tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owner's Guide
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the driver's door is close doryourseatb elt
is fastened.
R the parking brake is not applied.
R the bonnet is closed.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
D, Ror Nis selected.
R Distroni cPlus* is deactivated
Activatin gthe HOL Dfunction X
Make sure tha tthe activatio nconditions
ar em et.
X Depres sthe brake. Vehicle
switha utomatic transmission* (example)
X With increase dforce depress the brake
peda lfur the runtil HOLD 0046appear sinthe
multi-functio ndisplay.
Th eH OLDf unctio nisa ctivated .You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake peda lthe first
tim edoesn ot activate the HOL Dfunction,
wait briefl yand the ntry again. G
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Th ev ehicle' sbrakes ar eapplied when the
HOL Dfunctio nisa ctivated. For thi sreason,
deactivate the HOL Dfunctio nift he vehicl eis
to be se tinmotion by other means (e.g. in a
car wash or by towing). Deactivatin
gthe HOL Dfunction Th
eH OLDf unctio nisd eactivated automati-
cally if:
R yo ua ccelerate. On vehicles with automatic
transmission* ,thiso ccurs onl yifDorRis
selected.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
yo um ovet he selector lever to P.
R yo ua ctivate Distroni cPlus*.
R yo ur elease the brakes and appl ythem
agai nwithac ertainamount of pressure
unti lthe HOLD message in the multi-func-
tio nd isplay goes out. G
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Never ge toutof the vehicl ewhent he HOLD
functio nisa ctivated.
Th eH OLDf unctio nm ustn eve rbeo perated
or deactivated by apassenge rorfromo utside
the vehicle.
Th eH OLDfunctio ndoesn ot replace the park-
ing brake and must not be used for parking.
Th eb raking effect of the HOL Dfunctio nis
cancelle dand the vehicl ecould rol lawa yif:
R the HOL Dfunctio nisd eactivate dby
depressing the accelerator peda lorthe
brake pedal.
R there is amalfunctio nint he syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure.
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse saretam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected. G
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If yo uleave the vehicl eorparki t, deactivate
the HOL Dfunctio nand secure the vehicle
against rolling away. 136
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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
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One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance to the obstacle.
From the:
R
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. You have reached the minimum dis-
tance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC 0046
Indicator lamp
0047 To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp 0046lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i PARKTRONIC is automaticallya ctivated
when you turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock.
Trailer towing* PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
! Fold in the ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required.P ARKTRONIC meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling. Parking Guidance*
Parking Guidance is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to meas-
ure the road on both sides of the vehicle. A
suitablep arking space is indicated by the
parking symbol. You receive steering instruc-
tions when parking. You may also use PARK-
TRONIC (Y page 138). G
Risk of accident
Parking Guidance is merely an aid and may
recommend parking spaces that are not suit-
able for parking. For example, these might be
spaces where parking is prohibited, drive-
ways, unsuitables urfaces, etc.
Parking Guidance measures the parking
space as you drive past it. Any later changes
to the parking space are not taken into
account. For instance, this may be the case
when the vehicle parked in front of or behind
the space changes its position or when an
obstacle is moved into the parking space.
Parking Guidance does not relieve you of the
responsibility for paying attention. If you rely
solely on Parking Guidance, you could cause
an accident and injure yourselfa nd others.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. G
Risk of accident
Objects located above the height range of
Parking Guidance will not be detected when
the parking space is measured. These are not
taken into account when the parking proce-
dure is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads, tail
sections or loading ramps of goods vehicles.
In some circumstances, Parking Guidance
might therefore issue steering instructions
too soon. This may lead to acollision. For this
reason, you should avoid using Parking Guid-
ance in such situations. 140
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Ap
arking space is displaye dwhile youa re
driving past it, and unti lyou area pprox-
imatel y15m away from it.
Parking G
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PARKTRONI Cand Parking Guidance are
merel yparking aids and ma ynot detect all
obstacles. The ydonot relieve yo uofthe
responsibility of paying attention.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety and
must continue to pa yattentio ntoyourimme-
diate surrounding swhenp arking and
manoeuvring .You could otherwis eendanger
yoursel fand others.
X Stop the vehicl ewhent he parking space
symbo lshows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles with manua ltransmission: shift to
revers egear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
mov ethe selecto rlev er to R.
The multi-functio ndisplay shows the
Check vehicl esurroundings Con‐
fir mwithOK message.
X Press 0064on the multi-functio nsteering
whee ltoconfirm.
The multi-functio ndisplay switches to
Parking Guidance.
Depending on your distance fro mthe park-
ing space ,the Please drive backwards
message will appear in the multi-function
display. Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example) X
If necessary ,revers etowards the parking
space .Thisisi ndicated by an arrow point-
ing backwards.
Continu ereversing unti lyou hear an acous-
tic signal. Stop –the parking positio nhas
been reached. The arrow is white.
The Please steer to the right or
Please steer to the left message
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay. Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
X
Whil ethe vehicl eisstationary, tur nthe
steering whee linthe specifie ddirection
unti lthe arrow is white and awarning tone
sounds.
X To revers eintot he parking space: keep
the steering whee lturned in tha tdirection
and revers ecarefully.
X Stop as soo nasyou hear asigna l–
The vehicl ehasreache dthe positio nin
which yo uneedtoc ountersteer.
The Please steer to the left or
Please steer to the right message
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay.
X To countersteer: whilethe vehicl eissta-
tionary, tur nthe steering whee linthe
specifie ddirection unti lthe arrow is white
and awarning tone sounds.
X To revers eintot he parking space: keep
the steering whee lturned in tha tdirection
and revers ecarefully.
X Stop as soo nasyou hear asigna l–att he
latest when PARKTRONI Csounds the con-
tinuou swarning tone.
The Parkin gGuidance finished mes-
sage appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
and atone sounds .You maybea sked to
stee rinad ifferent direction and then
change gear .Inthisc ase, furthe rdisplays 142
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in the multi-function display will direc
tyou
to the final position.
X Manoeuvre, if necessary.
X Always observe the warnin gmessages dis-
played by PARKTRONI C(Ypage 138).
Cancelling Parking Guidance X
Press the PARKTRONI Cbutton on the
centr econsole (Y page 138).
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled immediately
and PARKTRONI Cisdeactivated.
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled automatically
if it is no longer possible to guide you int othe
parking space, or if amalfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol disappears and the
Parking Guidance cancelled message
appears in the multi-function display.
Trailer towing* For vehicles with
atrailer coupling, the mini-
mum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Parking Guidance. When
the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Parking
Guidanc ecease stobea vailable. PARK-
TRONI Cisdeactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera*
The reversin gcamera is an optical aid. It
shows the area behin dyour vehicle in the
COMAND APS display. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvrin grange. Otherwise, they
could be injured. The reversin
gcamera is located in the handle
strip of the boot lid. Example: Coupé
0046
Reversing camera
View through th ecamera The area behin
dthe vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror. G
Risk of accident
The reversin gcamera is only an aid and may
display obstacles in adistorted or incorrect
manner, or may not even display the matall.
The reversin gcamera does not reliev eyou of
the responsibility to pay attention. The cam-
era cannot show objects:
R very near to the rear bumper
R below the rear bumper
R in the area immediately above the boot lid
handle
You are always responsible for safet yand
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. This applies to the areas
behind, in front of and nex ttothe vehicle. You
could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers. G
Risk of accident
Under the followin gcircumstances, the
reversin gcamera will not function ,orfunction
in alimited manner:
R if the boot lid is open
R in heavy rain, sno worfog Driving systems
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the windscree nisd irty ,m iste duporc ov-
ered, for instance by asticker ,inthe vicinity
of the camera.
R the traffi csigns ar ecovered ,for instance
by dirt, sno wortrees.
R the traffi csigns ar epoorlyi llumin ated.
R there ar eambiguous trafficsigns ,for
instance nea rroadworks or on multi-lane
roads.
Traffi csigns always have priority ove rthe
Speed Limi tAssist display. Speed Limit Assist
cannot detect roa dand traffi cconditions .Itis
not asubst itute for attentiv edriving.
Alway spayattentio ntotrafficconditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, yo umayfail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
Informatio ninthe multi-function dis-
play Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
0046
Traffi csigns ym bolshowing the speed
limit
0047 Speed Limi tAssist is availabl eand the
warning functio niss witched on in the on-
boar dcomputer
008A Units used in the traffi csignd isplayed X
Activate the Speed Limi tAssist warning
functio nusing the on-board computer
(Y page 116).
Symbol 0047appears. When spee dlimit
sign 0046is detected, the spee dlimit appears
in the multi-functio ndisplay for approx-
imately fiv eseconds. Any othe rinformation
in the multi-functio ndisplay is hidden for
thi sp eriod.
or
X Display Speed Limi tAssist using the on-
boar dcompute r(Ypage 116).
When spee dlimit sign 0046is detected, the
spee dlimit appear sinthe multi-function
display.
Speed limi tsign 0046is generall ydisplayed
until:
R the traffi csigni ndicating the end of the
spee dlimit zone is detected.
R yo um akeat urn.
R yo ul eave or ente racity or town.
R the roa dtypec hange s(e.g. motorway,
secondar yroad).
R yo uh avet ravelle dacertain minimum
distance withou tthe roa dsignb eing
repeated or detecte dagain. 146
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the boot li dmustbec losed.
R the fabri cmustn ot be dirty ,wetor fro-
zen.
Wit hthe soft-to pswitch G
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Make sure nobod ycan be trapped or injured
by moving parts such as the soft-top linkage
or soft-top compartment cover when opening
or closing the soft top.
Releas ethe soft-top switch in the event of
danger. Th esoft-top mechanis mstops imme-
diately. G
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If the vehicl espeed exceed s40km/h,the
soft top stops the opening or closing move-
men tand remains in tha tposit ion. This could
impair your rea rview. At high speeds ,the soft
top ma ybedamaged.
Reduce your spee dtobelow40 km/h or stop
the vehicl einaccordanc ewitht he traffi ccon-
ditions. Press the soft-top switch agai nin
order to open or close the soft top fully.
X Open the cove ronthe lowe rcentr econ-
sole.
Th es oftt op switch is amongst the other
switches under the cover; se eillus tration. Soft top switch on the lowe
rcentr econsole Closing
X
Make sure tha tthe boot separator is closed
(Y page 163).
X Clos ethe boot lid.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Pull soft top switch 0046unti lthe entire soft
top is stowe dawayint he boot.
The Softtop in operation message
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
If, when opening, yo udrive at speeds above
40 km/h ,the opening procedur eisstop-
pe da nd in the multifunctio ndisplay ,you
se et he Open/clos etop completely
message .Reduc eyours peed againto
belo w40k m/h and pull the soft-top switch
again, to open the soft top fully.
i Thes idew indows close if yo ukeepon
pulling the soft-top switch.
Closing
i Make sure the soft top is dry befor eclos-
ing it. Otherwise, water could ente rthe
interior or boot.
X Make sure tha tthe boot separator is closed
(Y page 163).
X Clos ethe boot lid.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press and hold soft top switch 0046unti lthe
folding roo fisclosed.
The Softtop in operation message
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
If, when closing, yo udrive at speeds above
40 km/h ,the closing procedur eisstopped
and in the multifunctio ndisplay yous ee the
Open/clos etop completely message.
Reduce your spee dagain to below
40 km/h and press the soft-top switch
again, to close the soft top fully.
i Thes idew indows close if yo ukeepon
pressing the soft-top switch. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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X
Push catch 0086out to position 004Fin the fix-
ture on the left-hand side.
X Fold up upper section 0046of the draught
stop.
Removing X
Fold upper section 0046of the draught stop
ontol ower section 0047.
X Push catch 0086to the left and into posi-
tion 0050.
X Take the draught stop out of the vehicle.
X Fold in retainin glugs 008A. X
Push lockin gcatch 006Fto the right and fold
back the upper and lower sections of the
draught stop.
X Stow the draught stop so that it is protec-
ted from damage, for example in the bag in
the boot. AIRCAP*
With AIRCAP, four people can travel comfort-
ably with the soft top down. AIRCAP reduces
the draught for the driver and passengers in
both the fronta nd the rear compartment in a
vehicle with the soft top down. You can open
or close AIRCAP either when the vehicle is
stationary or when driving up to aspeed of
160 km/h. AIRCAP has the following components:
R
aw ind deflecto rbetween the windscreen
and the soft top
R an AIRCAP draught stop between the two
head restraints on the rear bench seat G
Risk of injury
When extending and retractin gAIRCAP, make
sure that no one can become trapped. If there
is ar isk of entrapment ,press the button again
to retract AIRCAP again.
X Open the cover on the lower centre con-
sole.
The AIRCAP button is amongst the
switches under the cover; see illustration. AIRCAP button with the soft top switch in the lower
centre console
Extending AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0046.
The two indicator lamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton light up. 164
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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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