2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Setting
thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via remo tecont rol
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l.
Switching on immedia tely #
Press and hold theu button. Setting
the departu retime #
Brie fly press theu button. #
Press the, or. button repeatedly
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The Îsymbol on there mo tecontrol displ ay
fl ashes. #
Press the, and. buttons toset the
desired departure time. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The new departure time will be stored.
Up tothre e departure times can be stored. #
Toactivate the departu retime: select the
desired departure time and press and hold
th eu button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
th e letter A, BorCappear on the displa y. #
Todeactivate the departure time: select
th e desired departure time and press and
hold the^ button.
OFF will appear on the displa y. #
Tocheck thest atus of thest ationary
heater: briefly press theu button.
Switching off immediately #
Press and hold the^ button.
Overview of there mo tecont rol displa ys(sta‐
tiona ryheater/stationary ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heater swit ched on 15 0
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3
Selected departure time
4 Remaining time forth est ationary heater/
st ationary ventilation (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth
Fu rther possible displa ys:
R Time: activated departure time.
R Zero minutes: theru nning time forth est a‐
tionary heater is inc reased, as the engine has
not yetre ached operating temp erature when
it is star ted.
R OFF: thest ationary heater/ stationary venti‐
lation is switched off. Re
placing the remo tecont rol bat tery (sta‐
tiona ryheater) &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
intoxic and cor ro‐
sive subs tances. #
Ta
ke dischar ged batteries to a
qu alified specialist workshop or to a
collection point for used batteries. Re
quirements:
R a CR2450 lithium battery #
Push a pointed object into recess 1. #
Slide battery co ver2 backwards in the
direction of the ar row. #
Insert new battery 3with the lettering
fa cing up wards. Climate
control 151

#
Slide battery co ver2 inthe opposite direc‐
tion tothe ar row onto there mo tecontrol
until the battery co ver engages.
Problems with there mo tecont rolfo r the stationary heater/stationary ventilation Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
FA IL¨ The signal transmission between
the transmit ter and theve hicle is faulty. #
Chan geyour position in relation totheve hicle, moving closer if necessar y.
FA IL Thestar ter battery is not suf ficiently charge d. #
Char gethest ar ter batter y.
The fuel tank content is below there ser vefuel le vel. #
Refuel at the nearest filling station.
FA IL¯ The
stationary heater is malfunctioning. #
Have thest ationary heater checked at a qualified specialist workshop. 15 2
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Air
vents Ad
justing the front air vents &
WARNING ‑ Risk of bu rns/frostbite due
to not maintaining a su fficient dis tance
to the air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can flow from the air
ve nts.
This could result in burns or frostbite in the
immediate vicinity of the air vents. #
Alw ays ensure that all vehicle occu‐
pants maintain a suf ficient di stance to
th e air vents. #
If necessa ry,re direct the air flow to
ano ther area of theve hicle interior. To
guarantee theflow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with the
fo llowing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntilation
grille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep the air inlet free of deposits
(→ page 399). #
Toopen or close: turnthe cent reof air
ve nt 1 tothe left or right as far as it will go. #
Toadjust the air direction: hold airvent 1
in the cent reand mo veit up or down or to
th e left or right. Ad
justing the rear air vents #
Toopen or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
centre and turn it tothe left (open) or right
(closed) as far as it will go. #
Toadjust the air direction: hold airvent 1
in the cent reand mo veit up or down or to
th e left or right. Climate control
15 3

Opening or closing
the air vent in thegl ove
box
* NO
TEDama geto te mperature-sensitive
objects in theglove box Te
mp erature-sensitive objects stored in the
gl ove box may be damaged bythe air vent
located inside theglove compa rtment. #
Close the air vent when you heat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratures, open the
air vent and switch on the A/C func‐
tion. The automatic climate control must be switched
on tocool theglove box. 1
Airvent controller
2 Airvent #
Toopen or close: turn controller1tothe
left or right. Ad
justing the AIRSCARF vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rns caused bythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the outlet opening. #
Turn the heating output down in good
time. #
Maintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening. *
NO
TEDama gecaused toAIRSCARF by
th e use of pr otective co vers If a pr
otective co ver is placed overth e front
seat head restra ints, theflow of air from the
AIRSCARF vent is hinde red.
This can cause AIRS CARF toove rheat and be
damaged. 15 4
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#
Do not use pr otective co vers on head
re stra ints with AIRSCARF. Make sure
that there are no objects co vering the
intake grille on the back of the head restra int. #
You can adjust the blo wer output of AIR‐
SCARF vents 1using the AIRSCARF button
(→ page 109). #
Adjust the height of AIRSCARF vents 1and
th e cur rent of air byadjusting the height of
th e head restra int (→ page103). Clima
tecontrol 15 5

Driving
Note
s on Mercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethe no tes on thefo llowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto recog‐
nise dangers.
R AMG Performance exhaust sy stem
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching on
the po wer supp lyor ignition
using thest art/s top button &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic. R
ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also set theve hicle
in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position j.
R starting the engine. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe Digital Vehicle
Ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. #
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. This also applies tothe Digital
Ve hicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key"
function is activated via Mercedes me
connect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injuries due to
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and can lead topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on theex haust sy stem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen tal influences may ignite
if th ey come into contact wi thhot parts of
th e engine or exhaust sy stem. #
Therefore, check regularly that there
are no flammable materials in the
engine compartment or on theex haust
sy stem. 15 6
Driving and pa rking

Re
quirements:
R theke y is located in theve hicle and thekey
battery is not dischar ged.
R or: a Digital Vehicle Key is located in the
mar ked space (→ page158). #
Toswitch on the po wer supp ly:press but‐
to n1 once.
yo u can activate the windscreen wiper, for
ex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again if thefo l‐
lowing conditions are me t:
R you open the driver's door
R you press but ton1 twice. #
Toswitch on the ignition: press button 1
twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
R you do not start theve hicle within
15 minutes and the transmission is in posi‐
tion jorthe electric parking brake is
applied.
R you press but ton1 once. St
arting theve hicle St
arting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R theke y is located in theve hicle and thekey
battery is not dischar ged.
R or: a Digital Vehicle Key is located in the
mar ked space (→ page158). #
Shift the transmission toposition jori. #
depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
once.
If th eve hicle still does not start, one of thefo l‐
lowing display messages appears in the multi‐
function display: #
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual :st art theve hicle in emer gency
operation mode (→ page 159).
or Driving and parking
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