2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET engine

Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h).
R Onlybr ief lyallo wtheengine toreac hamax i‐
mum enginespee dof 4,5 00 rpm
(4,50 0rp m) .
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn). R
Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start The
Emo tion Startfuncti onisonl yav ailab le
fo rthe Mercedes‑ AMGC63 and C63 Smod ‐
els. 0007
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofsteer ing
wheel paddle shifters 1 or2.
R The idlespeed isincr eased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(0013 page13 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. 12
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No
teson theloc king differe ntial Af
tera br eaking-i nper iod of2000 miles
(3000 km)theoil on theloc king differe ntia l
sho uld be chang edinaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thisoilchang epr olon gstheser vice life of
th eloc king differe ntia l. Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion The
engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R youha ve select eddrive pr ogr am A.
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E. R
youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter.
R youopen orclo sethesof tto p.
R anaut omatic enginest ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
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The chassis hasapar ticular lytig ht sus‐
pe nsi on and damp ing system.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated.
0009 Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting
R ESP® Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel paddle
shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
000E NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. 0007
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 16
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0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear.
0009 Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn 0007
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
0009 Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Dur
ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in.
R The engin espeed corresponds totheidle
speed.
R The J symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e. Dr
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R
The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Whe nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
on
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
of f
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improve sdr iving stabilit yand
tracti on,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 42 mph(70 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ® SPOR
Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. 0007
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. 18
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Tr
actio nco ntr ol Fu
nction oftraction control
Ad jus tabletrac tio nco ntr olison lyavailab le
on theMer cedes- AMGC63 Smod el. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. 0007
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Ad
jus table traction control isused toenhanc e
per form anc eon ara ce trac kand isonly activa‐
te dwhen ESP®
is deactiv ated. Youcan adjust
th eleve lof assis tance from tracti oncontr oland ,
in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance between stabilit y
and agilit ygr aduall ywhile accelerating .
Tr act ion control suppo rts yo uon lyin me tering
th eengine output. AsESP®
is deactiv ated, ESP®
does notst abiliz eth eve hicle ifth eve hicle star ts
to skid. 0009
Deactiv atingESP®
and using adjustable trac‐
tion control requ ires ahighl yqu alif ied and
ex per ienced driver .
Ad jus table traction control ma yno tbe used
on nor mal roads. Adjus table traction control
ma yonl ybe activ ated and used ondedica‐
te dra ce circui ts, noton public roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(0013 page18 ).
Ad jus tingtrac tio nco ntr ol
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed. The 00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight upintheins trument
clus ter(0013 page20).
Yo ucan adjustth eleve lof assis tance from trac‐
tio ncontr oland ,in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance
be tween stabilit yand agilit ygradually while
acc eler ating.
Ta ke thefo llo wing parame ters int oacc ount :
R Cur rent road con dition s
R Type oftireused
R Road charact eristic s R
Tire condi tion,such astemp eratur eor we ar
R Personal driving style Dis
play butt on1 showsthecur rent tracti on
contr olleve lwit han LEDsegme ntdispla y. 0007
Toinc rease orreduce theleve lof assis tance
fr om tracti oncontr ol,tur ncontr ol2 clock‐
wise orcoun ter-cloc kwise.
Disp lay bu tton 1 and theins trument cluster
sho wthese tle ve l.
If th edispla ybutt onsho wsleve l1 wit honl y
one LEDsegme ntlitup, traction control is
deact ivat ed (OFF ).Ifleve l9 is sho wnand all
LE Dsegme ntslight up,traction control is Dr
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pr
ov iding themaximum leve lof assis tance
(ON ).
If yo uact ivat eES P®
,th eleve lof assis tance from
tr acti oncontr oliscontr olled au tomatical ly.Dis‐
pla ybutt on1 then sho wsthecur rent drive pr o‐
gr am . RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
RA CE START isonl yav ailab lefor
Me rcedes‑ AMGC63 and C63 Smod els.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
0009 RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(0013 page12 ).
0009 RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(0013 page18 ). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. 0007
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R thedoor s,thehood andthetrunk lidare
closed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thesteer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ound. R
theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (0013 page15 ). 0007
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
0009 Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. 0007
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly . 22
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d):ifyo uact ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing ,(0013 page16 )th eupshif tbar will
appear onthemultifunc tionortheHead-up
Displa y.
R Warning and indicat orlam ps:theve hicle is
also equipped withESP ®
OFF 00BB and
ESP SPOR Twa rning lam ps
(0013 page43).
R Youcan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent
in vehicles withWi descr eenCockpit:
- Tach ome ter(cla ssic display se tting)
- Date(pr ogr essiv edisp lay se tting)
- Gea rdisp lay
- Warm-up
- AMG TRAC KPA CE
- G-M eter
- Engine data -
Trip com puter
- Navig ation Call
ingupdispla yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
0018 Performance 0007
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R SETUP
R G-me ter
R Engi nedata
R Vehicl eswithout AMGTRACKPACE: RACE‐
TIME R(0013 page27 ) Ex
am ple: wa rm-up
1 Digitalspeedom eter
2 Gear displa y
3 Engine oiltemp eratur e
4 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
5 Boos tpr essur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat oper ating
te mp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla ysho ws Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 25