2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET air condition

Sy
stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay. R
Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings ,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag eor
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistuses radar sensor sto monit or
se veralar eas around theve hicle. Ifth era dar
sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor covered
wit hsn ow ,th esy stem maybe impair edorma y no
tfunc tion.If an obs tacle inthelane inwhic h
yo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, nolane-cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion occu rs.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐ 220
Driving andparking

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page35 1). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 352
Maintenanc eand care

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. 36
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Maint enance andcare

Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ectsas are sult ofove rheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance.
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear. 39
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Whee lsand tires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE FRONT AIRBAG; DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag deactiv ationsystem (/ page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page17 1). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sManual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 450
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
006F Fron tLeft Seat Backrest
Not Lock ed(Exam ple) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding front seat isno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page35 8). Clim
atecont rol Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration oftheclimat econ trol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yar ese tto aut omat ic
mode . #
Have theclimat econ trol system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rolsy stem ismalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 483

007A
Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 40
0053Inope rativ e ........... .......................451
0049 Intell. Light System Inoperativ e... 488
ÁKe yNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge)............ .................................4 79
ÁKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 478
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (Exam ple) ...4 48
Le tfr esh airint oth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 83
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........453
äMa lfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h..................................................... 454
0049Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 486
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 451 N
Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 471
Á ObtainaNe wKe y........................ 478
ç Off............................................... 461
00D9Of f............................................... 460
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 71
0059 Open/Close Convertible Top
Com pletely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 485
0049Pa rking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 443
Á Place theKe yin theMar ked
Spa ceSee Operator's Manua l...... .......479
0075Ple aseCheckDirectio nof Trave l.....4 60
0077Ple aseCorrect Tire Pressur e.......4 76
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.....4 42
00D7Ple aseWaitChar ging 48VBat ‐
te ry … <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 466
PR E-S AFE Inoperati ve See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 451 Ra
dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual .................................................4 51
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 478
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 472
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve .............. 474
003D SeeOperator's Manua l..... .......... 464
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 471
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 447
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 480
ÙSt eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....4 81
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................4 72
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....465 51
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R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo ilco vering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............166
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 344
Ca lling upthest atio nlis t.....................3 43
Dele tingchann els ................................ 343
Dir ect freq uenc yent ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 343
Disp laying informati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 344
Disp laying radio text <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 344
Edi ting statio npr ese ts.................... .....3 43
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ............ 232
Mo ving statio ns.............................. .....3 43
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...342
Sear ching forst atio ns.........................3 43
Se tting ach ann el................................ 343
Se tting thewa veband .......................... 343
St or ing radio statio ns.......................... 343
Swit ching on .................................. ...... 341
Swit ching theHD radio func tion
on/ off.... .............................................3 43
Ta gging music trac ks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 344
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 245 Ra
dio station s
Dial ing(on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ...........2 32
Ra nge
Displa ying....................................... ..... 229
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Car e).....................................3 69
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off............................ ...... 118
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................200
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 367
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>200
Ope ning thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ........................................ .2 06
Se tting favo rite s(360° Camer a)...... ... 206
Re ar windo wdefr oster ............ ................131
Re fle ctive sa fety vest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 371
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes .................................................. 433 Re
fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle ........................... 155
Re mo teOnline
Char ging thebatt ery ............................1 41
Coolin gor heat ingtheve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 41
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 142
Re por ting malfun ctionsre leva nt to
saf ety .... ...................................................... 28
Re scue card............................................... 28
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 430
Re setfunction (multimedia system) .....2 71
Re sidual heat...........................................1 34
Re stor ing (fact oryse ttings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia system)
Re stra int system .......................................3 3
Basi cins tructi ons forch ildr en ...............5 0
Fu nctio nin an acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .34
Fu nctio nality <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>34
Ma lfunctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>34
Pr otect ion ..............................................3 3
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 3 530
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