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172 Controls in detail
Thermotronic* (intelligent air conditio
ning) Switching on
6 Switch off the ignition.
6 Press the Tbutton.
The indicator lamp in the button lights
up. Switching off
6
Press the Tbutton.
The indicator lamp in the button goes
out.
i The residual heat function is automatically
sw itched off:
! whe nyou switch on the ignition
! after about 30 mi nutes
! ifthe battery voltage drops The cooling function
isoperational when
the engine is running and coo lsaccording
to the temperature selected for the vehicle
interior. The cooling function also dries the
air inside the vehicle, thereby providing
effective protection against the windows
misting up. Switching
off
You can switch off the cooling function. Air
in the vehicle is then neither cooled nor
dried.
6 Press the ±button.
The indicator lamp in the ±button
lights up. After a del aythe cooling func-
tion swi tches off. Switching
on
The windows may mist up if the air is
damp. You can use the cooling function to
dry the air.
6 Press the ±button.
The indicator lamp in the ±button
goes out. The cooling function is
switched on. Switching coolin
gon/off G
Riskofaccident If you swi
tch off the cooling function, the
vehicle will not be cooled in the event of
warmer weather conditions. The windows
could therefore mist up more quickly. As a
result, you mayno longer be able to obs erve
road an dtraffic conditions an dcause an
accident. H
Environmental note Au
tomatic air condi tion ingr equire sl ess
energy when the cooling is switched off. You
ca n then redu ceyour fuel consumption and
cause less environmental damage. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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176 Controls in detail
Au
xiliary heating /ventila tion* Switch on the
centre console
The sw itch is located on the right-hand
side of the lower section of the centre con-
sole.
1 Auxiliary heatin g/ventilation
2 Red or blue indicator lamp
3 Yellow indicator lamp
The indicator lamps in the switch may light
up in blue, red or yellow. If the ignition is set to
1or 2:
6 Press and hold button 1form ore than
two secon ds.
The red or blue indicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
If there is no key in the ignition lock or the
ignition is set to 0:
6 Briefly press button 1.
The red or blu eindicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
i The blu eindicator lamp lights upafter two
seconds if you have swit ched over to auxiliary
ventilation. Remote control
The remote control has a max
imum range
of approximatel y300 m. The range may be
re duc edby:
! sources of radio interference
! solidobjects between the remote con-
trol and the vehicle
! the remote control being in an unfa-
vourable position in relation to the
vehicle
! transmitting inan enclosed space
i Optimum range can be achieved by holding
the remote control vertically whe ntransmitting.
One remote control is supplied as part of the
vehicle's equipment. However, a second remote
control canbeused for eac hvehicle. For furt her
infor mation, please consult aqualified spe cialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Merced es-Benz Service Centre.Switching on the auxiliary heating /
ven
tilation
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Blue Auxiliary ventilation is sw
itched
on Red Aux
iliary heating is switched on Yel-
low A switch-on time has been prese-
lected (
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177
Controls in detail
Auxil iary heating /ventilation*
1 Aerial
2 OFF Auxiliary heating /ventilation off
3 ON Auxiliary heatin g/ventilation on
4 Indicator lamp
6 Press and hol dthe ON button until indi-
cator lamp 4in the remote control
lights up ingreen.
The red or blue indicator lamp on the
switch on the centre console lights up.
The auxiliary heating or ven tila tion is
switched on. i
The indicator lamp on the remote control
in fo rms you:
! whether a signal has been sentto the auxil-
iary heating /ventilation system
The remot eco ntrol radio signal is experienc-
ing interfere nceif the indicator lamp on the
remote control flashes green when you
press the ON button or ifit fla shes red when
you press the OFF button.
Repeat the procedure in this case. Stand
els ewh ereor move closer to the vehicle if
ne ces sary.
! of the battery charge statu sof the remote
contro l:
The battery is almost discharged if the indi-
cator la mpon the remot eco ntrol lights up in
orange first aft erone of the buttons is
pressed.
The batter yisdisch arged if the indicator
lamp on the remote control only flashes up in
orange after one of the buttons is pressed.
It is then no long erpos sible tosw itch the
auxili ary heating /ventilation on or off using
th e remo te control.
Replace the battery ( =
page 35 6). Switch on the centre console
6
Briefly press the switch ( =pa ge 176).
The red or blue indicator lamp inthe
switch goes out. The auxiliary heating
or ventilation is switched off. Remote control
6
Press and hold the OFFbutton until
indicator lamp 4lights up in red
( = page 17 6).
The red or blue indicator lamp onthe
switch on the centre console goes out.
The auxiliar yheating or ventilation is
switched off.
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ven
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188 Controls in detail
Open-airEnsuring that the soft top is loc
ked
The soft top is not locked if:
! the indicator lamp in the soft top
switch is lit
! an ala rmsounds and thein dic ator lamp
flashes for a maximum of ten seconds
wh en you pull away or while you are
driving
If the soft top is not locked pro perly, you
can relock it.
Before continuing your journey
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock ).
6 Push the soft top switch. During the journey
6 Stop the vehicle.
6 Push the soft top switch. Boot separator and skibag cover
The boot separator and the skibag cover
are located in the boot.
!
Do not place anything behind the nets atthe
side when the boot separator is swung back or
the skibag cover is open. You could forget the se
objects and they could be damaged when the
soft top is ope rated. 6
Open the boot.
Engaging the boot separator
6 Pull back bootseparator 1in the
direct ion of the arrow by the handle
until it engages.
Swinging back the boot separator 6 Push boot separator 1away fr omyou
until it engages. G
Risk of inju ry A war
ning sounds and the indicator lamp in
the roof switch lights up if th esoft top does
not open or clo secompletely.
Ma kesure that the soft top is locked
sec urely ( =
page 188) before you drive on. G
Risk of injury If the soft top does
notopen or clo secom-
pletely, the soft top hydraulic system will be
depressurised after about seven minutes
and the soft to pwill lower.
The soft top hydraulic system is depressu-
rised immediately and the soft top lowers
when the ignition is switched off. P 77.00-2099-31-Farbe.eps209en_d2.boo Seite
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198 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDistr
onic dis plays in the speedometer
1 Stored speed
i For de sign reasons, the spe eddisplayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
sp eed set with Distronic. 1
Segments
If Distronic detects a vehic lein front:
! the display shows the vehicle travelling
in front
! segments inthe speedometer light up.
The segments indicate how great the
difference isbetween the speed you
have set and the speed at which the
vehicle in front is travelling. The
l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up if the distance
to the vehicle in front is too small.
The intermittent warning signal ceases
and thel dist an ce warning lamp
goes out once you have re-established
the required distance between your
vehicle and the vehicl ein front.
i Distronic cau sesyou rveh icle to brake at a
maximum of2m/s 2
. This is appro xima tely 20%
of the maximum braki ng force of your vehicle.
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Risk of accident If
Di stronic detects a risk of collision with
the vehicl ein front:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrumen tcluster will light up
! an int ermittent warning signal will sound
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204 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
If ne cessary, you may have to brake oravoid
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205
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Swi tching on the dis tance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
The ind icator lamp in the button lights
up. You will see a loudspeaker symbol
in the multi-function display.
Swit ching off the distance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
Indicator lamp 1in the button goes
out. You will not see a loud speaker
symbol in the mul ti-function display. Tips for driving with Distronic
The following contains descriptions of cer-
tain road and traffic conditions in which
you must pay particular attention. In such
situations, brake if necess ary. Distronic is
then dea ctivated. Cornering, going into
and coming out of
a bend
When going into a bend, Distronic may not
detect vehicles travelling in front or it may
detect them too early. The vehicle may
brake sudden lyor brake late. Drivi
ngon a different line
Distronic may not detect a vehicle travel-
ling on a different line. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short.
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207
Controls in detail
Driving systems Variable Speedtronic
The cruise control
lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column
( = page 192).
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
se lected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit
When the engine isrunning, you can use
the cruise control lever to limi tthe vehi-
cle's speed to any speed:
! from 30 km /hupwards using cruise
control
! from 10 km /hupwards using
Distronic* 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To dea ctivat eth e variable speed limiter
4 To call up the last stored var iable limit
speed or to make a fine adjustment in
in crements of 1 km /h
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and variab leSpeedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting variable Spe
edtronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select variab leSpeedtronic
6 Check whether Speedtronic is select-
ed. LIM indicator lamp 1must then
light up.
6 Otherwise, press the cru ise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1lights up.
Sp eedtronic is selected.
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