trunk MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 User Guide

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Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. Sof
tto p Opening
orclosing 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 willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicin ityof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. 76
Opening andclosing

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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. #
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 vyobject s 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 ywill showtheopen‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. #
Toclose: press and hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheclos‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. Openin
gand closin g77

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof tto p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pwill stop dur ing the
opening orclosing procedur e. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions . #
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain to
open orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure will bestopped ata
speed great erthan 37 mph(60 km/h). Themes‐
sag ewill besho 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 willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill showtheOpen/
Close SoftTopCompletely message.In addition,
yo uwill hear awa rning tone forup totensec‐
ond swh ile dr ivi ng. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at theignition isswitc hedon. #
Fully clos eth esof tto pusing thesof t-to p
switc h. Opening
orclos ingthetrunk 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
will automat icallyclos ewhen 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 orbehi ndtheside parcel nets
when thetrunk partition isopen. #
Mak esur eth at theload does notpush
th etrunk partition upw ards. 78
Opening andclosing

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Vehicl eswith amanual trunk partition :to
open, pushtrunk partition 2intheopposit e
dir ect ion tothear row and intoits upper end
posit ionusin gth ehandle. #
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 2will open orclo seaut o‐
mat icall 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 canoccur whenyouar 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 thetw ore ar seat head
re stra int s
When AIRCA Pis activ ated, thewind deflect or
and thewind screen willextend 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
Some bodycou ldbec ome trap ped . #
Makesur eth at nobody holds ontothe
upper frame ofthewindshield or
to uc hes thewind deflect ororwind
scr een. Openin
gand closing 79

The
bag cont aining thefo lding windscreen is
att ached totheth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ebehin d
th ere ar seat s.Ifth eth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur eis
bein gused, loosenthebag's lashing stra pand
st ow itin thetrunk .Fa sten thelashing stra pto
th elugg agehook .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside ofthe
ve hicle facing away 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 thetw obr ac kets 2 onthelef tand
ri ght. #
Align brac kets 2 offolding windscreen 1
wit htw ore ar fixtur es3 ontheve hicle. Opening
andclosing 81

Pe
rfor m thefo llo wing steps inseq uence onboth
sides oftheve hicle: #
Pull handle 5inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Align folding windscreen 1withside fixtur e
4 ontheve hicle from aboveand insert. #
Push handle5onfolding windscreen 1
bac kas faras itwil lgo.
Fo lding windscreen 1isloc ked. Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. Pr
oblems withth esof tto p The
softtopwi llno tope nor clos e.
Po ssible causes are:
R The ignition isno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed withth e
ve hicle statio nary. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal.
R The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close the
tr unk partition .
R The trunk lidisopen . #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page74 ).
R The softto phas been opened andclosed
se veraltim esinaro w. The softto pdr ive has
been switchedoffaut omatic allyand willbe av
ailable again afte rapp roxima tely ten
minut es. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur e
af te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con ‐
tr ol system aredef ective. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
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. 82
Openin gand closing

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 ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
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 dueto not
pa ying attenti onduring con venie nce
clo sing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicin ityof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. Openin
gand closing 85

The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
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 Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed. The
ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omatic allyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page13 9)
% 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 253) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or Opening
andclosing 87

Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor 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 dinco rrect ly
If objects intheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

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Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u cou
ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe dama gedif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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