2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Activating or deactivating Blind Spot Assi st
or Active Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBAc tivate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist
Active Lane Keeping Assist function
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. It ser vesto protect you against unin‐
te ntional lyleaving your lane. You will be warned
by means of a vibration in thesteering wheel and a course-cor
recting brake application guides
yo u back into your lane.
Yo u are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
RAc tive Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane
markings.
RA front wheel passes over the lane markings.
Yo uwill also be guided back into your lane by
means of a course-cor recting brake application
if th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RActive Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane
markings.
RA front wheel drives over a solid lane mark‐
ing.
Whe ther a warning is issued and when this
occurs also depends on the selected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo ufa ilto adapt your driving style, Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist can neither reduce therisk of an
accident nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It can‐
not take into account road, weather or traf fic
conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible forth e dis tance tothe
Driving and pa rking 19
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RThe distance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
RThe lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with snow ,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been detected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occurs .
Ac tivating Active Lane Keeping Assist
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist warning
A lane-cor recting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring theve hicle back into the origi‐
nal lane.
00BBAlw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
00BBAlw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient dist ancetothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
de tect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
00BBAlw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you.
Re quirement
The driving speed is at least 40 mph (60 km/h).
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Instrument Displayoverview
0071
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you cannot recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyof your vehicle may be
impaired.
00BBDrive on carefull y.
00BBHave theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Ifth e operating saf etyof your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument Display (standard)
1Speedome
ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r Instrument Display in
theWi descreen Co ck‐
pit
1Speedom eter
2Multifunction display
3Example: area for additional values
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r
00CE Further display content can be shown in dis‐
play 3for additional values (
→page 202).
The segments in speedomet er1 indicate the
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
RCruise control (→page 160)
Instru ment Display and on-board computer 19
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RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 162)
0075 NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youdriv ewit h
th e engine in theov errevving range.
00BBDo not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
The fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise tothere d
mar k.
0071
WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
00BBBefore opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
00BBIntheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1But ton group:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
0063 Switches sound off/on 0081
Increases thevo lume
0082 Decreases thevo lume
2Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
¤ Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
0061 Makes/accepts a call
0076 Rejects/ends a call
Ope rating the on-board co mputer
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Further displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 141)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(
→page 185)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
(
→page 177)
00B2 Cruis
e control (
→page 160)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 162)
è Active Steering Assist (
→page 167)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (
→page 136)
00D9 HOLD function (
→page
170)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 114)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (
→page 191).
Ad justing the in stru ment lighting
00BBTurn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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00BBTo select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessage memory (→page 395)
R7LUHV:
-Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
sy stem (→page 360)
-Checking tire pressure with the tire pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem (→page 358)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem(→page 359)
R$66<67 3/86 : Calling upthe service due
date (→page 314)
Instru ment Display and on-board computer 203

00BBToselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or station pre‐
set
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo select the frequency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Media playback usingthe on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist (e xamp le)
4Name of album
00BBTo change trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control. Changing a media source
00BBPress
the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirements:RThe mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer:
00863KRQH
0071 WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

1Setting currently selected
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Settingthe design
On-board computer
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00CE This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
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R&ODVVLF
R3URJUHVVLYH
00BBToselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
The Inst rument Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
The Head-up Display projects into the driver's
fi eld of vision:
RInformation from the navigation sy stem
RInformation from the driver assis tance sys‐
te ms
RSome warning messages
Display elements
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, the0061 ,QFRPLQJ &DOO
message appears on the Head-up Displa y.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Notes on operating saf ety
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
00BBOnly operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
00BBIf yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Operating the multifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
10063 Switches the sound off/on (ends The
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
200E3 Starts theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
30061 Makes/accepts a call
40076Rejects/ends a call (ends theVo ice
Cont rol Sy stem)
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem