2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

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WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just thefo re -and-aft position of the head
re stra int so that it is as close as possible tothe
back of your head. #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1and push
th e head restra int down. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards. Seats and
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tting/ removing the rear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving #
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it for‐
wa rds slightly (/ page115). #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull the head restra int up and out. Fi
tting #
Inse rtthe head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. #
Push the head restra int down until it
engages. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Configures
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Seat comfort
Ad justing the backrest contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar . #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters #
Select Side bolsters . #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat. Setting
the seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. Setting automatic seat adjustment
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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
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a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. Re
quirements:
R Adapting the driver's seat position tothe
body size: automatic seat adjustment has
been switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off
When the active user profile is changed while
th eve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, out‐
side mir ror and seat contour will auto matically
be adap tedto the driver. #
Select OnorOff. %
This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles .
Ad justing the driver's seat position tobody
size
The vehicle will calculate a suitable driver's seat
position on the basis of the driver's body size
and set this direct ly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning .
The driver's seat position will be adjus tedto
th e body size that has been set.
% Ifth e driver's seat position calculated bythe
ve hicle is not practical or comfor table, it can
be changed manually at any time via the but‐
to ns.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the switches. %
You can also make these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chro nising the profiles in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect profiles, you can
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information about synchronising
user profiles .
Setting the easy entry and exitfeature #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
% Ifyo u use an individual user profile and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry andexitfeature. This
causes the driver's seat toautomatically
mo veinto the cor rect position . Overview of massage prog
rams The
following programmes can be selec ted:
R Relaxing Massage Itstarts bymassaging the
bac k,beginning in the pelvic area.
R Activating Massage Activating massa gewith
upward-m oving massage waves.
R Classic Massage Relaxing back massage. Seats and
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Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage with
upward-moving massage waves. Can pro‐
mo teslo wer,deeper respiration. This can
impr ovethe supply of oxygen tocells and the
brain. Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Massage #
Start the program forth e desired seat ;.#
Toset the massage intensit y:switch High
intensity on or off . Re
setting seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Seat comfort #
Select ßforth e desired seat. #
Confirm the prom pt. Fo
lding the front seat backrest forw ards/
back (vehicles with memo ryfunction) If
yo ufo ld the seat backrest forw ards, the seat
will mo veforw ards with the EASY -ENTRY func‐
tion. This allo wspassengers toget into and out
of there ar passenger compartment com fortabl y. #
Tofold forw ards: pull seat release handle
1 and fold the seat backrest forw ards as far
as it will go.
The seat will mo veautomatically tothefo re‐
most position. #
Tofold back: swing back the seat backrest
horizon tally.
If th e seat backrest is not engaged, this will
be shown on the multifunction display on the
instrument clus ter.A wa rning tone will also
sound.
The seat will mo veautomatically tothe
st ored position. 104
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Fo
lding the front seat backrest forw ards/
backwards (vehicles with out memory func‐
tion) Fo
lding forw ards #
If necessa ry,re lease the head restra int and
push it down. #
Pull the seat release handle 1and fold the
seat backrest forw ards until the seat back‐
re st engages. #
Push the seat as farfo rw ards as it will go.
Fo lding back #
Push the seat back horizon tally by the seat
backrest until it reaches the seat position
th at wa s pr eviously set. #
Foldthe seat backrest back until it engages.
Do so as smoo thly as possible.
If th e seat backrest is not engaged, this will
be shown on the multifunction display on the
instrument clus ter.A wa rning tone will also
sound. #
Afterth e seat backrest has been folded
bac k,check the position of the head restra int
and set it tothe cor rect position.
If th e set seat position can no longer be reached,
e.g. because of luggage in there ar foot we ll or
because occupants ha veentered there ar of the
ve hicle: #
Pull seat release handle 1again and return
th e seat backrest toan upright position.
The seat will lock in the new fore -and-aft
position. Switching the seat heating on/o
ff &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limi‐
te dte mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly. Seats and
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NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating may occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Makesure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are off, the seat heating is switched
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The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating
switches off. Setting
the panel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Panel heating
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr‐
ests and the cent reconsole can be hea ted. #
Switch the function forth e desired seats on
or off. Switching
the seat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are off, the seat ventilation is switched
off. Switching AIRSCARF on/o
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WARNING Risk of bu rns caused bythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints. #
Turn the heating output down in good
time. #
Maintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Seats and
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AIRSCARF uses hea
ted air towa rm the head and
neck area of vehicle occupants. The warm air
fl ow s out of theve nts in the head restra ints. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all the indica‐
to r lamps are off, AIRSCARF is switched off. %
When switching on, the blo wer will start up
on lyafte r a preheating phase lasting a few
seconds.
Af ter switching off, the blo wer will continue
to runfo r a few seconds tocool down the
heating elements.
% Ifth eve hicle battery voltage is too lo w,AIR‐
SCARF may switch off. #
Adjusting the AIRSCARF vent (/ page 148).
Ma kesure that there are no objects co vering the
air intake on the back of the head restra int.
Make sure that objects do not enter the air inlet
and outlet grilles in the head restra ints. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justs the steering wheel mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. 108
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