2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET tow

005C
Neutr al
005B Drive position
Eng aging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoff: #
Startth eve hicle. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
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Dep ress thebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. #
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when the
tr ans missi on positio ndisp lay 005D issho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec ureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D #
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am 14
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Driving and parking

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Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids
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Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rth efuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble 4
QRcode forre scue card
5 Statio naryheat erind icat ion
6 Fueltype #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertth efuel filler cap intobr ac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Vehicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion: shiftth etransmission toposi‐
tion 005D.
R Vehicles withmanual transmission:
eng agefirs t0047 orreve rsege ar 005E. 15
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WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. R
Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Eng agetransmis sionposition 005Dinast atio n‐ Dr
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Chec kif th etra nsmiss ionfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha sth efreq uency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adi st anc eof
0. 4in (1 cm )to 3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt on
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthefo llo wing signalsappear s:
R Indicat orlam p4 light sup green contin‐
uousl y.Progr amming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pr o‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, sync
hronization ofthero lling code with
th edoor system mus talso becar ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons.
% The remo tecontr olforth edoor drive is no t
included inthescope ofdeliv eryof the
ga rage door opener .
Sync hronizing thero lling code
Re quirement s:
R The door system uses aro lling code.
R The vehicle mustbe within rang eof the
ga rage door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per son sand obje cts,
ar elocat edouts idethera ng eof mo vement
of thedoor . #
Press thepr ogr amming buttononthedoor
dr ive unit.
Init iateth ene xt step within appr oximat ely
30 seco nds. #
Press prev iousl ypr og rammed button1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thedoor closes.
When thedoor closes, progr amming iscom‐
ple te. Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying toave hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadjus tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan beconfig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (/ page18 0).
Th efo llo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits R
Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTraf fic
( / pag e288))
% When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane sis swit ched on and one of
th efo llo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automatic ally.If th e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated. Dr
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Ac
tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal indicat or.
Assis tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
mult iplelane sin thedir ect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin saf te rth edr iver has activ ated thetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit ha
gr een arro w 2 next to thesteer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,forex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang e
Assi sthas been activated withth etur nsignal
indicat orbut alane chang eis no timm ediat ely
poss ible, agr ay arro w 1 appear sne xt to the
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along
wit hth edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y. If
th eassis tance grap hicis sho wnwhen chang ‐
ing lane s,thelane chang edispla yappear swit h
an addit ionalarrow point ingtowa rdsth eadja‐
cent lane(/page18 5).
If alan ech ang eis no tposs ible, thear ro w fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypossible onfree wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. Dr
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pedal.
Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
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Wher eneces sary,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. #
Conf irm select edpar king space 4.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w ve
hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐
cedur ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. Dr
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