ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2019 Owners Manual

000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 0007
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . 0007
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. 0007
Addengin eoil. 0007
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. 0007
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (0013 page340 ). 34
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Maint enance andcare

0007
Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 0007
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant
(0013 page41 7). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 0007
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. 0007
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free 0007
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. 34
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Maint enance andcare

Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish R
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(0013 page 347). The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. 34
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Maint enance andcare

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andouts idewithadam pclo thand with
a cle anin gag ent recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(0013 page19 5) .
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. Maint
enance andcare353

Flat
tire No
teson flat tires 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : 0007
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. 0007
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : 0007
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(0013 page358).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (0013 page359).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(0013 page305).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(0013 page403). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. 0007
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. 0007
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. 0007
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls 358
Breakdo wnassis tance

If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen ach‐
ie ve d: 0007
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. 0007
Very slo wlydr ive fo rw ards orreve rseappr ox‐
imat ely33 ft(10 m). 0007
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance. Dama
gedtir es and atir epr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen achie ved: 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sdr iving charact eristic sand isno t
suit able forhighe rspee ds. 0007
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. 0007
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. 0007
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). 0007
Affix th eupper sectionoftheTIREFI Tst icke r
to theins trument clusterin alocati onwher e
it wil lbe easi lyseen bythedr iver .
000E NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. 0007
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. 000F
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. 0007
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. 0007
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. 362
Break down assis tance

0007
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . 0007
Pull away imm ediat ely. 0007
Stop driving afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
inf lation compressor .
The tirepr essur emus tno wbe atleas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te ra br ief drive, thetir eis toobadly dam‐
ag ed. The tiresealant cannotrepair thetir e
in this ins tan ce.
Dama gedtir es and tirepr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair thebr aking prop‐
er ties and thehandling charact eristic s. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. In
cases suchas theone ment ioned above,con ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). 0007
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) .See theTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don thedr iver's
side B‑pillar orthetir epr essur eta ble inthe
fuel filler flap forva lues. 0007
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to pressur ega ug e
2. 0007
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. 0007
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. 0007
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .Pr ess theloc king tabs
on theye llo wcap toget her todo this.
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. 0007
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced ther e. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
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Batt
ery(v ehi cle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s 0007
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. 0007
Donotcont inue driving. 0007
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (0013 page15 7)
R Further information onESP ®
(0013 page15 8)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr oved foryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheev ent ofan acciden t.
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighl yflammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. 0007
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. 0007
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. 0007
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. 0007
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. 0007
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. 0007
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . 36
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Breakdo wnassi stanc e

If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. 0007
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R Theve hicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Automatic trans mis sion :The trans missi on
is in po sitio n005D.
R The igniti onand allel ectr icalcons umersar e
sw itchedof f.
R The hoodis op en. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e36
7

te
ry.Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. 0007
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover2 ofposi tiveclam p3. 0007
Closecover1.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery 0007
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(0013 page36 4).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts. The
vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr oved foryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryover detac hable parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
000E NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y 0007
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 36
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