2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET ABS

Batt
ery(v ehi cle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s 0007
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. 0007
Donotcont inue driving. 0007
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (0013 page15 7)
R Further information onESP ®
(0013 page15 8)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr oved foryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheev ent ofan acciden t.
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighl yflammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. 0007
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. 0007
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. 0007
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. 0007
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. 0007
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. 0007
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . 36
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Breakdo wnassi stanc e

Tr
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

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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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
007A
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels canlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0027
(US Aonl y)
004D *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. Disp
lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps 42
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Carefully drive on asuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 0007
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. 43
0
Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ins
trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (0013 page11 2)
0060 Pa
rking light s(0013 page11 2)
0057 Hi
gh beam (0013 page11 3)
003E003D Tu
rn signal indicat or
(0013 page11 3)
005E Re
ar foglight (0013 page11 2)
0075 Re
stra int system (0013 page47 1)
00E9 Sea
tbel tno tfa stened
(0013 page47 6)
0027 US
A:brak es (red )(0013 page 471)
004D Can
ada:br ak es (red)
(0013 page 471)
0024 Electr
icpar king brak e(yell ow )
( 0013 page47 1)
0049 US
A:electr icpa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (0013 page47 1) 0024
Ca
nada :ele ctricpar king brak e
app lied(red) (0013 page47 1)
0025 ABS
malfunctio n(0013 page 471)
00E5 ESP®
(0013 page47 1)
00BB ESP®
OFF (0013 page 471)
L Distance warning (0013 page47 7)
00CC Po
we r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion
(0013 page482)
00CC AIRMA
TICmalfunct ion
(0013 page47 7)
00CC DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLmalfu nc‐
tion (0013 page47 7)
00B9 Che
ckEngi ne(0013 page 478)
003D Ele
ctrica lma lfunc‐
tio n(0013 page 478)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(0013 page47 8)
(0013 page47 8)
00AC Coo
lant tooho t/c old
(0013 page47 8)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or
(0013 page480 ) 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Obs erve themessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. 000A
WARNIN GThe reisrisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels couldlockwhen braking
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pair ed.The brakin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps