2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON buttons

Driving
Note
s on Mercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethe no tes on thefo llowing topics in the
Supplement, otherwise you may failto recognise
dangers.
% The availability of cer tain functions depends
on the equipment and model of theve hicle.
R Emotion Start
R Rear axle locking dif fere ntial
R AMG Performance exhaust sy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form ance composite
brake sy stem
R Traction control
R RACE START
R AMG RIDE CONTROL
R AMG steering-wheel buttons Switching on
the po wer supp lyor ignition &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. Re
quirements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised.
R the brake pedal is not depressed. 15 4
Driving and pa rking
Internal use only

Garage door opener
Prog
ramming buttons for the garage door
opener &
DANG ER Risk of death caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine or, if present,
th e auxiliary heating running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of injury when opening
or closing a door with thega rage door
opener
When you operate or program the door with
th e integrated garage door opener, persons
in thera nge of mo vement of the door may
become trapped or be stru ck bythe door. #
Alw ays make sure that nobody is within
th era nge of mo vement of the door. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been par ked outside the
ga rage or outside thera nge of mo vement of
th e door.
R The engine is switched off.
R The ignition is switched on.
% The garage door opener function is alw ays
av ailable when the ignition is switched on. #
Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds before the indi‐
cator lamp flashes yello w. #
Release the pr eviously pressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w. 18 0
Driving and pa rking
Internal use only

#
Point remo tecontrol 5from a dist ance of
1 cm to8 cm towa rds button 1,2or3. #
Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until one of thefo llowing signals appears:
R Indicator lamp 4lights up green contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gramming was successful. Additionall y,
synchronisation of thero lling code with
th e door sy stem must also be car ried out. #
If indicator lamp 4does not light up or flash
green: repeat the procedure. #
Release all of the buttons.
% The remo tecontrol forth e door drive is not
included in the scope of delivery of the
ga rage door opener.
Synchronising thero lling code
Re quirements:
R The door sy stem uses a rolling code.
R The vehicle must be within range of the
ga rage door or door drive. R
The vehicle as well as persons and objects
are located outside thera nge of mo vement
of the door. #
Press the programming button on the door
drive unit.
Initiate the next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. #
Press pr eviously prog rammed button 1,2
or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.
When the door closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read the operating instructions
fo rth e door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog ramming the
re mo tecont rol #
Check if the transmit ter frequency of remo te
control 5is support ed. #
Replace the batteries in remo tecontrol 5. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles
from a dis tance of 1 cm to8 cm front of the
inside rearview mir ror.Yo u should test eve ry
position for at least 25 seconds before trying
ano ther position. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atthe same angles
at various dis tances in front of the inside rear
view mir ror.Yo u should test eve ryposition
fo r at least 25 seconds before trying ano ther
position. #
Onremo tecontrols that transmit on lyfor a
limi ted period, press button 6onremo te
control 5again before transmission ends. #
Align the aerial line of the door opener unit
with there mo tecontrol.
% Support and additional information on pro‐
gramming:
R Onthe HomeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 354 65 or +49 (0) 6838 907-2 77
R Onthe Internet at https://
www.homelin k.com
Opening or closing the garage door
Requ irements:
R The cor responding button is programmed to
operate the door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th e door opens or closes. Driving and parking
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Internal use only

#
If indicator lamp 4flashes yellow af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds: press and hold
th e pr eviously pressed button again until the
door opens or closes.
Clearing thega rage door opener memo ry#
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been dele ted. Electric parking brake
Fu
nction of the electric pa rking brake (apply‐
ing automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users. R
get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The elect
ric pa rking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position jand one of thefo llow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off. R
The seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page183).
In thefo llowing situations, the electric parking
brake is also applied:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toast andstill.
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta‐
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
st ationar y.
This is the case if one of thefo llowing conditions
is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongue is not inser ted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R There is a sy stem malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hyperiod. 18 2
Driving and pa rking
Internal use only

7
Selected transmission position
8 Multifunction displ ay(exa mp le:standard dis‐
play for a trip): assi stance / telephone /
navigation / trip / media / radio / styles
and displa ys/ service / possible settings
fo r head-up display
9 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Overview of buttons on
thest eering wheel 1
P Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 250) 5
ò Tocall up the home screen of the mul‐
timedia sy stem
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (multimedia sy stem)
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in
th e Instrument Display and in the control
elements of theve hicle interior Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. 246
Instrument display and on-board computer
Internal use only

1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC Function................................................ 172
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
Operating saf ety...................................... 23
230 V soc ket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera Button................................................... 226
Care...................................................... 384
Fu nction................................................ 223
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera)................................................. 227
Selecting a view................................... .227
Setting favo urites.................................. 227
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera).................... .227 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (MBUX mul‐
timedia sy stem).....................................1 46
Switching on/off (control panel)........... 14 5
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) .............. .187
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
)...............................3 43
Setting (Blu etoo th®
).............................. 342
Ac cident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect...........................3 36
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating........................... 74
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Brake application................................... 215
Fu nction................................................. 213
Sy stem limitations................................. 213Tr
ailer operatio n..................................... 215
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection)
Operation.............................................. 373
Re setting...............................................3 73
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 206
Setting................................................... 210
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 206
Calling up a speed................................. 19 9
Fu nction................................................ 197
Increasing/decreasing speed................ 19 9
Re quirements:...................................... .199
Ro ute-based speed adap tatio n.............. 202
Selecting............................................... 19 9
St eering wheel buttons..........................1 99
St oring a speed.....................................1 99
Switching off/deactivating.................... 19 9
Switching on/activating........................ 19 9
Sy stem limitations.................................1 97
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ .206
Ac tive headlamps...................................... 12 9
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 217 Index
513
Internal use only

HANDS-FREE
ACCES S............................. 83
Locking separately.................................. 85
Opening................................................... 80
Opening dimensions.............................. 440
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes....................................................4 38
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................1 90
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem).............1 87
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 206
Ad aptive brake lights............................. 19 2
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 187
Driving tips........................................... .159
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................1 90
HOLD function....................................... 19 0
Limited braking ef fect (salt-treated
ro ads).................................................... 15 9
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs...................................................... 157Ru
nning-in no tes.................................... 157
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions................ 18
To w- starting......................................... .407
To wing away.......................................... 403
Tr ansporting theve hicle........................ 405
Wheel chang e....................................... .418
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader................. 370
Ad justing the sound focus..................... 370
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
setting s................................................. 370
Au tomatic volume adjustment............... 370
Calling up the sound menu.................... 370
Information............................................ 369
Switching the sur round sound on/off...3 70
Buttons Steering wheel....................................... 24 6 C
Call list Making a call........................................ .324
Overview............................................... 323
Calling up the sound menu
Adva nced sound sy stem........................3 71
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Calls Accepting.............................................. 320
Ac tivating functions du ring a cal l.......... 320
Calls wi thseveral participant s............... 320
Declining............................................... 320
Ending a call.......................................... 320
Incoming call du ring an existing call......3 21
Making.................................................. 320
Mercedes me.........................................3 31
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care 518
Index
Internal use only

Contacts
Calling up.............................................. 322
Deleting................................................ .323
Downloading (from mobile phone)......... 321
Importing.............................................. 322
Importing (o verview)............................. 322
Information........................................... .321
Making a call......................................... 323
Na me form at......................................... 322
Options................................................ .323
St oring..................................................3 23
Controller Operating.............................................. 267
Conv enience closing .................................. .88
Con venience opening ..................................87
Coolant (engine) Check le vel............................................ 379
No tes....................................................4 38
Cooling see Clima tecontrol
Co pyright..................................................... 36
Cornering light ...........................................1 29
Cross Traf fic Alert..................................... 236 Crosswind Assist
Function/no tes..................................... 189
Cruise control Activating.............................................. 19 5
Buttons.................................................. 19 5
Calling up a spee d................................. 19 5
Deactivating.......................................... 19 5
Fu nction................................................ 194
Re quirements........................................ 19 5
Selecting............................................... 19 5
Setting a speed..................................... 19 5
St oring a speed.....................................1 95
Sy stem limitations................................. 194 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition Vehicle.................................................... 33
Data import/export Function/no tes..................................... 280
Importing/exporting.............................. 281
Data pr otection rights
Data storage............................................ 36 Data
storage
Data pr otection rights............................. 36
Electro nic control units........................... 33
Online service s........................................ 35
Ve hicle.................................................... 33
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally....................................................... 275
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ) ...................... 95
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility.................25
Jack......................................................... 28
Specific absor ption rate.......................... 25
TIREFIT kit............................................... 29
Wi reless vehicle components.................. 25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions) .... 383
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ®
De stination
Editing intermediate destinations......... .292
Editing the pr evious destinations.......... 303 Index
521
Internal use only