light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Guide
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2018, Model line: E-CLASS CABRIOLET, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018Pages: 498, PDF Size: 6.28 MB
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Problems withthe side windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050Solutions
A side window cann otbe closed and
yo u cannot see the cause.
00BBCheck tosee if any objects are in the window guide.
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata lly injured if reve rsing pr otection is not activated
If yo u close a side windowagain immediately af ter it has been bloc ked or reset, the side window closes
with increased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing feature is then not active.
Pa rts of the body could become trapped in the closing area in the process.
00BBMake sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area.
00BBTo stop the closing process, release the button or press the button again toreopen the side win‐
do w.
00BBClose the soft top.
If a side window is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
00BBImmediately af terth e window bloc ks, pull the cor responding button again until the side window has
closed, and hold the button for an additional second.
The side window is closed with increased forc e.
If a side window is obstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
00BBRe peat the pr evious step.
The side window is closed without the automatic reve rsing function.
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0075NO
TEDama getothe soft top caused by
heavy objects
Heavy objects placed on the soft- top com‐
partment co ver can dama gethe soft top or
soft- top compartment co ver.
00BBDo not place heav yobjects on the soft-
to p compartment co ver.
00BBDo not sit on the soft- top compartment
co ver.
Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
opening or closing the soft top when theve hicle
is stationar y.
Do not exceed a maximum speed of 30 mph
(50 km/h) when driving (max. 35 mph
(60 km/h) to avoid inter rupting the closing proc‐
ess in theeve nt of slight excess speed).
00BBMake sure that the trunk separator is closed.
00BBClose the trunk lid.
00BBSwitch on the ignition.
00BBKe ep the brake pedal depressed when the
ve hicle is stationar y.
00BBToopen: pull and hold soft- top switch 1
until the soft top is fully opened.
The multifunction display sho wsthe opening
process of the soft top.
00BBTo close: press and hold soft- top switch 1
until the soft top is fully closed.
The multifunction display sho wsthe closing
process of the soft top.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident due to too
high speed during the soft- top opening
or closing procedure
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 35 mph
(60 km/h) the soft topstops during the
opening or closing procedure.
This impairs your view tothere ar.
00BBRe duce theve hicle speed tobelow
35 mph(6 0 km/h) or stop theve hicle,
paying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
ditions.
00BBOpe rate the soft- top switch again in
order toopen or close the soft top full y.
The cur rent procedu reisstopped at a speed
abo ve35 mph(6 0 km/h). The 2 S H Q & O R V H & R Q
Y H U W L E O H 7 R S & R P S O H W H O \ messageis shown on
th e multifunction displa y.
00BBReduce your speed and press or pull soft- top
switch 1again.
If th e soft top does not close fully because of
stro ng headwinds, drive slowe r orstop.
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00BBVehicles with a manual trunk separator:
to close, pull trunk separator 2bythe han‐
dle in the direction of the ar row until it rests
on the sides of the trunk.
00BBVe hicles with an automatic trunk separa‐
to r:press but ton1.
Tr unk separator 2opens or closes automat‐
icall y.
00CE Ifth ere is sy stem failure, the automatic trunk
separator can be closed manually.
Ac tivating or deactivating AI RCAP
AIRCA Pre duces the draft in the front and rear
compartments when you are drivingwit hth e
soft top open.
Pa rticular lyturbulent air can reduce the ef fect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when you are driving
behind ano ther vehicle or if there is a crosswind,
fo rex ample.
AI RCA P consists of thefo llowing components:
Ra wind deflector abo vethe windshield
Ra draft stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints When AI
RCAP is activated, the wind deflector
and the draft stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAP can be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximately 100mp h
(160 km/h).
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when retracting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in the moving mechanism.
00BBMake sure that persons do not hold
onto the upper frame of the windshield
and do not touch the AIR CAP wind
deflector.
00BBSwitch on the ignition.
00BBTo activate: pull button 1.
AIR CAPex tends and the indicator lamp on
button 1lights up.
00BBTodeactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPre tracts and the indicator lamp on
button 1goes out.
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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
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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.
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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:
0086 9 H K L F O H00CFa 6 H D W V
00BBSelect ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W .
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters
00BBSelect 6 L G H % R O V W H U V .
00BBSelectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
00BBSelect / X P E D U.
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:
R 5 H O D [ L Q J 0 D V V D J H
R $ F W L Y D W L Q J 0 D V V D J H
R & O D V V L F 0 D V V D J H
R 0 R E L O L ] L Q J 0 D V V D J H
Selectingthe massage prog ram for the front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
0086 9 H K L F O H00CFa 6 H D W V
00BBSelect ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or ) U R Q W 3 D V V H Q J H U.
00BBSelect 0 D V V D J H.
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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.
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00BBToswitch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heating
is switched off.
00CE The seat heating automatically switches
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating is
switched off.
Setting the panel heating
Multimedia sy stem:
0086 9 H K L F O H00CFî 9 H K L F O H 6 H W
W L Q J V00CF 3 D Q H O + H D W L Q J
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr‐
ests in theve hicle as well as the center console
can be heated using this function.
Setting options
00BBSelect ) U R Q W 2 Q O \ or 2 I I.
Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Re quirements:RThe po wer supply is switched on.
00BBTo switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps light up.
00BBTo switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐
tion is switched off.
Switching AIRSCARF on/o ff
0071
WARNING Risk of burn s causedbythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the outlet opening.
00BBTu rn the heating output down in good
time.
00BBMaintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening.
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply is switched on.
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AIRSCARFwarmsth e head and neck area of
ve hicle occupants with warm air. The warm air
fl ow s out of theve nts in the head restra ints.
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.
00BBTo switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all of the indicator lamps are off, AIRSCARF
is switched off.
00CE When switching on, the blo werst arts up only
af te r a preheating phase which lasts afew
seconds.
Af ter switching off, the blo werru ns on for a
fe w seconds tocool down the heating ele‐
ments.
00CE Ifth eve hicle battery voltage is too lo w,AIR‐
SCARF may switch off.
00BBAd justing the AIRSCARF vent (→pa ge 130).
Ma kesure that there are no objects co vering the
intake grille on the back of the head restra int.
Ste ering wheel
Adjusting the steering wheel manually
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.
0071
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel.
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Switchingthest eering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on.
00BBTo switch on/off: turnthe le ver in the direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entry and exitfeature
Fu nction of the easy entry and exitfeature
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
off while adjusting the easy exitfeature
‑ If youdr ive off while the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle.
00BBAlw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore driving off.
0071
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting the easy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑ When the easy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thesteering wheel, you and other
ve hicle occupants – particular lych ildren –
could become trapped.
00BB‑ While the easy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of thesteering wheel.
00BBMo vethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel if there is a risk of becoming
trapped bythesteering wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
00BBNe ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
00BBWhen leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle.
Ve hicles with memory function: you can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory position buttons of the memory func‐
tion.
If th e easy ent ryand exitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
RYo uswit chthe ignition off.
RYo u open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on.
The steering wheel mo ves back tothe last drive
position in thefo llowing cases:
RYo uswit chthe ignition on when the driver's
door is closed.
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