2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET wipers

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
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
.............................20
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
.................................. 74
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

0007
Toswitch interior lighting on: press button
2 tothe left. 0007
Toswitch automatic interior lighting con‐
trol off: press button 3totheright. Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
÷ Light settings
0019 Ambient lighting
Setting the colour 0007
Select Colour. 0007
Set a colour.
Ad justing the brightness 0007
Select Brightness . 0007
Set a brightness value.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones 0007
Select Brightness zones .0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
The Display ,Front andRear zones can be set
separately. Setting
the interior lighting switch-off delay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
÷ Light settings
0019 Interior light shut-off 0007
Set the switch-off delay time. Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 0047
005AWindsc reen wipers off
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermittent wiping, frequent 13 6
Light and sight

004A
00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast 0007
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047-004B. 0007
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Single wipe
R 00D4 Wiping with washer fluid Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades 000A
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. 0007
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Moving
the wiper arms tothech ange posi‐
tion 0007
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. 0007
Within around 15seconds, press button
00D4 onthe combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (0013 page136).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades 0007
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. 0007
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐
tion of ar row1away from the wiper arm as
fa r as it will go. 0007
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. 0007
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row4. Light and sight
137

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

000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and the fuel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If youto uch
co mp onent parts which are under voltage,
yo u could recei vean electric shoc k.0007
Neverto uch co mponents of the ignition
sy stem or the fuel injection sy stem
when the ignition is switched on. 000A
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
ra diator and parts of theex haust sy stem. 0007
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch co mponent parts described in the
fo llowing. 000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wipers while the engine bon‐
net is open
When the engine bonn etis open, and the
windscreen wipers are set in motion, you can
be trapped bythe wiper linkage. 0007
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before opening the
engine bonn et. 0007
Toopen: pullthe le ver1 torelease the
bonn et. 390
Maintenance and care

0007
Clean draught stop net 1with a damp clo th
in conjunction with the care products and
cleaning agents recommended and appr oved
fo r Mercedes-Benz. Cleaning
thefo lding draught stop Re
quirements:
R Never use a high-p ressure cleaner toclean
th e net of the wind deflector. R
Obser vethe no tes on the cor rect ins tallation
and stow ing location of thefo lding draught
st op (0013 page 93). 0007
Clean the net of thefo lding draught stop with
a damp clo thin conjunction with the care
products and cleaning agents recommended
and appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Note
s on care of car parts 000A
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wipers are swit ched on while
th e windscreen is being cleaned
If th e windscreen wipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades, you can be trapped bythe
wiper arm. 0007
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and the ignition before cleaning the
windscreen or wiper blades. 000A
WARNING Risk of bu rning from theta il‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If you come into contact with these
car parts, you could burn yourself. 0007
Alw ays be particular lycareful when in
th e vicinity of theta ilpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely when in this area. 0007
Before any con tact, allow the car parts
to cool down. Maintenance and care
403

Opening and closing
the fuse box in the
engine compa rtment Re
quirements:
R A dry clo thand a sc rewdriver are available.
Obse rveth e no tes on electrical fuses
(0013 page 428).
Opening 000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wipers while the engine bon‐
net is open
When the engine bonn etis open, and the
windscreen wipers are set in motion, you can
be trapped bythe wiper linkage. 0007
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before opening the
engine bonn et. 0007
Turn clip 2on co ver1 aqu arter-turn to
th e left. 0007
Fold co ver1 up in the direction of the
ar row. 0007
Remo veany existing moisture from the fuse
box using a dry clo th. 0007
Loosen scr ews3 and remo vefuse box lid
4 from theto p.
Closing 0007
Check whe ther the seal is positioned cor‐
re ctly in lid 4. Breakdown assis
tance 429

We
bsite
Calling up ............................................ 356
Showing/hiding thewe b br ows er
menu ................................................... 356
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel ............................ .449
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 450
Preparation ......................................... 445
Ra ising theve hicle ...............................4 47
Re moving a wheel .............................. .449
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 446
Wheel change
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Wheel rotation ........................................ .444
Wheels Care .................................................... 403
Changing hub caps .............................. 446
Checking ............................................ .431
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem) ............... 434
Fitting .................................................. 449
Flat tyre ............................................... 41 0
Inter changing ...................................... 444
MOExtended tyres ................................ 411No
ise .................................................. .431
No tes on fitting .................................... 441
Re moving ............................................ 449
Re placing .....................................4 41,445
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 440
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 35
Selection ............................................. 441
Snow chains ........................................ 431
St oring ................................................ 444
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 412
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 432
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 440
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 434
Ty re pressure table .............................. 433
Un usual handling characteristics ........ .431
Wi -Fi ........................................................ .290
Overview ............................................. 290
Setting ................................................. 290
Setting up a hotspot ............................ 291
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 353 Wi
nd deflector
Care ..................................................... 401
Wi ndo ws
Closing (all) .......................................... .84
Opening (all) .......................................... 84
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .403
Wi ndscreen ..............................................1 43
Defrosting ............................................ 14 3
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
see Windshield
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 467
No tes ................................................... 467
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................3 95
Wi ndscreen wipers
Changing the wiper blades .................. 137
Switching on/off ................................. 13 6
Wi ndshield ............................................... 137
Changing the wiper blades .................. 137 Index
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