2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET mirror

X
To deactivate tow-away protection:
remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up briefly.
X Loc kthe vehicle with the key or, if the vehi-
cle has KEYL ESS-GO,bytouching the out-
side door handle.
Tow-away protection remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again.
R ad oor is opened and closed again.
R the vehicle is locked again. Interior motion sensor
If the interior motion sensor is primed, avis-
ual and audible alarm is triggered when move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior while
the vehicle is locked. This occur sifsomeone
reaches int othe vehicle interior, for example.
Priming th einterior motion sensor
X Make sure that:
R
the side windows are closed.
R the panorama sliding sunroof is closed
(Coupé).
R there are no objects, e.g. mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirror or on the grab
handles on the roof trim.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Cabriolet: makesure that the roof is
closed.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO, you can also lock the vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion senso
risp rime dafter
approximately 30 seconds.
i Cabrio let: in some countries the interior
motion sensor is primed even if the soft top
is open. The vehicle should only be parked
with the soft top closed, however, to pre-
vent insects or falling leaves ,for example,
from causing false alarms.
Deactivating th einterior motion sensor
X Unlock the vehicle with the key or KEY-
LE SS -GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated
automatically.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate the inte-
rior motion senso rifyou lock your vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in the vehicle.
R the side window sremai nopen.
R the panorama sliding sunroof remains open
(Coupé).
Deactivating the interio rmotion sensor
X Remove the key from the ignition lock. X
Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;flashes briefly.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYL ESS-GO,you can also lock the
vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
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eequipment .............................. 92
Correct driver' sseat position ............92
Seats .................................................... 93
Steering wheel .................................... 99
Mir rors ............................................... 101
Memor yfunctions ............................. 103 91Seats, steering wheel an
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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. Correct driver'
sseat position Observe the safety guidelines on
(Y
page 93).
X Check whether you have adjusted seat =
properly.
Manual and electrical seat adjustment
(Y page 93)
Electrical seat adjustment (Y page 94)
When adjustin gthe seat, make sure:
R you ar easfar away from the driver' sair-
bag as possible.
R you are sitting in anormal upright posi-
tion.
R you can fasten the seat belt properly. R
you have moved the back rest to an
almost ver tical position.
R you have se tthe seat cushion angl eso
that your thighs are gently supported.
R you can depress the pedals properly.
X Check whether the head restraint is adjus-
ted properly (Y page 94).
Whe ndoing so, make sure that you have
adjusted the head restraint so that the back
of your head is supported at eye leve lby
the centr eofthe head restraint.
Observ ethe safety guidelines on
(Y page 99).
X Chec kwhether steering wheel :is adjus-
ted properly.
Adjust the steering wheel manually
(Y page 99)
Adjust the steering wheel electrically
(Y page 10 0)
When adjustin gthe steering wheel, make
sure:
R you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightl ybent.
R you can mov eyour legs freely.
R you can see all the display sint he instru-
men tcluster clearly.
Observe the safety guidelines on
(Y page 40).
X Check whether you have fastened seat
belt ;properly (Y page 41).
The seat belt should:
R fit snugly across your body.
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder.
R be routed in your pelvic area across the
hip joints.
X Befor estarting off, adjust the rear-view mir-
ror and the exterior mirror s(Ypage 10 1)
in such away that you have agood view of
roa dand traffic conditions.
X Vehicles with memory function: save the
seat, steering wheel and exterior mirror
settings (Y page103). 92
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Seats
Important safety notes
G
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The seats can still be adjusted when there is
no key in the ignition lock. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could adjust the seats and
becom etrapped. G
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kofa ccident
Only adjust the driver' sseat when the vehicle
is stationary .You will otherwise be distracted
from the road and traffic condition sand you
could los econtrol of the vehicle as aresult of
the seat moving. This could cause an acci-
dent. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
when adjustin gthe seats.
Observ ethe note sonairbags.
Secur echildren as recommended; see the
"Childre ninthe vehicle" section. G
Risk of injury
Make sur ethat the bac kofyour head is sup-
ported at eye level by the cen tralarea of the
head restraint. If your head is not supported
correctly by th ehead restraint ,you coul dsuf-
fer asever eneck injury in the event of an
accident .Never driv eifthe head rest raints are
not engaged and set correctly.
! To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the seat cover sare damp or wet, do not
switc hont he seat heating. The seat
heating should also not to be used to dry
the seats. R
clea nthe seat cover sasrecommended;
see the "In terior care" section.
R do not transport heav yloads on the
seats. Do not plac eshar pobjects on the
seat cushions ,e.g. knives, nails or tools.
Th es eats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heatin gisinoperation ,do
not cover the seats with insulating mate-
rials, e.g. blanke ts,c oats, bags, seat cov-
ers, child seats or booster seats.
! When you mov ethe seats, make sur ethat
ther eare no objects in th efootwell or
behind the seats. Otherwise, you could
damage the seats and the objects.
i The head restraint sinthe fron tseats are
fit tedw ith the NECK -PRO system
(Y page 39). For this reason, it is not pos-
sibl etor emov ethe head restraint sfrom
th ef ront seats.
Please contact aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent refor more info rmation.
i Related topics:
R Through-loading feature in the rear
bench seat 19
(folding the rear bench seat
forwards) Adjusting the seats manually and
electrically
:
Backrest angle
; Seat height
19 Only in the Coupé. Seats
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Sea tcushion angle
? Sea tfore-and-aft adjustment
i Adjust the sea tcushion angle so that your
thighs ar elightly supported.
Seat fore-and-af tadjustment X
Lift handle ?and slide the seat forwards
or backwards.
Seat cushio nangle X
Tur nhandwheel =in the desired direction. Adjusting the seat electrically
:
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height
? Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
A Backrest angle
i Vehicles with memory function: if PRE-
SAFE ®
has been triggered, the front-
passenger seat will be moved to abetter
position if it was previously in an unfavour-
able position.
i You can store the seat settings using the
memory function (Y page 103).
i Vehicles with the through-loading feature
and memory function: if you fold down a
rear seat backrest ,the respective front
seat is moved forwards slightl yifneces-
sary. i
Vehicles with memory function: when the
seat is moved forwards or backwards, the
headrest is moved up or down automati-
cally. Adjusting the hea
drestraints
Adjusting the head restraints manually Adjusting the head restraint height
X
To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the head restraint down to the desired posi-
tion.
Adjusting the head restraints electri-
cally X
To adjust the head restraint height: slide
the switch for head restraint adjustment
(Y page 94) up or down in the direction of
the arrow. 94
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Rear seat head restraints
Lowering and extendin
gthe rear seat
head restrai ntsf rom the fron t(Ca briolet) X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To lower: press button :.
The hea drestraints mov etothe lowest
position.
If AIRCAP is activated, the ri ght-hand indi-
cato rlamp on the AIRCAP button goes out.
X To extend: press button :again.
The head rest raints only move into the cen-
tral position if AIRCAP is activated and no
rear seat belt has been fastened.
If AIRCAP is activated, the right-hand indi-
cator lamp on the AIRCAP button comes
on.
i More detailed information about AIRCAP
can be found on (Y page 84). Manu
ally lowering the hea drestraints
in the rear (Cabriolet)
If the head restraints in the rear compar tment
are in the upper position, the soft top cannot
be closed fully. If the head restraint electron-
ics are malfunc tionin gand the adjustment
procedure of the soft top is interrupted leav-
ing the soft top compartment cover open, you
therefor ehave to lower the head restraints in
the rear compartment manually. Lower the head restraints in the rear com-
partmen
tmanually if:
R the head rest raint electronics are malfunc-
tioning
R theo pening or closin gprocedure of the so ft
top is interrupted leaving the soft top com-
partmen tcover open. Cover
;can only be released when the
openin gorclosing procedur eofthe soft top
is interrupte dleaving the soft top compart-
men tcover open.
X Push the emergenc ykey elemen tinto two
openings :between the hea drestraints
until cover ;releases.
X Remov ecover ;. X
Tur nthumbwheel :in the direction of the
front seat to lower the head rest raints. Seats
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Folding th
efront seat backrests
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Mak esure that the back rest engage sfully. If
the back rest is no tengaged ,the message:
Front right seat backrest no tlocked
or Front lef tseatb ackrest not
locked appears in th emultif unctio ndisplay.
Stop the vehicle as soon as road and traffic
condition spermit and rem ove anyobjects
that are blocking the backrest. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
when movin gthe seat. If there is arisk of
someon ebecoming trapped, press the seat
adjustmen tswitc honthe door.
With the EASY-EN TRY feature, the seat moves
forward sifyou have folde dthe seat bac krest
forwards and th eseat is in th erear half of the
adjustment range. This makes it convenient
for passengers to get in and out of th erear
compartment.
The head restrai ntalso lowers on vehicles
with electric seat adjustment. Example: Coupé Folding th
ebackres tforwards X
Vehicles withou tmemor yfunction:
rel ease the hea drestra intifn ecessary and
push it down.
X Pull seat release handle :forwards and
fold the backrest forwards, until the seat
backrest engages.
X Push the seat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with memory function: pull seat
releas ehandle :forwards and fold the
backrest forwards as far as it will go.
The seat moves automatically to the fore-
most position.
Folding back the backrest X
Vehicles without memory function:
push the seat backrest back horizontally
until the seat reaches the position that was
previously set.
X Swing back the seat backrest evenly below
release handle :until it engages ,doing so
in as mooth manner.
X After th eseat back rest has been folded
back, chec kthe position of the head
restraint and set it to the correc tposition.
X Vehicles with memory function: swing
back the seat backrest.
The seat moves automatically to the stored
position. Adjusting th
emulticontour seat
Yo uc an adjust the contour of the front seats
individually so as to provide optimum support
for your back and sides. 96
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To adjust the thigh cushion
; To adjust the backrest contour in the lum-
bar region
= To adjust the backrest contour in the
upper back region
? To adjust the side bolster softhe seat
backrest
X Make sur ethat the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock. Adjusting th
e4-way lumbar support
Yo uc an adjust the contour of the fron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. :
To raise the backres tcontour
; To soften the backrest con tour
= To lower the backrest contour
? To harden the backrest contour i
The setting of the 4-way lumbar support
is automatically checked when:
R the door is unlocked
R the door is opened
R the key is in position 1in the ignition lock
The individual setting is restored. Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
Risk of injury
Repeatedl ysetting the seat heating to level
3 may result in excessiv eseat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperatur esensitivit yoralimited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicat ethe heating level you hav eselected.
i If the batter yvoltage is too low, the seat
heatin gmay switch off. Driver's and front-passenger seat
The system automatically switches down
from level
3to level 2after approximately
eigh tminutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes. Seats
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