2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET engine

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Risk of injury
Make sure that nob odyc an become trapped
as yo ucloseas idew indow .Ifthere is arisk
of becoming trapped, release the switch or
press it again to open the side window again. G
Risk of injury
Children may injur ethemselves if they open
or close the side windows.
Never leav echildren unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always tak ethe key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you ar eonly leaving it for
as hort time. G
Risk of injury
Do not leav echildren unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they ar esecured in achild
restraint system .The children could:
R be seriously or even fatall yinjured on parts
of the vehicle
R be seriously or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to extremely hig hor
extremely low temperatures
If children open adoor, they could:
R seriously or even fatally injure other people
R get out of the vehicle and injure them-
selves, or be seriously or even fatally
injure dbyap assing vehicle
Activate the override feature if children are
travelling in the vehicle. They could otherwise
open side windows while the vehicle is in
motion and thereby injure themselves or oth-
ers. Openin
gand closing th eside win-
dows :
Front left
; Front right
= Rear right
? Rear left
The switches for all side windows are located
on the driver' sdoor. There is also aswitch on
the front-passenger door as well as on the
doors in the rear compartmen tonthe lef tand
right-hand sides for the respective sid ewin-
dow.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
i You can continue to operate the side win-
dows after you switch off the engine. This
func tion remains active for fiv eminutes or
until one of the doors is opened.
X To open: press the corresponding switch.
X To close: pull the corresponding switch.
i When opening or closing the front side
windows you can start automatic opera-
tion. To do so, press or pull the switch to
just beyond the point of resistance in the
relevan tdirection .You can stop automatic
operation by pressin gorpulling again. 74
Side windo
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Wind deflec
tor;extends. The head
restraint sonthe rea rbench seats and AIR-
CAP draught stop =mov etot he cen trep osi-
tion simultaneously.
If one or two passenger sinthe rea rcompart-
men tthen fasten their seat belts, the head
rest raints in the rear bench seats and AIRCAP
draught stop =move to the upper position.
i If,w hen AIRCA Pisextended, you park
your vehicl ewith the soft top down and
remov ethe key ,the win ddeflec tora nd the
hea drestraint sinthe rea rcompartment
ret ract automatically. When you return to
your vehicle and start the engine again, the
wind deflector and the head rest raints in
the rear compar tment are extended again.
i AIRCAP can notb ee xtende dorretracted
if the vehicle speed exceeds 16 0km/h. Ret
racting AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the cover on the lower centre con-
sole.
X Press AIRCAP button :.
The two indicato rlamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton go out. Wind deflector ;retra cts. The
head rest raints on the rear bench seats and
AIRCAP draught stop =move 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 improv
ethe rea rview, you can retrac tthe
head restraint sonthe rea rbench seats indi-
vidually (Y page 95). The wind deflector
remains in its curren tposition. Fitting/removing th
eAIRCAP draught
stop
Preparation You will need
a4mmhex-socket wrench to
fit/remov ethe AIRCA Pdraugh tstop.
Before fitting or removing the AIRCAP draught
stop:
X Turn the key to pos ition 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the folding roof fully (Y page77).
X Extend the head restraints in the rear com-
part ment fully (Y page95). Soft top (Cabriolet)
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Dipped-bea
mheadlamps X
To switch on th edipped -bea mh ead-
lamps: turn thekeyin th eignition loc kto
posi tion 2or star tthe engine.
X Tur nthe light switc htoL.
The L indicator lam pint he instrument
cluster lights up.
Daytime driving lights In vehicles for countries wher
edaytime driv-
ing lights are not legall yrequired, you can
activate/deactivate the "daytime driving
lights" function via the on-boar dcomputer
(Y page 205).
X To activat ethe daytime drivin glights:
activate the "daytime driving lights" func-
tion via the on-board computer.
X Turn the light switch to c.
When the engine is on: depending on the
ambient light conditions, the daytim edriv-
ing lights or th edipped-bea mheadlamps
are switched on.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the Lindicator lam pinthe
instrumen tcluster lights up.
Automatic headlamps G
Risk of accident
If the light switch is set to c,the dipped-
beam headlamps will not com eonautomati-
cally if it is foggy. This could endanger you and
others. Therefore, turn the light switch to
L in fog.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
X To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turn the ligh tswitch to c.
Key in position 1in the ignition lock: the
side lamps are switched on or off automat-
ically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light. With the engine running: depending on the
brightness of the ambient light, the daytime
driving lights
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or the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on or off automatically.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the Lindicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
Foglamps and rear foglamps Front foglamps
Only vehicles with fron
tfoglamps have the
"Foglamps" func tion. G
Risk of accident
If you suspec tthat drivin gconditions will be
foggy ,turn the light switch to Lbefore you
start your journey. Otherwise, your vehicle
may not be visible and you could endanger
yourself and others.
X To switch on the front foglamps: turn the
key in the ignitio nlock to position 2or start
the engine.
X Tur nthe light switc htoT,Lor
c.
X Press the Nbutton.
The green Nindicator lam pint he inst ru-
ment cluster lights up.
X To switc hoff the fron tfoglamps: press
the N button.
The green Nindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
i If you switch the engine off (key in posi-
tion 1in the ignition lock) and then restart
it, the previous foglamp settings are
restored.
Rear foglamp
X To switch on the rear foglamp: turn the
key in the ignition lock to position 2or start
the engine.
X Turn the light switch to Lorc.
20 Only if daytim edrivin glights have been activated via the on-board computer. Exterior lighting
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X
Press the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lam pinthe
instrumen tcluster lights up.
X To switch off the rear foglam p:press the
R button.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out.
Vehicles with fron tfoglamps: when the light
switc hisint heT position, the rea rfog-
lam pcan only be switched on if the foglamps
(without dipped-beam headlamps )are
switche don.
i If you switch the engine off (key in posi-
tion 1in the ignition lock) and then restart
it, the previous rear foglamp settings are
resto red. Combination switch
Tur nsignals :
Main-beam headlamps
; Right tur nsignal
= Headlamp flasher
? Left turn signal
X To indicate briefly: press the combination
switch briefly to the pressure point in the
direction of arrow ;or?.
The correspondin gturn signal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: press the combination switch
beyond the pressure point in the direction
of arrow ;or?. Main-beam headlamps X
To switch on the main-beam head-
lamps: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to Lorc.
X Press the combination switch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of
arrow :.
In the cposition, the main-beam head-
lamps are only switched on when it is dark
and the engine is running.
The K indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the main-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
X To switch off the main-beam head-
lamps: move the combination switch back
to its normal position.
The K indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist G
Risk of accident
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tiso nly an aid
designe dtoassist driving. The driver is
responsible for adjustin gthe vehicle' slighting
to the prevailin glight, vision and traffic con-
ditions.
The system may be impaired or deactivated:
R if there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray
R if the area of the windscreen around the
optical sensor is dirty, misted up or covered
up, e.g. by asticker
The syste mmay not recognise the following
road users:
R road users that have no lighting, e.g. pedes-
trians
R road users that have poor lighting, e.g.
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Exterior lightingLights and windscreen wipers
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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
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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
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Changing bulbs
Important safety notes
Xenon bulbs If your vehicle is equipped wit
hxenon bulb s,
you ca nrecognise this by th efollowing: the
cone of light from th exenon bulbs moves
from th etop to the bottomand back again
whe nyou star tthe engine. Fo rthis to be
observed ,the lights must be switched on
before startin gthe engine. G
Risk of injury
Xenon bulb scarry ahigh voltage. You could
get an electric shock and be seriously or even
fatally injured if you touch the electric con-
tacts on xenon bulbs. Therefore, never
remov ethe cover from xenon bulbs.
Do not change xenon bulbs yourself, but have
them replaced at aqualified specialist work-
sho pwhich has the necessar yspecialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required.
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that thes efunction correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.
Other bulbs G
Risk of injury
Bulbs and lights can become very hot. For this
reason, allow them to cool down before
changin gthem. Otherwise, you coul dburn
yourself when you touch them.
Keep bulbs out of the reach of children. Oth-
er wise ,they could damage them, for example,
and inj uret hemselves.
Never use abulbw hich ha sbeend ropped.
Suc hab ulbm ay explod eand injure you. Halogen bulb
sare pressu rised and could
explode when yo uchange them, especiall yif
the yarever yhot. Yo ushould therefor ewear
eye protec tion and gloves when you are
changing them.
There are bulbs other than the xenon bulbs
that you cannot replace. Replace only the
bulbs listed (Y page 113). Hav ethe bulbs that
you cannot replac eyourself changed at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use a
Mercedes-Ben zService Cent refor this pur-
pose .Inp articular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
If you require assistanc echangi ngbulbs, con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not touch the glass tube of new bulbs with
your bare hands. Even minor contamination
can burn int othe glass surface and reduce
the servic elife of the bulbs. Always use alint-
free clot horonly touch the bas eofthe bulb
when fit ting.
Only use bulb softhe cor rect type.
If the new bul bstill doe snot light up, consult
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly. Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
You can change the following bulbs .The bulb
typ ecan be found in the legend. Changin
gbulbs
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Convenience opening/closing with
th
ea ir recirculation button G
Ris
kofi njury
Mak esure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
as the side windows are opened and closed.
Do not place objec tsor lean against the side
window swhen the yare being opened or
closed. Yo uorthe object scould be drawn in
or becom etrapped between th eside window
and the door frame as the window moves. If
there is arisk of entrapment, press the
g button again. Press the switch for stop-
ping, opening or closing the side windows in
the opposite direction as appropriate.
Coupé: make sure that nobody can become
trapped as the panoram asliding sunroof is
opened and closed. If there is arisk of entrap-
ment ,pres sthe g button again .Pres sthe
switc hfor stopping, openin gorclosing the
panoram asliding sunroof in the opposite
direction as appropriate.
X Convenience closing feature: press and
hold the gbutton until the side win-
dows and the sliding sunroof/panorama
sliding sunroof 28
are closed.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
lights up. Air-recirculation mode is activa-
ted.
X Convenience opening feature: press and
hold the gbutton until the side win-
dows and the panoram asliding sunroof 28
have reached their original position.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
goes out. Air-recirculation mode is deacti-
vated.
i If you open the side windows or the pan-
orama sliding sunroof 28
manually after
closing with the convenienc eclosing fea-
ture, they will remain in this position when
opened using the convenienc eopening fea-
ture. Switching the residu
alheat on/off
Th e" residua lheat" function is only available
with THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone auto-
matic climate control.
It is possible to make use of the residual heat
of the engine to continue heating the station-
ary vehicle for up to 30 minutes after the
engine has been switched off. The heating
time depends on the temperature that has
been set.
Coupé: the "residua lheat" function only
work soptimally when the side windows and
panorama sliding sunroof are closed.
Cabriolet: the "residual heat" function only
work soptimally when the soft top is closed.
i The blower will run at alow speed regard-
less of the airflow setting.
i If you activate the "residual heat" func tion
at high temperatures, only the ven tilation
will be activated. The blower runs at
medium speed.
i It is possible that the "residual heat" func-
tion may be activated automatically an hour
after the key is removed. The vehicle is then
ventilated for 30 minutes to dry the air-
conditioning system.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock or remov eit.
X To switch on: press theÌbutton.
The indicato rlamp above the Ìbutton
lights up.
X To switch off: press theÌbutton.
The indicator lamp above button Ìgoes
out.
i Residua lheat is deactivated automati-
cally:
R after about 30 minutes
R when the ignition is switched on
R if the batter yvoltage drops
R if the coolant temperatur eist oo low
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