2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET brake sensor

Interio
rmotion sensor ..................... 62
To w-awa yprotectio n........................ 61
Aquaplaning ....................................... 156
Ashtray ............................................... 252
Assistanc emenu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .202
AS SYST PLUS
see ASSYS TPLUS service interval
di sp lay
ASSYST PLU Sservice interval dis-
play ..................................................... 262
Displaying aservice message (on-
board computer) ............................ 263
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ...................61
Functio n.......................................... .61
Switchin goff th ealarm .................... 61
ATTENTIO NASSIST ........................... 181
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 203
Display message ............................ 224
Audio men u(on-boa rd computer) ....199
AUT Olights
see Light sensor
Automatic car wash ..........................263
Automatic en gine start
With ECO start/stop function ........139
Automatic en gine switch-off
With ECO start/stop function ........138
Automatic transmission
Display message ............................ 230
Driving tip s.................................... 143
Emergency running mod e.............. 148
Kickdow n....................................... 144
Ma lfunction ...... ............................. .148
Progra mselecto rbutton ................ 144
Pullin gaway................................... 137
Releasing the parking lock man-
ually ............................................... 148
Sel ector leve r................................ 142
Starting .......................................... 136
Traile rtowing ................................. 144
Ax leload, permissible
Rea r(trai lert owing) ....................... 324 B
Backre st(display message) .............232
Bag hook ............................................ 248
Ball coupli ng
Folding in ....................................... 189
Fol ding out ..................................... 186
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................56
BAS PL US(Brak eAssist System
Plus) ...................................................... 56
Battery Changing (key )................................. 68
Ch arging ........................................ 287
Ch ecking (key )................................. 68
Disconnecting ................................ 286
Display message ............................ 223
Important safety gu idelines (key) .....68
Installati on location....................... 286
Jump-starting ................................. 289
Rec onnecting ................................. 288
Removing/fittin g........................... 287
Safety notes .................................. 285
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt tensioner
Activation ...... ................................... 33
Functio n.......................................... .43
Blind Spo tAssist ............................... 184
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 203
Display message ............................ 226
Traile rtowing ................................. 185
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 258
Closing ........................................... 260
Display message ............................ 231
Opening ......................................... 259
Boot
Automatic op ening ........................... 73
Emergency releas e.......................... 73
Boo tlid
Display message ............................ 231
Opening/closing .............................. 72
Opening dimensions ......................322
Boo tload (maximum) ........................ 317 Index
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tseparator
Dis play message ............................ 232
Gen eral notes .................................. 83
Opening/closing .............................. 83
Brake fluid
Note s............................................. 316
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .57
Display message ............................ 219
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 55
BAS .................................................. 56
BAS PLUS ........................................ 56
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 316
Display message ............................ 216
Parking brake ................................ 153
Warn ingl am p................................. 236
Braking
Important safety instructions ......... 154
Breakdown
seeA ccident (notes)
se eF lat tyre
Bulbs
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 114
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 115
Overview ........................................ 113
Parking lamp (front) .......................115
Sid elam p....................................... 115
Turn signals (front) ......................... 115 C
Calling up afault
se eD isplay message
Care
AIRCAP.......................................... 266
Automatic car wash .......................263
Cabri olet soft top ........................... 265
Display ........................................... 268
Draught stop .................................. 266
Hea dlam ps ...... ............................... 267
High-press urec leaner .................... 264
Matt paintwork .............................. 265
Note s............................................. 263
Pa int. ............................................. 265
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 269
Revers ingc amera .......................... 268
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 270Sea
tcover s.................................... 269
Sensors ......................................... 267
Ta il pipe s....................................... 268
Traile rcoupling .............................. 268
Tri ms trips ..................................... 269
Wheels ........................................... 264
Wind deflecto r............................... 266
Windows ........................................ 267
Wi perb lades .................................. 267
Wooden trim .................................. 269
CD player/C Dchanger( on-board
computer) .......................................... 200
Central locking Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .208
Key .................................................. 66
Central unl ocking
Key .................................................. 66
Centr econsole ..................................... 27
Changing bulbs Headlamps ..................................... 113
Changing gears .................................. 143
Child-proof locks Child se at lock................................. 45
Children
In the veh icle ................................... 44
Restraint sy stems ............................ 44
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n..................... 46
Ch ilds eat lock ................................. 45
Display message ............................ 213
ISOFIX .............................................. 47
On the front-passenger se at............ 46
Rec ommend ations ........................... 53
Suit able positions ............................ 51
Tro ubleshoot ing............................... 50
Cigarette li ghter ................................ 252
Climate control Activating/deactivating rear win-
dowh eating ................................... 128
Convenience opening/closing (air
recirculation) ................................. 129
Demist ingt he windows ...... ............ 127
Important safety information .........120
Indicator lamp ................................ 124
Pro blem swith" cooling with air
deh umidificat ion"........................... 124 6
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Headbag ............................................... 37
Headlamp clean ings yst em .............. 110
Headlamp flasher .............................. 110
Headlamps Clean ing. ........................................ 267
Head level heating
AIRSCAR F........................................ 98
Head restraint
Lowering manually (re ar)................. 95
Head restraints
Adjusting (e lectrically )..................... 94
Adjusting (manually )........................ 94
Adjusting (re ar)................................ 95
se eN ECK-PR Ohead restraints
Hea ting
see Air conditioning
High-pressu recleaners .................... 264
Hill star tassist .................................. 137
HOLD function ................................... 172
HOLD functio n(display message) ...225 I
Immobili ser.......................................... 60
Ind icator and warn ingl amps
ABS ................................................ 238
Brake s........................................... 236
Co olan t.......................................... 241
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 242
Engine di agnostics ......................... 240
ESP ®
.............................................. 238
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 239
Fue ltank ........................................ 241
Overview .......................................... 25
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................46
Reserve fuel ................................... 241
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 236
SRS ................................................ 240
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 24
Submenu (on-bo ardc omputer )...... 204
Warn inga nd indicator lamps ...........25
Instrument li ghting ............................. 24
se eI nstrument cluster lighting Intelligen
tLight System
Display message ............................ 221
Setting di pped-beam headlamps
for driving on the right/left (on-
board computer) ............................ 206
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 206
Int erior lighting
Automatic control system ..............112
Del ayed swit ch-off (on-bo ard
computer) ...................................... 207
Emergency lighting ........................112
Manual control ............................... 112
Reading lamp ................................. 112
Int erior motion sensor ........................62
IS OFIX child seat securing system ....47 J
Jack Storage locatio n............................ 274
Using ............................................. 281
Jump-starting ..................................... 289
se eJ ump-st arting K
Key Changing the battery .......................68
Ch ecking the battery .................66, 68
Convenience closing feat ure. ........... 75
Convenience op ening feature ..........75
Display message ............................ 234
Ma lfunction ...... ................................ 69
Modifying the programming .............67
Opening/closing soft top .................78
Starting the engine ........................136
KEYLES S-GO
Button ............................................ 135
Convenience closing ........................76
Display message ............................ 234
Locking ............................................ 66
Starting the engine ........................136
Unlockin g......................................... 66
Ke yp ositions
Key ................................................ 135
KEYLESS GO .................................. 135
Kickdown ................................... 144, 14710
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Problem
......................................... 177
Sensor rang e................................. 175
Traile rtowing ................................. 176
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 175
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 46
Pe rman ent displa y(on-boar dcom-
puter) .................................................. 205
Permanent Speedtronic ....................171
Plastic trim (cleanin ginstructions) .269
Po we rsupply (trail er)....................... 189
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
Pre-emptive occupant safety system
see PRE-SAFE ®
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak e(vehicles with
DISTRONIC PLUS) Activating/deactivatin g(on-
board computer) ............................ 203
Display message ............................ 212
Function/notes ................................ 59
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (v ehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Warning lamp ................................ .242
PRE-SAFE ®
system
Display message ............................ 211
Operatio n......................................... 39
Program sele ctor button .................. 144
Pul ling away
Automatic transmission .................137
Manual transmission ...................... 136 R
Radar se nsor system
Country overview ........................... 324
Display message ............................ 225
Radar syste msensors
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .208
Radio
Changing astatio n(on-board
computer )...................................... 199
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Rain closing feature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Rang e(on-boa rd computer) .............197Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 131
Setting the temperature ................125
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 43
Rear foglamp (di splay message) ...... 219
Rear seat backrest Display message ............................ 232
Fol ding forwards/back ..................246
Rear seat backres t(display mes-
sage) ................................................... 232
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........102
Dipping (manual) ........................... 101
Rear windo wblind ............................ 251
Rear windo wheating
Malfunction ................................... .128
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 128
Refuell ing.......................................... .148
Res erve (fuel tank)
see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Display message ............................ 223
Warn ingl am p................................. 241
Residual heat
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 129
Restrain tsyst ems
se eS RS
Rev counter ........................................ 192
Reverse gear Engaging (manual transmission) ....142
Rev ersing camera ............................. 180
Rev ersing camera (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 268
Rev ersing lamp (display message) ..220
Rol lbar
Display message ............................ 212
Operatio n......................................... 38
Rolle rblind
see Roller sunblind
Roller sunblind
Opening/closin g.............................. 89
Panorama sl iding sunroof ................ 88
Rea rwindow .................................. 251
Roof
seeS oft top
Roo fcarrier ................................ 248, 249 Index
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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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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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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
ving sa fety systems
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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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