seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 User Guide

someone becoming trapped, press the seat
adjustment switch on the door.
Folding the backrest forwards X
Vehicles without the memory func-
tion*: if necessary, release the head
restraint and push it down.
X Pull seat release handle 0046forwards and
fold the backrest forwards, until the seat
backrest engages.
X Push the seat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with the memory function*:
pull seat release handle 0046forwards and
fold the backrest forwards as far as it will
go.
The seat moves automaticallytot he fore-
most position.
Folding back the backrest X
Vehicles without the memory func-
tion*: push the seat backrest back hori-
zontally until the seat reaches the position
that was previouslys et.
X Swing back the seat backrest evenly below
release handle 0046until it engages, doing so
in as mooth manner.
X If the head restraint has been moved, check
the position of the head restraint and set it
to the correct position after the seat back-
rest has been folded back.
X Vehicles with the memory function*:
swing back the seat backrest.
The seat moves automaticallytot he stored
position. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the backrest engages fully.If
the seat backrest is not engaged, the mes-
sage Front right seat backrest not
locked orFront left seat backrest
not locked appears in the multi-function dis-
play.S top the vehicle as soon as road and
traffic conditions permit and remove any
objects that are blocking the backrest. Rear head restraint (Cabriolet)
Lowering and extending the head
restraints from the front X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To lower: press button 0046.
The head restraints move to the lowest
position.
If AIRCAP* is activated (Y page 164), the
right-hand indicator lamp on the AIRCAP*
button goes out.
X To extend: press button 0046again.
The head restraints only move into the cen-
tral position if AIRCAP* is activated and no
rear seat belt has been fastened.
If AIRCAP* is activated (Y page 164), the
right-hand indicator lamp on the AIRCAP*
button comes on.
i More detailed information aboutA IR-
CAP* can be found on (Y page 164). 4-way lumbar support*
You can adjust the contour of the front seat
backrests individually to provide optimum
support for your back. Seats
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0046
To raise the backrest contour
0047 To soften the backrest contour
008A To lower the backrest contour
0088 To harden the backrest contour
i When the door is unlocked, opened or the
key is in position 1in the ignition lock, the
setting of the lumbar support is automati-
cally checked and, if necessary, the indi-
vidual setting is restored. Multicontour seat*
You can adjust the contour of the fronts eat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. 0046
To adjust the thigh cushion
0047 To adjust the backrest contour in the lum-
bar region
008A To adjust the backrest contour in the
upper back region
0088 To adjust the backrest side cushions X
Make sure the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock. AIRSCARF* (Cabriolet)
The AIRSCARF neck-level heating function
blows warm air around the heads of car occu-
pants. The warm air flows out of the holes in
the head restraints. G
Risk of injury
Very hot air can flow out of the ventsint he
head restraints when AIRSCARF is in opera-
tion. This can cause burns on unprotected
skin near the vents. Lower the heating output
in good time, when necessary.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected. X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To activate: press button 0046.
Three red indicator lamps in the button light
up. The blower start supafterapreheating
phase of seven seconds.
X Press button 0046repeatedly until the
desired heating level is set.
X To switch off: press button0046repeatedly
until all indicator lamps go out.
You can use the adjustable fins on the head
restraint to adjust the height of the curren tof
air blown out accordin gtoyour height.
Make sure that there are no object scovering
the intak egrille on the back of the driver's
seat backrest. 70
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Not active:
if youaredrivin gatspeeds above
70 km/h or switch off the indicator lamp or
tur nthe steering whee ltothe straight-ahead
position.
Th ec ornering light functio nmayremai nlitfor
as hort time ,but is automaticall yswitched off
after no mor ethant hre em inutes.
Motorway mode Motorway mod
eincrease sthe range of the
beam.
Active:
R if yo uaredrivin gatspeeds above
110 km/h and do not make any large steer-
ing movements for 1000 m.
R if yo uaredrivin gatspeeds above
130 km/h.
Motorway mod eremains active as long as
your spee dis80km/h or higher.
Not active: once your spee ddrops below
80 km/h.
Extended rang efoglam ps Th
ee xtende drange foglamps reduce the
glar eexperience dbythe driver and improve
the illumination of the edge of the carriage-
way.
Active: if youaredrivin gatspeeds below
70 km/h and yo uswitch on the rea rfoglamp.
If your spee ddoesn ot exceed 100 km/h, the
extende dfoglamp functio nremains active.
Not active: if youaredrivin gatspeeds above
100 km/h or yo uswitch off the rea rfoglamp.
Adjusting the headlamp rang e(ha logen
headlamps) Headlam
prange control
005D Driver' sseata nd front-passenge rseat
occupied
004A Driver' sseat, front-passenge rseata nd
rea rseats occupied
004B Driver' sseat, front-passenge rseata nd
rea rseats occupied ,boo tladen
004C Driver' sand front-passenge rseats occu-
pied and maximum permissibl ereara xle
load utilised, e.g .whent owing atrailer
Th eh eadlam prange contro lallow syou to
adjus tthe cone of light fro mthe headlamps
to suit the vehicl eload.
X Star tthe engine.
X Turn the headlamp range contro ltothe cor-
responding position. 86
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Not active:
if youaredrivin gatspeeds above
100 km/h or yo uswitch off the rea rfoglamp
Adjusting the headlamp rang e(ha logen
headlamps) Headlam
prange control
005D Driver' sseata nd front-passenge rseat
occupied
004A Driver' sseat, front-passenge rseata nd
rea rseats occupied
004B Driver' sseat, front-passenge rseata nd
rea rseats occupied ,boo tladen
004C Driver' sand front-passenge rseats occu-
pied and maximum permissibl ereara xle
load utilised, e.g .whent owing atrailer
Th eh eadlam prange contro lallow syou to
adjus tthe cone of light fro mthe headlamps
to suit the vehicl eload.
X Star tthe engine.
X Turn the headlamp range contro ltothe cor-
responding position. Headlamp cleaning system*
Th eh eadlam ps arecleane dautomaticall yif
the "Wip ewithw ashe rfluid "fun ctio niso per-
ate dw hile the lights ar eonand the engine is
running .The headlamps ar ecleane dagain
every tenth time the windscree nisw iped with
washe rfluid .Wheny ou switch off the ignition,
the automatic headlamp cleaning syste mis
reset and counting is resumed fro m0. Interior lighting
Overhead control panel (example: Coupé)
0046
004E To switch the rea rinterior lighting
on/off (Coupé only)
0047 003F To switch the automatic interior
lighting contro lon/off
008A 0049 To switch the right-hand reading
lamp on/off
0088 0056 To switch the front interior lighting
on/off
0086 0049 To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off
Automati cinterior lighting control X
To switc hon/of f:press the 003Fbutton.
The 003F button pops up or goes down.
Th einterior lighting switches on automati-
cally when yo uunlock the vehicle, open a
door or remove the key fro mthe ignition lock.
Th einterior lighting switches off after adelay.
Yo uc an se tthe delaye dswitch-off using the
on-board compute r(Ypage 120) .Ifthe door
is left open, the interior lighting goes ou tafter
approximately fiv eminutes.
Emergenc yaccident lighting If the interior lighting is se
ttoautomatic, the
interior lighting is activated automaticall yif
the vehicl eisinvolved in an accident. Lights
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Fron
tsensors Centre Approximately 10
0cm Corners Approximately 60 cm
Rea
rsensors Centre Approximately 12
0cm Corners Approximately 80 cm
!
When parking ,pay particular attentio nto
object sabov eorb elow th esensors, such
as flower pot sortrailer towbars .PAR K-
TRONIC does no tdetect suc hobject swhen
they are in th eimmediat evicinity of the
vehicle .You could damag ethe vehicle or
th eo bjects.
Ultrasonic sources suc hasanautomatic
car wash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumatic dril lcou ld caus ePARK-
TRONIC to malfunction.
Minimu mdistance Centre Approximately 20 cm
Corners Approximately 15 cm
If there is an obstacle within this range, all
warning displays light up and
atones ounds.
If th edistanc efalls below th eminimum clear-
ance, it may no longer be shown.
Warning displays The warning displays sho
wthe distance
between th esensor sand th eobstacle .The
warning display for th efront area is located
on th edashboard abov ethe centr eair vents.
The warning display for th erear area in the
Coupé is locate dontheroo flining in th erear
compartment; in th eCabriolet ,itisbetween
th er ear seats. Warning display for fron
tarea
0046 Left-han dside of th evehicle
0047 Right-hand side of th evehicle
008A Indicato rsegments
The warning display for each side of th evehi-
cle is divided int ofivey ellow and two red seg-
ments .PAR KTRONIC is operational if yellow
indicator segments 008Alight up.
The gear leve rpositio nor, in th ecaseofa uto-
matic transmission*, th eselector leve rposi-
tio nd etermine swhichw arning display is
active when th eengineisr unning:
Manual transmission: Selector lever
position Warning display
Forward
sgear
or
Neutral Fron
tarea activated Revers
egear Rear and fron
tareas
activated Automatic transmission*:
Selector lever
position Warning display
D
Fron
tarea activated R
or N Rear and fron
tareas
activated P
No areas activatedDriving systems
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Closing th
eboot separator X
Pull boot separator 0046by th ehandle in the
direction of th earrow until it rests on the
sides of th eboot.
The boot separato rfinishe sclosin gauto-
matically.
Opening th eboot separator X
Press boot separator 0046by th ehandle
against th edirection of th earrow.
The boot separato rfinishe sopening auto-
matically. Draugh
tstop*
The draught stop protect sagainst wind when
driving wit hthe softtop open .Itisl ocatedin
ab ag in th eboot .The draught stop is secured
abov ethe rear bench seats. For this reason,
only th edriver and th efront passenger can
travel in th evehicle when th edraught stop is
fitted. G
Ris
kofa ccident
You coul dcaus eana cciden tifyour rear view
is limited by darkness or other conditions.
Therefore, fold back th eupper sectio nofthe
draught stop if it restrict syour vision or when
it is dark.
! Observ ethe backres tpositio nofthefront
seat sift hedraught stop is installed, since th
eb ackres tcou ld collide wit hthe draught
stop here.
Fitting X
Tak ethe draught stop out of th ebag. X
Fol du pper section 0046and lower sec-
tion 0047together.
X Push th eretaine roftopsection 0046intothe
snap fastener of lower section 0047. 008A
Retaining lugs
0088 Retaining pin ,right
0086 Catc hfor retaining pin ,left
004F To lock
0050 To unlock
X Fol do ut retaining lugs 008A.
X Simultaneousl ypush right-hand-side
retaining pins 0088of th eassembled draught
stop int othe right-han dside mountin gand
retaining lugs 008Aintot he opening sfor the
seat belts. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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Wind deflector
0047extends. The head
restraints on the rear bench seats and AIR-
CAP draught stop 008Amove to the centre posi-
tion simultaneously.
If one or two passengers in the rear compart-
ment then fasten their seat belts, the head
restraints in the rear bench seats and AIRCAP
draught stop 008Amove to the upper position.
i If, when AIRCAP is extended, you park
your vehicle with the soft top down and
remove the key, the wind deflector and the
head restraints in the rear compartment
retract automatically. When you return to
your vehicle and start the engine again, the
wind deflector and the head restraints in
the rear compartment are extended again.
i AIRCAP cannot be extended or retracted
if the vehicle speed exceeds 160 km/h. Retracting AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0046.
The two indicato rlamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton go out. Wind deflector 0047retracts. The
head restraints on the rear bench seats and
AIRCAP draught stop 008Amove to the low-
est position simultaneously.
i If there are passengers wearing seat belts
in the rear compartment ,the head
restraints on the rear bench seats and the
AIRCAP draught stop remain in the upper
position.
Retracting the head restraints on the
rear bench seats from the driver's seat To improve the rear view, you can retract the
head restraints on the rear bench seats indi-
vidually (Y
page 69). The wind deflector
remains in its curren tposition. Loading and stowing
Loading guidelines (Coupé)
G
Risk of injury
Secure and position the load as described in
the loading guidelines.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould
be injured by the load being thrown around in
the event of sharp braking, asudden change
in direction or an accident.
You will find further information in the "Secur-
ing aload" section.
Even if you follow all the loading guidelines,
the load will increase the risk of injury in the
event of an accident. G
Risk of poisoning
Keep the boot lid closed while the vehicle is
in operation .Otherwise, you could be pois-
oned by exhaust fumes entering the vehicle. Loading and stowing
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The handling characteristics of
aladen vehi-
cle are dependent on the distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the following notes when
transportin gaload:
R never exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle
loads for the vehicle (including occupants).
R position heavy loads as far forwards and as
low in the boot as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R alway splace the load against the rear or
fronts eat backrests. Make sure that the
seat backrest sare securely locked into
place.
R alway splace the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistan tload restraints. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
G
Risk of injury
The stowage compartmentsm ust be closed
when items are stored in them. Luggage nets
are not designed to secure heavy items of
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggage net. Do not place hard object
sinthe map pockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets.
Glove compartment i
Dependin gonthe vehicle's equipment,
there is an AUX-IN connection installed in
the glove compartment,oraM edia Inter-
face*, which is auniversal interface for
portable audio equipment, e.g. for an iPod
or USB device; see the separate Audio or
COMAND APS* operating instructions. X
To open: pull handle 0046and fold out glove
compartment flap 0047.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap 0047
upwards until it engages. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 249) into the lock and turn it 90°
clockwise to position 004B.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
ment (Y page 249) into the lock and turn
it 90° anti-clockwise to position 004A.166
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i
Vehicles with the MOExtended run-flat
system are not equipped with the TIREFIT
kit. 36
It is therefore recommended to additionally
equipy ourvehicle with the TIREFIT kit when
fitting tyres that do not feature run-flat
properties, e.g. winter tyres.
i ATIREFIT kit is availablef rom any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
You willf ind notes on driving with aflat tyre
in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 272). Tyre tread
G
Risk of accident
Bear in mind that:
R tyre grip decreases rapidly on wet roads
when the tread depth is less than 3mm.
Thus, you should replace tyres that have
insufficient tread.
R winter tyres should be replaced when the
tread depth is 4mmorless as they will no
longer provide adequate grip.
R the tread on atyre may not wear evenly.
Thus, you should regularly check the tread
depth and the condition of the tread across
the entire width of all tyres. If necessary,
turn the front wheelstof ull lock in order to
inspect the tyre tread more easily.
Otherwise, you could lose control of the vehi-
cle and cause an accident due to the reduced
grip of the tyres on the road. Tyre pressures
i You willf indatable of tyre pressures for
variouso perating conditions on the inside
of yourv ehicle's fuel filler flap. The applicable valuef
or the "Minispare"
emergency spare wheel*i sstated on the
spare wheel and in the technical data sec-
tion.
The load condition "partially laden" or "fully
laden" is defined in the table by the differing
number of passengers and amount of lug-
gage. The actual number of seats may vary
from this –more information can be found on
the vehicle's registration document.
If no other data is stated, the tyre pressures
specified on the fuel filler flap applyf or all
tyres approved for this vehicle. If
at yre size precedes atyre pressure, the tyre
pressure information following is only valid
for that tyre size. Instead of the complete tyre size, it may be
that only the rim diameter is stated, e.g.
R16or
16".
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions You hear
awarning
tone. The red distance warning lamp*
00BAlights up while the vehicle
is in motion.
X Observe the explanations for the distance warning lamp*
(Y page 232). Accident
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle.
G
Risk of fire
The fuel line or the fuel tank has been damaged. The leaking fuel
creates arisk of fire or explosion.
X Switch off the ignition immediately.
X Remove the ignition key.
Do not restart the engine under any circumstances. The leaking
fuel creates arisk of fire or explosion.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. You are unable to
determine the extentof
the damage.
X
Consult aqualified specialist workshop. You cannot detect any
damage.
X
Start the engine as normal. The active bonnet func-
tion (pedestrian protec-
tion) has been trig-
gered. Your vehicle has been involved in
afrontal collision.
X Reset the triggered active bonnet (pedestrian protection)
(Y page 256). The NECK-PRO head
restraint
sonthe driv-
er's and front-
passenger seats have
been triggered. Your vehicle has been involved in
arear-end collision.
X Reset the NECK-PRO head restraint s(Ypage 257). 238
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