MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Manual Online

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Swi tchon theignition . #
Toactiv ate: pul lbutt on1.
AIR CAPwill extend and theindicat orlam pon
butt on1 will light up. #
Todeac tivate: press button 1.
AIR CAPwill retract and theindicat orlam pon
butt on1 will goout. If
th eve hicle ispar kedwit hth esof tto popen
and theignition isswitc hedoff,AIR CAPwill
re tract automatical ly.
When youre star tth eengine afte rha ving been
par ked, AIR CAPwill extend again au tomatical ly. Ins
tall ing and remo ving the folding wind
scr een &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
th ewind screen inpoor visibility condi‐
tion s
The wind screen impair syo ur vie wto the
re ar,par ticular lywh en dark or inpoor visibil‐
ity condit ions. #
Onlyuse thewind screen ingood visi‐
bility conditions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectl yins talled wind
scr een
If th ewind screen isno tcor rectly installed it
can com eloose during thejour neyand
endang erother road user s. #
Install thewind screen asdescr ibed. #
Donotplace objectson theins talled
wind screen. *
NO
TEThe wind screencan bedama ged
if ins talled when thesof tto pis closed The
vehicle interior orthewind screen can
be damag edifins talled when thesof tto p
clos ed. #
Toinstall, open thesof tto p. *
NO
TEDama getothewind screen due to
coll ision with seat backres ts The
wind screen maycollide withth efront
seat backres ts when installed. Open
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Adjus tth ebac kres tposition sof the
fr ont seats. The
folding windscreen isins talled over there ar
seat sto protect agains twind when youar edr iv‐
ing withth esof tto popen. Onlyth efront seats
can beoccupied whenthefo lding windscreen is
ins talled.
The bag containin gth efo lding windscreen is
att ached totheth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ebehin d
th ere ar seat s.Ifyo uwa nttouse theth ro ugh-
loadin gfe atur e,loos enthebag's lashing stra ps
and stow itin thetrunk .Fa sten thelashing
st ra ps tothelugg agehook .
Yo usho uld prefer abl yper form oper ations invo lv‐
in g th efo lding windscreen ontheside ofthe
ve hicle facing away from traf fic. #
Ope nallsid ewi ndo wsand thesof tto p. #
Foldthere ar seat sfo rw ardto remo vethe
bag. #
Remo vethefo lding windscreen from the
bag. #
Foldout folding windscreen 1assho wn. #
Foldout thetw obr ac kets 2 tothelef tand
ri ght. 80
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Align brac kets 2 offolding windscreen 1
wit hth etw ore ar fixtur es3 ontheve hicle. Pe
rfor m thefo llo wing steps inseq uence onboth
sides oftheve hicle: #
Pull handle 5inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Align folding windscreen 1withside fixtur e
4 ontheve hicle from aboveand insert. #
Push handle5onfolding windscreen 1
bac kas faras itwil lgo.
Fo lding windscreen 1isloc ked. Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. Open
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Pr
oblems withthesof tto p Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The softto pwill notopen orclose. The
ignit ionisno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
The on-boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis toolow. #
Startth eengine.
The softto phas been opened andclosed severaltim esinarow .The softto pdr ive has been switchedoff
aut omatic allyand willbeavailable again afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur eaf te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close thetrunk partition.
The trunk lidisopen. #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page74 ).
The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con trol system aredef ective. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo uar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an 37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph(60 km/h). 82
Opening andclosing

Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. Open
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Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
% Automatic operation forclosi ngisavailable
on lyforth efront side windo ws.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
The func tion isavailable forar ound five minut es
or until adoor isopened . All
side windo wscan beope ned orclos edsim ul‐
ta neou slyusing button 1. #
Swi tchon theignition . #
Toopen: press and hold button1 tothe
point ofresis tance. #
Toopen fully:pr ess and holdbu tton 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. #
Toclose: pulland hold button1.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wopens again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efrom becomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. 84
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Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareopen edwhen the
tr unk partition isopen .
R The softto pis opened whenthetrunk
par tition isclosed.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning/cl osing thesof tto p.
When openin gor closin gth esof tto p, ther e
is arisk that par tsof thebody could become
tr apped bymo ving partssuc has thero of
mec hanism, thetrunk lid,ortheside win‐
do ws . Opening
andclosing 85

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When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The softto pis closed. The
side windo wsareclo sed when the
sof tto pis closed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venie nce closing with KEYLESS- GOonly
closes theside windo ws(/ pag e69). Pr
oblems withth eside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w will
close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing featur ewill then notbe activ e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped in
th eclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain tore-
open theside windo w. Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again immediat ely: 86
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and reopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowisclos edwithout theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page66). Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon. When
leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call 1-8
00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed Open
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R
When thetrunk lidisopened
R When thehood isopened
The ATAsy stem isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page13 3)
% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 318).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
(/ page13 3)
De activ ating theala rm using KEYLESS-GO : #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. 88
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