2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET lights

Function of thePA SSENGER AIR BAG indica‐
to r lamps
Sy stem self-te st
When the ignition is switched on, a sy stem self-
te st is per form ed during which the two
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ON and OFF indicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of the front passenger air bag is dis‐
pla yed af terth e sy stem self-tes t:
RPASSENGER AIR BAG ON lights up for
60 seconds, subsequently bo thPASSENGER
AIR BAG ON and OFF indicator lamps are off:
th e front passenger air bag is able todeploy
in theeve nt of an accident.
RPASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lights up continu‐
ously: the front passenger air bag is deactiva‐
te d. It will then not be deplo yed in theeve nt
of an accident.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
off, only thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp sho wsthest atus of the front passenger air
bag. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp may be lit continuously or be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
and the0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,the front passenger seat
may not be used. Also in this case, do not ins tall
a ch ild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat. Ha vethe automatic front passenger air bag
shutoff checked and repaired immediately at a
qu alified specialist workshop. St
atus display
If th e front passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th before and durin
g
the journe y,that thest a‐
tus of the front passenger air bag is cor rect for
th e pr evailing situation.
Af ter in stalling a rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stem tothe front passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF must be lit con‐
tinuousl y.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death from
using a rear wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem when the front passenger air bag
is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat and thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐
cator lamp is off, the front passenger air bag
can deploy in theev ent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe air bag.
Alw ays ensure that the front passenger air
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
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should not usethe front passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use a rear seat.
RIfth e front passenger seat is occupied bya
person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp either lights up continuously
or remains off, depending on there sult of the
classifi cation.
-PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger seat as far back as possi‐
ble or a person of smaller stature should
use a rear seat.
-Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lamp is lit continuously: a person of
smaller stature should not use the front
passenger seat.
0071 WARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains lit af terth e sy stem self-test,
th e front passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will not be deplo yed in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent. In this case, the front passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otective func‐
tion, e.g. when a person is seated in the front
passenger seat.
That person could, forex ample, come into
con tact wi th theve hicle interior, especially if
th e person is sitting too close tothe cockpit.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied,
alw ays ensure that:
RThe classification of the person in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance with the per‐
son in the front passenger seat.
RThe person is seated proper lywith a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
Fu rther related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat (→page 54).
Ro ll bar
0071
DANG ER Risk of injury or death caused
by a malfunction of thero ll bars
If th e function of thero ll bars is defective,
th ey may not extend in an accident forex am‐
ple.
Consequent ly,th ero ll bars cannot pr otect
ve hicle occupants as they are designed to
do.
00BBHa ve thero ll bars checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury whenthero ll
bars are triggered
If th ero ll bars are triggered, there is a risk of
injur y.
Alw ays make sure that there is no thing in the
sweep of thero ll bars.
Occupant saf ety 45

respective SmartK ey.To do so, deactivate the
SmartK eyfunctions.
00BBTo deactivate: pressthe0037 button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of the SmartK ey
fl ashes twice brief lyand lights up once.
00BBTo activate: press any button on the Smart‐
Ke y.
00CE When theve hicle is star ted with the Smart‐
Ke yin thestow age compartment of the cen‐
te r console, the SmartK eyfunctions are
au tomatical lyactivated (
→page 132).
Re moving/inserting the mechanical key
00BBTo remo ve:press release knob 1.
Mechanical key2 is pushed out slight ly.
00BBPull ou tme chanical key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
00CE You can use the intermediate position of
mechanical key2 toattach theke yto ake y
ri ng.
00BBPress release knob 1again and fully
re mo vemechanical key2.
00BBTo inser t:press release knob 1.
00BBInsert mechanical key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages.
Re placing the SmartK eybattery
0071
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y.
00BBKeep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren.
00BBIf batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately.
00D2ENVIRONMEN TALNO TEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish.
00BB
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.
Opening and closing 59

00BBVehicles with a manual trunk separator:
to close, pull trunk separator 2bythe han‐
dle in the direction of the ar row until it rests
on the sides of the trunk.
00BBVe hicles with an automatic trunk separa‐
to r:press but ton1.
Tr unk separator 2opens or closes automat‐
icall y.
00CE Ifth ere is sy stem failure, the automatic trunk
separator can be closed manually.
Ac tivating or deactivating AI RCAP
AIRCA Pre duces the draft in the front and rear
compartments when you are drivingwit hth e
soft top open.
Pa rticular lyturbulent air can reduce the ef fect of
AIR CAP.This can arise when you are driving
behind ano ther vehicle or if there is a crosswind,
fo rex ample.
AI RCA P consists of thefo llowing components:
Ra wind deflector abo vethe windshield
Ra draft stop behind bo threar seat head
re stra ints When AI
RCAP is activated, the wind deflector
and the draft stop extend simultaneously.
AIR CAP can be activated or deactivated at
speeds of up toappr oximately 100mp h
(160 km/h).
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when retracting AIR CAP
When retracting AIR CAP,persons could
become trapped in the moving mechanism.
00BBMake sure that persons do not hold
onto the upper frame of the windshield
and do not touch the AIR CAP wind
deflector.
00BBSwitch on the ignition.
00BBTo activate: pull button 1.
AIR CAPex tends and the indicator lamp on
button 1lights up.
00BBTodeactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPre tracts and the indicator lamp on
button 1goes out.
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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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Switchingthest eering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on.
00BBTo switch on/off: turnthe le ver in the direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entry and exitfeature
Fu nction of the easy entry and exitfeature
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
off while adjusting the easy exitfeature
‑ If youdr ive off while the easy ent ryand exit
fe ature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle.
00BBAlw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore driving off.
0071
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting the easy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑ When the easy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thesteering wheel, you and other
ve hicle occupants – particular lych ildren –
could become trapped.
00BB‑ While the easy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of thesteering wheel.
00BBMo vethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel if there is a risk of becoming
trapped bythesteering wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
00BBNe ver lea vechildren unatte nded inthe
ve hicle.
00BBWhen leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke ywit hyo u and lock theve hicle.
Ve hicles with memory function: you can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory position buttons of the memory func‐
tion.
If th e easy ent ryand exitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
RYo uswit chthe ignition off.
RYo u open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on.
The steering wheel mo ves back tothe last drive
position in thefo llowing cases:
RYo uswit chthe ignition on when the driver's
door is closed.
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Exterior lighting
Lighting systems 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
Opera ting the light switch
00470063Left-hand pa rking lights
00480064 Right-hand parking lights
00490060Parking lights and license plate lighting
004A0058 Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position)
004B0058 Low beam/high beam
6005ESwitches there ar fog light on or off
When low beam is activated, the0060 indicator
lamp forth e parking lights is deactivated and
re placed bythe0058 indicator lamp forth e low
beam.
00BBAlw ays park your vehicle safely and in a well-
lit area, in accordance with there leva nt le gal
st ipulations.
0075 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.
00BBWhere possible, switch on the
ri ght 0064 or left 0063parking light.
Inthe case of se vere battery discharging, the
parking lights or standing lights are automati‐
cally switch ed offtofacilitate the next engine
st art.
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Theexterior lighting (e xcept parking and stand‐
ing lights) switch es off automatically when the
driver's door is opened.
RObser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(→page 115).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The pa rking lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatically
depending on the ignition status, whe ther the
engine is running and the light conditions.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident when the low
beam is switched off in poor visibility
When the light switch is set to0058, the low
beam may not be switched on automatically
if th ere is fog, snow or other causes of poor
visibility such as spr ay.
00BBIn such cases, turn the light switch to
0058.
The automatic driving lights are only an aid. You
are responsible forve hicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivating the rear fog light
Re quirements
RThe light switch is in the 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
00BBPress the 005E button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lights.
Operating the lights combination switch
1High-beam headlamps
2Turn signal light, right
3High-beam flasher
4Tu rn signal light, left
00BBUse the combination switch toactivate the
function in question.
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Light and visibility