MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2018, Model line: C-CLASS CABRIOLET, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018Pages: 589, PDF Size: 10.55 MB
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We
lcome totheworl d of Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ......................22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................28 Information on
the REA CHregulation ........... 28
Implied warranty .......................................... .28
QR code forre scue card ...............................28
Data storage .................................................29
Copyright ...................................................... 31 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 32
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................32
Seat belts ..................................................... 34
Airbags ......................................................... 39
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .46
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 47
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................48
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................73 Opening and closing
.................................. 74
Ke y ................................................................ 74
Doo rs............................................................ 78
Boot .............................................................. 83
Side windo ws............................................... 84
Soft top ........................................................ 89
Anti- theft pr otection .....................................96 Seats and
stowing ................................... 100
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 100
Seats .......................................................... 101
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 0
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 11 2
Operating the memory function .................. 11 3
St ow age areas ............................................ .114
Cup holders ................................................ 12 0
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .122
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 3
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 24
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 12 6 Light and sight
......................................... 127
Exterior lighting .......................................... 127
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 5
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 13 8
Operating the sun visors ............................. 1412
Contents
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Climate control
........................................ 14 3
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 43
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 3 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 147
Driving ........................................................ 147
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 15 9
Manual transmission ..................................1 60
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 16 2
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 167
Re fuelling .................................................... 16 8
Pa rking ...................................................... .173
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 83
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 24 3
Bicycle rack function .................................. 247
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .249 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 250
Instrument display overview ...................... .250
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 51
Operating the on-board computer .............. 252
Setting the design ...................................... 253 Setting
the additional value range .............. 253
Overview of displ ays on the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 54
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 255
Menus and submenus ................................ 255
Head-up Display .......................................... 261 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 263
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 263
Ope ration ................................................... 263
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 265
Essential voice commands ........................ .266 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 278
Overview and operation .............................. 278
Sy stem settings .......................................... 287
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 298
Na vigation .................................................. 300
Te lephone .................................................. .327
Online and Internet functions ..................... 352
Media ......................................................... 360
Ra dio .......................................................... 373
TV ............................................................... 376
Sound ......................................................... 385 Main
tenance and care ............................. 387
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 387
Engine compartment .................................. 388
Cleaning and care ...................................... .396 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 408
Emergency ................................................. .408
Flat tyre ...................................................... 41 0
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 417
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 422
Electrical fuses ........................................... 428 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 431
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .431
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .431
No tes on snow chains ................................ .431
Ty re pressure .............................................. 432
Wheel change ............................................ .441
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 451
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 452 Contents
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Te
ch nical data .......................................... 454
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 454
On-board electronics .................................. 454
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 456
Operating fluids .......................................... 458
Ve hicle data ................................................ 467
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 469 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 471
Displ aymessa ges ....................................... 471
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 527 Index
.......................................................... 5414
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In
this Owner's Manual, you will find thefo llow‐
ing symbols: 000A
DANG ER Dan ger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz‐
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. 0007
Obser vethewa rning notices. 000F
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tofailure toobser veenvi‐
ro nmental no tes Environmental no
tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or
environmentally responsible disposal. 0007
Obser veenvironmen tal no tes. 000E
NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of
ri sks which may lead to yourvehicle being
damaged. 0007
Obser venotes on material damage. 0009
Useful instructions or fur ther information
th at could be helpful to you.
X In
stru ction
(007B page) Fu
rther information on a topic
Display Information on
the multifunction dis‐
play/media display
+ Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia sy stem
* Corresponding submenus, which are
to be selected in the multimedia sys‐
tem
*M arks a cause Symbols
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Left-hand-drive
vehicles 6
Ataglance – Cockpit
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
16 4
2 Combination swit ch →
12 9
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
16 2
4 Multimedia sy stem display →
278
5 Glovecompa rtment →
11 6
6 Start/ stop button →
14 8
7 Climate cont rol sy stems →
14 3
8 Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
278
9 Haza rdwa rning lights →
13 0
A PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
44
B Stow age compartment →
11 6
C Switches the control knob forvo lume and
sound on/off →
278
D Switches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
278
E Extending/r etra cting the seat belt extender →
37
F Opens and closes the soft top →
89
G Activates and deacti vates AIR CAP →
92 H
Stow age compartment →
11 6
I Opens and closes the side windo ws →
84
J ECO start/ stop function →
15 6
K Active Parking Assist →
228
L Sets theve hicle le vel →
215
M DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
15 9
N Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
279
O Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
(s te ering wheel) →
251
P Adjusts thesteering wheel →
111
Q Control panel forth e on-board computer →
251
Operating cruise control or theva riable limiter →
197
Operating Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
201
R Diagno stics connection →
26
S Opens the bonn et →
389
T Electric parking brake →
17 9
U Light switch →
127 At
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