2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

0073
Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Adjus tth eseat backres t
inclin ation accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
Wh enacti vated, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild restra int system issecur ed
(0013 page55). 0007
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position . 0007
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . 0007
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the
highes tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . 0007
Setth eseat backres tto an almos tve rtical
posit ion. 0007
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. 0007
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. No
teson pets intheve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Uns ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . Occ
upant safety 61

Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. 0007
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. 0007
Pull and hold thedoor handle. 0007
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. 0007
Release thedoor handle. 0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 70
Openin gand closing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
000A WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata lly inj ured ifre ve rsing protect ion isno tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th eside windo wcloses
wit hincr eased ormaximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eis then notactiv e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. 0007
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. 0007
Tostop theclosing process, release thebutt onorpress thebutt onagain toreopen theside win‐
do w. If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightl y: 0007
Immediat elyaf te rth ewindo wisbloc ked, pull thecor responding switchag ain until theside windo whas
closed, andhold theswitc hfo ran add itional second.
The side windo wwil lbe closed withincr ease dfo rc e.
If aside windo wisobs truct edagain during closing andreopens again slightly: 0007
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. 0007
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(0013 page64 ). Openin
gand closin g77

0007
Keep thebr ak epedal depressed whenthe
ve hicle isstatio nary. 0007
Toopen: pulland hold thesof t-to pswitc h
1 until thesof tto pis full yopened.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheopening
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. 0007
Toclose: press and hold thesof t-to pswitc h
1 until thesof tto pis full yclosed.
The multifun ction displa ysho wstheclosing
pr ocess ofthesof tto p. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc essiv espeed during thesof t-to p
opening orclosing procedur e
If th eve hicle speed exceeds 37mph
(60 km/ h),thesof tto pstops during the
opening orclosing procedur e.
This impair syo ur vie wto there ar. 0007
Reduce theve hicle speed tobelo w
37 mph(60 km/h) orstop theve hicle,
pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions . 0007
Ope rate thesof t-to pswitc hag ain in
or der toopen orclose thesof tto pfull y. The
current proce dure isstopped ataspeed
abo ve37 mph(60 km/h). TheOpen/Close Con-
vertible TopCompletely messagewill besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Reduce your spee dand press orpull thesof t-
to pswitc h1 again.
If th esof tto pdoes notclose fullybecause of
st ro ng hea dwind s,drive mor eslow lyor stop. Re
loc king thesof tto p 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics depressur izeafte ra
shor ttime.
This caus esthesof tto pto lowe rune xpect‐
edly andmaycaus eyo uor other sto be trap‐
ped. 0007
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. If
th esof tto phas notbeen completely lock ed,
th emultifunc tiondispla ysho wstheOpen/ Close
Convert ibleTop Completely message.In addi‐
tion ,yo uwill hear awa rning tone forup toten
seconds whiledriving. Opening
andclosing 79

0007
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . 0007
Press memor ybutt onMand then press pre‐
se tposition button1,2or 3wit hin thre esec‐
onds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront
seat, thesteer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrorar ein thestor ed position.
0009 When youre lease thepr ese tposition button,
st eer ing wheel, theseat andmirrorse tting
functions stop immediat ely. The Head-up
Displa ycont inues tobe adjus ted. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dinco rrect ly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot 10
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alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partment inthear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB connect ion
4 Glovebox Seats
andstow ing 10
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0007
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 0007
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. 0007
Leftand right seat backres t:pull thebut‐
to non theright orleft1.
The corresponding rear seat backres twill be
unlo cked. 0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t2 for‐
wa rds. 0007
Ifnecessar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat. Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
3

0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
A wa rning tone also sou nds. Ov
erview ofthetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 0). 1
Tie-do wneyes Hooking
inthepa rcel ne t 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed ar
ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 10
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