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

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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

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ewhe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
func tion itcould, inthefo llo wing situat ions,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away bef oreyo ulea veit. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal, andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isshif tedto position 005D. R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005Bor005E.
R The electricpar king brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. Dr
iving and parking 15
5

%
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
matically whenthepar king procedur e
begins.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display: select
thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
% During thepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, th elane markings aredis‐
pla yedin green inthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle displaymessag eappear s.Fu rther
maneuv ering mayst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa‐
ble, thesy stem can chang eth etransmission
position again orcanc elthepar king proce‐
dur e. Exiting
apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. 19
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Driving and parking

Multimedia
system:
4 Navigation 5
Way Point sand Info #
Select Start New Route Guidance.
The routeis calc ulatedwithth ese tint er‐
mediat edes tinat ions.
Selecting acontact fordes tinatio nen try
Re quirement s:
R Amobile phoneis con nectedto themultime‐
dia system (/ page269).
R The "Navigat eto cont act" onlineser vice is
av ailable andactivat ed.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Contac ts #
Select thecon tact.
The cont actdetails aredispla yed. #
Select theaddr ess.
The Please Wait...messag eappear s.The
sear chiscar ried out online. #
Select thedes tinat ion. Fi
lter ing disp lays forco ntac ts #
Enteranam eor telephon enumb er,fo rex am‐
ple, intoth esear chfield. #
Select ¡.
The firs tcont actinthelis tis highlight ed. #
Select thecon tact. #
Sele cttheaddr ess.
Ent ering geo-coor dinates
Multimedia system:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Geo-coor dinates #
Enterge o-coor dinatesaslatitude andlongi‐
tude coordinat esindegr ees, minut esand
seconds.
The map showstheposition . #
Conf irm theent ry. #
Tocalcu latearo ut e: sele ctStart Route
Gu ida nce. #
Ifaro utehas already been creat ed, sele ct
St art New RouteGuidan ceorSet asWay
Poin t. Ent
ering thedes tina tion asa3 wo rdaddr ess
Re quirement s:
R Sear ching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis poss ibleintheonline search
( / pag e24 3).
R Thereis an Inte rn et connecti on.
% Searching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis no tposs ibleinall coun tries.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
ª Enter Dest ination #
Select Online Search. #
Enterth edes tinat ionaddr essasa3 wo rd
addr ess. Separateeac hof thewo rdswit ha
full stop.
The sear chresults aredispla yed. #
Select thedes tinat ioninthelis t.
The destinat ionaddr essissho wn. The route
can becalc ulated. 24
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Multimedia system

#
When ther eis aro ute, thega sst atio nis set
as thene xt int ermediat edes tinat ion.
St arting theaut oma ticser vice station
sear ch
Re quirement s:
R ATTENTION ASSISTand theSuggest Rest
Area function areactiv ated (/ page15 7).
Dr ivin gsituati on
The ATTEN TIONASSIST Doyouwa ntto sea rch
for ares tare a?mes sage issho wn. #
Selec tYes.
The service statio nsear chstar ts.The availa‐
ble servicest atio nsalon gth ero uteor inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle's current positio nar e
di spl ayed. #
Select theser vice statio n.
The servicest atio naddr essisdispla yed. #
Ifro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, sele ctStart
Rout eGuidan ce.
The selected ser vicest atio nis setas ades ti‐
nat ion.Ro uteguidan cebegin s.
or #
Ifro uteguidan ceisact ive, sele ctStart New
Rout eGuidan ceorSet asNex tWay Point.
St art New RouteGuidan ce:th eselect ed
ser vice statio nis setas ane wdes tinatio n.
The prev ious destination andallintermediat e
des tination sar edele ted. Ro uteguidan ceto
th eser vice statio nbegin s.
Set asNex tWay Point:theselect edser vice
st atio nis setas thene xt int ermediat edes ti‐
nation .Ro uteguidan cebegin s. Ro
uteguidanc e No
teson rout eguidanc e &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from oper‐
ati ng integr ated commu nication equip‐
ment whiletheve hicle isin mo tion
If yo uoper ateco mm unic ationeq uipme nt
int egrat edintheve hicle when driving, you
will bedistract edfrom thetra ffic situat ion.
This could alsocause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Ro uteguidan cebegin son ce aro utehas been
calc ulated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations always
ha ve prior ity ove rmulti mediasy stem driving
ins truction s.
The follo wing drivin gins truct ions canbeused:
R Navig ation announcements
R Routeguidan cedispl ays
R Lane recomme ndations
If yo udo notfo llo wthedr iving instruction sor if
yo ulea vethecalculat edroute, ane wrouteis
calc ulatedaut omat ically. Multimedia
system 253

#
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
iPhone ®
func tionscan beused viathemultime‐
dia system using Apple CarPla y®
.The yar eoper‐
at ed using thecent ralcon trol elemen tor the
Sir i®
vo ice con trol system. Youcan activat eth e
vo ice con trol system bypressing andholding the
00E3 buttononthemultifunc tionsteer ing wheel.
When usingApple CarPla y®
wit hvo ice con trol,
th emultimedia system can still be oper ated via
th eVo ice Cont rolSy stem (/ page206).
Onl yone mobile phoneatatime canbecon nec‐
te dvia Apple CarPla y®
to themultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilit yof App leCarPla y®
ma yva ry
acc ordin gto thecount ry. The
service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it.
Apple CarPla y®
is are gis tere dtra demar kof
Apple Inc.
Inf ormat iononApple CarPla y®
While usingApple CarPla y®
va rious funct ionsof
th emultimedia system, e.g.telephon yor the
media sourcesBlue tooth®
audio andiPod ®
,ar e
una vailable.
Onl yone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting aniPhone ®
via Apple CarPla y®
Re quirement s:
R Apple ®
oper atingsy stem version iOS 8.3or
abo veisins talled ontheiPhone ®
.
R AnInterne tcon nect ionisrequ ired forth efull
ra ng eof func tions forApple CarPla y®
. R
The iPho ne®
is connect edtothemultimedia
sy stem viatheUSB portç using asuit a‐
ble cable (/page29 7).
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Apple CarPlay
Se tting automat icor manu alstar t
A messa geappear swhen connectedfo rth efirs t
tim e. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start Automatically isactiv ated 0073.
Apple CarPla y®
will nowstar timm ediat ely
af te rth eiPhone ®
is con nect edtothemulti‐
media system using aUSB cable. #
Manua lst ar t:select Manual ly. #
Select theiPhone ®
in thede vice list.
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
A messag ewit hth edat apr otect ion regulations
appear s. #
Select Accept &Start .
or 280
Multimedia system

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page32 2). Engine
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To switch engine off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secs. or
press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page12 5).
00BD
Che ckCoo lant Level See
Opera tor'sManu al *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page322 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle.
N Permanent lyAct ive Risk
of Rolli ngAway *
Neutr al005C has been select edwhile theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g. #
Depress thebr ak epedal tostop. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edr ivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shif tGe ars VisitDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.Itis no long erpossible tochang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
When transmiss ionposition 005Bisselect ed,consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check TirePressure Soon *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system has detected asig nifica ntlos sof press ure. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page355) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page36 1).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page36 1). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Dr
iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away..... 415
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................4 00
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................4 00
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning. .................................................. 409
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual. ...................4 37
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 415
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y...................................................4 14
Place theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual. .........................4 03
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l......... ................................. 401
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................4 36 Re
versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 416
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 444
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................4 15
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................4 16
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 439
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........4 39
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .................................... 440
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 442
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 415
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times...... ......................4 12
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l......... 426 Tr
af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 426
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative.... ........... 426
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ......... 416
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key). ........................ 69
Ope ning (from inside ).............................. 67
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .................... 69
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e)............................ 67
Door controlpan el....................................... 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 367
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving... ...............................1 29
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 198 Inde
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