2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET trunk release

Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Pull thetrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed. Sw
itchin gse par atetrunk lock ing onoroff If
yo ucen trally unlocktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. #
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048. %
Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. Openin
gand closin g71

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Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Sof
tto p Opening
orclosing thesof tto pusi ng the
so ft-top swi tch &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto thesof tto plowe ring une xpect‐
ed ly
If yo udo notfull yopen /close thesof tto p,
th esof t-to phy draulics willdepr essur izeafte r
a shor ttim e. #
Alw aysfully open orclose thesof tto p. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicin ityof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto thesof tto p
when openingorclos ing The
softto pcan bedamag edwhen openin g
or closin g. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle arance
ab ove it. #
Onlyload thetrunk belowthetrunk
separ ator so that itwill notbe pushe d
upw ards. #
Mak esur eth at thetrunk lidisclosed. #
Ifth esof tto pis dir ty,we tor froze n,do
no top en thesof tto p. 72
Opening andclosing

Fo
llowtheins truction sin reve rseor der to
re mo vethefo lding windscreen. Pr
oblems withth esof tto p The
softtopwi llno tope nor clos e.
Po ssible causes are:
R The ignition isno tswitc hedon. #
Mak esur eth at theignition isswitc hedon.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed withth e
ve hicle statio nary. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal.
R The on-boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis too
lo w. #
Startth eengine.
R The trunk partition isno tclosed. #
Remo veoverhanging luggageand close the
tr unk partition .
R The trunk lidisopen . #
Close thetrunk lid(/ page71 ). R
Theso fttophas been opened andclosed
se veraltim esinarow .The softto pdr ive has
been switchedoffaut omatic allyand willbe
av ailable again afte rapp roxima tely ten
minut es. #
Repeat theopening orclosing procedur e
af te rapp roxima tely tenminu tes.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dgr ea terth an
37 mph(60 km/h). #
Reduce your spee dto belo w37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R The softto pmec hanical componen tsor con ‐
tr ol system aredef ective. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in orde rto
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 78
Opening andclosing

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Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The side windo wsareopen edwhen the
tr unk partition isopen .
R The softto pis opened whenthetrunk
par tition isclosed.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment dueto not
pa ying attenti onduring con venie nce
clo sing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do ws . #
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning orclos ingthesof tto p
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thevicinit yof
mo ving componen ts. #
Release thebutt onifsomebody
becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The softto pis closed.
The side windo wsareclo sed when the
sof tto pis closed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venie nce closing with KEYLESS- GOonly
closes theside windo ws(/ pag e67 ). Re
sol ving problems withtheside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w
will close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. Openin
gand closing 81

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Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind owcann otbe closed andyoucan‐
no tsee thecaus e. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein the
windo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull and hold thecor‐
re sponding buttonagain until theside win‐
do whas closed andhold thebutt onforat
lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull and hold thecor‐
re sponding buttonagain until theside win‐
do whas closed andhold thebutt onforat
lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjust‐
men t).
The side windowwill beclos edwithout the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
Th eside windo wscann otbe opened or
closed usingthecon venience opening fea‐
tur e.
Po ssible cause:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page63). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page65). Anti-
theftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thetrunk lidisopened
R When thehood isopened 82
Openin gand closing

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00B3 EngineOilLe velLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ....................445
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e... ...............................4 46
00B3 Engine OilReduce OilLevel.......... 445
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le)...............................3 99
006F Front LeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (exa mp le).. .................................4 11
00B6 FuelLevelLo w..............................4 14
00B6 GasCap Loose.............................. 414
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l....... ........................................... 433
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l....... ........................................... 434
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l....... ........................................... 435
0053 Inoper ative..... .............................. 437 :
Intell. Light System Inoperativ e....407
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
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0075 LeftSid eCu rtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) .....3 99
¢ Lowe ring............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
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: Malfunction SeeOperato r’s
Manual... ............................................... 406
Á ObtainaNe wKe y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ç Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00D9 Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0059 Open/Cl oseConvertible Top
Com pletely... .........................................4 05
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l......... ..........................................4 17
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e... ..... 441 0049
Please Release Parking Brak e.. .... 420
006F Rear Lef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (exa mp le).................................. 411
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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003D SeeOperator's Manua l........ ........ 438
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired ................................................ 399
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Manua l.. 409
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...... 410
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual... ............................................... 438
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w....... 430
ç Suspended ................................... 424
: SwitchOf fLights.... ......................4 07
: SwitchOn Hea dlamps<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0058 Trunk Partition Open.. .................. 405 In
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