MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2019 Owner's Manual

0007
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
yo udo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized . 0007
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. 0007
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. 0007
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
Yo ucan switchoffth eengine whiledriving by
pr essing button1 forabo utthre esecon dsor
by pressing button1 thre etimes within asec‐
ond. Besureto obser vethesaf etyno tesunder
"Dr iving tips".
St arting theve hicl ein emer gency oper ation
mode
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. 0007
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. 0007
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. 0007
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2on
th esymbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther engine star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1 Dr
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mus
tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2onsym‐
bol 3during theent ire jour ney. 0007
Have theSmar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: 0007
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
0009 Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
0009 This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If yo ust ar tth eve hicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec tedair con dition ingadjus tment
is activ e. En
sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
0009 Youcan also setth ete mp eratur ewit hyo ur
smar tphon e.Info rm atio non Mer cedesme
con nectand other services: http://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno tav ailable forall model s.
Char ging thebat tery bef orecommencing
yo ur jour ney
0009 This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
R Ifth eve hicle batteryis disc harg ed,you
re cei veames sageon your smar tphon e.
R Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth e
smar tphone tocharge thebatt ery.
R The vehicle isaut omaticall yswitc hedoff
af te rte nminu tes. Ensur
eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
St arting theve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. 0007
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated. 13
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The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand softto par eclosed. 0007
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e:
R Aftereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
R Youcan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec ‐
utiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe
st ar tedonc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying
to star tth eve hicle again withth esmar t‐
phone.
R Youcan stop theve hicle again atanytime.
R Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: 0007
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or 0007
Unloc kth edoor s.
or 0007
Open aside windo wor thesof tto p. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
To preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no tdepr esstheaccelera torpeda lbe yond the
pr essur epoint (kickdo wn). R
Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omatic allywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Dr
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No
teson driving 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s 0007
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. 0007
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. 0007
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . 0007
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. 13
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000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase ifth eve hicle getsst uc k
in snow ,fo rex am ple. 0007
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . 0007
Ope nawi ndo won thewindw ardside of
th eve hicle toensur ean adeq uatesup‐
pl yof fresh air. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment. The
probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. 0007
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. 0007
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. 0007
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. 000E
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal 0007
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. 0007
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. 000E
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away 0007
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. 0007
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. 000E
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . Dr
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0007
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. 0007
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Limit
edbraking effect on salt-tr eatedro ads:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derably orresult inbraking onlyonone
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To preve ntsaltbu ild-u p:
R Brak eocca siona llywh ile pa ying attenti onto
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Ve hicl eswithout a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology)
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The engineisswi tched offau tomatical lyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo ubr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
tra nsmiss ionposition other than 005E, theengine
will automaticall yst op inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou. R
youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:in
tr ansmis sionposition 005B,youre lease the
br ak epedal whentheHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
yo ushif tint otransm issionposi tion005B or
005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R anaut omatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. 13
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hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whiletrave ling
at alow speed.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect
ano ther tra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine will
aut omaticall yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t activ
eand one ofthefo llo wing condition sis
giv en:
- thedr ive pr ogr am A or; isno t
select ed
- thedr ive pr og ram A or; issele c‐
te dbut theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
- thedr ive pr ogr am A or; isselec‐
te d, theve hicle movesat aspeed ofmor e
th an 15 mp h(2 0km/h) andGlide mode
is no tactiv ated.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin Glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin th
emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
st op fun ction 0007
Press butt on1.
If indic ator lam p2 light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated. Dr
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0009
Dep endingonthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesthedr iving charac‐
te rist ics from thest ar tof thejour neyto its com ‐
ple tion andassis tsyouin achie vingth emos t
econ omical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R drive wit hpar ticular care
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment lights upand theout erseg‐
ment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment does notlight upand the
out ersegment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R theth re eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R theEC Odispla ylights up
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead, e.g .a spe edlimit oratraf fic cir cle ,
it wi llap pea ron themultifunc tiondispla y.The
fo llo wing symbols canbedispla yed: No
tall event scan bedispla yed, depending onthe
engine type. 13
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Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
A differ ent number ofsegment s2 will light up
ar ound thesymbol depending onthedis tance to
th eeve ntahead:
R Fewsegm ents:theev ent ahead isnear .
R Man ysegment s:theev ent ahead isfur ther
aw ay.
The "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" symbol 3will
appear onthemultifunc tiondispla yas wellas
th e"Ev ent ahead" symbol 1.Indrive pr o‐
gr am ;, "Foo tof fth eaccelera tor" symb ol3 wil
lals oapp ear onthehead-up displaybeside
th etransmission display.
When theve hicle nearsan event ,EC OAssis twill
calculat eth eop timal speed formaximu mfuel
econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased onthe
dis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. "Foo tof f
th eacceler ator" symbol 3will appear onthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
If th edr iver lifts offth eaccelera torpeda lin
good time, there maini ngsegments onthedis‐
pla ywill turngr een until theev ent shownis
re ac hed. Thedrivet ra in will besetfo rmaximu m
fuel econom y.The vehicle willcoas t,wit hth e
comb ustion engineswi tched offif neces sary,
and recup erateon itsownus ing theelectr ic
mo tor.Re cup erati on willch arge thebatt ery.
If th er eis no response to"Foo tof fth eaccelera ‐
to r" prom pt3 ,th esegment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle ahead andwhen
th ecoas t-do wn recomme ndation isgiv en, all
seg ments willimme diat ely turngr een once ther e is
are sponse tothe"F oo tof fth eacceler ator"
pr om pt3 .
If th esy stem does notint erve ne during the
eve ntahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The sys‐
te m ispass ive.
EC OAssis tis activ eonl yin drive pr ogr am ;
(maximu mrecup erati on) and A (redu ced
re cup erati on).
Ve hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology): Indrive pr ogr am
A, onlyth eeve nt"Vehi cle ahead" isdis‐
pl ay ed.
Sy stem limita tions
EC OAs sis tcan function mor epr ecis elyif th e
ro uteis main tained when routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traffic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat Dr
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all
tim esirre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem
int erve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable
shade condition s,rain, sno w,fogor hea vy
spr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthevicin‐
ity ofthemultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer a
is fogg ed up, damag edorobscur ed.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,or
beca useth ey areobsc ured.
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or outof date.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
in roadw orks orinadjacent lanes. Displa
yingECOAssis t On-boar
dcom puter:
0018 Assist ance DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R = (Individ ual):individual settings
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydriving
st yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R ; (Eco): particular lyecon omical driving
st yle 0009
The drive pr ogr am select edappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay of theon- boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorDY NA MIC
BO DY CONT ROL:suspen sion
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing 13
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