2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Note
s on operating saf ety 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. 0007
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operation of LINGU
ATRO NIC on
the multifunction steering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 263

Overview and operation
Overview of
the multimedia sy stem 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. 0007
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 1
Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem button group on the
st eering wheel (0013 page 251)
2 Media display
3 Main function button group
(0013 page 282)
4 Touchpad
5 Control knob •
Ad justs thevo lume (0013 page 285)
• Swit ches the sound on/off
(0013 page 284)
Fo r Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per‐
fo rm ance exhaust sy stem:
• Turn: adjusts thevo lume
• Press: switches the multimedia sy stem
on/off
6 00D0 button
• Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
Fo r Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per‐
fo rm ance exhaust sy stem:
• Sets thevo lume of the AMG Performance
ex haust sy stem
7 Controller Note
s onthe media display 000E
NO
TEScratches on the display The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur
face. The reis a risk of it becoming
scratched. 278
Multimedia sy stem

0007
Toswitch on: change the media source or
turn volume control 1. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem 0007
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or 0007
Select System inthe multimedia sy stem. 0007
Select Audio. 0007
Select a volume setting. 0007
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the Multimedia sy
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Re
quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running.
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the cent reconsole displ ay. Please consult a
qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 System 0019
Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones 0007
Select Yes.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wish torestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset. 0007
Select Yes. 0007
Enter the cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
or 0007
Select No.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
0009 Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate the PIN
pr otection foryo u.
A prom ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset. 0007
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings. Fi
t & Healthy ENE
RGIZING comfort 298
Multimedia sy stem

0009
If a climate control setting is changed, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly.Showing/hiding
the navigation menu Re
quirements:
R The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion. Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Navigation 0007
Tosho w:swipe left on theto uchpad or the
To uch Control.
or 0007
Slide the controller tothe left. 0007
Tohide: swipe right on theto uchpad or the
To uch Control. or 0007
Slide the controller totheright.
0009 Toshow or hide lo wer menu le vels, swipe or
slide tothe left or right as many times as
necessar y. Destination ent
ry Entering a POI or address
000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. 0007
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad Multimedia sy
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before changing route to avoid traffic jam
can be
selected.
The Avoid traffic jam automatically andAsk
before changing route to avoid traffic jam set‐
tings are not available in everycountr y.
The settings enable thefo llowing:
R Avoid traffic jam automatically
The route is calculated with the cur rently set
ro ute type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Information
or FM RDS-TMC are take n into account.
Live Traf fic Information and FM RDS-TMC are
not available in all countries.
R Ask before changing route to avoid traffic
jam
A prom ptappears when a new route is de tec‐
te d with a shor ter journey time based on traf‐
fi c re ports. You can continue touse the cur‐
re nt route or use the dynamic route ins tead. Selecting
route options
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
À Route and position
0019 Avoid options
Av oiding areas 0007
Select Areas(0013 page 324).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads 0007
Select 0073or deselect 0053avo id option.
Using routes requiring a special tollst icker 0007
Select Use vignette roads . 0007
Select 0073or deselect 0053Allor countries.
The route take s into account roads in the
selected countries which requ ire youto pay a
time-based fee (vignette). A vignette allo ws
fo rth e use of a route network for a limi ted
time pe riod.
Using tollro ads 0007
Select Use toll roads. 0007
Select Payment in cash orElectronic billing
or Off.
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
The selected route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theavo idFerries
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Announcements 0007
Switch an announcement on 0073or off 0053.
Yo u can choose from thefo llowing announce‐
ments:
R Announce traffic warnings
This function is not available in all countries. 310
Multimedia sy stem

0007
Select Yes.
The au tomatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity are displa yed. 0007
Select thefilling station. 0007
When there is no route, thefilling station is
set as the destination.
or 0007
When there is a route, thefilling station is set
as the next intermediate destination.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIST and theSuggest rest
area function are activated
(0013 page 234).
Driving situation
The ATTENTION ASSIST Do you want to start
the rest area search? message is shown.0007
Select Yes.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the vicinity of
theve hicle's cur rent position are
displ ayed. 0007
Select the service station.
The service station address is displa yed. 0007
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The selected service station is set as a desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
or 0007
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected
service station is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e service station begins.
Set as next intermediate destination: the
selected service station is set as the next
intermediate destination. Route guidance
begins. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. 0007
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated. 312
Multimedia sy stem

0009
Recei ved destinations are sa ved in the pr evi‐
ous destinations.
A prom ptappears on the media displa y.0007
A destination has been received without
picture information: selectYes. 0007
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or 0007
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: there cei ved desti‐
nation address is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new destination begins.
Set as next intermediate destination :the
re cei ved destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins. 0007
A destination has been received with pic‐
tu re information: selectStart route guid-
ance .
Ro ute guidance starts. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
The services are not available in everycountr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simultane‐
ously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
pl ay ed with a symbol.
0009 Hazard warnings can be recei ved using the
Car-to-X service.
There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and traf fic
conditions. Impor
tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selec ted count ries).
R The traf fic situation is upda ted at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted count ries, the subscription
service is available free of charge for a period
of thre eye ars from the manufacturing date.
The subscription information sho wsthest a‐
tus (0013 page319).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (0013 page319).
R Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz service cent re.
Information on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor 318
Multimedia sy stem