fuel MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owners Manual

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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1
Speedom eter →
250
2 L Distance warning →
534
3 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
539
4 003E003D Indicators →
12 9
5 Multifunction display →
254
6 Rev counter →
250
7 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
535
8 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
9 0024 Electric parking brake applied (red) →
528
A 004D Brakes (red) →
528
B 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
535
C Coolant temp erature display →
250
D 004D Brakes (yellow) →
528
E 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
528 F
0025 ABS malfunction →
528
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
33
H 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
534
I 0057 High beam →
12 9
J 0058 Low beam →
127
K 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
L Fuel le vel display
M 0060 Standing lights →
127
N 005E Rear fog light →
12 8
O 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
538
P 00BB ESP®
OFF →
528
Q 00E5 ESP®
→
528 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

1
Speedom eter →
250
2 003E003D Indicators →
12 9
3 Multifunction display →
254
4 005E Rear fog light →
12 8
5 0057 High beam →
12 9
0058 Low beam →
127
0060 Standing lights →
127
6 Rev counter →
250
7 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
535
8 Coolant temp erature display →
250
9 L Distance warning →
534
A 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
534
B 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
538
C 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
539
D 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
528 E
0024 Electric parking brake applied (red) →
528
F 0075 Restra int sy stem →
33
G 00CA Trailer hit chnot operational →
539
H 004D Brakes (red) →
528
I 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
J Fuel le vel display
K 00CC Suspension malfunction →
534
L 004D Brakes (yellow) →
528
M 003D Electrical fault →
535
N 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
535
O 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
P 0025 ABS malfunction →
528
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF →
528
00E5 ESP®
→
528 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 13

1
Safetyve sts →
408
2 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
346
3 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
458
4 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
422
5 Flat tyre →
41 0
6 Starting assis tance →
420
7 Haza rdwa rning lights →
13 0 8
Fire extinguisher →
41 0
9 Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
16 8
A Totow- start and tow aw ay →
422
B TIREFIT kit →
412
C First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
409
D Warning triangle →
409 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Pr
otection of the environment
000F ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Help toprotect the environment byoperating
yo ur vehicle in an environmentally responsi‐
ble manner. Please obser vethefo llowing rec‐
ommendations on ope rating conditions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: 0007
Make sure that the tyre pressure is cor‐
re ct. 0007
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). 0007
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. 0007
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: 0007
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. 0007
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. 0007
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. 0007
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. 0007
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup to00C3 of its maximum
engine speed. 0007
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/ stop
function. 0007
Drive fuel-ef ficiently. Obser vethe ECO
display for a fuel-ef ficient driving style. 000F
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
pollution caused byirre sponsible dis‐
posal of the high-voltage battery A high-voltage battery conta
ins materials
which are harmful tothe environment. 0007
Dispose of faulty high-voltage bat teries
at a qualified specialist workshop. Ta
ke -back of end-of-life vehicles
EU countries onl y:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
ve hicle for environment-friendly disposal in
accordance with the European Union(EU) End-
of-Life Vehicles Directive.
A network of vehicle take -ba ckpoints and dis‐
mantlers has been es tablished foryo uto return
yo ur vehicle. You can lea veit at any of these
points free of charge . This makes an impor tant
contribution toclosing there cycling circle and
conse rving resources.
Fo r fur ther information about there cycling and
disposal of end-of-li fevehicles, and theta ke- Gene
ral no tes 21

Mercedes-Benz can only inform
you about vehi‐
cle checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registra‐
tion data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet been
re gis tere d in your name in thefo llowing cases:
R ifyo ur vehicle was not pur chased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
R ifyo ur vehicle has not yet been examined at
a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
It is advisable toregis teryo ur vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle owner‐
ship. You can do this at a Mercedes-Benz service
centre, forex ample. Cor
rect use of theve hicle
If yo ure mo veany warning sticke rs,yo u or others
could failto recognise cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs in position. Obser
vethefo llowing information in particular
when driving your vehicle:
R the saf ety no tes in this manual
R tech nical da taforth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and saf etyst andards per taining to
mo torve hicles Information on
the REACH regulation
EU and EFTA countries onl y:
The REA CHRegulation (Regulation (EC) No.
19 07 /2006, Article 33) stipulates an informa‐
tion obligation for subs tances of very high con‐
cern (SVHC).
Daimler AGis acting tothe best of its know ledge
to avo idthe use and application of these SVHCs
and toenable the cus tomer tohandle theses
subs tances sa fely.Ac cording tosupplier infor‐
mation and internal product information of
Daimler AG,SV HCs are known whi chare more
th an 0.1 percent byweight in individual products
of this vehicle. Fu
rther information can be found at:
R http://www.daimler.com/ reach
R http://www.daimler.com/ reach/en Implied
warra nty
000E NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
from violation of these operating instruc‐
tions. Damage
totheve hicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
This damage is not co vered either bythe
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or bythe
New‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y. 0007
Follow the instructions in these operat‐
ing instructions on proper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi‐
cle damage. QR code
forre scue card
The QR code is secured in the fuel filler flap and
on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In theeve nt 28
General no tes

Key
Overview of
key functions 000A
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hi‐
cle in motion, forex ample, by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position 005Dor shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
R starting the engine. 0007
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe Digital Vehicle
Ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. 0007
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. This also applies tothe Digital
Ve hicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key"
function is activated via Mercedes me
connect. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheke y caused by
magnetic fields 0007
Keep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Battery check lamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opening the boot lid
0009 The key may vary from the one shown in the
diagram, depending on theve hicle equip‐
ment.
The key loc ksand unlo cksth efo llowing compo‐
nents:
R the doors
R the boot lid
R the fuel filler flap 74
Opening and closing

If
th eve hicle is not opened within appr oximately
40 seconds af ter unlocking, it loc ksagain. Anti-
th eft pr otection is primed again.
Do not keep theke yto ge ther with electronic
devices or me tal objects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
0009 If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the0036 or0037 button, the
battery is dischar ged.
Re placing theke y bat tery ( 0013 page76). Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle settings
0019 Acoustic lock 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating the panic alarm Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched off 0009
The panic alarm function is only available in
cer tain countries. 0007
Toactivate: press button 1for appro x‐
ima tely one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered. 0007
Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or 0007
Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the key is inside theve hicle). Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R cent ral unlocking R
unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap 0007
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
0036 and0037 buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R pressing the0036 button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
theke y functions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a keyfo r an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective key.Todo
so, deactivate theke y functions. Opening and closing
75

Un
locking/opening the doors from the inside 0007
United Kingdom onl y:obser vethe no tes on
th e additional door lock (0013 page78). 0007
Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked. Centrally locking and unlocking
theve hicle
from the inside 0007
Tounlo ck:press button 1. 0007
Tolock: press button 2.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
The vehicle is not unloc ked:
R Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using thekey. R
Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS-GO. Locking/unlocking
theve hicle with a Digital
Ve hicle Key Re
quirements:
R one of thefo llowing versions of the Digital
Ve hicle Key is available:
- suitable mobile phone
- Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
R theve hicle is equipped with the "Digital Vehi‐
cle Key" function.
R the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated
via Mercedes me connec t:http://
www.mercedes.me.
R the mobile phone must be suf ficiently
ch arge d.
0009 You can check the suitability of your mobile
phone byentering the phone number at
http://www.mercedes.me. Opening and closing
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If
yo ustart theve hicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iously selec ted air conditioning adjustment
is active.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently filled.
R thest ar ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
0009 You can also set thete mp erature with your
smartphone. In form ation on Mercedes me
connect and other services: http://
www.mercedes.me
This function is not available for all models.
Charging the bat tery before commencing
yo ur journey
R Ifth eve hicle battery is discharged, you
re cei vea message on your smartphone.
R You can then start theve hicle with the
smartphone tocharge the batter y. R
The vehicle is automatically switched off
af te rte n minu tes.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently filled.
St arting theve hicle 000A
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work. 0007
Alw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R park position 005Dis selected. R
the anti- theft alarm sy stem is not activated.
R the panic alarm is not activated.
R the hazard warning lights are switched off.
R the bonn etis closed.
R the doors are closed and loc ked.
R the windo wsand soft top are closed. 0007
Start theve hicle using the smartphone:
R afte reve ryvehicle start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
R you can car ryout a maximum of two consec‐
utive starting attem pts. The vehicle must be
st ar ted once with theke y before trying to
st art theve hicle again with the smartphone.
R you can stop theve hicle again at any time.
R further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work: 0007
switch on the hazard warning lights.
or 0007
unlock the doors. Driving and parking
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