2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ECO mode

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ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,other wise youma yfa ilto recogni ze
da ngers.
% The availabilit yof cer tain func tionsdepen ds
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGPe rfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecom posit e
br ak esy stem
R DRIFT MODE
R AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor ignit ion &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized .
R The brak eped alisno tdep ressed. Dr
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Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle withth eSmar tKey inthemar ked
space (emergency operati on mod e)
(/ page 139).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page14 2).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. #
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. Dr
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No
teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmiss ion.
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(1 0 km/ h);watercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior orengine compartment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
% The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable
in all drive pr og rams, depe nding onthe
engine. Observethest atus displa yin the
multifu nctiondisplay fo rth is.
The engin eis switc hedoffaut omat icallyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oard electrical
sy stem: youdepr essthebr ak epedal when
tra veling atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situat ions,th eengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atast op sign andther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyou
st ar ts up again.
R Youman euver,tur nth esteer ing wheel
shar plyor eng agere ve rsege ar. %
Ifth esy stem detects anintellige nt stop
inhibit or,e.g. ast op sign, theengine willnot
st op.
If yo uact ivat eth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedoffin spit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R Anautomatic enginest ar tis requ ired bythe
ve hicle.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adient andtheve hicle does notro ll.
- The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien t
and does notaut omat icallyent erglide
mode at15 mp h(2 0km/h). Dr
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ECO
star t/ stop funct ionsymbols inthemulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, e.g. ast op
sign.
R The s symbol appears:theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisdeactiv ated orther eis amal‐
func tion.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
In addition, thefo llo wing displa ymess age
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switchthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting If
yo udo notswit choffth eignition ,it is aut o‐
maticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion #
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated. %
Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Followthege arshif tre comme ndations 14
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The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
fi ll up when thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moderat eacc eler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegra y,the
out eredg ewill bedar kand thesegment will
em ptywhen thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Fluct uations inspeed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyaccelera tion
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre esegment swill fill up com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegment swill
light up The
additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style will besho wninthe
cent erofdispl ay4 .The rang edispl ayed does
no tindicat eafixe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead, e.g .a spe edlimit oraro und about ,
it will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y.The
fo llo wing symbols canbedispla yed: Ex
am ples ofan eve ntahead 1
Event ahead
2 Distance displ ayforth eev ent ahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt Dr
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#
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit iondispla ysho ws005B.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page15 0). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page 150). Ge
arsh ift re comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
R Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ-B oostte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine canbeswitc hedoff.All ofthe
ve hicle functionsremain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
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Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC displa ysin
th eins trum ent clus ter Assi
stant displa y
1 Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eof route
eve nt(/ page 179)
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stlane chang edis‐
pla y Pe
rm anen tst atus displa yof Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC
R k (white ):Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set
R k (white vehicle, green speedome ter):
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
specif ieddistance setand vehicle detected
R k (green) :Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadap tatio nacti ve
( / pag e17 9).
Th estor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper‐
manen tst atus displa yand highlight edon the
speedome ter.When ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis pa ssi ve,th espeed isgray ed out.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐ siv
emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegmen tsin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic
adop tionofthemaximum permissible speed,are
displa yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themulti‐
func tion displa yon asing leline.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered. Dr
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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.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 164).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 190).
Spee dlimits below 12mp h(20 km/h) areno t
aut omaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
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 atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(20 km/h)
R inwe tcond itions orinfog
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
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap 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 an eco nomi cal,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.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivatero ute-based
spee dadap tatio nin themultimedia system
(/ page18 0).
The follo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Curves
R T-int ersect ions,ro und about sand tollst atio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTraf fic
Inf ormation )
% When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op ts thespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane sis swit ched on and one of
th efo llo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
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