2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET steering

Climat
Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol...........................................1 42
142
Overview of climate control systems ............ 142
Operating the climate control system .......... 143 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 153 153
Driving ........................................................1 53
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .165
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .167
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 71
Re fuelling .................................................... 171
Pa rking .......................................................1 77
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 183
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .239
Bicycle rack function ................................... 244
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 245 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 247 247
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 247
Overview of instrument display .................... 248
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 249
Operating the on-board computer ................2 49Overview of displa
yson the inst rument
display ........................................................ 251
Head-up display .......................................... 251 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .254
254
Overview and operation ............................... 254
System settings .......................................... 262
Na vigation .................................................. .266
Te lephone ................................................... 274
Mercedes me app ....................................... 277
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 286
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 290
Sound settings ............................................ 296 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 298 298
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 298
Engine compartment ................................... 299
Cleaning and care ....................................... 305 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 315 315
Emer gency .................................................. 315
Flat tyre ...................................................... 317
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 322 To
w- starting or towing away ........................ 328
Electrical fuses ............................................ 332 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es........................................ .336
336
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 336
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .336
No tes on snow chains ................................. 336
Ty re pressure .............................................. 337
Wheel change ............................................. 341
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .351 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 353 353
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 353
On-board electronics ................................... 353
Re gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 355
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 356
Operating 0uids ...........................................3 58
Ve hicle data ................................................ 367
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .368 Contents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
169
2 Combination switch →
127
3 Instrument displ ay →
248
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
167
5 Media display →
254
6 Start/stop but ton →
154
7 Calls up MBUX multimedia system applications →
257
8 Climate control systems →
143
9 Glovecompartment →
117
A £ Hazard warning light system →
127
B Stow age compartment →
117
C Touchpad →
257
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
254
E Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
254
F õ Extends/r etra cts the seat belt feeder →
44 G
ù Opens/closes the soT top →
85
H ô Activates/deacti vates AIR CAP →
88
I Opens the st owage compartment →
117
J ö Opens/closes the side windo ws →
91
K è ECO start/s top function →
162
L c Active Parking Assist →
233
M É Setstheve hicle le vel →
218
N DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
166
O PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
50
P Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
249
Q Adjusts the steering wheel manually →
110
R Adjusts the steering wheel electrically →
111
ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
112
S Control panel:
On-board computer →
249
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
193 At
a glance – Cockpit
7 7

1
#! Turn signal lights →
127
2 ï Trailer hitch →
432
3 6 Restraint system →
431
4 å ESP®
OFF →
440
÷ ESP®
→
440
5 R Rear fog light →
126
6 K High beam →
127
L Low beam →
125
T Standing lights →
125
7 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
433
8 Coolant temp erature display →
248
9 ! Electric parking brake (yellow) →
437
A J Brakes (yellow) →
437
B L Distance warning →
439 C
# Electrical fault →
433
D Ù Electric po wer steering →
432
E ! ABS →
440
F h Tyre pressure monitoring system →
443
G % Diesel engine: preglow
H 8 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap location
indicator →
433
I Fuel le vel →
248
J ! Electric parking brake (red) →
437
K J Brakes (red) →
437
L ü Seat belt →
431
M ; Engine diagnostics →
433
N ä Suspension →
439 At
a glance – Indicator and warning lamps
11
11

R
ambient conditions, such as temp erature, rain
sensor or distance sensor
Generall y,the use of these data is temp orar y;
th ey will not be stored be yond the period of oper-
ation and will only be processed within theve hicle
itself. Control units oTen contain data memories
fo rve hicle keys,fo rex ample. Their use permits
th ete mp orary or permanent documentation of
te ch nical information about theve hicle's operat-
ing state, component loads, main tenance requ ire-
ments and tech nical events or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llo w-
ing data are stored:
R operating status of system components, such
as /ll le vels, tyre pressure or battery status
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, such as lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag depl oyment or the inter vention
of stability cont rol systems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age In cer
tain cases, it may be requ ired tostore da ta
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only temp o-
rari ly. This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, forex ample.
If yo u use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identi/cation number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, such as workshops
and manu facturers or third parties, such as break-
down services. The same is true in the case of
wa rranty claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the legally
prescribed port forth e diagnostics connection in
th eve hicle. The operational data that are read out
document tech nical states of theve hicle or of
individual components and assist in the diagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance with warranty obli ga-
tions and quality impro vement. Tothat end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, tech nical events, malfunctions and other
fa ults may be transmitted along with theve hicle
identi/cation number tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also uses operational data from
theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. 36 36
General no
tes

Yo
u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
status displ ayusing the back button on the leT-
hand side of the steering wheel (/ page 249).
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
re ar while theve hicle is motion, there ar seat belt
status displ ayappears again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. In this
case, there ar seat belt status displ aycannot be
hidden using the back button on the leT-hand side
of the steering wheel. Airbags
Airbags
Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of airbags
w of airbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Head airbag
5 Side airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by the AIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection forth ere specti ve vehicle occupant. Po
tential pr otection pr ovided byeach airbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo wer leg
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Head airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat
occupants &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death if the co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th e co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
th e co-driver seat may be struck bythe co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child restraint
system on a seat wi than ENABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY tothe
CHILD ca n occur. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 70). Also, alw ays obser vethe
no tes on rear wa rd-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint systems on the front passenger seat. 46 46
Occupant saf
ety

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on aut
mation on aut omatic fr
omatic front passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The front passen ger airbag can only be deplo yed
in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis o.. If the front passenger seat is
occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during the
journe y,that the status of the front passenger air-
bag is cor rect (/ page 50).
* NO
NO TE
TEDeployment of components of the
re straint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied In an accident,
the components of the
re straint system ma y deployunnecessarily on
th e front passenger side if:
R There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the front passenger seat and
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. #
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Depending on
the de tected accident situation, the
head airbag on the front passenger side may
deplo y.The airbag is deplo yedre ga rdless of
whe ther the front passenger seat is occupied. Pr
ot
Pr otectiv
ectiv e capacity of t
e capacity of t he airbags
he airbags Depending on
the accident situation, an airbag
may supplement the pr otection o.ered bya cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
an inco rrect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cannot per form its intended pr otec-
tive function.
Each vehicle occupant must make sure of the
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.Pregnant
wo men must take particular care toensure
th at the lap belt ne ver lies across the
abdomen. R
Adopt the cor rect seat position and keep
as farawa y as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must obser ve
th efo llowing information in particular:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe informa-
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(/ page 98).
R Only hold the steering wheel bythe steering
wheel rim. This allo ws the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Always lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may Occupant saf
ety
47 47

#
T To activ o activ at
at e/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: press button 2.
Opening/closing the side window in there ar
is possible:
R indicator lamp 1is lit: via the switch on
th e driver's door
R indicator lamp 1is o.: via the switch on
th e cor responding rear door or driver's
door N
No
ot
tes on pe
es on pe ts in t
ts in the v
he v ehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to animals leT unsecured or unat tended in
th eve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unat tended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, for instance.
An animal ma y:
R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R switch systems on or o. and endanger
other road users
Unsecured animals may be thro wn about the
ve hicle in theev ent of an accident, or sudden
steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Never lea veanimals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Always cor rectly secure animals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car-
ri er. Occupant saf
ety
73 73

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he corr
he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restraints, the
stee ring wheel and the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting the steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing points
into consideration.
R You are sitting in an upright position.
R Your thighs are slightly suppor tedby the seat
cushion. R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals proper ly.
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye
le ve lby the centre of the head restraint.
R You can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent.
R You can mo ve your legs freel y.
R You can see all the displa yson the inst rument
cluster clear ly.
R You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions.
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area. 98
98
Seats and st
owing