check engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

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Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice mor e. #
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials mayignit e. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized . #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. 13
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Driving and parking

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Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle withth eSmar tKey inthemar ked
space (emergency operati on mod e)
(/ page 139).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page14 2).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. #
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. Dr
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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(/ page26 4). Engine
compartment Opening
andclosing thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
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
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care265

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Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm).
Closing thehood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheigh tof aroun d8 in
(20 cm)and then allo witto fall, appl ying a
litt leforc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve 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 activ edr iving style.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
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 es'driving.
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 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func 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. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. Maint
enanc eand care26
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Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page26 7). Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof 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
If yo uopen thecap, youco uld bescalded. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
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-clo ckwise to
re lease overpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm) over mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further information oncoolant
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WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 28
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
006F
Fron tLeft Seat Backrest
Not Lock ed(exa mp le) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding front seat isno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page27 0). 356
Displaymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To switch engine off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secon ds
or press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page13 8).
00BD Che ckCoo lant Level See
Opera tor'sManu al *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page269 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 35
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. 380
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page268 ).
No teson engine oil(/ page336).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page268) .
No teson engine oil(/ page336). 390
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps