MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
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...................... 21
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............2 3
Oper ating safety...........................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
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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 2 Opening
andclosing .................................. 63
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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unk ............................................................ 70
So fttop........................................................ 72
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 2 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 84
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tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 4
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 6
Memor yfunct ion.......................................... 97
St ow agear eas .............................................. 98
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 104
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..104
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 06 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 108
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................108
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 114
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Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 0
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 20
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 120 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 124
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........124
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 34
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 136
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 140
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 141
Pa rking .......................................................1 43
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 50
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................1 99 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................200
No teson theins trument displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 200
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 01
Ov ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 202
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... ..............................................2 03 Head
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ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 206
No teson oper ating safety.......................... 206
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......206
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 08 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 220
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 220
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 229
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........242
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 67
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 291
Media ......................................................... 294
Ra dio .......................................................... 306
Sound .........................................................3 13 Maint
enanc eand care...... ....................... 316
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 16
Engi necompar tment............. ............. .........317 Clean
ingand care.......................................3 23 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 333
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Flat tire....... ................................................ 334
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... ................................... 341
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Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 54
No teson regular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es ............................................................ 354
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 355
Loading theve hicle .................................... 362
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 371
Chan gingawheel ........................................ 374
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................383 Co
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Te
ch nical data.......................................... 385
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Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ..........3 85
Ra dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 387
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. ...........3 87
Oper ating fluids .............................. ............ 389
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 396 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............. ................................ 398
Displa ymessag es........ .................... ...........3 98
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 447 Inde
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
139
2 Comb inationswit ch →
109
3 Instrument display →
201
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
136
5 Media display →
220
6 Glovebox →
101
7 Start/ stop butt on →
125
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
120
9 Calls upthemain functionsof themultimedia
sy stem →
224
A Hazar dwa rning light system →
110
B PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
C Stor ag ecom partmen t →
101
D Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
220
E Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
220
F Extends/ retracts theseat beltextende r →
40 G
Ope nsand closes thesof tto p →
72
H Activates and deacti vatesAIR CAP →
75
I Opens thestow agecom partment →
101
J Opens andcloses theside windo ws →
78
K ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
133
L ActivePa rking Assist →
195
M Setstheve hicle leve l →
183
N DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
135
O Touc hpad →
221
P Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
202
Q Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
95
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
95
R Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
202
Cr uise control →
158
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
162
S Diagno stics con nection →
26 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

T
Opens thehood →
317
U Electricpa rking brak e →
147
V Light switch →
108
W Control pan elfor: Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
167
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
181
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
193
Hea d-up Display →
205 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit