2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET lock

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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Ad
jus table traction control isused toenhanc e
per form anc eon ara ce trac kand isonly activa‐
te dwhen ESP®
is deactiv ated. Youcan adjust
th eleve lof assis tance from tracti oncontr oland ,
in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance between stabilit y
and agilit ygr aduall ywhile accelerating .
Tr act ion control suppo rts yo uon lyin me tering
th eengine output. AsESP®
is deactiv ated, ESP®
does notst abiliz eth eve hicle ifth eve hicle star ts
to skid.
% Deactiv atingESP®
and using adjustable trac‐
tion control requ ires ahighl yqu alif ied and
ex per ienced driver .
Ad jus table traction control ma yno tbe used
on nor mal roads. Adjus table traction control ma
yonl ybe activ ated and used ondedica‐
te dra ce circui ts, noton public roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page18 ).
Ad jus tingtrac tio nco ntr ol
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed. The 00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight upintheins trument
clus ter(/ page20).
Yo ucan adjustth eleve lof assis tance from trac‐
tio ncontr oland ,in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance
be tween stabilit yand agilit ygradually while
acc elerating .
Ta ke thefo llo wing parame ters int oacc ount :
R current road con dition s
R type oftireused
R road charact eristic s
R tirecon dition ,suc has temp eratur eor we ar
R person aldrivin gst yle Dis
play butt on1 showsthecur rent tracti on
contr olleve lwit han LEDsegme ntdispla y. #
Toinc rease orreduce theleve lof assis tance
fr om tracti oncontr ol,tur ncontr ol2 clock‐
wise orcoun ter-cloc kwise.
Disp lay bu tton 1 and theins trument cluster
sho wthese tle ve l.
If th edispla ybutt onsho wsleve l1 wit honl y
one LEDsegme ntlitup, traction control is
deact ivat ed (OFF ).Ifleve l9 is sho wnand all
LE Dsegme ntslight up,traction control is
pr ov iding themaximum leve lof assis tance
(ON ). Dr
iving and parking 21

Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Elect ronic RearAxleDiffer -
ent ialLock Inoperat ive *T
heelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ino perativ e. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
hemo torof theelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ove rheating. #
Letth eelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely.
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Tract ionCont rolInoper a-
tive See Operator 'sManual *T
hetraction controlis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 39
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 39
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 39
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................40 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Gasol ine.............. ....................................... 39
Gear displa y(on -boar dco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 17
Glide mode ................................................. 17 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 29 I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25 J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 37 K
Kic kdow n................................................... 17
Using .....................................................1 7 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ........ 9
Loc king differe ntial
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l M
Maxi mum speeds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............42
Men u(o n-b oard comp uter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25Pe
rfor mance .................................... 25, 26 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...12 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 25
AMG menu ............................................ 25
Menu overview ...................................... 25
Opera ting.............................................. 25
Pe rfor mance menu.......................... 25, 26
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 39
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 7
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 In
de x 49

Po
we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..22
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................22
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 22
RA CETIME R(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 28
Re ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 2
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Ro ofload .................................................... 42 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Ser
vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 26
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 17
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start.................................. ...... 12
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 16
Sulfur content............................................ 39 Suspension
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................2 3
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 23 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 40
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 33
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 26
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 7
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..36
St or ag elocation .................................... 36 50
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