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

Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on dueto disposing ofoper ating
fl uids inano n-en viron men tally responsi‐
ble manner Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R fuels
R exhaus tga saf te rtre atm entaddit ives, e.g.
DE F
R lubr ican ts
In cor rect dispo salofope rating fluids can
caus eco nsider able damag eto theen viron‐
ment . #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid R
Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
The oper atingfluids approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z
can beidentif iedbythefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- athtt ps:/ /bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. Te
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#
Fire,ope nflames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐ oughl
ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fle
xible -fuel vehicles canberefuel edwithth e
fo llo wing fueltypes:
R Unleaded premium grade gasoline
R E85 fuel
R Amixtur eof E85 fuelandunleade dpr emium
gr ade gasoline
Fle xible-fuel vehicles canbeidentif iedbythe
Et ha nol uptoE85 sticke ron theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
De pen dingon thecount ry,th efuels youcan use
in your vehicle maydif ferfr om theinf ormation in
th eOper ator's Manual. Thefuels that have been
appr oved foryo ur vehicle canbefound onthe
ins truct ion label ontheinside ofthefuel filler
fl ap. Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal 390
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If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page14 1).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orar ymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) No
teson add itivesingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page38 9).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse
br and -name fuels withaddit ives.
In som eco unt ries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,mix thefuel withth e
cle ani ng additiv ere comme ndedbyMer cedes-
Benz .Obser vetheno tesand mixing ratio sind i‐
cat edon theta nk . Te
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Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page38 9). *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
All models 229.51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . 392
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Re
plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
C 300 7.0 US qt(6.6 liter s)
C 300 4MATIC 6.3USqt(6.0 liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page38 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. Co
olan t No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page38 9). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyus ecool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐ Te
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te
cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pr opor tionofantifr eezeconcen trat ein the
engine cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
All mode ls 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page38 9). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa ter.Ot her‐
wise, thefill le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro ‐
neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix washer fluid withwind shieldwa sher fluid all
ye ar round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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*
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
USA:use onlyR‑1 34a refrig er ant. #
Canada: useonlyR‑1 234yf refrig er ant. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelforth eclimat econ trol sys‐
te m rega rding there frig er ant type andthere frig‐ er
ant com pressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
insid eof thehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(global warming potentia l)of there frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Te
ch nica lda ta 395

Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
C 300 58.5in
(1 486 mm)
C 300 4MATIC 58.9in
(1 495 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions C
300
Ve hicle length1 84.5in
(468 6mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.3
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle widthwit hout outside
mir rors 71
.3 in
(1 81 0mm)
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm) 396
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C
300
Ve hicle height 55.5in
(1 409 mm)
Ve hicle height whenopening/
closing thero of 78
.0 in
(1 982 mm)
Tu rning radius 36.8ft
(1 1. 22 m) Ve
hicl edimens ions C
300 4MATIC
Ve hicle length1 84.5in
(468 6mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.3
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle widthwit hout outside
mir rors 71
.3 in
(1 81 0mm)
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm) C
300 4MATIC
Ve hicle height 55.7in
(1 41 6mm)
Ve hicle height whenopening/
closing thero of 78
.2 in
(1 98 7mm)
Tu rning radius 37.6 ft
(1 1. 45 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Te
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Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on In
fo rm ation about displaymessag es
Displ aymessa gesappea ron themultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphical symbols are
sim plified intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif‐
fe rfr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr ior‐
ity displa ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymes‐
sag esareacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Wi th thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol, youcan select
th ere spectiv esymbol byswiping tothelef tor
ri ght. Press theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther infor‐ mation
onthemedia display.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP backbutt onorthelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. The displ aymessa geswill then
be stor ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up save ddispl aymes sages
On-b oard com puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
bac kbutt onP. 398
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps