Significant savings can also come from a series of small contributions. With the aim of making the E-Class Cabriolet more fuel efficient, the Mercedes-Benz engineers examined all the main components with regard to their energy usage and found ways of getting them to work more economically.
Overview of efficient energy management measures:
- On-demand control: the power steering pump does not operate continuously.
- Efficient alternator management: the kinetic energy from braking and coasting is used to charge the battery.
- More efficient fuel management: the pumping pressure of the fuel pump is based on the precise amount of fuel needed at the time
- Air conditioning only as required: if not required, the compressor is automatically decoupled from the engine's belt drive.
