2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET tow bar

0009
Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( 0013 page 425). A towing vehicle with lift‐
ing equipment is requ ired forve hicle trans‐
por tation.
000E NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
ex cessively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. 0007
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. 0007
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. 0007
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow star ted or towe daw ay,
its permissible gross mass must not exceed the
permissible gross mass of theto wing vehicle. 0007
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (0013 page 456). 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition 005D. 0007
Fittheto wing eye (0013 page 427). 0007
Fasten theto w bar.
000E NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion 0007
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. 0007
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(0013 page 82). 0007
Do not activate the HOLD function. 0007
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection
(0013 page 98). 0007
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st
( 0013 page195). 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C. 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral 005C. 0007
Release the electric parking brake. 424
Breakdown assis tance

0007
Vehicles with manual transmission:
switch on the ignition, otherwise thesteering
wheel lock may engage. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired. 0007
Use a tow bar. 0007
Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. 0007
Pull away slowly and smoo thly. Loading the
vehicle for transport 0007
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( 0013 page 423). 0007
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eye in
order toload theve hicle.
0009 You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th e automatic transmission may be loc ked in
position 005Dintheeve nt of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift to005C , pr ovide the on-board electrical sy
stem with po wer
( 0013 page 420). 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral. 0007
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
005D. 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t or reve rsege ar. 0007
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. 0007
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing. Breakdown assis
tance 425

Installing
theto wing eye 0007
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. 0007
Screw intheto wing eyeclockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Ve hicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rthe to
wing eye. Fasten theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch.
0009 Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
000E NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th eto wing eye When a
towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess. 0007
Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle. To
w starting theve hicle (eme rgency engine
st art) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
000E NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted.
Ve hicles with manual transmission 0007
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( 0013 page 423). 0007
If necessar y,allow the engine and exhaust
sy stem tocool down. 0007
Switch the ignition on. 0007
Enga gesecond gear. 0007
Release the electric parking brake. 0007
Tow- start theve hicle while the clutch pedal
is fully depressed. 0007
Slowly release the clutch pedal. 0007
Immediately shift toneutral if the engine
st arts. 0007
Pull over and stop theve hicle, paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf fic conditions. 0007
Remo vetheto w bar. Breakdown assis
tance 427

Designs
Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 253
Destination .............................................. .317
Editing intermedia tedestinations ........ 306
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ .317
External ............................................... 317
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ..........3 17
Saving as global favo urite .................... 317
St oring a map position .........................3 17
Destination ent ry..................................... 301
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 307
En tering a POI or address .................... 301
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 305
Ente ring geo-coordinates ..................... 307
Selecting a contact ............................. 306
Selecting a POI .................................... 304
Selecting from the map ....................... 308
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .304
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 61
No tes ................................................... 461 Digital Owner's Manual
............................20
Digital speedome ter ............................... 256
Digital TV
see TV
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 79
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 9
Un locking theve hicle ............................79
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Setting .................................................1 35
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 2
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 4
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 3
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 4
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 4
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .163
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
Display Care .................................................... 405
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .287 Display (on-boa
rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 254
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 253
Displ aymessage ...................................... 471
Calling up (on-board co mputer) .......... .471
No tes ................................................... 471
Display messages 00B2 - - - km/h .................................. .493
ç - - - km/h ................................... 492
00CB - - - km/h ................................... 494
003D12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 497
0059 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 522
003D48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 499
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........487
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 492 550
Index

0059
While stationar y,apply the
brakes before operating the soft top.
.............................................................5 23
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 06
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 78
Locking (emergency key) ...................... .82
Opening (from the inside) ......................79
Un locking (emer gency key) .................. .82
Un locking (from the inside) ...................79
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Draught stop
Care .................................................... 402 Dr
aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 231
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 16 4
Drive prog ram display ............................. 15 9
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 27
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .183
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 184
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 189
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .195
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 185
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 188
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 188
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .188 Overview .............................................
184
Ra dar sensors .....................................1 83
Re sponsibility ...................................... 183
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 189
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Change Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera Index
555

F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 83
Calling up ............................................ 283
Deleting ............................................... 284
Moving ................................................ 283
Overview ............................................. 282
Re naming ............................................ 283
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 255
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 305
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ...... 311
Using automatic sear ch....................... 311
Fire extinguisher ...................................... 41 0
Fi rs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 409
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem Flat tyre
....................................................4 10
MOExtended tyres ................................ 411
No tes ................................................... 41 0
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 412
Wheel change ...................................... 445
Floor mats ................................................ 12 6
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 31
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors .....................................1 83
Fo lding draught stop
Care .................................................... 403
Fitting .................................................... 93
Re moving ............................................. .93
Fr ee software ............................................ .31
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 455
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .259
Fr ont airbag .............................................. .39
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat Fu
el .......................................................... .461
Ad ditives .............................................. 461
Diesel .................................................. 461
E10 ...................................................... 460
Fu elreser ve ........................................ 462
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 61
Pe trol ................................................... 460
Quality (diesel) ..................................... 461
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 460
Re fuelling ............................................ 16 8
Sulphur content ................................... 460
Ta nk content ....................................... 462
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .256
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 428
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 428
Fu se assignment diagram ...................4 28
Fu se box in the boot ............................4 30
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 429
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 430
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 430
No tes .................................................. 428 558
Index