2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

If
th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open
R youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yif it is no t
alr eady inthere ar mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon The
lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcall
up theseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
R vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yousa ve
th eseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th ememor yfunc tion save dposition buttons to
st op theadjus tmentpr ocess. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Seats
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Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int R
Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display #
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . 10
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#
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. #
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 &
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. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . &
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
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#
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
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 #
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 10
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Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Re
ar ben chseat through-lo adingfeatur e Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. R
Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Bo
th seat backres ts can befolded forw ards sep‐
ar ately. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. Seats
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#
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ere ar seat back‐
re st head restra int s. #
Pull switc h1. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds.
Fo lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifone or
mor epar tsof theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment arefo lded back,the
cor responding front seat willautomaticall y
re tur nto themos tre cent origi nal pos ition. #
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
If th eseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay on theins trument clus‐
te r. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 5). 1
Tie-do wneyes
Ve hicles withawind screen: ther eis an addi‐
tion altie-do wneyebehind there ar ben chseat
bac kres ts. Toacc ess this, theseat backres ts
mus tbe folded down (/ page107 ). 10
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Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. The
bag hook canbear amaximum loadof
2.2 lbs(1kg).Do notuse itto secur ecar go. 1
Bag hook
% Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 5). At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dinco rrect ly
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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. Sea
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#
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor #
Pull trunk floor 2upw ards using handle 1
until itre stsag ains tth etrunk partition. #
Foldout hook 3ontheunder sideofthe
tr unk floor . 11
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