MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owners Manual

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions
0077 Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. 000A
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tyre pressure
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure pose thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tyre traction.
R ‑ The driving characteristics, steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. 0007
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. 0007
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. 0007
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres.
0077 The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) flashes for appro ximately one
minu teand then remains lit.
The tyre pressu remonitoring sy stem is faulty. 538
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions
Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes 000A
WARNING Thereis a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not able toissue a warning if there is pressure loss in
one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure ma y,forex ample, af fect theve hicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ 0007
Have the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem checked at a qualified specialist workshop. 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions
00CC Po we rst eering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The po wer-assis tedsteering or thesteering itself is malfunctioning. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. 0007
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. Display messa
ges and warning/indicator lamps 539

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 0007
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
00CA
Tr ailer tow hit chwarning
lamp The
red trailer tow hit chwarning lamp is on.
The trailer tow hit chis not operational or swivels. 000A
WARNING Risk of an accident if the ball neck is not loc ked
If th e ball neck is not in the loc ked position, the trailer may come loose. 0007
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. 0007
Uncouple the trailer and secure it against rolling away. 0007
Initiate a new swivelling procedure and do not re-couple the trailer until the display message disappears. 0007
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
If th e trailer hitch swivels: 0007
Wait until the ball coupling has reached the operational position. 540
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC ..................................................... 167
Fu nction ............................................... 167
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
Operating saf ety .................................... 23
360° Camera .......................................... .223
Fu nction .............................................. 223
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera) .............................................. .226
Selecting a view .................................. 226
Setting favo urites ................................ 226
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera) .................. .226 A
A/C function Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 14 3
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .184 Ac
celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................3 54
Setting (Blue tooth®
) ............................ 353
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .347
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 75
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 386
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st.......................... 237
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .240
Brake application ................................. 238
Fu nction .............................................. 237
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 37
Tr ailer operation .................................. 238
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 388
Operation ............................................ 388
Re setting ............................................. 388 Ac
tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 189
Setting ................................................. 19 5
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 19 9
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 09
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 208
Calling up a speed ............................... 201
Displa ysinthe instrument display .......2 09
Fu nction .............................................. 19 9
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 201
Re quirements: .................................... .201
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ........... .204
Selecting ............................................. 201
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 201
St oring a speed ................................... 201
Switching off/deactivating .................. 201
Switching on/activating ......................2 01
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 99
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............209
Ac tive headlamps .................................... 13 0
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st..................... 208
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .209
Fu nction .............................................. 208 Index
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Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 24 0
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .242
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .... 24 3
Fu nction .............................................. 24 0
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 24 3
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 40
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 0
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 227
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 232
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 231
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .230
Fu nction .............................................. 227
Manoeuvring assi stance ...................... 233
Pa rking ................................................ 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 27
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 203
Display ................................................ 203
Fu nction .............................................. 203
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .205
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .207
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 09
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 208 Displa
ysinthe instrument display .......2 09
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 05
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 5
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 13 2
Switching on/off ................................. 13 3
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Switching on/off ................................. 13 5
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 463
Ad ditives .............................................4 63
Capacity .............................................. 464
Fill le vel .............................................. .255
No tes ................................................... 171
Purity ................................................... 463
Ra nge .................................................. 255
To pping up ...........................................1 72
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 78Ad
ditional value range
Setting display content ........................ 253
Ad diti ves.................................................. 464
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 463
Engine oil ............................................. 464
Fu el ...................................................... 461
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 386
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 386
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 386 542
Index

ADS PLUS da
mping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .132
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .143
Air inl et
see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents ................................................... 14 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 14 5
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 14 5
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 14 6
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 14 4Air-water duct
.......................................... 395
Ke eping free ........................................3 95
Airbag ........................................................ .39
Ac tivation .............................................. 33
Fr ont airbag ...........................................39
Head airbag ........................................... 39
Ins tallation locations ............................ .39
Knee airbag ........................................... 39
Overview ............................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .44
Pr otection ..............................................40
Re duced pr otection ...............................41
Side impact airbag ................................ 39
AI RC AP
Ac tivating .............................................. 92
Deactivating .......................................... 92
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .143
AIRMATIC ................................................. .213
Setting ................................................. 215
Suspension .......................................... 213
AIRS CARF
Ad justing the outlets ........................... 14 6
Switching on/off ................................. 109Alarm
see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 36
Android Auto ............................................ 343
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 344
Ending ................................................. 345
Information .......................................... 344
Overview ............................................. 343
Sound settings .................................... 345
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 45
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 73
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains Index
543

Anti-theft ala
rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 78
Immobiliser ...........................................96
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 342
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 342
Ending .................................................3 43
No tes .................................................. 342
Overview ............................................. 342
Sound settings .................................... 343
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 45
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 2
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .122
Using ................................................... 12 2Assistance sy
stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 255
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 387
Battery disconnection pe riods .............3 88
Displ aying the service due date ........... 387
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 387
Re gular maintenance work .................. 387
Special service requ irements .............. 387
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 96
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 97
Fu nction ................................................ 96
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 98
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 99
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 98
To w- aw ay protection function ................97
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 233, 234
Fu nction .............................................. 233
Setting ................................................. 234
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 33At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 364
Co pyrights ...........................................3 61
Information ..........................................3 60
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 361
Media sea rch ....................................... 367
Overview ............................................. 363
Pa use and playback function .............. .364
Selecting a track ................................. 364
Selecting pl ayback options .................. 364
Switching on media mode ...................3 61
Tr ack list .............................................. 364
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 154
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 154544
Index

Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 42, 44
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .44
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .141
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 2
Drive program display .......................... 15 9
Drive programs .................................... 15 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 15 9
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 4
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 3
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 4
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .163
Kickdown ............................................. 16 5
Manual gear changing ........................ .164
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .164
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 2Tr
ansmission positions ........................ 16 2
Au tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 456
Tr ailer operation .................................. 470 B
Ball ne ck
Fo lding out/in .................................... .243
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .185
Battery Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 151
Ke y ........................................................ 76
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 422
Charging .............................................. 420
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 151
No tes ................................................... 417
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) .............................................. 41 8
Re placing ............................................ 422 St
arting assis tance .............................. 420
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 247
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 237
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .240
Fu nction .............................................. 237
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 37
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 289
Information .......................................... 289
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 353
Switching on/off ................................. 289
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 354
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 372
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 372
Information ..........................................3 70 Index
545

Overview .............................................
370
Sea rching for a track ........................... 372
Sea rching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 371
Selecting a media pl ayer ..................... 372
Switching device via NFC .................... 372
Boot lid Activating/deactivating theta ilgate
opening limiter ...................................... 84
Closing .................................................. 84
Locking separa tely ................................ 84
Opening .................................................83
Opening dimensions ............................4 67
Boot separator Closing .................................................. 91
Opening .................................................91
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes .................................................. 465
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 188Brakes
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 184
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 189
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .195
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 185
Driving tips .......................................... 15 2
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 188
HOLD function .................................... .211
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 15 2
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 15 2
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 52
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 18
To w- starting ........................................ 427
To wing away ........................................ 423
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 25
Wheel change ...................................... 445
Breakdown see Flat tyre Breakdown assistance call
see Mercedes me connect
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 85
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 386
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 386
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 386
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .386
Calling up the sound menu .................. 385
Information .......................................... 385
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .386
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................2 51 C
Call list Making a call ...................................... .338
Overview ............................................. 338
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 385
Calls ..........................................................3 34
Ac cepting ............................................ 334
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 334 546
Index

Calls with se
veral participants ............ .334
Declining ............................................. 334
Ending a call ........................................ 334
Incoming call during an existing call .... 335
Making ................................................ 334
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ......................3 46
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 396
Care ..........................................................4 05
Air-water duct ...................................... 395
Car wash ............................................. 396
Carpet .................................................4 05
Decorative foil .................................... .399
Displ ay................................................ 405
Draught stop ....................................... 402
Exterior lighting ................................... 403
Fo lding draught stop ........................... 403 High-pressure cleaner .........................3
97
Matt finish ........................................... 398
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 398
Plastic trim .......................................... 405
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................4 05
Re versing camera ................................ 403
Ro of lining ...........................................4 05
Seat belt .............................................. 405
Seat co ver ........................................... 405
Sensors ............................................... 403
Soft top ...............................................4 01
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 403
Tr ailer hit ch......................................... 403
Wa shing byhand ................................. 397
Wheels/rims ....................................... 403
Wi nd de flector .....................................4 01
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 403
Wi per blades .......................................4 03
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .405
Changing gears ........................................ 16 4
Manually ..............................................1 64
Changing hub caps .................................446 Changing
the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .................................. 420
Chassis Damping characteristics ...................... 213
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213
Child saf ety lock
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ............................................... 293
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .56
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 55
Basic instructions ..................................48
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 71
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 71
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................ 63
No tes on risks and dangers ...................49
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 52
Seats suita blefor belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 67 Index
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