2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET light

Obser
vethe no tes under "Suitability of
seats for attaching belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems" (→ page 63).
O When using a category 0/0+ baby car
seat and a category I rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on a rear seat:
adju stthe front seat so that the seat does
not touch thech ild restra int sy stem.
O When using a category I
forw ard-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vethe head
re stra int from there spective seat, if possi‐
ble.
Af terre moving thech ild restra int sy stem,
re place the head restra ints again immedi‐
ately and adjust them cor rectl y.
O The backrest of
thefo rw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem must, as far as possible, be
re sting on the seat backrest of there ar
seat.
O Fo
r cer tain child restra int sy stems in weight
category II or III, there may be restrictions in
th e maximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th thero of. O
The
child restra int sy stem must not be put
under stra in between thero of and the seat
cushion and/or be fitted facing the wrong
direction. Where possible, adjust the seat
cushion inclination accordingly.
O The
child restra int sy stem must not be put
under stra in by the head restra ints. Adjust
th e head restra ints accordingly.
O Make sure
that thech ild's feet do not touch
th e front seat. If necessar y,mo vethe front
seat forw ard slightl y.
% Before opening or closing the soft top, child
re stra int sy stems in weight categories II or III
must be remo ved or the head restra ints of
th ech ild restra int sy stems must be mo ved
to the lo west position. In this case, let the
ch ild get out be fore opening or closing the
soft top. #
Fitthech ild restra int sy stem.
The entire base of thech ild restra int sy stem
must alw aysre st on the sitting sur face of the
re ar seat. #
Alw ays make sure that the shoulder belt
st ra p is cor rectly routed from the seat belt outlet of
theve hicle tothe shoulder belt
guide on thech ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra p must be routed for‐
wa rds and down wards from the seat belt out‐
let. 66
Occupant saf ety

If
th eve hicle is not opened within appr oximately
40 seconds af ter unlocking, it loc ksagain. Anti-
th eft pr otection is primed again.
Do not keep theke yto ge ther with electronic
devices or me tal objects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the% or& button, the
battery is dischar ged.
Re placing theke y bat tery ( →page 74). Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
Vehicle îVehicle settings Acous-
tic lock #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating the panic alarm Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched off %
The panic alarm function is only available in
cer tain countries. #
Toactivate: press button 1for appro x‐
ima tely one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered. #
Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or #
Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the key is inside theve hicle). Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R cent ral unlocking R
unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
% and& buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R pressing the% button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
theke y functions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a keyfo r an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective key.Todo
so, deactivate theke y functions. Opening and closing
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#
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke y twice in quick succession.
The battery check lamp of theke yflashes
twice brief lyand lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole, theke y functions are automatical ly
activated (→ page159). Re
moving/inserting the eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:press release button 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. #
Press release button 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release button 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. Re
placing the key battery &
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
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. Re
quirements:
R Yourequ ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y.74
Opening and closing

All side windo
wscan be opened or closed simul‐
ta neously using button 1.#
Switch on the ignition. #
Toopen: press and hold button 1tothe
point of resis tance. #
Toopen full y:press and hold button 1
be yond the point of resis tance. #
Toclose: pull and hold button 1.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of the side win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksa side wind owduring the
closing process, the side window opens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is only an aid and is not a substitute foryo ur
attentiveness. #
When closing, make sure that no body parts
are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tethere being reve rsing pr otection
on the side window
The reve rse function does not react:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R during resetting
This means that there ve rse function cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trapped in
th ese situations. #
When closing, make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen the side window
again. Au
tomatic function of the side windo ws The side windo
wsare closed automatically when
th eve hicle is switched off:
R if it starts torain (de tection bythera in sen‐
sor on the windscreen)
R intheeve nt of extreme outside temp eratures R
afte r six hours
R ifth ere is a malfunction in the po wer supp ly
The side windo wsare closed as far as theve nti‐
lation position rega rdless of thest atus of the
soft top.
If th e side windo wsare bloc ked during auto‐
matic closing, the side window concerned will
open again slightl y.The automatic function is
th en deactivated. Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicle
before starting a journey) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the
body could be dr awn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody
is touching the side windo w. #
Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped. 86
Opening and closing

%
Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→ page78). Problems with
the side windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
M Solutions
A side window cann otbe closed and
yo u cannot see the cause. #
Check tosee whe ther any objects are in the window guide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata lly injured if reve rsing pr otection is not activated
If yo u close a side wind owagain immediately af ter it has been bloc ked or reset, the side window closes
with increased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing feature is then not active.
Pa rts of the body could become trapped in the closing area in the process. #
Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area. #
Tostop the closing process, release the button or press the button again toreopen the side win‐
do w. If a side window is obstructed during closing and
reopens again slightly: #
Immediately af terth e window is bloc ked, pull the cor responding switch again until the side window has
closed, and hold the switch for an additional second.
The side window will be closed with increased forc e.
If a side window is obstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly: 88
Opening and closing

*
NO
TEDama getothe soft top caused by
heavy objects Heavy objects placed on
the soft-to p com‐
partment co ver can dama gethe soft top or
soft-to p compartment co ver. #
Do not place he avy objects on the soft-
to p compartment co ver. #
Do not sit on the soft-to p compartment
co ver. Fo
r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
opening or closing the soft top when theve hicle
is stationar y.
To open or close the soft top while you are driv‐
ing, do not exceed a maximum speed of
50 km/h. Toavo id inter rupting the closing proc‐
ess while you are slightly exceeding this speed,
do not drive at a speed greater than 60 km/h. #
Make sure that the boot separator is closed. #
Close the boot lid. #
Switch on the ignition. #
Keep the brake pedal depressed when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Toopen: pull and hold the soft-to p switch
1 until the soft top is fully opened.
The multifunction display sho wsthe opening
process of the soft top. #
Toclose: press and hold the soft-to p switch
1 until the soft top is fully closed.
The multifunction display sho wsthe closing
process of the soft top. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
exc essive speed during the soft-top
opening or closing procedure
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 60 km/h, the
soft topstops during the opening or closing
procedure.
This impairs your view tothere ar. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelow
60 km/h or stop theve hicle, paying
attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Ope rate the soft-to p switch again in
order toopen or close the soft top full y. The cur
rent procedu reisstopped at a speed
abo ve60 km/h. The Open/close top completely
messa gewill be shown on the multifunction dis‐
pla y. #
Reduce your speed and press or pull the soft-
to p switch 1again. 90
Opening and closing

#
Switch the ignition on. #
Toactivate: pull button 1.
AIR CAPex tends and the indicator lamp on
button 1lights up. #
Todeactivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPre tracts and the indicator lamp on
button 1goes out. If
th eve hicle is par ked with the soft top open
and the ignition is switched off, AIR CAP will
re tract au tomatical ly.
When youre start the engine af ter having been
par ked, AIR CAP will extend again au tomatically. Fi
tting and removing the folding draught
stop &
WARNING Risk of accident when using
th e draught stop in poor visibility condi‐
tions
The draught stop impairs your view tothe
re ar, particular ly when darkor in poor visibil‐
ity conditions. #
Only use the draught stop in good visi‐
bility conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectly fitted draught stop
If th e draught stop is not cor rectly fitted it
can come loose du ring the journey and
endanger other road users. #
Fitthe draught stop as described. #
Do not place objects on thefitted
draught stop. *
NO
TEThe draught stop can be damaged
if fitted when the soft top is closed The
vehicle interior or the draught stop can
be damaged if fitted when the soft top
closed. #
Tofit, open the soft top. *
NO
TEDama getothe draught stop due
to collision wi thseat backrests The draught
stop may collide with the front
seat backrests when fitted. #
Adjust the backrest positions of the
front seats. The
folding draught stop is fitted overth ere ar
seats toprotect against wind when you are driv‐
ing with the soft top open. Only the front seats
can be occupied when thefo lding draught stop
is fitted. Opening and closing
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Note
s onthe cor rect driver's seat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting thesteering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R you are as faraw ay from the driver's airbag
as possible
R you are sitting in an upright position
R your thighs are slight lysuppor tedby the seat
cushion R
your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals properly
R the back of your head is suppo rted at eye
le ve lby the cent reofthe head restra int
R you can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R you can mo veyour legs freely
R you can see all the displa yson the instru‐
ment clus ter clea rly
R you ha vea good overview of the traf fic con‐
ditions
R your seat belt is pulled snug lyagainst your
body and is routed across the cent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in the pelvic
area Seats and
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