2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET park assist

T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage from automatic braking If one of
thefo llowing functions is activated,
th eve hicle brakes automatically in cer tain sit-
uations:
R Active Brake Assist
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R Active Parking Assist
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thefo llowing or similar situa-
tions: #
During towing #
In a car wash Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on thegr ound. Do not use tow bar systems. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due to tow-
ing awa y incor rectly #
Obser vethe inst ructions and no tes on
to wing away. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear wheel dr
ear wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s, if the steering wheel is
/xed in the centre position
with a steering wheel lock 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No T
T
o
o wing wit
wing wit h a r
h a raised axle:
aised axle: towing should be per-
fo rm ed byato wing compan y. T
T
o
o wing t
wing t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h bot
h both axles on t
h axles on t hegr
he ground
ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods. #
Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llowing points when the battery is
dischar ged:
R The vehicle cann otbe star ted. 330
330
Breakdown assistance

R
the electric parking brake cannot be released
or applied
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
transmission cannot be shiTed toposition i
or j.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: ifthe
transmission cannot be shiTed toposition i
or if the display does not show anything,
transport theve hicle (/ page 332). A towing
ve hicle with liTing equipment is requ ired for
ve hicle transpor tation.
* NO
NO TE
TEDamage due to towing away at
ex cessively high speeds or over long dis-
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at excessively high speeds or over long distan-
ces. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not be
ex ceeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
ex ceeded. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when towing a
ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star ted or towe daway
is heavier than the permissible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llowing situations can
occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R theve hicle/trailer combination may
swer veorove rturn. #
Before tow- starting or towing away,
ch eck if theve hicle tobe tow- star ted or
to we dawa yex ceeds the permissible
gr oss mass. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe dawa y,its
permissible gross mass must not exceed the per-
missible gross mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 358). #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: do not
open the driver's door or front passenger door;
the transmission otherwise automati-
cally shiTs toposition j. #
Fitth eto wing eye (/ page 333). #
Fasten theto wing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage due toincor rect connec-
tion of theto w bar #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(/ page 82). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- awa y protection (/ page 99). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assist (/ page 212). #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTto
position i. #
Release the electric parking brake. Breakdown assistance
331
331

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during theto wing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon-
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle is switched o..
R the brake system or po wer steering system
is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri-
cal system is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is towe daw ay, signi/cantly
more e.ort may be requ ired tosteer and
brake than is normally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that the steering wheel can
mo vefreely be fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due toexcessive tractive
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 330). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition i.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
automatic transmission may be loc ked in posi-
tion jintheev ent of damage tothe electri-
cal system. ToshiT toi , pr ovide the on- board electrical system with po
wer
( / page 328). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h ADS PL
h ADS PLUS (A
US (Adap
daptiv
tive Dam
e Dam ping Sy
ping Sy s-
s-
t
t em PL
em PL US)
US) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles with Adaptive Damping
System PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping System PLUS, theve hicle/trailer
combination may begin torock and start to
skid. #
Load theve hicle cor rectly onto the
transpor ter. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels
with suitable tensioning straps. 332
332
Breakdown assistance

*
N
N O
OTE
TE Damage tocomponents of theve hi-
cle body or chassis due to/tted snow
ch ains If
yo u /t snow chains tothe front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage compo-
nents of theve hicle body or chassis. #
Only /t snow chains tothere ar wheels
of 4MATIC vehicles. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes when using snow
ch ains:
R Snow chains are only permissible for cer tain
wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R For saf etyre asons, only use snow chains that
ha ve been speci/cally appr oved foryo ur vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or snow chains with
th e same quality standard.
R Comply with the installation inst ructions of the
snow chain manu facturer.
R If snow chains are /tted, the maximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h. R
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist: :do not use
Ac tive Parking Assist when snow chains are
/tted.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h lev
h level contr
el contr ol:
ol:if snow chains are
/tted, only drive at raised vehicle le vel
( / page 221).
% You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 197).
% You can deactivate ESP ®
to pull away
( / page 190). This allo ws the wheels tospin,
achieving an increased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr e pr
e pr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr e pr
e pressure
essure &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessive tyre pressure
Un derin0a tedorove rin0ated ty res pose in par-
ticular thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres can burst. R
The tyres can wearexcessively and/or
une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatly impaired. #
Comply with there commended tyre
pressure and check the tyre pressure of
all tyres, including the spare wheel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when the load changes
R before embarking on a lon ger journey
R if operating conditions change, e.g. o.-
ro ad driving #
Adjust the tyre pressure, if necessar y. Ty
re pressure which is too high or too low can:
R Shor tenth e service life of the tyres.
R Cause increased tyre damage.
R Adve rsely a.ect driving characteristics and
th us driving saf ety, e.g. due toaquaplaning. Wheels and tyres
339
339

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC inoperative
See Owner's Manual *A
ctive Parking Assist and Parking Assist PARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. #
Continue driving while paying attention totheve hicle's sur roundings.
or #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Dr Dr
iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty systems
ems Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/conseq uences and
uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
!
÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be temp orarily una vailable.
The brake system will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may lock during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilisation.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. 412
412
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

W
W
ar
ar ning and indicat
ning and indicat or lam
or lamps
ps Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of indicat
w of indicat or and w
or and war
arning lam
ning lam ps
ps Some systems will per
form a self-test when the
ve hicle is switched on. Some indicator and warn-
ing lamps may brie0y light up or 0ash. This beha v-
iour is non-critical. These indicator and warning
lamps indicate a malfunction only if they light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle has been star ted or dur-
ing a journe y.
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 432)
ü Seat belt (/ page 432)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 433)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 433)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 434)
; Engine diagnostics (/ page 434)
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow
# Electricalfault (/ page 434)
8 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 434)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 438)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/page 438)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page 438)
J Brakes (red) (/ page 438)
L Distancewarning (/ page 440)
Ó Active Brake Assist (/ page 440)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 440)ä
AIR BODYCONTROL (/ page 440)
ä DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
(/ page 440)
! ABS (/page 441)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 441)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 441)
h Tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 444)
T Standing lights (/ page 127)
L Low beam (/ page 127)
K High beam (/ page 129)
#! Turn signal lights (/ page 129)
R Rear fog light (/ page 127)
Symbols on t
Symbols on t he centr he central display:
al displ ay:
É DriveAway Assist (/ page 238)
L CrossTra1c Ale rt (/ page 238)
º Manoeuv ring brake function (/ page 239) Display messa
ges and warning/indicator lamps
431
431

1, 2, 3 ...
1, 2, 3 ...
48 V on-boar
48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em
em
Operating saf ety...................................... 23
360° Came ra
360° Camera
Care...................................................... 313
Fu nction................................................ 225
Switching automatic mode on/o.
(r ev ersing camera)................................. 229 A
A
A/C function
A/C function Activating/deactivating (operating
unit)....................................................... 145
MBUX.................................................... 146
ABS (Anti-loc
ABS (Anti-loc k Br
k Braking Syst
aking Syst em)
em), Anti-lock
braking system............................................. 188
A
A cceler
cceler ation
ation
Kickdown............................................... 172
Optimised acceleration.......................... 159
A
A ccident, emerg
ccident, emerg ency call
ency call............................. 289
A
A cous
coustic loc tic loc king
kingv
ver
er i/cation
i/cation signal, acti-
signal, acti-
v
v ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating
ating........................................ 77 A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Brake application................................... 216
Fu nction................................................ 214
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .216
A
A ctiv ctiv e bonnet
e bonnet, Pedest rian pr otection............ 301
A A ctiv ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
Fu nction................................................ 208
Setting.................................................. .212
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist DIS t DISTR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tivating............................................... 200
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 207
Calling up a speed................................. 200
Deactivating........................................... 200
Fu nction................................................ 197
Inc reases/decreases the speed............. 200
Ro ute-based speed adap tation............... 203
St oring a speed...................................... 200
A A ctiv
ctiv e Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist ,
Driving system............................................ .207
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 219
Fu nction................................................ 217
Setting the sensitivity.............................2 19
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .217 A
A ctiv
ctiv e light function
e light function.....................................1 30
A
A ctiv
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist ,Pa rking assistance systems
Au tomatic braking function................... .237
Exiting a parking space. ......................... 236
Manoeuvring brake function................... 239
Pa rking.................................................. 235
Pa using.................................................. 237
A A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US,
ASS YST PLUS............................................. .300
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist .............................2 02
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 207
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 207
Fu nction................................................ 205
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St op-and-Go Assist
op-and-Go Assist
Fu nction................................................ 204
A
A ctiv
ctiv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Jam Assist
Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 205
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights.................................... 192
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise control ol,Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC........................................ 203
A A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist , High beam
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 133 446
446
Index

Dat
Dat
a pr ot
a pr otection r
ection r ights
ights....................................39
Dat
Dat a st
a st or
orage
age
Data pr otection rights.............................. 39
Electronic control units............................ 36
Online services........................................ 39
Deactiv
Deactiv ating t
ating the alarm
he alarm ................................... 98
Dealer
Dealer ship
ship..................................................... 34
Declar
Declar ation of conf
ation of conf or
ormity
mity
Elect romagnetic compatibilit y.................. 24
Impor ter addresses.................................. 31
Jack......................................................... 32
Speci/c absor ption rate........................... 25
TIREFIT kit................................................ 32
Wi reless vehicle component s................... 25
Decor Decor ativ
ative f
e foil
oil.............................................. 310
DeN
DeNOx ag Ox ag ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .176
Des
Destination entry tination entry......................................... 270
Det
Det ecting inatt
ecting inatt entiv
entiveness
eness,
AT TENTION ASSIST..................................... .192
Diagnos
Diagnostics connection tics connection .................................. 33
Diesel
Diesel
Low outside temp eratures...................... 363 Digit
Digit
al oper
al oper at
ator's manual
or's manual ...............................18
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual .................................. 18
DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev er
er
Au tomatic transmission.......................... 169
Engaging neut ral.................................... 170
Engaging park position automaticall y...... 170
Engaging park position manuall y............ 170
Engaging reve rsege ar........................... .170
Fu nction................................................ 169
Gea rshiT recommendation..................... 172
Manual gearshiTing................................ 171
Displ ay
Display
Care......................................................3 14
Home screen......................................... 258
Displa
Displa y (on-boar
y (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)
Displa yson the inst rument displa y......... 253
Displa
Displa y message
y message
Calling up in the on-board computer....... 372
Displa
Displa y messag
y messag es
es
ç - - - km/h..................................... 401
È - - - km/h..................................... 401
h - - - km/h..................................... 400 #
12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 417
K 12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 379
Û 48 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 419
: Active Light System inoperative..... 381
¯ AdBlue system fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km.................................................. 427
¯ AdBlue system fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Manual.... 427
¯ AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible................................... 428
¯ AdBlue system fault See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 427
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................... 429
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperati ve..... 400 452 452
Index