2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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ghtc ategori es Group 0:
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10 kg Group 0:
up to
10 kg Group 0:
up to
10 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg Group 0+:
up to
13 kg
Order
number - - - - - B6
686
8224 Auto-
matic
chil
dseat
recogni-
tion - - - - - No
Weigh
tcateg ories Grou
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18 kg Group I:
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18 kg Size cate-
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A B B1 C D
Manufac-
turer
- - Britax Römer - -
Ty
pe - - DUO PLUS - -
Type
approval
number
- - E1 03
301133
E1 04
301133 - -
Category
- - Universal - -
Order num-
ber - - A0
00 970 11
00 - -
Automatic
chil
dseat
recognition - - Yes - -
Child-proof locks
Overrid efeature for the rear side win-
dows G
Risk of accident and injury
Activat ethe over ride switch for the rear side
windows if children are travelling in the vehi- cle. Otherwise, the children could open the
side windows while the vehicl
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To activate/deactivate: press button;.
Whe nindicato rlamp :is lit, the side win-
dows in the rear can only be operated using
the switches on the driver' sdoor .When
indicator lamp :is not lit, the side win-
dows in the rea rcan also be operated using
the switches in the rear compartment. Driving safety systems
Overview of driving safety systems
In this section, you will find information about
the following driving safety systems:
R ABS ( Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
R BAS ( Brake Assist System)
R BAS PLUS ( BrakeAssist System Plus*)
R Adaptive brake lamps
R ESP ®
(Electronic StabilityProgram)
R EBD ( Electronic Brake-power Distribution)
R ADAPTIVE BRAKE
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (vehicles with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS) Important safety notes
G
Risk of accident
The risk of an accident is significantly
increased by driving too fast. This is particu-
larly the case when cornerin gaswell as on
wet or slippery roads or when driving too close
to the vehicle in front. The driving safet
ysystems described in this
sectio ncan neither reduce this risk nor over-
ride the laws of physics.
For this reason, always adapt your driving
style to the prevailing road and weather con-
ditions. Maintain sufficient distance from
other road users and objects on the road.
i In wintry driving conditions, always use
winter tyres (M+S tyres) and if necessary,
snow chains. Only in this way will the driv-
ing safety systems described in this section
work as effectively as possible. ABS (Anti-loc
kBrakin gSystem)
Im portan tsafety guidelines G
Ris
kofa ccident
Do not depress the brak epedal several times
in quick succession (pumping). Depress the
brak efirmly and evenly. Pumping the brake
pedal reduces the braking effect.
ABS regulates brake pressure in such away
that the wheels do not lock when you brake.
This allows you to continue steerin gthe vehi-
cle when brakin g.
AB Sw orksfrom aspeed of about 8km/h
upwards, regardless of road-surface condi-
tions. ABS works on slippery surfaces, even
when yo uonly brake gently.
Braking If ABS intervenes whe
nbraking, yo uwill feel
ap ulsing in the brake pedal.
X If ABS intervenes: continue to depressthe
brake pedal with for ceuntil the braking sit-
uation is over.
X To mak eafull brake application:
depress th ebrake peda lwith full force. G
Risk of accident
If ABS is faulty, the wheels could lock when
braking. This limits the steerability of the vehi- Driving safet
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cle whe
nbraking and th ebraking dist ance
may increas e.
If ABS is de activated due to amalfunction,
then BAS and ESP are als odeactivated. There
is an increase drisk of you rvehicle skidding in
cer tain situations.
You should always adapt your drivin gstyle to
suit the prevailing road and weather condi-
tions.
The pulsating brake pedal can be an indica-
tion of hazardous road conditions and func-
tions as areminder to take extra car ewhile
driving. BAS (Br
akeA ssist)
BA So perates in emergency braking situa-
tions. If you depress the brak epedal quickly,
BAS automatically boosts the braking for ce,
thus shortening the stopping distance.
X Keep the brake peda lfirmly depressed until
the emergency brakin gsituation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual onc eyou
release the brake pedal. BA Sisd eactiva ted. G
Risk of accident
If BAS has malfunctioned, the braking system
remains available with ful lbrake boosting
effect. However, braking force is not auto-
matically increased in emergency braking sit-
uations and th estoppi ngdistanc emay
increase. BAS PLUS (Brake Assis
tPLUS)
BAS PLU Sprovide sbraking assistance in haz-
ardou ssituation sand use sradar senso rtech-
nology to assess the traffic situation. G
Risk of accident
BAS PLU Siso nly an aid to assist you when
driving. You are responsible for maintaining a
safe distanc efrom other vehicles ,for the vehi-
cle' sspeed and for braking in good time. Alway
spay attention to the traffic conditions.
Otherwise, you may recognise dangers too
late, cause an acciden tand injure yourself
and others.
BAS PLUS can detect obstacle sthat ar einthe
pat hofyour vehicle for an extended period of
time. Should you appr oachad etected obsta-
cle quickly, BA SPLUSc alculates the braking
force necessary to avoid arear-end collision.
Should you additionally apply th ebrakes, BAS
PLUS wil lautomatically increase the braking
force to alevel suitabl efor the traffic condi-
tions.
If BA SPLUS demands particularl yhigh brak-
ing force, PRE-SAFE ®
is activated simultane-
ously.
X Keep the brak epedal depressed until the
emergency braking situation is over.
AB Sp revents th ewheels fr om lockin g.
The bra kesw ill work normally again when:
R you release the brak epedal
R no obstacle is detected in fr ontof your
vehicle
R there is no longer any danger of arear-end
collision
BA SP LUS is then deactivated.
At speeds up to appro ximately 70 km/h ,BAS
PLU Scan also detect stationary obstacles,
for example, stopped or parked vehicles.
The radar sensor system is switched off auto-
matically in the vicinit yofradio telescope
facilities (Y page 324).
For BA SPLUS to assist yo uwhen driving, the
radar sensor system must be switched on and
operational. You can chec kthis by activating
DI ST RONIC PLUS (Y page 160) or via the
"rada rsensor "function in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 208). G
Risk of accident
Only clearly identified obstacles will initiate
brakin gassistanc ebyBAS PLUS. In particular,
the dete ction of obstacles can be restricted if
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R
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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Traction control remains active if you deacti-
vat
eE SP®
. G
Risk of accident
Tractio ncontrol can notreduce the risk of an
accident if you driv etoo fast .Traction con trol
can noto verride th elaws of physics.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel G
Risk of accident
Activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise not be able to stabilis ethe vehicle
if the vehicle star tsto skid or awheel star ts
to spin.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves driving stability.
R the engine's torque is no longer limited and
the drive wheels can spin. The spinnin gof
the wheels results in acutting action, which
provides better grip.
R traction control is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you
brake.
If ESP ®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the äwarning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes .Insuch situations,
ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle.
X To deactivate:(Y page 203).
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. G
Risk of accident
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running, ESP
®
is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunc tion. The risk that your vehicle may
star ttos kid then increase sincertain situa-
tions.
Alway sadapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
X To activate:(Y page 203).
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation If your trailer begins to lurch, you can only
stabilise the vehicle/
trailer combination by
depressing the brake firmly.
In this situation, ESP ®
assists you and can
detect if the trailer begins to lurch. ESP ®
slows the vehicle down by brakin gand limit-
ing the engine output until the vehicle/trailer
combination has stabilised.
Traile rstabilisatio nisa ctive above speed sof
about 65 km/h. G
Risk of accident
If road and weather conditions are poor,
trailer stabilisatio nwill not be able to prevent
the trailer from swerving and will thus be
unable to reduce the risk of an accident .Trail-
ers wit hahigh centr eofgravity can tip over
before ESP ®
can detec tthis.
Trailer stabilisation does not work if ESP ®
is
deactivated or disable dbecause of amal-
function. EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribu-
tion)
EBD monitors and controls the brake pres-
sure on the rear wheels to improve driving
stability while braking. G
Risk of accident
If EBV is malfunctioning, the brake system is
still available with full brake boosting effect.
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under full braking. This coul
dcause you to
lose control of your vehicle and cause an acci-
dent. You shoul dtherefore adapt your driving
styl etot he different handling characteristics. ADAPTIVE BRAKE
ADAPTIV EBRAKE enhances braking safety
and offers increased braking comfort .Inaddi-
tion to the brakin gfunction ,ADAPTIVE BRAKE
also ha sthe HOL Dfunctio n(Ypage 17 2)and
hill start assist (Y page137).For further
inf ormation, se eDriving tip s(Ypage 154). PRE-SAFE
®
Brake (vehicles with DIS-
TRON IC PLUS)
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake can hel pyou to minimise
the ris kofaf rontal col lisionwithavehicle
ahead or reduce the effects of such acolli-
sion.
This function will issu eawarning at spe edsof
around 30 km/h or more if:
R for aperiod of sever alseconds, the dis-
tance to the vehicl einfront is to oshort for
the speed at which you ar etrave lling. The
· distance warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
R you are approaching the vehicle in front too
rapidly .Anintermittent warning tone
so unds and the ·distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument cluster.
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated driving conditions may caus ethe
system to displa yanunneces sary warning. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Pay particula rattention to the traffic condi-
tions if the ·distance warning lam pinthe
instrument clu ster lights up or an intermittent
warning tone sounds. If necessary, brak eor
manoeuvre to avo idan obstacle. If the driver and passengers have fastened
thei
rseat belts, PRE-SAFE ®
Brak ecan also
can also perform the following at speeds of
above approximately 30 km/h:
R brake the vehicle automatically from a
spee dofuptoa pproximately 20 0km/h
R trigge rpreventative passenge rprote ction
measures (PRE-SAFE ®
) G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eiso nly an aid to assist you
whe ndriving. Yo uare responsible for main-
taining asafe distanc efrom other vehicles,
th ev ehicle' sspeed and for braking in good
time. Alway spay attention to the traffic con-
ditions. Otherwise, you may recognise dan-
gers too late, cause an acciden tand injure
yoursel fand others.
With the hel pofthe radar sensor system,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak ecan detect obstacles that
are in fron tofyour vehicle for an extended
period of time. If you approach an obstacle
and PRE- SAFE®
Brake detects arisk of acol-
lision, the system will initially aler tyou both
visually and acoustically .Ify ou do not brake
or steer ,the vehicle will at first automatically
brake slightly. In the even tofanincreased
risk of acollision ,PRE-SAFE ®
is activated
(Y page 39). If the risk of collision remains
and you do not brake, take evasive action or
accelerat esignificantly, the vehicle may per-
form automatic emergency braking. G
Risk of accident
Only clearl ydetected obstacles will trigger a
warning and initiat ebraking assistance by
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake.
In particular, th edetection of obstacles can
be impaired if there is:
R dirt on the sensor sorthe sensor sare cov-
ered
R snow or heavy rain Dri
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R
interference by other radar sources
R the possibility of strong radar reflections,
for example in multi-storey car parks
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak edoes not react to persons,
animals ,oncoming vehicles, crossing traffic
or whe ncornering.
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak emay not detect narrow
vehicles such as motorcycles and vehicles
drivin gona different line. G
Ri
sk of accident
Dependin gonthe cur rent speed, PRE-SAFE ®
Brak edecelerat es your ve hicle by up to
4m /s2
befo reperformin gpossible emer-
genc ybraking .This is equivalen ttoapprox-
imately 40 %ofthe maximum brakin gpower
of the vehicle. You must additionally apply the
brakes yourself in order to prevent acollision
or minimise an impact. Automatic emergency
brakin gisnot performed until immediately
prior to an accident in the even tthat you are
unable to avoid one by, for instance, taking
evasive action.
In order to maintain the appropriate distance
to the vehicle in front and thus prevent acol-
lision, you must apply the brakes yourself.
At speeds up to approximately 70 km /h,
PRE- SAFE ®
Br ake can also detect stationary
obstacles ,for example stopped or parked
vehicles. G
Risk of accident
If ,inac ritical driving situation, yo udonot
receive avisual and acoustic warning:
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brak edid not detect the risk of
ac ollision
R PRE- SAFE ®
Br ake is switched off
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake has failed
You must then brake to avoid acollision.
X To activate: activate PRE-SAFE®
Br ake in
the on-board computer (Y page 203).
The Ä symbol appears in the lower mul-
tifunction display ,aslong as the HOLD
func tion is not activated (Y page 172).On vehicles with parkin
gguidance, the P
gear must be engage dfor the icon to be
displayed.
The radar sensor system is switched off auto-
matically in the vicinit yofradio telescope
facilities (Y page 324).
For PRE-SAFE ®
Brake to assis tyou when driv-
ing, the radar sensor system must be
switched on and operational.
PRE- SAFE ®
Br ake does not always detect
complex traffic situations properly. You can
terminate the braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake in anon-critical drivin gsituation at any
time if:
R an acoustic and visual warnin goccurs
R the vehicle brakes
To end this, you can either depress the accel-
erato rpedal further, activate kickdown or
release the brak epedal.
The braking action of PRE- SAFE®
Br ake is
ended automatically if:
R you manoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R you drive slowe rthan approximately
15 km /h
R there is no longe ranobstacle detected in
front of your vehicle
R there is no longer any danger of acollision
Following acollision or collision-related dam-
age to the front end of the vehicle, have the
con figuration and operation of the radar sen-
sors chec ked. Choose aqualified specialist
worksho pfor this which has the necessary
specialist knowledge and tools for the work
required .Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use aMercedes-Benz Servic eCentr efor
this purpose. Anti-theft systems
Immobiliser
The immobiliser prevent syour vehicle from
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To activate with the key: remove the key
from the ignition lock.
X To activate with KEYLESS-GO: switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door.
X To deactivate: switch on the ignition.
i The immo biliserisa lway sdeactivated
when yo ustart the engine. ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is prime dand you ope n:
R ad oor
R the vehicle with the emergency key ele-
ment
R the boot lid
R the bonnet
The alar misnot switched off ,even if you
close th eopen door that has triggere dit, for
example. X
To prime: lock the vehicle with the key or
KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp :flashes. The alarm sys-
tem is primed after approximately 15 sec-
onds.
X To deactivate: unlock the vehicle using the
key or KEYL ESS-GO. X
To stop th ealarm using the key: insert
the key into the ignition lock.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Press the %or& button on the key.
The alarm is switched off.
X To stop the alarm using KEYLESS-GO:
grasp the outside door handle. The key
must be outside the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Press the Star t/Stop butto nonthe dash-
board. The key must be insid ethe vehicle.
The alar misswitched off. Tow-away protection
An audible and visual alarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclination is altered while
tow-away protection is primed. This occurs if
the vehicle is jacked up on one side, for exam-
ple.
X To prim etow-away protection: lock the
vehicle with the key or, on vehicles with
KEYL ESS-GO ,bytouching the outside door
handle.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
X To deactivate tow-awa yprotection:
unlock the vehicle using the key or KEY-
LESS-GO.
Tow-away protection is deactivate dauto-
matically.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate tow-away
protection manually if your vehicle:
R is being transported
R is being loaded onto aferr yorc ar trans-
porter, for example
R is parked on amovable surface, e.g. in a
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