2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

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NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th etrunk (/page390).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. 388
Breakdo wnassis tance

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NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 8).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 8). 430
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th eelectr icpar king brak eshould notbe applied, e.g.when washing theve hicle inan aut omatic carwash orwhen
ha ving theve hicle towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth e
re ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hof fth eignition andturnit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page16 4).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page16 4).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator' sManual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator 'sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Beginn ingEmer gencySt op *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Emergency stop isinitiat ed(/ page18 8). #
Put your han dsbac kon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancelthedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oraccelera ting
R Pressing ast eer ing wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol
R Deact ivatin gAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi st
Cu rre ntly Unavailab leSee
Op era tor' sMa nua l *A
ctiv eLane Keeping Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page21 8).
Ve hicl eswith Activ eSte ering Assis t:The camer avie wma ybe limit edbythewindshield. 456
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Data
storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............29
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y............... ................................. ..... 262
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 21
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 121
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 90
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 6
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .............. ...................................................3 63
De finitions (tiresand loading) ................4 10
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 226 Des
tination .............................................. 290
Ed iting intermed iatedes tinatio ns........ 279
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 290
Ex tern al ...............................................2 90
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 290
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 290
St or ing amap position ........................ 290
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 275
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 280
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 275
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 79
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 280
Select ingacont act........................ ..... 280
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 278
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 281
Select ingprev ious destination s...... .....2 77
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............ ...................229
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system DIRECT
SELECT leve r............. ..................150
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 152
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 152
Eng aging park position ........................ 152
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 152
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 52
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 150
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 369
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 61
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 227
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 226
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................436
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 36
No tes .................................................. 436
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 461
ç ---mp h.....................................4 60
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 465 Inde
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0059
12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 485
003D48 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 465
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 58
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 459
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 456
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......................... ........................ 450
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 450
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 61
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... ..461
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..461
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 488 Ac
tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 481
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 457
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 56
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 457
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 453
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 55
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 55
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 489
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 88 Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 488
Air Con dition ing Malfun ction See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 83
Apply Brak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 470
App lyBrak eto Shif tto 'R' .................... 471
Û ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 452
éAT TENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........452
0049Au tomatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 487
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on............... 472
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 456
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 458
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... .......... 458
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 56 51
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003D
Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 464
00CCSt opVehicle Vehicle TooLo w ...... 454
çSuspended ..................................4 60
0049Switc hOf fLigh ts....... ..................487
0049Switc hOn Head lamp s................. 487
0077Ti rePress. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 474
0077 Tire Press. Monit orInopera tive ....4 74
0077 Tire Pressur eMonit orInopera ‐
tiv eNo Wheel Sensors .........................4 75
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 477
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 470
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 463
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l..... ..459 Tr
af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 459
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 459
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ............ 472
0058 Trunk Partition Open .................. 486
0049Tu rnOn theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 441
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 80
00CCVe hicleRising Please Wait...........4 53
00CCVe hicleRising .............................. 453
0077Wa rning Tire Malfunction .............4 76
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing .............4 75
0059 While statio nary,appl yth e
br ak es bef oreoper ating thesof tto p.
.. ...........................................................4 84
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Di
stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) .......................7 3
Opening (from theinside) ......................7 0
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 3
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 73
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................7 0
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 406
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 143
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 211
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting..............................................1 52
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................150 Inde
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Fu
nctio n/no tes .................................... 167
Ext erior light ing
Car e...... .......................................... .....3 67
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 127, 128
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 28
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 129
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 27
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 04
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 28
Se tting ............................ ..................... 127
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) .............. .....2 66
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................107 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding ................ .................................2 57
Callin gup ........................................ .... 257
De letin g...............................................2 57 Mo
ving ................................................ 257
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 256
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>257
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ....371
Flacon Inser ting/r emo ving........................ .....1 35
Flat tire ....... ..............................................372
Chan gingawheel .................................4 17
MOExt ended tires ................................ 372
No tes ................................................... 372
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 73
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 116
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar sensor s...................................... 166
Fo lding draftsto p
Car e................................................ .....3 67
Fo lding windscreen
Ins talling ................................................ 81
Re mo ving ........................................ .......81
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er Fr
ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 425
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 232
Fr ont airbag ................................................ 41
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 30
Ad ditiv es.............................................4 30
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 429
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 430
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 429
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 429
Re fuel ing ............................................. 155
sulfur content ...................................... 429
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............430
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 29
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 388
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 388 520
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