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

1
Safetyve sts →
356
2 Butt ons forth eSOS emer gency callsy stem
and breakdo wnassis tance →
305
3 Tocheckand topup oper ating fluids →
413
4 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
369
5 Flat tire →
358
6 Startin gassis tance →
367
7 Haza rdwa rning light s →
114 8
Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
145
9 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
369
A TIREFIT kit →
359
B First-ai dkit →
357
C Warning triang le →
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multime diasystem.
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lo wing menuitems:
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R Quic kst art: prov ides youwit him por tant
inf ormat ionsothat youcan star tusin gyo ur
ve hicle immediat ely.
R Tips: prov ides tipsonhowto use your vehicle
in cer tain situat ions.
R Message s: pr ov ides youwit hfur ther informa‐
tion about themessag esintheins trument
clus ter.
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suc has warnings ,can bemade visible byhigh‐
lighting andpressing them.
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Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
000F ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission ofyour vehicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoperat eyo ur
ve hicle.
Help toprotect theen vironmen tby oper ating
yo ur vehicle inan environment allyre sponsi‐
ble manner .Please observethefo llo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: 0007
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor‐
re ct. 0007
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno
lon gerneed them). 0007
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut eto environmen talpr otect ion. 0007
Alw aysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: 0007
Donotdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
when star tin gth eengine. 0007
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. 0007
Drive car efu llyand maintain asu itab le
di st anc efrom theve hicle infront. 0007
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. 0007
Chang ege ar ingood timeand useeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. 0007
Switc hof fth eengine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. 0007
Drive fuel-ef ficie ntly .Obs erve theEC O
displa yfo ra fuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. 000F
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byirre sponsible dis‐
posal ofthehigh-v oltagebatt ery A
high-v oltagebatt erycon tains mat erials
whic har ehar mful totheen vironmen t. 0007
Dispose ofdef ective high-v oltagebat‐
te ries ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations:
It is recomme ndedthat youre -us eor recy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singof them.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect theen vironmen tand
mus tbe strictly observe d. Gener
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Genuin
eMer cede s-Benz parts
000F ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotus ing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Dai
mle rAG offers recy cle dre condi tioned
com pone ntsand parts wit hth esame qualit y
as newpar ts.The same entitlemen tfr om the
Limit edWarrant yis valid asforne wpar ts. 0007
Use recy cle dre condi tionedcom po‐
nents andparts from Daimler AG. 000E
NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars R
Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame 0007
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. 0007
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. 0007
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse Mercedes- BenzGenuine Parts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. Mer
cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ar esubject to
st rict qualit ycon trol. Eac hpar thas been spe‐
ciall yde veloped, manufactured orselec tedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles andfine-tu nedforth em.
Ther efor e, onl yMer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts
should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt Mer cedes-B enz
Ge nui ne Parts ar eav ailable forMer cedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuine Parts fo r
nece ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice .
Alw aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (0013 page41 1) whe nor der ing
Mer cedes -Benz GenuineParts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Oper ator's Man‐
ual goin gto press. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe 22
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eq
uipped withall featur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ecase forsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt to
saf ety. Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle
ma ydif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreeme ntforyo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBook let
ar eim por tant docum ents andshould be kept in
th eve hicle. Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theUS Aor Cana da When
youar eabr oad withyo ur vehicle, observe
th efo llo wing points:
R service point sor replacemen tpar tsma yno t
be available immediat ely. R
unle aded fuelmayno tbe available forve hi‐
cles withacat alytic converter .Leaded fuel
ma ycause damag eto thecat alytic converter .
R thefuel mayha ve an extreme lylow oct ane
num ber.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e.
Some Mercedes-Benz modelsareav ailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryPr og ram.
Fo rmor einf ormation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,or write to
one ofthefo llo wing address:
in theUS A:
Mer cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
in Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms theser vice in
th eser vice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhel pin thecase ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls totheto ll-f reeRo adside
As sis tance Hotline areans weredby our agents
24 hour sa da y,365 days aye ar.
1- 80 0-FO R-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A)
1-8 00-387-0 100(Canada)
Yo ucan find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRo adside Assis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe"R oadside Assistance"
secti oninthemaint enanc eand warrant yinf or‐
mat ionbook let(Canad a).Youwill find both in
th eve hicle document wallet. Chang
eof address orchang eof ow ner ship In
theeve ntofach ang eof addr ess, please send
us the"No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe Gene
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Ser
vice andGuarant eeboo kletor simpl ycal lth e
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theho tline number
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )on 1-800-38 7-0100. We
can then reac hyo uin atim elyfa shion, ifneces‐
sar y.
If yo usell your Mer cedes,pleas elea veall liter a‐
tur ein theve hicle sothat itis available tothe
ne xt ow ner .If yo uha ve pur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please sendusthe"No tice ofPur chase of
Used Car"intheSer vice andGuar anteebookle t
or sim plycall theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Assis tance Center (US A)attheho tline number
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )at 1-800-38 7-0100. Oper
ating safety 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s car
ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. 0007
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, these mayno long erfunc tion
pr oper lyand/ orjeopar dizeth eoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. 0007
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data". 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. 0007
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. 0007
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 24
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000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or 0007
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m cont ainindivi dualhigh-v oltagecom po‐
nents. Thesehigh-voltagecom ponents are
under highvoltag e.
If yo umod ifycomp onent partsof these high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsor touc hdamag edcom‐
pon entpar ts,yo uma ybe elec troc uted. Hig
hvo ltag ecom pone ntsma ybe damag ed
in an acc ident ,alt hough thedamag ema yno t
be visible. 0007
Neverper form modif icationstocom po‐
nent parts of high-v oltagecom ponents. 0007
Neverto uc hdamag edcomp onent parts
of high-v oltagecom ponent s. 0007
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsaf te ran accide nt. Ve
hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsystem
con tain high voltag ecom pone nts. These compo‐
nen tsaremar kedwit hahigh voltag elabel: Gener
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All
workon high voltag ecom pone ntsmus tbe
car ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce
re cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan gesor modif ications
no tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plywit hIndus try Canada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationis subj ecttothefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma y
no tcause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. " US
A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (mode l:WMI2 Wireless Mobile Interface):
th is de vice complies withPa rt18 oftheFCC
Ru les."
The name andaddr essofthere sponsible party
is:
peik eracus ticGmbH
Max-Planc k-St r.28-32
61 38 1Fr iedr ichsdor f
Ger man y Diagnos
ticsconnection
The diagno stics con nection isonl yint ended for
th econ nect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto con‐
necting device sto thediagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uco nn ect equipme nttoadiagn ostic s
con nectionin theve hicle, itma yaf fect the
oper ation ofvehicle systems. As
are sult, theoper ating safetyof theve hi‐
cle could beaffect ed. 0007
Onlyconnect equipmenttoadiagn os‐
tic scon nectionin theve hicle whichis
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz . 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. 26
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000E
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. 0007
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. 0007
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothediagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,forex am ple. This maylead
to theve hicle failing tomee tth ere qu iremen tsof
th ene xt emissions inspectionduring themain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐ cle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑B enzrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual R
tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles Pr
oblems withyour vehicl e
If yo usho uld exper ience apr oblem withyo ur
ve hicle, particular lyone that youbelie vema y
af fect its safeope ratio n,we urge youto cont act
an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erimmedi‐
at ely tohave thepr oblem diagnosed andrecti‐
fi ed. Ifth epr oblem isno tre sol vedto your sat is‐
fa ction, plea se discu ssthepr oblem again with
an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror,if nec‐
essar y,cont actusatone ofthefo llo wing
addr esses :
In theUS A:
Mer cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercede s-BenzDrive
Sand ySpr ings,GA 30328
In Can ada: Ge
ner alno tes 27

Mer
cedes-Ben zCanada ,Inc.
Cus tomer Relation sDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Re
por ting safetydef ects
US Aonl y:
The follo wing text ispu blished asrequ ired of
manuf acturersunder Title 49, Code ofU.S. Fed‐
er al Re gulations, Part57 5pur sua nttothe
"N atio nalTraf fic and MotorVe hicle SafetyAc tof
19 66".
If yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect
whic hcould cause acr ash orcould cause injury
or deat h,yousho uld imm ediat elyinf orm the
Na tional HighwayTraf fic Saf etyAd minis tration
(NHT SA)in addition tonotify ing Mer cedes-Be nz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SArecei vessimilar complaints, itma y
open aninve stigation ,and ifit finds that asaf ety
def ect exists inagr ou pof vehicles, itma yor der
a re cal land remedy campaign. However,NHT SA
canno tbeco meinvo lved inindividual problems be
tween you, your dealer ,or Mer cedes-Ben z
US A,LLC.
To cont actNHT SA,yo uma ycall theVe hicle
Saf etyHo tlin e to ll-f reeat 1-8 88-327-4 236
(TT Y:1-800-42 4-9153) (insi detheUS A); goto
http: //www .safercar .go v;or write to :Ad minis‐
tr at or ,NHT SA,400 SeventhSt reet,SW .,Wa sh‐
ingt on,DC20590, USA.
Fu rther information onvehicle safetycan be
fo und at:ht tp :/ /www .saf er car .gov Limit
edWa rranty
000E NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. 0007
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of yo
ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
ve hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttp: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese areneces saryfo rth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyo u
when drivin g(dr iver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and 28
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