2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET lights

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Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke y twice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of theke yflashes
twice brief lyand lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole (→ page 143), theke y functions are
automatical lyactivated. Inserting/removing
the emer gency key #
Toremo ve:press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. #
Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. Re
placing the key battery &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. Re
quirement:
R Yourequ ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y. Opening and closing
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AIR
CAP can be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximately 160 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when retracting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in the moving mechanism. #
Make sure that persons do not hold
on to the upper frame of the windscreen
and do not touch the AIR CAP wind
deflector. #
Switch the ignition on. #
Toactivate: pull switch 1.
AIR CAPex tends and the indicator lamp in
switch 1lights up. #
Todeactivate: press switch 1.
AIR CAPre tracts and the indicator lamp in
switch 1goes out. If
th eve hicle is par ked with the soft top open
and the po wer supp lyis switched off, AI RCAP
re tracts au tomatical ly.
When youre start the engine af ter having been
par ked, AIR CAPex tends au tomatically. Fi
tting/ removing the folding draught stop &
WARNING Risk of accident when using
th e draught stop in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The draught stop impairs your view tothe
re ar, particular ly when darkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions. #
Only use the draught stop in good visi‐
bility conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectly fitted draught stop
If th e draught stop is not cor rectly fitted it
can come loose du ring the journey and
endanger other road users. Opening and closing
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#
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side. Ad
justing the 4-w aylumbar support 1
Toraise
2 Tosof ten
3 Tolower
4 Toharden #
Using buttons 1to4 , adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justing the head restra ints on the front
seats &
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. Seats and
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Exterior lighting
Changing
the lights when driving abroad Ve
hicles with static LED headlamps: It is not
necessa ryto change the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries where
people drive on theot her side of thero ad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: Before
crossing the border into count ries where they
drive on theot her side of thero ad, it is neces‐
sary toset the headlamps tosymmetrical dipped
beam (→ page120).
Af terch anging the headlamps:
R Oncoming tra ffic is not dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad is not illuminated as far
or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light functions" are not available.
The headlamps must be reset toasymm etrical
dipped beam af terre turning from ab road. Lighting sy
stems and your responsibility The
various lighting sy stems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance
with the pr evailing light and visibility conditions,
legal requirements and traf fic situation. Light switch
Ope
rating the light switch #
1 W Left-hand pa rking lights #
2 X Right-hand parking lights #
T 3Standing lights and licence plate
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Light and sight

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4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red
light switch position) #
5 L Dipped beam/main beam #
6 R Switches there ar fog light on or off
When dipped beam is activated, the indicator
lamp forth est anding lights is deactivated and
re placed bythe dipped beam indicator lamp.
Alw ays park your vehicle safely and in a well-lit
area, in accordance with there leva nt le galst ipu‐
lations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
the case of se vere battery discharging, the
st anding lights or parking lights are automati‐
cally swit ched off tofacilitate a futu reengine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) swit ches off automatically when the
driver's door is opened.
Au tomatic driving lights
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights are switched on au tomatical ly
depending on the ignition status, whe ther the
engine is running and on the light conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivating the rear fog light
Re quirement:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. Light and sight
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Switching
the Intelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Re quirement:
The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Fu
nction of Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not rec‐
ognise thefo llowing road users:
R Road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R Road users with poor lighting, e.g.
cyclists R
Road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
In very rare cases, Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus may not recognise road users who do
ha ve lights, or may recognise them too late.
In this, or in similar situations, the automatic
main beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Alw ays obser vethe tra ffic carefully and
switch off the main beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, forex ample in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R There is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured.
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is on lyan aid.
Yo u are responsible for adju sting theve hicle's lighting
tothe pr evailing light, visibility and traf‐
fi c conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus swit ches auto‐
matically between:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam Light and sight
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The partial main beam uses
the main beam to
shine past other road users rath er than dazzling
th em. The vehicle in front is illuminated bythe
dipped beam.
At speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the main
beam is automatically switched on.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
main beam is automatically switched on.
At speeds below 25 km/h or when there is suf fi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial main beam switches off automati‐
call y.
R The main beam switches off automatically.
At speeds abo veappr ox. 50 km/h:
R The headlamp range of the dipped beam is
re gulated automatically based on the dis‐
ta nce to ot herroad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control panel. Switching
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
on/off #
Toswitch on: turnthe light switch to
th eà position. #
Switch on the main beam using the combina‐
tion switch.
When the main beam is switched on auto‐
matically in the dar k,the_ indicator
lamp in the multifunction display comes on. #
Toswitch off: switch offthe main beam
using the combination switch. Setting
the dipped beam Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light set-
tings .
Dipped-beams #
Select Left-side traffic orRight-side traffic. Setting
the sur round lighting Re
quirement:
The light switch is in theà position. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Loca-
tor lighting
Exterior switch-off delay time: theex terior
lighting is switched on for a short time af terthe
ve hicle is switched off. #
Set the switch-off delay time.
Locator lighting: if a switch-off delay time is
set, theex terior lighting remains lit for 30 sec‐
onds af terth eve hicle is unloc ked. When you
st art theve hicle, the locator lighting is switched
off and automatic driving lights are activated. 12 0
Light and sight

*
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirement:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp in button 1
lights up or goes out.
Indicator lamp colours: R blue: stationary ventilation is switched on
R red: stationary heater is activated R
yello w: departure time is preselected
The stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
switches off au tomatically af ter 50 minutes.
Operation using the App: thest ationary
heater/ ventilation can also be operated via the
Mercedes me connect App. Further information
can be found in the separate Owner's Manual
under http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation using the multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Aux-
iliary heating
Yo u can pre-set thre e departure times for auto‐
matic activation of thest ationary heater. #
Select an option.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via remo tecont rol
Re quirement:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. Climate control
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