2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET manual transmission

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To switc
o switc h on t
h on the pow
he pow er supply
er supply :
:press button
1 once.
Yo u can, forex ample, activate the windscreen
wiper.
The po wer supply is switched o. again if thefo l-
lowing conditions are met:
R you open the driver's door.
R you press button 1twice more. #
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To switc
o switc h on t
h on the v
he vehicle:
ehicle: press button 1
twice.
Indicator and warning lamps go on in the
inst rument clus ter.
The vehicle is switched o. again if one of thefo l-
lowing conditions is met:
R you do not start theve hicle within 15 minutes
and the transmission is in position jorthe
electric parking brake is applied.
R you press button 1once. S S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h t
h the st
he st ar
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t/st op butt
op butt on
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injuries caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vetheve hicle or, if present, the
stationa ryheater running in an enclosed
space without su1cient ventilation. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of /re due to0ammable
material in the engine compartment or the
ex haust system
Flammable materials may ignite. #
Therefore, check regula rly th at there are
no 0ammable materials in the engine
compartment or on theex haust system. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised. #
ShiT the transmission toposition jori. #
Depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does not start: switch o. non-
essential consumers and press but ton1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does not start and the dis-
play message Place the key in the marked
space See Owner's Manual appears inthe
inst rument displa y: starttheve hicle with the
ke y in the mar ked space (emer gency ope ra-
tion mode) (/ page 155).
% You can switch o. theve hicle while driving. To
do this, press button 1for about thre e sec-
onds or bypressing button 1thre e times
within thre e seconds. Be sure toobser vethe
saf ety no tes under "Driving tips"
(/ page 158).
Obser veany information rega rding display mes-
sages that can be displ ayed on the inst rument
displa y. 154
154
Driving and parking

R
You open the driver's door when theve hicle is
at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission position is hor
k.
% Tomanoeuv rewith an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position hork again.
Eng
Eng aging dr
aging dr iv
ive position D
e position D #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver down past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shiTsthege ars automaticall y.
This depends, among other things, on thefo llo w-
ing factors:
R The selected drive prog ram
R The position of the accelerator pedal
R The driving speed Manual
Manual
g
gear
ear shiTing
shiTing When
the automatic transmission is shiTed to
position h,you can manually shiT it with the
stee ring wheel gearshiT paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shiTs toa higher or lo wer
ge ar depending on the steering wheel gearshiT
paddle being pulled.
Yo u ha vetwo options tomanually shiT the auto-
matic transmission:
R temp orary setting
R permanent setting
The gears shiT automatically when manual shiTing
is deactivated. T
T em em por
por ar
ary se
y se tting:
tting: #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 1 or2.
Manual shiTing is activated for a short time.
The transmission position display sho wsp
and the cur rent gear.
% How long the manual shiTing st ays activated
is dependant on various factors.
Manual shiTing can be automatical lydeactiva-
te d in thefo llowing cases:
R changing the drive prog ram
R restarting theve hicle
R when the transmission position his
engaged again
R driving style #
T To o shiT
shiT up:
up:pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 2. #
T To
o shiT
shiT do
down:
wn: pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 1. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmission position displ aysho wsh. Driving and parking
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The
tool bag contains:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
R Folding chock
R Ratchet for jack Pr
Pr
epar
epar ing t
ing the v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or a wheel c
or a wheel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is not on a slope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and le vel
gr ound. R
The requ ired tyre-change tool kit is available.
% Ifyo ur vehicle is not equipped with the tyre-
ch ange tool kit, consult a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop to/nd out about sui table tools. #
Apply the electric parking brake manuall y. #
Movethe front wheels tothe straight-ahead
position. #
ShiT the transmission toposition j. #
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h lev
h level contr
el contr ol syst
ol system:
em:setthe nor-
mal vehicle le vel (/ page 218). #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Make sure that theve hicle cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under the
front and rear of the wheel that is diagonal ly
opposite the wheel you wish tochange. #
If necessar y,remo vethe wheel trim/hub caps
(/ page 346). #
Raise theve hicle (/ page 347). R
R
emo
emo ving and
ving and /tting
/ttingt
the wheel tr
he wheel tr im/hub caps
im/hub caps R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is prepared for a wheel change
(/ page 346).
Plas
Plas tic hub cap
tic hub cap #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:turn the centre co ver of the hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vethe hub cap. #
T
To
o /t:
/t: make sure that the centre co ver of the
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position the hub cap and turn the centre co ver
clockwise until the hub cap engages ph ysically
and audibl y. 346
346
Wheels and tyres

F
F
r
req
eq uency band
uency band Maximum tr
Maximum transmis-
ansmis-
sion output
sion output
trunked radio system/
Te tra
380 - 460 MHz 10 W
70 cm frequency band
420 - 450 MHz 15 W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/4G) 10 WThe
following devices can be used in theve hicle
without restrictions:
R two- wayra dios with a maximum transmission
output of up to100 mW
R two-w ayradios with transmitter frequencies in
th e 380 - 410 MHz frequency band and a
maximum transmission output of up to2 W
(trunked radio system/T etra)
R mobile phones (2G/3G/4G) There are no
restrictions when positioning the
aerial on the outside of theve hicle forth efo llo w-
ing frequency bands:
R trunked radio system/T etra
R 70 cm frequency band
R 2G/3G/4G R R
egulat egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation and not
and notes
es R
R
egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation of small com
of small compo-
po-
nents
nents Manufacturer information about
radio-based vehi-
cle components can be found using thekey
phrase "Regulatory radio identi/cation" in the Dig-
ital Operator's Manual in theve hicle, on the inter-
net and in the app. R
R
egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation – Indonesia
– Indonesia Manufacturer information about
radio-based vehi-
cle components can be found using thekey
phrase "Regulatory radio identi/cation – Indone-
sia" in the Digital Operator's Manual in theve hi-
cle, on the internet and in the app. %
These are not small components. Information
about small components can be found using
th eke y phrase "Regulatory radio identi/cation
of small components". F F
urt
urt her
her com
com ponent-speci/c
ponent-speci/c inf
infor
ormation
mation Fu
rther component-speci/c information can be
fo und using theke y phrase "fur ther component-
speci/c information" in the Digital Owner's Man-
ual in theve hicle, on the internet and in the app. Te
ch nical data
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Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Auxiliary battery malfunc-
tion (red display message) *V
Vehicles wit ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: The auxiliary battery forth e transmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: untilthen, alw ays select park position jbefore you switch o. theve hicle. #
Before leaving theve hicle, apply the electric parking brake. Br
Br
ak
ak es
es Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/conseq uences and
uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
Parking brake See Owner's
Manual *T
heyellow ! indicator lamp is lit. The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
T
T o apply o apply :
: #
Switch theve hicle o. and switch it back on #
App lythe electric parking brake manually (/ page 182).
If it is not possible toapply the electric parking brake: #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Where necessar y,also secure the par kedve hicle against rolling away.
*T heyellow ! indicator lamp and there d! indicator lamp are lit. The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
T
T o r
o r elease:
elease: #
Switch theve hicle o. and switch it back on 394
394
Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Fr
ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .373
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .373
Hazard warning lamps malfunctioning .... 382
Head-up display cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 385
Head-up display inoperative ...................385
Limiter inoperative................................. 400
Limiter passive....................................... 400
Mo tor can be star ted again .................... 419
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling....................................................3 92
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
stationary.............................................. 391
Pa rking Assist and PARKTRONIC inop-
erative See Owner's Manual................... 411
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual.............................. 376 PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 374
Re duce speed........................................ 422
Re versing not poss. Consult workshop ... 393
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P .............. 392
Ru n Flat Indica tor inoperative................. 423
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .......402
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ......................393
To shiT out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... .391
To switch o. the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec-
onds or 3 times...................................... 388
Tr a1c Sign Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 404
Tr a1c Sign Assist inoperative................. 404
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............... 393 Ty
re press. monitor cur rently una vaila-
ble......................................................... 419
Ty re press. monitor inoperative .............. 419
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ........................................ 420
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................... 422
Ty re(s) ove rheated .................................. 422
Wi per malfunctioning .............................388
Wi thout changing gear, consult work-
shop ...................................................... 392
Dist Dist ance contr
ance contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC
ONIC
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Door
Door Additional door loc k................................. 77
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .81
Opening (from inside).............................. .78
Po we r closing function............................. 80
Unlocking (from inside)............................ 78
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 14 456
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