2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET steering

Re
fuelling .................................................... 15 3
Pa rking ...................................................... .158
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 66
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 218
Bicycle rack ................................................ 222 In
stru ment Displ ayand on-board
comp uter.................................................. 225
Instrument display overview ...................... .225
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 26
Operating the on-board computer .............. 227
Displa ysinthe multifunction display ..........2 28
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 229
Menus and submenus ................................ 229
Head-up Display ......................................... 237 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 239
Ope rating sa fety ......................................... 239
Operation ................................................... 239
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 241
Essential voice commands .......................... 241 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 250
Overview and operation .............................. 250
Sy stem settings .......................................... 258
Na vigation .................................................. 266
Te lephone .................................................. .289
Online and Internet functions ..................... .312
Media ..........................................................3 19
Ra dio .......................................................... 331
TV ............................................................... 334
Sound ......................................................... 343 Main
tenance and care ............................. 345
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 345
Engine compartment .................................. 346
Cleaning and care ...................................... .353 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 363
Emergency ................................................. .363
Flat tyre ...................................................... 365
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 371
To w starting or towing away ....................... 375
Electrical fuses ........................................... 380 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 384
Noise or unusual handling characteris‐
tics ............................................................ .384
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 384
No tes on snow chains ................................ 384
Ty re pressure .............................................. 385
Wheel change ............................................ .392
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 402 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 404
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 404
On-board electronics .................................. 404
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................4 06
Operating fluids .......................................... 408
Ve hicle data ................................................ 41 5
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 417 Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 419
Displ aymessa ges ........................................4 19
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 463 Contents
3

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
151
2 Combination swit ch →
11 6
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
250
5 Start/ Stop button →
14 2
6 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
250
7 Climate control sy stems →
13 0
8 Glovebox →
104
9 Haza rdwa rning lights →
11 6
A Stow age compartment →
103
B Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
250
C Toextend/r etra ct the seat belt extender →
30
D Toopen and close the soft top →
78
E Toactivate and deactivate AI RCAP →
80
F Stow age compartment →
103
G Toopen and close the side windo ws →
73
H ECO start/ stop function →
147 I
Parking Pilot →
205
J Toset theve hicle le vel →
19 3
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 8
L PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamp →
,37
M Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
226
N Toadjust thesteering wheel →
99
O Control panel forth e on-board computer →
226
P Cruise control le ver →
178
Q Tounlo ckthe bonn et →
347
R Electric parking brake →
16 4
S Light switch →
11 4
T Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
188
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
217
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
19 6
Head-up display →
238 6
Ataglance – Cockpit

1
Speedom eter →
225
2 ÷ ESP®
→
464
3 #! Turn signal light →
11 6
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
472
5 Multifunction display →
228
6 ! ABS malfunction →
464
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
474
8 Rev counter →
225
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brake applied (red)
B J Brakes (red) →
464
C # Electrical fault →
474
D · Distance warning →
471
E ? Coolant too hot/cold →
474
F Coolant temp erature display →
225 G
J Brakes (yellow) →
464
H ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
26
J ü Seat belt is not fastened →
470
K j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
472
L T Standing lights →
11 4
M Fuel le vel display
8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
474
N K Main beam →
11 6
O L Dipped beam →
11 4
P R Rear fog light →
11 5
Q h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
477
R å ESP®
OFF →
464 8
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
225
2 ü Seat belt is not fastened →
470
3 #! Turn signal light →
11 6
4 Multifunction display →
228
5 Rev counter →
225
6 å ESP®
OFF →
464
÷ ESP®
→
464
7 K Main beam →
11 6
L Dipped beam →
11 4
T Standing lights →
11 4
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold →
474
9 Coolant temp erature display →
225
A · Distance warning →
471
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
472
C # Electrical fault →
474 D
J Brakes (red) →
464
E Fuel le vel display
F 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
474
G R Rear fog light →
11 5
H 6 Restra int sy stem →
26
I % Diesel engine: preglow
J ; Engine diagnosis →
474
K J Brakes (yell ow) →
464
L ! Electric parking brake applied (red)
M h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
477
N ! ABS malfunction →
464
O ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
P j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
472 10
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

Ac
tivating or deactivating seat belt adjust‐
ment via the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Belt
adjustment #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Seat belt
warning for the driver and front
passen ger The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru‐
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. Re
ar seat belt status display The
rear seat belt status display is on lyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. The
rear seat belt status display informs you
which rear seat belt is not fastened.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
st atus display using the back button on the left-
hand side of thesteering wheel (→ page 227). Airbags
Overview of airbags
1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Head airbag
5 Side impact airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol. 32
Occupant saf ety

When doing so, alw
ays obser vethe informa‐
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(→ page 87).
R Only hold thesteering wheel bythesteering
wheel rim. This allow sth e airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ays lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor. Do not
put your feet on the dashboard, forex ample.
Yo ur feet may otherwise be in the deploy‐
ment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tra velling in theve hicle,
obser vethe additional no tes (→ page 41).
R Alwa ys stow and secure objects cor rectly. Objects in
theve hicle interior may pr event an
airbag from functioning cor rectly. The refore
alw ays ensure that:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessory parts, such as cup
holders, attached totheve hicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side panelling.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. Re
duced airbag pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom modi fica‐
tions tothe airbag co ver
If yo u modify an airbag co ver or af fix objects
su ch assticke rs to it,the airbag can no lon‐
ge r function cor rectl y. #
Never modify an airbag co ver and do
not af fix objects toit. The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol (→ page 32). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt the deployment of the airbags integra‐
te d into the seats.
Consequentl y,the airbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they are designed to
do. In addition, the operation of the auto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff could
be restricted. 34
Occupant saf ety

R
With indicator lamp 1off: via the switch
on the cor responding rear door or driv‐
er's door. Pe
ts in the vehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat‐
te nded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereby an animal may:
R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals may be throw n around in
th eve hicle in theeve nt of an accident or
sudden steering and braking manoeuvres
and injure vehicle occupants in the process. #
Never lea veanimals in theve hicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alw ays cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car‐
ri er. 58
Occupant saf ety

Cor
rect driver's seat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Obser
vethefo llowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R you are as faraw ay from the driver's airbag
as possible
R you are sitting in a no rmal upright position
R your thighs are slight lysuppor tedby the seat
cushion R
your legs are not entirely stre tched and you
can dep ress the pedals properly
R the back of your head is suppo rted at eye
le ve lby the cent reofthe head restra int
R you can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R you can mo veyour legs freely
R you can see all the displa ysinthe instrument
clus ter clea rly
R you should ha vea good overview of traf fic
conditions
R the seat belt is pulled snugly against the
body and must be routed across the cent re
of your shoulder and across your hips in the
pelvic area Seats and
stowing 87