2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

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To call up:
o call up: press or brie0y hold preset position
button 4,TorU.
ATer releasing the button, all systems are
mo ved into the stored position. S
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No
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tes on loading t
es on loading t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the boot
lid is open when theve hicle is running, espe-
cially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Always switch o. theve hicle before
opening the boot lid. #
Never drive with the boot lid open. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, lug gage or loads are not secured or
not secured su1cient ly,they could slip, tip ov
er or be thro wn around and thereby hit vehi-
cle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug-
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may inter fere with the function of
th e automatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damage the system. Please obser vethe no tes on
th e function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page 49). Seats and st
owing
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WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while theve hi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder cann othold a container secure
while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the container may be 0ung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c conditions and
yo u may lose control of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hicle
is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers of
th eright size. #
Always close the container, particular lyif
th e liquid is hot. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe st owage compart-
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The st
owage compartment under the ashtr ay
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit ci garette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. 116
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Seats and st
owing

Thr
Through-loading f
ough-loading f eatur
eature in t
e in the r
he rear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat
(EASY
(EASY -PAC
-P AC K Quic
K Quic kf
kfold)
old) F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident and injury if
th ere ar ben chseat/ rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged
Re ar ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
can fold forw ards.
R As a result, theve hicle occupant is
pressed against the seat belt. The seat
belt cannot per form its intended pr otective
function and could cause additional inju-
ri es.
R Objects or loads in the boot cannot be
re strained bythe seat backrest. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat and the seat backrest are
engaged before every trip. Yo
u can fold the two seat backrests forw ard sepa-
ra tely. #
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of there ar seat backrest is folded
fo rw ards, the cor responding front seat will
mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to avo id a
collision. #
If necessar y,fully insert the head restraints in
th ere ar seat backrest. #
Pull switch 1. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest for-
wa rds.
F
F olding bac
olding bac k t
k the r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one part of the seat backrest in there ar is fol-
ded bac k, the cor responding front seat will 118
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owing

automatically
return tothe most recent origi-
nal position. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
If th e seat backrest is not engaged and
loc ked, this will be shown on the multifunction
display on the inst rument cluster. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he tie-do
he tie-do wney
wn eyes
es Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 115). 1
Tie-down eyes
Ve hicles with a draught stop: there is an addi-
tional tie-down eye behind there ar ben chseat
backrests. Toaccess this, the seat backrests
must be folded down (/ page 118). Ov
Ov
er
er vie
vie w of bag hooks
w of bag hooks &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury when using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cannot restrain he avy objects
or items of lug gage.
Objects or items of luggage may be 0ung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. Subject
the bag hooks toa maximum load of 1 kg
and do not attach any goods tothem. Seats and st
owing
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Always st owobjects so that they cannot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of /re from placing objects
in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment could constitute a /re
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not place
any other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, especially those
made of me tal. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage toobjects caused byplac-
ing them in the mobile phone st owage
compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, they may be damaged
by electromagnetic /elds. #
Do not place credit cards, data storage
devices, ski passes or other objects sen-
siti vetoelectromagnetic /elds in the
mobile phone st owage compartment. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe mobile phone st ow-
age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone st owage
compartment, the compartment may be dam-
aged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone st owage compartment. R
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module. R
The charging function and wireless connection
of the mobile phone totheve hicle's exterior
aerial are only available if the ignition is
switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in every position of the mobile phone
st ow age compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest 0at in
th e mobile phone st owage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connected with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. The mobile phone can be
cooled in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment when the air conditioning system is
switched on. The cooling output in the mobile
phone st owage compartment is highest when
th e controller in the glo vebox is closed.
R Toensure more e1cient charging and connec-
tion with theve hicle's exterior aerial, remo ve
th e pr otective co ver from the mobile phone.
R When charging, the mat should be used if pos-
sible. 122
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Seats and st
owing

Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on adjus
es on adjus ting t
ting the lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h st
h static LED headlam
atic LED headlamps: ps:It is not nec-
essary tocon vert the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries in which
tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad.
V V ehicles wit ehicles wit h Int
h Intellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em:
em:before
crossing the border into countries in which tra1c
drives on theot her side of thero ad, it is neces-
sary toset the headlamps tosymmetrical low
beam (/ page 133).
Once the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra1c will not be dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated as
fa r or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available.
The headlamps must be reset toasymmetrical low
beam when youre turn from abroad. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and your
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 1
W LeT-hand parking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) Light and sight
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5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, theT indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bytheL low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NOOTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright X
or leT Wparking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 133).
A
A ut ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi-
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. 126
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Light and sight

Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he combination switc
he combination switc h f
h for t
or t he lights
he lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlamp 0ashing
4 Turn signal light, leT #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function. Switc
Switc
hing on high beam
hing on high beam #
Turn the light switch totheL orÃ
position. #
Push the combination switch be yond the point
of resis tance in the direction of ar row 1.
When the high beam is activated, the indicator
lamp for low beam Lwill be deactivated
and replaced bythe indicator lamp for high
beam K.
Switc
Switc hing
hing o.
o.high beam
high beam #
Movethe combination switch back toits start-
ing position.
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction of
ar ro w 3.
T
T ur
ur n signal light
n signal light #
T To indicat
o indicat e
ebr
br ie0y:
ie0y: push the combination
switch brie0y tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row 2 or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will 0ash
th re e times. #
T
To indicat o indicat e per
e permanentl y:
manent ly:push the combina-
tion switch be yond the point of resistance in
th e direction of ar row 2 or4. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating t he hazar
he hazar d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights #
Press button 1. Light and sight
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