2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

tio
n.Thi scan lead toasudden chang ein the
cou ntdo wndispl ay.
The information intheIns trument Displayis
sho wnafte rsele cting thedispla ycon tents inthe
Assi stance menu .If ano ther menu isselect ed,
th etraf fic light countdo wnisno tdi spl ayed.
In addition, observethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Selec ta speed adaptedto thetra ffic, sur‐
ro und ingsand weather condition s
R Obse rveactual traffic sign s
R Obser veapplic abletraffic ru les and regula‐
tions
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers.
Sy stem limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ther eis no traf fic light data available.
R The timere maini nguntil thene xt green
phase isless than tenseco nds. R
Emerg encyvehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinit yof theint ersect ion.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interru pted.
R Light signal systems arelocat edinacon ‐
st ru ction sitear ea orarebei ng mai ntained.
R The light signal system ismalfunct ioning.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. Switc
hingthetraf fic ligh tinf orma tion dis‐
pla yon oroff Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance #
Switc hTraffic LightInformation onD or
of fE. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning
Blin dSpo tAss istand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
use twolat eral, rear-facin gra dar sensor sto monit
orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind and
10 ft(3 m) next to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
Pe rm anen tst atus displa yin theins trument clus‐
te r:
R ¸ (gra y): system isactiv ated but inoper a‐
tiv e
R ¸ (green): system isactiv ated and oper a‐
tion al
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle and
yo uswit chon thetur nsignal indicat orinthecor‐
re sponding direction, adoubl ewa rning tone
sou nds and there dwa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes .If th etur nsignal indicat or
re mains switchedon,allother detected vehicles
ar eindicat edonlyby theflashin gof there d
wa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. 19
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Driving and parking

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de tected inyour lane ,no lane -cor recting
br ak eap plica tion take splace.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Se tting Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe hapticwarning #
Selec tWarnin g.
Ac tivateor deacti vate thefunc tion. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLcontinuously adjusts
th ech aract eristic sof thesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent operati ng and drivi ng cond itions. The
damp ing istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed
R The driving style
The drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
* NO
TEMer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prove ddr iving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr oun dcle aranc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When
driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle leve l.
AI R BO DY CONTR OLinclude sth efo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Susp ension setting and vehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l. Dr
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youth ecalculat edvehicle pathas wellas the
dis tance toobject sand other vehicles, basedon
th ecur rent steer ing ang le. 1
Guide linesatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic)
4 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area %
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesshowthedis tances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances apply toroad leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa yis sho wnaswell(/ page20 7).
The color ofwa rning displa ych ang esdynam i‐
call yand isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Blue :no obs tacle sde tected atadi st anc e
less than 3.3ft (1.0 m)
R Yello w: obs tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang e:obs tacles atadis tance betwee n
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)and 2.3ft
(0.7 m)
R Red:obs tacle sat ave ry shor tdis tance of
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)orless
% When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on aland noobj ectis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. Wi
de-an glevie w,front 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C Dr
ivin gand parking205

To
pvie wwi th imag efrom the fron tcame ra 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page20 7)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing ang le
To pvie wwi th imag esfrom the side came ras
in theout side mirrors
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen. R
Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraund er
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. 206
Driving andparking

Disp
lays inthemed iadisp lay Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era As
soon asParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on al, there spectiv ear eas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Operation al,allaroun d
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront leftand on
th eright-h andside
The color ofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon
th edis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Blue :> 3.3 ft(1 m) (no obstacle sde tected)
R Yello w: appr oximat ely3. 3ft (1 m) -2.3 ft
(0.7 m)
R Orang e:appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)-1. 2 ft
(0.4 m)
R Red:<1.2 ft (0.4 m)
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
boundar yline shiftsdynamicall ydependin gon
th eposition anddistance oftheobs tacle sde tec‐
te d.
Depen dingonthedis tance totheobs tacle
de tected, anintermitt entwarning tone also sou
nds. Youcan setth etimin gof thewa rnings
in themultimedia system (/ page21 1).
St andar dse tting :
R Front and sides :< 1.2 ft (0.4 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
Warn EarlyAllAro und :
R Front :< 3. 3ft (1 m)
R Sides: <2.3 ft(0.7 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
A con tinuous warning tone sou nds from adi s‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m),rega rdless
of theselect edsetting. 208
Driving andparking

sensor
s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Re
quirement s:
R The camera menuis open.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive.
R Or:th ePA RK TRONI Cpop- upwin dow
appear s. #
Tap= inthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis
no tlit or theé symbol appearsin theins tru‐
ment cluster,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Ccan be
act ivat ed ordeac tiva tedin thequ ick acc ess
men u. Se
tting thewa rning tones ofParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
soun dsawa rning tone. #
Select Aud ioFad eou tDuri ngWa rning Tones. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h),
th esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistof fers thefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad Dr
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
In stru ment Displa ymalfu nction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,thefunc tion restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt systems areno tvisible.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng theon- boar dcom puter.
The on-boar dcom putersho wsonlydispla ymes‐
sag esand warnings from spec ific systems on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Yo umus tth er efor e
ensur eth at your vehicle isalw aysre liable.
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 21
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

Fu
ll-scr eenmenu s
Yo ucan displ aythefo llo wing menusfull-s creen
on theins trument display:
R Assist ance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthecor responding menu,usethelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to scr olltotheend ofthe
lis t. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The selected men uwill bedispl ayedfull-
scr een. Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay
Dis playson themultifunc tiondispla y
u ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page21 3)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e21 0)
h Cruise contr ol(/ page17 1) ç
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 0)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page18 1)
¬ ActiveTraf fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e18 1)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page19 7)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 4)
00D6 ECO
star t/ stop funct ion(/ page14 5)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page16 8)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page11 8)
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus
(/ page11 9)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 190).
Fo ran overvie wof theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/page392 ). Head
-upDispla y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Head-upDisp lay pr ojects thefo llo wing infor‐
matio nint oth edr iver's field ofvision abovethe
coc kpit, forex am ple:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display (/ page 223). 222
Instrument Displayand on-bo ardcom puter