2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ignition

X
With your hand flat, press down the mate-
rial tensioning frame until it rests on soft-
top support Mof the soft-top compart-
ment cover. G
WARNING
You could trap your hands.
Do not push the soft-top compartment cover
forwards in fron tofthe soft-top support with
your hands.
X With your hand flat, press the soft-top com-
partmen tcover forwards/downwards on
both sides simultaneously until it engages
in the guide. Apply your hands to the points
indicated with arrows.
At the same time, press the material ten-
sioning frame gently downwards with your
flat hand. N
To lock
X Insert the hex-socket wrench into the roof
lock.
X Turn the hex-socket wrench anti-clockwise
N as far as possible.
X Have the soft-top mechanism repaired
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
i Press the soft-top compartment cover
again if the boot lid cannot be opened.
! Do not under any circumstances open the
boot lid with the emergenc ykey. You could
otherwise damage the boot lid and the soft-
top compartment cover. Re-locking the soft top
The soft top is not locked if:
R the Top in operation message appears
in the multifunction display.
R you hear awarning tonef or up to ten sec-
onds when pulling away or while driving.
You can lock the soft top again if it is not
locked fully.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying atten-
tion to road and traffic conditions.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the soft-top switch. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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stationary or when driving up to
aspeed of
160 km/h.
AIRCAP has the following components:
R aw ind deflector between the windscreen
and the soft top
R an AIRCAP draught stop between the two
head restraints on the rear bench seat G
WARNING
When extending and retractingA IRCAP, make
sure that no one can become trapped. If there
is ar isk of entrapment,p ress the button again
to retract AIRCAP again.
The AIRCAP button is located under the cover
in the lower centre console. :
AIRCAP button
Extending AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the cover on the lower centre con-
sole.
X Press AIRCAP button :.
The two indicator lamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton light up. Wind deflector
;extends. The head
restraints on the rear bench seats and AIR-
CAP draught stop =move to the centre posi-
tion simultaneously.
If one or two passengers in the rear compart-
ment then fasten their seat belts, the head
restraints in the rear bench seats and AIRCAP
draught stop =move to the upper position.
i If, when AIRCAP is extended, you park
your vehicle with the soft top down and
remove the key, the wind deflector and the
head restraints in the rear compartment
retract automatically. When you return to
your vehicle and start the engine again, the
wind deflector and the head restraints in
the rear compartment are extended again.
i AIRCAP cannot be extended or retracted
if the vehicle speed exceeds 160 km/h. Soft top (Cabriolet)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The seat belt should:
R
fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R be routed in your pelvic area across the
hip joints
X Before starting off, adjust the rear-view mir-
ror and the exterior mirrors (Y page 109)
in such away that you have agood view of
road and traffic conditions.
X Vehicles with amemor yfunction: save
the seat, steerin gwheel and exterior mirror
settings (Y page 112). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The seats can still be adjusted when there is
no key in the ignition lock. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could adjust the seats and
become trapped. G
WARNING
Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehicle
is stationary. You will otherwise be distracted
from the road and traffic conditions and you
could lose control of the vehicle as aresult of
the seat moving. This could cause an acci-
dent. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
others could be trapped and thereby injured.
Children in particular could unintentionally
press the button stoelectrically adjust the
seats and become trapped.
Take care that:
R while moving the seats, your hands do not
get under the lever assembly of the seat
adjustmen tsystem.
R children in th evehicl edon ot slide their
hands under the levers. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can becom etrapped
when adjusting the seats.
Observe the notes on airbags.
Secure children as recommended; see the
"Children in the vehicle" section. G
WARNING
Make sure that the back of your head is sup-
ported at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint .Ifyour head is not supported
correctly by the head restraint ,you could suf-
fer asevere neck injury in the event of an
accident .Never drive if the head restraints are
not engaged and set correctly. G
WARNING
As eat belt can only offer its intended degree
of protection when the backrest is almost ver-
tical and the occupant is sitting upright. Avoid
seat position sthat do not allow the seat belt
to be routed correctly. Adjust the backrest so
that it is as upright as possible. Never travel
with the backrest reclined too far backwards.
You could otherwise be seriously or even
fatally injured in the event of an acciden tor
sudden braking.
! To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the seat cover sare damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat
heating should also not be used to dry
the seats.
R clean the seat cover sasrecommended;
see the "Interior care" section.
R do not transport heavy loads on the
seats. Do not place sharp objects on the
seat cushions ,e.g. knives, nails or tools.
The seats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heating is in operation ,do
not cover the seats with insulating mate- Seats
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position if it was previously in an unfavour-
able position.
i You can stor ethe seat settings using the
memor yfunction (Y page 112).
i Vehicles with the through-loading feature
and memor yfunction :ifyou fold down a
rear seat backrest, the respective front
seat is moved forwards slightly if neces-
sary.
i Vehicles with memor yfunction :when the
seat is moved forwards or backwards, the
headrest is moved up or down automati-
cally. Adjusting the head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints manually Adjusting the head restraint height
X
To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the head restraint down to the desired posi-
tion.
Adjusting the head restraints electri-
cally X
To adjust the head restraint height: slide
the switch for head restraint adjustment
(Y page 102) up or down in the direction of
the arrow. Rear seat head restraints Lowering and extending the rear seat
head restraints from the front (Cabriolet)
X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To lower: press button :.
The head restraintsm ove to the lowest
position.
If AIRCAP is activated, the right-hand indi-
cator lamp on the AIRCAP button goes out.
X To extend: press button :again.
The head restraintso nly 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 92). Manually lowering the head restraints
in the rear (Cabriolet)
If the head restraintsint he rear compartment
are in the upper position, the soft top cannot
be closed fully.Ift he head restraint electron-
ics are malfunctionin gand the adjustment
procedure of the soft top is interrupted leav-
ing the soft top compartmentc over open, you
therefor ehave to lower the head restraints in
the rear compartment manually. Seats
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