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

Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram 0007
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT
0019 Individual 0007
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Engine Data.
0009 The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e Dr
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Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. 0007
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E alwaysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n 14
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Eng
aging reve rsege ar R 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoff: 0007
Startth eve hicle. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C. 0007
Release thebr ak epedal. 0007
Switc hth eignition off. 0009
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP 0007
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(0013 page14 7). 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. 0007
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when thetrans‐
mission position display005D issho wninthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifno transmissi onposi‐
tion displ ay005D appear s,sec ureth eve hicle
to preve ntitfrom rolling away.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low speed
andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
0009 Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D 0007
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R theselect eddrive pr og ram
R theposition oftheaccelera torpeda l
R thedr iving speed Dr
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Manual
gearshif ting 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. Whe
nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e st
eer ing wheel paddle shifter.If per mitt ed,the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto thene xt gear
up ordown depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifterbeing pulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: 0007
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manua lge arshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thecurrent gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
0009 Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton thedr iving style. 0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. 0007
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold itin pla ce.
The transmiss ionposi tion 005Bapp earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: 0007
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram
= (0013 page13 9). 0007
Select drive pr ogr am Manual
(0013 page13 9).
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gearshif
tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 14
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0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 0007
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
R vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine isswitc hedoffdepending on
th edr iving situation .All oftheve hicle func‐
tions remain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e. R
thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
0009 Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
0009 Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing the
ri ght- hand steer ing wheel paddle shifter
( 0013 page14 2). Dr
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Pr
oblems withthetransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The transm issionis losin goil. 0007
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e.
It is only possi ble to shif tto one gear and reve rsege ar. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. 0007
Switc hof fth eengine. 0007
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. 0007
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Bor005E.
If 005B isselect ed,thetransmission onlyshif tsto one gear;if 005E isselec ted, thetransmission shiftsto
re ve rsege ar. 0007
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle whene
vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke acc
oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane. 14
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0009
Inwintr yro ad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. 0007
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. 0007
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. 0007
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. 0007
Donotinhale fuelvapor . 0007
Keep childr enaway from fuel. 0007
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: 0007
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. 0007
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . 0007
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. 0007
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. 0007
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. 0007
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. 0007
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. 0007
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel . Dr
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Ne
verre fuel using anyof thefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: 0007
Donotswitc hth eignition on. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 000E
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine. If
yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hth eignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . 000E
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle. 0007
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
0009 Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rth efuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Statio naryheat erind icat ion
6 Fueltype 0007
Press fuel filler flap 1. 14
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0007
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. 0007
Insertth efuel filler cap intobr ac ket2. 0007
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . 0007
Onlyfill th eta nk unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. 0007
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. 0007
Close thefuel filler flap. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. 0007
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Vehicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion: shiftth etransmission toposi‐
tion 005D.
R Vehicles withmanual transmission:
eng agefirs t0047 orreve rsege ar 005E. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . 0007
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. 0007
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away 0007
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. 0007
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. 0007
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. 0007
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. 0007
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(0013 page14 1). 0007
Swi tchof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. 0007
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. 0007
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
0009 When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesof tto p
fo rapp roxima tely five minut esifth edr iver's
door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner 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 ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . 0007
When usingtheint egr ated garage door
opener ,alw aysmak esur eth at nobody 14
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