warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual

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Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake system checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. ÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes while theve hicle is in motion.
One or more wheels ha vereached their grip limit (/ page 186). #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot carr y outvehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
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441

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ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is deactivated.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems may also be inoperative. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding when driving with ESP ®
deactivated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fu rther driving saf ety sy stems is also limi ted. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe no tes on deacti vating ESP ®
(/ page 186). 442
442
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

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Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp 0ashes *The
yellow tyre pressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) 0ashes for appr oximately one minute and
th en remains lit.
The tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning. &
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WARNING
ARNING There is a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring system is malfunctioning
The tyre pressure monitoring system cannot issue a warning if there is pressure loss in one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insu1cient tyre pressure may impair the driving characteristics as well as steering and braking. #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring system checked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. h
Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp lights
up *T
he yellow tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring system has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due toinsu1cient tyre pressure
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessively and/or une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
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443

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Solutions #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 444
444
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

Opening dimensions.............................. 367
Boo
Boo t separ
t separ at
ator
or
Closing................................................... .87
Opening.................................................. .87
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 365
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................1 88
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 185
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 205
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 190
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .186
Driving tips............................................ 158
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................1 88
HOLD function....................................... 188
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................... .158
Ne w/replaced brake linings/brake
discs...................................................... 156 Ru
nning-in no tes.................................... 156
Br
Br aking assist aking assist ance
ance
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Overvi ewofthe help functions................. 16
To w- starting........................................... 332
To wing away.......................................... 328
Tr anspo rting theve hicle........................ .330
Wheel chang e........................................ 346
Br
Br ea kdo
eakdo wn
wn
see Flat tyre
Butt
Butt ons
ons
St eering wheel....................................... 249 C
C
Calls
Calls Mercedes me......................................... 277
Camera
Camera Information............................................ 183
Camera
Camera see 360° Camera
see Dashcam
see Reversing camera Car
key
Car key
see Key
Car w Car w ash
ash
see Care
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)............................................ 305
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings.................... 271
Care
Care 360° camera......................................... 311
Air-water duct........................................ 305
Automatic car wash.............................. .305
Carpet................................................... 312
Decorative foil........................................ 308
Display................................................... 312
Draught stop.......................................... 310
Exterior lighting...................................... 311
Fo lding draught stop.............................. 310
Head-up display..................................... 312
High-pressure cleaner............................3 06
Pa int...................................................... 307
Plastic trim............................................3 12
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... .312
Re versing camera..................................3 11
Ro of lining............................................. 312 Index
449 449

ç
O................................................ .401
ë O.................................................3 98
K Open/close soT top comple tely.... 378
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual..................................................3 94
É Please reduce speed .................... .410
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg-
ing......................................................... 418
h Rectify tyre pressure ..................... 421
Ø Re/ll AdBlue See Owner ’sMan-
ual ......................................................... 424
! Release parking brake ...................397
¸ Replace air cleaner ....................... 391
Á Replace key.................................. 375
8 Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 390
6 Restraint sys. malfunction Con-
sult workshop ....................................... .372
# See Owner's Manual..................... 416
K SoTtop lo wering........................... 377 K
SoTtop Operation only up to
60 km/h................................................ 377
Ù Steering malfunction Increased
ph ysical e.ort See Owner's Manual....... 385
Ù Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........... 386
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run-
ning ....................................................... 417
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 417
É Stop vehicle Vehicle too low .......... 409
ç suspended .................................... 400
: Switch o. lights............................ 380
: Switch on headlamps .................... 380
á temp orarily una vailable Camera
view restric ted....................................... 408
¸ temp orarily una vailable Sensors
dirty....................................................... 407
Ø Top up AdBlue Emer gency op. in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual.............. 424 +
Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual.................................................. 389
¥ Top up washer 0uid...................... .388
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................... 397
d Vehicle is operational Switch o.
ignition before exiting............................. 383
É Vehicle rising Please wait.............. 410
É Vehicle rising ................................ 410
h Warning tyre defect....................... 421
h Wheel sensor(s) missing ................ 420
K While stationar y,apply the
brake before operating the soT top........ 377
Ø XX,X l Top up AdBlue Swit chon
ignition, wait 60 sec. or eng. start not
poss...................................................... 425
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 405
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist inoperative........ 406 454 454
Index

Fr
ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .373
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .373
Hazard warning lamps malfunctioning .... 382
Head-up display cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 385
Head-up display inoperative ...................385
Limiter inoperative................................. 400
Limiter passive....................................... 400
Mo tor can be star ted again .................... 419
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling....................................................3 92
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
stationary.............................................. 391
Pa rking Assist and PARKTRONIC inop-
erative See Owner's Manual................... 411
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual.............................. 376 PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 374
Re duce speed........................................ 422
Re versing not poss. Consult workshop ... 393
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P .............. 392
Ru n Flat Indica tor inoperative................. 423
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .......402
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ......................393
To shiT out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... .391
To switch o. the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec-
onds or 3 times...................................... 388
Tr a1c Sign Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 404
Tr a1c Sign Assist inoperative................. 404
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............... 393 Ty
re press. monitor cur rently una vaila-
ble......................................................... 419
Ty re press. monitor inoperative .............. 419
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ........................................ 420
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................... 422
Ty re(s) ove rheated .................................. 422
Wi per malfunctioning .............................388
Wi thout changing gear, consult work-
shop ...................................................... 392
Dist Dist ance contr
ance contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC
ONIC
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Door
Door Additional door loc k................................. 77
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .81
Opening (from inside).............................. .78
Po we r closing function............................. 80
Unlocking (from inside)............................ 78
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 14 456
456
Index

Ignition
key
Ignition key
see Key
Immobiliser
Immobiliser .................................................... 95
Im
Im plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
Ve hicle..................................................... 34
In-Car
In-Car O1ce
O1ce
Fe atures................................................ 283
Indicat
Indicat or lamp
or lamp
see Warning/indicator lamp
Individual dr
Individual dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram
am
Con/guring............................................ 166
Selecting............................................... 166
Inspection Inspection see ASS YST PLUS
Ins
Instr trument clust
ument clust er
er
Fu nction/no tes.............................. 247, 248
Ins
Ins tr
trument display
ument display
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 248
Instrument clus ter.................................... 10
Overview of displa ys............................... 251
Wa rning/indicator lamps........................ 429 Ins
Instr trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 247
Int
Int ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 129
Ac tive headlamps................................... 128
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 130
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 131
Bad weather light................................... 129
City lighting........................................... .129
Cornering light....................................... 128
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 129
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .129
Overview................................................ 128
Int
Int er erior lighting
ior lighting
Ad justing............................................... 133
Ambient lighting.................................... .133
Re ading lamp......................................... 133
Switch-o. delay time.............................. 134
Int
Int er
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection
Fu nction.................................................. 97
Priming/deactivating.............................. .97
Int
Int er
erne
ne t r
t radio
adio
see TuneIn Ionisation
Ionisation
Activating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 145
iPhone
iPhone ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat anc
hild seat anc hor
hor
Seats suitable for attaching...................... 62
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat secur
hild seat secur ing syst
ing system
em
Fi tting...................................................... 63 J
J
Jack
Jack Declaration of conformity......................... 30
Storage location.................................... .345
Jum Jum p-st
p-st ar
art connection
t connection
General no tes....................................... .324 K
K
K
K e
ey
y
Ac oustic locking veri/cation signal.......... .75
Battery..................................................... 76
Deacti vating a function............................ 75
Emer gency key......................................... 76
Energy consum ption................................ 75 Index
461 461

Fu
nction overview.................................... 74
Ke yring attachment................................. 76
Problem................................................... 77
Unlocking setting..................................... 75
KEYLESS-GO KEYLESS-GO Deactivating a function............................ 75
Locking/unlocking theve hicle................. 79
Problem................................................... 79
Unlocking setting.................................... .75
Kic
Kic kdo kdo wn
wn
Using..................................................... 170
Knee airbag
Knee airbag.................................................... 46 L
L
Lamp Lamp see Interior lighting
Lam Lam p (ins
p (instr trument displa ument displa y)
y)
see Warning/indicator lamp
Lane det Lane det ection (aut
ection (aut omatic)
omatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist Language
Language
Notes..................................................... 265
Setting................................................... 265
Lev
Lev el contr
el control syst ol system
em
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Light adjus
Light adjus tment
tment
Low beam (driving abroad).................... .125
Light switch
Light switch
Overview................................................ 125
Lighting
Lighting see Interior lighting
see Lights
Lights Lights Active headlamps................................... 128
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 130
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 131
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .126
Bad weather light................................... 129
City lighting........................................... .129
Combination switc h............................... 127
Cornering light....................................... 128
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 125
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 129 Hazard
warning lights............................. 127
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 127
High beam............................................. 127
Intelligent Light System..........................1 28
Light switch........................................... 125
Low beam.............................................. 125
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .129
Pa rking lights......................................... 125
Re ar fog light......................................... 125
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 125
Setting low beam................................... 133
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 133
St anding lights....................................... 125
Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 29
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 133
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 127
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 193
Buttons.................................................. 193
Calling up a speed................................. 193
Deactivating........................................... 193
Fu nction................................................ 192
Pa ssive mode......................................... 192 462 462
Index

On-boar
On-boar
d electr
d electronics
onics
Engine electronics................................ .353
No tes..................................................... 353
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 353
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
Data storag e............................................ 37
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
see In-Car O1ce
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are.................................... 38
Opening t
Opening t he boo
he boot lid using y
t lid using y our f
our foot
oot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 83
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .362
Ad ditives (fuel)....................................... 360
Brake 0uid............................................. 365
Coolant (engine).................................... 365
Engine oil............................................... 363
Fu el (diesel)........................................... 361
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 359
No tes..................................................... 358
Wi ndsc reen washer 0uid........................ 366
Oper
Oper ating safe ating safe ty
ty
48 V on-board elect rical system............... 22 Declaration of conformity (electro-
magn
etic compatibility)............................ 24
Declaration of conformity (jack)............... 30
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit)...... 31
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components)................................ 24
Informatio n..................................... ......... 22
Oper
Oper ating syst ating syst em
em
see On-boa rdcomputer
Op
Op timised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation
Ac tivating............................................... 157
Outside mirr
Outside mirr ors
ors
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................. 139
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function........... 141
Fo lding in/out........................................1 38
Operating the memory function.............. 114
Pa rking position..................................... 140
Setting................................................... 138
Ov Ov er
erhead contr
head contr ol panel
ol panel
Overview.................................................. 12
Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment................................... 22
Owner's Manual (digit
Owner's Manual (digit al)
al)................................. 18 P
P
P
P aint (cleaning ins
aint (cleaning ins tr
tructions)
uctions) ........................ .307
P
P aint code
aint code................................................... 356
P
P anel heating
anel heating
Setting................................................... 109
P
P ar
ar k position
k position
Engaging................................................ 168
Selecting automatically..........................1 68
P P ar
ar king
king
see Electric parking brake
P
P ar
ar king aid
king aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
P
P ar
ar king Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tivating............................................... 230
Ad justing warning tones......................... 231
Deactivating........................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 227
System limi tations.................................. 227
P P ar
ar king assist
king assist ance syst
ance systems
ems
see Active Parking Assist
P
P ar
ar king br
king br ake
ake
see Electric parking brake 466
466
Index