2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE boot

With the key
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Risk of injury
Make sure nobody can be trappe dorinjured
by moving parts such as the soft-top linkage
or soft-top compartment cover when opening
or closing the soft top.
If there is arisk of entrapment, immediately
release the 0036or0037 button on the key.
The soft-top mechanism stops immediately. Closing
X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Press and hold the 0036button on the key
until the soft top is fully open.
The Soft top in operation message
appears in the multifunction display. The
sea tventilation* is switched on. The rear
side windows open.
Closing
X Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Press and hold the 0037button on the key
until the soft top is fully closed.
The Soft top in operation message
appears in the multifunction display. The
soft top and the side windows close.
Re-locking the soft top The soft top is not locked if: R
the Soft top in operation message
appears in the multifunction display.
R you hea rawarning tone for up to ten sec-
onds whe npulling away or while driving
The soft top can be locked again if it is not
fully locked.
Before driving on
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the soft-top switch.
While driving
X Stop the vehicl eimmediately ,paying atten-
tion to road and traffic conditions.
X Press the soft-top switch. Boot separator
The boot separator can be use dtocover lug-
gag eand loads in the boot. The soft top can
only be opened whe nthe boot separator is
closed.
! To avoi ddamaging the soft top or load
whe nfolding back the soft top, observe the
following:
R whe nthe boot separator is open, do not
place any objects in or behind the net on
the side that are so long they could
obstruct the boot separator or damage
the opened soft top.
R make sure that the loa ddoes not push
the boot separator upwards. 162
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Closing th
eboot separator X
Pull boot separator 0046by th ehandle in the
direction of th earrow until it rests on the
sides of th eboot.
The boot separato rfinishe sclosin gauto-
matically.
Opening th eboot separator X
Press boot separator 0046by th ehandle
against th edirection of th earrow.
The boot separato rfinishe sopening auto-
matically. Draugh
tstop*
The draught stop protect sagainst wind when
driving wit hthe softtop open .Itisl ocatedin
ab ag in th eboot .The draught stop is secured
abov ethe rear bench seats. For this reason,
only th edriver and th efront passenger can
travel in th evehicle when th edraught stop is
fitted. G
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You coul dcaus eana cciden tifyour rear view
is limited by darkness or other conditions.
Therefore, fold back th eupper sectio nofthe
draught stop if it restrict syour vision or when
it is dark.
! Observ ethe backres tpositio nofthefront
seat sift hedraught stop is installed, since th
eb ackres tcou ld collide wit hthe draught
stop here.
Fitting X
Tak ethe draught stop out of th ebag. X
Fol du pper section 0046and lower sec-
tion 0047together.
X Push th eretaine roftopsection 0046intothe
snap fastener of lower section 0047. 008A
Retaining lugs
0088 Retaining pin ,right
0086 Catc hfor retaining pin ,left
004F To lock
0050 To unlock
X Fol do ut retaining lugs 008A.
X Simultaneousl ypush right-hand-side
retaining pins 0088of th eassembled draught
stop int othe right-han dside mountin gand
retaining lugs 008Aintot he opening sfor the
seat belts. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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X
Push catch 0086out to position 004Fin the fix-
ture on the left-hand side.
X Fold up upper section 0046of the draught
stop.
Removing X
Fold upper section 0046of the draught stop
ontol ower section 0047.
X Push catch 0086to the left and into posi-
tion 0050.
X Take the draught stop out of the vehicle.
X Fold in retainin glugs 008A. X
Push lockin gcatch 006Fto the right and fold
back the upper and lower sections of the
draught stop.
X Stow the draught stop so that it is protec-
ted from damage, for example in the bag in
the boot. AIRCAP*
With AIRCAP, four people can travel comfort-
ably with the soft top down. AIRCAP reduces
the draught for the driver and passengers in
both the fronta nd the rear compartment in a
vehicle with the soft top down. You can open
or close AIRCAP either when the vehicle is
stationary or when driving up to aspeed of
160 km/h. AIRCAP has the following components:
R
aw ind deflecto rbetween the windscreen
and the soft top
R an AIRCAP draught stop between the two
head restraints on the rear bench seat G
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When extending and retractin gAIRCAP, make
sure that no one can become trapped. If there
is ar isk of entrapment ,press the button again
to retract AIRCAP again.
X Open the cover on the lower centre con-
sole.
The AIRCAP button is amongst the
switches under the cover; see illustration. AIRCAP button with the soft top switch in the lower
centre console
Extending AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0046.
The two indicator lamps on the AIRCAP but-
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Wind deflector
0047extends. The head
restraints on the rear bench seats and AIR-
CAP draught stop 008Amove to the centre posi-
tion simultaneously.
If one or two passengers in the rear compart-
ment then fasten their seat belts, the head
restraints in the rear bench seats and AIRCAP
draught stop 008Amove to the upper position.
i If, when AIRCAP is extended, you park
your vehicle with the soft top down and
remove the key, the wind deflector and the
head restraints in the rear compartment
retract automatically. When you return to
your vehicle and start the engine again, the
wind deflector and the head restraints in
the rear compartment are extended again.
i AIRCAP cannot be extended or retracted
if the vehicle speed exceeds 160 km/h. Retracting AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0046.
The two indicato rlamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton go out. Wind deflector 0047retracts. The
head restraints on the rear bench seats and
AIRCAP draught stop 008Amove to the low-
est position simultaneously.
i If there are passengers wearing seat belts
in the rear compartment ,the head
restraints on the rear bench seats and the
AIRCAP draught stop remain in the upper
position.
Retracting the head restraints on the
rear bench seats from the driver's seat To improve the rear view, you can retract the
head restraints on the rear bench seats indi-
vidually (Y
page 69). The wind deflector
remains in its curren tposition. Loading and stowing
Loading guidelines (Coupé)
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Risk of injury
Secure and position the load as described in
the loading guidelines.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould
be injured by the load being thrown around in
the event of sharp braking, asudden change
in direction or an accident.
You will find further information in the "Secur-
ing aload" section.
Even if you follow all the loading guidelines,
the load will increase the risk of injury in the
event of an accident. G
Risk of poisoning
Keep the boot lid closed while the vehicle is
in operation .Otherwise, you could be pois-
oned by exhaust fumes entering the vehicle. Loading and stowing
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The handling characteristics of
aladen vehi-
cle are dependent on the distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the following notes when
transportin gaload:
R never exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle
loads for the vehicle (including occupants).
R position heavy loads as far forwards and as
low in the boot as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R alway splace the load against the rear or
fronts eat backrests. Make sure that the
seat backrest sare securely locked into
place.
R alway splace the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistan tload restraints. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
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The stowage compartmentsm ust be closed
when items are stored in them. Luggage nets
are not designed to secure heavy items of
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggage net. Do not place hard object
sinthe map pockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets.
Glove compartment i
Dependin gonthe vehicle's equipment,
there is an AUX-IN connection installed in
the glove compartment,oraM edia Inter-
face*, which is auniversal interface for
portable audio equipment, e.g. for an iPod
or USB device; see the separate Audio or
COMAND APS* operating instructions. X
To open: pull handle 0046and fold out glove
compartment flap 0047.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap 0047
upwards until it engages. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 249) into the lock and turn it 90°
clockwise to position 004B.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
ment (Y page 249) into the lock and turn
it 90° anti-clockwise to position 004A.166
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Cabriolet (double cup holder, lengthways)
X
To open (Coupé): slide cover0046forwards.
X To open (Cabriolet): slide thecover in the
direction of arrow 0047for th efront cup
holde rand in th edirection of arrow 0046for
th er ear cup holder. Luggage net in th
efront-passenger
footwell G
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Only place lightweigh tobject sintheluggage
net .Don otuse it to transport heavy, sharp-
edged or fragile objects. The luggage net can-
no tsecure th eobject ssufficiently in th eevent
of an accident. Through-loading feature for rear
bench seat (Coupé)
The left-hand and right-han drear seat backr-
est scan be folded down to increas ethe boot
capacity. G
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Do no tcarry heav yorhard object sinside the
vehicle or in th eboot unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
coul dbei njured by object sbein gthrown
aroun dthe vehicle in th eeven tofs harpbrak-
ing ,as udden chang eindirection or an acci-
dent. G
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Always driv ewith th eboot lid closed. Exhaust
fumes coul dotherwise enter th evehicle inte-
rior.
Foldin gthe rea rseat backres tforwards i
Vehicles with aMemory function*: when
you fold on eorbothp artsoft herear seat
backres tforwards ,the respectiv efront
seat moves forward slightly, when neces-
sary, in orde rtoavoid contact.
X Vehicles without Memory function*: if nec-
essary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open th eboot/luggage compartment.
X Pull right-han dorleft-hand release han-
dle 0046on th erear seat backrest.
The correspondin grear seat backres tisnot
engaged. X
Fol drear seat backrest 0047forward.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Loading and stowing
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Folding th
erears eat backres tback X
If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forward.
! Mak esure that th eseat belt does not
become trapped when foldin gthe rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Swin grear seat backrest 0046bac kuntil it
engages. G
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Mak esure that th erear seat backrest is cor-
rectl yengage dinp osition .Otherwise, vehicle
occupant scould be injured by object sbeing
thrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, it will
appear in th emulti-function display in the
instrumen tcluster.
i You should always engage th erear seat
backrest sifyou do no tneedt he through-
loadin gfeature. This will preven taccess to
th eb oot from th evehicl einterior.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Securing
aload
Lashing eyelets G
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Distribut ethe load on th elashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicl eoccupant scould be
injured by object sbein gthrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Pleas eobserv ethe loadin gguidelines.
Observ ethe followin gpoints or guidelines
when securin gloads:
R secure th eload usin gthe lashing eyelets.
R do no tuse elastic straps or nets to secure
al oad, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do no trout elashing material sacross sharp
edge sorc orners.
R pad shar pedge sfor protection.
The are four lashing eyelet sintheboot on the
Coupé and two lashing eyelet sintheboot sill
on th eCabriolet. Coupé shown as an example
X
Coupé: foldupt helashing eyelets 0046next
to th erear seat backrest and put them
throug hthe slitsint hecarpet. 170
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Bag hooks (Coupé)
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Onl yhanglight load sonthe bagholders. Do
not us ethem to transport heavy ,sharp-edged
or fragile objects. Whe nbraking sharply,
changing direction quickl yorinthe event of
an accident, the ba ghooks will not secure the
items sufficiently .Thisc ould resul tininjury to
yoursel forothers.
! The ba ghookc an bear amaximu mload
of 3k g. Do not us eittosecureaload. 0046
Bag hook Stowage well unde
rthe boot floor
TIREFIT, the vehicl etool kit, etc. ar eloc ated
in the stowag ewell. X
To open: pull handle 0046upwards. Example: Coupé
X
Coupé: hookhandle 0046into rain
trough 0047.
X Cabriolet: pull the boot floor slightly
towards yo uand then hoo khandle 0046into
rain trough 0047.
! Remove the handl eagain before closing
the boot li dand sna pitint ightlytop revent
the handl eflapf rom protruding .Otherwise,
yo uc ould damage the handle. Roo
frack *(Co upé) G
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An incorrectly secured roo frack, ski rac kor
load could work loose from the vehicle. These
objects ma ythen be thrown around and can
injure yo uorothers or cause an accident. Fol-
lo wt he roo frack/ski rac kmanufacturer's
installatio ninstructions and specia linstruc-
tions for use.
The roo floa dr aises the vehicle's centre of
gravity ,thereb yaffecting vehicl ehandling.
Yo um usta lway sobserve the maximu mroof
load of 100 kg. Alway sadapt your driving style
to the prevailing road, traffic and weather
conditions and drive with particula rcareift he
roo fisl aden.
! Mercedes-Benz recommends tha tyou
onl yuseroo frac ks ystem swhich have
been teste dand approved for Mercedes- Loadin
gand stowing
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