2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON tow

Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary.............................................. 462
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual............................. 450
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual..................................................4 48
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual..................................................4 85
Re duce speed ........................................ 492
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop......................................................4 64
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P............. 463
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .....473
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling .....................464
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... 463 To
switch off the engine, press
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec‐
onds or 3 times. ................................... .460
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual............. 475
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ........................474
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............... 475
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............. 464
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able ...................................................... .489
Ty re press. monitor inoperative.............4 89
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ...................................... .490
Ty re(s) ove rheated................................. 492
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop......................................................4 64
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC DI
STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k................................ .76
Child saf ety lock (rear door).................... 70
Locking (emer gency key)......................... 79
Opening (from inside ).............................. 77
Un locking (emer gency key)..................... 79
Un locking (from inside).......................... .77
Door cont rol panel....................................... 16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist ...................................... 235
Drive Away Assist
see Pr otection against collision
Drive position Enga ging................................................1 69
Drive prog ram display ............................... 16 6
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat 526
Index
Internal use only

EQ Boost
Operating saf ety...................................... 23
ERA-GLO NASS test mode
St arting/ending.................................... 339
Er ro r message
see Displ aymessa ge
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.................................. .189
Tr ailer stabilisation................................ 189
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 19 0
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 188
EU general operating permit number ...... 428
Exterior lighting see Lights
Exterior lighting (care).............................. 384 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST Favo
urites
Ad ding................................................... 270
Calling up.............................................. 270
Del eting................................................. 270
Moving.................................................. 270
Overview...............................................2 69
Re naming.............................................. 270
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch..................... 291
Switching the automatic sear chon/
off.......................................................... 297
Using automatic sear ch......................... 297
Fi re extinguisher....................................... 389
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) ............................ 389
Flacon Inse rting/ removing.............................. .148
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre MOEx tended tyres................................. 391
No tes.................................................... 390
TIREFIT kit............................................. 392
Wheel change........................................ 41 8Floor mats
.................................................. 12 3
Fo g light (extended range) ....................... 13 0
Fo il co vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................ 186
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem
Inserting/removing theflacon...............1 48
Setting................................................... 147
Fr ee software............................................. .36
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e....................................... .427
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 427
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger).......43
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fr ont wheel ar ch
Fitting/removing the co ver.................... 13 6
Fr ont wheel ar chcover
Fitting/removing.................................. .136
Fu el
Ad ditives...............................................4 33 Index
529
Internal use only

Pe
destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode.................................................... .185
St andby mode function........................ .184
Pe rm issible axle load ................................ 428
Pe rm itted towing me thods...................... 402
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol .......................................................... 432
Pe ts in the vehicle ....................................... 72
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode
Picture settings see Video mode PIN pr
otection
Swit ching on/of f................................... 281
Pla stic trim (Care)..................................... 385
Playback options Selecting.............................................. .350
POI Selecting............................................... 291
POI symbols Selecting............................................... 309
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button).......... 154
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection)
Fu nction................................................... 51
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound.................................... 51
Re versing measures................................ .51
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection plus)
Fu nction.................................................. 52
Re versing measures................................ .51Pr
ev entative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selecting.............................................. .291
Prog ramme in form ation
TV channel........................................... .365
Prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Pr otection against collision .....................235
Pr otection of the environment
No tes.......................................................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles.............. 21 Q
Qibla........................................................... 312
QR code Rescue card............................................33
Qualified specialist workshop.................... 31 Index
539
Internal use only

St
andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 185
Fu nction................................................ 184
St anding lights.......................................... 12 5
St art-off assi st
see Optimised acceleration
St art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle................................1 78
St arting theve hicle...............................1 55
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition.................................................. 154
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arter battery
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... 15 6
St arting assi stance
see Jump -sta rt connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting................................................. 360 Direct frequency entr
y.......................... 360
Fr equency fix......................................... 361
Moving.................................................. 360
Sea rching..............................................3 60
Setting................................................... 359
St oring..................................................3 60
St ation list
Calling up.............................................. 360
St ation presets
Managing.............................................. 360
St ation tracking
Setting................................................... 361
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol)....................... 151
Problems (remo tecontrol)..................... 15 2
Re placing the battery (remo tecontrol).. 151
Setting (multimedia sy stem)..................1 50
Setting (remo tecontrol)........................ 15 0
Switching on/off (control panel )........... 14 9
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 19 0
Ste ering wheel
Ad justing (electrically)........................... 108
Ad justing (manually). ............................. 107Buttons..................................................
24 6
Car e...................................................... 385
Oper ating the memory function.............1 11
St eering wheel heater...........................1 08
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles............ 17 0
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/of f................................... 108
St ow age areas
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow age comp artments
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow age space
Armrest.................................................. 11 4
Centre console....................................... 11 4
Door....................................................... 11 4
Glo vecompa rtment............................... 11 4
USB ports.............................................. 11 4
Sulphur content........................................4 32
Sur round lighting
Setting................................................... 13 4544
Index
Internal use only

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
! ABSwarning lamp....................... .508
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(red)...................................................... 506
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow).................................................. 506
ÿ Coolant warning lamp................. .502
! Electric parking brake indicator
lamp (red).............................................. 505
# Electrical fault warning lamp....... .504
; Engine diagnosis warning lamp....5 04
å ESP®
OFF warning lamp.............. .510
÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp..................... .509
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lamp
lights up................................................ 505
Ù Powe rst eering warning lamp
(red)...................................................... .501
6 Restra int sy stem warning lamp....5 00
ü Seat belt warning lamp............... .500 ä
Suspension warning lamp (yel‐
low)....................................................... 508
! The elect ric pa rking brake (yel‐
low) indicator lamp............................... .505
ï Trailer tow hit chwarning lam p..... 502
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp................................. .511
L Warning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function................................... .507
Wa rning/indicator lamps
Overview............................................... 498
PA SSENGER AIR BAG.............................. 48
Wa rranty ...................................................... 33
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)............................ 382
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 313What3words
Destination entry with a 3 word
address................................................. 293
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel............................... 422
Lo we ring theve hicle.............................4 23
Prepa ration............................................ 41 8
Ra ising theve hicle................................4 20
Re moving a wheel................................. 422
Re moving/fitting hub caps....................4 19
Wheel change
see Emergency spare wheel
Wheel rotation .......................................... .417
Wheels Care ...................................................... 384
Changing hub caps................................ 419
Checking............................................... .410
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem)................. 413
Fitting................................................... .422
Flat tyr e................................................. 390
Inter changing......................................... 417
MOExtended tyres................................. 391
Noise.....................................................4 10 Index
551
Internal use only