tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2019 Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 19
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 3
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 24
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 25
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 5 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 25
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 5
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 26
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 6
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 30 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 31
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 1
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 33
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Ro llbar .........................................................4 6
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 47
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 8
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 2 Opening
andclosing .................................. 63
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 63
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Tr unk ................................................ .............7 1
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 75
Sof tto p............................................ ............ 80
An ti-theftpr otect ion ........................ .............8 7 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......89
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....90
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 9
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 00
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 102
St ow agear eas ............................................ 103
Cup holder.................................................. 109
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 10
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 111
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...112
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 114 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 115
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................115
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 120
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 121
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 124
Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 127 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 8
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 28
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 129 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 135
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........135
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 45
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 147
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 51
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 151
Pa rking .......................................................1 53
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 62
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 15 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................217
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 17
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 18
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 219
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 220
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 220
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 21 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 222
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 222
Head-up Display... ...................................... 229 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 231
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 31
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 31
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...233
Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 33 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 246
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 246
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 255
Fit &Healt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 266
Na vig ation .......................................... ........268
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 93
Online andInterne tfunctions ......................315
Media ..........................................................3 21
Ra dio .......................................................... 334
Sound .........................................................3 42 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................34 4
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 344
En gine compartment .................................. 345
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 52 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 364
Emerg ency..................................................364
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011><0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>....366
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>.......367
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 373
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................378 Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................382
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 82
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 382
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 383
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 384
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 91
Ti re labeling ................................................ 395
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 400
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 403 Cont
ents 3

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
149
2 Comb inationswit ch →
116
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
147
4 Display (multim ediasystem) →
247
5 Start/ stop butt on →
136
6 Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
247
7 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
128
8 Glovebox →
104
9 Haza rdwa rning light s →
117
A Stow agecom partment →
104
B Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
247
C Extend s/retra cts theseat beltextende r →
36
D Ope nsand closes thesof tto p →
80
E Activates and deacti vatesAIR CAP →
83
F Stow agecom partment →
104
G Opens andcloses theside windo ws →
75 H
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
143
I ActivePa rking Assist →
201
J Setstheve hicle leve l →
189
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
146
L PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps →
43
M Cont rolpanel forth emultimedia system →
218
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
99
O Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter →
218
P Unlocks thehood →
346
Q Elect ric pa rking brak e →
159
R Light switch →
115
S Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
182
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
214
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
193
Hea d-up Display →
230 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

What
todo intheeve ntofan acci dent
1 Safetyve sts →
364
2 Butt onforSOS emerg encycallsystem →
313
3 Chec kingand topping upoper ating fluids →
417
4 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
374
5 Flattir e →
366
6 Startin gassis tance →
371 7
Haza rdwa rning light s →
117
8 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
151
9 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
374
A TIREFIT kit At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 17

re
cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired oper ation.Chan gesor modif ications
no tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plywit hIndus try Canada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationis subj ecttothefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma y
no tcause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (Mod el:D-WMI20 15A): this de vice complies
wit hPa rt18 oftheFCC Rules."
The name andaddr essofthere sponsible party
is:
Continent alAu tomo tiveSy stems USInc.
24 00 Executiv eHill sDr ive
Au bur nHills, MI483 26-298 0
Uni tedSt ates ofAm erica Diagn
ostics connect ion
The diagn ostic scon nectionis on lyinte nde dfo r
th econ nect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto con‐
necting device sto thediagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uco nn ect equipme nttoadiagn ostic s
con nectionin theve hicle, itma yaf fect the
oper ation ofvehicle systems.
As are sult, theoper ating safetyof theve hi‐
cle could beaffect ed. 0007
Onlyconnect equipmenttoadiagn os‐
tic scon nectionin theve hicle whichis
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 000E
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. 0007
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. 0007
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. 24
Generalno tes

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver
Dr iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger front air‐
ba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Head airbag Sideimpact, rollo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of th
efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(→ page 43) . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. 0007
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. 0007
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. Occupant
safety 33

R
Ifth eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s,
sea tbe ltanc horages orsea tbe ltre trac‐
to rs have been modif ied
Seat belts maybe damag edinan acciden t,
alt hough thedamag ema yno tbe visible, e.g.
due tosplint ersof glass.
Modif iedordamag edseat beltsma yte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device scan
acci dentally trig ge ror failto function as
int ended . 0007
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. 0007
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. 0007
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. 0007
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Ex
tending/r etra ctin gth eseat beltextender The
seat beltextende rfo rth efront seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt.When thedoor is
closed, theseat beltextende rex tends.
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. The seatbel tex tende rbu tton is
no tav ailable inMer cedes-AM Gve hicles.
Yo ucan also extend theseat beltextende rus ing
th eseat beltextende rbu tton. 36
Occupant safety

In
thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags 1
Driver's knee bag
2 Driver's airbag 3
Front passeng erfront airbag
4 Front passeng erknee airbag
5 Head airbag
6 Side impact airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When activated, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant.
Pot entia lpr otection from eachair bag: Airba
gP otentia lpr otection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh,knee andlowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
fr ont airbag Head
andribcag e
Head airbag Head
Side impact air‐
bag Ribcag
e,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of
th efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(→ page 43) .
000E NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. 0007
Stow object sin asuit able place. 0007
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Occupant
safety 39

par
ticular theinf ormation onsuit able places
fo rins tallation .
R Ther ear eno hea vy,shar p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsin thepoc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sin asuit able place. Limit
edprotection from airbags 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations totheairbag cover
If yo umod ifytheco verof an airb agoraffix
object ssuc has sticke rs to it,theairbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . 0007
Nevermodify theco verof an airb agand
do notaf fix obje ctstoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol (→pag e39). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thedeplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int oth eseats.
Conseq uently,theair bags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. Inaddition, operation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offma ybe
re strict ed. 0007
Yousho uld onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthesensor sin thedoor paneling
Sens orsto contr oltheairbags arelocat edin
th edoor s.Modif ication sor wo rknotpe r‐
fo rm ed cor rectl yto thedoor sor door panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th efunc tion ofthesensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor eno tfunc tion
pr oper lyan ymor e. Con
sequent ly,th eairbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. 0007
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. 0007
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thedoor sor door
paneling carried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yedairbag nolong erhas apr otect ive
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. Occ
upant safety 41

The
rollbar sar eunder theco vers behind the
re ar head restra int s.The rollbar sar etrigg ered
when dangeroftheve hicle rolling overis de tec‐
te d.
Onc eth ero llbar sha ve been trigg ered, youcan
no longerclose asof tto pth at isopen .In this
case, consult thene xt qu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Moving
th efront passeng erseat toamor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr eas‐
ing theair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters
of theseat backres t.
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. 0007
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certainse tting syo ur‐
self . 0007
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle Occupant
safety 47