2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

0007
Vehicles with an extendable sun visor: slide
sun visor 1horizontal lyas requ ired. 14 2
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. 1
0082 Setsthe driver's side temp erature
2 008F Setsthe air distribution
3 002D Setsthe air flow or switch off climate
control
4 0058 Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (0013 page144)
5 0064 Defrosts the windscreen
6 008A Calls up the air conditioning menu
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 0015 Activates or deacti vates synchronisa‐
tion (0013 page144)
9 0072 Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/
off(0013 page 144) A
005A Switches the A/C function on/
off(0013 page143)
B 0082 Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off 0007
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using the002D button. 0007
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th e002D button.
0009 If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may mist up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on or off via the
cont rol panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. 0007
Press button 005A. Climate control
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Switch off
the A/C function only brief ly;ot her‐
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. 0007
Press the 0058 button. 0007
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe 002D
or 008F button. Overview of
the air distribution settings The symbols on
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
0061 def
rost ervents
009C centre and side air
vents
009B fo
ot we llve nts
009F centre, side and
foot we llve nts 0086
defros
ter and foot we llve nts
008F all
vents
0087 defros
ter,middle and side air vents
00A2 au
tomatic air distribution Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel The climate control can be operated centrally
using
the synchronisation function. The temp era‐
ture and air distribution setting forth e driver
side is adop ted automatically forth e front
passenger side. 0007
Press the 0015 button.
The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside 0007
Press the0058 button. 0007
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside 0007
Switch on the windscreen wipers. 0007
Press the0058 button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
0007
Press the0072 button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
0009 If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. 14 4
Climate cont rol

Ac
tivating/deactivating ionisation Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
b Climate control
0019 Ionisation
Ionisation cleans and refreshes the interior air of
th eve hicle. The ionisation of the interior air is
odourless. 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Air
vents Ad
justing the front air vents 000A
WARNING ‑ Risk of bu rns/frostbite due
to not maintaining a su fficient dis tance
to the air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can flow from the air
ve nts.
This could result in burns or frostbite in the
immediate vicinity of the air vents. 0007
Alw ays ensure that all vehicle occu‐
pants maintain a suf ficient di stance to
th e air vents. 0007
If necessa ry,re direct the air flow to
ano ther area of theve hicle interior. To
guarantee theflow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with the
fo llowing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntilation
grille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep the air inlet free of deposits
(0013 page 395). 0007
Toopen or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
centre and turn it tothe left (open) or right
(closed) as far as it will go. 0007
Toadjust the air direction: hold airvent 1
in the cent reand mo veit up or down or to
th e left or right.
Ad justing the rear air vents 0007
Toopen or close: turn controller2tothe
left or right as far as it will go. 0007
Toadjust the air direction: hold airvent 1
in the cent reand mo veit up or down or to
th e left or right. Climate control
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Ad
justing the AIRSCARF vents 000A
WARNING Risk of bu rns caused bythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints.
This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the outlet opening. 0007
Turn the heating output down in good
time. 0007
Maintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening. 000E
NO
TEDama gecaused toAIRSCARF by
th e use of pr otective co vers If a pr
otective co ver is placed overth e front
seat head restra ints, theflow of air from the
AIRSCARF vent is hinde red.
This can cause AIRS CARF toove rheat and be
damaged. 0007
Do not use pr otective co vers on head
re stra ints with AIRSCARF. Make sure
that there are no objects co vering the
intake grille on the back of the head restra int. 0007
You can adjust the blo wer output of AIR‐
SCARF vents 1using the AIRSCARF button
(0013 page109). 0007
Adjust the height of AIRSCARF vents 1and
th e cur rent of air byadjusting the height of
th e head restra int (0013 page104). 14 6
Climate cont rol

Driving
Note
s on Mercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethe no tes on thefo llowing topics in the
Supplement, as you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers:
R Rear axle locking dif fere ntial
R AMG Performance exhaust sy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form ance composite
brake sy stem
R RACE START
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching
the po wer supp lyor ignition on
without starting the engine 000A
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hi‐
cle in motion, forex ample, by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position 005Dor shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
R starting the engine. 0007
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe Digital Vehicle
Ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. 0007
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. This also applies tothe Digital
Ve hicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key"
function is activated via Mercedes me
connect. Re
quirements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised.
R or: a Digi talVe hicle Key is located in the
mar ked space (0013 page149).
R the brake pedal is not depressed. Driving and parking
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0007
Toswitch on the po wer supp ly:press but‐
to n1 once.
yo u can activate the windscreen wiper, for
ex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again if thefo l‐
lowing conditions are me t:
R you open the driver's door
R you press but ton1 twice. 0007
Toswitch on the ignition: press button 1
twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
R vehicles with automatic transmission:you
do not start theve hicle within 15minutes
and the transmission is in position 005Dorthe
electric parking brake is applied.
R vehicles with manual transmission: you do
not start theve hicle within 15minutes and
th e electric parking brake is applied.
R you press but ton1 once. St
arting theve hicle St
arting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised. R
or: a Digi talVe hicle Key is located in the
mar ked space and is recognised
(0013 page 149). 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission toposition 005Dor005C. 0007
depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. 0007
Ifth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
once.
If th eve hicle still does not start, one of thefo l‐
lowing display messages appears in the multi‐
function display: 0007
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual :st art theve hicle in emer gency
operation mode (0013 page 150).
or 0007
Key not detected Place smartphone in charg-
ing bracket: place the mobile phone in the
mar ked space (0013 page125). 14 8
Driving and pa rking

Yo
u can swit choff the engine while driving by
pressing button 1for about thre e seconds or
by pressing button 1thre e times within a sec‐
ond. Be sure toobser vethe saf ety no tes under
"Driving tips".
St arting theve hicle with a Digital Vehicle
Key
Re quirements:
R one of thefo llowing versions of the Digital
Ve hicle Key is available:
- suitable mobile phone
- Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
R theve hicle is equipped with the "Digital Vehi‐
cle Key" function.
R the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated
via Mercedes me connec t:http://
www.mercedes.me.
R the mobile phone is suf ficiently charge d.
0009 You can check the suitability of your mobile
phone byentering the phone number at
http://www.mercedes.me. Information about suitable mobile phones
can be obtained from
your Mercedes-Benz
service centre or at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
0009 Mercedes-Benz recommends that you car ry
th e emer gency key in case of function
re strictions.
0009 The function is only available in combination
with Mercedes me connect and on lyin cer‐
ta in countries.
0009 Protective cases around the mobile phone
can impair thera nge of functions. Using the Digital
Vehicle Keyfo r the first
time 0007
Deactivate theke y2 (0013 page75). 0007
Place key2 in mar ked space 3onthe
symbol 4. 0007
Place the mobile phone or Digital Vehicle Key
st icke r in the mar ked space 1. Driving and parking
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