airbag MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Guide

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions
and restart the engine.
6
Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty (→ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury due toa malfunction in there stra int sy stem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components may be triggered unintentionally or
might not be triggered at all in theeve nt of an accident. This may af fect the seat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. De
tection of a restra int sy stem fault:
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6does not light up when the ignition is switched on.
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6lights up continuously or repeatedly during a journe y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
Check brake pads See
Owner's Manual *T
he brake pads ha vereached thewe ar limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident due torestricted braking po wer
When the brake pads ha vereached their wear limit, the braking po wer may be restricted. #
Drive on carefully. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. 486
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redre stra int sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The restra int sy stem is faulty (→ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury due toa malfunction in there stra int sy stem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components may be triggered unintentionally or might not
be triggered at all in theeve nt of an accident. This may af fect the seat belt tensioner or airbag, forex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt(→ page 36).
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. 532
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

AIR
BODY CONT ROL................................ .215
Setting ................................................. 217
Suspension .......................................... 215
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .143
Air freshener sy stem
see Fragrance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 15 3
Ad justing (front) .................................. 15 3
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 15 3
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 154
Glo vebox .............................................1 54
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 14 6Air-water duct
.......................................... 399
Ke eping free ........................................3 99
Airbag ........................................................ .38
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fr ont airbag ...........................................38
Head airbag ........................................... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overview ............................................... 38
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re duced pr otection ...............................40
Side impact airbag ................................ 38
AI RC AP
Ac tivating .............................................. 92
Deactivating .......................................... 92
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .143
AIRSCARF Adjusting the outlets ........................... 154
Switching on/off ................................. 109
Alarm see Panic alarm Alarm sy
stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 34
Android Auto ............................................ 348
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 348
Ending ................................................. 349
Information .......................................... 348
Overview ............................................. 348
Sound settings .................................... 349
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 49
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 70
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) 542
Index

Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 40, 42
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .141
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 9
Drive program display .......................... 16 8
Drive programs .................................... 167
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 167
Engaging drive position ....................... 17 0
Engaging neutral .................................. 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .170
Kickdown ............................................. 172
Manual gear changing .......................... 171
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .171
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 9Tr
ansmission positions ........................ 16 9
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 457
Tr ailer operation .................................. .471 B
Bag hook ................................................... 11 8
Ball ne ck
Fo lding out/in .................................... .246
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .188
Battery Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 0
Ke y ........................................................ .74
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 151
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 425
Charging .............................................. 424
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 0
No tes .................................................. 420
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .422
Re placing ............................................ 425 St
arting assis tance .............................. 424
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 9
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .242
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 292
Information .......................................... 292
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 358
Switching on/off ................................. 292
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 358
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ .376
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 376
Information ..........................................3 74544
Index

Calls with se
veral participants ............ .339
Declining ............................................. 338
Ending a call ........................................ 338
Incoming call during an existing call .... 339
Making ................................................ 338
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ....................... 351
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 399
Care ..........................................................4 09
Air-water duct ...................................... 399
Car wash ............................................. 399
Carpet .................................................4 09
Decorative foil .................................... .403
Displ ay................................................ 409
Draught stop ....................................... 406
Exterior lighting ................................... 407
Fo lding draught stop ........................... 407 High-pressure cleaner .........................4
00
Matt finish ........................................... 402
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 402
Plastic trim .......................................... 409
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................4 09
Re versing camera ................................ 407
Ro of lining ...........................................4 09
Seat belt .............................................. 409
Seat co ver ........................................... 409
Sensors ............................................... 407
Soft top ...............................................4 05
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 407
Tr ailer hit ch......................................... 407
Wa shing byhand ................................. 401
Wheels/rims ....................................... 407
Wi nd de flector .....................................4 05
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 407
Wi per blades .......................................4 07
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .409
Changing gears ........................................ 171
Manually ..............................................1 71
Changing hub caps .................................448 Changing
the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .................................. 424
Mobile phone (wireless) .......................1 23
Chassis Damping characteristics ...................... 215
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 215
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .217
Child saf ety lock
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ............................................... 296
Re ar side wind ows................................. 69
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .54
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 53
Basic instructions ..................................47
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 67
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................ 59
No tes on risks and dangers ...................48 546
Index

6Example: Left windowbag mal‐
function Consult
workshop ................. 483
Fa ult Drive at max. 80 km/h ...............490
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................4 85
_Fr ont left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................. 516
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 82
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 481
b Hazard warning lamps mal‐
functioning .......................................... 524
&inoperative Bat tery low ................ 521
&inoperative Refuel vehicle ............ 521
&inoperative See Owner's Man. ....520
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 480
÷inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 480 Tinoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual
....................................................... 477
G Inoperative .................................. 484
bIntellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 23
ÁKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 13
Á Key not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 513
b Left dipped beam (Example) ....... 523
6Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 481
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop .. 520
Limiter inoperative .............................. 494
Limiter passive .................................... 494
¢ Lowe ring .................................... 492
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 524
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 94 Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te
d See Owner's Manual .....................484
Mo tor can be star ted again .................4 99
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 506
çOff .............................................. .492
ëOff ............................................... 489
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 507
K Open/close top comple tely ........ 521
ïOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................515
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P ........................51 5
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .474
Á Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ..................514
K Please check direction of tr avel ...... 484
Please reduce speed ...........................4 87552
Index

ESP
®
Crosswind Assist ................................ .192
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 19 2
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 188
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .192
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 188
EU general operating permit number ....457
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 407
Exterior lighting see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .296 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 86
Calling up ............................................ 285
Deleting ............................................... 286 Moving ................................................ 286
Overview ............................................. 285
Re
naming ............................................ 286
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 257
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 308
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 314
Using automatic sear ch....................... 314
Fi re extinguisher ...................................... 414
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) ...........................413
Flacon Inserting/removing ............................ .147
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................4 14
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 15
No tes ................................................... 414
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 416
Wheel change ...................................... 447
Floor mats ................................................ 12 5
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 31Fo
il co vering
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 187
Fo lding draught stop
Care .................................................... 407
Fitting .................................................... 93
Re moving ............................................. .93
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 147
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .147
Setting ................................................. 147
Fr ee software ............................................ 29
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 456
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .261
Fr ont airbag .............................................. .38
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .462
Ad ditives .............................................4 62
Diesel ................................................. .462
E10 ...................................................... 461 Index
557

Fu
elreser ve ........................................ 463
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 62
Pe trol ................................................... 461
Quality (diesel) .................................... 462
Quality (p etro l) .................................... .461
Re fuelling ............................................. 173
Sulphur content ................................... 461
Ta nk content ....................................... 463
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .258
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 431
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 431
Fu se assignment diagram .................... 431
Fu se box in the boot ............................4 33
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 432
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 433
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 433
No tes ................................................... 431 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 182
Opening or closing the door ................1 82
Programming buttons .......................... 180
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 182
Re solving problems .............................. 181
Synchronising thero lling code ............ .181
Gearshift recommendation .....................171
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .457
Genuine parts ............................................ 20
Glide mode ............................................... 172
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 154
Locking/unlocking ...............................1 16 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 435
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 82 Haza
rdwa rning lights ............................ .130
HD prog rammes
see CI+ module
Head airbag ............................................... 38
Head le vel heating (AIRSCARF) ..............109
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............1 03
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ 105
Head-up display ....................................... 263
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 263
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 263
Fu nction .............................................. 264
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 263
Operating the memory function ........... 11 3
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 263
Switching on/off ................................. 265
Headla mpflasher ................................... .129
Heating see Clima tecontrol 558
Index

Ke
y functions
Deactivating .......................................... 73
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
Problem .................................................79
Un locking setting .................................. .73
Un locking theve hicle ............................78
Kickd own.................................................. 172
Using ................................................... 172
Knee airbag ................................................ 38 L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................2 96
No tes .................................................. 296
Setting .................................................2 96LED light
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Le vel control sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Light switch Overview .............................................. 127
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 127
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .132
Ad justing the instrument lighting ........ 257
Ad versewe ather light .......................... 13 2
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 12 8
City lighting ........................................ .132
Combination switch ............................ .129
Cornering light ..................................... 131
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 131
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 13 0
Headla mpflasher ................................ 12 9
High beam ........................................... 12 9Intellige
nt Light Sy stem ....................... 13 0
Light switch ......................................... 127
Low beam ............................................ 127
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 131
Pa rking lights ...................................... .127
Re ar fog light ....................................... 127
Re sponsibility for lighting sy stems .......1 27
Setting the dipped beam ..................... 13 3
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time ...................................... 13 4
Setting the sur round lighting .............. .134
St anding lights .................................... .127
Tu rn signal lights ................................. 12 9
Limiter ...................................................... 19 9
Ac tivating ............................................ 200
Buttons ................................................ 200
Calling up a speed ............................... 200
Deactivating ........................................ 200
Fu nction .............................................. 19 9
Pa ssive mode ...................................... 19 9
Pe rm anent setting .............................. .201
Re quirements: .................................... .200
Selecting ............................................. 200
Setting a speed ................................... 200
St oring a speed ................................... 200 Index
561

Ne
utral
Engaging .............................................. 17 0
NFC see Near Field Communication (NFC)
No n-operational time
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .186
St andby mode function ...................... .186 O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ................................. 70
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Total dis tance Oil
see Engine oil
On-board co mputer ................................. 254
Assis tant displ aymenu ........................ 257
Displaying the service due date ........... 391
Head-up display menu .........................2 63
Media menu ........................................ 262
Menu designs ...................................... 255
Menu overview .................................... 254
Multifunction display .......................... .256
Na vigation menu ................................. 260
Operating ............................................ 254
Ra dio menu .......................................... 261
Service menu ...................................... 257
Te lephone menu .................................. 262
Tr ip menu ............................................ 258
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .455
No tes .................................................. 455
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 455
Open-source software .............................. 29 Opening
the boot lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .82
Operating fluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 464
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 462
Brake fluid .......................................... .466
Coolant (engine) .................................. 467
Engine oil ............................................ 465
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 462
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 461
No tes .................................................. 459
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid .................... .467
Operating saf ety
48 V on-boa rdelectrical sy stem ............ 21
Declaration of Conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility) ........................ .23
Declaration of conformity (ja ck) ............ 23
Declaration of con form ity (TIREFIT kit) .. 24
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
EQ Boost ................................................ 21
Information ............................................ 21
Operating sy stem
see On-board computer 566
Index