2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ignition

Rear seat head restraints
Lowering and extendin
gthe rear seat
head restrai ntsf rom the fron t(Ca briolet) X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To lower: press button :.
The hea drestraints mov etothe lowest
position.
If AIRCAP is activated, the ri ght-hand indi-
cato rlamp on the AIRCAP button goes out.
X To extend: press button :again.
The head rest raints only move into the cen-
tral position if AIRCAP is activated and no
rear seat belt has been fastened.
If AIRCAP is activated, the right-hand indi-
cator lamp on the AIRCAP button comes
on.
i More detailed information about AIRCAP
can be found on (Y page 84). Manu
ally lowering the hea drestraints
in the rear (Cabriolet)
If the head restraints in the rear compar tment
are in the upper position, the soft top cannot
be closed fully. If the head restraint electron-
ics are malfunc tionin gand the adjustment
procedure of the soft top is interrupted leav-
ing the soft top compartment cover open, you
therefor ehave to lower the head restraints in
the rear compartment manually. Lower the head restraints in the rear com-
partmen
tmanually if:
R the head rest raint electronics are malfunc-
tioning
R theo pening or closin gprocedure of the so ft
top is interrupted leaving the soft top com-
partmen tcover open. Cover
;can only be released when the
openin gorclosing procedur eofthe soft top
is interrupte dleaving the soft top compart-
men tcover open.
X Push the emergenc ykey elemen tinto two
openings :between the hea drestraints
until cover ;releases.
X Remov ecover ;. X
Tur nthumbwheel :in the direction of the
front seat to lower the head rest raints. Seats
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To adjust the thigh cushion
; To adjust the backrest contour in the lum-
bar region
= To adjust the backrest contour in the
upper back region
? To adjust the side bolster softhe seat
backrest
X Make sur ethat the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock. Adjusting th
e4-way lumbar support
Yo uc an adjust the contour of the fron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. :
To raise the backres tcontour
; To soften the backrest con tour
= To lower the backrest contour
? To harden the backrest contour i
The setting of the 4-way lumbar support
is automatically checked when:
R the door is unlocked
R the door is opened
R the key is in position 1in the ignition lock
The individual setting is restored. Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
Risk of injury
Repeatedl ysetting the seat heating to level
3 may result in excessiv eseat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperatur esensitivit yoralimited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicat ethe heating level you hav eselected.
i If the batter yvoltage is too low, the seat
heatin gmay switch off. Driver's and front-passenger seat
The system automatically switches down
from level
3to level 2after approximately
eigh tminutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes. Seats
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The system automatically switches off
approximately 20 minutes after it is set to
level 1.
X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switc hon:press button :repeatedly
until the desired heatin glevel is set.
X To switc hoff:press button :repeatedly
until all th eindicato rlamps go out.
Problems with the seat heating The seat heating has switched itself off pre-
maturely or cannot be switched on. The vehi-
cle's electrical system voltage is too low
because too many electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switc hoff electrical consumers which you
do not need, such as th erear window heat-
ing or interior lighting. Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Switching on/off The three blue indicator lamps in the buttons
indicate the ven tilation level you have selec-
ted.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
ventilation may switch off. X
Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desired ventilation level is set. i
Coupé: you can open the side windows
and the panoram asliding sunroof with the
key (Y page 75). The seat ventilation of the
driver's seat automatically switches to the
highes tlevel.
Cabriolet: you can open the soft top and the
rear side windows with the key
(Y page 78). The seat ven tilation of the
driver's seat automatically switches to the
highes tlevel.
X To switc hoff:press button :repeatedly
until all th eindicato rlamps go out.
Problems with the seat ventilation The seat ventilation has switched itself off
prematurely or cannot be switched on. The
vehicle's electrical system voltage is too low
because too many electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switc hoff electrical consumers which you
do not need, such as th erear window heat-
ing or interior lighting. AIRSCARF (Cabriolet)
Switching on/off G
Risk of inju
ry
Very hot air can flow out of the AIRSCARF
ven tsin the head restraints when AIRSCARF
is in operation. This can cause burns on unpro-
tected skin near the AIRSCARF vents. Lower
the heating output in good time, when neces-
sary.
The AIRSCARF func tion warms the head and
nec karea of vehicl eoccupants with warm air.
Th ew arm air flows out of the hole sinthe head
rest raints.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected. 98
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X
Make sur ethat the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To activate: press button :.
Three red indicator lamps in the button light
up. The blower starts up after apreheating
phas eofseven seconds.
X Press button :repeatedly until the
desired heatin glevel is set.
X To switc hoff:press button :repeatedly
until all th eindicato rlamps go out.
You can use the adjustable fins on the head
restraint to adjust the height of the current of
air blown out according to your height.
Make sure that there are no objects covering
the intake grille on the back of the driver's
seat backrest.
i The blower continues running for seven
seconds to cool down the heating ele-
ments.
i If the battery voltage is too low, AIRSCARF
may switch off. Steering wheel
Important safety notes
G
Risk of injury
The electrically adjustable steering wheel can
still be adjusted when there is no key in the
ignition lock. Therefore, do not leave children
unsupervised in the vehicle, as they could
become trapped if the steering wheel is adjus-
ted. G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the vehi-
cle is stationary and do not pull away until the
steering wheel adjustment mechanism is
locked in position. You might otherwise drive
without the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism being locked in position. As aresult,
you could be distracted from road and traffic
condition sbyanunintentional movement of
the steering wheel and thereby cause an acci-
dent.
However, the steerability of the vehicl eisnot
affected. Adjusting th
esteerin gwheel man-
ually :
Release lever
; To adjus tthe steering wheel height
= To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-af tadjustment)
X Push release lever :down completely.
The steerin gcolum nisu nlocked.
X Adjus tthe steering wheel to the desired
position.
X Push release lever :up completely.
The steering column is locked.
X Chec kifthe steering column is locked.
When doing so, tr ytopush the steering
wheel up or down or try to move it in the
fore-and-aft direction. Steering wheel
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Adjusting th
esteering wheel electri-
cally :
To adjust th esteering whee lheight
; To adjust th esteering whee lposi tion
(fore-and-af tadjustment)
i Related topics:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
(Y page 100)
R storing setting s(Ypage 103) Steering whee
lEASY ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture G
Ris
kofi njury
Mak esuret hat nob ody can become trapped
when you activa tethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture.
If there is arisk of someon ebecoming trap-
ped, stop th eadjustmen tprocedure. To ha lt
the procedure:
R move the switch for steering whee ladjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steerin gwheel is moving.
R press one of the memory function position
buttons.
Never leave children unsu pervis edin the vehi-
cle. They could open the driver's door and
thereby unintentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featur eand become trapped.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting
in and out of you rvehicle easier. The steering wheel swings upwards when
you:
R
remove the key from the ignition lock
R open the driver' sdoor and the key is in
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
i The steering wheel only moves upwards if
it has not already reached the upper end
stop.
If you inser tthe key int othe ignition lock with
the driver's door closed ,the steering wheel is
automatically moved to the previously set
position.
The last position of the steering wheel is
stored after eac hmanual setting or when you
store the setting with the memory function
(Y page 103).
You can activate and deactivat ethe EASY-
ENTRY/ EXIT feature in th eon-board com-
puter (Y page208).
i If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
is trigge redinana ccident,the steering col-
um nw ill move upwards when the driver's
door is opened. This occur sirrespective of
th ep osition of the key in the ignition lock.
This makes it easier to exit the vehicle and
rescue the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY- EXIT feature is
only operational afte ranaccidentif the
EASY-EXIT/ENTRY featur eisactivate din
the on-board computer. 100
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Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
Rear-view mirror (manual anti-dazzle) X
Anti-dazzl emode: flick anti-dazzle
switch :forwards or back. Exterior mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors G
Risk of accident
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image .Object sare actu ally closer than they
appear. You could misjudge the distance from
vehicles driving behind and cause an acci-
dent, e.g. when changing lane. For this rea-
son, make sure of the actual distance from the
vehicle driving behind by glancing over your
shoulder.
The convex exterior mirrors provide alarger
field of vision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
if the rear window heating is switched on and
the outside temperature is low. X
Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press button :for the left-hand exterior
mirror or button ;for the right-hand exte-
rior mirror.
The indicator lamp in the corresponding
button lights up in red.
The indicator lamp goes out again after
some time. You can adjust the selected
mirror using adjustmen tbutton =as long
as the indicator lamp is lit.
X Press adjustment button =up, down, to
the right or to the left until the exterior mir-
ror is se ttoaposition which provides you
with agood overview of traffic conditions.
Folding th eexterior mirror sinorout
electrically X
Make sure that th ekey is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X Briefly press button :.
Bot hexterior mirrors fold in or out. Mirrors
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Make sur ethat the exterior mirrors are
always folded out fully while the vehicle is
in motion as they ma yotherwis evibrate.
Resetting the exterior mirrors If the battery has been disconnected or com-
pletely discharged, the exterior mirrors must
be reset. The exterior mirrors will otherwise
not fold in when you select the "Fold in mir-
rors when locking" func tion in the on-board
computer (Y page 209).
X Make sure that the key is in position 1in
the ignition lock.
X Briefl ypres sbutton :.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
automatically If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 209):
R the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soo nasyou lock the vehicle from the out-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold out again automat-
ically as soon as you unloc kthe vehicle and
then open the driver's or front-passenger
door.
i The mirrors do not fol dout if they have
been folded in manually.
Exterior mirror out of position If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows:
X Vehicles without electrically folding
exterior mirrors: move the exterior mirror
into the correct position manually.
X Vehicles with electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: press the mirror-folding but-
ton (Y page 101 )repeatedly until you hear
the mirror engage in position.
The mirror housing is engaged again and
you can adjust the exterior mirror sasusual
(Y page 101). Automatic anti-dazzle mir
rors G
Risk of accident
If the incident ligh tfrom headl ampscannot
strike the senso rinthe rear-vie wmirror ,for
instance, when the rea rwindow roller sun-
blind is extended, the mirror' sautomatic anti-
dazzle function will not operate.
Incident light could then blind you. This may
distract you from the traffic conditions and,
as aresult, you may cause an accident. In this
case, adjust the rear-view mirror manually.
The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror
on the driver' sside automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if the ignition is switched on and
incident light from headlamps strikes the sen-
sor in the rear-view mirror.
The mirrors do not go into anti-daz zlem ode if
reverse gear is engaged or the interior lighting
is switched on. Parking position for th
eexterior mir-
ror on th efront-passenger side
Settin gand storing th eparking position Yo
uc an position the front-passenger side
exterior mirror in such away that you can see
the rear wheel on that side as soon as you
engage reverse gear. You can store this posi-
tion. 102
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X
Make sur ethat the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button ;for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parkin gposition.
X Use adjustment button =to adjust the
exterior mirror to aposition which allows
you to see the rea rwheel and the kerb.
The parkin gposition is stored.
i If you shift the transmission to another
position ,the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side returns to the drivin gposi-
tion.
i You can also stor ethe parkin gposition
using memory button M?.
X With the key in position 2in the igni-
tion lock and with the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side activated,
use adjustment button =to set the
exterior mirror such that the rear
wheel and ker bare visible.
X Press memory button M? and one of
th ea rrow sona djustment button =
within three seconds.
The parking position is stored if the
exterior mirror does not move.
If the mirror moves out of position, repeat
the steps.
Calling up astore dparkin gposition set-
ting X
With the key in position 2in the ignition
lock and the exterior mirror on the front-
passenge rside activated, engage reverse
gear.
The exterior mir roront he front-passenger
side moves to the store dparking posi tion. The exterior mir
roront he front-passenger
side moves bac ktoits original position:
R as soo nasyou exceed aspeed of
10 km/h
R about ten seconds after you have disen-
gaged rev ersegear
R if you press button :for the exterior mir-
ror on the driv er'sside Me
mo ry functions Storing settings
With the memory function ,you can store up
to three differen tsettings, e.g. for three dif-
ferent people.
The followi ngsettings ar estore dasa single
mem orypreset:
R position of the seat ,backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: steerin gwheel position
R driver' sside: position of the exterior mir-
ror so nthe driver' sand front-passenger
sides G
Risk of injury
The memor yfunction can still be used when
the key has been removed. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could otherwise become
trapped when adjusting the seat or the steer-
ing wheel. G
Risk of accident
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side when the vehicle is stationary. Other-
wise, you could be distracted fro mthe traffic
conditions by the steering wheel and seat
moving of their own accord, and as aresult
cause an accident. Memory functions
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