light MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2020 Owner's Manual

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Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps(sta nda rd).......1 0
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)................................ ............ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ......... .............. 21
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts........ .............. 22
Operat or'sMan ual........................................ 22
Ser viceand vehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................34
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 4
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Ro llbar .........................................................4 9
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73
Sof tto p............................................ ............ 75 Sid
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 7 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
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tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 00
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 101
St ow agear eas ............................................ 102
Cup holder.................................................. 107
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 08
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 110
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...111
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 113 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 114
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................114
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 119
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 120
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Contents

Oper
ating thesun visor s... .......................... 125 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 7
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 27
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 127 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 131
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........131
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 43
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 145
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Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 150
Pa rking .......................................................1 52
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 161
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 17 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................219
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 19
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..................... .....................................2 20
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 221
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 222 Se
tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 23
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 23
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 24
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 224
Head-up Display... ....................................... 231 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 233
No teson oper ating safety.......................... 233
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......234
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 36 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 248
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 248
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 257
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Na vig ation .......................................... .........271
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 96
Online andInterne tfunctions ......................319
Media ......................................................... 325
Ra dio .......................................................... 337
Sound .........................................................3 44 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 347
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 47
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 348
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................355 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................366
Emerg ency............. .....................................366
Flat tire....... ................................................ 368
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... ................................... 374
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Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................384 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................388
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 88
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 388
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 389
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 390
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 97
Ti re labeling ................................................ 401
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 406
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 409
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 418 Con
tents 3

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Opens thehood →
348
U Elect ric pa rking brak e →
158
V Light switch →
114
W Control pan elfor: Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
182
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
216
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
195
Hea d-up Display →
232 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Spee dometer →
219
2 L Distance warning →
493
3 00CC Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
498
4 003E003D Turn signal lights →
115
5 Multifunction display →
223
6 Tach ome ter →
219
7 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
494
8 0028 Thisindicat orlam phas nofun ction
9 Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
A Brak es(red)
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
B 00AC Coolant tooho t/c old →
494 C
Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
219
D 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w)
E 0025 ABSmalfun ction
F 0075 Restra int system →
486
G 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened
H 0057 Highbeam →
115
I 0058 Lowbeam →
114
J 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
494
K Fuelleve lindic ator
L 0060 Parking lam ps →
114
M 005E Rear foglight →
115
N 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
497
O 00BB ESP®
OFF
P 00E5 ESP® At
aglanc e– Wa rning and indic ator lam ps(sta nda rd) 11

1
Spee dometer →
219
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
115
3 Multifunction display →
223
4 005E Rear foglam p →
115
5 0057 Highbeam →
115
0058 Lowbeam →
114
0060 Parking lam ps →
114
6 Tach ome ter →
219
7 00AC Coolan tto oho t/c old →
494
8 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
219
9 L Distance warning →
493
A 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened
B 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
497
C Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
498
D 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w)
E Elec tric par kingbr ak eapplied (red) 0049
USAonl y
0024 Canada only
F 0075 Restra int system →
486
G Brak es (red)
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
H 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
494
I Fuelleve lindic ator
J ä Suspen sionmalfun ction →
493
K 003D Electrical malfun ction →
494
L 00B9 CheckEn gine →
494
M 0028 Thisindic ator lam phas nofunc tion
N 0025 ABSmalfun ction
O 00BB ESP®
OFF
00E5 ESP® At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(Widesc reen Coc kpit) 13

1
003D Switches thelef t-hand readin glam p
on /of f →
119
2 004A Switches theint erior lighting on/off →
119
3 0033 Switches automatic interior ligh ting con‐
tr ol on/of f →
119
4 003D Switches theright- hand readin glam p
on /of f →
119 5
Eyeg lasse scom partment →
104
6 Sun visors →
125
7 mebutt on →
313
8 Inside rear vie wmir ror →
123
9 SOS button →
313 At
aglanc e– Ov erhead control pane l15

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ve hicle immediat ely.
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in cer tain situat ions.
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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 ent
ertainm ent func tions,whic har ealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont ain da ta memor ies
whic hcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e
te ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica leve nts orma lfunc‐
tio ns.
In gener al,th is inf ormatio ndocum entsth est at e
of acom ponent part,amodul e,asy stem orthe
sur round ingssuc has:
R Operatin gst atus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt eryst atus ,tir epr essur e)
R Status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R Malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e R
System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit uatio ns
(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nof sta‐
bilit ycon trol systems)
R Ambien tcon ditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor)
In addition toprov iding theactual control unit
func tion,th is dat aassis tsthemanuf acturerin
de tecting andrectify ingmal functi onsand opti‐
mizi ngvehicle functions. Themajority ofthis
dat ais temp orar yand isonl ypr ocessed inthe
ve hicle itself. Onlya small portion ofthedat ais
st or ed intheeve ntor fault mem ory.
When your vehicle isser viced, tech nica lda ta
fr om theve hicle canberead out byser vice net‐
wo rkem ployees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
er s) or third par ties (e.g. breakdo wnservice s).
Ser vice sinc lude repair services, maintenanc e
pr ocesses ,wa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ‐
anc emeas ures, forex am ple. Theread out isper‐
fo rm ed via theleg ally prescr ibed portfo rth e
diagnos ticsconnection intheve hicle. The
re spectiv eser vice networklocations orthird
par ties collec t,pr oces sand usethedat a.The y
documen tte ch nica lst atus esoftheve hicle, Gener
alno tes 29

Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen theignition is
switc hedon
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐ ge
redunint entionall yor ma yno tdeplo yas
int ended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor air‐
ba gs, forex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if
onl ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, forex am‐
ple, this ma yre sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of
ve hicle deceler ation. Occupant
safety 35