2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( 0013 page37 0). 0007
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( 0013 page36 7). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edatall four wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm) up
and 4in (10 cm) down mustbe kept to
th etranspor tplatf orm. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

0007
Secu retheve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading .
4MA TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion 0007
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
000E NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning 0007
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edinthestow agespac e
unde rth etrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye 0007
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. 0007
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
0009 Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
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000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. 0007
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
000E NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . 0007
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. 0007
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th etrunk (0013 page37 6).
000E NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. 0007
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. 0007
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

000E
NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: 0007
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. 0007
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. 0007
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3).
000E NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. 0007
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page41 3). Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th ebat tery charge leve lis toolo w: 0007
Char gethebatt ery.
To appl y: 0007
Swi tchof fth eignition .
The electr icpar king brak eis applied automaticall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eshould notbe applied, e.g.when washing theve hicle inan aut omatic carwash orwhen
ha ving theve hicle towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth e
re ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: 0007
Switc hof fth eignition andswitc hit bac kon. 0007
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(0013 page15 4).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: 0007
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(0013 page15 4). Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 425

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 436
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperat ive 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
000E NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements 0007
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . 0007
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 0007
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Def
initions (tiresand loading) ................3 97
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 215
Des tinat ion .............................................. 278
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 267
Edit ingthepr ev ious destination s.........2 78
Ext ernal ............ ................................... 279
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 278
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 278
St or ing amap position ........................ 278
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 263
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 269
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 263
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 67
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 268
Select ingacont act............................. 268
Select ingaPOI .................................... 266
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 269
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 66
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20 Digita
lsp eedo meter ............ ....................218
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......140
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. ........... 141
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................141
Eng aging park position .................. .......1 41
Eng aging park position automatic ally ...1 41
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... ...... 141
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>140
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .... 354
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 49
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y... 216
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 216
Disp laymes sage...................................... 421
Callin gup (on -boar dco mp uter) ...........4 21
No tes ................................................... 421
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 44 ç
---mp h.....................................4 43
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 446
0059 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 465
003D48 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 449
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 38
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 443
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 436
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 435
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 433
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444 Inde
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