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

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af fic information overview
% The services are not available in everycoun‐
tr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simul‐
ta neously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is
displ ayed with a symbol.
% Hazard alerts can be recei ved using the Car-
to -X service.
% Theremay be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and
traf fic conditions. Impor
tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selec ted European count ries).
R The tra ffic situation is updated at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted European count ries, the subscrip‐
tion service is available free of charge for a
period of thre eye ars from the manufacturing
date.
The status of the subscription can be dis‐
pla yed (→ page 321).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (→ page 321).
R Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz service cent re.
Information on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are sent
totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the traf fic re ports.
If yo u do not wanttotransmit theve hicle posi‐
tion, you ha vethefo llowing options:
R You swit choff the transmission of theve hicle
position (→ page 292).
R You ha vethe service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC: R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio programme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries.
Displ aying subscription information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
R Forre gistration at Mercedes me and the
ex tension of the subscription: you ha ve a
user account in the Mercedes me por tal. Multimedia sy
stem 321

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Place the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on
NFC logo 2onthe inside of the co ver.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. #
Tochange mobile phones: placethe NFC
area of the mobile phone (see manufactur‐
er's operating instructions) on NFC logo 2.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is authorised (→ page 332).Multimedia sy
stem:
Telephone ZOption sTelephone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume. #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
System õAudio Telephone #
Select Speech volume orRingtone volume . #
Set thevo lume.
St arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem (→ page 332). St
arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªContacts
Making a call #
Select Numerical keypad. #
Ente rth e number. #
Select w.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call #
Select Accept. 338
Multimedia sy stem

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An Internet connection is requiredforth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept & Start .
or #
Select Decline & End.
Ac tivating automatic start #
Select Start automatically O.
St arting manually #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample. %
If Android Autowa s not displa yed in thefo re‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected.
Yo u can call up Android Autointhe main
menu.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto Sound #
Select theto ne menu (→ page 389).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto #
Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or #
Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™ Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (→ page 301).
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged Multimedia sy
stem 349

Quic
k-saving a TVchannel
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sources TV #
In full-screen mode, press theto uchpad for
longer than thre e seconds.
The cur rent TV channel is stored in the
fa vo urites in the next available position.
St oring TVchannels
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ßPresets #
Select Store current station in the presets .
or #
Highlight a channel in thech annel list and
st ore as a favo urite.
The cur rent channel is stored in thefa vo ur‐
ites in the next available position.
Moving channels in thefa vo urites #
Highlight a channel in thefa vo urites. #
Select ¥Move highlighted station. #
Highlight the new position. #
Confirm the position.
Deleting channels #
Highlight a channel in thefa vo urites. #
Select ¥Delete highlighted station. #
Select Yes.
Using a voice tag
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àDevi-
ces TV ßFavourites #
Highlight a TVchannel in thefa vo urites. #
Select ¥Voice tag . #
Alternatively: use a voice tag inthech annel
list.
Creating a voice tag #
Select Add. #
Say a voice tag.
A messa geappears when thevo ice tag has
been created.
Lis tening toavo ice tag #
Select Listen. Deleting a
voice tag #
Select Delete.
A message appears asking whe ther youwa nt
to dele tethevo ice tagfo rth eTV channel. #
Select Yes. TV
prog ramme Overvi
ewof audio language and subtitles
Au dio language
R It is possible tochoose between se veral
audio languages when a programme is broad‐
cast in multiple languages.
R If En glish, forex ample, is set as the sy stem
language and a TVchannel is broadcasting in
th is language, En glish is selec ted automati‐
cally.
The prog ramme transmission may be indica ted
with thefo llowing symbols:
m Programme with audio explanations for
th e visually impaired
o Stereo broadcast 386
Multimedia sy stem

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Programme forth e hearing impaired
O Broadcast in sur round sound
If a symbol is not shown, the prog ramme is
either broadca stin mono or the transmission
properties are unkn own.
Subtitles
R The function is switched on: subtitles are
shown in the selected language forth e cur‐
re nt programme (if available).
Setting theTV audio language
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ZOptions #
Select Audio/subtitles. #
Select one of theav ailable audio languages.
The audio language selec ted only applies to
th e cur rent programme. Setting the
TVsubtitles
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ZOptions #
Select Audio/subtitles. #
Select Show subtitles.
Switch the subtitles on Oor off ª. #
Select one of theav ailable languages forthe
subtitles. Te
lete xt Te
lete xt ove rview
Te lete xt pa ges are located between page 100
and page 899.
A dynamic telete xt pa geconsi sts of se veral sub‐
pages.
Information on MHEG-5 digital telete xt:
R digi taltelete xt is only available in some coun‐
tries, e.g. the UK and New Zealand
R interactive multimedia applications such as
weather fore casts, ne wsreports and sport
re sults are available R
it may take some time before all the pages
load
Showing telete xt
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ZOption sTeletext #
Tocall up the pr evious or next telete xt
page: swipe upwards or down wards on the
to uchpad. #
Toenter numbers: press and holdthe
to uchpad. #
Enterth e numbers in quick succession. #
Toselect a subpage: swipe left orright on
th eto uchpad.
% The subpage cur rently selected is ma rked by
a blue symbol. #
Toreturn totheTV prog ramme: press and
hold the% button. Multimedia sy
stem 387

All
vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine Nume
rous or extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine. Obser
vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
R Only use undamaged jump lead/charging
cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jump lead/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jump lead/charging cable must not
come into contact wi thany parts which may
mo vewhen the engine is running. R
Alw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do not lean overth e batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points when
ch arging the battery:
R Only use battery charge rs tested and
appr oved for Mercedes-Benz.
R Read the battery charge r's operating instruc‐
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using batteries with a nominal voltage of
12 V.
R The vehicles must not touch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstarting assis‐
ta nce if the engine and exhaust sy stem are
cold. St
arting assi stance and charging the12 V
battery Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position j.
R The ignition and all electrical consumers are
switched off.
R The bonnet is open. 424
Breakdown assi stance

Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicle equipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axles on thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e cent reposition with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing with a raised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y. To
wing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (→ page 426). #
Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d. Obser
vethefo llowing points when the battery is
dischar ged:
R the engine cann otbe star ted
R the electric parking brake cann otbe released
or applied
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission cannot be shif tedto
position iorj.
% Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐ te
dto position i, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → page 429). A towing vehicle with lifting
equipment is requiredforve hicle transpor ta‐
tion. Breakdown assi
stance 427

*
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. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed th
e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow star ted or towe daw ay,
its permissible gross mass must not exceed the
permissible gross mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (→ page 457). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j. #
Fittheto wing eye (→ page 430). #
Fasten theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→ page 80). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection (→ page 98). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st (→page 197). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release the electric parking brake. &
WARNING 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:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the 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. 428
Breakdown assis tance

#
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowly and smoo thly. Loading the
vehicle for transport #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( → page 427). #
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eye in
order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th e automatic transmission may be loc ked in
position jintheeve nt of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift toi , pr ovide the
on-board electrical sy stem with po wer
( → page 424). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels. Ve
hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS) &
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. #
When transporting, ensure that:
R theve hicle has been loaded onto
th e transpor ter cor rectly
R theve hicle is secured at all four
wheels with suitable tensioning
st ra ps
R the maximum permissible speed of
60 km/h is not exceeded when
transporting Breakdown assis
tance 429

*
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
After loading, theve hicle must be
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th eve hicle could be damaged. #
A minimum dis tance of 20 cm up wards
and 10cm down wards must be kept to
th e transport platform. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels af ter
loading.
4MATIC vehicles/ vehicles with automatic
transmission #
Make sure that the front and rear axles come
to rest on the same transpor tation vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in due to
incor rect positioning #
Do not position theve hicle abo vethe
connection point of the transport vehi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 is in a storage space under the
boot floor. Installing
theto wing eye #
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyeclockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Ve hicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rthe 430
Breakdown assis tance