light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Manual PDF

Blind Spot AssistandActive Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
turn signal indica torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
0071 WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
00BBAlw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
Rth e sensors are dirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay
Rnarrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash barr iers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. truc ks,fo r a pro‐
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of braking applications (Active
Blind Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cours e-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youav oid a collision.
The course-cor recting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between appr oximately
20 mph (30 km/h) and 125mp h (200 km/h).
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0071WARNING Risk of accident despite
brake application of Active Blind Spot
Assi st
A cours e-correcting brake application cannot
alw ays pr event a collision.
00BBAlw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially ifAc tive Blind Spot
Assi stwa rnsyo u or makes a course-
co rrecting brake application.
00BBAlw ays maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides.
0071 WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tothe
fo llowing:
ROver taking vehicles closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area.
RVe hicles approaching and overtaking you
at a very differe nt speed.
As a result, Active Blind Spot Assi stmay nei‐
th er give warnings nor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
00BBAlw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
If a course-cor recting brake application occurs ,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application may be inter
rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
RVe hicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash barr iers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAve hicle approaches too closely on the side.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
RYo u brake or accelerate significantl y.
RA driving safety system inter venes, such as
ESP®or Active Brake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RA loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
de tected.
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RThe distance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
RThe lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with snow ,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been detected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occurs .
Ac tivating Active Lane Keeping Assist
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane.
00BBAlw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
00BBAlw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient dist ancetothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
de tect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
00BBAlw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you.
Re quirement
The driving speed is at least 40 mph (60 km/h).
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00BBPress button2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo usteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
RYou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
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Further displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 141)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(
→page 185)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
(
→page 177)
00B2 Cruis
e control (
→page 160)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 162)
è Active Steering Assist (
→page 167)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (
→page 136)
00D9 HOLD function (
→page
170)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 114)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (
→page 191).
Ad justing the in stru ment lighting
00BBTurn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
00866HUYLFH
00BBTo select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessage memory (→page 395)
R7LUHV:
-Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
sy stem (→page 360)
-Checking tire pressure with the tire pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem (→page 358)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem(→page 359)
R$66<67 3/86 : Calling upthe service due
date (→page 314)
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Calling upthe assistant display
On-board computer:
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hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: when you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
th e assis tant displ ayinthe left-hand portion
of the Instrument Displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
assis tant displ aymenu:
RAssis tant displ ay
RAttention le vel (→page 189)
00BBTo switch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
Status displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R00D7: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
R00D4: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGreen lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active
RGr ay radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC displa ys
(→page 162)
Calling up displays in theTr ip menu
On-board computer:
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hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: when you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the Instrument Displa y.
00BBToselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa ysinthe7ULS menu:
RStandard display
RRa nge and cur rent fuel consump tion
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Instrument Displ ayand on-board computer

In audio mode,thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated.
Sy stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
00CE Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the Head-up Display off and on
again.
Switching the Head-up Display on/off
00BBPress button 1.
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Voice command Function
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create a message. All address book names are available.
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reply toa message
)RUZDUG WH[W PHVVDJH To
forw ard a message
Overview of vehicle voice commandsYou can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forth e
ve hicle settings.
Vo ice command Function
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display ambient light settings
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show display settings
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display assis tance settings
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display fragrance settings
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display energy flow settings
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display ionization settings
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display climate control settings
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Voice command Function
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display light settings
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display massage settings
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display engine data
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display seat adjustment settings
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display consum ption
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display visualization
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

RThe entered or selectedcharacter should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switch ed on (
→page 226).
Example: renaming a favo rite
00BBCall upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
00BBTo enter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
00BBTo select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
00BBRe sume character input.
00BBTo enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
00BBTo del ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
00BBTo confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.00BBTo finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
00BBPress the0038 button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
00BBEn terth e POI or address (→page 246).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
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This function adjusts the ambient lighting for
th e selected display style.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional
display area comprises the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y.
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Display brightness
00BBSelect'LVSOD\ %ULJKWQHVV.
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