towing MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2022 User Guide

T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage from automatic braking If one of
thefo llowing functions is activated,
th eve hicle brakes automatically in cer tain sit-
uations:
R Active Brake Assist
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R Active Parking Assist
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thefo llowing or similar situa-
tions: #
During towing #
In a car wash Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on thegr ound. Do not use tow bar systems. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due to tow-
ing awa y incor rectly #
Obser vethe inst ructions and no tes on
to wing away. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear wheel dr
ear wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s, if the steering wheel is
/xed in the centre position
with a steering wheel lock 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No T
T
o
o wing wit
wing wit h a r
h a raised axle:
aised axle: towing should be per-
fo rm ed byato wing compan y. T
T
o
o wing t
wing t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h bot
h both axles on t
h axles on t hegr
he ground
ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods. #
Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llowing points when the battery is
dischar ged:
R The vehicle cann otbe star ted. 330
330
Breakdown assistance

R
the electric parking brake cannot be released
or applied
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
transmission cannot be shiTed toposition i
or j.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: ifthe
transmission cannot be shiTed toposition i
or if the display does not show anything,
transport theve hicle (/ page 332). A towing
ve hicle with liTing equipment is requ ired for
ve hicle transpor tation.
* NO
NO TE
TEDamage due to towing away at
ex cessively high speeds or over long dis-
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at excessively high speeds or over long distan-
ces. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not be
ex ceeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
ex ceeded. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when towing a
ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star ted or towe daway
is heavier than the permissible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llowing situations can
occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R theve hicle/trailer combination may
swer veorove rturn. #
Before tow- starting or towing away,
ch eck if theve hicle tobe tow- star ted or
to we dawa yex ceeds the permissible
gr oss mass. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe dawa y,its
permissible gross mass must not exceed the per-
missible gross mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 358). #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: do not
open the driver's door or front passenger door;
the transmission otherwise automati-
cally shiTs toposition j. #
Fitth eto wing eye (/ page 333). #
Fasten theto wing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage due toincor rect connec-
tion of theto w bar #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(/ page 82). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- awa y protection (/ page 99). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assist (/ page 212). #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTto
position i. #
Release the electric parking brake. Breakdown assistance
331
331

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during theto wing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon-
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle is switched o..
R the brake system or po wer steering system
is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri-
cal system is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is towe daw ay, signi/cantly
more e.ort may be requ ired tosteer and
brake than is normally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that the steering wheel can
mo vefreely be fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due toexcessive tractive
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 330). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition i.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
automatic transmission may be loc ked in posi-
tion jintheev ent of damage tothe electri-
cal system. ToshiT toi , pr ovide the on- board electrical system with po
wer
( / page 328). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h ADS PL
h ADS PLUS (A
US (Adap
daptiv
tive Dam
e Dam ping Sy
ping Sy s-
s-
t
t em PL
em PL US)
US) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles with Adaptive Damping
System PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping System PLUS, theve hicle/trailer
combination may begin torock and start to
skid. #
Load theve hicle cor rectly onto the
transpor ter. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels
with suitable tensioning straps. 332
332
Breakdown assistance

#
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage totheve hicle from secur-
ing it inco rrectly #
ATer loading, theve hicle must be
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th eve hicle could be damaged. #
A minimum dis tance of 20 cm upwards
and 10 cm down wards must be kept to
th e transport platform. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels aTer
loading. 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles/v
ehicles/v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ans-
ans-
mission
mission #
Make sure that the front and rear axles come
to rest on the same transpor tation vehicle.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe drive train due to
incor rect positioning of theve hicle #
Do not position theve hicle abo vethe
connection point of the transport vehi-
cle. T
T
o
o wing ey
wing eye st
e st or
orag
ag e location
e location The
towing hook is in the load compartment
under the load compartment 0oor. F
F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t heto
he towing eye
wing eye #
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. Breakd
own assistance
333
333

#
Screw intheto wing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tr
h a trailer hitc
ailer hitc h:
h:vehicles with a trailer
hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rth eto wing
ey e. Fasten theto w bar tothe trailer hitch. #
Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toincor-
re ct use of theto wing eye or trailer hitch When a
towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
re co ver a vehicle, theve hicle may be damaged
in the process. #
Only use theto wing eye or trailer hitch to
to w awa y or tow start theve hicle. #
Do not use theto wing eye or trailer hitch
to to wtheve hicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle V V
ehicles wit ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe automatic transmis-
sion due to tow-starting The au
tomatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Vehicles with an automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted. Electr
Electr
ical fuses
ical fuses N
No
ot
tes on electr
es on electr ical fuses
ical fuses &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo u manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
yo ure place it with a fuse with a higher amper-
age, the electric line could be overloaded. This could
result in a /re. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses with speci-
/ed new fuses containing the cor rect
amperage. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage due toincor rect fuses Using incor
rect fuses can result in damage to
electrical components or systems or their
functions being considerably restric ted. #
Use only fuses appr ovedfo r Mercedes-
Benz with there specti vespeci/ed fuse
ra ting. Blown fuses must be
replaced with fuses of the
same rating, whi chyou can recognise bythe col-
our and the label. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser ved can be found in the
fuse assignment dia gram.
F
F use assignment diagr
use assignment diagr am:
am: onthe fuse box in the
boot (/ page 336). 334
334
Breakdown assistance

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions #
Drive on
or #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart
th eve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist inopera-
tive *B
lind Spot Assist is malfunctioning. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear: consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist not availa-
ble when towing a trailer
See Owner's Manual *W
hen you establish the electrical connection tothe trailer, Blind Spot Assist will be una vailable. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control and ackno wledge the display message.
Active Blind Spot Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctive Blind Spot Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits ha vebeen reached (/ page 214).
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. #
Drive on
or #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart
th eve hicle. 406 406
Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Active Blind Spot Assist
inoperative *A
ctive Blind Spot Assist is malfunctioning. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear: consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
not available when towing
a trailer See Owner's Man-
ual *W
hen you establish the electrical connection tothe trailer, Active Blind Spot Assist will be una vailable. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control and ackno wledge the display message.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctive Lane Keeping Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions are outside the system limits (/ page 217).
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the system limits, the system will become available again. #
Drive on
Active Lane Keeping Assist
inoperative *A
ctive Lane Keeping Assist is malfunctioning. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear: consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
407 407

!
Parking brake See Owner's
Manual..................................................3 95
É Please reduce speed .................... .411
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg-
ing......................................................... 420
h Rectify tyre pressure ..................... 422
Ø Re/ll AdBlue See Owner ’sMan-
ual ......................................................... 425
! Release parking brake ...................398
¸ Replace air cleaner ....................... 392
Á Replace key.................................. 376
8 Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 391
6 Restraint sys. malfunction Con-
sult workshop ....................................... .373
# See Owner's Manual..................... 417
K SoTtop lo wering........................... 379
K SoTtop Operation only up to
60 km/h................................................ 378
Ù Steering malfunction Increased
ph ysical e.ort See Owner's Manual....... 386 Ù
Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........... 387
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run-
ning ....................................................... 419
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 418
É Stop vehicle Vehicle too low .......... 410
ç suspended .................................... 401
: Switch o. lights............................ 381
: Switch on headlamps .................... 381
á temp orarily una vailable Camera
view restric ted....................................... 409
¸ temp orarily una vailable Sensors
dirty....................................................... 408
Ø Top up AdBlue Emer gency op. in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual.............. 426
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual.................................................. 390
¥ Top up washer 0uid...................... .389 !
Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................... 398
d Vehicle is operational Switch o.
ignition before exiting............................. 384
É Vehicle rising Please wait.............. 411
É Vehicle rising ................................ 411
h Warning tyre defect....................... 423
h Wheel sensor(s) missing ................ 421
K While stationar y,apply the
brake before operating the soT top........ 378
Ø XX,X l Top up AdBlue Swit chon
ignition, wait 60 sec. or eng. start not
poss...................................................... 426
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 406
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist inoperative........ 407
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist not available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 407 454 454
Index

F
F
F
F act
act or
ory se
y se ttings
ttings
MBUX................................................... .267
F
F ir
ir e e
e e xtinguisher
xtinguisher.......................................... 318
F
F irs
irst aid t aid
Fi rs t-aid kit (soT sided).......................... 318
F
F irs
irst-aid kit t-aid kit (soT
(soT sided)
sided)................................. 318
F
F itting
itting
Snow chains.......................................... 338
Ty res...................................................... 352
Wheels................................................... 352
Flacon
Flacon ......................................................... .148
Flat to
Flat towing
wing ,To w bar system
Pulling/ towing...................................... .248
Flat tyre
Flat tyre
MOExtended.......................................... 319
No tes..................................................... 319
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 321
Wheel chang e........................................ 348
Floor mats
Floor mats................................................... 125
F
F og light (e
og light (e xt
xtended r
ended r ang
ange)
e)........................... .131 F
F oil cov
oil cov er
ering
ing
On cameras/sensor s............................. 186
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 186
F
F olding dr
olding dr aught st
aught stop
op,Wind pr otection
Care...................................................... 312
Fi tting...................................................... 91
Re moving................................................. 91
Fr Fr agr
agr ance
ance ................................................... .147
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em
Inserting/ removing the 0acon................1 48
Pe rfume vial........................................... 148
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are, Open Source SoTware............. 39
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 356
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 356
Fr
Fr ont airbag
ont airbag................................................... 47
Fr
Fr ont f
ont f og lam
og lam ps
ps............................................ 128
Fr
Fr ont headlam
ont headlam ps
ps.......................................... 127
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.,
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OF F.............................. 50
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
Ad justing electrically.............................. 104 Ad
justing manually and electrically
...................................................... 101, 103
F
F uel
uel
Additives................................................ 362
Diesel.................................................... 363
Diesel quality........................................ .363
E10........................................................ 361
Low outside temp eratures...................... 363
Pe trol..................................................... 361
Pe trol quality.......................................... 361
Re /lling.................................................. 173
Re ser ve................................................. 364
Sulphur content..................................... 361
Ta nk content.......................................... 364
F
F uel consump uel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or.......................... 169
F
F uel
uel /ller
/ller cap /
cap / 0ap
0ap...................................... 173
F
F uel r
uel r eserve
eser ve................................................. 364
F
F unction seat
unction seat................................................. 14
F
F uses
uses
Boot...................................................... 336
Cockpit.................................................. 336
Engine compartment.............................. 335
Fr ont passenger foot we ll........................ 336
Fu se assignment diag ram. ...................... 334 Index
459 459

P
P
ar
ar king assist
king assist ance syst
ance systems
ems,PA RKTRONIC.... 229
P
P ar
ar king br
king br ake
ake, Electric parking brake
Electric................................................. .183
P
P ar
ar king lights
king lights............................................... 127
P
P ar
ar king op
king op tion
tion
Selecting............................................... 273
P
P ar
ar king position
king position
Outside mir rors...................................... 142
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar........... 142
P
P ar
ar king ser
king ser vice
vice
Selecting parking options...................... .273
P
P ar
ar king space
king space
Fi nding.................................................. 273
P
P ar
ar king up
king up................................................... 184
P
P ARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ad justing warning tones......................... 233
P
P edes
edestr trian pr ot
ian pr otection
ection, Active bonnet............ 301
P
P er
er iod out of use
iod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 185
P
P er
er missible axle load
missible axle load .................................... 358
P
P er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods........................... .330 P
P
er
er sonalisation
sonalisation
User pro/les.......................................... 263
Pe
Pe tr
trol
ol........................................................... 361
Pe
Pe ts in t
ts in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle, Occupant saf ety............... 75
P
P oint of r
oint of r esist
esistance
ance
Ac celerator pedal................................... 172
Pow
Pow er closing function
er closing function
Door........................................................ 82
Pow
Pow er supply
er supply
St art/stop but ton.................................. 155
Switching on (start/stop button)............ 155
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
, Anticipa tory occupant pro-
te ction, Occupant saf ety, Prev entative
occupant pr otection system
Fu nction.................................................. 55
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound................................... 55
Re versing measures................................. 55
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US
US
Fu nction.................................................. 55
Pr
Pro/le o/le
Creating a new pro/le............................ 263
No tes..................................................... 262
Selecting pro/le options......................... 263 Prot
Prot
ection ag
ection ag ains
ainst collisiont collision
Manoeuvring brake function................... 239
Prot
Prot ection of t
ection of t he en
he envir
vironmentonment
No tes...................................................... .20
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles............... 20
Pulling away
Pulling away
Optimised acceleration.......................... 159 Q
Q
QR code r
QR code r escue card
escue card ..................................... .36
Quali/ed
Quali/ed specialis
specialist wt work
ork shop
shop .........................34 R
R
R
R adar and ultr
adar and ultr asonic senso rs
asonic senso rs....................... 186
R
R adio
adio
Overview of functions/symbols.............. 296
R
R adio eq
adio eq uipment approv
uipment appr oval numbers
al numbers .............. 357
R
R ain closing function
ain closing function
Side wind ows.......................................... .95
R
R ain sensor
ain sensor
Side wind ows.......................................... .95
Wi ndsc reen wipers.................................1 36466
466
Index