ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Guide

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NO
TEDama getothesof tto pcaused by
hea vyobject s Hea
vyobject splaced onthesof t-to pcom‐
par tmen tco vercan dama gethesof tto por
sof t-to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotpl ace heavyobj ects on thesof t-
to pcom partmen tco ver. #
Donotsi ton thesof t-to pcom partmen t
co ver. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto pwhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
To open orclose thesof tto pwhile youar edr iv‐
ing ,do notexc eed amaximum speedof30 mph
(50 km/ h).Toavo idint erru pting theclosing
pr ocess whileyouar esligh tly ex ceed ingthis
speed, donotdr ive at aspeed great erthan
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk partition isclosed. #
Close thetrunk lid. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Toopen: pulland hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yopen.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheopen‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. #
Toclose: press and hold soft-to pswitc h1
until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ywill showtheclos‐
ing process ofthesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof tto p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pwill stop dur ing the
opening orclosing procedur e. #
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions . #
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain to
open orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure will bestopped ata
speed great erthan 37 mph(60 km/h). The
Open/Close ConvertibleTopCompletely mes‐
sag ewill besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Reduce your spee dand press orpull soft-to p
switc h1 again. Opening
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold prese tposit ion
butt on0037, TorU untilall thesy s‐
te ms arein thestor ed position.
% When youre lease thepr ese tposition button,
st eer ing wheel, theseat andmirrorse tting
functions stop immediat ely. The Head-up
Displa ycont inues tobe adjus ted. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 98
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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 stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre 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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . Ve
hicl eswith automatic front passen gerair‐
bag shutoff:Ob jects trap pe dund erthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunc tion
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff
or damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno tes
on thefunc tion oftheaut omatic front passeng er
airbag shutoff(/ page45). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spille d.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Seat
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NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. #
Beforeclosing thetrunk lid,detach the
handle andpress itdo wn closed again. *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe damag edif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er. In
additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. 10
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ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espaces inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
4 Glovebox Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat (EASY-PA CK Quic kfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.A wa rning tone willal so sou nd.
Re quirement s:
R Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo rw ards:
th ecent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold theseat backres ts forw ardsepa‐
ra tely. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y.
Ve hicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifneces‐
sar y,when theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment isfolded forw ard, the
fr ont seatwil lmo veforw ards sligh tly to avo ida
collis ion. #
Tounlo ckthelef tand right seat back‐
re st:pu llright orleftbutt on1. #
Foldcor responding seatbackres t2 for‐
wa rds. #
Ifnecessar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 10
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Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and lockedin place,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster.
A wa rning tone willal so sou nd. Ov
erview ofthetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page98). 1
Tie-do wneyes At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
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 stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre 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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Seats
andstow ing 10
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Foldup thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble. Dependi
ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthefront passeng erfoot we ll
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thecent er
con sole ofthere ar passe nger com partment Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice. If
yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. 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 &
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 ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. 10
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Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother object s
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . The
follo wing noteson wirelessl ych argin gth e
mobil ephone mustbe obser ved:
R Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din eve ryposition ofthemobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t.
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This maypar ticular ly
de pend ontheapplications (apps)currentl y
op en inthebac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile Seats
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Toins tall: slide thecor responding seat
bac kwards and lay th efloor mat inthefo ot ‐
we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offth eholder s
2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. Seats
andstow ing 10
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