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

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Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Inf
ormat ionabout radar senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea infront of,
behind ornext to theve hicle (depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment). Depending
ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.Ke ep these
par tsfree ofdir t,ice and slush (/page36 7).
The sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am ple
by cycle rack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,fo il
or foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .In the
eve ntofdama getothebum persor radiat orgrill,
or follo wing acollis ionimpact ingthebum persor
ra diat orgrill, have thefunc tion ofthera dar sen‐
sor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driving systems anddriving safetysy stems
ma yno long erfunc tion proper lyin suc hcases . Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page203)
R ABS (Anti- lockBrak ingSyst em)
(/ page16 7)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 179) R
AIR BOD YCO NTR OL(/ page19 2)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 1)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page21 8)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 2)
R BAS(B rake Assis tSys tem) (/ page16 7)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page19 0)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL(/ page19 2)
R EBD (Ele ctroni cBrak efor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page17 1)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Program)
(/ page16 7)
R ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st(/ pag e17 1)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e18 2)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 191)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 171)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page18 5)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page18 8)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page206 )
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e19 5) 16
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Driving and parking

Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Fu
nctions ontheser vice menu oftheon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect thefun ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemen u:
R Messag ememor y(/ page436)
R Tires:
- Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page400)
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page398)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page399)
R ASSYST PLUS: calluptheser vice duedate
(/ page35 1)
R Vehicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit :Co ol-
ant: coolanttemp eratur edispla y R
Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l Callin
gup displa yson theAssis tance menu On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 DriveA ssist
% Ve
hicl eswith theIns trum ent Displa yin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: whenyo uha ve
th edesign setto Progressive ,yo ucan view
th eassis tant displ ayinthelef t-hand area of
th eIns trument Display.
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable ontheAssis‐
ta nce menu :
R Assi stanc e
R Attentio nleve l(/ page21 2) #
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :sw ipe
up wa rdsor down wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 228
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter

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

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
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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

No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar .
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible. 362
Maintenanceand care

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. 36
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Maint enance andcare

No
teson cleaning andcareof thesof tto p Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding soft-to pdamag e
Li ght soiling R
Clea nth esof tto pwhen dry.
R Rins ewit hcle an water. R
Neveruse gasoline, thinn ers, tarre mo veror stain remo ver
or other orga nic solvents.
R Remo vebirddr oppings immediat ely, as they arecor rosiv e
and canther efor ecause thesof t-to pfabr ic to leak .
R Neveruse ahigh-p ressur ecleaner .
R Donotuse shar p-edg edequipment toremo veice and
sno w.
No
rmalto hea vy
soi ling R
Cleanthesof tto pwit habr ush and clean water.
R Clean stains andother dirtwit habr ush and soft-top
cleaning agents recomme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Alw aysbr ush from front tobac kin thedir ect ion ofthe
fa br ic. Fr
eq uent cleanin gre duces thesof tto p's resis t‐
ance todir t.To restor eth eef fect, clean thesof t
to pwit hth ecar epr oducts andcleanin gag ent s
re comme ndedandapprove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Incor rect cle ani ng and care,as wellas aging,
can cause thesof t-to pseams toleak .Ha ve the
sof t-top seams sealed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at your Mer cedes-Ben zser vice
cen ter. %
Place asuit able coverove rth esof tto pifyo u
plan tolea vetheve hicle outside fora long
per iod oftime. Cle
aning AIRC AP Clean
ingthewind deflect or
Re quirement s:
R The softto pis closed. R
The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
% Neveruse apo we rwa sher tocle an thene t
of thewind deflect or. Maint
enanc eand care365

No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. Maint
enanc eand care369