2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET hood release

Ifth e color of the maintenance display changes
from black to yellow, the wiper blades should be
re placed.
00CE The duration of the color change varies
depending on the usage conditions.
Re placing the windshield wiper blades
(MAGIC VISION CONTROL)
0071 WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windshield wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windshield wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm.
00BBAlw ays switch off the windshield wipers
and the ignition before changing the
wiper blades.
Moving the wiper arms toave rtical position
00BBSwit chon the po wer supp ly.
00BBSet the windshield wiper tothe00AA slow
continuous wiping position on the combina‐
tion switch.
00BBAs soon as the wiper arms are vertical rela‐
tive tothe hood, switch off the po wer supply.
Re moving the wiper blades
00BBTo bring the wiper blade into position to
be remo ved: raise the wiper arm away from
the windshield and hold it with one hand.
Wi th th eot her hand, turn the wiper blade in
th e direction of ar row1beyond the point of
re sis tance.
The wiper blade engages in there mo val posi‐
tion with a clic k.
00BBToremo vethe wiper blade: pressrelease
knob 2, pull the wiper blade in the direction
of ar row3and remo ve.
Light and visibility 11
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0071WARNING Risk of accident due toActive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC still being
activated when you lea vethe driver's
seat
If yo u lea vethe driver's seat while theve hicle
is being braked byActive Dis tance Assist
DISTRONIC only, theve hicle can rollaw ay.
00BBAlw ays deactivate Active Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC and secure theve hi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
before you lea vethe driver's seat.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle's engine must be switched on.
RThe electric parking brake must be released.
RAc tive Parking Assist is not being used to
park theve hicle or toexit from a parking
space.
RESP®must be activated, but not inter vening.
RThe transmission must be in position005B.
RThe driver door, front passenger door and the
re ar doors must be closed.
RThe engine hood must be closed.
00BBRe mo veyour foot from the accelerator pedal.
00BBTo store cur rent speed 2.
Yo ur vehicle adapts its speed tothat of the
ve hicle in front, but only up tothestored
speed.
or
00BBCall up stored speed 2.
00BBOron vehicles with Driving Assistance
Pa ckage and Traf fic Sign Assis t:the dis‐
pla yed speed limit is adop ted, if available 2.
00BBDeactivate Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
1.
00BBIncrease 3orreduce 4the speed.
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Driving and pa rking

0071WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wipers while the engine hood
is open
When the engine hood is open and the wind‐
shield wipers are set in motion, you can be
trapped bythe wiper linkage.
00BBAlw ays switch off the windshield wipers
and ignition before opening the engine
hood.
00BBTo open: pull lever1 torelease the engine
hood.00BBPush hood catch 1upwards and lift the
hood byappr oximately 15in (40 cm).
00BBToclose: lowe rth e hood and let it fall from a
height of appr oximately 8 in (20 cm).
00BBIfth e hood can still be lif ted slightl y,open
th e hood again and close it with a little more
fo rc e until it engages cor rectl y.
Maintenance and care 317

Electronics.............................................. .383
Emer gency
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Saf etyve st .......................................... 332
Eme rgency braking ................................ .152
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .283
Emer gency engine start ......................... 348
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 132
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from ins ide)............................ 70
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
ENE RGIZING comfort
Overview of programs ........................ .243
St arting the prog ram ........................... 244
Energy consum ption
SmartK ey............................................... 58
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 36
Engine number ....................................3 85Ju
mp -sta rting ...................................... 340
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 132
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 133
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 32
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 145
Engine data Displaying ........................ ....................
139
Engine hood Opening/closing .................................. 315
Engine number ........................................ 385
Engine oil .................................................. 318
Ad ditives .............................................3 89
Capacity .............................................. 390
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 318
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .390
Quality ................................................. 390
To pping up .......................................... .318
ESP
®
Crosswind Assist ................................ .155
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 55Exterior lighting
Care .................................................... 327
Ex terior lighting
see Lights
External device Locking .............................................. .236
Eyeglasses co mpartment ....................... 101
F
Fa tigue warning
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Display message
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 27
Callin g up ............................................ 227
De leting .............................................. .228
Moving ................................................ 228
Overview ............................................. 227
Re naming ............................................ 228
Flacon Insert ing/removing ............................. 127
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