2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET oil

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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation :
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
All models 229.51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Capa
city Model
Capacity
C 300 7.0 US qt(6.6 liter s)
C 300 4MATIC 6.3USqt(6.0 liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 4). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Te
ch nica lda ta 42
7

Coolant
capacit y Mod
el Capacity
All mode ls 9.5US qt(9.0liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 4). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t Fo
rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 4).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Te
ch nica lda ta 429

#
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity 3
Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only
Re frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment 430
Tech nica lda ta

Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page35 1).
No teson engine oil(/ page426).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page35 1).
No teson engine oil(/ page426). 46
4
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicle TurnEngine Off *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page35 1). #
Che cktheengine oilleve l.
No teson engine oil(/ page426).
00B3
Engine OilRedu ceOil Level *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 465

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilPressure Stop
Switc hOff Engine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil pressur eis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B3 Engine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Sy
stem limit ations ...............................2 02
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 178
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 178
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>178
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 80
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............182
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 84
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 182
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 185
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>180
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 80
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>117
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 118
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 223
Ad diti ves.................................................. 426
En gine oil............................................ 426
Fu el ..................................................... 426 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................3 46
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...345
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...345
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................3 45
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...345
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Ad vanced sound system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating automatic
vo lume adjustment .............................. 346
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............ ... 346
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............. ..................................345 Ca
lling upthesound menu .................. 345
Inf ormation .......................................... 345
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 27
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 129
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 129
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 129
Ad jus ting theAIRSC ARFvents ............. 130
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 128 Inde
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Cha
nging gears ....... ................................. 147
Manually ..............................................1 47
Cha nging hubcap s.................................. 413
Cha racter ent ry
On theto uc hpad .................................. 257
Usin gth econ troller ........................ ..... 256
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehicle) ...... ........................ ....3 78
Child safetyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 263
Child seat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 56
Basic instructions ..................................5 1
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ......... ........ 62
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 57
No teson risk sand dang ers ...................5 2
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 2
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 60
To pTe ther ............ ........................... .......5 9
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............5 2
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............51
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 57Choc
k........................................................ 412
St or ag elocation .............................. ..... 412
Choc k
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 10
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 127
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............127
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 27
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 128
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 28
Air -recir cula tion mode ..................... .... 128
Au tomatic control..... ...........................128
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 127
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 127
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil .............. .....4 30
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........129
Ionization ............................................. 129
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 127 Re
ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............129
Re frig er ant .......................................... 429
Re frig er ant filling capac ity...................4 30
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 128
Se tting theair distribution ...................1 27
Se tting theair flow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 127
Se tting thete mp eratur e......................1 27
Swi tching there ar wind owdefr oster
on/of f.................................................. 127
Ve ntil ating theve hicle (convenie nce
op eni ng) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 85
Co ckpit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>6
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ................6
Co ffee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
COMAND see Multimedia system
COMAND Touc h
Mana gingdevices ................................262
Comb inationswi tch ...... ...........................115
Com pass .................................................. 295 506
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