2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

In countries where da
ytime drivin glights are
al ega lrequirement, Onis the factory setting.
X Switch off the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Daytim edriving lights: function.
Yo uw ills ee the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating th eIntelligent
Light System
When you activate the Intell.Light Sys‐
tem: function ,you activate the foll owing:
R motorwa ymode
R active light function
R cornerin glight function
R extended range foglamps
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confir m.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Intell .Light System: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If you set the dipped-bea mheadlamps for
driving on the right/left (Y page 206),the
Light submenu of the multifunction display
shows the Intell.Light System: Sys‐
tem inoperative Inactiv efor left-
side traffic orIntell. Light System:
System inoperative Inactiv efor
right-side traffic message instead of
the Intell. Light System: function.Settin
gthe dipped-beam headl ampfor
driving on the right/left
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped-beam
headlamps (Y page 157).
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left, motorway mode and
the extended range foglamps are not availa-
ble.
You can only set the dipped-beam headlamps
for driving on the right/left when stationary:
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Dipped
headl. Settin gfor: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Right-
hand drive orLeft-h andd rive.
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting.
You can also have the dipped-beam head-
lamps set for driving on the right/left at a
qualified specialis tworkshop ,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Cent re.
Further information (Y page106)and
(Y pag e157).
Switching Adaptiv eHighbea mAssist on/
off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Adapti veMain-beam Assist: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Activa‐
ted orDeacti vated.
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting. 206
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Activating/deactivating th
esurround
lighting and ex terior lightin gdelayed
switch-off
The Surround lighting: function allows
yo utos et whether th eexterior lighting should
com eonw hen it is dar k:
R for 40 se conds after unlockin gthe ve hicle
with th ekey
The exterior lighting switche soff wh en you
open the driver’s door.
R for 15 seconds after switching off the
engine and closing the doors
If the engine is switched off and then none
of the doors are opened, or if an ope ndoor
is not closed, the exte rior lightin ggoes out
after 60 seconds.
If you activate the Surround lighting:
func tion, the following light up:
R the side lamps
R the foglamps 35
R the dipped-beam headlamps 36
R the daytime drivin glamps 37
R the licence plate lighting
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Deactivating the delayed switch-off tempora-
rily:
X
Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
The delayed switch-off is deactivated.
Delayed switch-off is reactivated the next
time you start the engine.
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
When you activate the Interior lighting
dela ysw. off: function and remov ethe
key from the ignition lock ,the interior lighting
remain sonfor 10 seconds.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to con firm.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Interior lighting dela ysw. off:
function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the func
tion Limi tspeed
(winter tyres): to setpermanen tSPEED-
TRONI C(Ypage 171).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
35 Only for vehicles with front foglamps.
36 Only for vehicles withou tfront foglamps.
37 Onl yvehicles with Intelligent Light System. Menus and submenus
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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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vating th
eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervise dinthe
vehicle, even if they ar esecur edinac hild
restraint system .The chil dren could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vat ethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
becom etrapp ed.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit feature.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching th ebelta djustmen ton/off
Fur ther information on belt adjust ment
(Y pag e42).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Belt adjustment: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching the fold in mirrors when lock-
ing function on/off
If you switch on the Fold mirrorsinwhen
locking: function, th eexterior mirror sfold
in when you lock the vehicle. When you
unloc kthe vehicle and then open adoor, the
exterior mirror sfold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold the exterior mirror sinusing the button
on the door (Y page 101), they will not fold
out automatically. The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out usin
gthe button on
the door.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Fold mirror sinwhen locking: func-
tion.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all function
sare reset:
the Limit speed (winter tyres): func-
tio ninp ermanen tSPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehiclesubmenu. If you want to
reset the Daytimedriving lamps: in the
Light submenu, yo umust turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 1.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factor ysetting submenu.
X Press the abuttontoc onfirm.
The Rese tall settings? message
appe ars.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select
No orYes.
X Press the abutton to confir mthe selec-
tion.
If you hav eselected Yes,the multifunction
display shows aconfirmation message. Menu
sand submenus
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Displa
ymessages Hiding display messages
Display message sappear in th emultifunction display.
X Press the aor% button on the steering wheel to hide the display message.
The display message is cleared.
The multifunction display shows high-priority display messages in red.
You cannot hide display messages of the highest priority. The multifunction display shows
these messages con tinuously until the cause sfor the messages have been remedied.
Certain display message sare accompanie dbyanaudible warning tone or acontinuou stone.
Please respon dinaccordance with the displa ymessages and follow the additional notes in
this Owner's Manual.
When you stop and park the vehicle, please observ ethe notes on HOL D(Ypage 172) and
parking (Y page 153). Message memory
The on-boar dcomputer save scertain display messages. You can call up the display messages
in the message memory .
X Press the =or; button on the steerin gwheel to selec tthe Service menu.
If ther eare displa ymessages, the multifunction display shows, for example, 2messages.
X Press the 9or: buttontos elect the entry, e.g. 2messages.
X Confirm with a.
X Using 9or:,s croll through the displa ymessages.
When the ignition is switched off ,all display messages are deleted apart from some high-
priority display messages. Onc ethe causes of the high-priority displa ymessages have been
rec tified, th ecorrespondin gdisplay messages are also deleted. 210
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Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
ü If the symbol appear
sinthe multifunc tion display, aseat belt
tongue has been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
Further information on the statu sindicato rfor the rea rseat
belts (Y page 43). ý G
Risk of injury
If the symbol appears in the multifunc tion display, aseat belt
tongue has not been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
X If necessary, ask the occupant sinthe rea rtofasten their
seat belts.
Further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts (Y page 43). ÷ ES
Pi nop‐
erative
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er's Man‐
ual G
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ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not available due to amal-
function. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also have
failed. In addition, the äandå warning lamps light up
in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but without
the func tions listed above.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tive See
Owner's
Manual
G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunctions of PRE-SAFE ®
have failed. All other occu-
pant safety systems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Displa
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
Ch
ilds eat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of in
jury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenge rseat: the child seat is positioned incorrectly.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat: the automatic child seat recognition sensor
is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Restraint
sys. mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System). The 6warning lamp also lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Front
left mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
or
Front
righ
tmal‐
function
Consult
workshop G
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SRS has malfunctioned at the front on the left or right. The
6 warning lamp also lights up in the instrumen tcluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display mess
ages
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