2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET wheel

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p view 1
Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will
ta ke with thesteering wheel in its cur rent
position
2 Yellow warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at a dis tance of
appr oximately 1.0 m or less
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
If th e dis tance tothe object lessens, the colour
of wa rning display 2changes. From a dis tance
of appr oximately 0.6 m thewa rning display is
shown in orange. From a dis tance of appr ox‐
imately 0.3 m thewa rning display is shown in
re d. When
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in grey.
% Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the segments of
th ewa rning display are shown in red. The
indicator lamp on thePA RKTRONIC but ton
lights up and theé symbol appears in
th e multifunction displa y.
If th e sy stem fails at there ar, the display of
th e segments changes as follo ws:
R The rear segments are shown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segments are hidden when driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out. Guide lines 1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
4 Mark at a distance of appr ox.1. 0 m
% When Active Parking Assist is active, the
lanes are displa yed in green. 226
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The guide lines in
the multimedia sy stem dis‐
play show the dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at
th e le vel of the trailer hitch.
Tr ailer view (if trailer hitch is fitted)
If yo u select trailer view and no trailer is coupled
to theve hicle, thefo llowing display appears: 1
Yellow guide line, locating aid
2 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from the ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch When
the electrical connection is es tablished
between theve hicle and the trailer, the display
ch anges toside camera view 1.
This view supports manoeuvring procedures with
a trailer.
Side view of the mir ror cameras
The sides of theve hicle can be seen in this vie w. 1
Guide line of extern al vehicle dimensions
with outside mir rors folded out
2 Marker of the wheel conta ct points
Sy stem failure
If th ere is no operational readiness, thefo llowing
message appears in the multimedia sy stem: Driving and parking
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#
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist. #
If,forex ample, thePlease engage reverse
gear message appears in the multimedia sys‐
te m display: select the cor responding trans‐
mission position.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished, take control of
the vehicle. displaymessa geappears. Further
manoeuvring may still be necessar y.#
After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new ve
hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be cancelled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active
Pa rking Assist.
% Depending on theve hicle's equipment, the
button may also be located at a dif fere nt
position in the cent reconsole.
Please no tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y. 232
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Ac
tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
Vehicle kAssistance Blind Spot
Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Active Lane Keeping Assist Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. It ser vesto protect you against unin‐
te ntional lyleaving your lane. You will be warned
by vibration pulses in thesteering wheel and gui‐ ded
bya course-cor recting brake application
ba ck into your lane.
Yo u are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking.
Yo u will also be guided back into your lane by
means of a course-cor recting brake application
if th efo llowing conditions are me t:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane
markings on bo thedges of the lane.
R A front wheel drives over a solid lane mark‐
ing.
Yo u can activate or deactivate theAc tive Lane
Ke eping Assist warning.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce
th erisk of an accident if youfa ilto adapt your
driving style nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It
cannot take into account road, weather or traf fic
conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible for maintaining a safe
dis tance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle 242
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speed,
for braking in good time and forst ay ing
in lane.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can bring theve hicle
back into the lane with a lane-cor recting brake
application. In the case of a broken lane marking
being de tected, a brake application will only be
made if a vehicle has been de tected in the adja‐
cent lane. Oncoming tra ffic can be de tected.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kageor
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can also
be de tected.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is available in the
speed range between 60 km/h and 200 km/h. If a lane-co
rrecting brake application occurs, dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
% The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
A lane-cor recting brake application also occu rs
in the Sensitive setting in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a solid
lane marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking.
Sy stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occu rsin
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r (situation-dependent).
R A driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st. R
You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks. Driving and pa
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Accessories can be connected tothe perma‐
nent po wer supp lyup to180W, and tothe
po we r supp lythat is swit ched on via the igni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling a trailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when disconnecting the trailer cable
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: the
ve hicle lo werswhen the trailer cable is dis‐
connected. This could
result in you or other people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure nobody is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of
th e wheel ar ches when you disconnect
th e trailer cable. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar bumper from
ins talling adap ter cables or adapte r plugs The
following parts could be damaged when
re tracting the ball neck:
R bumper
R adap ter cable
R adapte r plug #
Alw aysre mo vethe adap ter cable or
adapte r plug before retracting the ball
nec k. #
Secu rethe trailer against rolling away. #
Disconnect the electrical connection
between theve hicle and the trailer. #
Uncouple the trailer. #
Place the co ver on the ball head. Bicycle
rackfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using the bicycle rack incor rectly
The bicycle rack may become de tach ed from
th eve hicle in thefo llowing cases:
R the permissible load capacity of the
trailer hitch is exceeded.
R the bicycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R the bicycle rack is secured tothe ball
neck beneath the ball head.
Obser vethefo llowing foryo ur ow n sa fety
and that of other road users: #
always adhere tothe permissible load
capacity of the trailer hitch. Driving and parking
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R
Speed limiter (→ page 199)
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 202)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexcessively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d mark on there v counter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Ve
hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) 1
POWER sho wsthe electric drive support
2 CHARGE sho wsthere cuperation po wer of
th e electric mo tor
õ shows th e drive sy stem's operational read‐
iness . Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call Instrument Display and on-board computer
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and traf
fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: Telephone
Ve hicles with the COMAND Online multime‐
dia sy stem: the most recent telephone calls
(dialled, recei ved and missed calls) are displa yed
on theTelephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number
will be selec ted. #
Ifth 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. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait... :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 332).
R Updating data...: the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R Importing contacts... : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y. #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Ad
justing the head-up display settings on
the on-board co mputer On-board computer:
HUD
The following head-up display settings can be
adjus ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Display content #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust a value: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. In
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