seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 User Guide

Ifth eve hicle is par ked with the soft top open
and the po wer supp lyis switched off, AI RCAP
re tracts au tomatical ly.
When youre start the engine af ter having been
par ked, AIR CAPex tends au tomatically.
Fitting and removing the folding draft stop
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when using
th e wind screen in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The wind screen impairs your view tothe
re ar, particular ly when darkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions.
00BBOnly use the wind screen in good visibil‐
ity conditions.
0071 WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toan incor rectly ins talled wind
screen
If th e wind screen is not cor rectly ins talled it
can come loose during the journey and
endanger other road users.
00BBInst allthe wind screen as described.
00BBDo not place objects on the ins talled
wind screen.
0075 NO
TEDama getothefo lding wind screen
or vehicle interior
The vehicle interior or thefo lding wind
screen can be damaged if ins talled when the
soft top is closed.
00BBTo install, open the soft top.
0075 NO
TEFront seat backrest position
The folding wind screen may collide with the
front seat backrests when ins talled.
00BBAd just the backrest positions of the
front seats.
The folding draft stop is fitted overth ere ar seats
to protect against wind when driving with the
soft top open. Only the front seats can be occu‐
pied when thefo lding draft stop is ins talled. The bag con
taining thefo lding draft stop is
attached totheth ro ugh-loading feature behind
th ere ar seats. If youwa nttouse theth ro ugh-
loadin gfe ature, loosen the bag's lashing stra ps
and stow them in the trunk. Fasten the lashing
st ra ps tothe luggage hook.
Yo u should preferably per form operations in volv‐
in g th efo lding draft stop on the side facing away
from traf fic.00BBOpen all side windo wsand the soft top.
00BBFo ldthere ar seats forw ard toremo vethe
bag.
00BBRe mo vethefo lding draft stop from the bag.
80
Opening and closing

Notes onthe cor rect driver's seat position
0071
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
00BBBefore starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Ensure thefo llowing when adjusting thesteering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryou are as faraw ay from the driver's airbag
as possible
Ryo u are sitting in a no rmal upright position
Ryour thighs are slightly supportedby the seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs are not entirely stre tched and you
can dep ress the pedals properly
Rthe back of your head is support ed ateye
le ve lby the center of the head restra int
Ryo u can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
Ryo u can mo veyour legs freely
Ryou can see all the displa yson the instru‐
ment clus ter clearl y
Ryou ha vea good overview of the traf fic con‐
ditions
Rth e seat belt is pulled snug lyagainst the
body and is routed across the center of your
shoulder and across your hips in the pelvic
area
Seats and stowing 85

Seats
Adjusting the front seat mechanically and
electrically
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended.
00BBWhen leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
00BBNe ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus ted when the ignition is
switched off.
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
00BBMake sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
Obser vethe saf etyno tes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle".
0071
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat not being engaged
If th e driver's seat is not engaged, it could
mo veunexpectedly while theve hicle is in
motion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle.
00BBAlw ays make sure that the driver's seat
is engaged before starting theve hicle.
0071
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could accidenta lly
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped.
00BBWhile moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
00BBAlw ays drive with the head restra ints
ins talled.
00BBBefore driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the center of the
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel.
86
Seats and stowing

Do not interchange the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot
adjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head.
0071 WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
When braking or in theeve nt of an accident,
yo u could slideunderneath the seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or neck injuries, forex am‐
ple.
00BBAd just the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y.
00BBAlways ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the center of your shoul‐
der.
0075 NO
TEDama getothe seats when moving
th e seats back
The seats may be damaged byobjects when
moving the seats bac k.
00BBWhen moving the seats bac k,make
sure that there are no objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behind the seats.
1Seat backrest inclination
2Seat height
3Seat cushion inclination
4Seat fore -and-aft position
5Seat cushion length
00BBTo adjust the seat fore -and-aft position:
lift le ver4 and slide the seat forw ards‑ or
backwards.
Seats and stowing 87

00BBMake surethat the seat is engaged.
00BBTo adjust the seat cushion length: lift lever
5 and slide the front section of the seat
cushion forw ards or backwards.
Ad justing the front seat electrically
1Head restra int height
2Seat backrest inclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushion length
5Seat cushion inclination
6Seat fore -and-aft adjustment
00BBSa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 98).
Ad justing the front passen ger seat from the
driver's seat electrically
Re quirements:RThe po wer supply is switched on.
This function is only available on vehicles with an
electrically adjus table front passenger seat.
Yo u can call up thefo llowing functions forth e
front passenger seat:
RSeat adjustment
RSeat heating
RSeat ventilation
RMemory function
88
Seats and stowing

00BBToselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
00BBAd just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side.
Ad justing the 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
00BBUsing buttons 1to4, adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justing the head restra ints on the front
seats
0071 WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
00BBBefore starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Seats and stowing 89

0071WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
00BBAlw ays drive with the head restra ints
ins talled.
00BBBefore driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the center of the
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel.
Do not inter change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot
adjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head.
00BBTo raise: pullthe head restra int up.
00BBTo lowe r:press release knob 1and push
th e head restra int down.
00BBTo mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
00BBTo mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
90
Seats and stowing

Installing/removingthere ar seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
00BBRelease there ar seat backrest and fold it
slightly forw ards (→page 101).
00BBPush release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int. Installing
00BBInsert
the head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel.
00BBPush the head restra int down until you hear
it enga gein position.
00BBFoldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy stem:
00869HKLFOH00CFa 6HDWV
00BBSelect 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or3DVVHQJHU 6HDW .
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters
00BBSelect 6LGH %ROVWHUV .
00BBSelectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
00BBSelect /XPEDU.
00BBAdjust the air cushion. Memory function
00BBSa
ve the seat settings with the memory func‐
tion (→page 98).
Overview of massa geprog rams
Massage prog rams
The following programs can be selecte d:
R5HOD[LQJ 0DVVDJH
R$FWLYDWLQJ 0DVVDJH
R&ODVVLF 0DVVDJH
R0RELOL]LQJ 0DVVDJH
Selectingthe massage prog ram for the front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
00869HKLFOH00CFa 6HDWV
00BBSelect 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or)URQW 3DVVHQJHU.
00BBSelect 0DVVDJH.
Seats and stowing 91

00BBSelect a massageprogram.
The massage program runs for app roxima tely
9 to 22 minutes, depending on the setting.
00BBTo set the massage intensity: switch +LJK
,QWHQVLW\ on0073 or off 0053.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:
00869HKLFOH00CFa 6HDWV00CF5HVHW
00BBSelect <HVor1R.
Depending on whe ther the settings forth e driver
or front passenger seat are selected, only the
selected seat can be reset.
Fo lding the front seat backrest forw ards/
back (vehicles wi th memoryfunction)
With th e EASY-ENTRY function, the seat mo ves
fo rw ards if you ha vefolded the seat backrest
fo rw ards. This makes it easier for passengers to
ge t into and out of there ar of theve hicle.
00BBTo fold forw ards: pull seat release handle
1 and fold the seat backrest forw ards as far
as it will go.
The seat mo ves automatically tothefo re ‐
most position.
00BBTo fold back: swing back the seat backrest
horizon tally.
If th e seat backrest is not engaged, this will
be shown on the multifunction display of the
instrument clus ter.A wa rning tone also
sounds.
The seat mo ves automatically tothestored
position.
If th e pr evious seat position can no longer be
set, e.g. because of luggage in there ar foot we ll
or af ter occupants ha veentered there ar of the
ve hicle:
00BBPull seat release handle 1again and return
th e seat backrest toan upright position.
The seat loc ksinthe new fore -and-aft adjust‐
ment position.
Switching the seat heating on/o ff
0071
WARNING Risk of burn s duetorepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries.
92
Seats and stowing

00BBDo notrepeatedly switch on the seat
heater.
0075 NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on
When the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face.
00BBMake surethat no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on.
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply is switched on.
00BBTo switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
Seats and stowing 93