2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

0007
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. 0007
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor 000E
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. 0007
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. 0007
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center cons ole(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spille d.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. 0007
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Seat
sand stow ing 10
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0007
Toremo ve:sl id e catc h2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. 0007
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
0009 The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter. Fu
nction ofthecup hold erinthere ar ben ch
seat Ther
eis room fortw ocups ofup to17 fl.oz.
(0.5 l)in thecup holder1. Ashtr
ayand cigarette light er Using
theash tray inthefront cent erconsole 000E
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr ay The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe dama gedif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. 0007
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. 0007
Toopen: pushupcover2 oftheashtr ayon
its right orleftside. 10
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0007
Toremo vetheinser t:press inser t1
upw ards slightl yand pullitout upw ards. 0007
Tore-ins tallth einser t:press inser t1 into
th eholder untiliteng ages. Using
theash tray inthedoor stow ageco m‐
par tment 0007
While drivi ng: placetheclosed ashtrayin
th efront door stow agecom partment while
dr ivin g. 0007
Chec kth at itis seat edfirm ly. 0007
Com plywit hth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 0). 0007
Toopen: fold lid 1 upw ards.
0009 Twistth eto ppar tof theashtra yto remo veit
fo rclea ning, e.g.withclea r,luk ewarm wa ter,
or forem ptyin g. Usin
gth ere ar passe nger comp artment ash‐
tr ay 0007
Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. 0007
Toremo vetheinser t:push ribbing 3from
th elef tside andpullinser t1 upw ards and
out. 0007
Toins tall theinser t:ins tallinse rt1 from
abo veand press down ontheholder untilit
eng ages. Using
thecig arette light erinthefront cent er
console 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple Seat
sand stow ing 10
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0007
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. 0007
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble. 0007
Liftup soc ketcap 1. 0007
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestow agecom part‐
men topen . Using
the12 Vso cket inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). 0007
Pullco ver2 out byits tophandle edge. 0007
Liftup thecap onsoc ket1. 10
8
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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
9

000E
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestow ‐
ag ecom partment If
obj ect sar eplace din themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma ybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. 0007
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . 000E
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. 0007
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . R
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e. R
The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile
phone stow agecom partment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestow agecom partment may
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This mayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)currently open.
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar eex clu ded . Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.Youcan find alist of com patible
mobile phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect 0007
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thech argin gsymbo lis sho wninthe
multime diasystem, themobile phoneis
being charge d. 11
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Malfunctions
during thech argin gpr oce ssare
sho wninthemultimedia system displa y.
0009 The mat canberemo vedby theta bfo r
cle ani ng, e.g. using clean, luke wa rm water. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 0007
Toins tall: slide theseat backwards and lay
th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. 0007
Press studs 1onto holder s2. 0007
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. 0007
Toremo ve:pull thefloor mat offholder s2. 0007
Remo vethefloor mat. Seats
andstow ing 111

No
teson driving 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s 0007
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. 0007
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. 0007
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . 0007
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. 13
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