2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET start stop button

1Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
141
2 Combination switch →
112
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
139
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
223
5 Start/ Stop button →
132
6 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
223
7 Climate control sy stems →
124
8 Glovebox →
101
9 Hazard warning lights →
113
A Stow age compartment →
100
B Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
223
C Extends/ retracts the seat belt extender →
36
D Opens and closes the soft top →
76
E Activates and deacti vates AIR CAP →
79
F Stow age compartment →
100
G Opens and closes the side windo ws →
71
H ECO start/ stop function →
137I
Active Parking Assist →
185
J Sets theve hicle le vel →
173
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
138
L PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
43,
M Cont rol panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
200
N Adjusts thesteering wheel →
96
O Control panel forth e on-board computer →
200
P Cruise control le ver →
160
Q Unloc ksthe hood →
315
R Electric pa rking brake →
150
S Light switch →
111
T Control panel for:
Ac tive Steering Assist →
168
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
197
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONI C →
177
Head-up Display →
211
At aglance – Cockpit 7

must be located in marked space 2during
th e entire journe y.
00BBHave SmartK ey1 checked at a qualified
specialist workshop.
If th eve hicle does not star t:
00BBLea veSmartK ey1 in mar ked space 2.
00BBDepress the brake pedal and start theve hicle
using thest art/ stop button.
00BBSt art theve hicle using thest art/ stop button.
00CE You can also switchon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thest art/ stop button.
St arting theve hicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating theve hicle interior before
st arting a journey
00CE This function is not available in all countries.
If yo ustart theve hicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iously selecte d air conditioning setting is
active. Ensure
thefo llowing before starting the engine:
RThe legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
RIt is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
St arting theve hicle
0071
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work.
00BBAlw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work.
Re quirements:Rpark position 005Dis selected.
Rthe anti- theft alarm sy stem is not activated.
Rth e panic alarm is not activated.
Rthe hazard warning lights are switched off.
Rthe hood is closed.
Rthe doors are closed and loc ked.
Rthe windo wsand soft top are closed.
00BBSt art theve hicle using the smartphone:Rafte reve ryvehicle start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
Ryo u can car ryout a maximum of two consec‐
utive starting attem pts.
Ryo u can stop theve hicle again at any time.
Rfur ther information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
00BBSwitch on the hazard warning lights.
or
00BBUn lock the doors.
or
00BBOpen a side window or the soft top.
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warning. 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
If yo u are still not steering theve hicle yourself or
if yo u ha venot take n hold of thesteering wheel,
a wa rning tone sounds in addition tothewa rning
message toremind youto take control of the
ve hicle.
The warning message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of thefo llowing conditions are me t:
RThe driversteers theve hicle.
RThe driver presses a steering wheel button or
operates Touch Control.
Fu nction of Active Eme rgency Stop Assist
If th e driver continues toigno rethe acoustic
wa rning of Active Lane Change Assi st,Ac tive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC reduces the speed.
If th e driver still does not respond, theve hicle is
decelerated in stages toast andstill.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
RSt eering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing a steering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touch Control
RAc tivating or deacti vating Active Steering
Assist or Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at any time.
Information on Hill Start Assist
Hill Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short
time when pulling away on a hill under thefo l‐
lowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
RThe elect ric park ing brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal
and depress it before theve hicle begins toroll.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bytheve hicle rolling away
Af ter a short time, Hill Start Assist no longe r
holds theve hicle and it can rollaw ay.
00BBTherefore, swiftly mo veyour foot from
th e brake pedal tothe accelerator
pedal. Ne ver attem pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle if it is being held byHill Start Assist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle at a stand‐
st ill without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
RThe incline must not be greaterth an 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD function
0071
WARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being activated when you
lea vetheve hicle
If yo u lea vetheve hicle while only the HOLD
function is braking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is a malfunction in the sy stem or
in the po wer supply.
170
Driving and pa rking

Please notethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure.
00BBSt art theve hicle.
00BBPress button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
00BBIfth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
00CE
The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path.
00BBConfirm tostart theex iting process.
0071
WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas
of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users.
00BBPa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
00BBWhere necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist.
00BBIf, forex ample, the(QJDJH )RUZDUG *HDU
message appears in the multimedia sy stem
display: select the cor responding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
Driving and parking 18
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traffic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
00BBOnly operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
00BBIf yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: The most recent telephone connections
(dialed, receive d and missed calls) are displa yed
on the3KRQH menu.
00BBSelect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rol.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
00BBIfth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
(
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R8SGDWLQ JGDWD :the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R,PSRUWLQJ &RQWDFWV :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, the,QFRPLQJ &DOO mes‐
sage appears on the head-up displa y.
00BBSwipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand touch cont rol and select 0061(Accept)
or 0076 (Reject).
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
0061 or0076 buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings via
th e on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following Head-up Display settings can be
adjus ted:
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00BBTo select a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo adjust a value: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
Instru ment Display and on-board computer 209

BrakesABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 154
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 156
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. 154
Driving tips .......................................... 134
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155
HOLD function .....................................1 70
Limite d braking ef fect (salt-treate d
ro ads) .................................................. 134
New/replaced brake pads/brake
discs .................................................... 134
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 134
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Breakdown Changing a wheel ................................ 377
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- starting ........................................ 348
To wing away ........................................ 344
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 46
Breakdown see Flat tire Burmes
ter®sur round sound sy stem .....3 12
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... .313
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 313
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 312
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .313
Callin g upthe sound menu ...... .....
.......
312
Information .......................................... 312
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .313
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 200
C
California Impor tant information for private
cus tomers and lessees ..........................2 2
Call list Making a call ...................................... .277
Options in the call list .......................... 277
Overview ............................................. 277
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem ... .312 Calls
.......................................................... 273
Ac cepting ............................................ 273
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 273
Calls with se veral participants ............ .274
Declining ............................................. 273
Ending a call ........................................ 273
Incoming call during an existing call .... 274
Making ................................................ 273
Camera see 360° Camera
see Rear view camera
Car key
see SmartK ey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ........................................3 21
Care .......................................................... 329
Car wash ............................................. 321
Carpet .................................................3 29
Display ................................................ 329
EAS Y-PA CK tr unk box .......................... 329
Ex terior light ing ................................... 327
Fo lding draft stop ................................ 327
Matt finish ........................................... 324
Index 465

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
47 4
Index

Start/S top button
St arting theve hicle ............................. 132
Switching off theve hicle ..................... 145
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................. 131
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill start assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 306
Direct frequency entry ........................ 306
Moving ................................................ 306
Sear ching ............................................ 306
Setting ................................................ .306
St oring ................................................ 306
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 306
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 155 Ste
ering wheel ........................................ 200
Ad justing (electrically) ...........................9 6
Ad justing (manually) .............................. 95
Buttons ................................................ 200
St eering wheel heater ........................... .97
Using the memory function .................. .98
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. .97
Ste ering wheel paddle shif ters .............. 141
St ow age areas
see Laden
see Stow
age c
ompartment
St ow age co mpartment ........................... 100
Armrest ............................................... 100
Cente r console ....................................1 00
Door .................................................... 100
Eyeglasses compa rtment .....................1 01
Glo vebox .............................................1 00
St ow age co mpartments
see Laden
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the trunk floor ....104
Sulfur content ......................................... 388 Sun visor
Operating ............................................ 123
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thech assis le vel (AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................1 73
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 115
Interior ................................................. 116
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem ... .313
Synchronization function Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 126
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 126
Sy stem self-te st
Au tomatic front passenger front air
bag shutoff ............................................ 43
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