2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

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actio n:traction isthegr ip resulting from fric‐
tion between thetir es and thero ad sur face.
We arindi cator:nar row bars(tr ead wearbar s)
th at aredis tribut edove rth etir econ tact surface.
If th etir etread isleve lwit hth ebar s,thewe ar
limit of1/ 16 in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed.
Dis tribut ionofvehicl eoc cupants: distribu tion
of vehicle occupants overdesi gnat edseat posi‐
tions inave hicle.
Maximum permissible payload weight :nom i‐
nal load andluggageload plus150lb (68 kg)
multip liedby thenumber ofseats intheve hicle. Changing
awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Yo ucan askforinf ormation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirecom binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. 0007
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el
Whe nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. 0007
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. 0007
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. 000E
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Wheels
andtires 399

of
skidding orhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. 0007
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. 0007
Use M+S tireat outside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels. R
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns.
R ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar. R
Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(0013 page380)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(0013 page38 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index
( 0013 page39 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (0013 page38 1) Wheels
andtires 40
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Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th einf ormation intheSupplement .Ot her wise,
yo uma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. 0007
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. 0007
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. 0007
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. 000F
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyirre ‐
sponsible disposal 0007
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
Yo ucan iden tifyoper atingfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51) R
MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating fluids
is available atthefo llo wing locations:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- athtt p:// bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl yflammab le. 0007
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. 0007
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 0007
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation :
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng ine MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All mode ls 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1,229.7 1 The
follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Re plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
C 300 7.0 US qt(6.6 liter s)
C 300 4MATIC 6.3USqt(6.0 liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantl yabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. 0007
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp:/ /bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp 41
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R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . 0007
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant 0007
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop 000E
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. 0007
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
All mode ls 9.1 US qt(8.6 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. 0007
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. 000E
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids 0007
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ants
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a 000E
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil 0007
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 41
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Tech nica lda ta

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
C 300 58.5in
(1 486 mm)
C 300 4MATIC 58.9in
(1 495 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions C
300
Ve hicle length1 84.5in
(468 6mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.3
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle widthwit hout outside
mir rors 71
.3 in
(1 81 0mm)
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm) C
300
Ve hicle height 55.5in
(1 409 mm)
Ve hicle height whenopening/
closing thero of 78
.0 in
(1 982 mm)
Tu rning radius 36.8ft
(1 1. 22 m) Ve
hicl edimens ions C
300 4MATIC
Ve hicle length1 84.5in
(4686 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.3
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle widthwit hout outside
mir rors 71
.3 in
(1 81 0mm)
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm) C
300 4MATIC
Ve hicle height 55.7in
(1 41 6mm)
Ve hicle height whenopening/
closing thero of 78
.2 in
(1 98 7mm)
Tu rning radius 50.9ft
(1 5.5 2m) We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. 420
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
teson displa ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se respond inaccor dance withth edispla y
messag esand follo wtheadditional notesin this
Opera tor's Manua l.
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol isalso
sho wn:
R 0091 Further information R
0061 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo ucan selectthedesir edsymbol byswiping
lef tor right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Pr ess the0091 symbol tosho wfur ther informa‐
tion onthemultifunc tiondispla y.Press the0061
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing the¤ buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa gesar eth en stor ed in
th emessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th emessag ehas been rectif ied. Cal
ling up sto reddispl aymes sages
On-b oard com puter:
0018 Service0019
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
appear son themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 0007
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
¤ button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 42
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