2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

Do not interchange the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot
adjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head.
0071 WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
When braking or in theeve nt of an accident,
yo u could slideunderneath the seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or neck injuries, forex am‐
ple.
00BBAd just the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y.
00BBAlways ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the center of your shoul‐
der.
0075 NO
TEDama getothe seats when moving
th e seats back
The seats may be damaged byobjects when
moving the seats bac k.
00BBWhen moving the seats bac k,make
sure that there are no objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behind the seats.
1Seat backrest inclination
2Seat height
3Seat cushion inclination
4Seat fore -and-aft position
5Seat cushion length
00BBTo adjust the seat fore -and-aft position:
lift le ver4 and slide the seat forw ards‑ or
backwards.
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00BBMake surethat the seat is engaged.
00BBTo adjust the seat cushion length: lift lever
5 and slide the front section of the seat
cushion forw ards or backwards.
Ad justing the front seat electrically
1Head restra int height
2Seat backrest inclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushion length
5Seat cushion inclination
6Seat fore -and-aft adjustment
00BBSa ve the settings with the memory function
(→page 98).
Ad justing the front passen ger seat from the
driver's seat electrically
Re quirements:RThe po wer supply is switched on.
This function is only available on vehicles with an
electrically adjus table front passenger seat.
Yo u can call up thefo llowing functions forth e
front passenger seat:
RSeat adjustment
RSeat heating
RSeat ventilation
RMemory function
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00BBToselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
00BBAd just 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
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
00BBUsing buttons 1to4, adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justing the head restra ints on the front
seats
0071 WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
00BBBefore starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
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0071WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
00BBAlw ays drive with the head restra ints
ins talled.
00BBBefore driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the center of the
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel.
Do not inter change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you cannot
adjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head.
00BBTo raise: pullthe head restra int up.
00BBTo lowe r:press release knob 1and push
th e head restra int down.
00BBTo mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
00BBTo mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
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Installing/removingthere ar seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
00BBRelease there ar seat backrest and fold it
slightly forw ards (→page 101).
00BBPush release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int. Installing
00BBInsert
the head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel.
00BBPush the head restra int down until you hear
it enga gein position.
00BBFoldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
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00BBSelect 'ULYHU
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Ad justing the backrest side bols ters
00BBSelect 6LGH %ROVWHUV .
00BBSelectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
00BBSelect /XPEDU.
00BBAdjust the air cushion. Memory function
00BBSa
ve the seat settings with the memory func‐
tion (→page 98).
Overview of massa geprog rams
Massage prog rams
The following programs can be selecte d:
R5HOD[LQJ 0DVVDJH
R$FWLYDWLQJ 0DVVDJH
R&ODVVLF 0DVVDJH
R0RELOL]LQJ 0DVVDJH
Selectingthe massage prog ram for the front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or)URQW 3DVVHQJHU.
00BBSelect 0DVVDJH.
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00BBSelect a massageprogram.
The massage program runs for app roxima tely
9 to 22 minutes, depending on the setting.
00BBTo set the massage intensity: switch +LJK
,QWHQVLW\ on0073 or off 0053.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect <HVor1R.
Depending on whe ther the settings forth e driver
or front passenger seat are selected, only the
selected seat can be reset.
Fo lding the front seat backrest forw ards/
back (vehicles wi th memoryfunction)
With th e EASY-ENTRY function, the seat mo ves
fo rw ards if you ha vefolded the seat backrest
fo rw ards. This makes it easier for passengers to
ge t into and out of there ar of theve hicle.
00BBTo fold forw ards: pull seat release handle
1 and fold the seat backrest forw ards as far
as it will go.
The seat mo ves automatically tothefo re ‐
most position.
00BBTo fold back: swing back the seat backrest
horizon tally.
If th e seat backrest is not engaged, this will
be shown on the multifunction display of the
instrument clus ter.A wa rning tone also
sounds.
The seat mo ves automatically tothestored
position.
If th e pr evious seat position can no longer be
set, e.g. because of luggage in there ar foot we ll
or af ter occupants ha veentered there ar of the
ve hicle:
00BBPull seat release handle 1again and return
th e seat backrest toan upright position.
The seat loc ksinthe new fore -and-aft adjust‐
ment position.
Switching the seat heating on/o ff
0071
WARNING Risk of burn s duetorepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries.
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00BBDo notrepeatedly switch on the seat
heater.
0075 NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on
When the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face.
00BBMake surethat no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on.
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply is switched on.
00BBTo switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
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00BBToswitch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heating
is switched off.
00CE The seat heating automatically switches
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating is
switched off.
Setting the panel heating
Multimedia sy stem:
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WLQJV00CF3DQHO +HDWLQJ
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr‐
ests in theve hicle as well as the center console
can be heated using this function.
Setting options
00BBSelect )URQW 2QO\ or2II.
Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Re quirements:RThe po wer supply is switched on.
00BBTo switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps light up.
00BBTo switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐
tion is switched off.
Switching AIRSCARF on/o ff
0071
WARNING Risk of burn s causedbythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the outlet opening.
00BBTu rn the heating output down in good
time.
00BBMaintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening.
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply is switched on.
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