MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owners Manual

Pa
rking lights .......................................... .127
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 14 0
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 141
Pa rking up ................................................ 182
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 456
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .422
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 460
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .73
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode Picture settings
see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off ................................ .294
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 405
Playback options Selecting ............................................. 364
POI Selecting ............................................. 304
POI symbols Selecting ............................................. 323
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 147
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .47
Fu nction ................................................ 47
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 47
Re versing measures .............................. 48
PRE- SAFE®
PLUS (anticipa tory occu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ 48
Fu nction ................................................ 48 Re
versing measures .............................. 48
Pr ev entative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selecting ............................................ .304
Prog ramme in form ation
TV channel .......................................... .381
Prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Pr otection of the environment
No tes ..................................................... 21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ............ 21 Q
Qibla ......................................................... 326
QR code Rescue card .......................................... 28
Qualified specialist workshop .................. 27 568
Index

R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo il co vering ........................................ 183
Ra dio
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text ....... 376
Calling up a slide show ........................ 375
Calling up thest ation list .................... .375
Del eting channels ................................ 375
Direct frequency entry ........................ .375
Displ aying information ........................ .376
Displ aying radio text ............................ 376
Editing station presets ........................ .375
Fr equency fix ....................................... 376
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 259
Moving stations .................................. .375
Overview ..............................................3 74
Sea rching forst ations .......................... 375
Setting a channel ................................ .375
Setting station tracking ...................... .376
Setting the frequency band ................. 375
Setting the traf fic information
service volume inc rease ...................... 376
St oring radio stations .......................... 375
Switching on ........................................ 373Switching traf
fic announcements
on/off .................................................. 376
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 376
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 271
Ra dio stations
Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 259
Ra in-closing feature
Side wind ows ........................................86
Ra nge
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 255
Displaying ............................................ 256
REA CHregulation ...................................... 28
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Care) .................................... .405
Re ar fog light
Switching on/off .................................1 28
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 39
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 39 Re
ar window heater ................................ 14 3
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle .......................... 16 8
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 172
Re gistration
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Re mo teOnline
Charging the battery ............................1 51
Cooling or heating theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 50
St arting theve hicle .............................. 151
Re scue card ............................................... 28
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 462
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) .....2 98 Index
569

Re
storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .32
Basic instructions forch ildren .............. .48
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 33
Fu nctionality .......................................... 33
Malfunction ........................................... 33
Pr otection ..............................................32
Re duced pr otection ...............................32
Self-test ................................................. 33
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 33
Re versege ar
Inserting .............................................. 16 3
Re versing camera .................................. .220
Care .................................................... 403
Fu nction .............................................. 220
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera) ............................................. .226
Setting favo urites (360° Camera) ...... .226
Switching auto matic operation
on/off (360° Camera) ......................... 226
Rims (Care) ............................................. .403
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOLD function Ro
ll bar
Fu nction ................................................ 46
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .405
Ro of load .................................................. 469
Ro ute ................................................ .309, 311
Ac tivating a commuter route ................ 311
Calculating .......................................... 309
Displaying destination information ...... .311
Planning ..............................................3 05
Selecting a type .................................. 309
Selecting an alte rnative route .............. 311
Selecting notifications ......................... 310
Selecting options ................................. 310
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch........................................... 312
Switching the automatic filling sta‐
tion sear chon/off ...............................3 11
Using automatic filling station sear ch..311
Wi th intermediate destinations .......... .306
Ro ute guidance ........................................ 312
Cancelling ............................................ 316
Changing direction .............................. .313
Destination reached ............................ .314
Fr om an off-road location .................... 316Lane
recommendations ....................... 314
No tes ................................................... 312
Off-road ............................................... 316
To an off- road destination .................... 316
Ro ute-based speed adaptation
Displ ays in the instrument display .......2 09
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Ro ute-based speed adjustment
Setting ................................................ .205
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tyres ................................ 411
Ru nning-in no tes .....................................1 52 S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 408
Satelli temap ............................................ 327
SD ca rd
Inserting/removing .............................. 361
Seat ........................................... 100,101, 11 6
4-w aylumbar support .......................... 104
Ad justing (electrically) ........................ .104 57 0
Index

Ad
justing (manually and electrically) ... 101
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ..................... 103
Con figuring the settings ......................1 06
Cor rect driver's seat position .............. 100
Fo lding the backrest (rear) back ..........1 18
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards .... 11 6
Fo lding the backrest forw ards/back
(with memory function) ...................... .106
Fo lding the backrest forw ards/back‐
wa rds (without memory function) ........ 107
Operating the memory function ........... 11 3
Pa nel heating ....................................... 109
Re setting the settings .......................... 106
Setting options ...................................... 16
Switching AIRSCARF on/off ................ 109
Seat belt ............................................... 34, 39
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 39
Ca re .................................................... 405
Fa stening ............................................... 37
Pr otection ..............................................34
Re ar seat belt status display ................ .39
Re duced pr otection ...............................35
Re leasing .............................................. .38
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 38 Seat belt
extender ................................. 37
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 39
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 39
Fu nction ................................................ 38
Seat belt extender .....................................37
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 33
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) ..................................... 405
Seat hea ter
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .108
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .109
Second telephone .................................... 331
Connecting .......................................... 331
Fe atures .............................................. 331
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver Self-test
Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 44
Sensors (Care) ......................................... 403
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 255
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch.................... 312
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting summer time .............................. 288
Setting the da teform at .......................... 289
Setting the distance unit ........................ 293
Setting the map scale
see Map Index
571

Shift paddles
see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .......... 162, 16 5
Short messages see Text messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 39
Side impact pr otection ............................ 217
Side windo ws............................................. 84
Au tomatic function ................................ 86
Closing .................................................. 84
Closing (all) .......................................... .84
Closing using theke y ............................ .87
Con venience closing .............................. 87
Con venience opening ............................ 87
Opening .................................................84
Opening (all) .......................................... 84
Opening with theke y ............................ .87
Problem .................................................88
Ra in-closing feature .............................. .86
Smart card Inserting ..............................................3 84Smartphone
Locking theve hicle ................................ 79
Un locking theve hicle ............................79
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................. 431
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 12 3
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 3
Re ar .................................................... .124
Soft top
Care .................................................... .401
Closing (soft- top switch) ........................ 89
Closing using theke y ............................ .87
Opening (soft-top switch) ......................89
Opening with theke y ............................ .87
Problem .................................................95
Re locking .............................................. .91
Soft-top switch .......................................... 89
Software update ...................................... 296
Impor tant sy stem updates ...................2 97
Information .......................................... 296 Pe
rforming .......................................... 297
Sound PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 47
Wheels and tyres ................................. 431
Sound see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Sound settings Adjusting the balance/fader ............... 385
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 385
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .385
Spare wheel see Collapsible spa rewheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ........................ 11 6
Speech dialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed limitation for winter tyres
Setting ................................................. 19 9
Speedome ter
Digital ................................................. .256 572
Index

St
andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .183
Fu nction .............................................. 182
St anding lights ......................................... 127
St art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 173
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 8
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................. 147
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star t connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 375
Direct frequency entry ........................ .375
Fr equency fix ....................................... 376
Moving .................................................3 75
Sea rching ............................................ 375Setting .................................................
375
St oring .................................................3 75
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 375
St ation presets
Modifying ............................................. 375
St ation tracking
Setting ................................................. 376
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 189
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .251
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... 111
Ad justing (manually) ............................ 11 0
Buttons ................................................ 251
Ope rating the memory function ........... 11 3
St eering wheel heater .......................... 11 2
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........16 4
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. 11 2
St ow age areas
see Loading
see Stow age compartment St
ow age comp artment............................ 11 6
Armrest ................................................ 11 6
Centre console .................................... .116
Door ..................................................... 11 6
Glo vebox .............................................1 16
Spectacles compa rtment .................... .116
St ow age comp artments
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the boot floor ......11 9
Sulphur content ...................................... 460
Sun visor Operating ............................................. 141
Sur round lighting .................................... 13 5
Setting ................................................. 13 5
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Setting the suspension le vel (AIR‐
MATIC) ................................................ .215
Suspension see AIRMATIC Index
573

Suspension le
vel (AIRMATIC)
Setting ................................................ .215
SV HC (substances of very high con‐
cern ).......................................................... .28
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 13 5
Interior .................................................1 36
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 386
Synchronisation function Switching on/off (cont rol panel) ........ .144
Sy stem settings
Ac tivating/deactivating PIN pr otec‐
tion ...................................................... 294
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ....2 98
Setting the dis tance unit ..................... 293
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 288
Setting the time zone .......................... 288
Setting the time/date form at .............. 289
Swit ching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 289
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth® see Data import/export
see Language
see Software update
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 403
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 21
Pr otection of the environment ............... 21
Ta nk content
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 464
Fu el ..................................................... 462
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 462
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 470
Fa stening points (trailer hitch) .............4 69
Information .......................................... 454
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 469
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 469
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 469
To ngue weight .................................... .470
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 469
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 436
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 456 Te
lephone ........................................ 260, 329
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 334
Call and ringtone volume .................... .334
Calls with se veral participants ............ .334
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) .............. .333
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .330
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 330
De-authorising a mobile phone ............ 332
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ 332
Importing con tacts .............................. 337
Importing contacts (o verview) ............ .336
Incoming call during an existing call .... 335
Information .......................................... 330
Inter changing mobile phones .............. 332
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......79
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 260
Mobile phone voice recognition .......... 334
No tes ................................................... 327
Operating modes ................................. 330
Re ception and transmission volume .... 333
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 14 9
Switching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 333 574
Index

Te
lephone menu overview ...................3 29
Te lephone operation ............................ 334
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....79
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 333
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 271
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 12 5
Te lephone
see Second telephone
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .260
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te lephony operating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephony .......................... 330
Business telephony ............................ .330
Te lephony operating modes
see Second telephone
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 383
Overview ............................................. 383
Te levision
see TV Te
mp erature ............................................ 14 3
Te xt messages ......................................... 338
Calling a message sender .................... 339
Changing folders ................................ .340
Composing .......................................... 339
Configu ring the displa yedte xt mes‐
sa ge s ................................................... 338
Deleting ............................................... 340
Drafts .................................................. 340
No tes .................................................. 338
Options ................................................ 340
Outbox ................................................ 340
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 339
Re ading .............................................. .339
Re plying .............................................. 339
Sending ...............................................3 39
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 274
Through-loading feature
see Seat
Ti e-d owney es .......................................... .118
Time Manual time setting ............................. 289
Setting summer time ........................... 288 Setting
the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 288
Setting the time zone .......................... 288
Setting the time/date form at .............. 289
TIREFIT kit ................................................ 412
Declaration of conformity ...................... 26
St orage location ................................... 412
Using ................................................... 412
To ne settings ...........................................3 85
Calling up the sound menu .................. 385
Information .......................................... 385
To ngue weight ........................................ .470
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 65
To tal di stance .......................................... 256
Displ aying ............................................ 256
To uch Control .......................................... 279
On-board computer ............................. 252
Operating ............................................ 279
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 280 Index
575

To
uchpad .................................................. 280
Ac tivating/deactivating ha ptic oper‐
ation feedback .................................... 282
Operating ............................................ 280
Re ading the handwriting recognition
aloud ................................................... 281
Selecting a station and track .............. .282
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 281
Switching on/off ................................. 280
To w- aw ay protection
Fu nction ................................................ 97
Priming/deactivating ............................. 98
To w- bar sy stem ...................................... .249
To w- starting ............................................. 427
To wing away ............................................ 423
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 427
St orage location ..................................4 26
To wing me thods ...................................... 422
Tr ack
Selecting (audio mode) ........................ 364
Tr af fic announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .376 Tr
af fic information .................................. .318
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 319
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 320
Extending a Live Traf fic Information
subscription ......................................... 319
Issuing hazard warnings ...................... 321
Live Traf fic Information ........................ 319
Overview ..............................................3 18
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information ..... 319
Tr af fic information service volume
increase
Setting ................................................ .376
Tr af fic map
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assist .................................. .235
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 235
Setting .................................................2 36
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 35
Tr ailer hitch
Axle load .............................................. 470
Bicycle rack ......................................... 247
Care .................................................... 403
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer ........ .245
Fa stening points ..................................4 69Fo
lding the ball neck out/in ................2 43
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 469
Mounting dimensions .......................... 469
No tes ................................................... 24 3
Overhang dimension ........................... 469
Soc ket ................................................. 24 5
To ngue weight .................................... .470
To wing capacity .................................. .469
Tr ailer operation
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st....................... 238
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................. 24 0
Bicycle rack ......................................... 247
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer ........ .245
Fo lding the ball neck out/in ................2 43
No tes ................................................... 24 3
Soc ket ................................................. 24 5
Tr ailer stabilisation
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 188
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto ....................................... 345
Apple CarPl ay™ ................................... 345
Tr ansmission (problem) ..........................16 6
Tr ansmission position display ................16 2 576
Index

Tr
anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 425
Tr im element (Care) ................................ 405
Tr ip
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 256
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 256
Re setting ............................................. 257
Tr ip distance ............................................ 256
Displaying ............................................ 256
Re setting ............................................. 257
Tr ip me ter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal lights
Tu rn signal lights .....................................1 29
Switching on/off ................................. 12 9
TV .............................................................. 271
Ac tivating ............................................ 378
Ad justing the brightness ..................... 384
Calling up the menu (CI+ module) .......3 84
Displ ays in theTV control menu .......... 380 Fu
nction/no tes (audio language,
subtitles) ............................................. 382
Information .......................................... 376
Overview ............................................. 379
Picture settings ................................... 384
Picture settings overview .................... 384
Setting subtitles .................................. 383
Setting the audio language .................. 383
Showing telete xt ................................. .383
Showing/hiding full screen ................. 380
Te lete xt overview ................................. 383
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 271
TV channel
Ac tivating/deactivating channel fix ..... 381
Channel fix .......................................... 381
Channel li stove rview .......................... .381
EPG (electronic prog ramme guide) ..... .381
Overview of favo urites ........................ .381
Qui cksave ........................................... 382
Selecting from thech annel list ............ 380
Selecting from the control menu ......... 380
Selecting from thefa vo urites .............. 380
Selecting in the bac kground ................ 380
St oring ................................................ 382
Using a voice tag ................................. 382 Tw
o phone mode
see Second telephone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ......................................... 455
No tes on ins tallation .......................... .454
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .455
Ty re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ty re pressure ........................................... 433
Checking (ty repressure monitoring
sy stem) ............................................... 434
No tes .................................................. 432
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 440
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 35
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 412
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 440
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 434
Ty re pressure table .............................. 433
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
Fu nction .............................................. 440 Index
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