2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET warning lights

Problems wit
hchilds eat recognition Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The
4 PASSENGER
AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam ponthe cen trecon-
sole is lit. As
pecial Mercedes-Benz child seat with automatic child seat rec-
ognition has been fit tedtot he front-passenger seat. The front-
passenger airbag has therefor ebeen disabled as desired. G
Risk of inju
ry
There is no child seat fit tedtot he front-passenger seat. Aut omatic
chil dseat recognition is malfun ctioning.
It is also possible that the 6SRS warnin glamp lights up and/
or the 4PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp does not light
up briefly when you switch the ignition on.
X Remove electronic equipment from the front-passenger seat,
e.g.
R
laptop
R mobile phone
R cards with transponde rs,s uch as ski passes or access cards
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is still on:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 50
Children in th
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Traction control remains active if you deacti-
vat
eE SP®
. G
Risk of accident
Tractio ncontrol can notreduce the risk of an
accident if you driv etoo fast .Traction con trol
can noto verride th elaws of physics.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel G
Risk of accident
Activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise not be able to stabilis ethe vehicle
if the vehicle star tsto skid or awheel star ts
to spin.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves driving stability.
R the engine's torque is no longer limited and
the drive wheels can spin. The spinnin gof
the wheels results in acutting action, which
provides better grip.
R traction control is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you
brake.
If ESP ®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the äwarning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes .Insuch situations,
ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle.
X To deactivate:(Y page 203).
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. G
Risk of accident
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running, ESP
®
is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunc tion. The risk that your vehicle may
star ttos kid then increase sincertain situa-
tions.
Alway sadapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
X To activate:(Y page 203).
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation If your trailer begins to lurch, you can only
stabilise the vehicle/
trailer combination by
depressing the brake firmly.
In this situation, ESP ®
assists you and can
detect if the trailer begins to lurch. ESP ®
slows the vehicle down by brakin gand limit-
ing the engine output until the vehicle/trailer
combination has stabilised.
Traile rstabilisatio nisa ctive above speed sof
about 65 km/h. G
Risk of accident
If road and weather conditions are poor,
trailer stabilisatio nwill not be able to prevent
the trailer from swerving and will thus be
unable to reduce the risk of an accident .Trail-
ers wit hahigh centr eofgravity can tip over
before ESP ®
can detec tthis.
Trailer stabilisation does not work if ESP ®
is
deactivated or disable dbecause of amal-
function. EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribu-
tion)
EBD monitors and controls the brake pres-
sure on the rear wheels to improve driving
stability while braking. G
Risk of accident
If EBV is malfunctioning, the brake system is
still available with full brake boosting effect.
However, the rear wheels can still lock, e.g. 58
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under full braking. This coul
dcause you to
lose control of your vehicle and cause an acci-
dent. You shoul dtherefore adapt your driving
styl etot he different handling characteristics. ADAPTIVE BRAKE
ADAPTIV EBRAKE enhances braking safety
and offers increased braking comfort .Inaddi-
tion to the brakin gfunction ,ADAPTIVE BRAKE
also ha sthe HOL Dfunctio n(Ypage 17 2)and
hill start assist (Y page137).For further
inf ormation, se eDriving tip s(Ypage 154). PRE-SAFE
®
Brake (vehicles with DIS-
TRON IC PLUS)
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake can hel pyou to minimise
the ris kofaf rontal col lisionwithavehicle
ahead or reduce the effects of such acolli-
sion.
This function will issu eawarning at spe edsof
around 30 km/h or more if:
R for aperiod of sever alseconds, the dis-
tance to the vehicl einfront is to oshort for
the speed at which you ar etrave lling. The
· distance warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
R you are approaching the vehicle in front too
rapidly .Anintermittent warning tone
so unds and the ·distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument cluster.
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated driving conditions may caus ethe
system to displa yanunneces sary warning. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Pay particula rattention to the traffic condi-
tions if the ·distance warning lam pinthe
instrument clu ster lights up or an intermittent
warning tone sounds. If necessary, brak eor
manoeuvre to avo idan obstacle. If the driver and passengers have fastened
thei
rseat belts, PRE-SAFE ®
Brak ecan also
can also perform the following at speeds of
above approximately 30 km/h:
R brake the vehicle automatically from a
spee dofuptoa pproximately 20 0km/h
R trigge rpreventative passenge rprote ction
measures (PRE-SAFE ®
) G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eiso nly an aid to assist you
whe ndriving. Yo uare responsible for main-
taining asafe distanc efrom other vehicles,
th ev ehicle' sspeed and for braking in good
time. Alway spay attention to the traffic con-
ditions. Otherwise, you may recognise dan-
gers too late, cause an acciden tand injure
yoursel fand others.
With the hel pofthe radar sensor system,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak ecan detect obstacles that
are in fron tofyour vehicle for an extended
period of time. If you approach an obstacle
and PRE- SAFE®
Brake detects arisk of acol-
lision, the system will initially aler tyou both
visually and acoustically .Ify ou do not brake
or steer ,the vehicle will at first automatically
brake slightly. In the even tofanincreased
risk of acollision ,PRE-SAFE ®
is activated
(Y page 39). If the risk of collision remains
and you do not brake, take evasive action or
accelerat esignificantly, the vehicle may per-
form automatic emergency braking. G
Risk of accident
Only clearl ydetected obstacles will trigger a
warning and initiat ebraking assistance by
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake.
In particular, th edetection of obstacles can
be impaired if there is:
R dirt on the sensor sorthe sensor sare cov-
ered
R snow or heavy rain Dri
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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. Exterio
rlighting Important safet
ynotes
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you driv ewith the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, operation of the headlamps varies due
to legal requirement sand self-imposed obli-
gations. In these countries, the daytime driv-
ing lights are automatically switche donwhen
the engin eisstarted. Notes on driving abroad
Converting to symmetrical dipped beam
when drivin gabroad: switch the headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam in countries in
which traffic drives on the opposite side of the
road to the countr ywhere the vehicle is reg-
istered. This prevents oncomi ngtraffic from
being dazzled .Symmetrical lights do not illu-
minate as large an area of the edg eofthe
carriageway.
Convert the headlamps as close to the border
as possible before drivin ginthese countries
(Y page 206).
Converting to asymmetrica ldipped beam
after retu rning: conver tthe headlamps back
to asymmetrical dipped beam as soon as pos-
sible after crossing the border when returning
(Y page 206).
Vehicle swith Intelligent Light System: if
the headlamps are converted to symmetrical
dipped beam, not all light functions are avail- able. "Motorway mode" and the "extended
range foglamps" are deactivated. Light switch
Opera tion 1W
Left-hand parking lamps
2X Right-hand parking lamps
3T Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment lighting
4c Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
driving lights
5L Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
lamps
BR Rear foglamps
CN Front foglamps
The turn signals ,main-beam headlamps and
the headlamp flasher are operated using the
combination switch (Y page 108).
! Switch off the side lamps and parking
lamp when you leave the vehicle. This pre-
vent sthe battery from discharging.
The exterior lighting (except the side lamps/
parkin glamps) switches off automatically if
you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R open the driver' sdoor with the key in posi-
tion 0
If you hear awarning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X Turn the light switch to c.106
Exterior lightingLights and windscree
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indicator lamp in the instrumen
tcluster
stays on.
X To deactivate: movethe combina tion
switc hback to its normal posi tion.
The _ indicator lam pinthe instrument
cluster goes out.
Headlam pflasher X
To switch on: turnthe key in the igni tion
lock to position 1or 2or star tthe engine.
X Pull the combina tion switc hbrieflyint he
direction of arrow =.Ha
zard warning lamps The hazar
dwarnin glamps automatically
switc hon:
R if an airbag is deployed
R if the vehicle decelerates rapidl yfrom a
speed of more than 70 km/h and comes to
as tandstill
X To switch on the hazar dwarning lamps:
press button :.
All turn signals flash. If you now switch on
at urn signal using the combination switch,
only the turn signal lamp on the corre-
sponding side of the vehicle will flash.
X To switch off the haza rdwarning
lamps: press button :.
The hazard warning lamp switche soff auto-
matically if th evehicle reaches aspeed of
over 10 km/ hagain after full brake applica-
tion. i
The hazard warnin glamps still operate if
the ignition is switched off. Adjusting the headlamp range (halo-
gen headlamps)
The headlamp range control allow syou to
adjust the con eoflight from the headlamps
to suit the vehicle load. g
Driver' sseat and front-passenger seat
occupied
1 Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
rear seats occupied
2 Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
rear seats occupied, boot laden
3 Driver's and front-passenger seats occu-
pied and maximu mpermissible rear axle
load utilised, e.g. when towing atrailer
X Start th eengine.
X Turn headlamp range control to the posi-
tion which corresponds to the load in your
vehicle. Headlamp clean
ings ystem
Th eh eadlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with washer fluid" function is oper-
ated ten times while the lights are on and the
engine is running (Y page 116). When you
switc hoff th eignition, the automatic head-
lam pcleaning system is reset and countin gis
resume dfrom 0. 110
Exterior lightingLi
gh ts and windscreen wipers
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Active:
if you are driving at speeds below
70 km/h and you switc honthe rear foglamp.
No tactive: if you are driving at speeds above
10 0k m/h or yo uswitch off the rear foglamp
following activat ion. Interior lighting
Overv
iewofi nterio rlighting Overhead control panel (example: Coupé)
:
u To switc hthe rea rinterior lighting
on/off (Coupé only)
; | To switc hthe automa tici nterior
lighting control on/off
= p To switc hthe right-han dreading
lam pon/off
? c To switch the fron tinterior lighting
on/off
A p To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off Automatic interior lighting control
X To switch on/off: pressthe | button.
When the automatic interior lighting con-
trol is activa ted, the button is flush with the
overhead control panel.
The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:
R unloc kthe vehicle
R open adoor
R remove the key from the ignition lock The interior lightin
gdelayed switch-off must
be activated (Y page 207)
The interior lightin gswitches off after adelay.
You can set the delayed switch-off using the
on-board computer.
i The interior lighting switches off automat-
icall yafter five minutes in certain condi-
tions. This is th ecase when adoor stays
open and the key in the ignition lock is in
position 0or is removed. Manua
linterior lighting control
! If the interior lightin ghas been switched
on manually, it will not be switched off
automatically.
This can cause the batter ytodischarge.
Make sure that the interior lighting does
not remain switched on too long after the
engine has been switched off.
X To switch the front interior lighting on/
off: press the cbutton.
X To switch the rear interior lighting on/
off: press the ubutton.
X To switch the reading lamp son/off:
press the pbutton. Crash-responsive emergency lighting
If the interior lightin gisset to automatic ,the
interior lighting is activated automatically if
the vehicle is involved in an accident.
X To switch of fthe crash-responsive
emergenc ylighting: press the hazard
warning lamp button.
or
X Lock and then unlock the vehicle using the
key. 112
Interior lightingLights and windscreen wipers
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mus
talsoa pply the brakes yourself if this
braking powe risnot sufficient.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetect sarisk of collision
with avehicle in front, an intermit tent warning
tone sounds. In addition, the ·distance
warning lamp in the instrument cluste rlights
up. Brak etoavoidac ollision.
Cruise control lever With the cruise control lever you can operate
DI ST RONIC PLUS and variable SPEE D-
TRONIC.
The LI Mindicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off: DISTRONIC PLUS
is selected
R LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected. :
To sto rethe curren tspeed or ahigher
speed
; To set the specified minimum distance
= LIMi ndicator lamp
? To sto rethe curren tspeed or call up the
last stored speed
A To stor ethe curren tspeed or alower
speed
B To switc hbetween DI STRONIC PLUS and
variable SPEEDTRONIC
C To deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp =is off.
If it is off, DISTRONIC PLUS is already selec-
ted.
If it is not ,pres sthe cruise contr ol leverin
the direction of arrow B.
LIM indicator lamp =in the cruise control
lever goe sout. DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
Switching on DISTRONIC PLUS ,storing
and maintaining the current speed G
Risk of accident
The vehicle can be braked when DISTRONIC
PLUS is activated. For this reason, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehicle is to be set in
motion by othe rmeans (e.g. in acar wash or
by towing).
You can activate DISTRONIC PLUS in the fol-
lowing circumstances:
R if the engine has been started and you have
been drivin gfor up to two minutes
R if the parkin gbrake is not applied
R if ESP ®
is acti vated
R if the transmission is in position D
R if the bonnet is closed
R if the driver' sdoor is closed and you shift
from Pto Dor your seat belt is fastened
R if the front-passenger door is closed
Activating while driving
When drivin gatspeeds below 30 km/h, you
can only acti vate DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehi-
cle in fron thas been detected and is shown
in the multifunction display. If the vehicle in
front is not shown in the multifunction display
and is no longe rbeing detected, because it
has changed lanes, for example, DISTRONIC
PLU Sisd eactivated and atone sounds. 162
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Warning display for fron
tarea
: Left-hand side of th evehicle
; Right-hand side of the vehicle
= Segments
The warning display for each side of the vehi-
cle is divided into fiv eyellow and two red seg-
ments. PARKTRONI Cisoperational if yellow
segments =ligh tup.
The gear lever position or, in the case of
AUTOTRO NIC, the transmission position of
the automatic transmission determines
which warning display is active when the
engine is running.
Manual transmission: Gear lever posi-
tion Warning display
Forward
sgear
or
Neutral Fron
tarea activated Revers
egear Rear and fron
tareas
activated Auto
matic transmission: Transmission
position Warning display
D
Fron
tarea activated R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P
No areas activated On
eorm ore segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle' sdistanc efrom th eobstacle.
From the:
R sixt hsegmen tonwards ,you will hea ran
intermitten twarnin gtonef or approx-
imately two seconds.
R seven thsegment onwards, you will hear a
warnin gtonef or approximately two sec-
onds. This indicates that you have now
reached the minimu mdistance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC :
Indicator lamp
; To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp :lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock.
Trailer towing PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and
atrailer.
! Foldint he ball couplin gifthe trailer tow
hitc hisn ot required .PARKTRONIC meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling. 176
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