2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR COUPE wheel

352 Index
AUDIO menu 114
Convenience submenu 129
Display digital speedometer 114
Functions 110, 113
Instrument cluster submenu 122
Lighting submenu 125
Malfunction memory menu 117
Menus 112, 113, 343
Multifunction display 109
Multifunction steering wheel 110
NAV menu 117
Selecting radio system 115
Settings menu 118
Standard display menu 114
Submenus 111, 113
TEL* menu 134
Trip computer menu 132
Vehicle submenu 128
Convenience submenu 129
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature 130Setting key dependency 131
Setting parking position for
exterior rear view mirror 132
Coolant 241, 336
Adding 241
Anticorrosion/antifreeze
quantity 336
Capacities 330
Checking level 241
Messages in display 271, 272
Temperature 232
Temperature indicator 106
Warning lamp 272
Coolant level
Checking 235, 241
Cruise control 194, 342
Canceling 195
Driving downhill 195
Driving uphill 195
Fine adjustment 196
Message in display 274
Saving current speed 195Setting speeds 196
Cruise control lever 194
Cruising range, fuel 335
Cup holder
Cleaning 255
In front seat armrest 201
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) 341
D
Daytime running lamp mode 100
Setting 125, 126
Deactivating
Air conditioning (cooling) 156
Air recirculation mode 155
Alarm 79
Anti-theft alarm system 79
Central locking (control system) 129
Climate control 151
Cruise control 195
Defrost 154
ESP 76

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Messages in display 238, 276
Viscosity 342
Engine oil level see Oil level 235
ESP 23, 75, 342
Messages in display 266
Switching off 76
Switching on 77
Synchronizing 266
Warning lamp 261
ETD 342
Safety guidelines 60
ETD (Emergency tensioning device) 64
Ethanol fuel
At the gas station 233
Switching fuels 334
Exterior lamp switch 98
Exterior lamps
Delayed shut-off 127
Exterior rear view mirror
Activating parking position 147Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 40
Parking position for 132
F
Fahrenheit
Setting temperature units 123
Fastening the seat belts 41
Fine adjustment
Cruise control 196
First aid kit 284
Flat tire 301
Inflating the spare tire 304
Lowering the vehicle 306
Mounting the spare wheel 301
Preparing the vehicle 301
Spare wheel 285
Flexible fuel vehicles 334
At the gas station 233
Switching fuels 334
Flexible Service System (FSS) 249, 342Fog lamp, front 101
Fog lamp, rear 101, 294
Fog lamps
Replacing bulbs 293
Fog lamps, front
Messages in display 278
Replacing bulbs 294
Front airbags 61
Front fog lamp
Switching on 101
Front lamps
Bi-Xenon type 296
Halogen-type 295
Messages in display 277, 279
Replacing bulbs 293, 295
Switching on 98
Front seat backrest
Folding backrest back 37
Folding backrest forward 36

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Global Positioning System (GPS) 343
Glove box 21, 200
Closing 200
Opening 200
Good visibility 146
GPS 343
H
Halogen-type
Front lamp bulbs 295
Hands-free microphone 27
Hard plastic trim items
Cleaning 255
Hazard warning flasher 102
Switching off 102
Switching on 102
Head restraints 90
Manual seats 34
Power seats* 36Rear seats 91
Headlamp cleaning system 243
Headlamps
Automatic control 99
Bi-Xenon 341
Bi-Xenon type*
Replacing bulbs 296
Cleaning 253
Cleaning system 148, 243
Halogen-type
Replacing bulbs 295
Refilling washer fluid 243
Switching off 53
Switching on 48
Washer fluid 338
Washer system 338
Headliner and shelf below rear window
Cleaning 255
Heated seats 93Height adjustment
Head restraints 34, 36, 91
Seat belts 43
Steering wheel 37
High beam flasher 102
High beam headlamps
Messages in display 278
Replacing bulbs 293, 295
Switching on 102
High beam headlamps xenon type
Replacing bulbs 296
High mounted brake lamp 294
Hood 236
Closing 237
Message in display 277
Opening 236
Hydroplaning see Aquaplaning 227
I
Identification labels 322
Ignition 31
Switching on 45

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Starting the engine 45
Unlocking with 30
Kickdown 145, 343
Kilometers/miles in speedometer 124
Km/h or mph in speedometer 124
L
Labels, identification 322
Lamp bulbs, exterior 293
Lamps
Fog lamps 101
Lamps, exterior
Front 293
Light sensor 278
Messages in display 277, 279–??
Rear 294
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 258
Airbag Off 61
Battery (SmartKey) 83
Brakes 259CHECK ENGINE 260
Coolant 271
Engine diagnostics 260, 262
ESP 261
Fuel reserve 262
Instrument cluster 261–262
Seat belts 262
Service indicator 249
SRS 57
Turn signals 23
Language
Multifunction display 124
Setting 124
LATCH child seat mounts 70
Folding back 70
Layout of poly-V-belt drive 323
Leather upholstery
Cleaning 256
License plate lamps
Messages in display 278Replacing bulbs 294, 299
Light alloy wheels
Cleaning 254
Technical data 326
Light sensor 278
Lighter see Cigarette lighter 204
Lighting 98
Automatic headlamp mode 99
Combination switch 102
Daytime running lamp mode 100
Exterior lamp switch 98
Fog lamps 101
Front fog lamp 101
High beam flasher 102
High beams 102
Instrument cluster illumination 105
Interior 103
Locator lighting 100
Low beam 98
Manual headlamp mode 99

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Washer fluid 283
Multifunction steering wheel 24, 110, 343
Buttons 110
N
Navigation system
Operating 117
See separate COMAND* operating in-
structions
Night security illumination 100
Setting 127
O
Occupant safety 56
Airbags 57
Children and airbags 58
Children in the vehicle 65
Fastening the seat belt 41
Infant and child restraint systems 65
LATCH child seat mounts 70
Seat belts 41, 60
Odometer, main 23Oil
Adding 239
Consumption 237
Dipstick 237
Filler neck 240
Viscosity 342
Oil level
Checking 235
One-touch gearshifting 140
Canceling gear range limit 140
Downshifting 140
Upshifting 140
Opening
Ashtray 203
Doors from the inside 85
Fuel filler flap 233
Fuel filler flap manually 291
Glove box 200
Hood 236
power window with SmartKey 188
Roller sunblind for the
sliding/pop-up roof 189Side windows 187
Sliding/pop-up roof 190, 292
Sliding/pop-up roof in an
emergency 292
Sliding/pop-up roof with
SmartKey 192
Trunk 85
Windows 186, 187
Windows with SmartKey 188
Operating
Audio system 159
Cassette player 116
CD player 116
COMAND* see separate operating in-
structions
Navigation system 117
Radio 115
Radio transmitters 230
Telephone* 134, 159, 179
Operating safety
Audio system 159
Operator’s Manual 10
Ornamental moldings 253

364 IndexPower windows 186
Side windows 186
Synchronizing 188
Practical hints
First aid kit 284
Fuses 317
Lamp in center console 263
Lamps in instrument cluster 258
Messages in the display 264
Spare wheel 285
Spare wheel bolts 287
Symbol messages 268
Text messages 265
Towing the vehicle 313
Vehicle jack 286
Vehicle tool kit 285
Premium unleaded gasoline 333
Problems
While driving 50
Program mode selector switch 344Automatic transmission 144
Programme type ID
see PTY ID
PTY ID 168
Q
Quick search
Phone book* 136
R
Radio
Selecting stations 115
Station search 115
Station selection setting 128
Radio operation 165
Radio see Radio operation
Radio transmitters
Control and operation 230
Range (distance to empty)
Calling up 134
Rapid seat heating
Switching on 94RDS
Programme type ID 168
PTY ID 168
Reading lamp 27
Rear bench seat
Foldable 197
Rear fog lamp 294
Bulb 294
Switching on 101
Rear head restraint tilt 92
Rear lamp bulbs
Replacing 298
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear passenger compartment
Adjustable air outlets 158
Rear seat head restraints 91, 93
Adjusting 91
Folding back 92
Installing 93
Placing upright 92

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Removing 93
Rear seats
Adjusting head restraint height 91
Rear view mirror automatic antiglare 146
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 149
Activating 149
Deactivating 149
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 308
Refrigerant
Air conditioner 332
Refuelling 233
Regular checks 234
Reinstalling vehicle battery 308
Remote controls
SmartKey 82
Remote door unlock
With Tele Aid* 213
Remote Vehicle Diagnostics 344Removing
Vehicle battery 308
Wheel 303
Wiper blades 300
Replacing
Backup lamp bulbs 298
Brake lamp bulbs 298
Bulbs 293
Front lamp bulbs 295
Front turn signal bulbs 295, 296
High beam bulbs 295
High beam bulbs
(xenon-type headlamps) 296
License plate lamp bulbs 299
Low beam bulbs 295
Parking lamp bulbs 296, 297
Rear fog lamp bulbs 298
Rear lamp bulbs 294, 298
Rear turn signal bulbs 298
Side marker lamp bulbs 298
Standing lamp bulbs 296, 297Wiper blades 300
Reset button in
the instrument cluster 119
Reset knob in
the instrument cluster 119, 120
Resetting
All functions (control system) 119
All functions of a submenu 120
Fuel consumption 133
Service indicator (FSS) 250
Trip odometer 107
Residual heat utilization 344
REST
(Residual engine heat utilization) 344
Restraint system see
Infant and child restraint systems 65, 69Reverse (manual transmission)
Shifting into 138
Rims 325
Roadside assistance
Tele Aid* 210
Roller sunblind for the sliding/pop-up roof
Closing 189
Opening 189

366 IndexRON 234
RON (Research Octane Number) 344
Roof rack 197
Rotating wheels 246
Rubber parts
Cleaning 256
S
Safety
Occupant 56
Safety belts see Seat belts 41
Safety systems
Driving 73
Saving current speed 195
Searching
Radio station 115
Seat belt force limiter 64
Seat belt outlet height adjustment 43
Seat belts 62
Cleaning 255
Fastening 41Height adjustment 43
Proper use of 43, 63
Safety guidelines 60
Warning lamp 262
Seat heater*
Switching off 94
Switching on 94
Seats 89
Adjusting 32
Easy entry/exit feature 89
Heater 93
Manual 33
Rapid seat heating 94
Split rear bench seat 197
Selecting
Display 125
Selector lever 23
Lock 45
Position
(automatic transmission) 23, 139Self-test
BabySmartTM
airbag deactivation system 68
Tele Aid* 207
Service
Calling up the service indicator 250
Major service (Service B) 249
Minor service (Service A) 249
Overdue 249
Spare parts 320
Types 249
When due 249
Service and Warranty Booklet
Loss of 321
Service indicator 249
Calling up 250
Clearing 249, 250
Service life (tires) 245
Service System see FSS 249
Setting
Convenience functions 121, 129
Cruise control 195