2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET engine

SmartKey
Overview of SmartK eyfunctions
0071
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unatte nded inthe
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unatte nded intheve hicle,
th ey could:
ROpen doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
RGet out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
ROpe rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hi‐
cle in motion, forex ample, by:
RRe leasing the parking brake.
RShifting the automatic transmission out
of park position 005Dor shifting manual
transmission into neutral.
RSt arting the engine
00BBWhen leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle.
00BBNe ver lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle.
00BBKe ep the SmartK eyout of reach of chil‐
dren.
0075 NO
TEDama getotheke ycaused by
magnetic fields
00BBKe ep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields.
1Loc ks
2Battery check lamp
3Unloc ks
4Opens/closes the trunk lid
5Pa nic alarm
The Smart Keyloc ksand unlo cksth efo llowing
components:
RThe doors
RThe trunk lid
RThe fuel filler flap
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Locking/unlockingthe driver's door with the
me chanical key
00CE
Ifyo uwish tolock theve hicle entirely using
th e mechanical key,firs t press the button for
locking from the inside while the driver's
door is open. Then proceed tolock the driv‐
er's door using the mechanical key.
00BBInsertthe mechanical keyas far as it will go
into opening 1inthe co ver.
00BBPull and hold the door handle.
00BBPull the co ver on the mechanical keyas
st ra ight as possible away from theve hicle
until it releases.
00BBRe lease the door handle.
00BBTo unlock :turn the mechanical keycounter -
clo ckwise toposition 0047.
00BBTolock: turnthe mechanical keyclo ckwise
to position 0047.
00BBCarefully press the co ver onto the lock cylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly.
Tr unk
Opening the trunk lid
0071
WARNING Risk ofexhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion.
00BBAlw ays switch off the engine before
opening the trunk lid.
00BBNe ver drive with the trunk lid open.
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Ifth 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.
Fitting and removing the folding draft stop
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when using
th e wind screen in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The wind screen impairs your view tothe
re ar, particular ly when darkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions.
00BBOnly use the wind screen in good visibil‐
ity conditions.
0071 WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toan incor rectly ins talled wind
screen
If th e wind screen is not cor rectly ins talled it
can come loose during the journey and
endanger other road users.
00BBInst allthe wind screen as described.
00BBDo not place objects on the ins talled
wind screen.
0075 NO
TEDama getothefo lding wind screen
or vehicle interior
The vehicle interior or thefo lding wind
screen can be damaged if ins talled when the
soft top is closed.
00BBTo install, open the soft top.
0075 NO
TEFront seat backrest position
The folding wind screen may collide with the
front seat backrests when ins talled.
00BBAd just the backrest positions of the
front seats.
The folding draft stop is fitted overth ere ar seats
to protect against wind when driving with the
soft top open. Only the front seats can be occu‐
pied when thefo lding draft stop is ins talled. The bag con
taining thefo lding draft stop is
attached totheth ro ugh-loading feature behind
th ere ar seats. If youwa nttouse theth ro ugh-
loadin gfe ature, loosen the bag's lashing stra ps
and stow them in the trunk. Fasten the lashing
st ra ps tothe luggage hook.
Yo u should preferably per form operations in volv‐
in g th efo lding draft stop on the side facing away
from traf fic.00BBOpen all side windo wsand the soft top.
00BBFo ldthere ar seats forw ard toremo vethe
bag.
00BBRe mo vethefo lding draft stop from the bag.
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Opening and closing

Anti-theft protection
Fu nction of the immobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar ted without the cor rect SmartK ey.
The immobilizer is automatically activated when
th e ignition is switched off and deactivated when
th e ignition is switched on.
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the Smart‐
Ke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle. An yone can
st art the engine if a valid SmartK eyhas been left
inside theve hicle.
00CE Intheeve ntthe engine cannot bestar ted
(y et theve hicle ’sstar ter battery is charge d),
th e sy stem is not operational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in the USA) or
1-800-387-0 100 (in Canada).
ATA (anti-theft alarm system)
Fu nction of theATA system
If th eATA system is armed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
RWhen a door is opened
RWhen the trunk lid is opened
RWhen the hood is opened
The ATA sy stem is armed automatically af ter
appr oximately 10seconds:
RAfter locking theve hicle with the SmartK ey.
RAf ter locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 1flashes when theAT A sy stem
is activated.
The ATA sy stem is automatically deactivated:
RAf ter unlocking theve hicle with the Smart‐
Ke y
RAfter pressing thest art/ stop button with the
SmartK eyinthestow age compartment
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Notes onthe cor rect driver's seat position
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.
Ensure thefo llowing when adjusting thesteering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryou are as faraw ay from the driver's airbag
as possible
Ryo u are sitting in a no rmal upright position
Ryour thighs are slightly supportedby the seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs are not entirely stre tched and you
can dep ress the pedals properly
Rthe back of your head is support ed ateye
le ve lby the center of the head restra int
Ryo u can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
Ryo u can mo veyour legs freely
Ryou can see all the displa yson the instru‐
ment clus ter clearl y
Ryou ha vea good overview of the traf fic con‐
ditions
Rth e seat belt is pulled snug lyagainst the
body and is routed across the center of your
shoulder and across your hips in the pelvic
area
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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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AIRSCARFwarmsth e head and neck area of
ve hicle occupants with warm air. The warm air
fl ow s out of theve nts in the head restra ints.
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.
00BBTo switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all of the indicator lamps are off, AIRSCARF
is switched off.
00CE When switching on, the blo werst arts up only
af te r a preheating phase which lasts afew
seconds.
Af ter switching off, the blo werru ns on for a
fe w seconds tocool down the heating ele‐
ments.
00CE Ifth eve hicle battery voltage is too lo w,AIR‐
SCARF may switch off.
00BBAd justing the AIRSCARF vent (→pa ge 130).
Ma kesure that there are no objects co vering the
intake grille on the back of the head restra int.
Ste ering wheel
Adjusting the steering wheel manually
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.
0071
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel.
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RSteering wheel
ROutside mir rors
RHead-up Display
00BBSet the seat, thesteering wheel, the head-up
display and the outside mir rorto the desired
position.
00BBPress memory button M toge ther with one of
th e memory position switches 1,2 or 3.
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
00BBTo call up: press and hold there leva nt pre‐
set position button 1,2 or 3 until the front
seat, thesteering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir ror is in thestored position.
St ow age areas
Note s on loading theve hicle
0071
WARNING Risk ofexhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion.
00BBAlw ays switch off the engine before
opening the trunk lid.
00BBNe ver drive with the trunk lid open.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction.
00BBAlw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around.
00BBBefore the journe y,secure objects, lug‐
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe d objects
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be throw n
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain.
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