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

The
drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. AIRMA
TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prov ed driving comfort.The
all-r ound leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t possible
suspension andconstant groun dcle ar‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICincludes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above77 mph(125 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
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Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
B (SportPlus) R
The suspen siontuning iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds. Se
tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
When youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 18
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0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
37 mph(60 km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50mph(80 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am. Dr
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using six
sensor s1 inthefront bum perand sixsensor s
in there ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
sho wsyouth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle
and ade tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ousto ne sou nds from adi st anc eof
appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWa rn
ear lysettin gin themultimedia system, the
wa rning tones forfr ont and side impact protec‐
tion canalso besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m)
(0013 page18 9).
0009 The Warnear lysettin gis alw aysactiv ein
th ere ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a 18
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Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
Sy stem limita tions
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s. R
Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em.
Fu nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides light
upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle .
Seg ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan cein
cm
Ye llo wA pprox.30 -60
Re dA pprox.< 30 In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Dr
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Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s. Af
terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again bef oreane wwa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limita tions
The system limit ations forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yfo rpass ive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Deactiv ating/activ atingParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
000E NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. 0007
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s. 18
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The
vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
indicat orlam p1 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. 0007
Press button2. 0009
Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edinthecent er
con sole.
0009 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ad jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Camera &Parkin g0019
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones 0007
Select Warning ToneVolume. 0007
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones 0007
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . 0007
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. 0007
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTon es. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a If
yo uha ve act ivat ed thefunc tion inthemultime‐
dia system, theimag efrom rear vie wcam era1
is sho wninthemultimedia system displa ywhen
re ve rsege ar isselec ted. Dynamic guidelines
sho wthepat hth eve hicle willtake wit hth e
st eer ing wheel inits cur rent positio n.Thi shel ps yo
uto orient yourself and toavoid obstacle s
whe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
Yo ucan selectfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area 19
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