2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET roof

Retracting AIRCAP
X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Ope nthe cove ronthe lowe rcentre con-
sole.
X Press AIRCAP button :.
The two indicator lamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton go out. Wind deflector ;retracts. The
hea drestraints on the rea rbenchs eats and
AIRCAP draught stop =move to the low-
est position simultaneously.
i If ther eare passengers wearing seat belts
in the rear compartment ,the head
restraint sonthe rear bench seats and the
AIRCAP draught stop remain in the upper
position.
Retracting the head restraint sonthe
rear bench seats from the driver's seat To improve the rear view, you can retract the
head restraint
sonthe rear bench seats indi-
vidually (Y page 103). The wind deflector
remains in its curren tposition. Fitting/removing the AIRCAP draught
stop
Preparation You will need
a4mmhex-socket wrench to
fit/remove the AIRCAP draught stop.
Before fitting or removing the AIRCAP draught
stop:
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the folding roof full y(Ypage 86).
X Exten dthe head restraint sinthe rear com-
partment fully (Y page 103). Removing Bolt
sont he AIRCAP draught stop between the
head restraint sinthe rear compartment
X Use the 4mmhex-socket wrenc htoturn
the bolts on both sides anti-clockwise by
about 90° and loosen them.
X Pull the bolts out of the brackets on the
head restraints. X
Pull the AIRCAP draught stop out of the
guide rails in the direction of the arrow.
Make sure that you pull the AIRCAP draught
stop forwards slightly when doing so. 94
Soft top (Cabriolet)Opening and closing

Problems with the soft top
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The soft top will not
open or close. The ignition is not switched on.
X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in the ignition lock. The boot lid is open.
X
Close the boot lid (Y page 92). The boot separator is not closed.
X
Close the boot separator (Y page 92). The roll bars have been deployed.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. The head restraint
sinthe rear compartmen tdonot retract auto-
matically.
X Lower the head restraint sinthe rear compartmen tmanually
(Y page 103). The soft-top mechanism or control system is defective.
X
Close the soft top manually if necessary (Y page 87).
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. The soft top was opened and closed several times in succession.
The soft-top drive has been deactivated automatically for safety
reasons.
You can open or close the soft top again after approximately ten
minutes.
X
Switch the ignition off and then on again.
X Repeatt he opening or closing procedure. Sliding sunroof
5 Important safety notes
In the following section, the term "sliding sun-
roof" refers to the panorama sliding sunroof. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when opening and closing the sliding sunroof.
If there is arisk of entrapment, release the
switch immediately. During automatic opera- tion, push the switch briefly in any direction
to stop the sliding sunroof.
G
WARNING
Children could injure themselves if they oper-
ate the sliding sunroof.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
as hort time.
5 Coupé only. 96
Sliding sunroofOpening and closing

G
WARNING
The glass in the panorama sunroof could
brea kinana ccident. If yo uare not wearing a
sea tbelt, there is arisk that you could be
thrown through the opening in the event of the
vehicle overturning .Therefore, always wear a
seat belt to reduce the risk of injuries.
! Only open the panorama sliding sunroof
if it is free of snow and ice. Otherwise, mal-
functions may occur.
Do not allow anything to protrude from the
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, the seals could
be damaged.
i Resonance noises can occur in addition
to the usuala irflow noises when the sliding
sunroof is open. They are caused by minor
pressure fluctuations in the vehicle interior.
Change the position of the sliding sunroof
or open aside window slightly to reduce or
eliminate these noises. Operating the panoramas
liding sun-
roof
Opening and closing Overhead control panel
:
To raise
; Opening
= To close/lower
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Push or pull the 3switch in the corre-
sponding direction. i
If you press the 3switch beyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is started in the corre-
sponding direction. You can stop automatic
operation by pressing again.
Rain closing feature When the key is in position
0in the ignition
lock or is removed, the panorama sliding sun-
roof closes automatically:
R if it starts to rain
R at extreme outside temperatures
R after six hours
R if there is amalfunction in the power supply
The panorama sliding sunroof remains raised
at the rear in order to allow ventilation of the
vehicle interior.
i If the panorama sliding sunroof is obstruc-
ted when being closed by the rain closing
feature, it opens again slightly. The rain
closing feature is then deactivated.
The panorama sliding sunroof does not close
if:
R it is raised at the rear.
R it is blocked.
R no rain is falling on the area of the wind-
screen being monitored by the rain sensor
(e.g. because the vehicle is under abridge
or in acarport). Operating the roller sunblind for the
panoramas
liding sunroof
General notes The roller sunblin
dshields the vehicle interior
from sunlight. The roller sunblin dcan only be
opened and close dwhen the panorama slid-
ing sunroof is closed. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
as you open or close the roller sunblind. Sliding sunroof
97Opening and closing Z

Opening and closing
Overhead control panel
:
To open
; To open
= To close
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press or pull the 3switch in the corre-
spondin gdirection.
i If you press the 3switch beyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is started in the corre-
spondin gdirection. You can stop automatic
operation by pressing again.
Resetting the panorama sliding sunroof
and the roller sunblind Reset the panorama sliding sunroof and the
roller sunblind if the panorama sliding sunroof
or the roller sunblind does not move
smoothly.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Pull the 3switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow =
until the panorama sliding sunroof is fully
closed.
X Keep the 3switch pulled for an addi-
tional second.
X Pull the 3switch repeatedly to the point
of resistance in the direction of arrow =
until the roller sunblind is fully closed. X
Keep the 3switch pulled for an addi-
tional second.
X Make sure that the panorama sliding sun-
roof (Y page 97) and the roller sunblind
(Y page 98) can be fully opened again.
X If this is not the case, repeat the steps
above again.
! If the panorama sliding sunroof and the
roller sunblind cannot be fully opened or
closed after resetting, contact aqualified
specialist workshop. Problems with the sliding sunroof
In the following section, the term "sliding sun-
roof" refers to the panorama sliding sunroof.
Problem: the sunroof cannot be closed
and you cannot see the cause. G
WARNING
You could be severely or even fatally injured
when closing the sliding sunroof with
increased closing forc eorifthe anti-entrap-
ment feature is deactivated. Make sure that
nobody can become trapped when closing the
sliding sunroof.
If the sliding sunroof is obstructed during
closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks ,pull the 3switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of
resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed with increased
force.
If the sliding sunroof is obstructed again dur-
ing closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks ,pull the 3switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of
resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed without the
anti-entrapment feature. 98
Sliding sunroofOpening and closing

Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly settingt he seat heating to level
3 may result in excessive seat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperature sensitivity or alimited 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
indicate the heating level you have selected.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off. Driver's and front-passenger seat
The system automatically switches down
from level 3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
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 switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desired heating level is set.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out. Problems with the seat heating The seat heating has switched off prema-
turely or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's
electrical system voltage is too low because
too many electrical consumers are switched
on.
X
Switch off electrical consumers which you
do not need, such as the rear 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 ventilation 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 panorama sliding sunroof using the
"Convenience opening" feature
(Y page 83). The seat ventilation of the
driver's seat automatically switches to the
highest level.
Cabriolet: you can open the soft top and the
rear side windows with the key
(Y page 87). The seat ventilation of the 106
SeatsSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

ing visibilit
yand endangerin gyourself and
others. This may prevent you from observing
the traffic conditions, thereby causing an
accident.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To activate: press thegbutton.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
lights up.
i In the event of high pollution levels 16
or at
high outside temperatures, air-recircula-
tion mode is automatically activated. When
air-recirculation mode is activated auto-
matically, the indicator lamp above the
g button does not light up.
Outside air is added after about 30
minutes.
X To switch off: press thegbutton.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
goes out.
i Air-recirculation mode deactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately five minutes at out-
side temperatures below approximately
5†
R after approximately five minutes if cool-
ing with air dehumidification is deactiva-
ted
R after approximately 30 minutes at out-
side temperatures above approximately
5† Convenience opening/closing using
the air-recirculation button G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
as the side windows are opened and closed.
Make sure that all object sand body parts are clear of the side windows when they are being
opene
dorclosed.You or the object scould be
drawn in or become trapped between the side
window and the door frame as the window
moves. If there is arisk of entrapment, oper-
ate the Wswitchtom ove the side window
in the opposit edirection.
Coupé: make sure that nobody can become
trapped as the panorama slidin gsunroof is
opened and closed. If there is arisk of entrap-
ment, operat ethe 3 switchtom ove the
panorama slidin gsunroof in the opposite
direction.
X Convenience closing feature: press and
hold the gbutton until the side win-
dows and the panorama sliding sunroof 17
are closed.
The indicator lamp above the gbutton
light sup. Air-recirculation mode is activa-
ted.
X Convenience opening feature: press and
hold the gbutton until the side win-
dows and the panorama sliding sunroof 17
have opened. The side windows and the
panorama sliding sunroof 17
move back to
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 17
manually after
closing with the convenienc eclosing fea-
ture ,the yw ill remain in this position when
opened using the convenienc eopening fea-
ture. Activating/deactivating th
eresidual
heat function
The residual heat function is only available
with THERMOTRONI Cautomatic climat econ-
trol.
16 THERMOTRONIC automatic climat econtrol only.
17 Coupé only. 136
Operating thec
limate control systemClimate control

sonous carbon monoxide (CO) may enter the
vehicle, resulting in loss of consciousness and
even death.
To assure sufficient fresh air ventilation, open
aw indow slightly on the side of the vehicle
not facing the wind.
At the onset of winter, have your vehicle win-
terproofed at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. at aMercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Observe the notes in the "Winter operation"
section (Y page 319).
Driving with summer tyres Observe the notes in the "Winter operation"
section (Y
page 319).
Slippery road surfaces G
WARNING
Do not shift down for additional engine brak-
ing on aslippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
You should drive particularlyc arefully on slip-
pery road surfaces. Avoid sudden accelera-
tion, steering and braking manoeuvres.
If the vehicle threatens to skid or cannot be
stopped when moving at low speed:
X Vehicles with manual transmission: engage
neutral.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
the transmission to position N.
X Try to bring the vehicle under control by
using corrective steering.
i For more information on driving with
snow chains, see (Y page 320). Driving systems
Cruise control
Important safety notes Cruise control maintains
aconstant road
speed for you. It brakes automaticallyino rder
to avoid exceeding the set speed. On long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicle is laden or towing atrailer, you must
shift to alower gear in good time or select
shift range 1,2or 3on vehicles with auto-
matic transmission. By doing so, you will
make use of the braking effect of the engine,
which relieves the load on the brake system
and prevents the brakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly. G
WARNING
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
Use cruise control only if road and traffic con-
ditions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for aprolonged period. You can
store any road speed above 30 km/h. G
WARNING
Cruise control cannot take account of road
and traffic conditions.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions
even when cruise control is activated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to assist
driving. You are responsible for the vehicle's
speed and for braking in good time. G
WARNING
Do not use cruise control
R in traffic conditions that do not allow you to
drive at aconstant speed (e.g. heavy traffic Driving systems
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Z

the minimum
,the distance ma ynolongerbe
shown.
Warning displays The warning displays show the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning displayf or the front area is located
on the dashboard above the centre air vents.
The warning displayf or the rear area in the
Coupéisl ocated on the roof lining in the rear
compartment;int he Cabriolet, it is between
the rear seats. Warning displayf
or the front area
: Segmentsont he left-hand side of the
vehicle
; Segmentsont he right-hand side of the
vehicle
= Segmentss howing operational readiness
The warning displayf or each side of the vehi-
cle is divided into five yellow and two red seg-
ments. PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow
segments showing operational readiness =
light up.
The gear lever position or the transmission
position of the automatic transmission deter-
mines which warning displayisa ctive when
the engine is running. Manual transmission: Gear lever posi-
tion Warning display
Forwards gear
or
Neutral
Front area activated
Reverse gear
Rear and front areas
activated
Automatic transmission:
Transmission
position Warning display
D
Front area activated
R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P
No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. This indicates that you have now
reached the minimum distance. Driving systems
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