wheel MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owner's Guide

Cornerin
glight function The cornering light function improve
sthe illu-
minatio noftheroad ove rawide angle in the
direction you are turning, enabling bette rvis-
ibilit yint ight bends, for example. It can only
be activated when th edipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
Active:
R if you are driving at speed sbelow
40 km/h, th ecornering light function is
activated either by th eturns ignal or by the
steering wheel bein gturned.
R if you are driving at speed sbetween
40 km/h and 70 km/h ,the cornering light
function is activated by th esteering wheel
bein gturned.
Not active: if you are driving at speed sabove
70 km/h or switch off th eindicator lamp or
tur nthe steering wheel to th estraight-ahead
position.
The cornering light function may remain lit for
as hor ttime, but is automatically switched off
after no mor ethant hree minutes. Motorwa
ymode Motorway mode increases th
erange of the
beam.
Active:
R if you are driving at speed sabove
11 0k m/ hand do no tmakea ny large steer-
ing movements for 1000 m
R if you are driving at speed sabove
13 0k m/h
Motorway mode remains active as lon gas
your speed is 80 km/h or higher.
Not active: once your speed drop sbelow
80 km/h.
Extende drange foglamps The extended range foglamps reduc
ethe
glare experienced by th edriver and improve
th ei lluminatio noftheedge of th ecarriage-
way.
Active: if you are driving at speed sbelow
70 km/h and you switch on th erear foglamp
If your speed does no texceed 10 0km/h, the
extended foglamp function remains active. 92
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Starting the engine using KEYLESS-
GO* G
Risk of injury
Your vehicle can be started using avalid KEY-
LESS-GO* key. For this reason, children
should never be left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
as hort time.
i The Start/Stop button can be used to
start the vehicle manually without inserting
the key in the ignition lock. X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Petrol engine: press Start/Stop but-
ton 0046once.
The engine starts.
X Diesele ngine:press Start/Stop but-
ton 0046once.
Preglow is activated and the engine starts. Pulling away
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performanc euntil it has
reached operating temperature.
Only shift into reverse gear when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. Otherwise, you could damage the
drive train. i
The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulleda way.The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature (Y page 120).
Manual transmission X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Depress the clutch pedal.
X Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X Release the parking brake (Y page 100).
X Release the brake pedal.
X Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal.
! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
i Follow the shift recommendations in the
multifunction display for an economical
driving style.
Automatic transmission* i
It is only possible to move the selector
lever to the desired position from position
P if you depress the brake pedal. Only then
is the selector lever lock released.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
X Release the parking brake (Y page 100).
X Release the brake pedal.
X Carefull ydepress the accelerator pedal.
i Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after acold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly. Driving and parking
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist help
syou when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It hold sthe vehicl efor as hort time after you
have removed yourf oot from the brake pedal.
This gives you time to move yourf oot from
the brake peda ltothe accelerator peda land
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll. G
Risk of accident
Never leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hil lstart assist wil lnolonger brake yourv ehi-
cle and it coul droll away.
X Take yourf oot off the brake pedal.
i Once you have taken yourf oot off the
brake pedal, the vehicl eisheld for around
one second.
X Pulla way.
Hill start assist willn ot function if:
R you are pulling away on aleve lroad or a
downhill gradient.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission is in position N.
R the vehicl eissecure dwith the parking
brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. Parking
G
Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignitio nlock
when the vehicl eisstationary, as you cannot
steer the vehicl ewhen the key is removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They coul drelease the parking brake. This
coul dleadtoas erious or fatal accident. G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances come into contact
with easily ignitable material such as dry grass or petrol
.Otherwise, the flammable material
may ignite and set the vehicl eonfire.
To ensure that the vehicl eissecure dagainst
rolling away unintentionally:
R the parking brake must be applied
R on vehicles with manua ltransmission,
engag efirst gearorr everse gear
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission must be in position Pand
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock
R on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels toward sthe kerb
Parking brake X
To apply: depress parking brake 0047firmly.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster lights up if the engine is running.
X To release: depress the brake peda land
keep it depressed.
On vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the selector leve rlock is released.
X Pullr elease handle 0046.
The 004D warning lampint he instrument
cluster goes out. 100
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Switching off the engine
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Risk of accident
If the engine is not running, there is no power
assistance for the steering and brakes. Steer-
ing and braking will then require significantly
greater effort.
As aresult, you might lose control of the vehi-
cle, cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
Therefore, do not switch off the engine while
you are driving.
Vehicles with manualt ransmission X
Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
Vehicles with automatic transmission* X
Shift the transmission to position P.
Using the key
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
i The key can only be removed when the
selector lever is in position P.
Using KEYLESS GO*
X Press the Start/Stop button (Y page 66).
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrumen tcluster go out
(Y page 25).
i The engine can be turned off while the
vehicle is in motion by pressing and holding
the Start/Stop button for three seconds. Transmission
Notes on the transmission
G
Risk of accident
The movement of the pedals must not be
impaired in any way. Do not keep any objects
in the driver's footwell. Make sure that floor-
mats or carpets are correctly secured and
that there is sufficient clearance for the ped-
als.
Do not place several floormats on top of one
another. G
Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid. This could cause you
to lose control of your vehicle and cause an
accident. Manual transmission
Gear lever
!
When shifting between 5thand 6thgear,
you should always push the gear lever all
the way to the right. Otherwise, you could
shift unintentionally into 3rdor4th gear
and damage the transmission.
Do not exceed the maximum speed for the
individual gears. Transmission
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On vehicles with steering wheel gearshift
paddles* ,you can restrict or derestrict the
shift range in the same way as with Touch-
shift (Y page 103).
Program selector button The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving character-
istics. C
Comfort comfortable, economical
driving
S
Sport sporty driving style
X
Press program selector button 0046repeat-
edly until the letter for the desired gearshift
program Cor Sappears in the multifunction
display.
i Regardless of whether automatic drive
program Cor Sis selected, the automatic
transmission always switches to drive pro-
gram Cwhen you next start the engine.
Drive program Cis characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R comfort-oriented engine and suspension
settings
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner
R the vehicle pulling awaym ore gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully R
increased sensitivity; this improves driving
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
R the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner, which results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin
Drive program Sis characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R sporty engine and suspension configura-
tion
R the vehicle pulling awayinf irst gear
R the automatic transmission shifting up
later
R as aresult of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points, the fuel consumption may
be higher
Driving tips Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
R
little throttle: early upshifts
R more throttle: late upshifts
Double-clutch function
E3 50 and E500 only: when shifting down,
the double-clutch function is active regard-
less of the currently selected drive program.
The double-clutch function reduces load
change reactions and is conducive to asporty
driving style. The sound generated by the
double-clutch function depends on the drive
program selected. 104
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Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
X Depress th eaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe
pressur epoint.
The transmission shifts to alower gear
depending on th eengines peed.
X Eas eoff th eaccelerato rpedal once the
desired spee disreached.
The automatic transmission shifts bac kup.
Traile rtowing
X When driving up gradients ,kee ptot hemid-
dle of th eengines pee drange.
X Shift down to shif trange 3or
2 (Y page 103) depending on th einclin eof
th eu phill or downhill gradient, eve nif
cruise control is activated. Steering wheel gearshift paddles*
and manua ldrive program* G
Ris
kofa ccident
Do no tchang ed own for additional engine
braking on aslippery road surface .This could
caus ethe driv ewheels to lose their gri pand
th ev ehicl ecould skid.
Steering wheel gearshift paddles It is possible to shif
tgear usin geither the
steering wheel gearshif tpaddle sortheselec-
to rlever. i
When th etransmission is in position P,
N or R,y ou canno tchang eg ear usin gthe
steering wheel gearshif tpaddles.
Upshifting
X Pull right-hand paddle 0047.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
If you are no tdriving in manual driv epro-
gram M,thent he shif trange will be deres-
tricted.
Downshifting
X Pull left-hand paddle 0046.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
th en extg ear.
If you are no tdriving in manual driv epro-
gram M,thent he shif trange will be restric-
ted.
Manua ldrive program Manual driv
eprogram Mcan be selected
usin gthe program selector button. In manual
driv eprogram M,you can chang egear using
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddle sorthe
selector lever. 0046
Program selector butto nonvehicles with-
out th edynamic handlin gpackage with
sports mode* Transmission
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0046
Program selector button on vehicles with
the dynamic handling package with sports
mode* C
Comfort comfortable, economical
driving
S
Sport sporty driving style
M
Manual manual gearshifting
i
Regardless of whether automatic drive
program C,Sor manual drive program Mis
selected, the automatic transmission
alway sswitches to drive program Cwhen
you next start the engine.
X To activate: press program selector but-
ton 0046repeatedly until Mappears in the
multifunction display.
If the transmission is in position D,you can
shift up or down through the gears. The gear
selected is shown in the multifunction dis-
play.
Upshifting
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards D+
or
X Pull the right-hand paddle ( Ypage 105).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Downshifting
X Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D- or
X
Pull the left-hand paddle ( Ypage 105).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you desire maximum acceleration ,push
the selector lever to the left or pull and hold
the left-hand steerin gwheel gearshift pad-
dle until the transmission shifts to the opti-
mal gear for the curren tspeed.
X To deactivate (vehicles without the
dynamic handling package with sports
mode*):
Press program selector button 0046repeat-
edly until Cor Sappears in the multifunc-
tion display.
X To deactivate (vehicles with the
dynamic handling package with sports
mode*):
Press program selector button 0046.
M is no longer shown in the multifunction
display.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to alower gear
depending on the engine speed. Instrument cluster
Points to remember
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At aglance" section
(Y page 25). G
Risk of accident
No further messages can be displayed if the
instrument cluster or the multifunction dis-
play fails.
This means that you will not see information
about the driving situation, such as the speed,
outside temperature, warning/indicator 106
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lamps, display messages or system failures.
The vehicle's handlin gcharacteristics may be
affected. Adjust your drivin gstyle and speed
accordingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tools to carr yout the work
required. Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that
you use aMercedes-Ben zService Centre for
this purpose .Inparticular, work relevant to
safet yoro nsafety-related systems must be
carried out at aqualified specialist workshop. Coolant temperatur
egauge
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in the
instrumen tcluster on the right-han dside.
Under normal operating condition sand with
the specified coolan tlevel, the coolan ttem-
perature may rise to 120 †. The coolan ttem-
perature may rise to the top end of the scale
at high outside temperatures and on long
uphill stretches. Speedometer with segments
The segment sinthe speedometer indicate
which speed rang eisavailable.
Cruise control mode:
The segment slight up fro mthe stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable Speedtronic mode:
The segment slight up fro mthe star tofthe
scale to the selected limit speed.
Distronic Plus* mode:
One or two segment saround the stored
speed light up. Rev counter
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range. The fuel supply is
interrupted to protect the engin ewhen the
red band is reached. !
Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine. Outside temperatur
edisplay G
Risk of accident
At temperatures just above freezin gpoint ,the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas
or on bridges .Ifyou do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle could skid.
For this reason ,adapt your drivin gstyle and
speed to the weathe rconditions.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashor tdelay. On-board computer
Points to remember
The on-board computer is activate dassoon
as you turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock. G
Risk of accident
Only use the on-board computer when road
and traffic condition spermit. You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and could cause an
accident. Multifunction steering wheel
You can control the multi-function display and
the settings in the on-board computer using On-board computer
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the buttons on the multi-functio
nsteering
wheel. 0046
Multi-functio
ndisplay 0047
006A007FMakes/accept
sor
rejects/ends acall
005A005BIncreases/reduces the
volume
006C Mute 008A
0062
Activates voice control*; see
separate operating instructions. 0088
0041
Press briefly:
back, deactivates voice control* and
fades out display messages
0041 Press and hold:
selects the standard display 0086
0040003ECalls up th
emenub ar and
select smenus 003C003DPress briefly:
selects
asubmenu or scrolls through
lists
In the Audio menu: selects astored
station, an audiot rack oravideo
scene*
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book and
selects aname or telephone number 003C003DPress and hold:
in the
Audio menu: selects the pre-
vious/next station or selects an
audiot rack or video scene* using the
rapid scrolling feature
In the Tel(telephone) menu, starts
rapid scrolling through the telephone
book 0064
Confirms selections and hides
display messages
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling Multifunction display
To activate the multi-function display:
R switch on the ignition.
R switch on the lights.
R open the driver's door.
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the description field in the
multi-function display. 0046
Description field
0047 Menu bar
008A Status indicator
X To show menu bar 0047:press the 0040
or 003E button on the steering wheel. 108
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Function
0046
Trip
menu(Ypage 110) 0047
Navi*m
enu( navigation details)
(Y page 111) 008A
Audio
menu(Ypage 113) 0088
Tel
men u(telephone) ( Ypage 114) 0086
Assist
menu(Assistance)
(Y page 115) 0087
Service
(Ypage 117) menu
R calls up display messages
(Y page 208)
R Tyre pressur eloss warning
(Y page 187)
R ASSYS TPLUSs ervic einterval dis-
play (Y page 197) 006E
Settings
menu(Ypage 117) The number of menus shown depends on the
optional equipmen tinthevehicle.
The Audio, Navi*a ndTel menus are dis-
played slightly differently in vehicle swithan
audio system and vehicle swithC OMAND
APS* .The example sgivenint hisO wner's
Manual apply to vehicle sequipped with
COMAND APS*. Trip menu
i Reset th etripm eter or trip computer
(Y page 111).
Standar ddisplay X
Press and hold the 0041buttonont he
steering wheel until the Tripmenuwith
trip meter 0046and total distance
recorder 0047is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
Froms tart submen uare
calculate dfromt hestart of ajou rney whilst
th ev alues in the Fromr eset submen uare
calculate dfromt helast tim ethe submenu
was reset.
X Press 0040or003E on thesteering wheel
to select the Tripmenu.
X Press 003Cor003D to select Froms tart
or Fro mr eset. Trip computer "From start
"(example)
0046 Distance
0047 Time
008A Averag espeed
0088 Averag efuel consumption
The trip computer function Froms tart is
automaticall yreset when:
R thei gnition has been switched off for more
than 4hours.
R 99 9h our shave been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres/mile shave been excee-
ded.
The Fromr eset message is shown and the
trip computer is automaticall yreset if the
value exceeds 9,999 hour sor99,99 9k ilome-
tres/miles. 110
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