2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET keyless

Problem
swith the rear window
heating .......................................... 128
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 126
Cloc k(on-board computer) ...............205
Cockpit ................................................. 23
Combination switch ..........................108
Constant headlamp mode seeD aytime driving lights
Consumption statistic s(on-boa rd
computer) .......................................... 197
Conv enienc eclosin gfeature .............. 75
Conv enienc eopening/closing
Air-recirculatio nmode ................... 129
Conv enienc eopening feature ............75
Coolan t(engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 261
Display message ............................ 222
Note s............................................. 317
Temperat ureg auge ........................ 192
Warning lamp ................................. 241
Cooling
see Climate control
Cornerin glight function (display
message) ............................................ 217
Crash-responsive emergency light-
ing ...................................................... .112
Crui secontrol .................................... 158
Cruis econtrol lever ....................... 158
Display message ............................ 229
Cup hold er......................................... 249
Centre consol e.............................. 249
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 250
Current fuel consumpti on(on-
board computer) ............................... 197D
Dashboard seeC ockp it
Data, technical .................................. 310
Date (on-b oard computer) ................205
Daytime drivin glights
Display message ............................ 220
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 205Delaye
dswitch -off
Exterior lighting (on -boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 207
Interior lighting (on-bo ardc om-
puter) ............................................ .207
Dies elparticl efilter .......................... 154
Digital spe edometer ......................... 197
Dipped-beam headlamps Display message ............................ 217
Setting for driving on the rig ht/
left (on-board computer) ................206
Symmetrical ................................... 157
Display (cleanin ginstructions) ........268
Display messages ASSYST PLUS service interva ldis-
pla y................................................ 262
Brake s........................................... 215
Calling up (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 210
Clearing (on-bo ardc omputer )........ 210
Driving sy stems ............................. 224
Engine ............................................ 222
Key ................................................ 234
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 234
Lamp s............................................ 220
Safety sy stems .............................. 211
Tyres .............................................. 230
Veh icle ........................................... 230
Distance warning lamp .....................242
DISTRONI CPLUS ............................... 160
Display message ............................ 228
Display sinthe multifunction dis-
play ................................................ 166
Driving tips .................................... 168
Setting the specifie dminimum
distance ......................................... 166
Warn ingl am p................................. 242
Door
Automatic locking ............................ 71
Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .208
Display message ............................ 231
Emergency lockin g........................... 71
Emergency unlocking .......................71
Opening (fro mthe inside) ................ 70
Door control panel
Overview .......................................... 30
Draught stop ........................................ 83 Index
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Draugh
tstop (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 266
Dri nksh older
see Cu pholder
Drive program .................................... 145
Manua l.......................................... .146
Dri veprogram display ......................143
Dri ving abroad ................................... 157
Dri ving on flooded roads ..................156
Dri ving safety system
BAS PLU S(Brake Assis tSystem
PLUS) .............................................. .56
EBD (Electroni cBrake force Dis-
tribution) .......................................... 58
ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 57
Important safety gu idelines ............. 55
Dri ving safety systems
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System) .......55
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ............................. 59
Ada ptive brake lamps ......................57
BAS (Brak eAssist System ).............. 56
ETS (Electroni cTraction System) .....57
Overview .......................................... 55
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................. 59
Driv ing systems
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................ 181
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 184
Cruis econtrol ................................ 158
Distronic Pl us................................ 160
Dynami chandlin gpackage with
sport smode.................................. 172
HOLD function ............................... 172
Parking Guid ance ........................... 177
Parktroni c...................................... 174
Revers ingc amera .......................... 180
Speed Limi tAssist ......................... 182
Speedtronic ................................... 169
Dri ving tips ........................................ 143
Distronic Pl us................................ 168
Downhill gradients .........................154
Driving abroa d............................... 157
Driving on flo oded roads ................ 156
Traile rtowing ................................. 187
We troad surf ace. .......................... 155
Winte r............................................ 157
DVD audio (on-b oard computer) ......200 Dynamic handl
ingpackage with
sports mode ....................................... 172 E
EASY-ENTRY feature ...................96, 100
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 208
EASY- EXIT feature ............................. 100
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 208
Crash-res ponsive ........................... 100
EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution)
Function/notes ................................ 58
EBV (electronic brake force distribution)
Display message ............................ 216
EC Os tart/stop function ...................138
Electri calfuses
se eF uses
Electronic brake-p owerdistributio n)
see EBD
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
Electronic Traction Support see ETS
Emergency closing
Softtop ............................................ 78
Emergency key element
Function/ notes ................................ 67
Emergency locking
Vehicle ............................................ .71
Emergency running mode
Automatic transmission .................148
Emergency spar ewheel
Notes/d ata. ................................... 306
Storage locatio n............................ 275
Emergency starting ...........................293
Emergency unl ocking
Boo t................................................. 73
Veh icle ............................................ .71
Engine
Running irregularly ........................ .140
Starting pro blems .......................... 140
Starting with KEYLESS GO .............136
Starting with the key ...................... 136
Stopp ing. ....................................... 137
Warn ingl am p(engine diagnos-
tics) ............................................... 2408
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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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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
split-leve lgarage Anti-theft systems
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X
To deactivate tow-away protection:
remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up briefly.
X Loc kthe vehicle with the key or, if the vehi-
cle has KEYL ESS-GO,bytouching the out-
side door handle.
Tow-away protection remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again.
R ad oor is opened and closed again.
R the vehicle is locked again. Interior motion sensor
If the interior motion sensor is primed, avis-
ual and audible alarm is triggered when move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior while
the vehicle is locked. This occur sifsomeone
reaches int othe vehicle interior, for example.
Priming th einterior motion sensor
X Make sure that:
R
the side windows are closed.
R the panorama sliding sunroof is closed
(Coupé).
R there are no objects, e.g. mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirror or on the grab
handles on the roof trim.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Cabriolet: makesure that the roof is
closed.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO, you can also lock the vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion senso
risp rime dafter
approximately 30 seconds.
i Cabrio let: in some countries the interior
motion sensor is primed even if the soft top
is open. The vehicle should only be parked
with the soft top closed, however, to pre-
vent insects or falling leaves ,for example,
from causing false alarms.
Deactivating th einterior motion sensor
X Unlock the vehicle with the key or KEY-
LE SS -GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated
automatically.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate the inte-
rior motion senso rifyou lock your vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in the vehicle.
R the side window sremai nopen.
R the panorama sliding sunroof remains open
(Coupé).
Deactivating the interio rmotion sensor
X Remove the key from the ignition lock. X
Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;flashes briefly.
X Lock the vehicle using the key. On vehicles
with KEYL ESS-GO,you can also lock the
vehicles by touching the door handle on the
outside.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated until: 62
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Vehicl
eequipment
i Thismanua ldesc ribe sallthe standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
which wa savailable at th etime of pur-
chase. Countr y-specif ic differences are
possible. Bear in mind tha tyour vehicle
ma ynot featur eall function sdescribed
here. Key
Key functions
Locking and unlocking centr ally The key centrally locks/unlocks:
R
the doors
R the boot lid
R the fuel filler flap G
Risk of accident
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
R open adoor from inside the vehicle at any
time, even if it has been locked
R star tthe vehicle usin gakey which has been
left in the vehicle
R release the parking brake
They could thereby endanger themselves and
others. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Alway stake the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only
leaving it for ashort time. :
& To lock the vehicle
; F To unloc kthe boot lid
= % To unlock the vehicle
? Battery charge indicator lamp
When unlocking ,the tur nsignals flash once.
When locking, they flash three times.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked or unlocked.
The audible signal can be activated and deac-
tivated using the on-board computer
(Y page 208).
X To unlock centrally: press the%but-
ton.
If you do not open adoor or the boot lid within
approximately 40 second sofunlocking the
vehicle,
R the vehicl eislocke dagain
R the anti-thef tsystem is activated again.
X To lock centrally: press the&button. KEYLESS-GO
You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using
the KEYLESS-GO key. To do this ,you only
need carry the key with you. When you touch
the surface of the sensor sonthe vehicle's
door handles, KEYL ESS-GO establishes a
radio connection between the vehicle and the
key.
Th ed istance to the door handle from which
you wish to lock or unlock the vehicle must
not be greater than 1m.66
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When star
ting the engine and whilst driving,
KEYLESS-GO also checks whether avalid key
is in the vehicle by periodicall yestablishing
radio con tact. X
To unlock the vehicle: touch the inner
surface of the door handle.
X To lock the vehicle: touch sensorsur-
face :.
If you pull on the handle of the boot lid, only
the boot of the vehicle is unlocked.
i If the vehicle has been parked for along
time, you must pull the door handl etoacti-
vate the KEYLESS-GO functions. Changing the setting
softhe locking
system
Yo uc an change the setting of the locking
system in such away that only the driver's
door and the fuel filler flap are unlocked. This
is useful if you frequently travel on your own.
X To change the setting: Press the%
and & buttons simultaneously for
approximately six seconds until the battery
check lamp flashes twice.
The key now functions as follows:
X To unlock the driver's door: press the
% button once.
X To unlock centrally: press the%but-
ton twice.
X To lock centrally: press the&button. The KEYLESS-GO function is changed as fol-
lows:
X
To unlock the driver's door: touch the
inner surface of the door handle on the
driver' sdoor.
X To unlock centrally: touchthe inner sur-
face of the front-passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: touchsensor sur-
face :on one of the door handles. Restoring the factor
ysettings
X Press the %and& buttons simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
the battery check lamp flashes twice. Emergency key element
General notes If the vehicle can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the key, use the emergency
key element.
If you use the emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door or the boot
lid, the anti-theft alarm system will be trig-
gered (Y
page 61).
There are several ways to turn off the alarm:
X Press the %or& button on the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
or
X Press the Star t/Stop butto ninthe ignition
lock .The key must be in the vehicle.
or
X Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing KEYL ESS-
GO. The key must be outside the vehicle. Key
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Problems wit
hthe key Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Yo
uc annot lock/
unlock the vehicle
using the key. The key battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
X
Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor handl efrom adis-
tanc eofa pproximately 50 cm and try to unloc korlock the
vehicle again.
If this does not work:
X Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 67).
X Check the key batter yand replace it if necessary (Y page68). Th
ek ey is faulty.
X Loc kthe vehicle as described in the "Locking the vehicle (emer-
genc ykey element)" section (Y page 71)orunlock it using the
emergency key element (Y page67).
X Have the key checked at aqualified specialist workshop. You can no longer
lock/unlock the vehi-
cle using KEYLESS-GO. KEYLESS-GO is in standby mode because the vehicle has not been
unlocked for an extended period.
X
Pull the door handle and then turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock. There is
afault with KEYLESS-GO.
X Lock/unlock the vehicle using the remote control function of
the key. Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor handl efrom
close rang eand pres sthe %/ &button.
X Hav ethe key chec kedataq ualified specialist workshop. There is interference from
apowerfu lsource of radio waves.
X Lock/unloc kthe vehicle usin gthe remote con trolfunction of
the key. Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor handl efrom
close rang eand pres sthe %/ &button. You hav
elost akey. X
Hav ethe key cancelled at aMercedes-Benz Servic eCentre.
X Report the loss immediately to the vehicle insurers.
X If necessary, have the locks changed as well. You have lost the emer-
gency key element.
X
Report the loss immediately to the vehicle insurers.
X If necessary, have the locks changed as well. Key
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