2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

If
yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside, thetrunk
lid isaut omaticall yunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLE SS-GO, troubleshoo ting Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv a‐
te d.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Activateth eSmar tKey functions
(/ page67 ). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page65). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page68). #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page72 ). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ther
eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
The KEYLESS-G Ofuncti onisim pa ired by,fo r
ex am ple:
R Highvo ltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. #
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. Opening
andclosing 71

In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth edoor sclose automaticall y
Body partsor objec tscan become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ect s
ar ein theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canc eled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypull thedoor intoth eloc k. Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key %
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e67 ). #
Insertth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. #
Release thedoor handle. 72
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#
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. *
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. #
With thetrunk lidunloc ked, press theto pof
th eMer cedes star.
% Toopen, pullonthefo lded-o utMer cedes
st ar when there ar vie wcam erais act ivat ed. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page74 ). #
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . Opening
andclosing 73

Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Pull thetrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed. HAND
S-FREE ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open the
tr unk lid by per form ing akic kin gmo vement
under thebum per.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening thetrunk lid
(/ page73 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar est andi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. You
cou ldother wise loseyour balan ce,e.g.on ice. 74
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Obser
vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s If
se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg.
The trunk lidcould beopen edunin tentio nally,in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y. R
Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trail‐
er sor rear-m oun tedbicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions (/page67 )
or do notcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son
in suc hsit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trall yunlo cktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Openin
gand closin g75

#
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. Sof
tto p Opening
orclosing thesof tto pusi ng the
so ft-top swi tch &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicin ityof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. 76
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*
NO
TEPossible damag eto thesof tto p
when openingorclos ing The
softto pcan bedamag edwhen openin g
or closin g. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle arance
ab ove it. #
Onlyload thetrunk belowthetrunk
separ ator so that itwill notbe pushe d
upw ards. #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk lidisclosed. #
Ifth esof tto pis dir ty,we tor froze n,do
no top en thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothesof tto pcaused by
hea vyobject s Hea
vyobject splaced onthesof t-to pcom‐
par tmen tco vercan dama gethesof tto por
sof t-to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotpl ace heavyobj ects on thesof t-
to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotsi ton thesof t-to pcom partmen t
co ver. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto pwhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
To open orclose thesof tto pwhile youar edr iv‐
ing ,do notexc eed amaximum speedof30 mph
(50 km/ h).Toavo idint erru pting theclosing
pr ocess whileyouar esligh tly ex ceed ingthis
speed, donotdr ive at aspeed great erthan
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk partition isclosed. #
Close thetrunk lid. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Toopen: pulland hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yopen.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheopen‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. #
Toclose: press and hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheclos‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. Openin
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof tto p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pwill stop dur ing the
opening orclosing procedur e. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions . #
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain to
open orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure will bestopped ata
speed great erthan 37 mph(60 km/h). Themes‐
sag ewill besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Reduce your spee dand press orpull soft-to p
switc h1 again.
If th esof tto pdoes notclose fullybecause of
st ro ng hea dwind s,drive mor eslow lyor stop. Re
loc king thesof tto p &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill showtheOpen/
Close SoftTopCompletely message.In addition,
yo uwill hear awa rning tone forup totensec‐
ond swh ile dr ivi ng. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at theignition isswitc hedon. #
Fully clos eth esof tto pusing thesof t-to p
switc h. Opening
orclos ingthetrunk partition The
trunk partition covers lugg ageor loads in
th etrunk .
Depen dingontheeq uipment, theve hicle maybe
eq uipped withamanual oraut omatic trunk par‐
tition.
The softto pcan beopened onlywhen theman‐
ual trunk partition isclosed.
In vehicles withan aut omatic trunk partition, this
will automat icallyclos ewhen thesof tto pis
opened.
* NO
TEDama getothesof tto por load
due tolong objects The
softto por load maybe damag edwith
th esof tto popen. #
Donotplace anyove rly lon gobj ects
in side orbehi ndtheside parcel nets
when thetrunk partition isopen. #
Mak esur eth at theload does notpush
th etrunk partition upw ards. 78
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