2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET service

Child seat on th
efront-passenger seat War
ning notic eonthe front-pa ssenger sun visor War
ning symbol for arearward-facing child
restraint system G
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If th efront-p assenger front airbag is not dis-
abled:
R ac hilds ecured in achildr estraint system
on th efront-p assenger seat could be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger front airbag deploying .This is
especially arisk if the child is in the imme-
diate vicinity of the fron t-passenger front
airba gwhen it deploys.
R never secur eachild on the front-passenger
seat in arearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem. Only secur earearward-facing child
restraint system on asuitable rear seat.
R always move the front-passenger seat to
the rearmost position if you secure achild in
af orward-facing child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger front airbag is not disa-
bled:
R on vehicles withou tautomatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, if
there is no child restraint system with auto-
matic child seat recognition fitted to the
front-passenger seat.
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, if the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp
4 is not lit.
To make you aware of this danger, acorre-
spondin gwarning sticker has been affixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Infor mation about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognitio nonthe
front-passenge rseat If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition
2
on the fron t-passenger
seat, this is indicated by aspecial sticker. The
sticker is affixed to the side of the dashboard
on the front-passenger side. The sticker is
2 Vehicles withou tautomatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2int he ignition lock ,PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp 4lights up briefly but has no function. It
doe snot indicat ethat ther eisa utomatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat. 46
Children in th
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dirt on the sensor sorthe sensor sare cov-
ered
R sno worh eavy rain
R interferenc ebyother radar sources
R strong radar reflections, for example in
multi-storey car parks
BA SP LUS does no treact to people or ani-
mals, oncomin gvehicles and crossin gtraffic.
BAS PLUS may not detect narrow vehicles
such as motorcycle sand vehicles driving on
ad ifferen tline.
Following acollision or collision-related dam-
age to the fron tend of the vehicle, have the
configuratio nand operatio nofthe radar sen-
sors chec kedataM ercedes-Ben zService
Centre.
If BAS PLU Sisn ot available due to amalfunc-
tion in the radar senso rsystem, the brake
syste mremains available with ful lbrake
boostin geffect and BAS. Adaptiv
ebrake lamps
i Adaptive brake lamps are only available in
certain countries.
If you brake sharply from aspeed of more
than 50 km/ horifbraking is assisted by BAS
or BAS PLUS, th ebrake lamp sflash rapidly.
In this way, traffic travelling behind you is
warned in an even more noticeable manner.
If you brake sharply from aspeed of more
than 70 km/ htoastandstill, the hazard warn-
ing lamps are activated automatically .Ifthe
brakes ar eapplied again, the brak elamps
light up continuously .The hazard warning
lamps switc hoff automatically if you travel
faster than 10 km/h .You can also switc hoff
th eh azard warning lamps using the hazard
warning switch button (Y page 110). ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program)
Important safety notes If ESP
®
detect sthat the vehicle is deviating
from the direction desired by the driver ,one
or more wheels are braked to stabilis ethe
vehicle. If necessary, the engin eoutput is also
modified to keep the vehicle on the desired
course within physical limits. ESP ®
assists
the driver when pulling away on wet or slip-
pery roads. ESP ®
can also stabilise the vehi-
cle during braking.
If ESP ®
intervenes, the äwarning lamp
flashes in the instrument cluster. G
Risk of accident
If the ä warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
R do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circum-
stances.
R only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pulling away.
R adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise ,the vehicle coul dskid.
ESP ®
cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP ®
cannot override the
laws of physics.
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicl ewith the front/rear
axle raised. Interven tion by ESP ®
coul doth-
erwise damage the brake system.
i Only use wheels with the recommended
tyre sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function
properly.
ETS (Electronic Traction Support) Traction control is part of ESP
®
.
Traction control brakes the drive wheels indi-
viduall yifthey spin. This enables you to pull
away and accelerate on slipper ysurfaces, for
example if the road surface is slippery on one
side. Driving safety systems
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Removi
ngthe emergenc ykey element X
Push releas ecatch :in the direction of
the arro wand at the same tim eremove
emergency key element ;from th ekey. Battery of th
ekey
Important safety notes It is advisable to have batteries replaced at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g
.ata
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre. G
Risk of poisoning
Batteries are toxic and contain caustic sub-
stances. For this reason ,keep batteries out of
the reac hofchildren.
If ab attery has been swallowed, visit adoctor
immediately. H
Environmental note
Do not dispose of batteries with the house-
hold rubbish. They contain highly toxi csub-
stances.
Take discharge dbatteries to aqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre, or to aspecial collection point
for old batteries.
Checking the battery X
Press the &or% button.
The batter yisworking properly if the bat-
ter yc heck lam plights up briefly. Changing the battery You require
aCR20253Vc ell battery.
X Take the emergency key elemen tout of the
key (Y page 67). X
Press the emergency key element into the
opening in the key in the direction of
arrow ;until cover :of the battery tray
opens .Donot hold the cover closed while
doing so. X
Remove the cover of the battery tray.
X Repeatedly tap the key against your palm
until battery =falls out.
X Insert the new battery with the positive
pole facing upwards. Use alint-free clot hto
do so.
X Insert the fron ttabs of the battery tray's
cover firs tand then pres stoclose it.
X Check the function of all key buttons on the
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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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Seats
Important safety notes
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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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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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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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Halogen he
adlamps
: Dipped-bea mheadlamps 21
:H755W
; Main-bea mheadlamp: H7 55 W
= Side lamp/parkin glamp: W5W
? Turnsignal lamp 21
:PY21W Bi-xenon headlamps
:
Cornering lamp :H755W Changing the front bulbs
Dipped-beam headlamps (halogen
headlamps) Due to their location, have the bulbs in the
left-hand headlamp changed at
aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
X Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover :anti-clockwise and
pul lito ut.
X Turn bulb holder ;anti-clockwise and pull
it out.
X Take the bulb out of bulb holder ;.
X Inser tthe new bulb int obulb holder ;.
X Insert bulb holder ;into the lamp and turn
it clockwise.
X Align housing cover :and turn it clock-
wise until it engages.
21 Due to their location, have the bulbs in the left-hand headlamp changed at aqualified specialis tworkshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Ben zService Centre. 114
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