trunk MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 User Guide

Un
loc king thetrunk withth eemer gency
re lease from inside Re
quirement s
R The 12‑V‑v ehicle batter yis conne cted and
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly.
The trunk lidunloc ksand open s. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Sof
tto p Opening
andclosing thesof tto pusi ng the
so ft-top swi tch &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics depressur izeafte ra
shor ttime.
This caus esthesof tto pto lowe rune xpect‐
edly andmaycaus eyo uor other sto be trap‐
ped. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicin ityof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto thesof tto p
when openingorclos ing The
softto pcan bedamag edwhen openin g
or closin g. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle arance
ab ove it. Open
ingand closing 77

#
Onlyload thetrunk belowthetrunk
separ ator so that itwill notbe pushe d
upw ards. #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk lidisclosed. #
Ifth esof tto pis dir ty,we tor froze n,do
no top en thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothesof tto pcaused by
hea vyobjects Hea
vyobject splaced onthesof t-to pcom‐
par tmen tco vercan dama gethesof tto por
sof t-to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotpl ace heavyobj ects on thesof t-
to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotsi ton thesof t-to pcom partmen t
co ver. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto pwhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
To open orclose thesof tto pwhile youar edr iv‐
ing ,do notexc eed amaximum speedof30 mph
(50 km/ h).Toavo idint erru pting theclosing pr
ocess whileyouar esligh tly ex ceed ingthis
speed, donotdr ive at aspeed great erthan
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk partition isclosed. #
Close thetrunk lid. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Toopen: pulland hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yopen.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheopening
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. #
Toclose: press and hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheclosing
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof t-to p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pstops during the
opening orclosing procedur e.
This impair syo ur vie wto there ar. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle,
pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions . #
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain in
or der toopen orclose thesof tto pfull y. 78
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The
current proce dure isstopped ataspeed
gr eat erthan 37 mph(60 km/h). TheOpen/
Close Convertible TopCompletely messagewill
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Reduce your spee dand press orpull soft-to p
switc h1 again.
If th esof tto pdoes notclose fullybecause of
st ro ng hea dwind s,drive mor eslow lyor stop. Re
loc king thesof tto p &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics depressur izeafte ra
shor ttime.
This caus esthesof tto pto lowe rune xpect‐
edly andmaycaus eyo uor other sto be trap‐
ped. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill showtheOpen/
Close Convert ibleTop Completely message.In
addition, youwill hear awa rning tone forup to
te nseco ndswhile dr ivi ng. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon
as possible inaccor dance withth etraf fic
condi tions. #
Makesur eth at theignition isswitc hedon. #
Fully clos eth esof tto pusing thesof t-to p
switc h. Opening
andclosingthetrunk partition The
trunk partition covers lugg ageor loads in
th etrunk .
Depen dingontheeq uipment, theve hicle maybe
eq uipped withamanual oraut omatic trunk par‐
tition.
The softto pcan beopened onlywhen theman‐
ual trunk partition isclosed.
In vehicles withan aut omatic trunk partition, this
aut omat icallyclos eswhen thesof tto pis
opened. *
NO
TEDama getothesof tto por load
due tolong objects The
softto por load maybe damag edwith
th esof tto popen. #
Donotplace anyove rly lon gobj ects
in side orbeh ind th eside parcel nets
when thetrunk partition isopen. #
Mak esur eth at theload does notpush
th etrunk partition upw ards. Openin
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Vehicl eswith amanual trunk partition :to
open, pushtrunk partition 2bythehandle
ag ains tth edir ect ion ofthear row toits upper
end posit ion. #
Vehicl eswith amanual trunk partition :to
clos e,pu lltrunk partition 2bythehandle in
th edir ect ion ofthear row untilit re stson the
sides ofthetrunk . #
Vehicl eswith anaut omatic trunk parti‐
tion: press butt on1.
Tr unk partition 2open sor clo ses automat i‐
call y.
% Ifth er eis asy stem failur e,theaut omatic
tr unk partition can beclosed manuall y. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gAI RC AP AI
RCA Pre duces thedr aftin thefront and rear
com partment swhen youar edr ivin gwit hth e
sof tto popen.
Pa rticular lytur bulent aircan reduce theef fect of
AIR CAP.This canarise when youar edr ivin g
behin dano ther vehicle orifth er eis acr osswind,
fo rex am ple.
AI RCA Pcons ists of thefo llo wing compone nts:
R awind deflect orabo vethewindshield
R awind screen behind both rear seat head
re stra int s
When AIRCA Pis activ ated, thewind deflect or
and thewind screen extend simu ltane ously . AIR
CAPcan beactiv ated ordeactiv ated at
speeds ofup toappr oximat ely10 0mp h
(1 60 km/ h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nre tracti ngAIR CAP
It is possib leforper sons tobecome trapped
when retracti ngAIR CAP. #
Mak esur eth at per son sdo nothold
on to theupper frame ofthewindshield
and donotto uc hth ewind deflect oror
th ewind screen. 80
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#
Adjus tth ebac kres tposition sof the
fr ont seats. The
folding windscreen isins talled over there ar
seat sto protect agains twind when youar edr iv‐
ing withth esof tto popen. Onlyth efront seats
can beoccupied whenthefo lding windscreen is
ins talled.
The bag containin gth efo lding windscreen is
att ached totheth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ebehin d
th ere ar seat s.Ifyo uwa nttouse theth ro ugh-
loadin gfe atur e,loos enthebag's lashing stra ps
and stow them inthetrunk .Fa sten thelashing
st ra ps tothelugg agehook .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside facing
aw ay from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ewi ndo wsand thesof tto p. #
Foldthere ar seat sfo rw ardto remo vethe
bag. #
Remo vethefo lding windscreen from the
bag. #
Foldout folding windscreen 1assho wn. #
Foldout both brac kets 2 tothelef tand
ri ght. 82
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
The trunk lidisopen. #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page74 ).
The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close thetrunk partition.
The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con trol system aredef ective. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The softto phas been opened andclosed severaltim esinarow .The softto pdr ive has been switchedoff
aut omatic allyand willbeavailable again afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur eaf te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
Yo uar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an 37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph(60 km/h). 84
Opening andclosing

Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareopen edwhen the
tr unk partition isopen .
R The softto pis opened whenthetrunk
par tition isclosed.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
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R
when thetrunk lidisopened
R when thehood isopened
The ATAsy stem isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
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% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 320) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
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De activ ating theala rm using KEYLESS-GO : #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. 90
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Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Re
ar ben chseat through-lo adingfeatur e Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. R
Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Bo
th seat backres ts can befolded forw ards sep‐
ar ately. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. Seats
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