2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET towing

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Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
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. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e34 7). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
th eaut omatic transmiss ionmaybe lockedin position
005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e34 4). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at: R
The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etra nspor tercor rectly
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . Br
eakdo wnassis tance 34
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4MA
TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestor ag espace
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
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
* 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. 350
Breakdo wnassis tance

R
Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page38 7).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page35 7).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page363)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page355). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Co
de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive occupant s
15 0lb pas seng ersin your vehicle, the
amoun tof available cargoand luggageload
capac ityis65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =
650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐ ble
cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. Wheels
andtires 363

ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............154
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 152
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e).............................. 329
Ext erior mir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic)......... .......... 117
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function... .......1 19
Fo lding in/out. .......................................1 16
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion.. ............ 98
Pa rking posit ion..................................... 118
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 116 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding. ............................................ ...... 225
Calling up.............................................. 225
Dele ting.................................................2 25
Mo ving........... ................................... .... 225
Ov ervie w.... ....... ................................... .224
Re nam <004C0051004A0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .225 Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....334
Fl at tire
Ch ang ingawh ee<004F001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....378
MOExt ended tires...... ............................3 35
No tes... .................................................3 34
TIREFIT kit............. ................................ 336
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 106
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 150
Fo lding windscreen
Car e................................................. .....3 29
Ins talling. .......................................... .......7 6
Re mo ving... ........................................ ......7 6
Fr ee sof tware..............................................3 4
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. .....3 86
Fr ont airbag. ................................................ 42
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat Fu
el
Ad ditiv es................................................ 391
E1 0.... .................................................... 390
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 392
Ga sol <004C005100480011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 390
Qua lity (gas oline ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 390
Re fuel ing...... .......................................... 141
Sul fur cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 390
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................392
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses
Bef orere placing afuse .......................... 351
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 353
Fu se assignment diagram...................... 351
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t....3 52
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll....................................................... 353
Fu se boxin thetrunk..... ....................... 353
No tes... .................................................. 351
Fu ses
see Fuses 47
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Pa
rking light s............................................ 108
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 118
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar...................................... .....1 18
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple.............................. 364
De term inin gth emaximum... ................. 363
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .................... ............................ .....1 50
St andb ymode function.. .................. .....1 49
Pe rm itted towing methods.. .................... 346
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... .................................62
Phone book
see Cont acts Pic
turefo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............236
Pl as tic trim (Care)........... ..........................330
Pl ay bac kop tions
Select ing............................................ ... 298
POI Select ing............................................ ... 246
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ..... 263
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on).......... 124
Po we rwa sher (care)................................. 325
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection)
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>50
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd............ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50Re
versing measur es................................ 50
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 50
Re versing measur es................................ 50
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.... ...........................................2 45
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes... ....................................................2 1
Pr otection agains tcollision ...................... 198
Pulling away
see Driving tips Q
QR code
Re scue card.... ........................................2 9
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 27 48
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