNHG 6SDFH 6HH 2SHUDWRU
V 0DQXDO
display message appears in the multifunction
displa y,yo u can start theve hicle in emer gency
operation mode.
00BBEnsure that mar ked space 2is em pty.
00BBRe mo veSmartK ey1 from theke yring.
00BBLay Smart Key1 in mar ked space 2.
The vehicle will start af ter a short while.
If yo ure mo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2,the engine starts again. For fur‐
th er vehicle starts, ho wever,SmartK ey1
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Driving and pa rking

CountryRadio type appr oval number
South
Africa
TA -20 15/1386
Tu rkey notrequ ired
Uni ted
Arab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/15
Dealer No: DA35176/14
United
St ates FCC ID: NZLMUA
HL5
Brazil
Este equipamento opera em caráter secundário,
is to é, não tem direito à pr oteção contra inter fer‐
ência prejudicial, mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo, e não pode causar inter ferê ncia a sist emas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio res informações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on the declaration of con‐
fo rm ity for wireless vehicle components
(
→page 23).
Electric parking brake
Electric parking brake function (applying
automatically)
0071 WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unatte nded inthe
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
RRe leasing the parking brake.
RShifting the transmission out of park
position 005D.
RStarting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment.
00BBNe ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
00BBWhen leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
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Driving and pa rking

The connectiontoa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a PIN.
RWPS PBC
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made bypressing a button (push button).
Rsecurity key
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a secu rity key.
Setting up Wi-Fi
Prerequisite
RThe device tobe connec ted supports one of
th eth re e means of connection described
(
→page 233).
Multimedia sy stem:
00866\VWHP00CFö &RQQHFWLYLW\
Ac tivating/deactivating Wi-Fi
00BBSwitch :L)Lon0073 or off 0053.
If :L)L is deactivated 0053, communication via
Wi -Fi toall devices is inter rupte d. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cannot be estab‐
lished. Then functions such as dynamic route
guidance with Live Traf fic Information are not
av ailable.
Connecting the multimedia sy stem with a
device via Wi-Fi
This function is available if a HERMES communi‐
cation module is not ins talled.
The type of connection es tablished must be
selected on the multimedia sy stem and on the
device tobe connec ted.
00CE The connection procedure may dif fer
depending on the device. Follow the instruc‐
tions that are shown in the displa y.Fu rther
information (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
00BBSelect ,QWHUQHW 6HWWLQJV .
00BBSelect6HDUFK IRU :L)L 1HWZRUNV.
Using a WPS PIN:
00BBHighlight a Wi-Fi network in the list.
00BBSelect 0080&RQQHFW YLD :36 3,1 ,QSXW.
The multimedia sy stem generates an eight-
digit PIN.
00BBEnter this PIN on the device tobe connec ted.
00BBConfirm the ent ry.
Using a button:
Re quirements
RThis function is only available in a Wi-Fi fre‐
qu ency of 2.4 GHz.
00BBHighlight a Wi-Fi network in the list.
00BBSelect 0080&RQQHFW YLD :36 3%&.
00BBSelect "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connec ted.
00BBPress the WPS button on the device tobe
connec ted.
00BBSelect &RQWLQXH inthe multimedia sy stem.
Using a security key:
00BBHighlight a Wi-Fi network in the list.
00BBSelect 0080&RQQHFW 8VLQJ 6HFXULW\ .H\.
00BBHave the security keydispla yed on the device
to be connec ted (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
234 Multimedia sy stem