2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET door lock

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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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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Key positions
Key g
To remove th ekey
1 Powe rsupply for some consumers, such
as the windscreen wipers.
2 Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive position
3 To start the engine
i The key can be turned in the ignition lock
even if it is not the correc tkey for the vehi-
cle. The ignition is then not switched on.
The engin ecannot be started.
KEYLESS-GO Pressing the Start/Stop button several times
in succession corresponds to the different
key positions in the ignition lock. This is only
the case if you are not depressing the brake
pedal.
If you depress the brake pedal and press the
Start/Stop button ,the engin estart simmedi-
ately. X
Position 0:ifStart/Sto pbutton :has not
yet been pressed, this corresponds to the
key being removed from the ignition.
X Position 1:pressStart/Sto pbutton :.
You can now activat ethe windscreen wip-
ers, for example.
i If you then open the driver's door when in
this position ,the power supply is deactiva-
ted.
X Position 2(ignition): press Start/Stop but-
ton :twice.
i If you press Start/Stop button :once
when in this position and the driver's door
is open, the power supply is deactivated
again.
Removing th eStart/Stop button
You can remove the Start/Stop butto nfrom
th ei gnition lock and star tthe vehicle as nor-
ma lusing the key.
i You do not hav etoremov ethe Start/Stop
button from the ignition lock when you
leav ethe vehicle. X
Remove Start/Stop button :from ignition
lock ;.
i When you inser tthe Start/Stop button
int ot he ignition lock ,the system needs
2s econds recognition tim ebefor eyou can
use the Start/Stop button. Driving
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Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
i Follow the shift recommendations in the
multifunction displa yfor an economical
drivin gstyle.
i The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can ope nthe doors from the insid eat
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature (Y page 208).
Automatic transmission i
It is only possibl etoshift the transmission
from position Pto the desired position if
you depress the brake pedal. Onl ythen is
the select or lever lock released.
X Depress th ebrake peda land keep it
depressed.
X Shift the transmissio ntoposition Dor R.
X Release the parkin gbrake (Y page 153).
X Releas ethe brake pedal.
X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
i The vehicle lock scentrally onc eyou have
pulled away .The lockin gknobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivat ethe automatic lock-
ing featur e(Ypage 20 8).
i Upshif tstake place at higher engine
speeds after acold star t.This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature mor equickly.
Hill star tassist G
Risk of accident
Never leav ethe vehicle when it is held by hill
star tassist. Af tera pproximately one second, hill start assist will no longer brak
eyour vehi-
cle and it coul droll away.
Hill star tassist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphil lgradient.
It hold sthe vehicle for ashort tim eafter you
have removed you rfoot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough tim etomove your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begin sto
roll.
X Take your foo toff th ebrake pedal.
i Once yo uhave taken your foot off the
brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X Pull away.
Hill start assis twill not function if:
R you are pulling away on alevel road or a
downhill gradient.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission,
the transmission is in position N
R the vehicle is secured with the parking
brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. Switching off the engine
Important safety instructions G
Risk of accident
If the engin eisn ot run ning, there is no power
assistance for the steerin gand brakes. Steer-
ing and braking will then require significantly
greate reffort.
As aresult, yo umight lose contr olof the vehi-
cle, cause an acc identand injure yoursel fand
others.
Therefore, do not switch off the engine while
yo ua re driving. Dri
ving
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If yo
uwish to leave the vehicle or park it,
deactivate DISTRONIC PLU Sand secure the
vehicl eagainst rolling away.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetect sthat the vehicle
in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until
it is stationary.
Onc eyour vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationar yand you do not need to depress the
brake.
i Depe nding on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to astandstill
at as ufficien tdistanc ebehin dthe vehi cle
in fron t.The specifie dminimum distance is
set using the thumbwheel on the cruise-
control lever.
When DISTRONIC PLU Sisa ctivate dand the
vehicl eisatas tandstill, the following warning
message appe arsint he multifunction display
if:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engin eisswitched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop func tion
R the bonnet is opened
Select Park (P)
X Move the selector leve rtoPto prevent the
vehicle from rolling away.
DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated .The warn-
ing message in the multifunction display
disappears.
The horn will also sound at regular intervals if
DI ST RONIC PLUS is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
doo rand take off your sea tbelt
R open the bonnet
The soundin gofthe horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while DI S-
TRONIC PLU Siss till activated. The sound
becomes louder if you attempt to lock the
vehicle .The vehicle is not locked until DI S-
TRONIC PLU Sisd eactivated. i
If the ignition has been switched off ,the
engin ecannot be started again until DIS-
TRONIC PLUS has been deactivated.
If DISTRONIC PLUS is activated and afault
occurs in the system or there is adisruption
in the power supply while the vehicle is sta-
tionary ,the Brak eimmediately message is
show ninthe multifunction display. Immedi-
atel ydepress the brak efirmly until the warn-
ing message in the multifunction displa ygoes
out or mov ethe selector lever to P.DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is then deactivated.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever to the pres-
sure point, up :for ahigher speed or
down Afora lower speed.
X Keep the cruise contro llever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DI STRONIC PLUS
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the new speed stored.
Making adjustments in 1km/h incre-
ments X
Briefly press the cruise contro llever to the
pressur epoint ,up :for ahigher speed or
down Afor alower speed.
The last speed stored is inc reased or
reduced.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments X
Briefly press the cruise contro llever
beyond the pressur epoint ,up :for a
higher spee dordownAfor alower speed.
The last speed stored is inc reased or
reduced. Driving systems
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You will see the followin
gwarnin gmessage in
the multifunction display if the HOL Dfunction
is activated and:
R the driver' sdoor is open and th edriver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engi neis switched off ,unless it is auto-
matically swi tchedoff by the ECO start/
stop function
R the bo nnetis opened
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: Brake
immediately
X Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion displ ay goes out. This deactivates the
HOL Dfunction.
In vehicles with automatic transmission:
Select Park (P)
X Move the selector lever to Pto prevent the
vehicle from rolling away.
The HOLD function is deactivated. The
warning messag eint he multifunction dis-
play disappears.
Ah orn will also sound at regular intervals if
the HOL Dfunction is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
R open the bonnet
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. The tone
becomes louder if you attempt to lock the
vehicle. The vehicle is not locked until the
HOLD function is deactivated.
i If the ignition has been switched off, the
engine cannot be started again until the
HOLD function has been deactivated.
If there is afault in the system or power supply
while the HOLD function is activated, the
Brak eimmediately message is show nin
the multifunction display .Immed iately
depress the brake firmly until the warning
message in the multifunction dis play goes
out. On vehicles with automatic transmission, you
can als oshift int oposition P.This deactivates
the HOL Dfunction. PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes G
Risk of accident
PARKTRONIC is only an aid and may not
detect all obstacles .This system does not
reliev eyou of the need to pay attention.
You are always responsible for safet yand
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings whe nparking and
manoeuvring. You could otherwise endanger
yourself and others. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise ,they
coul dbei njured.
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It indicates visual lyand
audibly the distance between your vehicle
and an object.
PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you:
R switch on the ignition
R release the parking brake
PARKTRONIC is deactivated at speeds above
18 km/h. It is reactivated at lower speeds.
PARKTRONIC monitors the area around your
vehicle using six sensors in the front bumper
and four sensors in the rear bumper. 174
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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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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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