2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ignition

shop, e.g.
aMercedes-Ben zService
Centre. G
Risk of injury
Remove wristwatches and any jewellery such
as rings or bracelets. You could otherwise get
caught, injured and damage the vehicle.
Always grip the soft top at the indicated grip-
ping point swhen closing the soft top man-
ually. You coul dotherwis ebeinjured.
X Depress the parking brake.
X Ope nthe side windows.
X Lower the head restraint s(automatically
(Y page 95) or manually (Y page95)).
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Open the boot.
X Take the two st raps out of the vehicle tool
kit (Y page 27 4).
X Take the hex-socket wren chout of the
Owner 'sManual wallet and keep it with
you. X
To ope nthe cover on the left hand side
in the boot: turn rotary catch :anti-
clockwis eand fold dow ncover ;. X
Inser thex-socket wren ch= intov alve
screw ?on the hydraulic pump.
X Turn valve screw ?of the hydraulic pump
with hex-socket wrench =anti-clockwise
af ull turn. Left trim in the boot (example)
X
On both side softhe boot, tear trim A
alon gthe perforation in the direction of the
arrow. Left trim in the boot (example)
X
On both sides, behind the trim ,pull out
catch Bas far as it will go and turn it Soft top (Cabriolet)
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To lock
X Insert the hex-socket wrench int othe roof
lock.
X Tur nthe hex- socket wrench anti-clockwi se
N as fa rasp ossible.
X Hav ethe soft -top mechanism repaired
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
i Press the soft-top compartmen tcover
again if the boot lid can notb eo pened.
! Do not under any circumstances open the
boot lid with the emergenc ykey. You could
otherwise damage the boot lid and the soft-
top compartmen tcover. Re-locking th
esoft top
The soft top is not locked if:
R the Topino peration message appears
in th emultifunction display.
R you hear awarning ton efor up to ten sec-
onds when pullin gaway or while driving.
You can lock the soft top again if it is not
locked fully.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying atten-
tion to road and traf ficc onditions.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the soft -top switch. Boot sepa
rator
General notes The boot separator can be used to cover lug-
gage and loads in the boot.
The soft top can only be opened when the
boot separator is closed.
!
To avoid damaging the soft top or load
when folding back the soft top, observe the
following:
R when the boot separator is open, do not
place any object sinorbehind the net on
the side that are so long they could
obstruct the boot separator or damage
the opened soft top.
R mak esure that the load does not push
the boot separator upwards.
Openin gand closing X
To close: pull boot separator :by the
handle in the direction of the arrow until it
rest sont he sides of the boot.
The boot separator finishes closing auto-
matically.
X To open: push boot separator :against
the direction of the arrow by the handle.
The boot separator finishes opening auto-
matically. Brackets fo
rthe draught stop
Th ed raught stop protects against wind when
driving with th esoft top open. It is secured Soft top (Cabriolet)
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above the rear benc
hseats. For this reason,
only th edriver and the front passenger can
trave linthe vehicl ewhen th edraugh tstopis
fitted. G
Risk of accident
Yo uc oul dcause an accident if your rea rview
is limited by darkness or other conditions.
Therefore, fold back the upper section of the
draught stop if it restricts your vision or when
it is dark.
! Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use draught stops which have been
tested and approved for Mercedes-Benz
vehicles. This helps to prevent damage to
the vehicle.
! Observe the backrest position of the front
seats if the draught stop is installed, since
the backrest could collide with the draught
stop here. X
When installing the draught stop, use lat-
eral brackets :.
Observe the manufacturer' sinstallation
instructi ons. AIRCAP
General notes With AIRCAP, four people can travel comfort-
ably with the soft top down. AIRCAP reduces
the draugh tfor the driver and passenger sin
both the fron tand the rear compartment in a
vehicl ewith the soft top down. You can open
or close AIRCAP either when the vehicle is stationary or when drivin
guptoa speed of
16 0k m/h.
AIRCAP ha sthe followin gcomponents:
R aw ind deflector between the windscreen
and the soft top
R an AIRCAP draught stop between the two
head restraint sonthe rea rbench seat G
Risk of inju
ry
When extending and retractin gAIRCAP, make
sure that no on ecan become trapped. If there
is ar isk of entrapment ,pres sthe button again
to ret ract AIRCAP again.
Th eA IRCA Pbutton is located under the cover
in the lower centre console. :
AIRCAP button
Extendin gAIRCAP 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 indicator lamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton light up. 84
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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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Problems wit
hthe soft top Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Th
es oft top will not
open or close. The ignition is not switched on.
X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in the ignition lock. The boot lid is open.
X
Close the boot lid (Y page 83). The boot separator is not closed.
X
Close the boot separator (Y page 83). The roll bar
shave been deployed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. The head restraint
sinthe rea rcompartmen tdon ot retract auto-
matically.
X Lower the head restraint sinthe rea rcompartmen tmanually
(Y page 95). The soft-top mechanism or control system is defective.
X
Close the soft top manually if necessary (Y page 78).
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. The soft top was opened and closed several times in succession.
The soft-top drive has been deactivated automatically for safety
reasons.
You can open or close the soft top again after approximately ten
minutes.
X
Switch the ignition off and then on again.
X Repea tthe opening or closing procedure. Sliding sunroof (Coupé)
Important safety notes
G
Risk of injury
Make sur ethat nobody can becom etrapped
when closing th esliding sunroof. If there is a
risk of entrapment, release the switch and
push it briefly in any direction to stop the slid-
ing sunroof. G
Risk of injury
Children could injur ethemselves if they oper-
ate the slidin gsunroof.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
as hort time. G
Risk of injury
The glass in the panoram asunroof could
break in an accident. If you are not wearing a
seat belt, there is arisk that you could be Sliding sunroof (Coupé)
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thrown throug
hthe opening in the event of the
vehicl eoverturning. Th erefore ,alway sweara
seat belt to reduce the ri sk of injuries.
! Onlyopen the panorama sliding sunroof
if it is free of snow and ice .Otherwi se,m al-
functi onsm ay oc cur.
Do not allo wanything to protrude fro mthe
slidin gsunroof. Otherwise, the seals could
be damaged.
i Resonance noise scan occur in addition
to the usua lairflow noises when the sliding
sunroof is open. They are caused by minor
pressure fluctuations in the vehicle interior.
Change the position of the sliding sunroof
or open aside window slightly to reduce or
eliminat ethese noises. Panoram
asliding sunroof
Opening and closing Overhead control panel
:
To open
; To close/lower
= To raise
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Push or pull the 3switchinthe corre-
sponding direction.
i If you press the 3switchbeyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closin gproces sisstarted in the corre-
spo nding direction .You can stop automatic
operation by pressin gagain. Rain closing feature When the key is in position
0in the ignition
lock or is removed, the panoram asliding sun-
roof closes automatically:
R if it start storain
R at extreme outside temperatures
R after six hours
R if there is amalfunction in the power supply
The panorama sliding sunroof remains raised
at the rear in order to allow ventilation of the
vehicle interior.
i If the panorama sliding sunroof is obstruc-
ted when being closed by the rain closing
feature, it opens again slightly. The rain
closing feature is then deactivated.
The panorama sliding sunroof does not close
if:
R it is raised at the rear.
R it is blocked.
R no rain is falling on the area of the wind-
screen being monitored by the rain sensor
(e.g. because the vehicle is under abridge
or in acarport). Roller sunblin
dfor the panorama slid-
ing sunroof
General notes The roller sunblind provides protection from
the sun. The roller sunblind can only be
opened and closed when the panoram
aslid-
ing sunroof is closed. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you open or close the roller sunblind. 88
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Opening and closing
Overhead control panel
:
To open
; To close
= To open
X Tur nthe key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Push or pull the 3switchinthe cor re-
spondi ngdirec tion.
i If you press the 3switchbeyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is star tedint he cor re-
spondi ngdirec tion. You can stop automatic
operation by pressin gagain.
Reset ting th epanorama sliding sunroof
and the roller sunblind Reset the panorama sliding sunroo
fand the
rolle rsunblind if the panorama sliding sunroof
or the roller sunblind does not close
smoothly.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Pull the 3switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow ;
until the panorama sliding sunroof is fully
closed.
X Keep the 3switch pulled for an addi-
tional second.
X Pull the 3switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow ;
until the roller sunblind is fully closed. X
Keep the 3switch pulled for an addi-
tional second.
X Make sure that the panorama sliding sun-
roof (Y page 88) and the roller sunblind
(Y page 89) can be fully opened again.
X If this is not the case, consult aqualified
specialist workshop. Problems with the slidin
gsunroof
Problem: the sunroo fcannot be closed
and you cannot se ethe cause. G
Ris
kofi njury
You could be severely or even fatally inju red
when closing the sliding sunroof with
increased closing forc eorifthe anti-entrap-
men tfeatur eisd eactivated. Make sure that
nobody can becom etrapped when closing the
sliding sunroo f.
If th esliding sunroof is obstructed during
closing:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks ,pull the 3switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of
resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed with increased
force.
If the sliding sunroof is obstructed during
closing again:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks, pull the 3switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of
resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed without the
anti-entrapment feature. Sliding sunroof (Coupé)
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Seats
Important safety notes
G
Ris
kofi njury
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
Ris
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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