spare wheel MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual

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Left-hand drive vehicle: pulltab1
upwards. #
Right-hand drive vehicle: pulltab1 down‐
wa rds. #
Remo vefire extinguisher 2. Flat tyre
Note
s onflat tyres &
WARNING Risk of accident due toaflat
tyre
A flat tyre se verely affects the driving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thesteering and braking
of theve hicle.
Ty res without run-flat characteristics: #
Do not drive with a flat tyre. #
Chan getheflat tyre immediately with
an emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel. Alternativel y,consult a qualified
specialist workshop.
Ty res with run-flat characteristics: #
Obse rveth e information and warning
no tes on MOExtended tyres (run-flat
tyres). In
theeve nt of a flat tyre, thefo llowing options
are available depending on your vehicle's equip‐
ment:
R Vehicles with MOExtended tyres: it is pos‐
sible tocontinue the journey for a short
period of time. Make sure you obse rvethe
no tes on MOExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
(/ page 375).
R Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: you can repair
th e tyre so that it is possible tocontinue the
jou rney for a short period of time. Todo this,
use the TIREFIT kit (/ page376).
R Vehicles with Mercedes me connect: you
can make a call for breakdown assi stance via
th eove rhead control panel in the case of a
breakdown (/ page313).
R Allvehicles: change the wheel
(/ page 405). 374
Breakdown assis tance

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Neverfit snow chains on the front
wheels. #
Only fit snow chains on there ar wheels
in pairs. *
NO
TEDama getocomponents of the
ve hicle body or chassis due tofitted
snow chains If
yo ufit snow chains tothe front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage co mpo‐
nents of theve hicle body or chassis. #
Onlyfit snow chains tothere ar wheels
of 4MATIC vehicles. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes when using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains are on ly permissible for cer tain
wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Cent re.
R For saf etyre asons, on lyuse sn ow chainsthat
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfo ryo ur ve
hicle byMercedes-Benz, or snow chains
with the same quality standard.
R If sn ow ch ains are fitted, the maximum per‐
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R Vehicles with Active Park ing Assis t:do
not use Active Parking Assist when snow
ch ains are fitted.
R Vehicles with le vel control: if snowchains
are fitted, only drive at raised vehicle le vel
( / page 202).
% You can permanently limit the maximum
ve hicle speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 179).
% You can deactivate ESP ®
to pull away
( / page 172). This all owsth e wheels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ty
re pressure Note
s on tyre pressure &
WARNING Risk of accident due toinsuf‐
fi cient or excessive tyre pressure
Ty res with either too low or too high a pres‐
sure present thefo llowing hazards:
R the tyres could bur st
R the tyres could wearexcessively and/or
une venly
R the driving characteristics as well as
st eering and braking characteristics may
be se verely impaired #
Obse rveth ere commended tyre pres‐
su res and check the tyre pressures of
all tyres including the spare wheel:
R monthly
R if altering the load on theve hicle
R prior tolong journe ys
R ifth e operating conditions change, for
ex ample when driving off- road 396
Wheels and tyres

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Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated 1to5 with
an initial maximum forc e of 80 Nm. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated 1to5 to
th e specified tightening torque of 130 Nm. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensu rethat the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vethe
ve hicle. Contact a qualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethe tightening tor‐
qu ech ecked immediately. #
Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted
wheel and adjust it if necessa ry.
% The following does not apply if the new
wheel is an emer gency spa rewheel. #
Vehicles with tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure loss warn‐
ing sy stem (/ page 400). #
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (/ page 399). Emer
gency spare wheel Note
s onthe emer gency spare wheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel
and the wheel tobe replaced may dif fer. The
emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel can
significantly impair driving characteristics of
th eve hicle.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Drive carefully. #
Neverfit more than one emer gency
spa rewheel or spare wheel that dif fers
in size. #
Only use an emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel brief ly. #
Do not deacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have the emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work‐ 41 0
Wheels and tyres

Emer
gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency engine start ............................ 391
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing.................................74
Locking/unlocking the doors.................. 79
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle...............................1 39
Emer gency spare wheel
No tes..................................................... 41 0
ENERGIZING COMFORT Overview of programmes...................... 268
St arting the programme........................ 268
Engine ECO start/ stop function........................ 14 5
Engine number....................................... 414
St arting (eme rgency operation mode).. .139
St arting (Remo teOnline).......................1 40
St arting (s tart/s top button).................. 13 8
St arting assis tance................................ 384
Switching off (s tart/s top button)...........1 61
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet)........................ 355 Opening/closing................................... 356
Engine data Displaying.............................................. 15 0
Engine electronics Notes..................................................... 412
Engine number .......................................... .414
Engine oil Additives...............................................4 22
Capacity................................................ 423
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick................................................. 358
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer..................................... 359
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval................ .423
Quality................................................... 423
To pping up............................................. 359
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 254
On theto uchpad.................................. .256
Using the controller............................... 255
EQ Boost technology
Operating saf ety...................................... 23 ERA-G
LONA SS test mode
St arting/ending.................................... .321
Er ro r message
see Displ aymessa ge
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.................................. .171
Tr ailer stabilisation................................ 172
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 172
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 17 0
EU general operating permit number ......414
Exterior lighting Care...................................................... 368
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo urites
Ad ding................................................... 252 Index
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