MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owner's Manual

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyouma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drive pr og rams
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gthe powe rsupp lyor ignit ionon
wit hout star ting theengine &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byflam‐
mable material on theex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intocont actwith hotpar tsof
th eengine orexhaus tsy stem. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple. In
addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
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#
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice mor e. #
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut es.
R The transmiss ionisin posi tion 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak ehas been applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
Yo ucan switchoffth eengine whiledriving by
pr essing button1 forabo utthre esecon dsor
by pressing button1 thre etimes within thre e
seconds. Besureto obser vethesaf etyno tes
und er"Dr ivin gtip s".
St arting theve hicl ewith Smar tKey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. 14
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Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If yo ustar tth eve hicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec tedair con dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R theleg alstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked. R
thefuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
R thest ar terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
% Youcan also setth ete mp eratur ewit hyo ur
smar tphon e.Info rm atio non Mer cedesme
con nectand other services: http://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno tav ailable forall model s.
Char ging thebat tery bef orecommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youre cei vea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youcan then
st ar tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto charge
th ebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled. Dr
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St
arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand softto par eclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e:
Af tereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eve hicle again withth esmar tphon e.You
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesof tto p. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. 14
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Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal travelor bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopardizes theoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. #
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase ifth eve hicle getsst uc k
in snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won thewindw ardside of
th eve hicle toensur ean adeq uatesup‐
pl yof fresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. #
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. 14
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NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. *
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-com busted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . #
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. #
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Limit
edbraking effect on salt-tr eatedro ads:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derably orresult inbraking onlyonone
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To preve ntsaltbu ild-u p:
R Brak eocca siona llywh ile pa ying attenti onto
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Ve hicl eswithout a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function intransmis‐
sion position 005Bor005C, theengine willautomati‐
call yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
% Intra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine is
no tswitc hedoffaut omatic allyevenwh en
th eHOLD function isswitc hedon. Dr
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The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R Anautomatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrav eling
at alow speed.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nth an 005E, the
engine willautomaticall yst op inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t activ
eand one ofthefo llo wing condition sar e
me t:
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isno tse lec‐
te d.
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isselect ed
but thedoes notst ar tto mo ve.
- Drive pr ogr am A or; isse lect ed ,
th eve hicle ismo ving ataspeed ofmor e
th at 15 mp h(20 km/h) andGlide mode is
no tactiv ated.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R Anautomatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s 14
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themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion #
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated. %
Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesthedr iving charac‐
te rist ics from thest ar tof thejour neyto its com ‐
ple tion andassis tsyouin achie vingth emos t
econ omical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;.
R Obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment lights upgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOdispla ybor der light sup
The addition alrang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat e
a fixe dre duction incon sum ption. Dr
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ECO
Assis tfun ction Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead(e .g. aspe edlimit oratraf fic cir‐
cle ),it wi llap pea ron mul tifunction displ ay1 .
The follo wing symbols canbedispla yed: No
tall event scan bedispla yed, depending onthe
engine type. 1
Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
A differ ent number ofsegment s2 will appear
ar ound thesymbol depending onthedis tance to
th eeve ntahead:
R Fewsegm ents:theev ent ahead isnear .
R Man ysegment s:theev ent ahead isfur ther
aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAssi st
will calc ulateth eop timal speed formaximu m
fuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased on
th edis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. The Foo
toff the Accel erator mes sage will appear on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver lifts offth e
acc elerat orpedal ingood time,there maini ng
segments onthedispla ywill turngr een until the
eve ntsho wnisreac hed. Thedrivet ra in will be
se tfo rmaximu mfuel econom y.The vehicle will
coas t,wit hth ecombus tionengine switchedoff
if neces sary,and recup erateon itsownus ing
th eelectr icmo tor.Re cup erati on willch arge the
batt ery.
If th er eis no response totheFoot offthe Accel-
erator prom pt,th esegment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle ahead andwhen
th ecoas t-do wn recomme ndation isgiv en, all
seg ments willimme diat ely turngr een once ther e
is are sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator
pr om pt.
Fo rAc tiveECO Assistindrive pr ogr am ;,
symbol 3will appear onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yand onthehead-up displaybeside transmis‐
sion position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear
when theassis tant displ ayisno tselec ted. 14
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