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

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Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R toavoid possible wateringr ess intheve hicle,
it is prefer able touse carwashes whichallo w
th ehigh-pr essurepr e-clean ingtobe deacti‐
va ted(specif ication forth econ vertible pro‐
gr am).
R itis im per ativ eto avo idasubseq uenthot-
wa xtrea tment.
R remo vetheSmar tKey inorder toensur eth at
th ewind deflect oron thewindshield retracts .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R the360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R theside windo wsand softto par eclosed
com pletely.
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off. Ma
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R
thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.
R theSmar tKey isat amin imum distan ceof
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. R
vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60 °C).
R obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, the
sof tto p, thewind deflect ornet,slits, electr i‐
cal com ponen tpar ts,batt eries, light sources
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. 360
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Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point th
ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. Maint
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No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar .
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible. 362
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Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish R
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 362). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. Maint
enanceand care363

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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No
teson cleaning andcareof thesof tto p Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding soft-to pdamag e
Li ght soiling R
Clea nth esof tto pwhen dry.
R Rins ewit hcle an water. R
Neveruse gasoline, thinn ers, tarre mo veror stain remo ver
or other orga nic solvents.
R Remo vebirddr oppings immediat ely, as they arecor rosiv e
and canther efor ecause thesof t-to pfabr ic to leak .
R Neveruse ahigh-p ressur ecleaner .
R Donotuse shar p-edg edequipment toremo veice and
sno w.
No
rmalto hea vy
soi ling R
Cleanthesof tto pwit habr ush and clean water.
R Clean stains andother dirtwit habr ush and soft-top
cleaning agents recomme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Alw aysbr ush from front tobac kin thedir ect ion ofthe
fa br ic. Fr
eq uent cleanin gre duces thesof tto p's resis t‐
ance todir t.To restor eth eef fect, clean thesof t
to pwit hth ecar epr oducts andcleanin gag ent s
re comme ndedandapprove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Incor rect cle ani ng and care,as wellas aging,
can cause thesof t-to pseams toleak .Ha ve the
sof t-top seams sealed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at your Mer cedes-Ben zser vice
cen ter. %
Place asuit able coverove rth esof tto pifyo u
plan tolea vetheve hicle outside fora long
per iod oftime. Cle
aning AIRC AP Clean
ingthewind deflect or
Re quirement s:
R The softto pis closed. R
The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
% Neveruse apo we rwa sher tocle an thene t
of thewind deflect or. Maint
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Pull button1.
The wind deflect orbetween thewindshield
and thesof tto pwill extend. #
Light dirt:cle an wind deflect ornet1 with
a sof tbr ush oradam pclo th. #
Hea vier dirt:clean net1 withcar epr od‐
ucts andcleanin gag ent sre comme ndedand
ap prove dfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Subse quent ly,ri nse with cle an water.
Cleani ngthewind screen
Re quirement s:
R The softto pis open.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Pull button1.
The AIRCA Pwind screen movesupw ards. 366
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