2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET engine

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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
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Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp: //be vo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 4). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) 42
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Tech nica lda ta

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

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page16 6). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sManual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nallsenso rs(/ pag e362) . #
Restar tth eengine. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
é ATTE NTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSISTis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Break! *A
TTENTION ASSISThas detected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthepar tof thedr iver
(/ page208). #
Ifneces sary,take abr eak . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator' sManual *A
ctivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
¢ Lowering *T
hevehicle leve lma ybe lowe redfo rth efo llo wing reason s:
R Youha ve select edadif fere nt drive pr ogr am.
R Youha ve exceed edthespeed limit.
R Youha ve chang edtheve hicle leve lby pressing thebutt on.
00CC Vehicle Rising *Y
our vehicle isadjus tingtotheleve lyo uha ve select ed.
00CC Vehicle RisingPlease Wait *T
hevehicle leve lis toolow. The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away. 450
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisespeciall ydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page21 2). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 455

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Traffic SignAssist Inopera-
tive *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Camera
View Restricted SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes:
R dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision
R hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
00D9 Off *T
heHOLD functionisdeactiv ated because theve hicle isskidding oracondition foractiv ation isno tme t. #
React ivat eth eHOLD function later or checkth eactiv ation conditions forth eHOLD function (/page18 7). 45
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps