airbag off MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2019 User Guide

0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. Alw
aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (0013 page60).
Wa rning notic eon thefront passeng ersun visor
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam p:
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erfront airbag mustalw aysbe disa‐
bled. Thisisonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ousl y(0013 page45 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erfront airbag is
enabled. Thefront passeng erfront airbag
ma ydeplo ydur ing anacciden t.
Secur ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat. 60
Occupant safety

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 88
Seats andstow ing

Using
the12 Vso cket inthefront passeng er
fo ot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). 0007
Liftup soc ketcap 1. 0007
Makesur eth at no cable sar eru nning
th ro ugh orsec ured intheairbag deployment ar
ea when usingthesoc ket.Ob serveth e
no teson airbag protect ion when doing this
(0013 page41 ). Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,lugg age
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ loadcompartmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
If yo uplac eobj ect sin themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma yheat up
exc essiv elyand evencatc hfire . 0007
Donotpl ace additio nal objects ,es pe ‐
cia llythose mode ofme tal,in the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . Seat
sand stow ing 10
9

No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. 35
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Maint enanc eand care

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding headbagis malfunctioning (0013page34). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue tomalfu nctions inthehead airbag
If th ehead airbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall inthe
eve ntofan acci dent with ahigh rate ofvehicle deceler ation. 0007
Have thehead airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andknee airbags areenabled during thejour ney:
R evenwh en ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R evenwh en thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urywhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erair bag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erair bag is
enabled, thefront passeng erair bag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheair bag. 0007
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erair bag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE FRONT AIRBAG; DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(0013 page45). 0007
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthekn ee airbag aredeactiv ated, although anadult oraper son withan adult statur e
is on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe
to olow. 432
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. 0007
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(0013 page45). 0007
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Lim itedSee Opera-
tor' sMa nua l *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEInoperative See
Operator's Manual *
PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfunctioning. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Mercedes meconn ect
Services LimitedSeeOper-
ator's Manual *S
ervice limited.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 433

Re
gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 337
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 337
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 85
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 86
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 85
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 201, 20 3
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>201
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 203
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 01
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............317
Con necting USBde vic es ...................... 319
Cop yright s.......... .................................3 16
Inf ormation .......................................... 315
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 317
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 322
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 318
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 19
Sel ecting atrac k <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 319
Sel ecting play bac kop tion s.................. 319
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 319 Au
thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ...113
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......134
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......134
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43,45
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............122 Au
tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................140
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............139
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 138
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 138
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 141
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 141
Eng aging park position .........................1 41
Eng aging reve rsege ar .......................... 141
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 143
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 42
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 142
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 140
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 140
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) B
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 57
Batt ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 130
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 64
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle) 486
Index

Cr
uise Control Inoper ative.................. 444
Cr uise Control Off...............................4 44
0025 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 429
00E5Cur rentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 422
Dec rease Speed.................................. 459
00AFD on'tFo rget Your Key.................. 461
Dr ive Mor eSlo wly ...............................4 36
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..454
Engine CanNo wBe Started ................ 447
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>....450
00B2Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................450
00B2Engi neOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e............................................ 451
00B2En gineOilReduce OilLevel.........4 50 0075Fr
ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 34
006FFr ontLeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (Exam ple) ................................ 462
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 32
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 31
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 449
00B6 GasCap Loose............................ 449
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ........................................... 430
00E5Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 30
007AInope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................427
0053Ino perativ e ........... .......................434
0049Int ell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e... 467
00AFKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 60 00AFKe
yNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 60
0075Lef tSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) ...4 31
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............442
Malfunction Drive at Max. 50mph.......4 41
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 468
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 433
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 453
00AFOb tain aNe wKe y........................ 460
çOf f...............................................4 43
00D9Of f....... ........................................ 440
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 54
0059 Open/Close Convertible Top
Com pletely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 465 Inde
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Multimedia
system .................................. 240
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 56
Ad jus tsthevo lume .............................. 247
Cen tralcontro lelemen ts.....................2 41
Con figur ing displa yse ttings ................2 49
ENER GIZING comf ortpr ogr am (ove r‐
vie w) ......................... ...... ..................... 261
Ent ering charact ers .............................2 47
Fa vorite s ............... ...............................2 44
Main functions ......... ........................ ....2 44
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 240
Re stor ing thefa ct or yse ttings ............. 260
St andb ymode function .......................1 55
St artin gth eENE RGIZING comfort
pr ogr am .................... ..........................2 62
Switc hingthesound onoroff.............. 246
Multimedia system
see Touc hCon trol
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 220
Sho wing/hiding themenu ............... ....2 63 Switc
hingon....... ............................ .... 262
Up dating themap data.................. ...... 286
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 229
Na vig ation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Routeguidan ce
see Traf fic inf ormati on
Na vig ation announcements
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............276
Ad jus ting thevo lume ...................... .....2 76
Re peating ........................................ .... 277
Swi tching audio fa deout on/off...... .....2 76
Na vig ation messag es
On-boar dcom puter ............................. 220
Ne arField Comm unication(NFC) .......... 293
Conn ecting themobile phonetothe
multime diasystem .............................. 293
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 293
Switc hingBluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t.............................................. ...... 327 Swit
ching mobile phones.................... 293
Usin gamobile phone.......................... 293
Ne utr al
Inser ting.............................................. 141
NFC see NearFie ldCo mmu nication(NF C)
No n-oper ational time
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 56
St andb ymode function .......................1 55
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... .131 O
Occupant safety
Pe ts intheve hicle ..................................6 1
Occupant safety
see Airbag
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system 50
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