2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE service

Correct use
Observ ethe followin ginformatio nwhen using
your vehicle:
R thes afety note sinthism anual
R the" Technical data" sectio ninthism anual
R national road traffic regulations
R national road traffic licensing regulations G
Ris
kofi njury
Various warning stickers are affixe dtoyour
vehicle .Thei rpurpose is to draw your atten-
tion, and th eattentio nofothers, to various
dangers. Therefore, do no tremove any warn-
ing stickers unless th esticker clearly states
that you may do so.
If you remove th ewarning stickers ,you or
other scoul dbei njured by failin gtorecognise
certain dangers. Dat
astored in th evehicle Fault data
Components critical for vehicle operatio nare
equippe dwithf ault dat amemorie sasstand-
ard. Ther eare also memorie sdedicate dto
storin gthe technical reactions of vehicle
component stodriving situations (e.g. the
triggering of an airbag ,ESP ®
intervention).
This dat aisused exclusively to:
R assis tintherectification of fault sand
defects
R help Mercedes-Ben zoptimis eand develop
vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sed to trace th evehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced by Mercedes-
Benz, this technical informatio ncan be read
from th efault memories. This is performed by
authorised employees of th eMercedes-Benz
servic enetwork usin gspecial diagnostic
computers. Afte
rafault has been rectified, th einforma-
tio nisd eleted from th ememory. Other mem-
ory dat aisconstantl yoverwritten. Other devices that store data
Dependin gonits equipment, your vehicle
may feature communications and/or enter-
tainmen tsystems (e.g. navigation devices,
telephone systems). Thes eallow you to save
and edit dat arequired for th eoperatio nofthe
respectiv edevice.
Further informatio nonoperatio n(e.g. on
deleting data) can be foun dintheseparate
operatin ginstructions. Introduction
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Occupant safety
Notes on occupant safety
Seat belts, together with belt tensioners ,belt
forc elimiters and airbags, are complemen-
tary, coordinated restraint systems. They
reduce the risk of injury in specific ,pre-
defined types of acciden tsituation sand
thereby increase occupant safety. However,
seat belts and airbags generally do not pro-
tecta gainst objects penetratin gthe vehicle
from the outside.
To ensure that the restraint systems can
deliver their full potential protection ,make
sure that:
R the seat and head restraint are adjusted
properly (Y page 66).
R the seat belt has been fastened properly
(Y page 76).
R the airbags can inflate properly if they are
deployed (Y page 37).
R the steering wheel is adjusted properly
(Y page 71).
R the restraint systems have not been modi-
fied.
i An airbag increases the protection of
vehicle occupant swearing aseat belt.
However, airbags are only an additional
restraint system which complements, but
does not replace, the seat belt. All vehicle
occupant smust wear their seat belt cor-
rectly at all times, even if the vehicle is
equipped with airbags. This is because –on
the one hand –airbags are not deployed in
all types of accident, as in some situations
airbag deployment would not increase the
protection afforded to vehicle occupants,
provided they are wearing their seat belt
correctly. On the other hand, airbag deploy-
ment only provides increased protection if
the seat belt is worn correctly because: R
the seat belt helps to keep the vehicle
occupant in the best position in relation
to the airbag.
R for example, in ahead-on collision, the
seat belt can more adequately prevent
the occupant from being propelled
towards the point of the impact, and is
thus better suited to preven tinjury.
Therefore, in acciden tsituation swhere an
airbag is deployed, it only provides protec-
tion in addition to the seat belt if the seat
belt is being worn correctly. G
Risk of accident and injury
Always have maintenanc ework carried out at
aq ualified specialist worksho pwhich has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centr efor this pur-
pose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on
safety-related systems must be carried out at
aq ualified specialist workshop. If this work is
not carried out correctly, the operatin gsafety
of your vehicle may be affected. There is arisk
of an acciden tand injury. G
Risk of injury
The restraint system may not work as inten-
ded if the following componentsh ave been
modified or work on these componentsh as
not been performed correctly:
R restraint system, consistin gofthe seat
belts and anchorages, belt tensioners ,belt
forc elimiters, airbags
R wiring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags or belt tensioners could then fail, e.g.
in the event of an acciden tinwhich the decel-
eration forc ewould normally be high enough
to trigger the systems, or they could be trig-
gered unintentionally. Never carry out any
modifications on the restraint systems. 34
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have belt tensionersw
hich have been trig-
gered replaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Comply with safety regulations when dispos-
ing of belt tensioners. Any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre can provide details of these
regulations.
Airbags Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed, you will hear a
bang and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that escapes
does not generally constitute ahealth hazard.
The 0081 SRS warning lamp lights up.
The AIRBAG label indicates the location of the
airbags. G
Risk of injury
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, asubstitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R All vehicle occupants ―inparticular, preg-
nant women ―must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be positioned
as close to the vertical as possible. The
head restraint must support the back of the
head at about eye level.
R Always secure children less than 1.50 mtall
and under 12 years of age in suitable child
restraint systems.
R All vehicle occupants must select aseat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver's seat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely. The
driver's chest should be as far away from
the centre of the driver's front airbag cover
as possible. R
Move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible. This is especially important if
you have secured achild in achild restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R Coupé: vehicle occupants —inparticular,
children —must not lean their head into the
area of the window in which the sidebag/
windowbag is deployed.
R Cabriolet: vehicle occupants —inparticular,
children —must not lean their head into the
area of the window in which the sidebag/
headbagisd eployed.
R Rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. On the front-
passenger seat, the front-passenger front
airbag is only disabledifac hild restraint
system with automatic child seat recogni-
tion is fitted to the front-passenger seat*.
The 007F PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warn-
ing lamp must be continuously lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition*, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in achild restraint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
R Make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objectsinp ockets of clothing.
R Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger front airbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allowst he airbag to deploy fully.Y ou
could be injured if the airbag is deployed Occupant safety
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You can obtain information about the correct
child restraint system fro
many Mercedes-
Ben zService Centre.
i It is advisable to use Mercedes-Ben zcare
products to clean child restraint systems.
Informatio nabout this can be obtained
fro ma ny Mercedes-Ben zService Centre. G
Risk of injury
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if the yare secured in achild
restraint system. Children could injure them-
selves on part softhe vehicle. They could also
be seriously or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to extreme heat or cold.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direc tsunlight. Part softhe child restraint sys-
tem could heat up and the child could burn
herself/himself on them.
If ac hild open sadoor, the child or other per-
son scould be injured as aresult .The child
could get out and be injured in the process or
be injured by apassin gvehicle. G
Risk of injury
An unsecured or an incorrectly positioned
load increases the risk of injury for the child
and all other occupants, during:
R an accident
R ab raking manoeuvre
R as udden change of direction
Do not carr yheavy or hard object sinside the
vehicle unless the yare secured. You will find
further information under "Loadin gguide-
lines "int he index.
Child restraint systems Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that you only
use the child restraint systems liste don
( Ypage 47). G
Risk of injury
To reduc ethe risk of serious or even fatal
injury to the child in the even tofasudden
change in direction ,braking or an accident:
R children less than 1.50 mtall and under
twelv eyears of age must always be secured
in special child restraint systems on asuit-
able vehicle seat. This is necessary
because the seat belts are not designed for
children of this size.
R do not secur echildren less than 1.50 mtall
or under twelv eyears of age on the front-
passenger seat. Exception: the child is
secured in avehicle with automatic child
seat recognition on the front-passenger
seat* and is secured in achild restraint
system with automatic child seat recogni-
tion.
R if you secur eaforward-facin gchild
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R children must never travel sitting on the lap
of another occupant .Due to the forces
occurrin ginthe even tofasudden change
of direction ,heavy braking or an accident,
it would not be possible to restrain the
child. The child could be thrown against
part soft he vehicle interior and be seriously
or even fatally injured. G
Risk of injury
The child restraint system cannot perform its
protective function if it is not correctly fitted
to as uitable vehicle seat. The child cannot be
restraine dinthe even tofana ccident,heavy
braking or sudden changes of direction .The
child could be seriously or even fatally injured.
For this reason ,when fittin gachild restraint
system, observe the manufacturer' sinstalla-
tion instructions and the correc tuse of the
child restraint system. 42
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Child restraint systems should be fitte
dtothe
rear seats. Children are generall ybette rpro-
tected there.
The entir ebase of th echild restraint system
must always res tontheseat cushion .There-
fore, never plac eobjects, e.g .acushion,
unde rthe child restraint system.
Only use child restraint systems wit hthe orig-
inal cover designe dfor them. Only replace
damaged cover swithg enuine Mercedes-Benz
covers.
We recommen dthe use of child restraint sys-
tems whic hhave been approve dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Child seat on th efront-passenger seat Warning notic
eonthefront-passenger's sun visor Warning symbol for
arearward-facing child
restraint system G
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kofi njury
If th efront-pa ssenger fron tairbag is no tdis-
abled:
R ac hild secured in achild restraint system
on th efront-pa ssenger seat could be seri-
ously and eve nfatally injured by th efront-
passenger fron tairbag deploying .This is
especiall yariskift hechild is in th eimme-
diat evicinity of th efront-pa ssenger front
airbag when it deploys.
R ac hild must never be secured on th efront-
passenger seat in arearward-facing child
restraint system. Only secure arearward-
facing child restraint system on asuitable
rear seat.
R always mov ethe front-passenger seat to
th er earmos tpositio nifyou secure achild
in af orward-facing child restraint system
on th efront-pa ssenger seat.
The front-passenger fron tairbag is no tdisa-
bled:
R on vehicle swithout automatic child seat
recognition in th efront-pa ssenger seat *.
R on vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat* ,if
no special child restraint system with auto-
matic child seat recognition has been fitted
to the front-passenger seat.
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat*, if
the 007F PASSENGER AIRBAGO FF warning
lamp is not lit.
To alert you to this danger, acorresponding
warning sticker is located on the dashboard
and on both sides of the sun visor on the front-
passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Occupant safety
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R
dirt on the sensor sorthe sensor sare cov-
ered
R snow or heavy rain
R interferencebyo ther radar sources
R strong radar reflections, for example in
multi-storey car parks
BASP LUS does not react to people or ani-
mals, oncoming vehicles and crossing traffic.
BASP LUS may not detec tnarro wvehicles
such as motorcycles and vehicles driving on
ad ifferen tline.
Following acollision or crash-related damage
to the fron tend of the vehicle, have the con-
figuration and operation of the radar sensors
checked at aMercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If BASP LUS is not available due to amalfunc-
tion in the radar sensor system, the braking
system remains available with full brake
boostin geffec tand BAS. Adaptive brake lamps
i Adaptiv ebrake lamps are only available in
certain countries.
If you brake sharply from aspeed of more
than 50 km/ horifb raking is assisted by BAS
or BAS PLUS* ,the brake lamp sflashr apidly.
In this way, traffic travelling behind you is
warned in an even more noticeable manner.
If you brake sharply from aspee dofm ore
than 70 km/h to astandstill, the hazard warn-
ing lamp sare activated automatically.Ift he
brakes are applieda gain, the brake lamps
light up continuously.T he hazard warning
lamp sswitch off automatically if you travel
faster than 10 km/h .You can alsos witch off
the hazard warning lamp susing the hazard
warning switch button (Y page84). ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program)
ESP ®
monitors driving stability and traction,
i.e. power transmission between tyres and
the road surface.
If ESP ®
detects that the vehicl eisdeviating
from the direction desired by the driver, one
or more wheels are braked to stabilise the
vehicle. If necessary ,the engine outpu tisalso
modified to keep the vehicl eonthe desired
course withi nphysical limits. ESP ®
assists
the drive rwhen pulling away on wet or slip-
pery roads. ESP ®
can alsos tabilise the vehi-
cle during braking.
When ESP ®
intervenes, the 00C6warning
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster. G
Risk of accident
If the 00C6 warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
R do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circum-
stances.
R only depress the accelerator peda lasfar as
necessary when pulling away.
R adapt yourd riving style to suitt he prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicl ecoulds kid.
ESP ®
cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP ®
cannot overrid ethe
lawsofp hysics.
! If the vehicl eistobetowed with the front
or rear axle raised, the ignitio nmust be
switched off (key in position 0or 1in the
ignitio nlock). Application of the brakes by
ESP ®
coul dotherwise destroy the brake
system on the front or rear axle.
i Only use wheels with the recommended
tyre sizes. Only then willE SP®
function
properly. 54
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childre
nshoul dnever be left unsupervised in
the vehicle .The yc ould become trapped when
adjusting aseat G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the driver' sseatw hent he vehicle
is stationary. You will otherwise be distracted
from the roa dand traffi cconditions and you
could los econtrol of the vehicle as aresult of
the sea tmoving. Thi scould cause an acci-
dent. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
whe nyou adjust the seat.
Observe the notes concerning the airba gsys-
tem.
Secure childre nasrecommended; see the
"Childre ninthe vehicle "section. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the centra lareaoft he head
restraint supports the back of your hea dat
abou teye level .You could seriously injure
your neck if your hea disnot correctly sup-
ported by the hea drestraint in the event of an
accident. Neve rtrave lwithou tac orrectly
adjuste dand engaged hea drestraint.
! Whe nyou move the seats, make sure that
there are no objects in the footwel lor
behind the seats. Otherwise, yo ucould
damag ethe seats and the objects.
i The hea drestraints in the front seats are
fitted with the NECK-PR Osystem
(Y page 41). For this reason, it is not pos-
sible to remove the hea drestraints from
the front seats.
Pleas econtact aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre for more information. Adjusting the seats manually and
electrically
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
X
Lift handle 0088and slide the sea tforwards
or backwards.
Backrest angle X
Slide the button forward sorbackint he
direction of arrow 0046.
Seat height X
Slide the button up or dow ninthe direction
of arrow 0047.
Seat cushio nangle Adjus
tthe angl esothat your thighs are gently
supported.
X Turn thumbwheel 008Ain the desire ddirec-
tion. Seats
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tries
,ope ratio noft he headlamps varies due
to lega lrequirements and self-impose dobli-
gations. In these countries ,the daytime driv-
ing lights ar eautomaticall yswitched on when
the engine is started.
Th ee xterior lighting (excep tthe side lamp/
parking lamp) switches off automaticall yif
you:
R remove the key fro mthe ignition lock
R open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched off (ke yinposition 0in the igni-
tio nlock)
! Switch off the side lamps and parking
lamp when yo uleave the vehicle. This pre-
vents the battery fro mdischarging.
Informatio nabout drivin gabroad Converting to symmetrica
ldipped beam
when drivin gabroad: switch the headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam in countries in
which traffi cdrives on the opposite side of the roa
dtot he country where the vehicl eisreg-
istered. This prevents oncoming traffi cfrom
being dazzled.
Have the headlamps converte dataqualified
specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre, as close to the borde raspos-
sibl ebefor ed riving in these countries .Sym-
metrica llight sdon ot illuminate as large an
area of the edge of the carriageway.
Converting to asymmetrica ldipped beam
afte rreturning: have the headlamps conver-
ted back to asymmetrica ldippe dbeamata
qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ,e.g.a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre, as soon as
possibl eafter crossing the borde rwhen
returning.
Vehicle swithI ntelligent Light System*: if
the headlamps ar econverte dtosymmetrical
dipped beam ,not al llight functions ar eavail-
able ."Mo torway mode" and the "extended
range foglamps "aredeactivated
(Y page 119). Operation
Light switch
004A
006F
Left-hand parking lamp 004B
0070
Right-hand parking lamp 004C
0027
Lights off/daytime driving
lights Operation
004D
0066
Automatic headlamp mode/
daytime driving lights 004E
006C
Sidelam ps,licence plate and
instrument lighting 004F
0064
Dipped-bea mheadlam ps/
main-bea mheadlam ps18 18
Youm usts witch on the dipped-beam headlamps befor eyou can switch on the main-bea mheadlam ps. Lights
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