towing MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2019 User Guide

0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( → pag e37 4). 0007
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( → pag e37 1). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edatall four wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm) up
and 4in (10 cm) down mustbe kept to
th etranspor tplatf orm. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 44
0
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Clean thewindshield.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *T
heAIR BODY CONTR OLfunction isrestrict ed. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Drive in amanne rap propr iate forth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC St op Vehicle Vehicle Too
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions.
The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRBOD YCO NTR OLismalfu nctioning: 0007
Donotdr ive fa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 444
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Data
acquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Data impor t/expor t................................. 261
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 261
Im por ting/e xporting ............................2 61
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............26
Online services ...................................... 28
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 26
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y............... ................................. ..... 256
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 19
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 119
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 88
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 3
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .............. ...................................................3 56 De
finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 400
Designs Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ............ ...... 220
Des tinat ion..............................................2 84
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 273
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 284
Ex tern al ...............................................2 84
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 284
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 284
St or ing amap position ........................ 284
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 269
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 274
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............. .......269
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 73
Ent ering geo-coor dinates..................... 274
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 272
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 275
Sel ecting prev ious destination s...... .....2 71
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 4
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8 Digita
lsp eedo meter ............. ..................223
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................147
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 148
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 148
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 48
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 147
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 362
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 55
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 221
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 220
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................425
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 25
No tes .................................................. 425
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 447 Inde
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---mp h.....................................4 46
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 450
0059 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 468
003D48 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 452
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 448
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 445
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 440
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... ............................... ...................4 39
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 436
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 446 Ac
tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 46
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..447
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 471
Ac tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 466
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 448
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 442
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 444
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 448
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 41
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 41 Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 472
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 72
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 472
Air Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rator's Manua l..... ..........................4 68
Apply Brak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 456
00ADAT TENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 445
00AD ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........442
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 472
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 457
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 437
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 447
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... ........... 441 496
Index

ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 163
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .167
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 163
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 360
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 124, 125
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 25
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 127
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 124
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 02
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 26
Se tting ............................ ..................... 124
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 60
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................105 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 51 Callin
gup ........................................ .... 250
De letin g.......................................... .....2 51
Mo ving ............................................. ....2 51
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 250
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>251
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ...365
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. 131
Flat tire .....................................................3 66
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 407
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................366
No tes .................................................. 366
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 114
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar sensor s...................................... 162
Fo lding draftsto p
Car e................................................ .... 360
Fo lding windscreen
Ins talling ................................................ 84
Re mo ving ..............................................8 4 Fr
ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 30
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 414
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 226
Fr ont airbag ...............................................3 9
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 19
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
E1 0 ............ ............. .............................418
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 419
Gasolin e...............................................4 18
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .......................418
Re fuel ing .............................................. 151
sulfur content ...................................... 418
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ................419
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 23
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel 502
Index

De
term inin gth emaximum .................. 392
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 131
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 31
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 131
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 73
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................62
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............262 Plas
tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 362
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...325
POI Selecti ng....... ................................... ...272
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 289
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 135
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 53
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 7
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>47
PRE-S AFE®
Sound ................................. 47
Re versing measur es.............................. 47
PRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>47
Re versing measur es........................ ...... 47 Pr
ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................. 271
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 19 Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 26
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 25 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo ilco vering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ................162
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 337
Ca lling upthest atio nlis t.....................3 36
Dele tingchann els ................................ 336 In
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