2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET fog light

1Speedom eter →
199
2 00E5 ESP
®→
446
3 003E003D Turn signal light →
112
4 00CC Powe r assi sted steering malfunction →
454
5 Multifunction display →
202
6 0025 ABS malfunction →
446
7 00B9 Check Engine →
455
8 Tach ome ter →
199
9 0028 This indicator lamp has no function
A Elect ric park ing brake applied (red) →
446
0049 USA only
0024 Canada only
B Brakes (red) →
446
0027 USA only
004D Canada only
C 003D Electrical fault →
455
D00BA Distance warning →
453
E 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
455
F Coolant temp erature display →
199
G 004D Brakes (yell ow) →
446
H 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
446
I 0075 Restra int sy stem
J 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
453
K 0060 Parking lights →
111
L Fuel le vel indicator
00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
455
M 0057 High beam →
112
N 0058 Low beam →
111
O 005E Rear fog light →
112
P AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
453
Q 0077 Tire pressure monitoring sy stem →
459
R 00BB ESP
®OFF →
446
At aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
199
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
453
3 003E003D Turn signal light →
112
4 Multifunction display →
202
5 Tach ome ter →
199
6 00BB ESP
®OFF →
446
00E5 ESP
®→
446
7 0057 High beam →
112
0058 Low beam →
111
0060 Parking lights →
111
8 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
455
9 Coolant temp erature display →
199
A 00BA Distance warning →
453
B 00CC Powe r assi sted steering malfunction →
454
C 003D Electrical fault →
455
D Brakes (red) →
446
0027 USA only
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
453
F Fuel le vel indicator
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
455
H 005E Rear fog light →
112
I 0075 Restra int sy stem
J 0028 Indicator lamp has no function
K 00B9 Check Engine →
455
L 004D Brakes (yellow) →
446
M Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
446
0049 USA only
0024 Canada only
N 0077 Tire pressure monitoring sy stem →
459
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
446
P 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
446
At aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

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.
Light and visibility 111

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.
112
Light and visibility

RAtspeeds between 25 mph(4 0 km/h) and
45 mph(7 0 km/h) when thesteering wheel
is turned.
Tr af fic circle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vated on bo thsides thro ugh
an eva luation of the cur rent GPS position of the
ve hicle. It remains active until af terth eve hicle
has left the tra ffic circle or the intersection.
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Function of Adaptive Highbeam Assist
0071
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not recog‐
nize thefo llowing road users:
RRo ad users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
RRo ad users with poor lighting, e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognize other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognize
th em too late.
In these or similar situations, the automatic
high beam is not deactivated or is activated
despite the presence of other road users.
00BBAlw ays obser vethe tra ffic carefully and
switch off the high beam in good time.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted if:
RVi sibility is impaired, forex ample in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured.
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid.You are
re sponsible for adju sting theve hicle's lighting to
th e pr evailing light, visibility and traf fic condi‐
tions.
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist switch es automati‐
cally between:
RLow beam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h (30 km/h):
RIf no other road users are de tected, high
beam is au tomatical lyswitched on.
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Light and visibility

Climatestyle
Climate style function
In automatic mode, you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
RFO CUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
RMEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
RDIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draft-free setting
Ad justing the climate style settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect )2&86, 0(',80 or',))86( .
00CE In order to feelthe ef fect of the climate
st yle, the0058 function must be active
(
→page 125).
Overview of air distribution settings
The symbols in the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R0061 demis terve nts
R009C center and side air vents
R009B foot we llve nts
R009F center, side and foot we llve nts
R0086 defros ter and foot we llve nts
R008F allvents
R0087 defros ter,middle and side air vents
R00A2 automatic air distribution
Ac tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nization function via the control
panel
Climate control can be set centrally using the
synchronization function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side.
00BBPress the0015 button. The synchronization function is deactivated if
the
settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged.
Ac tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nization function using the multime‐
dia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Climate control can be set cent rally using the
synchronization function. The temp erature set‐
ting is automatically adop tedfo r all climate
zones.
00BBSwitch the function on 0073or off 0053.
Defrosting the windo ws
Windo ws fo gged up on the inside
00BBPress the0058 button.
00BBIfth e windo wscontinue tofog up: press the
0064 button.
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Climat e control

0071WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasive Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traf fic situa‐
tions.
In addition, thesteering support of Evasive
St eering Assist is general lynot suff icientto
avo id a collision.
In such cases Evasive Steering Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning or pr ovide
assis tance
Rnot give awa rning or not pr ovide assis‐
ta nce
00BBAlw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Ev asive
St eering Assist alone.
00BBBe ready tobrake and take evasive
action if necessar y.
00BBPreve ntthe assis tance byactively steer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations.
00BBDrive at an appropriate speed if pedes‐
trians are close tothe path of your vehi‐
cle.
Also obser vethe sy stem limitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RIn sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
RIf th e sensors are dirty, mis ted up, damaged
or co vered.
RIfth e sensors malfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, forex ample stro ng radar
re flections in parking garage s.
RIf a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may not react cor rectly:
RIn complex traffic situations whe reobjects
cannot always be clearly identified.
RTo pedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickly into the sensor de tection range.
RTo pedestrians who are hidden by other
objects.
RIf th e typical outline of a pedestrian cannot
be distinguished from the bac kground.
RIf a pedestrian isnot recognized as such , e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
ROn bends with a tight radius.
Setting Active Brake Assi st
Multimedia system:
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Ve hicles without Driving Assistance pack‐
age: The settings can be made af terst arting the
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage:
The settings can be made when the ignition is
switched on.
00CE It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assi stactivated.
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RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
RIfth e driving speed is higher than 45 mph
(70 km/h).
RIf th e driven speed drops below thestored
speed.
RThe sy stem cannot detect a vehicle in there l‐
ev ant area of theove rtaking lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package
and Traf fic Sign Assis t:Ac tive Dis tance Assist
DISTRONIC also has theAc tive Speed Limit
Assi stfunction. This function can be configure d
in the multimedia sy stem. If a change in the
speed limit is de tected and Active Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC is acti vated, Ac tive Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC assumes this new speed.
The driven speed is adap ted when theve hicle is
le ve l with the tra ffic signs. The speed limit dis‐
play in the Instrument Display is alw ays update d
when theve hicle is le vel with the tra ffic sign.
If Ac tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC has been
put into passive modebypressing the accelera‐ to
r pedal, only speed limits which are higher
th an the set speed are adop ted.
Pulling the cruise control le ver will set the dis‐
pla yed speed limit as the speed, pr ovided that:
RAc tive Speed Limit Assi sthas been activated
in the multimedia sy stem and
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC has been
acti vated.
If no speed limit is displa yed when the le ver is
operated, the speed set bythe driver is adop ted.
Drive prog ram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switch allo wsyouto
ch ange the driving style of Active Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC. Depending on which drive
prog ram is selected, the driving characteristics
can be geared towa rds fuel econom y,comfort or
dynamic per form ance (
→page 138).
Sy stem limitations
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti ve
in the 0 mph(0 km/h) to130mp h(210 km/h)
speed range. The sy
stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing ins tances, forex ample:
RIn snow ,ra in, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
RThe windshield in the area of the camera is
dirty, mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
RIfth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
ROn slippery roads, braking or accelerating
can cause the drive wheels tolose traction
and theve hicle could then skid.
RIn parking garage s,tollst ations or on roads
with steep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do not use Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC in
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yparticu
la rattention in thefo llowing traf fic
situations. In such situations, brake if necessar y.
Ac tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is then deacti‐
va ted:
RWhen cornering, entering and exiting a bend.
RWhen not driving in the center of the lane.
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