2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rop erati ng unitand seatad jus tment .....14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 20
Pr otect ion oftheen vironmen t... ...................2 0
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 20
Operat or'sMan ual.......................... .............. 21
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 2
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 3
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 25
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27 No
tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
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Ro llbar .........................................................5 0
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73
Sof tto p............................................ .............7 6 Sid
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 100
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 01
Memor yfunct ion........................................1 03
St ow agear eas ............................................ 104
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 109
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...110
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 112 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 113
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................113
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 121
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 123
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 130
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 30
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 131 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 137
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........137
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 49
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 151
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 155
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 155
Pa rking .......................................................1 57
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............1 64
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 17 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................218
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 218
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 19
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 20
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 220
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 22 Head
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multimediasy stem ...................... 225
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 225
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 231
Na vig ation .......................................... ........234
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 41
Mer cedes meand apps .................. ............ 244
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 252
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 256
Sound settings ...........................................2 63 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................26 4
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 264
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 265
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 70 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 279
Emerg ency............. .......................... ........... 279
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Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................2 99
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 299
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 300
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 300
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 07
Ti re labeling .................................................3 11
Def initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ......3 16
Chan gingawheel ........................................ 319
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................328 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 330
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 30
Ra dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 332
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 332
Opera tingfluids .......................................... 334
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 340 Cont
ents 3

1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
2 Safetyve sts →
279
3 ; mebutt on →
246
0053 SOSbutton →
246
4 Chec kingand refilling operatingfluids →
334
5 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
292
6 Flat tire →
280
7 Startin gassis tance →
290 8
002F Hazardwa rning light system →
115
9 Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
155
Inf ormation labelon tirepr essur e →
302
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
A Tow- star tin gor towing away →
292
B TIREFIT kit →
282
C First-ai dkit (softsided) →
280
D Warning triang le →
279 At
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gup theDigital Operator' sMan ual
Multi media system:
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Digit alOper ator's Manual describesthe
functions andoper ation oftheve hicle andthe
multime diasystem. #
Select oneofthefo llo wing menuitems inthe
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l:
R Sea rch: searchfo rke yw ords inorder tofind
qu ick answ ersto question sabout theoper a‐
tion oftheve hicle. R
Quick start:hereis wher eyo ufind thefirs t
st eps towa rdsse ttin gup your vehicle.
R Tips: find informa tionth at prepar esyoufo r
cer tain eve ryda ysituation swit hyo ur vehicle.
R Animation s:wa tchani ma tions oftheve hicle
funct ions.
R Messages: recei veaddit ionalinf ormat ion
about themessag esintheIns trument Dis‐
pla y.
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Forsaf etyre ason s,we recomme ndthat
yo uon lyuse and conn ect produc ts
appr ovedby your aut hor izedMer cedes-
Ben zCen ter. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngand using ano ther device withth e
diagnos ticsconnection canhave thefo llo wing
ef fects:
R Malfunctions intheve hicle system
R Perm anen tdamag eto vehicle component s
Please referto thewa rrant yte rm sand condi‐
tions forth is matt er. 26
General notes

is
occ upied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 47). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see https:/ /dtsc.ca.go v/.Using thesear ch
function, youwill find informa tionon perchlo‐
ra te,fo rex am ple. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(/ page89).
In order forth ecor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody . Occ
upant safety 37

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Ex
tending/r etra ctin gth eseat beltextender When
thedoor isclosed, theseat beltextende r
ex tends.
* NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
seatbel tex tende rbu tton isno tav ailable in
Mer cedes-AM Gve hicles.
Yo ucan also extend theseat-belt extende rby
usin gth eõ seat-belt extende rbu tton inthe
cent erconso le. #
Swi tchon theignition . #
Press theõ seatbeltextende rbu tton.
The seatbe ltex tende rex tends.
The seatbe ltex tende rre tracts again in thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckle
R The seat belttongu eis no teng aged inthe
seat beltbucklewithin 60seconds If
yo upr ess theõ seatbeltextende rbu t‐
to nag ain in this case, theseat beltextende r
wi llex tend again.
R The respectiv edoor isopened
R Youfo ld theseat backres tfo rw ards
R Nobody issitt ing inthefront passeng erseat
If yo upr ess theõ seatbeltextende rbu t‐
to nag ain in this case, theseat beltextende r
wi llno long er extend.
The seatbe ltex tende rmu stalw aysbe retract ed
wh ile th eve hicle isin mo tion. Fa
stening seatbelts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther. 40
Occupant safety

When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page61 ).Al so ,alw ays
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Inf ormation onaut omatic front passen ger
airbag shutoff
The front passeng erairbag canonly bedep loye d
in an acc ident ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 47).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Depending
onthede tected acci dent situation,
th ehead airbag onthefront passeng erside may
deplo y.The airbag isdeplo yedre ga rdless of
whe ther thefront passeng erseat isoccupied. Pr
otectiv ecap acit yof theair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eairbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti on. Eac
hve hicle occupant mustmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.Pregnant
wo men mustta ke par ticular careto
ensur eth at thelap belt neverlie sacr oss
th eabdomen.
R Adoptth ecor rect sea tpos ition and keep
as faraw ay as poss iblefrom theairbags.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theairbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisk sre sulting from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupant must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular :
R Beforest ar tin gyo ur jour ne y,adjus tyo ur seat
co rrect ly;th edr iver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(/ page 89). Occupa
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