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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Seats suitable
for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 62
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 58
Securing on the front passenger seat ....72
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 69
To pTe ther ..............................................65
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............49
Basic instructions .................................. 48
Cho ck....................................................... 444
St orage location ..................................4 44
Chock see Chock
CI+ module .............................................. 384
Calling up a menu ................................ 384
CI+ module (TV) Inserting a Smart Card ........................ 384
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 3
City lighting ............................................ .132
Cleaning see Care Climate control
........................................ 14 3
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .143
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 14 4
Air di stribution settings .......................1 44
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .144
Au tomatic control ................................ 14 4
Defrosting the windscreen ...................1 43
Demisting wind ows............................. 14 4
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 14 5
Ionisation ............................................. 14 5
No te .................................................... 14 3
Re ar air vents ...................................... 14 5
Sets the air flow ................................... 14 3
Setting the air distribution ...................1 43
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 43
Switching on/off ................................. 14 3
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................1 43
THERMATIC control panel .................... 14 3
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 87
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6 Cof
fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collapsible spare wheel .......................... 452
No tes .................................................. 452
COMAND Online see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 292
Combination switch ................................12 9
Compass .................................................. 326
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 355
Overview ............................................ .355
Connectivity Switching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 289
Contacts ................................................... 335
Calling up ............................................ 336
Deleting ............................................... 337
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 336
Importing ............................................. 337 548
Index
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Importing (o
verview) .......................... .336
Information .......................................... 335
Making a call ....................................... 337
Na me form at ...................................... .336
Options ................................................ 337
St oring .................................................3 37
Controller Operating ............................................ 280
Con venience closing ................................. 87
Con venience opening ................................ 87
Coolant (engine) Check le vel .......................................... 394
No tes .................................................. 466
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright .................................................... 31
Cornering light ........................................ .131
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .232
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 188
Cruise control .......................................... 19 5
Ac tivating ............................................ .197 Buttons ................................................
197
Calling up a speed .............................. .197
Deactivating ......................................... 197
Fu nction .............................................. 19 5
Re quirements ...................................... 197
Selecting .............................................. 197
Setting a speed .................................... 197
St oring a speed .................................... 197
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 95
Cup holder Rear ben chseat ................................... 121
Cup holder in the centre console
In stalling/removing ............................ .120
ins talling/ removing (auto matic
transmission) ....................................... 12 0 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......182
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 29 Data import/export
................................ 293
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 293
Importing/exporting ........................... 294
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .29
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 288
Deactivating the alarm (A TA).................... 97
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 25
Jack .......................................................25
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 26
Wi reless vehicle components ................25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .399
DeNO x agent
see AdBlue ® Index
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Designs
Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 253
Destination .............................................. .317
Editing intermedia tedestinations ........ 306
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ .317
External ............................................... 317
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ..........3 17
Saving as global favo urite .................... 317
St oring a map position .........................3 17
Destination ent ry..................................... 301
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 307
En tering a POI or address .................... 301
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 305
Ente ring geo-coordinates ..................... 307
Selecting a contact ............................. 306
Selecting a POI .................................... 304
Selecting from the map ....................... 308
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .304
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 61
No tes ................................................... 461 Digital Owner's Manual
............................20
Digital speedome ter ............................... 256
Digital TV
see TV
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 79
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 9
Un locking theve hicle ............................79
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Setting .................................................1 35
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 2
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 4
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 3
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 4
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 4
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .163
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
Display Care .................................................... 405
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .287 Display (on-boa
rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 254
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 253
Displ aymessage ...................................... 471
Calling up (on-board co mputer) .......... .471
No tes ................................................... 471
Display messages 00B2 - - - km/h .................................. .493
ç - - - km/h ................................... 492
00CB - - - km/h ................................... 494
003D12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 497
0059 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 522
003D48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 499
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........487
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 492 550
Index
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Ac
tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 485
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 520
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 484
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 482
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .493
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........493
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 493
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ... 494
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........488
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 489 0049Ac
tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 525
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 487
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........487
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......486
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ... 525
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........525
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 525
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 526
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .526 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .526
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 504
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced in XXX km See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 504
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX mph No start in XXX
miles .................................................. .504
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .503
00B2Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 502
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 06
Apply brake toselect R ....................... 508
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 492
00ADAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 488 Index
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0049Au
tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 524
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 506
0044Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 508
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 486
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 487
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 90
Brake immediate ly............................... 472
Cann otstart engine See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 498
00AFChan gekey bat teries ...................5 15
004D Check brake fluid le vel................ 477
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .485
00B2Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 502 00CAChe
cktrailer hitch lo ck(white
display message) .................................5 17
Check tyre pressures then restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................. 513
0077 Check tyre(s) ................................ 511
003A Clean the fuel filter .................... .496
0058 Close boot sepa rator .................. 523
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ..................................... 507
0059 Convertible Top Operation pos‐
sible to60 km/h ................................. 522
00ACCoolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 498
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 493
Cruise control inope rative ................... 493
Cruise control off ................................ 493
0025cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 47800E5
currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 472
Dep ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 07
00B3 Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 500
00B2Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 00
00B2Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................. 501
00B2Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 501
Fa ult Drive at max. 80 km/h ...............490
0075Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................4 83
006FFr ont left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................. 519
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 82
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 481552
Index
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0025inope
rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 479
00E5 inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 480
007Ainoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 476
0053 Inoperative .................................. 483
0049Intellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 23
00AFKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 51 5
00AF Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 14
0049 Left dipped beam (Example) ........ 524
0075Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 480
Limiter inoperative .............................. 494
Limiter passive .................................... 494
¢ Lowe ring ..................................... 491 0049Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual
....................................................... 525
00CBMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 94
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................483
Mo tor can be star ted again .................4 98
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 507
çOff .............................................. .492
00D9Off ............................................... 489
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 508
0059 Open/close top comple tely ....... 522
00CAOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................517
00CA Operation only possible in
transmission position P ........................516
0024 Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .473 00AF
Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ..................51 5
Please reduce speed ...........................4 85
00D7Please wait Charging high- volt‐
age battery .......................................... 499
PRE- SAFE inoperati veSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 482
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 477
006F Rear left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................. 519
0077 Rectify tyre pressure ....................511
Re duce speed ...................................... 513
00C8 Refill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... 503
00C8Re fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 03
0024Re lease parking brake .................476
009E Replace air cleaner ...................... 497 Index
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,Re
placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 516
00AF Replace key ................................ .515
00B6 Reser vefuel le vel........................ 500
0075Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 484
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 06
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........508
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative .............. 514
003D See Owner's Manual ................... 495
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 494
00CCSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 520
00CCSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 508
00CCSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........519 St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................505
003DSt opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 496
003DSt opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 97
00CC Stop vehicle Vehicle too low ........ 490
çsuspended ..................................4 92
0049Switch off lights .......................... 524
0049Switch on headla mps.................. 524
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 506
0059 Top lo wering ............................... 522
00C8To p upAdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........505
00C8 Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............ 504
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 496
00B2To p upwasher fluid .................... .521 Tr
af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 489
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 488
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 488
00CATr ailer coupling extending… .........516
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 505
0024Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 473
0077 Tyre press. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... .512
0077 Tyre press. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 512
0077 Tyre press. monitor inoperative ...512
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................509
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 13
00CC Vehicle rising Please wait............ 486
00CCVe hiclerising ...............................4 89
0077Wa rning tyre defect .....................510
0077 Wheel sensor(s) missing ..............512 554
Index
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0059
While stationar y,apply the
brakes before operating the soft top.
.............................................................5 23
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 06
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 78
Locking (emergency key) ...................... .82
Opening (from the inside) ......................79
Un locking (emer gency key) .................. .82
Un locking (from the inside) ...................79
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Draught stop
Care .................................................... 402 Dr
aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 231
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 16 4
Drive prog ram display ............................. 15 9
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 27
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .183
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 184
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 189
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .195
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 185
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 188
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 188
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .188 Overview .............................................
184
Ra dar sensors .....................................1 83
Re sponsibility ...................................... 183
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 189
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Change Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera Index
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see
Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .152
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 52
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 213
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 15 9
Con figuring drive program I ................. 16 0
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 0
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 0
Drive program display .......................... 15 9
Drive programs .................................... 15 9
Fu nction .............................................. 15 9
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 59
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .159
Showing operation feedback ............... 16 0 E
E10 ............................................................ 460
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 2
Setting ................................................. 11 3
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 2
Setting ................................................. 11 3
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 188
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 15 9
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 157
ECO display Function .............................................. 15 6
Re setting ............................................. 257
ECO start/s top function ......................... 154
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 154
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 54
Operation ............................................ 154
Switching off/on ................................. 15 6Electric pa
rking brake ............................ .179
Applying auto matically ........................ 17 9
App lying or releasing manually ............ 181
Emergency braking .............................. 182
Re leasing automatically ...................... .180
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................25
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .410
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 409
Overview of the help functions .............. 18
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 409
Saf etyve st .......................................... 408
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .409
Emer gency braking ................................. 182
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem 556
Index
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Emer
gency engine start .......................... 427
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ................................ 76
Locking a door ....................................... 82
Un locking a door .................................. .82
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 0
Emer gency spare wheel .......................... 451
No tes ................................................... 451
Re moving ............................................ 452
ENERGIZI NGcomfort
Overview of programs ........................ .299
St arting the program ........................... 300
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 54
Engine number .................................... 456
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 14 9
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 15 0
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .149
St arting (Remo teOnline) ......................1 51
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 48
St arting assis tance .............................. 420
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 73Engine bonnet
Function (active bonnet) ...................... 388
Opening/closing ................................. 389
Re setting (active bonnet) .................... 388
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 16 0
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 454
Engine number ........................................4 56
Engine oil ................................................. 392
Ad ditives .............................................4 64
Capacity .............................................. 465
Checking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 391
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 392
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .465
Quality ................................................. 465
To pping up ...........................................3 92
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 285
On theto uchpad .................................. 287
Using the controller ............................. 286 EQ Boost
Glide mode .......................................... 16 6
Operating saf ety .................................... 23
ERA-G LONA SS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 352
ESC (Elect ronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 188
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 188
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 185
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .188
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 185
EU general operating permit number ....456
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 403
Ex terior lighting
see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .293 Index
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