MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owners Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 428
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC ..................................................... 16 8
Fu nction .............................................. 16 8
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
Operating saf ety .................................... 22
360° Camera ............................................ 215
Care .................................................... .301
Fu nction ............................................... 215
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera) .............................................. .219
Selecting a view ................................... 219
Switching au tomatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera) .................. .219 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (MBUX mul‐
timedia sy stem) ................................... 14 0
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 14 0ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy
stem) ............ .182
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .268
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 72
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 228
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .231
Brake application ................................. 230
Fu nction .............................................. 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 28
Tr ailer operation .................................. 230
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 289
Operation ............................................ 289
Re setting ............................................. 289
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 186
Setting ................................................. 19 0
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 194
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 03
Calling up a speed ............................... 197Fu
nction .............................................. 194
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 197
Re quirements: .................................... .197
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ........... .199
Selecting .............................................. 197
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 197
St oring a speed .................................... 197
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 197
Switching on/activating ...................... 197
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 94
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............203
Ac tive headlamps .................................... 12 5
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 231
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .233
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .. .234
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 234
Sy stem limits ....................................... 231
Tr ailer operation .................................. 231
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 219
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .222
Fu nction ............................................... 219
Pa rking ................................................ 221
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 19 Index
429

Ac
tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 19 8
Displ ay................................................. 19 8
Fu nction .............................................. 19 8
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .201
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .203
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 03
Fu nction .............................................. 201
Sy stem limits ....................................... 201
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .204
Fu nction .............................................. 203
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 0
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 127
Switching on/off ................................. 12 8
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 12 8
Switching on/off ................................. 13 0Ad
Blue ®
.................................................... 350
Ad ditives .............................................3 50
Capacity .............................................. 350
No tes ................................................... 171
Purity ................................................... 350
To pping up ...........................................1 72
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 74
Ad diti ves.................................................. 351
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 350
Engine oil ............................................. 351
Fu el ..................................................... 348
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .127
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS AIR
BODY CONT ROL................................ 206
Setting ................................................ .207
Suspension .......................................... 206
Air conditioning menu Calling up ............................................ 14 0
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .139
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ...... 141
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 147
Ad justing (front) ................................... 147
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 14 8
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 14 8
Air vents
see Air vents 430
Index

Air-conditioning sy
stem
see Climate control
Air-recirculation mode ............................14 2
Air-water duct .......................................... 295
Ke eping free ........................................2 95
Airbag ........................................................ .42
Ac tivation .............................................. 36
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....42
Head airbag ........................................... 42
Ins tallation locations ............................ .42
Knee airbag ........................................... 42
Overview ............................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Pr otection ..............................................43
Re duced pr otection ...............................44
Side airbag ............................................ 42
AI RC AP
Ac tivating .............................................. 85
Deactivating .......................................... 85
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .139
AIRSCARF Adjusting the outlets ........................... 14 8
Switching on/off ................................. 107Alarm sy
stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 31
Android Auto
see Smartphone integration
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 70
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock ...............................74
Immobiliser ........................................... 92
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) Apple CarPlay
®
see Smartphone integration
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 288
Battery disconnection pe riods .............2 89
Displ aying the service due date ........... 288
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 288
Re gular maintenance work .................. 288
Special service requ irements .............. 288
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 93
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 93
Fu nction ................................................ 93
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 94
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 95
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 94
To w- aw ay protection function ................93
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 22 4, 226
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Setting ................................................. 226
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 24 Index
431

At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 3
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 45, 47
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 45
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .138 Au
tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................ .102
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 4
Drive program display .......................... 16 3
Drive programs .................................... 16 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 2
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 6
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .165
Kickdown ............................................. 167
Manual gear changing ........................ .166
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .166
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 4
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 4
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 343
Tr ailer operation .................................. 357 B
Bag hook .................................................. .117 Ball ne
ck
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem) .....................................2 36
Fo lding out/in .................................... .234
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .182
Battery Key ........................................................ 73
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 14 6
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 317
Charging .............................................. 316
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 3
No tes ................................................... 312
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) .............................................. 314
Re placing .............................................3 17
St arting assis tance .............................. 316
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity ...................................... 357
Tr ailer operation .................................. 239 432
Index

Blind Spot Assi
st..................................... 228
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .231
Fu nction .............................................. 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 28
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonn et
Re setting (active bonnet) .................... 289
Boot lid Closing .................................................. 80
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .80
Locking separa tely ................................ .81
Opening .................................................79
Opening dimensions ............................3 54
Boot separator Closing .................................................. 84
Opening .................................................84
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes .................................................. 353 Brake
forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 185
Brakes ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 182
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 186
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .190
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 182
Driving tips .......................................... 15 6
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 185
HOLD function .................................... .204
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 15 6
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 154
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 54
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 16
To w- starting ........................................ 322
To wing away ........................................ 318
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 20
Wheel change ...................................... 335 Breakdown
see Flat tyre
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................2 43 C
Calls Mercedes me ...................................... 269
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 295
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings ................ .263
Care .......................................................... 302
360° Camera ....................................... 301
Air-water duct ...................................... 295
Car wash ............................................. 295
Carpet .................................................3 02 Index
433

Deco
rative foil .................................... .297
Displ ay................................................ 302
Draught stop ....................................... 300
Exterior lighting ................................... 301
Fo lding draught stop ........................... 300
High-pressure cleaner .........................2 96
Matt finish ........................................... 297
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 297
Plastic trim .......................................... 302
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................3 02
Re versing camera ................................ 301
Ro of lining ...........................................3 02
Seat belt .............................................. 302
Seat co ver ........................................... 302
Sensors ............................................... 301
Soft top ...............................................2 98
St eering wheel .................................... 302
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 301
Tr ailer hit ch.......................................... 301
Wa shing byhand ................................. 297
Wheels/rims ........................................3 01
Wi nd de flector .....................................2 99
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 301
Wi per blades ........................................ 301
Carpet (Care) ...........................................3 02Changing
gears ........................................ 16 6
Manually ..............................................1 66
Changing hub caps ................................. 335
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical low
beam) .................................................. 12 2
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................3 16
Mobile phone (wireless) ....................... 11 9
USB port ..............................................1 18
Chassis Damping characteristics ...................... 205
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 205
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .207
Child saf ety lock
Re ar side wind ows................................. 68
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .56
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 56
Basic instructions ..................................51
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 66 Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 66
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................60
No tes on risks and dangers ...................52
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 55
Seats suita blefor belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 63
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 58
Securing on the co-driver seat ............... 67
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 64
To pTe ther ..............................................62
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............52
Basic instructions .................................. 51
Chock ...................................................... .334
St orage location ..................................3 34
Cho ck
see Chock
City lighting ..............................................1 27434
Index

Cleaning
see Care
Climate control ........................................ 13 9
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .140
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ... 14 0
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 141
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 141
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .142
Au tomatic control ................................ 141
Calling up the air conditioning menu ... 14 0
Climate style function .......................... 141
Demi sting the windscreen ...................1 39
Demisting wind ows............................. 14 2
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 147
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 14 2
Ionisation ............................................. 14 2
No te .................................................... 13 9
Re ar air vents ...................................... 14 8
Re sidual heat ....................................... 14 2Setting (MBUX multimedia sy
stem) ..... 14 0
Setting the air distribution ...................1 39
Setting the air flow ............................... 13 9
Setting the climate style ......................1 41
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 14 2
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 39
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 14 3
Switching on/off ................................. 14 0
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................1 39
THERMATIC control panel .................... 13 9
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............13 9
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 91
Climate style
Fu nction ............................................... 141
Setting ................................................. 141
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Combination switch ................................124
Compu ter
see On-board computer Consum
ption indicator
Calling up ............................................ 16 4
Con venience closing ................................. 91
Con venience opening ................................ 91
Coolant (engine) Check le vel .......................................... 293
No tes .................................................. 353
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright ...................................................34
Cornering light ........................................ .125
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .224
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 185
Cruise control .......................................... 191
Ac tivating ............................................ 19 2
Buttons ................................................ 19 2
Calling up a speed .............................. .192
Deactivating ........................................ 19 2
Fu nction ............................................... 191
Re quirements ...................................... 19 2
Selecting ............................................. 19 2
Setting a speed ................................... 19 2 Index
435

St
oring a speed ................................... 19 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 91D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition Vehicle ................................................... 31
Data storage
Electronic control units .......................... 31
Online services ...................................... 33
Ve hicle ................................................... 31
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 93
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 24
Jack ...................................................... .27
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 28
Wi reless vehicle components ................24
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions) .. 297
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ® De
stination entry .................................... 260
En tering a POI or address .................... 260
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................28
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................3 48
No tes .................................................. 348
Digital Owner's Manual .............................18
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 76
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 2
Unlocking theve hicle ............................76
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Setting .................................................1 30
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 4
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 6
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 6
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .165 Fu
nction .............................................. 16 4
Display (care) .......................................... .302
Display (MBUX multimedia sy stem)
Home screen ...................................... .249
Display (multimedia sy stem) ................ .250
Operating ............................................ 250
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 24 5
Display message .................................... .359
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 359
No tes .................................................. 359
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ................................... 385
ç - - - km/h ................................... 386
È - - - km/h ................................... 385
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 402
K 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 366
Û 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 403 436
Index

:
Active Light Sy stem inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 368
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km ................................................ 411
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer‐
ge ncy op. in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................. 411
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ .412
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 411
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling ...................................... 413
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative
.............................................................3 92
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 392
: Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 367 Á
Change key bat teries ................. 363
J Check brake fluid le vel.............. .384
# Check brake pads See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 384
5 Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling .............................................. 412
ï Check trailer hit chlock .............. 371
h Check tyre(s) .............................. 406
! Clean the fuel filter .................... .377
J Close boot separator .................. 366
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 376
_ Currently una vailable Camera
view restricted ..................................... 396
ç Currently unavailable Radar
sensors dirty .......................................3 95
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .397
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .398 5
Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ .414
5 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel.. 413
5 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................. 413
5 Engine oil pressu reStop
Switch off engine ................................. 414
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ...... 389
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 360
_ Front left seat backrest not
loc ked (e xamp le).................................. 374
& inoperative Battery low ..............370
& inoperative Refuel vehicle ..........3 70
& inoperative See Owner's Man. ...370
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 398
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 399 Index
437