2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET driver seat adjustment

Symbols
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agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
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Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ......................22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................28 Information on
the REA CHregulation ........... 28
Implied warranty .......................................... .28
QR code forre scue card ...............................28
Data storage .................................................29
Copyright ...................................................... 31 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 32
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................32
Seat belts ..................................................... 34
Airbags ......................................................... 39
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .46
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 47
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................48
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................73 Opening and closing
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Ke y ................................................................ 74
Doo rs............................................................ 78
Boot .............................................................. 83
Side windo ws............................................... 84
Soft top ........................................................ 89
Anti- theft pr otection .....................................96 Seats and
stowing ................................... 100
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 100
Seats .......................................................... 101
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 0
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 11 2
Operating the memory function .................. 11 3
St ow age areas ............................................ .114
Cup holders ................................................ 12 0
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .122
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 3
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 24
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 12 6 Light and sight
......................................... 127
Exterior lighting .......................................... 127
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 5
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 13 8
Operating the sun visors ............................. 1412
Contents

Ac
tivating/deactivating seat belt adjustment
via the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle settings
0019 Belt adjustment 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Seat belt
warning function for the driver and
front passen ger The
00E9 seat belt warning lamp in the instru‐
ment display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. Fu
nction of there ar seat belt status display The
rear seat belt status display is on lyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. The
rear seat belt status display informs you
which rear seat belt is not fastened.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
st atus display using the back button on the left-
hand side of thesteering wheel
(0013 page 252). Airbags
Overview of airbags
1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger front airbag
4 Head airbag
5 Side impact airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol.
When activated, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection forth ere spective vehicle occupant. Occupant saf
ety39

000E
NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object. 0007
Stow objects in a suitable place. Re
versing the PRE- SAFE®
sy stem measures If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we retak en are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings your‐
self. 0007
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact, and take
pre-em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle occupants. These measures cannot necessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher flashing frequenc y.
R Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle
is stationar y.This brake application is cancel‐
led automatically when theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem will not initiate any action in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
or
R when theve hicle is towing a trailer and there
is a risk of a rear impact The sy
stem will not initiate any braking applica‐
tion in thefo llowing situations:
R whilst driving
or
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist Safely transporting
children in theve hicle Alw
ays obser vewhen children are tr avelling
in theve hicle 0009
Also strictly obser vethe saf ety no tesfo rthe
specific situation. In this wa yyo u can recog‐
nise po tential risks and avoid dangers if chil‐
dren are tr avelling in theve hicle
(0013 page 49).
Be diligent
Bear in mind that neglecting tosecure a child in
th ech ild restra int sy stem may ha veserious con‐
sequences. Alw ays be diligent in securing a child
carefully before every journe y. 48
Occupant saf ety

0007
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it for‐
wa rds slightly (0013 page116). 0007
Pull the head restra int upwards as far as it
will go. 0007
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int.
Fi tting 0007
Inse rtthe head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. 0007
Push the head restra int down until it
engages. 0007
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 © 0019
Comfort 0019
Seat comfort 0007
Select a seat.
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters 0007
Select Side bolsters . 0007
Adjust the air cushions.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest (lumbar) 0007
Select Lumbar . 0007
Adjust the air cushions. Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
Seats 0007
Select Driver's seat orFront-passenger area. 0007
Select Massage. 0007
Select a massage programme.
The massage programme runs for appro x‐
ima tely 9to 15 minutes, depending on the
setting. 0007
Toset the massage intensity: switch High
intensity on0073 or off 0053. Re
setting seat adjustments Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
a Seats 0019
Reset 0007
Select YesorNo.
Depending on whe ther the settings forth e driver
or front passenger seat are selected, only the
selected seat can be reset. Fo
lding the front seat backrest forw ards/
back (vehicles with memo ryfunction) Wi
th th e EASY -ENTRY function, the seat will
mo veforw ards if you ha vefolded the seat back‐
re st forw ards. This makes it easier for passen‐
ge rs to get into and out of there ar of theve hi‐
cle. 106
Seats and stowing

If
th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards or towa rdsthe
dashboard in thefo llowing situations:
R you swit chthe ignition off
R you open the driver's door
0009 The steering wheel mo ves upwards and
to wa rdsth e dashboard only if it has not
already reached thesteering limiter.
The steering wheel mo ves back tothe last drive
position in thefo llowing cases:
R you close the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on
R you press thest art/ stop button once.
The last drive position is stored in thefo llowing
situations:
R you swit chthe ignition off
R you sa vethe setting with the memory func‐
tion
If yo u press one of the memory function position
buttons, the adjustment process is stopped. Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle settings
0019 Easy Entry/Exit 0007
Select Steer. wheel and seat, Steering wheel
only orOff. Operating
the memory function 000A
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. 0007
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. 000A
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat
or steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants – particularly children – could
become trapped. 0007
During the setting procedure of the
memory function, ensure that no body
parts are in the sweep of the seat or
th esteering wheel. 0007
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
ately release the memory function posi‐
tion button.
The adjustment process is stopped. 000A
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended. 0007
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. Seats and
stowing 11 3

R
The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position 005Dorby the electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The drive sy stem is switched off.
R There is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supply is insuf ficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL function DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL continuously adjusts
th ech aracteristics of the suspension dampers to
th e cur rent operating and driving conditions. The da
mping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is af fected bythefo llowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The drive program selected
R The driving style
The drive program can be adjus ted using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIRMATIC
Fu
nction of AIRMATIC
AIRMATIC is an air suspension sy stem with varia‐
ble damping for impr oved driving comfort. The
all-round le vel control sy stem ensures the best
possible suspension and const antground clear‐ ance,
even wi tha laden vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle is lo wered automatically to
impr ovedriving saf ety and toreduce fuel con‐
sum ption. You also ha vethe option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel.
AIRMATIC includes thefo llowing components
and functions:
R Air suspension with automatic le vel control
R speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R manually selec table high-le vel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button Driving and parking
213

Vo
ice command Function
Scent menu To
display fragrance settings
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation menu To
display ionisation settings
Climate control menu To
display climate control settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switch on the automatic climate control settings on the driver's side
Light menu To
display light settings
Massage menu To
display massage settings
Massage driver's seat on To
switch on the massage function forth e driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switch off the massage function forth e driver's seat
Outside temperature To
display the outside temp erature
Engine data To
display engine data
Seats menu To
display seat adjustment settings
Seat heating front passenger level "2" To
set the seat heating forth e front passenger seat toleve l 2 276
LINGU ATRO NIC

Ad
justing (manually and electrically) ... 101
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ..................... 103
Con figuring the settings ......................1 06
Cor rect driver's seat position .............. 100
Fo lding the backrest (rear) back ..........1 18
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards .... 11 6
Fo lding the backrest forw ards/back
(with memory function) ...................... .106
Fo lding the backrest forw ards/back‐
wa rds (without memory function) ........ 107
Operating the memory function ........... 11 3
Pa nel heating ....................................... 109
Re setting the settings .......................... 106
Setting options ...................................... 16
Switching AIRSCARF on/off ................ 109
Seat belt ............................................... 34, 39
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 39
Ca re .................................................... 405
Fa stening ............................................... 37
Pr otection ..............................................34
Re ar seat belt status display ................ .39
Re duced pr otection ...............................35
Re leasing .............................................. .38
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 38 Seat belt
extender ................................. 37
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 39
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 39
Fu nction ................................................ 38
Seat belt extender .....................................37
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 33
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) ..................................... 405
Seat hea ter
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .108
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .109
Second telephone .................................... 331
Connecting .......................................... 331
Fe atures .............................................. 331
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver Self-test
Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 44
Sensors (Care) ......................................... 403
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 255
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch.................... 312
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting summer time .............................. 288
Setting the da teform at .......................... 289
Setting the distance unit ........................ 293
Setting the map scale
see Map Index
571