2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 10
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ......... .............. 21
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts........ .............. 21
Oper ator's Manual ........................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27 Cor
rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 8
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro llbar .........................................................4 8
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 0
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ .............7 4
Sof tto p............................................ ............ 77
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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heftpr otect ion .....................................8 9 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 91
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 101
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 02
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 104
St ow agear eas ............................................ 105
Cup holder...................................................1 11
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 12
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 113
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...114
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 116 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 117
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................117
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 122
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 123
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 130 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 13 1
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 31
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 132 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 139
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........139
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 49
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 150
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 155
Pa rking .......................................................1 57
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............1 66
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 21 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................................223
Ins trum ent Display ove rview ...................... 223
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 24
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 225
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 226
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 26
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... ..............................................2 27 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 228
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 228
Head-up Display... ...................................... 235 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 237
No teson oper ating safety.......................... 237
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......237
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 39 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 252
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 252
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 261
Fit &Healt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation .......................................... .........274
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 99
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 322
Medi a....... ..................................................328
Ra dio .......................................................... 341
Sound .........................................................3 49 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................351
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 51
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 352
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................359 Br
eak down assista nc e............ .................371
Emerg ency............. .....................................371
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 92
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 392
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 393
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 394
Loading theve hicle .....................................4 01
Ti re labeling ................................................ 405
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ......4 10
Chan gingawheel ........................................ 413
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................422 Co
ntents 3

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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at
ebr ak eapplic ation,e.g .af te rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning
R notgiv eawa rning #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
sureto obser vethesy stem limit ations of
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic. %
Dep endingonthecount ry,yo uma yha ve to
pr ess and hold thebutt ontodeactiv ate.
Se tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select ase tting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 Lane Depart.
Warning.
Yo udo notre cei veanywa rning when leaving
a lane ifth elane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe Dr
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guar
anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page383) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 384). 222
Driving andparking

batt
ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page37 8).
Me rcedes-B enzrecomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts. The
vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Br
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Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page383). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D. %
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e386). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. 38
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

*
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page426). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page38 7). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page72 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 6). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . Br
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