ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

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Always st owobjects so that they cannot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of /re from placing objects
in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment could constitute a /re
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not place
any other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, especially those
made of me tal. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage toobjects caused byplac-
ing them in the mobile phone st owage
compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, they may be damaged
by electromagnetic /elds. #
Do not place credit cards, data storage
devices, ski passes or other objects sen-
siti vetoelectromagnetic /elds in the
mobile phone st owage compartment. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe mobile phone st ow-
age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone st owage
compartment, the compartment may be dam-
aged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone st owage compartment. R
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module. R
The charging function and wireless connection
of the mobile phone totheve hicle's exterior
aerial are only available if the ignition is
switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in every position of the mobile phone
st ow age compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest 0at in
th e mobile phone st owage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connected with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. The mobile phone can be
cooled in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment when the air conditioning system is
switched on. The cooling output in the mobile
phone st owage compartment is highest when
th e controller in the glo vebox is closed.
R Toensure more e1cient charging and connec-
tion with theve hicle's exterior aerial, remo ve
th e pr otective co ver from the mobile phone.
R When charging, the mat should be used if pos-
sible. 122
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Seats and st
owing

Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on adjus
es on adjus ting t
ting the lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h st
h static LED headlam
atic LED headlamps: ps:It is not nec-
essary tocon vert the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries in which
tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad.
V V ehicles wit ehicles wit h Int
h Intellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em:
em:before
crossing the border into countries in which tra1c
drives on theot her side of thero ad, it is neces-
sary toset the headlamps tosymmetrical low
beam (/ page 133).
Once the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra1c will not be dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated as
fa r or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available.
The headlamps must be reset toasymmetrical low
beam when youre turn from abroad. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and your
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 1
W LeT-hand parking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) Light and sight
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5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, theT indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bytheL low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NOOTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright X
or leT Wparking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 133).
A
A ut ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi-
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. 126
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Light and sight

Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he combination switc
he combination switc h f
h for t
or t he lights
he lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlamp 0ashing
4 Turn signal light, leT #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function. Switc
Switc
hing on high beam
hing on high beam #
Turn the light switch totheL orÃ
position. #
Push the combination switch be yond the point
of resis tance in the direction of ar row 1.
When the high beam is activated, the indicator
lamp for low beam Lwill be deactivated
and replaced bythe indicator lamp for high
beam K.
Switc
Switc hing
hing o.
o.high beam
high beam #
Movethe combination switch back toits start-
ing position.
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction of
ar ro w 3.
T
T ur
ur n signal light
n signal light #
T To indicat
o indicat e
ebr
br ie0y:
ie0y: push the combination
switch brie0y tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row 2 or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will 0ash
th re e times. #
T
To indicat o indicat e per
e permanentl y:
manent ly:push the combina-
tion switch be yond the point of resistance in
th e direction of ar row 2 or4. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating t he hazar
he hazar d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights #
Press button 1. Light and sight
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Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Intelligent Light System #
Switch the function on or o.. A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist A A
dap dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist function t function&
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognise other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognise them
to o late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be activated despite
the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R Ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid. You are
re sponsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting to
th e pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist automatically switches
between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R High beam
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will switch on automaticall y.130 130
Light and sight

The high beam will switch o. automatically in
the
fo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 25 km/h
R Ifot her road users are de tected
R If st reet lighting is su1cient
% The system's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control
panel.
Switc
Switc hing A
hing A dap
daptiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist ton/o.
on/o.
Switc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Turn the light switch totheà position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina-
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is activated,
th e_ indicator lamp will light up on the
cent ral display section of the inst rument dis-
pla y.
Switc Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Switch o. the high beam using the combina-
tion switch. A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus function t Plus function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting
to the pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c condi-
tions. Light and sight
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F
F
olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 1.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brie0y press but ton1. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Vehicles without elect rically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
Vehicles with elect rically folding outside mir-
ro rs: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
yo ur eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. Light and sight
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelThe indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with/with-
out stationary heater (e xample)
1 w Setsthete mp erature, leT
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 144)
5 ¬ Demists the windscreen 6
Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (without stationary heater):
t calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (with stationary heater, plug-in
hy brid) or THERMOTRONIC air conditioning
control panel (with/without stationary heater,
plug-in hybrid): ! calls up the air condi-
tioning menu, switches residual heat on/o.
(/ page 145)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel without stationary heater: 0
switches synchronisation on/o.
(/ page 144)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC air condition-
ing control panel without stationary heater:
¿ switches the A/C function on/o.
(/ page 143)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
switches the stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 147)
Plug-in hybrid: & activates/deactivates
"Immediate pre-ent ryclimate cont rol" 142 142
Climate control

Please also obser
vethefo llowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain driving and driving saf ety sy stems,
th e sensors adjust automatically while a cer-
ta in distance is being driven aTer theve hicle
has been deli vered or aTer repairs. Full sys-
te m e.ectiveness is not reached until the end
of this teach-in process.
R Brakepads, brake disks and tyres that are
either new or ha vebeen replaced only achie ve
optimum braking e.ect and grip aTer se veral
hund red kilometres of driving. Compensate for
th ere duced braking e.ect byapplying greater
fo rc eto the brake pedal. N
No
ot
tes on op
es on op timised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation If all necessary
requ irements and activation con-
ditions are ful/lled, the best possible acceleration
can be achie ved from a standstill.
Do not use the optimised acceleration on public
ro ads. Individual wheels could spin and you could
lose control of theve hicle. There is an increased
ri sk of skidding and/or accident. Be sure
toobser vethe saf ety no tes and informa-
tion on ESP ®
(/ page 186). Mo
Mo
ving awa
ving away wit
y wit h op
h optimised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident from wheels spinning
When you use optimised acceleration, individ-
ual wheels could spin and you could lose con-
trol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactivated, there is a risk of skid-
ding and accident! #
Make sure that no persons or obs tacles
are in the close vicinity of your vehicle. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is run in (/ page 156).
R theve hicle and tyres are in good condition.
R you are on a high-g rip ro adw ay.
R the engine and transmission are at normal
operating temp erature. *
N
NO OTE
TE Increased wear due tooptimised
acceleration When pulling
away with optimised accelera-
tion, all components of the driv etra in are sub-
jected toave ry high load.
This can lead toincreased component wear. #
Do not alw ays pull away with optimised
acceleration. #
Engage theh drive position (/ page 169). #
Movethe steering wheel tothe straight-ahead
position. #
Select the sportiest available drive prog ram
B orC(/ page 166). #
Deactivating ESP ®
(/ page 188). #
Depress and hold the brake pedal /rmly with
yo ur leT foot. #
With your right foot , fully depress the acceler-
ator pedal. Driving and parking
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#
ATer no more than /ve seconds, take your leT
fo ot quickly o. the brake, but keep the accel-
erator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera-
tion. #
Switch on ESP ®
once the acceleration proce-
dure is comple te.
Ending op Ending op timised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation#
Remo veyour foot from the accelerator pedal. #
Reactivate the ESP ®
.
% ATer you pull away with optimised accelera-
tion, components of the driv etra in can
become very hot, which means that optimised
acceleration values may be reached again
only aTer a fewminutes. N
No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving
iving &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal. This jeopardises
the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, forex ample:
R shoes with plat form soles
R shoes with high heels
R slippers
There is a risk of an accident. #
Alwayswe ar suitable foot we ar so that
yo u can operate the pedals safel y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if theve hicle is
switched o. while driving
If yo u switch o. theve hicle while driving,
saf ety functions are restric ted or no longer
av ailable.
This may a.ect the po wer steering system and
th e brake forc e boosting, forex ample.
Yo u will need touse considerably more force
to steer and brake, forex ample. #
Do not switch o. theve hicle while driv-
ing. &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injuries caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vetheve hicle or, if present, the
stationa ryheater running in an enclosed
space without su1cient ventilation. 158
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Driving and parking