2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( 0013 page37 0). 0007
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( 0013 page36 7). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edatall four wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm) up
and 4in (10 cm) down mustbe kept to
th etranspor tplatf orm. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 436
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperat ive 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
000E NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements 0007
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . 0007
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 0007
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Def
initions (tiresand loading) ................3 97
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 215
Des tinat ion .............................................. 278
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 267
Edit ingthepr ev ious destination s.........2 78
Ext ernal ............ ................................... 279
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 278
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 278
St or ing amap position ........................ 278
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 263
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 269
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 263
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 67
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 268
Select ingacont act............................. 268
Select ingaPOI .................................... 266
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 269
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 66
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20 Digita
lsp eedo meter ............ ....................218
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......140
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. ........... 141
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................141
Eng aging park position .................. .......1 41
Eng aging park position automatic ally ...1 41
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... ...... 141
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>140
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .... 354
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 49
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y... 216
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 216
Disp laymes sage...................................... 421
Callin gup (on -boar dco mp uter) ...........4 21
No tes ................................................... 421
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 44 ç
---mp h.....................................4 43
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 446
0059 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 465
003D48 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 449
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 38
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 443
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 436
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 435
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 433
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444 Inde
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St
artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 262
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 34
Engine number....... ..............................411
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 129
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 130
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 29
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....367
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 47
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 139
Engine number .........................................4 11
Engine oil.................................................. 341
Ad ditiv es........ ................................ ...... 415
Capaci ty...............................................4 16
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick............ .............................. ..... 340
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 341
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 16
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 416
To pping up...........................................3 41 Ent
ering charact ers
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 247
EQ boos t
Operating safety .................................... 24
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................. 161
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 158
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .161
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 158
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 352
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 120, 121
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 21
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 122
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 20
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 99
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 21
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 120 Ext
ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 55
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................102 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 45
Ca lling up ....... .....................................245
Del eting ...............................................2 46
Mo ving ................................................. 245
Ov ervie w ............................................. 244
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>245
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..357
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......358
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........403
MOExt endedtires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........358
No tes .................................................. 358
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 59
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................1 11 Inde
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Pa
rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 155
Pa rking light s...........................................1 12
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 121
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .................................... .....1 22
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 389
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 388
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 69
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................61 Phone
book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............256
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 354
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ....319
POI Selectin g.......................................... ... 266
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 284
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 128
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 46
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws PRE-S
AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........49
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 49
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 49
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................2 66
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 21 Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 28 506
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