2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET fog light

speed adjustment
forth ero ute event ahead is
less than the stored speed, the segments in the
speedome ter light up. The Instrument Display
sho ws th e deactivation of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC, as well as alterations tothe speed
due tomanual or automatic adoption of the maxi-
mum permissible speed.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations, forex ample:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions.
R The windscreen in the area of the camera is
dirty, misted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
R In multi-s tore y car par ksor on roads with
steep uphill or downhill gradients.
R Ifth ere are nar row vehicles in front, such as
bicycles or mo torc yc les.
In addition, on slippery roads, braking or acceler-
ating can cause one or se veral wheels tolose
traction and theve hicle could then skid. Do not use
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC in
th ese situations. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from accelera-
tion or braking byActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC may accel-
erate or brake in thefo llowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth eve hicle pulls away using Active Dis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC.
R Ifth e stored speed is called up and is con-
siderably faster or sl owerth an the cur-
re ntly driven speed.
R IfAc tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC no
longer de tects a vehicle in front or does
not react toreleva nt objects. #
Always carefully obser vethe tra1c con-
ditions and be ready tobrake at all
times. #
Take into account the tra1c situation
before calling up the stored speed. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient deceleration byActive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC brakes your
ve hicle with up to50% of the possible deceler-
ation. If this deceleration is not su1cient,
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC alerts you
with a visual and acoustic warning. #
Adjust your speed and maintain a suita-
ble distance from theve hicle in front. #
Brake theve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asive action. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC is impaired
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC does not
re act or has a limi tedre action:
R when driving on a di.erent lane or when
changing lanes Driving and parking
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Moreo
ver,th e steering support pr ovided by
Evasive Steering Assist is not su1cient to
avo id a collision. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyon Evasive Steering
Assist alone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif neces-
sar y. #
End the support byactively steering in
non-critical situations. #
Drive at an appropriate speed if there
are pedestrians close tothe path of your
ve hicle. Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
Fu ll system per form ance is not yetav ailable for a
few seconds aTer switching on theve hicle or aTer
driving o..
If Ac tive Brake Assist is impaired or inoperative
due toa malfunction, theÄ warning lamp
appears in the Instrument Displa y. The system may be impai
red or may not function,
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, misted up, damaged or
co vered.
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fere nce
from other radar sources, e.g. strong radar
re 0ections in multi-s tore y car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defecti vetyre
has been de tected and displa yed.
R In complex tra1c situations where objects
cannot alw ays be clear lyidenti/ed.
R If pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickly into
th e sensor de tection range.
R If pedestrians are hidden by other objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian cannot be
distinguished from the backg round.
R If a pedestrian is not de tected as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R Ifth e driver's seat belt is not fastened. R
On bends wi tha tight radius.
% The Active Brake Assist sensors adjust auto-
matical lywhile a cer tain distance is being
driven aTer theve hicle has been deli vered.
Ac tive Brake Assist is una vailable or only par-
tially available during thete ach-in process.
A
A ctiv ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Brake Assist #
Select the desired setting.
The setting is retained when the drive system
is next star ted.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
% It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assist acti vated. Driving and parking
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If
Tra1c Sign Assist cann otdeterm ine the maxi-
mum permissible speed (e.g. due tomissing
signs), thefo llowing display appears in the Instru-
ment Displa y: This is displa
yed continuously if theve hicle is in a
country where Tra1c Sign Assist is not suppor ted.
Tr a1c Sign Assist is not available in all countries.
% Also obser vethe information on display mes-
sages in Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 371).
W
W ar
ar ning when appr
ning when appr oac
oaching pedes
hing pedes tr
trian cr
ian cr ossings
ossings
(v
(v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
The system can warnyou if you approach a
pedestrian crossing with your vehicle. The ¯
Watch for pedestrians message appears inthe
inst rument clus ter.
The warning occurs only if appropriate tra1c
signs or lane markings are de tected and pedes-
trians are present in the danger zone. Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multifunc-
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra1c signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insu1cient lighting, or
because they are co vered.
R Ifth e information in the navigation system's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date.
R If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
wo rks or in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharply when passing tra1c signs
outside the camera's /eld of vision. Se Se
tting
tting Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Onl
Only v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC and ECO
Assist must be acti vatedfo rth e automatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating aut
ating automatic adop
omatic adop tion of
tion of
speed limits (onl
speed limits (onl y v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance
ance
P
P ack
ack ag
age)
e) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switch the function on or o..
The speed limits de tected byTra1c Sign
Assist are automatically adop tedby Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing systems is activated,
th e de tected speed can be manual lyadop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control Driving and parking
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Sensitive
setting
R All situations described under theStandard
setting.
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel.
% A brake application may be inter rupted at any
time if you steer slightly in the opposite direc-
tion.
Conditions f
Conditions f or a cour
or a course-corr
se-correcting br
ecting br ak
ake applica-
e applica-
tion (v
tion (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ack ag
age)
e)
Depending on the setting, a course-cor recting
brake application occurs in thefo llowing situa-
tions (/ page 217).
% The availability of this setting is dependent on
th e countr y.Ifth e function is activated in
countries in which this setting is no not
tav ailable,
a lane-cor recting brake application is initiated
in all situations described under Sensitive.
Standard setting
R A lane marking and an approaching vehicle, an
ove rtaking vehicle or vehicles driving parallel
to your vehicle weredetected in the adjacent lane. The front wheel drives
overth e lane
marking.
Sensitive setting
R The situations described under theStandard
setting.
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel.
% A brake application may be inter rupted at any
time if you steer slightly in the opposite direc-
tion.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in the
fo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel-
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, such as
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assist or Active Blind Spot
Assist.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of acceler-
ation.
R When ESP ®
is deacti vated. R
When driving with a trailer, the electrical con-
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly es tab-
lished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected and displa yed.
If yo u deactivate theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist
wa rning and the lane markings cannot be clear ly
de tected, it is possible that no lane-cor recting
brake application take s place (/ page 217).
The system may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun or re0ections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multifunc-
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks. 216 216
Driving and parking

5
Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
steering angle (dynamic)
6 Guide line at a distance of app roximately
0.3 m from there ar area
The colour of warning display 1/2changes
dynamically and is based on the distance tothe
de tected obs tacle:
R Blue:
Blue: no obs tacles de tected at a dis tance less
th an 1.0 m
R Y
Yellow
ellow :
:obs tacles at a dis tance between
app roximately 0.7 m and 1.0 m
R Or
Or ang
ang e:
e:obstacles at a dis tance between
app roximately 0.4 m and 0.7 m
R R
Red:
ed: obstacles at a very short dis tance of
app roximately 0.4 m or less
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist: :when
Ac tive Parking Assist is active, lane markings
4 are displa yed in green. Wi
de-angle view
1 Display of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC Tr
ailer view (vehicles with a trailer hitch)
1 Yellow guide line, locating aid 2
Red guide line at a distance of appr oximately
0.3 m from the ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch
Syst
Syst em malfunction
em malfunction
If th ere ve rsing camera is not operational, the
System inoperative message appears in the
media displa y.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The reve rsing camera will not function or will only
partially function in thefo llowing situations:
R The boot lid is open.
R The weather conditions are poor, e.g. heavy
ra in, sno w,fog, storm or spr ay.
R The light conditions are poo r,e.g. at night.
R Cameras, or vehicle components in which the
cameras are /tted, are damaged, dirty or co v-
ered. Obser vethe information on vehicle sen-
sors and cameras (/ page 183).
% Do not use there ve rsing camera in these
types of situations. You could otherwise injure
ot hers or collide with objects when parking
th eve hicle. 222
222
Driving and parking

Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
If th e system is not ready for operation, theSys-
tem inoperative message appears in the media
displa y.
The 360° Camera will not function or will only
partially function in thefo llowing situations:
R You are driving forw ards at a speed greater
th an appr oximately 16 km/h.
R The doors are open.
R An outside mir ror is not comple tely folded out.
R The boot lid is open.
R The weather conditions are poor, e.g. heavy
ra in, sno w,fog, storm or spr ay. R
The light conditions are poo r,e.g. at night.
R The camera lens is obstructed, dirty or misted
up.
R If cameras or vehicle components in which the
cameras are /tted are damaged. In this event,
ha ve the cameras, their positions and their
setting checked at a quali/ed specialist work-
shop.
% Do not use the 360° Camera under such cir-
cumstances. You could otherwise injure oth-
ers or collide with objects when parking the
ve hicle.
Fo rte ch nical reasons, the standard height of the
ve hicle may be altered if theve hicle is car rying a
heavy load and can result in inaccu racies in the
guide lines and in the display of thege nerated
ima ges.
The /eld of vision and other functions of the cam-
era system may be restric ted due toadditional
attachments on theve hicle (e.g. licence plate
brac ket, bicycle rack ).
% The contrast of the display may be impaired
by abrupt, direct sunlight or by other light sources, e.g. when driving out of a
garage . In
th is case, pay particular attention.
% Have the display repaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerably restrict its
use.
See the no tes on cleaning the 360° Camera
(/ page 311).
Calling up t
Calling up t he vie
he view of t
w of the 360° Camer
he 360° Camer a using
a using
rev
rev er
er se g
se g ear
ear
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The Auto reversing camera function is activa-
te d in the multimedia system (/ page 227). #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Select the desired view in the multimedia sys-
te m (/ page 223). #
If, aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar, the image of
th ere ve rsing camera is not shown: switch o.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button,
switch on theve hicle and engage reve rsege ar
again. 226
226
Driving and parking

Ins
Ins
tr
trument displ ay
ument display Depending on
the display setting, the positions of
th e indicator lamps on the inst rument display may
di.er from theex ample shown.
Indicat
Indicat or and w
or and w ar
arning lam
ning lam ps:
ps:
6 Restraint system (/ page 431)
ü Seat belt (/ page 431)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 432)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 432)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 433)
; Engine diagnostics (/ page 433)
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow#
Electricalfault (/ page 433)
8 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 433)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/page 437)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 437)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page 437)
J Brakes (red) (/ page 437)
L Distancewarning (/ page 439)
Ó Active Brake Assist (/ page 439)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 439)
ä AIR BODYCONTROL (/ page 439)
ä DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
(/ page 439)
! ABS (/page 440)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 440)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 440)
h Tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 443) T
Standing lights (/ page 125)
L Low beam (/ page 125)
K High beam (/ page 127)
#! Turn signal lights (/ page 127)
R Rear fog light (/ page 125) 430 430
Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

Fu
nction overview.................................... 74
Ke yring attachment................................. 76
Problem................................................... 77
Unlocking setting..................................... 75
KEYLESS-GO KEYLESS-GO Deactivating a function............................ 75
Locking/unlocking theve hicle................. 79
Problem................................................... 79
Unlocking setting.................................... .75
Kic
Kic kdo kdo wn
wn
Using..................................................... 170
Knee airbag
Knee airbag.................................................... 46 L
L
Lamp Lamp see Interior lighting
Lam Lam p (ins
p (instr trument displa ument displa y)
y)
see Warning/indicator lamp
Lane det Lane det ection (aut
ection (aut omatic)
omatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist Language
Language
Notes..................................................... 265
Setting................................................... 265
Lev
Lev el contr
el control syst ol system
em
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Light adjus
Light adjus tment
tment
Low beam (driving abroad).................... .125
Light switch
Light switch
Overview................................................ 125
Lighting
Lighting see Interior lighting
see Lights
Lights Lights Active headlamps................................... 128
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 130
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 131
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .126
Bad weather light................................... 129
City lighting........................................... .129
Combination switc h............................... 127
Cornering light....................................... 128
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 125
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 129 Hazard
warning lights............................. 127
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 127
High beam............................................. 127
Intelligent Light System..........................1 28
Light switch........................................... 125
Low beam.............................................. 125
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .129
Pa rking lights......................................... 125
Re ar fog light......................................... 125
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 125
Setting low beam................................... 133
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 133
St anding lights....................................... 125
Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 29
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 133
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 127
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 193
Buttons.................................................. 193
Calling up a speed................................. 193
Deactivating........................................... 193
Fu nction................................................ 192
Pa ssive mode......................................... 192 462 462
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