2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET turn signal

Blind Spot AssistandActive Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
turn signal indica torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
0071 WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
00BBAlw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
Rth e sensors are dirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay
Rnarrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash barr iers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. truc ks,fo r a pro‐
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of braking applications (Active
Blind Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cours e-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youav oid a collision.
The course-cor recting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between appr oximately
20 mph (30 km/h) and 125mp h (200 km/h).
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vehicle in front, forve hicle speed, for braking in
good time and forst ay ing in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking pac kage:If th e
lane markings are solid lines and youdo not
re act tothewa rning, a lane-cor recting brake
application can bring theve hicle back into the
original lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kageor
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Ifyo udo not
re act tothewa rning, a lane-cor recting brake
application can bring theve hicle back into the
original lane. In the case of a broken lane mark‐
ing being de tected, a brake application will only
be made if a vehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane. Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brake application is available in the speed
ra nge between 40 mph (60 km/h) and 120mp h
(200 km/h).
If a lane-cor recting brake application occurs , dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
Sy stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
RYo u clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®, Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIf a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fog or
heavy spr ay.
RThere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
RIf th ere is dirt on the windshield in the vicin‐
ity of the multifunction camera or the camera
is mis ted up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. nearroadwor ks.
RThe lane markings are worn, dark or co vered.
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00BBPress button2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place. In bo
th thest andard and adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
RYo u ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo usteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
RYou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
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Activating/deactivating the synchro‐
nization function (cont rol panel) .......... 126
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 126
Ad justing the climate style settings ..... 126
Air di stribution settings ...................... .126
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 127
Au tomatic control ................................ 125
Climat est yle function .......................... 126
Defrosting the windo ws....................... 126
Defrosts the windshield ....................... 124
Dual-zone au tomatic climate control
panel .................................................... 124
Filling capacity forPA G oil .................. .393
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 128
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 129
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 127
Ionization ............................................. 127
Re ar air vents ...................................... 129
Re ar operating unit .............................. 124
Re frigerant .......................................... 392
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .393
Re sidual heat ....................................... 127
Sets the air flow .................................... 124 Setting
the air distribution .................. .124
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 127
Se tting
thete mp erat
ure ....................... 124
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................. 124
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 73
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 126
Setting ................................................. 126
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
COMAND see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 236
Combination switch see Turn signals
Compass .................................................. 268
Computer On-board computer ............................. 200
Connection status
Display ing ............................................ 288 Overview ............................................
.288
Contacts ................................................... 274
Callin g up ............................................ 275
Del eting .............................................. .276
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 274
Importing ............................................. 276
Information .......................................... 274
Making a call ................................. ......
276
Na me form at .

..................................... .275
Options ................................................ 276
St oring .................................................2 76
Controller Operating ............................................ 224
Con venience closing feature .................... 74
Con venience opening ................................ 73
Coolant (engine) Checking le vel ...................................... 319
Filling capacity ..................................... 391
No tes ................................................... 391
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright
Licenses ................................................ 29
Index 467

Displaying traf fic incidents .................. 262
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 263
Live Traf fic Information ........................ 261
Overview .............................................. 261
Tr af fic map
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assist .................................... 191
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 191
Setting ................................................. 192
Sy stem limitations .............................. .191
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto ....................................... 282
Apple CarPlay ™ ................................... 282
Tr ansmission position display ................139
Tr ansport ing
Ve hicle ................................................ 346
Tr ead weargrade ..................................... 365
Tr im element (Care) ................................ 329
Tr ip
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 204
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 204
Re setting ............................................. 206 Tr
ip distance ............................................ 204
Displaying ............................................ 204
Re setting ............................................. 206
Tr ip odomet er
see Trip dis tance
Tr unk lid
Ac tivating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction ...................... 71
Closin g ................ ..................................
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Emer gency release (from inside) .......... .70
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .69
Locking separa tely ................................ 70
Opening ................................................. 65
Opening dimensions ............................ 393
Tr unk separator
Closing .................................................. 78
Opening .................................................7 8
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signals
Tu rn signals ..............................................1 12
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 112
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ......................................... 384
No tes on ins tallation .......................... .383 Tr
ansmission output (maximum) ........ .384
U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .237
Un locking setting ...................................... 58
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 296
User profile .............................................. 239
Creating .............................................. 239
Importing/exporting .......................... .239
Options ................................................ 240
Selecting ............................................. 239
Using the telephone
see Calls
V
Ve hicle .............................................. 132, 133
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .153
Cor rect use ........................................... 25
Data acquisition .................................... 26
Diagnostics connection ......................... 24
Equipment ............................................. 20
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