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180 Controls in detail
Open-air
Clo sing all side windows
6 Pullthe soft top switch twice. Pull it
brie fly the first tim eand then pull and
hold until the side windows have
reached the desired hei ght. Resetting the side windows
The side windows must be reset if the bat-
tery was disconnected or discharged.
i Each side window must be reset separately.
6 Switch on the ignition.
6 Pull switch 1,2 ,3 or4 up until the
wi ndow is closed and hold the switch in
this posit ion for approximately one sec-
ond.
!Onlyopen the sliding /tilting sunroof if itis
free of snow and ice, otherwise malfunctions
may occur.
Do no tallow sharp-edged objects to protrude
th ro ugh the sliding /tilting sunroof. You could
otherwise damage the seals. i
From the outside it is also possible to:
! open the side windows usingth e summer
opening feature ( =page 183)
! closethe side windows using the conve n-
ience closing feature (
=page 184)
Opening and closing the sliding /tilti ng sunroof
The switch is located on the overhead con-
trol panel.
Sliding
/tilting sun roof operation
1 To open
2 To close
3 To raise at the rear
4 Tolower at the rear Sliding
/tilti ng sunroof* (Coup é) G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when closing the slidin
g/tilting sunroof. If
danger threatens, release the switch and
press the opening switch.
The sliding /tilting sunr oofglas s coul d break
in an accident.
If the vehicle overturns in an accident, there
is a risk of you being thrown through the
open sunroof ifyo u are not wearing your
seat belt correctly. For this reason, always
fast en your seat belt to reduce the ris kof
injury.
Remove the key from th eignition lock and
take it with you, even if you are only leavi ng
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190 Controls in detail
Open-airInstalli
ngthe draught stop
6 Take the draught stop out of the bag.
1 Upper half
2 Lower half
6 Fold up per half 1and lower half 2
together.
6 Press the retainer for upp erhalf 1into
the snap-on catch of lo wer half 2. 3
Retaining lugs
4 Right-hand side recess
5 Locking mechani sm
6 Fold retaining lugs 3out.
6 Slide the pre-assemb led draught stop
into place: pos ition the retaining bolts
in right-hand side recess 4and at the
same time engage retaining lugs 3in
the seat belt openin gs.
6 Pull locking mechanism 5back and
guide the left-hand retaining bolt into
the left-hand recess.
6 Fold upper section 1of the draught
stop upwards. Removing the draug
htstop
6 Fold the upper section of the draught
stop onto the lower section.
6 Pull locking mechanism 5and remove
the draught stop from the vehicle.
6 Fold the reta ining lugs in.
6 Locking mechanism
6 Press locking mechanism 6and fold
back the upper and lower sections.
6 Stow the draught stop in the bag. P 77
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296 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
ìTel.
Enter PIN Yo
uhave not yet enter edyou rde-
tails in your telephone. 6
Enter the PIN for your SIM card.
Function
unavailabl e! You have accidentally
pressed the
ì orí button on the mu lti-
function steering wheel, even
though your vehicle does not have a
te lephone. <
Seat
belt system
Visit work shop! The seat belt system is faulty. 6
Consult a workshop immediately. Ê
Boot
open! This message always appears when
the boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Close boot lid This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Please closeboot
separato r/skibag This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot separator or the skibag cover
is open. 6
Closethe boot separator.
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307
Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution #Visit workshop! The battery is not being charged.
Possible causes:
! faulty alterna tor
! torn poly-V-belt
Remember that the brake system
requires electri cal energy and may
only operate to a limited extent un-
der certain circumstances. Consid-
erably greater braking force will
then be required and the stopping
distance will be increased. 6
Stopimmediately and check the poly-V-
belt.
If it is torn:
6 Donot drive any furth erand inf orm a
qualified specialist work shop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If it is not damaged:
6 Drive immediately to the nearest quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. W
Washer
fluid
Check level The washer fluid level in the wind-
screen washer fluid reservoir has
dropped below the minimum level. 6
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316 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
<
Thered seat belt warning lamp
lights up and you also hear an in-
termittent audible signal. The
warning lamp is to remind you to fasten
the sea tbelt.
It lights up ifthe driver has not fastened his
seat belt as soon as:
! the engine isrunning
! the drive r's door is closed
The intermittent signal sounds for approxi-
mately 93 seconds as soon as you exceed a
road speed of 25 km /h. 6
Fasten your seat belt ( =page 32).
The warning lamp goes out and the
audible signal ceases.
The audible signal ceases automati-
cally after no more than 93 seconds,
even ifyou have not fastened your
seat belt. You have placed objects on the seat. 6
Remove the objects fro mthe seat.
or 6 Sec ure them with the seat belt. A
The yellow reserve fuel warning
lamp lights up while you are driv-
ing. The petrol or diesel level has fallen into the
reserve range. 6
Refuel at the nearest filling station
(=
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318 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Problem Po
ssible caus e/consequ ence Su
ggested solutions You hear a
warning signal. A message appears
inthe multi-function
display. 6
Comply with the notes on ( =page 281). You are driving with the parking brake ap-
pli
ed. 6
Release the parking brake ( =page 43). You have opened the drive
r's door and for-
go tten to switch off the lights. 6
Turn the light switch to 0. You have not fastened your seat bel
t. 6
Fasten your seat belt ( =page 32).
G There isothe rwise a risk of inju ry. Vehicles wit
hautom atic transmission*:
You have:
! switched off the engine
! opened the driver's door
! not moved the selector lever to P 6
Move the selector le ver to P. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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320 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Seat belt
Problem Possible caus
e/conse quence Suggested solutions
The seat bel
textender does not sli deback. The seat belt extender is defective. 6
Push the seat belt extender back with
force.
6 Have the seat belt extender checked
at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g.
a Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Centre.
If you are unable to push the seat be lt
extender back:
6 Do not drive any further and inform a
qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-B enz Service Centre.
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Technical terms
A- pillar
Front structural pillar connecting the
roof and body (->B-pillar, ->C-pillar).
ABS (a nti-lock b rak
ing s ystem)
Prevents the wheels from locking un-
der braking. ->Steerability isthus main-
tained.
ASR (Acceleratio nskid control)
Component of ->ESP. ASR controls the
drive force to the wheels and thereby
improves ->traction.
ASSYST (A ctive S ervice Syst em)
Service indicator ofthe ->operating
system which displays when the next
service is due.
Asymmetric aldipped-beam headlamps
Po sition of the dipped-beam head-
lamps which directs the light towards
the edg eof the carriageway. Audi
o20*, Audio 50 APS* system
Nam eused to describe your vehicle's
radio and the built- inloudspeakers.
The system may also include na viga-
tion software, depending on your vehi-
cle's equipment.
B-pillar There is no B-pillar on Cabriolet and
Coupé models for design reasons.
Ball coupling* Holder on the vehicle; part of the trailer
tow hitch on the vehic leto which a trail-
er canbe hitched up.
BAS (B rake As sist)
System for shortening the stopping dis-
tance in hazardous situations, activat-
ed by the driver depressing the brake
pedal suddenly. The system boosts the
braking force. Belt drive
Drive connection from the engine to
associated assemblie ssuch as the al-
ternator or the air-cond itioning com-
pressor.
Bi-xenon headlamps* ->Xenon headlamps inwhich the
di pp ed beam and main beam are pro-
duced by a single light source.
Bulb Artificial ligh tsource.
C-p illar
The C-pillar is the rear structural pillar
connecting the roof and body (->A-pil-
lar, ->B-pillar). There is no C-pillar on
Ca briolet models for design reasons.
CAC (C ustomer A ssistance C enter)
DaimlerChrysler customer assistance
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