air conditioning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2020 Owners Manual

#
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alw aysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in the mobile phone stowage
compartment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
stow age compartment could con stitute a fire
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not
place any other objects in the mobile
phone stowage compartment, espe‐
cially those made of me tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobjects caused by
placing them in the mobile phone stow‐
age compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
stow age compartment, they may be dam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do not place credit cards, data storage
devices, ski passes or other objects
sensitive toelectromagnetic fields in
th e mobile phone stowage compart‐
ment. *
NO
TEDama getothe mobile phone
stow age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone stowage
compartment, the compartment may be
damaged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone stowage compartment. R
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module. R
The charging function and wireless connec‐
tion of the mobile phone totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial are only available if the ignition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in everyposition of the mobile
phone stowage compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest flat in
th e mobile phone stowage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connec ted with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. The mobile phone can be
cooled in the mobile phone stowage com‐
partment when the air conditioning sy stem is
switched on. The cooling output in the
mobile phone stowage compartment is high‐
est when the controller in theglove box is
closed.
R Toensure more ef ficient charging and con‐
nection with theve hicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethe pr otective co ver from the mobile
phone. 12 0
Seats and stowing

Interior lighting
Ad
justing the in terior lighting #
1 p Switches the front left reading lamp
on/off #
2 | Switches automatic interior lighting
control on/off #
3 c Switches the front interior lighting
on/off #
4 u Switches there ar interior lighting
on/off #
5 p Switches the front right reading
lamp on/off Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Set the desired colour.
Ad justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Adjust the brightness.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Select Brightness zones . #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
or #
Set the brightness forth e desired zones.
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select a colour combination. Ac
tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals.
Ac tivating welcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi‐
ent lighting sequence will run.
Ac tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brief ly. 13 2
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Make sure that thefilter is ins talled
cor rectly and thefilter housing in the engine
compartment is closed cor rectly using the cap
and alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use
fi lters recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar‐
ri ed out at a qualified specialist workshop. Overview of
the air conditioning control
panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERMATIC air conditioning contro
l panel with/
without stationary heater (e xample)
1 w Setsthete mp erature, left
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
(/ page 143)
5 ¬ Demists the windscreen 6
Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel (without stationary heater):
t calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel (with stationary heater) or
THERMOTRONIC (with/without stationary
heater): !calls up the air conditioning
menu, switches residual heat on/off
(/ page 144)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel without stationary heater:
0 switches synchronisation on/off
(/ page 143)
Ve hicles with THERMOTRONIC air condition‐
ing contro l panel without stationary heater:
¿ switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 142)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(/ page 146)
9 g Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/off
(/ page 144) Clima
tecontrol 141

A
Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel: ¿switches the A/C func‐
tion on/off (/ page142)
Ve hicles with THERMOTRONIC air condition‐
ing contro l panel:_adjusts the air distri‐
bution, right
B w Setsthete mp erature, right
Re ar operating unit in vehicles with
THERMOTRONIC air conditioning control
panel 1
Sets thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Sets the air flow Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
% If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may mist up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the air conditioning control panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿ button.
Switch off the A/C function only brief ly;ot her‐
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not indicative of a fault. Calling up
the air conditioning menu Calling up
the air conditioning menu using
th e multimedia sy stem #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up the air-conditioning menu using
th e but ton on the clima tecont rol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the air-conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select A/C. 14 2
Climate cont rol

Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe H
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
The following climate styles are available in auto‐
matic mode:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting
Setting the clima testyle #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Call up theCLIMATE MODE menu. #
Select a climate style. Setting
the air distribution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select a rowof seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select¯,
P orO. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate control forth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climate contro lfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth efirs t seat row. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the air condi‐
tioning control panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and air distribution settings
forth e driver's side will
be adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated
if th e settings for one of theot her climate con‐
trol zones are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the multimedia
sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC. Clima
tecontrol 14 3

Demi
sting the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switching
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements: R
The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes. #
Toswitch on: pressthe! button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. Ac
tivating/deactivating ionisation Ionisation impr
oves thequ ality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour‐
less. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select Air quality. #
Select IONISATION . Fr
ag rance sy stem Setting
the frag rance sy stem
Re quirements:
R Automatic clima tecontrol is acti vated. R
The glove box is closed.
The fragrance sy stem distributes a pleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a fla‐
con located in theglov e box. #
Call up the climate control menu
(/ page 142). #
Select Air quality. #
Select AIR FRESHENER . #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inserting or removing the flacon ofthe fra‐
gr ance sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open theflacon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con‐
ta ct wi th theireyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. 14 4
Climate cont rol

The
stationary heater/ ventilation will switch off
au tomatical lyafte r 50 minutes.
Operation using the app: thest ationary
heater/ ventilation can also be operated via the
Mercedes me connect app. You can find fur ther
information in the separate Owner's Manual at
https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/
baix/cars/connectme/en_GB/#emotions/
St artseite.html.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via the multimedia sy stem #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 142). #
Select Auxiliary heating.
Selecting the departu retime #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX.
Setting the departu retime #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX. #
Select the pen beside the time. #
Set a time. Setting
thest ationary heater/ventilation via
re mo tecont rol
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least there ser ve
le ve l.
Switching on immedia tely #
Press and hold theu button. Setting
the departu retime #
Brie fly press theu button. #
Press the, or. button repeatedly
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The Îsymbol on there mo tecontrol displ ay
fl ashes. #
Press the, and. buttons toset the
desired departure time. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The new departure time will be stored.
Up tothre e departure times can be stored. #
Toactivate the departu retime: select the
desired departure time and press and hold
th eu button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
th e letter A, BorCwill appear on the displa y. Climate cont
rol147

Home screen
overview 1
Depending on the displa y,calls up thefirst
th re e applications or the home screen
2 Calls up the profile
3 Calls up theglobal sear ch
4 SOS NOT READY (only when the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call sy stem is not available)
5 Mercedes me connect active 6
Transmission of vehicle position active
7 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone networ k,
network displ ay, battery status of the mobile
phone connected, time
8 Calls up the Notifications Centre
9 Calls up an application using the symbol
A Application and cur rent information B
Quick-access, e.g. enter home address
C Index points and selected displ ayarea
D Calls up the air conditioning menu
E Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVOURITES MBUX multimedia sy
stem 253

Ac
tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 201
Display ................................................. 201
Fu nction .............................................. 201
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .203
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .205
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 05
Fu nction .............................................. 203
Sy stem limits ....................................... 203
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .206
Fu nction .............................................. 206
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 3
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 12 8
Switching on/off ................................. 12 9
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 12 9
Switching on/off ................................. 131Ad
Blue ®
.................................................... 356
Ad ditives .............................................3 56
Capacity .............................................. 357
No tes ................................................... 173
Purity ................................................... 356
To pping up ...........................................1 74
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 73
Ad diti ves.................................................. 357
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 356
Engine oil ............................................. 357
Fu el ..................................................... 354
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .128
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS AIR
BODY CONT ROL................................ 208
Setting ................................................ .209
Suspension .......................................... 208
Air conditioning menu Calling up ............................................ 14 2
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .141
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ..... 14 3
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 14 9
Ad justing (front) .................................. 14 9
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 15 0
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 15 0
Air vents
see Air vents 434
Index

Air-conditioning sy
stem
see Climate control
Air-recirculation mode ............................14 4
Air-water duct .......................................... 302
Ke eping free ........................................3 02
Airbag ........................................................ .42
Ac tivation .............................................. 36
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....42
Ins tallation locations ............................ .42
Knee airbag ........................................... 42
Overview ............................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Pr otection ..............................................43
Re duced pr otection ...............................44
Side airbag ............................................ 42
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 42
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .141
AIRS CARF
Ad justing the outlets ........................... 15 0
Switching on/off ................................. 105
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) All-wheel drive
see 4MATIC
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 32
Android Auto
see Smartphone integration
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 69
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 73
Immobiliser ............................................ 91
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay ®
see Smartphone integration Assistance sy
stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 295
Battery disconnection pe riods .............2 96
Displ aying the service due date ........... 295
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 295
Re gular maintenance work .................. 295
Special service requ irements .............. 295
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .91
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 92
Fu nction ................................................ 91
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 93
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 93
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 93
To w- aw ay protection function ................92
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 22 7, 228
Fu nction .............................................. 227
Setting ................................................. 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 27
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST Index
435