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

Disp
laying satellit era dio service informa tion
Multime diasystem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s #
Select ServiceInformation. Sound
To
ne settings Inf
ormat ionabout thesound system
The soun dsy stem has atot alout put of100W
and iseq uippe dwit hse venspe akers. Itis availa‐
ble forall functions inthera dio and media
modes.
Calling upthesound menu
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select asoun dmen u.
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Chang eth ese ttings.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cvo lum e
adj ustm ent
Multime diasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button. Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem Inf
orma tion abou tth eBu rm ester®
sur round
soun dsy stem
The Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem has a
to ta loutput of590 Wand iseq uipped with13
speak ers. Itis available forall functions inthe
ra dio and media modes.
Calling upthesound menuinthe
Bu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdj ustmen t
R Surroun dSoun d
R Soun dFoc us
R Other Soun dSet tings #
Select afun ction . Mult
imed iasystem 34
9

Ad
jus tingthe treb le,mid andbassse ttin gs
on the Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Setth edesir edvalues.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tth ebalance andfader . #
Toexitth emenu :pr ess the0038 button.
Switc hingsurround soun don/ offin the
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Surroun dSound #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe sound focus intheBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Sound Focus #
Adjus tth esound focus . 350
Multimed iasystem

ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(/ page225). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
intena nce and care35
1

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page35 1). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 352
Maintenanc eand care

Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzon esur round ‐
ing movingco mp onent parts,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe lry and watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo uto uc h
co mp onent partswhic har eunder voltag e,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof the
ignit ionsystem orthefuel injec tionsys‐
te m when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. Maint
enanc eand care353

#
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. #
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 35
4
Maint enanc eand care

Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Re
quirement s
The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth eon-
boar dcom puter.
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, have theex cess
engi neoilremo vedimmediat elyataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face
R Lea vetheengine running atidling spe ed Ma
intena nce and care35
5

On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. 356
Maintenanc eand care

#
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page355 ). Chec
kingcoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. Maint
enanceand care35
7

#
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lie ve ove rpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ov er mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant (/page432) Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 358
Maintenanceand care