tow bar MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

Atagl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperator' sManua l........................ .18
Callin g upthe Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
General notes............................................. 19
Pr otecting the environment .......................... 19
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety.......................................... .22
Declaration of conformity for wireless
ve hicle components .....................................2 3
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 25
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................2 5
Problems with your vehicle ........................... 25
Re porting saf etydefects .............................. .25
Limited Warranty .......................................... 26 QR codes
forth ere scue card ....................... 26
Ve hicle data storage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant safety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .31
Seat belts ..................................................... 33
Airbags ......................................................... 38
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .45
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 46
Children in theve hicle ..................................4 7
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Sid ewind ows................................................ 71
Soft top .........................................................7 6
Anti-theft pr otection .................................... .83
Seats and stowing .................................... .85
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position ... 85 Seats ............................................................ 86
St
eering wheel ............................................. .95
Using the memory function .......................... 98
St ow age areas .............................................. 99
Cup holder .................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .106
Soc kets ....................................................... 107
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior antenna .. 108
Ins talling or removing thefloor mats ........... 110
Light and visibility .................................... 111
Exterior lighting ........................................... 111
Interior lighting ............................................ 115
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 117
Mir rors ........................................................ 120
Operating the sun visors ............................. 123
Climate control ......................................... 124
Overview of climate contro l systems ......... .124
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 125
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Conte nts

0071WARNING Danger of injury or death
from obstructed roll bars
If yo u lea veobjects or items of clo thing on
th e co vers of thero ll bars, this may restrict
th ero ll bars as they ex tend.
Consequently, thero ll bars cannot pr otect as
th ey are designed todo. Furthermore, the
objects may endanger vehicle occupants
when thero ll bars extend.
00BBAlw ays make sure that there is no thing
in the sweep of thero ll bars.
00BBAlw aysstow and secure objects in the
ve hicle cor rectl y.
The roll bars are under the co vers behind the
re ar head restra ints. The roll bars are triggered
when danger of theve hicle rolling over is de tec‐
te d.
Once thero ll bars ha vebeen triggered, you can
no longe r close a soft topth at is open. In this
case, consult the next qualified specialist work‐
shop.
PRE-SAFE®sy stem
PRE- SAFE®(Pre-Crash Saf ety-Sy stem)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
RTightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClosing the side windo ws.
RVehicles with memory function: moving
th e front passenger seat toa more favo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing the air pressure in the seat side bols ters
of the seat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brief noise signal tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's heari ng.
0075 NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat
The automatic adjustment of the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object.
00BBSt ow objects in a suitable place.
Reversing the PRE- SAFE®system measures
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retak en are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
46 Occupant saf ety

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

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

Connecting USB devices0075 NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damage USB devices.
00BBRemo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th estow age compartment of the center console
or rear folding compartment.
00BBConnect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
00CE Use the USB port identified by00C2 touse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting a track
Multimedia sy
stem:
00860HGLD
Selecting a track byskipping toa track
00BBTo skip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list
00BBSelect 00D3.
00BBSelect&XUUHQW 7UDFN /LVW .
00BBSelect a track.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
00860HGLD00CFZ 2SWLRQV
Playing back similar trac ks
00BBSelect3OD\ 6LPLODU 7UDFNV.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode
00BBSelect
5DQGRP 0RGH  &XUUHQW 3OD\OLVW .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r.
00BBSelect 5DQGRP 0RGH  &XUUHQW 0HGLXP.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r.
00BBSelect1RUPDO 7UDFN 6HTXHQFH .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
00860HGLD00CF
y__3OD\EDFN &RQWURO
A bar with playback controls is shown.
00BBTo pause playback: press theto uchpad.
The 00CF symbol isdisplay ed.
00BBToresume playback: press theto uchpad
again.
The 00D0 symbol isdisplay ed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind
00BBTomo ve00CF onthe timeline: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad.
296
Multimedia system

00CEVehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position 005C, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor ted
aw ay(
→page 346). A towing vehicle with lift‐
ing equipment is requiredforve hicle trans‐
por tation.
0075 NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
00BBA towing speed of 30 mph (50 km/h)
must not be exceeded.
00BBAtowing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
must not be exceeded.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towe d
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thefo llowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eye may become de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve nov erturn.
00BBIf ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
If a vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle.
00BBInformation on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate.
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition 005D.
00BBInstallth eto wing eye (→page 348).
00BBAttach theto w bar.
0075 NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
00BBOnly connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes.
00BBDeactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→page 64).
00BBDo not activate the HOLD function.
00BBDeactivate Active Brake Assi st(→page 159).
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C.
00BBRe lease the electric parking brake.
Breakdown assis tance 34
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0071WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
Rth e ignition is switched off.
Rthe brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
Rth e energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired.
00BBUse a tow bar.
00BBMake sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay.
0075 NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po we r
Ifyo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged.
00BBPull away slowly and smoo thly.
Loading the vehicle for transport
00BBObser vethe no tes on towing away
(→page 344).
00BBConnect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C.
00CE Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission may be loc ked
in position 005Dintheeve nt of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift to005C, pr ovide the
on-board electrical sy stem with po wer
(
→page 340).
00BBLoad theve hicle onto the transpor ter.
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005D.
00BBUse the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
00BBOnly secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS)
0071
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing.
As a result, when transporting vehicles with
th eAd aptive Damping Sy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/trailer combination may start toskid.
Consequentl y,yo u could lose cont rol of your
ve hicle.
00BBWhen transporting, ensure that:
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Breakdown assis tance