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

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. 0007
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. 0007
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak eto oclosel yon the
side, placing them intheblind spotar ea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyo u
at agr ea tly differ ent speed As
are sult, ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ynei‐
th er giv ewa rnings norinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,dis‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication ma
ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limita tions
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor adef ect ive tir eis
de tected. Dr
iving and parking 20
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Blind SpotAssist 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill bewarned by
vibr ation pulses inthesteer ing wheel andgui‐
ded byacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ba ck intoyo ur lane .
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Yo uwill also beguided backint oyo ur lane by
means ofacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects lane
mar kings onboth edg esofthelane.
R Afront wheel drives over asolid lanemark‐
ing.
Yo ucan activat eor deac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistwa rning.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible forth edis tance tothe ve
hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inyour lane .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan bring theve hicle
bac kint oth elane withalane-c orrecting brak e
ap plica tion. Inthecase ofabr ok en lane marking
being detected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly be
mad eif ave hicle hasbeen detected intheadja‐
cent lane. Oncoming traffic can bedetected.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc epac kage or
Dr iving Assistance Pluspackag e:ove rtakin g
ve hicles andvehicles inadjacent lanescanalso
be detected.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(200 km/h). 208
Driving andparking

If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sy stem limita tions
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st. R
Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed. R
Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc epac kage or
Dr iving Assistance Pluspackag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistuses radar sensor sto monit or
se veralar eas around theve hicle. Ifth era dar
sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor covered
wit hsn ow ,th esy stem maybe impair edorma y
no tfunc tion.If an obs tacle inthelane inwhic h
yo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, nolane-cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion occu rs. Dr
iving and parking 209

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. 0007
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐
at ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacle s. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning
R notgiv eawa rning 0007
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
sureto obser vethesy stem limit ations of
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist. 0007
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic. 21
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Driving and parking

Se
tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Act .Lane Keep. Assist 0007
Select ase tting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning 0007
Swit chLane Depart. Warning on0073 oroff
0053.
Yo udo notre cei veanywa rning when leaving
a lane ifth elane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐ mitt
edtowing methods (0013 page369) and
th eins truction sfo rto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ound (0013 page37 0). Dr
iving and parking 21
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Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th einf ormation intheSupplement .Ot her wise,
yo uma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tdispla ymalf unction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle safelyas soon aspos‐
sible. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Display(s tandar d) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan tte mp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r Ins
trum ent Disp layin theWi des cree nCo ck‐
pit 1
Spee dometer
2 Multifunc tiondispla y
3 Exam ple: area foradd itional values
4 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
0009 Further displa ycont entcan besho wnondis‐
pla y3 foradd itiona lva lues
(0013 page21 6). 21
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

The
segment son speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llo wing:
R Cruise control (0013 page16 7)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(0013 page 169)
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. 0007
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lyis int erru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise tothere d
mar k. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) R
POWER 1showstheelectr icaldrive sup‐
por tas aper cent age.
R CHARGE 2 showstheelectr icmo tor's recu‐
per ation powe rper form anc eas aper cen t‐
ag e.
00D0 showsthedr ive sy stem's operational read‐
ine ss. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter 21
3

Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti media system:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall 0076
Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on(press and hold) Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. 0007
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when you
oper ateth eon- boar dcom puter.
0009 The on-boar dcom puterdispla ysappear on
th emultifunc tiondispla y(0013 page21 6). The
on-boa rdcom putercan beoper ated using
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol 2 and left-han dbac k/
hom ebut ton1. 21
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter