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

The
driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions. Sy
stem limit s
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying toave hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadjus tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan beconfig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (/ page18 4).
Th efo llo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits Dr
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When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane sis swit ched on and one of
th efo llo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris switc hedon,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated. Speed
adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt.
R Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy stem limit s
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es notta ke
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver
is responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, lane
nar rowing, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or
whe ndr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustment
made bythesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able.
In these situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions: R
Ifth edr iver does notfo llo wthecalcula‐
te dro ute
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Inbadwe ather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed
R Intheeve ntofelectr onicallydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Speed Adjustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 18
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Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use
th esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance with adr ivin gst yle out‐
side thecent erofthelane.
When thesy stem isactiv elysteer ing, theà
symbol issho wningreen inthemultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides no
suppor tin this case. During thetra nsit ion
fr om activ eto passiv est atus ,th eà symbol is
sho wnasenlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy s‐
te m ispass ive, theà symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Ste ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th edr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora
consider ableper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
from thesteer ing wheel, anoptical warn‐
ing isgiv en firs t. Dis play 1 appear sin themul‐
tifun ction displa y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer
th eve hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy s‐
te m, awa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto the
visu alwa rning mess age.
The warning isno tissued, orisstopped, when
th edr iver giv es con firm atio nto thesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual andacous tic
wa rning isissued.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane. Beforech ang inglane s,
th edr iver mus tmak esur eth at theneighbor ing
lane isfree (glance overth eshoulder).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the Dr
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eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero adw ay.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveral,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inacon stru ction areaorinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing. R
Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin gint ersect ions.
R Attraf fic cir cle sor tollst atio ns.
R When activel ych ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal indicat or.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow.
Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Obser vethest atus displa yof ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tin themultifunc tiondispla y
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat th
esy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
A ma lfunctio nin thede tection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin gAc tiv eSte ering Assis t
Re quirement s
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
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Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2.
Fu nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal indicat or. Assis
tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
mult iplelanesin thedir ect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin saf te rth edr iver has activ ated thetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit ha
gr een arro w 2 next to thesteer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,forex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang e
Assi sthas been activated withth etur nsignal
indicat orbut alane chang eis no timm ediat ely
poss ible, agr ay arro w 1 appear sne xt to the
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omatic allyactiv ated along
wit hth edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y.
If alane chang eis no tposs ible, thear row fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel. Obser
vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e18 5).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tance bya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐ ing
wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R ifpossible ,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol 18
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Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysintheins trum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hicand thest atus displa y
sho wthest atus ofthefo llo wing functionsin the
ins trumen tclus ter:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eof route
eve nt
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 Own vehicle Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC status dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tation 1
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Csel ect ed,
se tsp eci fied distance (numbe rof seg ments
be low theve hicle)
2 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cde acti va‐
te d, speed stor ed Dr
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ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand route-
based speedadap tatio nacti ve,speed stor ed
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspende dmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic adop
tionofthespeed limit,aredispla yedin the
contr olfeedbac kof themultifunc tiondispla yon
a sing leline.
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis tst atus displa y 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothedr iver
to act ivel ycon firm ortransition from activ e
to passiv est atus ,sy stem limits detected
Dur ing thetransition from activ eto passiv est a‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge dand flash‐ ing
.On ce thesy stem ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wngray inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. 19
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