air suspension MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2022 Owners Manual

Oper
Oper
ating safe
ating safe ty
ty &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomal-
functions or system failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requ ired repairs car-
ri ed out, this could result in malfunctions or
system failures. #
Always ha vethe prescribed service and
maintenance workas well any requ ired
re pairs car ried out at a quali/ed special-
ist workshop. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to improper modi/cations toelectronic
components
Modi/cations toelectronic components, their
soTware or wiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or the functionality of other networ ked
components or saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This can endanger theve hicle's operating
saf ety. #
You must not tamp er with wiring, elec-
tronic components, or their soTware. #
Always ha veworkon electrical and elec-
tronic devices car ried out at a quali/ed
specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n-
eral ope rating permit is rendered in valid.
Obser vethe "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due to0ammable
material coming in tocontact with hot
parts of theex haust system
If combustible materials, e.g. lea ves, grass or
twigs, come into contact with hot parts of the
ex haust system, they may igni te. #
When driving o.- road or on unpa ved sur-
fa ces, check the underside of theve hicle
at regular inter vals. #
In particular, remo veany trapped parts
of plants or other 0ammable material. #
If damage should occur, immediately
inform a quali/ed specialist workshop. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due todriv-
ing toofast and due toimpacts tothe
ve hicle underbody or suspension compo-
nents In
thefo llowing situations, in particular, there
is a risk of damage totheve hicle:
R theve hicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedro ad
R theve hicle is driven toofast ove r an obsta-
cle, e.g. a kerb, speed bump or po thole
R a heavy object st rike sth e underbody or
suspension components
In situations such as these, damage tothe
body, underbody, suspension components,
wheels or tyres may not be visible. Compo-
nents damaged in this wa y can un expectedly
fa il or, in the case of an accident, may no lon-
ge r absorb there sulting forc e as intended. General no
tes
23 23

uses operational data from
theve hicle, fore xa m-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, fore xamp le:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate control settings
R individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, fore xa mpl e:
R multimedia data, suc has music, /lms or pho-
to sfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, suc has a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected. Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, thisincludes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, suc has navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. 38 38
General no
tes

R
When driving with a trailer, the electrical con-
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly es tab-
lished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected and displa yed.
If yo u deactivate theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist
wa rning and the lane markings cannot be clear ly
de tected, it is possible that no lane-cor recting
brake application take s place (/ page 219).
The system may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun or re0ections.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the windscreen in the vicinity
of the multifunction camera or if the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks. R
Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or co v-
ered.
R Ifth e distance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cannot be
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch o., cross one ano ther or mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y isvery nar row and winding.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: if
th era dar sensors in there ar bumper are dirty
or co vered in snow and an obstacle is de tec-
te d in your lane, no lane-cor recting brake
application take s place.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping
eeping
Assist
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Activate or deactivate the function. Se Se
tting A
tting A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Se
Se tting t
tting t he sensitivity
he sensitivity
% The availability of this function is dependent
on the countr y. #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the hap
he hap tic w
tic war
arning
ning #
Select Warning .
Ac tivate or deactivate the function. D
D
YN
YNAMIC BOD AMIC BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL function
OL function DY
NAMIC BODY CONTROL continuous lyadjusts
th ech aracteristics of the suspension dampers to
th e cur rent ope rating and driving conditions.
The damping is set individually for each wheel and
is a.ected bythefo llowing factors:
R thero ad sur face conditions
R vehicle load
R the drive prog ram selected Driving and parking
219
219

R
the driving style
The drive prog ram can be adjus ted using the
DY NAMIC SELECT switch. AIR BOD
AIR BOD
Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL
OL AIR BOD
AIR BOD
Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL function
OL function
* NO
NO TE
TEMercedes -AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. AIR BODY
CONTROL is an air suspension system
with variable damping for impr oved driving com-
fo rt. The all-round le vel control system ensures
th e best possible suspension and constant ground
clearance, even with a laden vehicle. When driving
at speed, theve hicle is lo wered automatically to
impr ovedriving saf ety and toreduce fuel con-
sum ption. You also ha vethe option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel. AIR BODY
CONTROL includes thefo llowing com-
ponents and functions:
R Air suspension with variable spring rate
R Automatic le vel control system
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel con-
sum ption
R Manually selectable high-le vel setting for
gr eater ground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping System with
constant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNAMIC SELECT switch and le vel button
Suspension se
Suspension se tting and v tting and vehicle lev
ehicle level per dr
el per driv
ive pr
e pr o-
o-
gr
gr am
am
Drive prog ram A:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R When driving at speeds of appr oximately
125 km/h or abo ve,th eve hicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds below appr oximately
80 km/h, theve hicle is raised again. Drive prog
ram ;:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Drive prog ram C:
R The suspension setting is /rmer.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Drive prog ram B:
R The suspension setting is even /rmer.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Individual suspension settings can be called up in
drive prog ram = (/page 168). 220 220
Driving and parking

R
Furthermore, the use of cer tain tyre types in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can be
high lybene/cial.
R Only use tyres and wheels of the same type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and the same make.
R Only /t wheels of the same size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is only permissible to/t a di.e rent wheel
size in theev ent of a 0at tyre in order todrive
to the specialist workshop.
R Do not make any modi/cations tothe brake
system, the wheels or the tyres.
The use of shims or brake dust shields is not
permitted and may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tyr h a tyre pr
e pressur
essur e monit
e monit or
or ing sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedwheels must be equipped with
functioning sensors forth e tyre pressure mon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures below 7 °C use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfor all
wheels. Wi
nter tyres pr ovide the best possible grip in
wintry road conditions.
R For M+S tyres, only use tyres with the same
tread.
R Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tyres /t ted.
If th e tyre's maximum speed is below that of
th eve hicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriate label in the driver's /eld of vision.
R Run in new tyres at moderate speeds forthe
/r st 100 km.
R Replace the tyres aTer six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit
eplacing wit h tyr
h tyres t
es that do no
hat do no t f
t featur
eatur e
e
r
r un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
act er
er is
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit aTer replacing with tyres
th at do not feature run-0at characteristics,
e.g. winter tyres.
% You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 197). Fo
r more information on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 339)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 340)
R Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page 353) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury thro ugh di.erent
wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels can
se verely impair the driving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents may also be damaged. #
Only inter change the front and rear
wheels if the wheels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. 346
346
Wheels and tyres

W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
ä
Suspension warning lamp
(yellow) *T
he yellow AIR BODY CONTROL warning lamp is lit.
The yellow DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL warning lamp is lit.
A fault has occur red in the AIR BODY CONTROL.
A fault has occur red in theDY NAMIC BODY CONTROL. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.Dr
Dr
iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty systems
ems W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
ABS warning lamp *T
he yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGThere is a risk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
The wheels may lock during braking.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addition,
ot her driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
441 441

Fu
nction................................................ 132
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 133
Switching on/o..................................... 134
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 364
Capacity................................................ 365
No tes..................................................... 176
Purit y.................................................... .364
To pping up............................................ .177
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 79
A
A dditiv
dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
......................................... 177, 364
Engine oil............................................... 365
Fu el....................................................... 362
ATer
ATer -sales
-sales ser
service
vice, ASS YST PLUS................. 300
AIR BOD
AIR BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL
OL
Fu nction................................................ 220
Setting.................................................. .221
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu
Air distribution....................................... 146
Calling up.............................................. 145
Climate control...................................... 146 Ionisation............................................... 147
St
ationary heater/ ventilation................. 150
Air dis
Air distr tribution
ibution
MBUX multimedia system...................... .146
Setting................................................... 144
Air fr Air fr eshener syst
eshener syst em
em.................................... 147
Air inlet
Air inlet........................................................ 307
Air pr Air pr essure
essure................................................. 339
Air suspension
Air suspension, AIR BODY CONTROL........... .220
Air v
Air v ents
ents
adjusting (AIRSCARF)............................. 154
Setting................................................... 153
Air/w Air/w at
ater duct
er duct............................................. 307
Airbag
Airbag, Occupant saf ety
Au tomatic front passenger airbag shut
o............................................................. 50 Deployment............................................ .41
Fr ont airbag............................................. 47
Overview.................................................. 47
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 52
Pr otection................................................ 48
Re duced pr otection.................................. 49 AIRC
AIRC AP AP
Ac tivating................................................. 90
Deactivating............................................. 90
Air0ow
Air0ow Setting................................................... 144
AIRSC
AIRSC ARF
ARF
Ad justing the outlets.............................. 154
Alar
Alar m syst
m syst em
em,ATA
Interior pr otection function....................... 99
All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr ive
ive, 4MATIC................................ 173
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting........................................... 135
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 75
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em, ABS..................... .188
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em
em,ATA ........................... 97
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection, ATA
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 79
Immobiliser.............................................. 97
Appr ov
Approv al numbers
al numbers....................................... .357
Apps
Apps
Mercedes me calls................................. 280
Mercedes me connect........................... 283 Index
447 447

St
art/stop but ton.................................. 156
S
S t
tar
ar ting assi st
ting assist ance
ance..................................... .328
St
St ar
arting t
ting t he engine
he engine
Emer gency ope ration mode.................... 157
Re mo teOnline....................................... 158
St art/stop but ton.................................. 156
St
St ar
arting-o.
ting-o. aid
aid
Hill Start Assist...................................... 192
Optimised acceleratio n.......................... 159
St
St ationar
ationar y heat
y heater
er
St ationary heater/ ventilation................. 149
St
St ationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation
Bat tery remo tecont rol........................... 151
Operating.............................................. 150
Problems with remo tecont rol................ 152
Re mo tecont rol...................................... 150
Re mo tecont rol displa y........................... 151
St
St eer Assist eer Assist, STEER CONTROL.................... .190
S
S TEER C
TEER C ONTR
ONTROL
OL,Steer Assist.....................1 90
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing electrically.............................. 113
Buttons.................................................. 251
Driver's airbag........................................ .47Manually adjusting................................. 112
Memo ryfunction................................... 116
St eering wheel heater............................ 114
S
S t
teer
eer ing wheel adjus
ing wheel adjustments tments......................... 113
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles.................. 171
St
St eer
eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er.................................. 114
St
St op and go
op and go
ECO start/s top function........................ 164
St
St opping
opping
Pa rking theve hicle................................. 179
St ow
St ow ag
age spaces
e spaces
Armrest................................................. 119
Centre console (front)............................ 119
Door...................................................... 119
Glo vecompartmen t............................... 119
Sugg
Sugg es
estionstions
Con/guring............................................ 263
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent
ent........................................... 361
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 135
Surr
Surr ound sound syst
ound sound syst em
em
Information............................................ 299 Suspension
Suspension
Adjusting thech assis le vel (AIR BODY
CO NTROL)............................................. 221
S
S VHC
VHC
subs tances of very high conce rn.............. 35
Switc
Switc h-o.
h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Fr om outside.......................................... 135
Interior................................................... 136
Switc
Switc hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o........147
Sync
Sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 146
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
Langua gesetting.................................... 267
MBUX reset function............................. .267
Syst
Syst em updat
em updat es
es........................................... 264 T
T
T
T ailpipes
ailpipes
Care...................................................... 313
T
T ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles
ehicles
Pr otection of the environment.................. 20
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .365 470
470
Index

ä
Suspension warning lamp (yel-
low)....................................................... 441
! The electric parking brake (yel-
low) indicator lam p................................. 438
ï Trailer tow hitch warning lam p....... 434
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp 0ashes....................... 444
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp lights up.................... 444
L Warning lamp for distance
wa rning function.................................... 440
W
W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lam
or lamps
ps
Instrument displa y................................. 431
PA SSENGER AIR BA G............................... 52
W
W asher
asher 0uid
0uid
Wi ndsc reen washer 0uid........................ 368
W
W ashing b
ashing b y hand
y hand.......................................... 309
W
W at
at er t
er t ank
ank ................................................... 307
W
W eat
eat her inf
her inf or
ormation
mation .................................... .273
W
W eb br ow
eb br owsers
sers
Overview................................................ 286 W
W edge
edge........................................................ .347
W
W eight inf
eight inf or
ormation
mation....................................... 358
Wheel c
Wheel c hange
hange
Fi tting a new wheel................................ 352
Lo we ring theve hicle.............................. 352
Preparation............................................ 348
Ra ising theve hicle................................. 349
Re moving a wheel................................. .351
Re moving//tting hub caps..................... 348
Wheel rot
Wheel rotation
ation............................................. 346
Wheels Wheels Breakdown............................................. 319
Care..................................................... .313
Checking............................................... 338
Checking the tyre temp eratur e............... 341
Fi tting.................................................... 352
Inter changing......................................... 346
MOExtended......................................... .319
Noise..................................................... 338
No tes on /tting...................................... 343
Re moving............................................... 351
Re moving//tting hub cap...................... .348
Re moving//tting wheel trim.................. .348
Re placing...................................... .343, 348 Selection...............................................3
43
Snow chains.......................................... 338
St oring................................................... 347
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 321
Ty re pressur e......................................... 339
Ty re pressure monitoring system............ 341
Unusual handling characteristics............ 338
W
W i-Fi i-Fi
Con/guring........................................... .265
W
W ind
ind de0ect
de0ect or
or
Care...................................................... 311
W
W indo ws
indo ws
Care...................................................... 313
Opening/closing......................................93
Opening/closing (all)............................... 93
Re moving mist....................................... 147
W W indscr
indscr een
een,Wi ndsc reen
Demisting.............................................. 144
Re placing the wiper blades.....................1 37
Re placing the wiper blades with
MAGIC VISION CONTROL...................... .139
W
W indscr
indscr een w
een washer
asher 0uid
0uid............................... 368
W
W indscr
indscr een w
een washer syst
asher syst em
em.......................... 306 Index
475
475