2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

Thank
youfo r pur chasing a Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan of theve hicle, follow the instructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis‐
re ga rding them may lead todamage totheve hi‐
cle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product desc ript ion
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l‐
lowing factors:
R Model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of car parts and cont rol ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following documents are integral parts of
th eve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps (s tandard) ........ 10
Indicator and warning lamps (widesc reen
cockpit) ......................................................... 12
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment ..... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of conformity ............................. 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 29
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 31
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 31
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 31
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 32
Implied warranty .......................................... .32
QR code forre scue card ...............................33
Data storage .................................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 36 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 37
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................37
Seat belts ..................................................... 39
Airbags ......................................................... 44
Ro ll bar ........................................................ .51
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 52
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................53
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 71 Opening and closing
.................................. 72
Ke y .............................................................. .72
Doo rs............................................................ 75
Boot .............................................................. 80 Soft
top .........................................................81
Side windo ws............................................... 88
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................92 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 95
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 95
Seats ............................................................ 96
St eering wheel ............................................ 106
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .107
Memory function ........................................1 09
St ow age areas ............................................ .110
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 5
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 16
Fitting/removing thefloor mats .................. 11 8 Light and sight
.......................................... 11 9
Exterior lighting ........................................... 11 9
Interior lighting ........................................... 12 6
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 127
Mir rors ........................................................ 13 02
Contents

Te
ch nical data ........................................... 412
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 412
On-board electronics ................................... 412
Re gulatory radio identification of small
components ................................................ 414
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ .414
Operating fluids .......................................... 416
Ve hicle data ................................................ 426
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 427 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 430
Display messages ...................................... .430
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 485 Index
......................................................... 5004
Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
15 3
2 Combination swit ch →
121
3 Instrument display →
227
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
15 0
5 Media display →
247
6 Glovecompa rtment →
11 2
7 Start/ stop button →
13 8
8 Climate cont rol sy stems →
13 3
9 Calls up the main functions of the multimedia
sy stem →
251
A Hazard warning light sy stem →
121
B PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
49
C Stow age compartment →
11 2
D Controller forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
247
E Switches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
247
F Extends/r etra cts the seat belt extender →
41 G
Opens and closes the soft top →
81
H Activates and deacti vates AIR CAP →
84
I Opens thestow age compartment →
11 2
J Opening and closing the side windo ws →
88
K ECO start/ stop function →
14 6
L 360° camera →
206
M Sets theve hicle le vel →
202
N DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
O Touchpad →
24 8
P Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
228
Q Adjusting thesteering wheel electrically →
106
Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →
107
R Control panel:
On-board co mputer →
228
Cruise cont rol or variable limiter →
17 7
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
182
S Diagno stics connection →
29 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 10
Ataglance – Indicator and warning lamps (s tanda rd)

1
L Distance warning →
494
2 Ð Powe rst eering →
488
3 #! Turn signal lights →
121
4 ; Engine diagnostics →
489
5 % Diesel engine: preglow
6 ! Electric pa rking brake (red) →
492
7 J Brakes (red) →
492
8 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
489
9 Coolant temp erature display →
227
A J Brakes (yellow) →
492
B ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
492
C ! ABS →
495 D
6 Restra int sy stem →
487
E ü Seat belt →
487
F K High beam →
121
G L Low beam →
11 9
H 8 Reser vefuel with fuel filler flap location
indicator →
489
I Fuel le vel →
227
J T Standing lights →
11 9
K R Rear fog light →
12 0
L h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
498
M å ESP®
OFF →
495
N ÷ ESP®
→
495 At
aglance – Indicator and warning lamps (s tanda rd) 11

Wi
descreen cockpit instrument display 12
Ataglance – Indicator and warning lamps (widesc reen cockpit)

1
#! Turn signal lights →
121
2 R Rear fog light →
12 0
3 K High beam →
121
L Low beam →
11 9
T Standing lights →
11 9
4 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
489
5 Coolant temp erature display →
227
6 L Distance warning →
494
7 ü Seat belt →
487
8 h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
498
9 Ù Powe rst eering →
488
A ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
492
B ! Electric parking brake (red) →
492
C 6 Restra int sy stem →
487 D
ï Trailer hit ch →
488
E J Brakes (red) →
492
F 8 Reser vefuel with fuel filler flap location
indicator →
489
G Fuel le vel →
227
H ä Suspension →
494
I J Brakes (yell ow) →
492
J # Electrical fault →
489
K ; Engine diagnostics →
489
L % Diesel engine: preglow
M ! ABS →
495
N å ESP®
OFF →
495
÷ ESP®
→
495 At
aglance – Indicator and warning lamps (widesc reen cockpit) 13