2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET brake sensor

Vehicl
eequipment
i Thismanua ldesc ribe sallthe standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
which wa savailable at th etime of pur-
chase. Countr y-specif ic differences are
possible. Bear in mind tha tyour vehicle
ma ynot featur eall function sdescribed
here. Key
Key functions
Locking and unlocking centr ally The key centrally locks/unlocks:
R
the doors
R the boot lid
R the fuel filler flap G
Risk of accident
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
R open adoor from inside the vehicle at any
time, even if it has been locked
R star tthe vehicle usin gakey which has been
left in the vehicle
R release the parking brake
They could thereby endanger themselves and
others. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Alway stake the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only
leaving it for ashort time. :
& To lock the vehicle
; F To unloc kthe boot lid
= % To unlock the vehicle
? Battery charge indicator lamp
When unlocking ,the tur nsignals flash once.
When locking, they flash three times.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked or unlocked.
The audible signal can be activated and deac-
tivated using the on-board computer
(Y page 208).
X To unlock centrally: press the%but-
ton.
If you do not open adoor or the boot lid within
approximately 40 second sofunlocking the
vehicle,
R the vehicl eislocke dagain
R the anti-thef tsystem is activated again.
X To lock centrally: press the&button. KEYLESS-GO
You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using
the KEYLESS-GO key. To do this ,you only
need carry the key with you. When you touch
the surface of the sensor sonthe vehicle's
door handles, KEYL ESS-GO establishes a
radio connection between the vehicle and the
key.
Th ed istance to the door handle from which
you wish to lock or unlock the vehicle must
not be greater than 1m.66
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the brakes from overhe
ating and wearing too
quickly.
If as lower-moving vehicle is detected in front,
DISTRONIC PLU Scauses you rvehicle to
brak eand maintain apreset distance to the
vehicl einfront. G
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Do not change down for additional engine
brakin gonas lippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid. G
Risk of accident
DISTRONIC PLU Siso nly an aid designe dto
assis tdriving. Th edrive rremain sfully respon-
sible for the vehicle's distance from other
vehicles, the vehicle's spee dand for braking
in goo dtime.
DISTRONIC PLU Sdoes not react in particular
to:
R pedestrians
R stationar yobstacles on the road, e.g. stop-
ped or parked vehicles
R oncoming and crossin gtraffic
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narro wvehi-
cles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or vehi-
cles driving on adifferen tline. Therefore,
always pay attention to traffic condition seven
when DISTRO NICP LUS is activated. Other-
wise ,you may fai ltorecognise danger sin
time, cause an accident and injure yourself
and others. G
Risk of accident
DISTRONI CPLUS cannot take account of road
and traffi cconditions. If DISTRONI Cdoesn ot
recognise or no longer recognises the vehicle
in front ,donot activate DI STRONIC or, if it is
already active, deactivate it. This is especially
the case:
R before corners
R on filter lanes R
when changing to alane with faster moving
traffic
R in complex driving situations or where lanes
are diverted, e.g. at roadworks on amotor-
way
DI ST RONIC PLUS otherwis emaintains the
current spee dset by you or accelerates up to
the set speed.
DI ST RONIC PLUS cannot take account of
weathe rconditions. Deac tivate, or do not
activate, DISTRONIC PLUS:
R if the roads are slippery, snow-covered or
icy. The wheels could los etheir grip when
brakin goraccelerating .The vehicle could
star ttos kid.
R if the sensors are dirty or there is poo rvis-
ibility, e.g. due to snow, rain or fog. Dis-
tanc econtrol may be impaired.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions
even when DI STRONIC PLUS is activated.
Otherwise, you may fail to recognise dangers
in time, cause an accident and injure yourself
and others.
The radar sensor syste misautomatically
deactivated near radio telescope facilities
(Y page 324).
If you want DISTRONIC PLUS to assis tyou,
the radar sensor system must be activated
(Y page 208) and operational.
If ther eisnov ehicle in front ,DISTRONIC
PLUS operate sinthe sam eway as cruise
control in the spee drange between
30 km/ hand 200 km/h .Ifavehicle is driving
in front of you, DI STRONIC operates in the
speed range betwee n0km/h and
200 km/h.
Do no tuse DISTRONI CPLUS wh iled riving on
roa dswith steep gradients. G
Risk of accident
DISTRONIC PLUS brakes you rvehicle up to a
maximu mof4m /s2
depending on its speed.
This corresponds to approximately 40% of
your vehicle's maximum braking power. You Driving systems
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You will see the followin
gwarnin gmessage in
the multifunction display if the HOL Dfunction
is activated and:
R the driver' sdoor is open and th edriver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engi neis switched off ,unless it is auto-
matically swi tchedoff by the ECO start/
stop function
R the bo nnetis opened
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: Brake
immediately
X Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion displ ay goes out. This deactivates the
HOL Dfunction.
In vehicles with automatic transmission:
Select Park (P)
X Move the selector lever to Pto prevent the
vehicle from rolling away.
The HOLD function is deactivated. The
warning messag eint he multifunction dis-
play disappears.
Ah orn will also sound at regular intervals if
the HOL Dfunction is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
R open the bonnet
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. The tone
becomes louder if you attempt to lock the
vehicle. The vehicle is not locked until the
HOLD function is deactivated.
i If the ignition has been switched off, the
engine cannot be started again until the
HOLD function has been deactivated.
If there is afault in the system or power supply
while the HOLD function is activated, the
Brak eimmediately message is show nin
the multifunction display .Immed iately
depress the brake firmly until the warning
message in the multifunction dis play goes
out. On vehicles with automatic transmission, you
can als oshift int oposition P.This deactivates
the HOL Dfunction. PARKTRONIC
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Risk of accident
PARKTRONIC is only an aid and may not
detect all obstacles .This system does not
reliev eyou of the need to pay attention.
You are always responsible for safet yand
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings whe nparking and
manoeuvring. You could otherwise endanger
yourself and others. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise ,they
coul dbei njured.
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It indicates visual lyand
audibly the distance between your vehicle
and an object.
PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you:
R switch on the ignition
R release the parking brake
PARKTRONIC is deactivated at speeds above
18 km/h. It is reactivated at lower speeds.
PARKTRONIC monitors the area around your
vehicle using six sensors in the front bumper
and four sensors in the rear bumper. 174
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Sens orsint he front bumper, left-hand
sid e(example)
Rang eoft he sens ors The sensors mu
st befree of dirt, ice and
slush; otherwis ethey ma ynot function cor-
rec tly. Clean the sensor sregularly, taki ng
care not to scratch or damag ethem
(Y page 26 7). Side view, Coup
é(example) Top view, Coupé (example) Front sensors Centre approximately 10
0cm Corners approximately 60 cm
Rear sensors
Centre approximately 120 cm
Corners approximately 80 cm
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When parking, pay particular attention to
objects above or below the senso rs,s uch
as flower pots or trailer drawbars. PARK-
TRONIC does not detect such ob jectswhen
they ar eintheimmediat evicinity of the
vehicle. You could damage the vehicle or
the objec ts.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic
car wash ,alorry' scompressed-ai rbrakes
or ap neumatic drill could cause PARK-
TRONI Ctom alfunction.
Minimum distance Centre approximately 20 cm
Corners approximately 15 cm
If ther
eisano bstacle within this ran ge,all
warnin gdisplays light up and awarnin gtone
sounds. If the distanc efalls below the mini-
mum, the distanc emay no longer be shown.
Warning displays The warnin
gdisplays show the distance
between the sensor sand the obs tacle. The
warning displa yfor the fr ont area is located
on the dashboar dabove the centr eair vents.
The warnin gdisplay for the rear area in the
Coupé is located on the roof linin ginthe rear
compar tment;inthe Cabriolet ,itisbetween
the rear seats. Driving systems
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X
Press :or9 to select the Limit
spee d(winter tyres): function.
Th ec urren tsetting is displayed.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press :or9 to set permanent
SPEEDTRONI Cinincrements of ten
(240 km/h to160 km/h). Permanent
SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated with the Off
setting.
X Pres sthe a button to stor ethe entry.
Activating/deactiva ting th eautomatic
lockin gfeature
If you select the Automaticd oor locks:
function, th evehicle is centrally locked above
as peed of around 15 km/h.
i Further information on the automatic
locki ngfeature (Y page71).
X Press the =or; button on the stee r-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Automa ticd oor locks: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactiva ting th eacoustic
locking confirmation
If you switch on the AcousticLock feed‐
back: function, an acousti csignal sounds
when you lock or unlock the vehicle. When
unlocking, the signal sounds once. When
locking, it sounds three times.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Acoust icLock feedback: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Activa‐
ted orDeacti vated.
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
i You must deactivat ethe radar sensor sys-
tem in cer tain countries and near radio
telescope facilities. Fur ther information
(Y page 32 4).
Ve hicles with anavigation system: the radar
senso rsystem is deactivated automatically if
you are close to radio teles cope facilities.
The followin gsystems are switched off when
the radar sensor syste misdeactiva ted:
R DIST RONIC PLUS (Y page 160)
R BA SP LUS (Y page 56)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 59)
R Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 18 4)
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Rada rsensor (See Owner's Man.).
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Convenience Activating/deactiva
ting th eEASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
You can use the Easy Entry/Exit function
to activate or deactivate the easy-entry/exit
feature (Y page 100). G
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The steering wheel moves when the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature is active. There is arisk
of occupant sbecoming trapped. Before acti- 208
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
PR
E-SAFE Function
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is tempora rily inoperative if:
R theD ISTRONIC PLUScove rint he ra diatorgrille is di rty.
R the sensor sint he bumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative ,e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R the system is outside the operating tempe rature range.
R the on-board voltage is insufficient.
R E63A MG: you deactivat eESP®
.
PRE- SAFE ®
Brake is operational again and the displa ymes-
sage disappear swhen:
R the dir t(e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in
motion.
R the system detects that the sensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within the operatin gtemperatur erange.
R E63A MG: you reactivate ESP ®
.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Clean the DI STRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille
(Y page 267).
X Clean the bumpers (Y page 267).
X Restart the engine.
X Wait until the batter yissufficiently charged. PRE-SA
FE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual
G
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PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eisfaulty. BA SPLUS or th edistance warning
signal may also have failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. A Malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop
G
Risk of injury
Cabriolet: the roll bars are faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmed iately. 212
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Sp
eed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Spee
dLimit Assist is onl yavailable in certain countries.
X Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist is avai lable again as soon as you drive
into acountry in which its use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive Speed Limit Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicle is skidding or
ac
ondition for activation is no longer met when the brake
pedal is firmly depressed. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOL Dfunction later. Ra
dars en‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual Th
er adar sensor system is deactivated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor system ma ybeacti-
vated (Y page324).
X Switch on the rada rsensor system (Y page 208). Rada
rsen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to a
radio telescop efacility and may therefore not transmit any
radar signals .The radar sensor system has switched off auto-
matically.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, the yellow 9indicator
lamps light up in the exterior mirrors.
The followin gfunctions are not available:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 160)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 56)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 59)
R Blind Spot Assis t(Ypage 184)
X Drive on.
These functions are available again as soon as the vehicle
is far enough away from the radio telescope facility
(Y page 324). Display messages
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
DI
STRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated and is temporarily inopera-
tive if:
R
the DISTRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille is dirty.
R the sensors in the bumpers are dirty.
R the radar sensor syste mistemporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the syste misoutside the operating temperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the system is within the operating temperature range.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Clean the DI STRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille
(Y page 267).
X Clea nthe bumper s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. DISTRONIC
PLUS deactiva‐
ted
autom.
Se
eO wn‐
er's Man‐
ual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to a
radio telescop efacility and may therefore not transmit any
radar signals .The radar sensor system has switched off auto-
matically .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Drive on.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa vailable agai nassoon as the vehicle
is far enough away from the radio telescope facility
(Y page 324). DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
may also have failed .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed the accelerator pedal. DI
STRONIC PLUS
is no longe rcontr ollin gthe speed of the vehicle.
X Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. 228
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