2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET airbag

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ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(0013 page57 ) Alt
ernati vesecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(0013 page 45).
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(0013 page43). 54
Occupant safety

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.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. Alw
aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (0013 page60).
Wa rning notic eon thefront passeng ersun visor
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam p:
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erfront airbag mustalw aysbe disa‐
bled. Thisisonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ousl y(0013 page45 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erfront airbag is
enabled. Thefront passeng erfront airbag
ma ydeplo ydur ing anacciden t.
Secur ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat. 60
Occupant safety

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
R youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R thebac kof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R youcan moveyour legs freel y
R youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R youha ve agood overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
ar ea Seats
andstow ing 87

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 88
Seats andstow ing

Using
the12 Vso cket inthefront passeng er
fo ot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). 0007
Liftup soc ketcap 1. 0007
Makesur eth at no cable sar eru nning
th ro ugh orsec ured intheairbag deployment ar
ea when usingthesoc ket.Ob serveth e
no teson airbag protect ion when doing this
(0013 page41 ). Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,lugg age
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 securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ loadcompartmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
If yo uplac eobj ect sin themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma yheat up
exc essiv elyand evencatc hfire . 0007
Donotpl ace additio nal objects ,es pe ‐
cia llythose mode ofme tal,in the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . Seat
sand stow ing 10
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at
thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
The eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( 0013 page308) ormanuall y(0013 page308 ).
Onl ymak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue.
Onl ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emer gency
cal lin theeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Di spl aysin themed iadisp lay:
SOS READY :eC allav ailable
SO SNOT READY: theignition isno ton oreCall
is no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall system at:htt p://
www .mercedes- benz.com /con nect_ecall . 0009
Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheemer gency
cal lsy stem (e.g. amalfunct ionwithth e
speak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOS button), a
cor responding messageappea rsinthemul‐
tifun ction displa yof theins trument cluster.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntlych arge d.
If re stra int systems suchas airbags orEmer ‐
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Device sha ve been activated
af te ran accide nt,theMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsy stem mayaut omaticall yinitiat ean
emer gency call.
The eme rgency callhas been made:
R Avo ice con nection ismade totheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers. The
SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call.
If no conne ctioncan bemade totheemer gency
ser vice sei th er,a cor responding message
appea rsinthemedia display. 0007
Dialth elocal emergency num beron your
mob ilephon e.
If an eme rgency callhas been initiat ed:
R Remain intheve hicle ifth ero ad and traffic
condi tions permit youto do sountil avo ice
con nection ises tablished withth eemer‐
ge ncy callcent eroperator.
R Bas edon thecall, theoper ator decides
whe ther itis neces saryto cal lre scue teams
and/ orthepolice totheacciden tsit e.
R Ifno vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance issent totheve hicle immediat ely.
Tr igg ering ama nual emer gency call 0007
Press and hold theSOS buttonintheove r‐
head controlpanel forat lea stone second. 308
Multimedia system

No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. 35
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Maint enanc eand care

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding headbagis malfunctioning (0013page34). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue tomalfu nctions inthehead airbag
If th ehead airbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall inthe
eve ntofan acci dent with ahigh rate ofvehicle deceler ation. 0007
Have thehead airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andknee airbags areenabled during thejour ney:
R evenwh en ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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