instrument panel MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
15 3
2 Combination swit ch →
121
3 Instrument display →
227
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
15 0
5 Media display →
247
6 Glovecompa rtment →
11 2
7 Start/ stop button →
13 8
8 Climate cont rol sy stems →
13 3
9 Calls up the main functions of the multimedia
sy stem →
251
A Hazard warning light sy stem →
121
B PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
49
C Stow age compartment →
11 2
D Controller forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
247
E Switches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
247
F Extends/r etra cts the seat belt extender →
41 G
Opens and closes the soft top →
81
H Activates and deacti vates AIR CAP →
84
I Opens thestow age compartment →
11 2
J Opening and closing the side windo ws →
88
K ECO start/ stop function →
14 6
L 360° camera →
206
M Sets theve hicle le vel →
202
N DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
O Touchpad →
24 8
P Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
228
Q Adjusting thesteering wheel electrically →
106
Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →
107
R Control panel:
On-board co mputer →
228
Cruise cont rol or variable limiter →
17 7
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
182
S Diagno stics connection →
29 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

7
Selected transmission position
8 Multifunction displ ay(exa mp le:standard dis‐
play for a trip): assi stance / telephone /
navigation / trip / media / radio / styles
and displa ys/ service / possible settings
fo r head-up display
9 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Overview of buttons on
thest eering wheel 1
P Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 232) 5
ò Tocall up the home screen of the mul‐
timedia sy stem
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (multimedia sy stem)
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in
th e Instrument Display and in the control
elements of theve hicle interior Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. 228
Instrument display and on-board computer

The mobile phone continues
tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or #
Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay ®Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay ®
, cer‐
ta in vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised) The transfer of
this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (/ page 267).
The following driving status data is transmit ted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitte d:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection This da
tais only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel). Mercedes me calls
Making a call via the
overhead control panel
Requ irements:
R You ha veaccess toa GSM networ k.
R The contra ct partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
data can be transfer red automaticall y.
% Mercedes me calls are not possible in every
count ry. Find out at a Mercedes-Benz
service centre if these functions are availa‐
ble in your count ry. Multimedia sy
stem 313

The Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sy stem is
av ailable for at least tenye ars starting from the
manufacturing date.
The ignition must be switched on before an auto‐
matic emergency call can be made.
% The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
is activated at thefa ctor y.
Overview of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem can
help todecisively reduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services
at the site of the accident. It helps locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access.
The emer gency call can be made au tomatical ly
( / page 319) or manually (/ page 320). Only
make emer gency calls if you or others are in
need of rescue. Do not make an emer gency call
in theeve nt of a breakdown or a similar situa‐
tion.
Displ ays in the media display
SOS READY: eCall available SOS NOT READY:
the ignition is not on or eCall
is not available.
During an active emer gency call, Gappears
in the displa y.
Yo u can find more information on there gional
av ailability of eCall at: https://www.mercedes-
benz-mobile.com/ext ra/ecall/
% Ifth ere is a malfunction in the emer gency
call sy stem (e.g. a fault with the speaker,
microphone, airbag, SOS button), a cor re‐
sponding message appears inthe multifunc‐
tion display of the instrument clus ter.
Tr iggering an automatic emer gency call
Re quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems such as airbags or seat belt
te nsioners ha vebeen activated af ter an acci‐
dent, the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
may automatically initiate an emer gency call. The emergency call has been made:
R
Avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmitted
to the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre
can transmit theve hicle position data toone
of the public emer gency services call cen‐
tres.
R In cer tain situations data is also transmitted
in thevo ice channel tothe Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call centre.
This allo wsmeasu resfo rre scue, reco very or
to wing toa Mercedes-Benz Service Cent reto
be initiated quickl y.
The SOS button in theov erhead control panel
fl ashes until the emer gency call is finished.
It is not possible toimmediately end an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
cann otconnect tothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call centre, the emer gency call is au tomat‐ Multimedia sy
stem 319