2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plight s
up *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lam p *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires. 40
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Disp lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If ESP ®
cann otbe activ ated, ESP®
is malfunc tioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
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re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes *The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor wa rning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one minu te and
th en remains lit.
The tirepr essu remonit orismalfu nctioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsuf ficie nttirepr ess urema yim pa irth edr iving charact eristic sas wellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 405

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>155
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
Operating safety.. .................................... 23
360° Camera
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>204
Ope ning thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a).......... .................................... ... 207
Selecting avie w... ........... ...................... 207 A
A/C functio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) .....................................1 31
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )............ 131
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) ...............1 66
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn Ac
ciden tand Break down Manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect..................... ...... 245
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................66
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Br ak eap plica <0057004C00520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ..196
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>194
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 194
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 185
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 190
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 183
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 184
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>174
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ............. ... 176
Re quiremen ts.................................. ...... 176
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n.............. 179
St eer ing wheel buttons. .........................1 76
St or ing aspeed... .............................. ..... 176
Swi tching off/de activating ........... ......... 176
Swi tching on/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176 Sy
stem limit ations. ................................ 174
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t.. ...............1 83
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............185
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 184
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............199
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning.... ..199
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 197
Se tting thesensit ivity............................1 99
Sy stem limits. ........................................1 97
Ac tiv elight func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..........116
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t
Ex itin gapar kingspace. .........................2 14
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 211
Maneuv ering brak efunct ion.................. 216
Pa rking. .................................................2 13
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 211
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 178
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 178 Inde
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Dr
ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 150
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 66
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 185
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ..... 166
Cameras. .......................................... .....1 64
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 68
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t............ .............. 167
Ov ervie w.... ....................................... ....1 65
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 164
Re sponsibili ty.......... .............................. 164
ST EER CONTR OL............... ....................168
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.... ................ 199
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t see
ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g.............................. 142
Gene raldr ivin gtips .......................... .....1 42
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...140
Op timized acceleration.......................... 141
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Sus pens io<0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 199 Dyna
micha nd ling cont rolsy stem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 150
Dis play ing engin edat a..........................1 50
Displ aying vehicle data.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Dr ive pr og rams...... ................................149
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>149
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)....1 50
Selecti ngthedr ive pr ogr am.. ................1 50 E
E1 0......... ....................................................335
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 101
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 103
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 101
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 103
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 168 41
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ECO
Assis t
Dis playing ........................................ ...... 149
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 147
ECO display
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>146
ECO star t/s topfunc tion
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 145
Au tomatic engine stop..... .................. ....1 45
Me thod ofoper ation.. ............................1 45
Switc hingoff/on ................................... 146
Electr icpa rking brak e
Appl ying automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
App lying orreleasing manuall y.............. 162
Emerg encybraki ng............ ....................163
Re leasing automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Electr onicStabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided)...... ...................2 80
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions........ ........ 16
Re flect ive saf etyve st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le.............. 279
Se tting upthewa rning triang le............. 280
Emer gency braking ................................... 163 Emer
gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency engine star t....... .................... 295
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... ......7 2
Un loc kin gadoor. .................................... 72
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................... ....1 39
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ...................... ........ 76
Emer gency spar ewheel
No tes... ............................................. ....3 28
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on........... .....................................36
En gine
ECO star t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 145
Engi nenum ber......... ............. ................332
St artin g(eme rgency operation mode).. .139
St artin g(R emo teOnline).... ............... ....1 40
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on).............. .... 138
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......290
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on)...... .... 157 Engine
data
Dis playing .............................................. 150
Engine number.......................................... 332
Engine oil
Ad ditiv es...............................................3 36
Ca paci ty....... ......................................... 337
Che cking theoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter.. ................................... 267
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval.. ...............3 37
Qua <004F004C0057005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ....................................337
To pping up............................................. 268
EQ boos t
Oper ating safety.. .................................... 23
Quali fied specialis two rkshop .................. 27
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t...................................1 67
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............168
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 166
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts In
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St
arting theengine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hillstar tassis t
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 168
Ste ering wheel
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly<000C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ...........100
Ad jus ting (manually).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 100
Butt ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........220
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 277
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion............ 104
St eer ing wheel heater............................ 101
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 101
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters................ 153
St orag ear eas
see Stor ag ecom partmen t
St orag ecom partmen t
Ar mr est............. ....................................106
Cen ter<00460052005100560052004F0048001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ............................ 106
Doo r......... ............ ................................. 106
Glo vebox.............................................. 106 St
orag ecom partmen ts
se eSt or ag ecom partmen t
St orag espa ces
USB ports........................................ ...... 106
St ow agear eas
see Load ing
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing
Sugg estion s
Conf iguring.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...230
Sul fur conten t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>335
Sur round lighting
Switc hingon/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 121
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Sur round viewcamer a
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 276
Suspension Adjus ting thech assis leve l(AI R
BO DY CONTR OL).. ............................ .....2 00
Dam ping charact eristic s... .....................1 99
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.... ............ .... 199 Suspension
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Switc h-offdela ytime
Ext erior .................................................. 121
Int erior ..... .............................................1 22
Sync hroni zation function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) .....................................1 32
Switc hingon/of f(contr olpane l)....... .... 132
Sy stem settings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem settings menu. .231 T
Ta ilpip es(car e)..........................................2 76
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el....................................................... 336
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 336
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation.. .......................................... 330
Ra dio oper ating permits ........................ 332
Te lephone
Conn ecting amobile phone(P assk ey)... 244 Inde
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0049
Electricpa rking brak eindic ator
lam p(red) (USAonl y)............................3 99
003D Electricalmalfunction warning
lam p.................................................. .... 398
00B9 Engine diagno siswarning lam p....3 97
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p...............4 04
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .......... 403
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup ........ 404
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes ...................................................3 98
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
light sup. ...............................................3 98
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed) ........................ .............................. 395
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y)....................... 400
0075 Restra int system warning lam p....3 94
00E9 Seatbel twa rning lam pflashes .... 394
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam plight s
up. .................................................... .....3 95 ä
Suspe nsionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w). ...................................................... 402
0024 Theelect ric pa rking brak e(yel‐
lo w) indic ator lam p.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 399
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes .....................4 05
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. .................. 406
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion. .............................. .... 402
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps
Ov ervie w.. ........................................ .....3 92
PA SSENGER AIRBAG.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Wa rranty ...................................................... 29
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ...................... 272
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 240 We
bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) .............. 250
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle. ............................3 27
Mounting ane wwheel... ....................... 326
Re mo ving awhee l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps ...............3 23
Whee lro tat ion. .......................................... 322
Wh eels
Car e.......................................................2 76
Chan ginghub caps ................................ 323
Chec king............................................... 299
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(manually) ...303
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system).. ......................3 05
Def initio ns....... ......................................316
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN).... 312
Fla ttir <0048001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>.........280
Ins talling. ...............................................3 26
Load index.............................................3 14
Load-be aring capaci ty.... ........................ 314
Maximum tireload... .............................. 313
Maximum tirepr essur e.... ......................3 13
MOExt ended tires...... ............................2 81
No ise.. ...................................................2 99 436
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