2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
R youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R thebac kof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R youcan moveyour legs freel y
R youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R youha ve agood overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
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Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 88
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Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. 0007
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. 0007
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. Seats
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1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 0007
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 0007
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(0013 page99). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Toraise
2 Tosof ten
3 Tolowe r
4 Tohar den 90
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0007
Using buttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 0007
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. 0007
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. 0007
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. 0007
Tomo vebac kwards: press and hold release
kn ob 2. Seat
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0007
Press thehead restra int bac kwards and let
go ofrelease knob 2.
Ins talling/r emoving there ar seat head
re stra ints
Re mo val
The head restra int scan beremo vedonl yin vehi‐
cles withfo lding rear seat backres ts. 0007
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (0013page10 2). 0007
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. 0007
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling 0007
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. 0007
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. 0007
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
0018 © 0019
Comfort 0019
Seat Comfort 0007
Select aseat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs 0007
Select SideBol sters . 0007
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe seat contou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) 0007
Sele ctLumbar . 0007
Adjus tth eair cushions . Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
Seats 0007
Select Driver'sSeat orFron tPassenger. 0007
Select Massage. 0007
Select amassag epr ogr am.
The massag epr ogr am runs forapp roxima tely
9 to 15 minut es,depe nding onthese tting. 0007
Tosetth emassag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Int ensit yon 0073 oroff0053. 92
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Re
setting seat adjustm ents Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
a Seats 0019
Reset 0007
Select YesorNo.
Depen dingonwhe ther these ttings forth edr iver
or front passeng erseat areselect ed,onlyth e
select edseat canberese t. Fo
lding thefront seat backres tfo rw ards/
bac k(v ehic leswith me mo ryfunctio n) Wi
th theEA SY-ENTR Yfunc tion,theseat will
mo veforw ards ifyo uha ve folded theseat back‐
re st forw ards. This makesiteasier forpass en‐
ge rs to getint oand outof there ar oftheve hi‐
cle. 0007
Tofold forw ards: pullsea tre lease handle
1 and fold theseat backres tfo rw ards asfar
as itwill go.
The seat willmoveaut omat icallyto thefo re ‐
mos tposi tion. 0007
Tofold bac k:swing backth eseat backres t
hor izon tally.
If th eseat backres tis no teng aged, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yof the ins
trumen tclus ter.A wa rning tone willal so
sou nd.
The seatwi llmo veaut omat icallyto the
st or ed position.
If th ese tseat position cannolong erbe reac hed,
e.g .bec ause oflugg agein there ar foot we llor
af te roccupa ntshave ent ered there ar ofthe
ve hicle: 0007
Pull seat release handle 1again and retur n
th eseat backres tto an upr ight posit ion.
The seat willlockin thene wfore -and -aft
pos ition. Sw
itchin gthe seat hea tingon /o ff 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. Seats
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0007
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
000E NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heat erisswitc hedon When
theseat heaterisswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngcan occur duetoobject sor docu‐
ment splaced ontheseats e.g.seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th eseat surface. 0007
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heat erisswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon 0007
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pslight up. 0007
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat heating
is switc hedoff.
0009 The seat heating automatic allyswitc hes
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8,
10 and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff. Se
tting thepa nel heat ing Multi
media system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Panel Heatin g
When theseat heaterisswitc hedon,thear mr‐
es ts intheve hicle aswellas thecent ercon sole
can beheat edusing this func tion.
Se tting options 0007
Selec tFro ntand Rear, FrontOnly, RearOnly
or Off . 94
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