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

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Vehicl eswith amanual trunk partition :to
open, pushtrunk partition 2intheopposit e
dir ect ion tothear row and intoits upper end
posit ionusin gth ehandle. #
Vehicl eswith amanual trunk partition :to
clos e,pu lltrunk partition 2bythehandle in
th edir ect ion ofthear row untilit re stson the
sides ofthetrunk . #
Vehicl eswith anaut omatic trunk parti‐
tion: press butt on1.
Tr unk partition 2will open orclo seaut o‐
mat icall y.
% Ifth er eis asy stem failur e,theaut omatic
tr unk partition can beclosed manuall y. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gAI RC AP AI
RCA Pre duces thedr aftin thefront and rear
com partment swhen youar edr ivin gwit hth e
sof tto popen.
Pa rticular lytur bulent aircan reduce theef fect of
AIR CAP.This canoccur whenyouar edr ivin g
behin dano ther vehicle orifth er eis acr osswind,
fo rex am ple.
AI RCA Pcons ists of thefo llo wing compone nts:
R Awind deflect orabo vethewindshield
R Awind screen behind thetw ore ar seat head
re stra int s
When AIRCA Pis activ ated, thewind deflect or
and thewind screen willextend simu ltane ously . AIR
CAPcan beactiv ated ordeactiv ated at
speeds ofup toappr oximat ely10 0mp h
(1 60 km/ h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nre tracti ngAIR CAP
Some bodycou ldbec ome trap ped . #
Makesur eth at nobody holds ontothe
upper frame ofthewindshield or
to uc hes thewind deflect ororwind
scr een. Openin
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Swi tchon theignition . #
Toactiv ate: pul lbutt on1.
AIR CAPwill extend and theindicat orlam pon
butt on1 will light up. #
Todeac tivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPwill retract and theindicat orlam pon
butt on1 will goout. If
th eve hicle ispar kedwit hth esof tto popen
and theignition isswitc hedoff,AIR CAPwill
re tract automatical ly.
When youre star tth eengine afte rha ving been
par ked, AIR CAPwill extend again au tomatical ly. Ins
tall ing and remo ving the folding wind
scr een &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
th ewind screen inpoor visibility condi‐
tion s
The wind screen impair syo ur vie wto the
re ar. #
Use thewind screen onlyin good visibil‐
ity con ditions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectl yins talled wind
scr een
The wind screen maybecom eloose while
yo uar edr ivin gand endan gerot her road
user s. #
Install thewind screen asdescr ibed. #
Donotplace anyobjec tson theins tal‐
led wind screen. *
NO
TEThe wind screencan bedama ged
if ins talled when thesof tto pis closed The
vehicle interior orthewind screen can
be damag edifins talled when thesof tto p
clos ed. #
Toinstall, open thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothewind screen due to
coll ision with seat backres ts The
wind screen maycollide withth efront
seat backres ts when installed. #
Adjus tth ebac kres tposition sof the
fr ont seats. The
folding windscreen isatt ached abovethe
re ar seat sto protect agains twind when youar e
dr ivin gwit hth esof tto popen. Onlyth efront
seats canbeoccupied whenthefo lding wind
scr een isins talled. 80
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The
bag cont aining thefo lding windscreen is
att ached totheth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ebehin d
th ere ar seat s.Ifth eth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur eis
bein gused, loosenthebag's lashing stra pand
st ow itin thetrunk .Fa sten thelashing stra pto
th elugg agehook .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside ofthe
ve hicle facing away from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ewi ndo wsand thesof tto p. #
Foldthere ar seat sfo rw ardto remo vethe
bag. #
Remo vethefo lding windscreen from the
bag. #
Foldout folding windscreen 1assho wn. #
Foldout thetw obr ac kets 2 onthelef tand
ri ght. #
Align brac kets 2 offolding windscreen 1
wit htw ore ar fixtur es3 ontheve hicle. Opening
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Pe
rfor m thefo llo wing steps inseq uence onboth
sides oftheve hicle: #
Pull handle 5inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Align folding windscreen 1withside fixtur e
4 ontheve hicle from aboveand insert. #
Push handle5onfolding windscreen 1
bac kas faras itwil lgo.
Fo lding windscreen 1isloc ked. Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. Pr
oblems withth esof tto p The
softtopwi llno tope nor clos e.
Po ssible causes are:
R The ignition isno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed withth e
ve hicle statio nary. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal.
R The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close the
tr unk partition .
R The trunk lidisopen . #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page74 ).
R The softto phas been opened andclosed
se veraltim esinaro w. The softto pdr ive has
been switchedoffaut omatic allyand willbe av
ailable again afte rapp roxima tely ten
minut es. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur e
af te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con ‐
tr ol system aredef ective. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. 82
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When opening, makesur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar passe nger com partment side win‐
do ws . #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Toclos e
2 Toopen
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. Open
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Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
% Automatic operation forclosi ngisavailable
on lyforth efront side windo ws.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,yo ucan con‐
tin ue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This funct ionisavailable forar ound four min utes
or unt ila door isopen ed. All
side windowscanbeope ned orclos edsim ul‐
ta neou slyusing button 1. #
Swi tchon theignition . #
Toopen: press and hold button1 tothe
point ofresis tance. #
Toopen fully:pr ess and holdbu tton 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. #
Toclose: pulland hold button1.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an obs tacle imped esasid ewi ndo wdu ring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Dur ing rese ttin g.
The reve rsing func tion cannotpr eve ntsom e‐
one from becomi ngtrap pe din these situa‐
tion s. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. 84
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Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. &
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 thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The side windo wsareopen edwhen the
tr unk partition isopen .
R The softto pis opened whenthetrunk
par tition isclosed.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment dueto not
pa ying attenti onduring con venie nce
clo sing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
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. Openin
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Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The softto pis closed.
The side windo wsareclo sed when the
sof tto pis closed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venie nce closing also func tions with
KEYLESS- GO(/ page70). Re
sol ving problems withtheside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa tal lyinju re difre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w
will close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind owcann otbe closed andyoucan‐
no tsee thecaus e. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein the
windo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull and hold thecor‐
re sponding buttonagain until theside win‐
do whas closed andhold thebutt onforat
lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull and hold thecor‐
re sponding buttonagain until theside win‐
do whas closed andhold thebutt onforat
lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjust‐
men t).
The side windowwill beclos edwithout the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
Th eside windo wscann otbe opened or
closed usingthecon venience opening fea‐
tur e.
Po ssible cause:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page65). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page68). Anti-
theftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . 86
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