2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

0007
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t. The
child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (→pag e59).
Wa rning notic eon thefront passeng ersun visor
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam p:
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erfront airbag mustalw aysbe disa‐
bled. Thisisonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ousl y(→ pag e43). R
Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erfront airbag
is enabled. Thefront passeng erfront airbag
ma ydeplo ydur ing anacciden t.
Secur ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andopera tingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible Oc
cupan tsaf ety 59

ag
ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Adjus tth eseat backres t
inclin ation accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
Wh enacti vated, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild restra int system issecur ed
(→ pag e54 ). 0007
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position . 0007
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . 0007
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the
highes tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . 0007
Setth eseat backres tto an almos tve rtical
posit ion. 0007
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. 0007
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear side windo ws 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 60
Occupant safety

000A
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. 0007
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
When childr enaretra veling intheve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
people orroad user s
R get out oftheve hicle andbehit bytraf fic
R oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple 0007
When childr enaretra veling intheve hi‐
cle, alwaysactiv ateth eav ailable child
saf etyloc ks. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Child
safetyloc ksareav ailable forth eside win‐
do ws inthere ar passe nger com partment . 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
Op eni ng/cl osing theside windo win there ar
passe nger com partment isposs ible:
R withind icat orlam p1 lit:via theswitc h
on thedr iver's door
R withindicat orlam p1 off:via theswitc h
on thecor responding rear door ordriv‐
er' sdoor Oc
cupan tsaf ety 61

Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. 0007
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. 0007
Pull and hold thedoor handle. 0007
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. 0007
Release thedoor handle. 0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. Openin
gand closing 71

Pr
oblems withtheside windo ws Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. 0007
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide.
000A WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata lly inj ured ifre ve rsing protect ion isno tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th eside windo wcloses
wit hincr eased ormaximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eis then notactiv e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. 0007
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. 0007
Tostop theclosing process, release thebutt onorpress thebutt onagain toreopen theside win‐
do w. If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightl y: 0007
Immediat elyaf te rth ewindo wisbloc ked, pull thecor responding switchag ain until theside windo whas
closed, andhold theswitc hfo ran add itional second.
The side windo wwil lbe closed withincr ease dfo rc e.
If aside windo wisobs truct edagain during closing andreopens again slightly: 0007
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion. Open
ingand closing 79

000E
NO
TEDama getothesof tto pcaused by
hea vyobject s Hea
vyobject splaced onthesof t-to pcom‐
par tmen tco vercan dama gethesof tto por
sof t-to pcom partmen tco ver. 0007
Donotpl ace heavyobj ects on thesof t-
to pcom partmen tco ver. 0007
Donotsi ton thesof t-to pcom partmen t
co ver. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto pwhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
To open orclose thesof tto pwhile youar edr iv‐
ing ,do notexc eed amaximum speedof30 mph
(50 km/ h).Toavo idint erru pting theclosing
pr ocess whileyouar esligh tly ex ceed ingthis
speed, donotdr ive at aspeed great erthan
37 mph(60 km/h). 0007
Mak esur eth at thetrunk partition isclosed. 0007
Close thetrunk lid. 0007
Switc hon theignition . 0007
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. 0007
Toopen: pulland hold thesof t-to pswitc h
1 until thesof tto pis full yopened.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheopening
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. 0007
Toclose: press and hold thesof t-to pswitc h
1 until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheclosing
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof t-to p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pstops during the
opening orclosing procedur e.
This impair syo ur vie wto there ar. 0007
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle,
pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions . 0007
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain in
or der toopen orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure isstopped ataspeed
abo ve37 mph(60 km/h). TheOpen/Close Con-
vertible TopCompletely messagewill besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla y. Opening
andclosing 81

0007
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . Sea
tsand stow ing 10
3

0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Loc
king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 10
4
Sea tsand stow ing