2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET air condition

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Donotpo lish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 272). The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr oved for
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s -
Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il.
% Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson cleaning andcareof thesof tto p Obser
vethefo llo wing notesin order topreve nt
da ma getothesof tto p. Maint
enanc eand care27
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No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. Obse
rveth efo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur ve
hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e200 ).
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e16 8). This allo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Ti re swit heit her toolow or toohigh apr es‐
sur epr esent thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R thetir es could burst
R thetir es could wearexcess ively and /or
une venly
R thedr iving charact eristic sas wellas
st eer ing and braking charact eristic sma y
be severely im pa ired #
Observeth ere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es including thespar ewheel:
R mont hly
R ifalt ering theload ontheve hicle
R prior tolong journeys
R ifth eoper ating conditions chang e,for
ex am ple when drivin gof f-ro ad 300
Wheelsand tires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. 380
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distan cema yincr ease. Inaddi‐
tion, other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
One ormor ewheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 6). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 403

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Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age...... ............ ...............................164
Ra dio
Ov ervie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols. ...................................................... 258
Ra dio ope ratin gper mits <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ope ning thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ..................... ...................... 207
Re ar windo wheat er......... ......................... 130
Re fle ctive sa fety vest<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes... .................................................3 39 Re
fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle. ........................ ....1 55
Re mo teOnline
Char ging thest ar terbatt ery........ .......... 140
Coolin gor heat ingtheve hicle interior... 139
St artin gth eve hicle ........................... ....1 40
Re por ting safetydef ects..... ....................... 28
Re scue card................................................. 29
Re ser ve
Fu el....................................................... 336
Re sidual heat............................................. 133
Re stra int system
Basic instruct ions forch ildr en.................5 1
Fu nctio nin an acci dent.... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu nctio nality<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011>35
Ma lfunctio <0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011>36
Pr otect ion.......................................... ...... 35
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................3 5
Sel f-tes <0057001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011> 35
Wa rning lam p................................... .......3 5
Re versege ar
Inser ting....... ......................................... 152
Rims (car e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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adside Assistan ce(breakdo wn)..... .......22
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfun ction
Ro llbar
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ofload .................................................... 342
Ro ute
Ca lcul ating ............................................238
Selecting options .................................. 238
Ro uteguidanc ewith augment edreal‐
ity
Activati ng........... ...................................238
Dis play ing stre et nam esand house
num bers<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ute-base dspee dadap tation
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Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru n-f lat charact eristics
MOExt ended tires ....... ........................... 281 S
Saf etysy stems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem 428
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