2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON oil

Ac
tivating/deactivating thewa rning...... 218
Fu nction................................................. 216
Sy stem limits.........................................2 16
Tr ailer operation.................................... .216
Ac tive Parking Assist
Exiting a parking space......................... 234
Fu nction................................................ 231
Pa rking................................................. .233
Sy stem limitations................................. 231
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st
Displ ay................................................... 201
Fu nction................................................ 201
Ac tive Steering Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 205
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 206
Fu nction................................................ 203
Sy stem limits.........................................2 03
Ad aptive brake lights ................................ 19 2
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction................................................ 13 0
Switching on/of f................................... 131
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction................................................ 13 2
Switching on/of f................................... 13 3
Ad Blue ®
Ad ditives...............................................4 35
Capacity................................................ 436
No tes..................................................... 175
Purity..................................................... 435
To pping up............................................. 176
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................... 76
Ad diti ves
Ad Blue ®
................................................ 435
Engine oil.............................................. 436
Fu el....................................................... 433
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel Ad
dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Adva nced sound sy stem........................3 71
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ad justing the bass, mid- range and
treble
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ad justing the headlamp range ................. 12 6
Ad justing the mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Adva nced sound sy stem........................3 71
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
ADS PLUS da mping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Ad vanced sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader.................. 371514
Index
Internal use only

Car
wash (care)..........................................3 81
Care 360° camera........................................ .384
Air-water duct........................................ 381
Au tomatic car wash............................... 381
Carpe t.................................................. .385
Decorative foil...................................... .383
Displ ay.................................................. 385
Exterior lighting..................................... 384
High-pressure cleaner........................... 382
Matt finis h............................................. 383
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 383
Plastic trim............................................ 385
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 385
Re versing camera................................. .384
Ro of lining.............................................3 85
Seat belt............................................... .385
Seat co ver............................................. 385
Senso rs................................................. 384
St eering wheel...................................... 385
Ta ilpipes................................................ 384
Tr ailer hit ch........................................... 384
Wa shing byhand................................... 382
Wheels/rims.........................................3 84
Wi ndo ws................................................ 384 Wi
per blades.........................................3 84
Carpet (Care)............................................ .385
Changing bulbs Dipped beam......................................... 13 6
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 13 6
Main beam............................................ 13 6
No tes..................................................... 13 5
Opening/closing the side trim panels.. .137
Overview............................................... 13 5
Re versing lights.................................... .137
Tu rn signal light (front).......................... 13 6
Tu rn signal lights (rear).......................... 137
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 17 0
Changing hub caps .................................... 419
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical low
beam)................................................... .125
Charging Battery (vehicle).................................... 400
USB port................................................ 12 2Chassis
Damping characteristics....................... .218
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL.................... 218
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ 70
Re ar side wind ows................................... 71
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .57
At tach ing (no tes).....................................57
Basic instructions.................................... 52
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)...................68
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting)............................... 61
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 53
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 56
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 64
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 60
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 59
Securing on the co-driver seat................69
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 66
To pTe ther............................................... 63 Index
519
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

External................................................
.303
Saving (cur rent vehicle position)........... 303
Saving as global favo urit e...................... 303
St oring a map position..........................3 03
Dest ination entry
En tering a 3 wordaddress..................... 293
En tering a POI or address...................... 288
Entering an intermedia tedestination.... 292
Ente ring geo-coordinates...................... 293
Selecting a contact............................... 293
Selecting a POI...................................... 291
Selecting from the map......................... 294
Selecting pr evious destinations............ .291
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection .............................. 29
Diesel Low outside temp eratures..................... 433
No tes....................................................4 33
Digital Owner's Manual.............................. 20
Digital TV
see TV Dinghy
towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs...................................... 13 6
Setting................................................... 13 3
DIRECT SELECT le ver
Engaging drive position......................... 16 9
Engaging neutral.................................... 16 8
Engaging pa rkposition.......................... 16 9
Engaging pa rkposition automatically....1 69
Engaging reve rsege ar........................... 16 8
Fu nction................................................. 167
Display (care) .............................................3 85
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings................................................. 274
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction displa y.... 247
Display message Calling up (on-board co mputer)............ .445
No tes....................................................4 45
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ...................................... 471
ç - - - km/h ...................................... 472È
- - - km/h ...................................... 471
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 486
Û 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 488
: Active Light Sy stem inoperative... 452
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX mphSt art not poss. in XXX
miles .................................................... .495
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer‐
ge ncy op. in XXX km See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 494
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible................................. .495
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... .494
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling....................................... 496
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ....470 522
Index
Internal use only

é
ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break!....................................................4 70
: Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative....................................................... 451
Á Change key bat teries ...................4 49
J Checkbrake fluid le vel................. 469
# Check brake pads See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 469
5 Check engine oil le vel when
next refuelling....................................... 496
ï Checktrailer hitch lo ck................ 456
h Check tyre(s)................................ 490
! Clean the fuel filter ...................... 462
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off..............................................4 61
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ............................................ 481
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... .482 5
Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured .............................................. 498
5 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel.... 497
5 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off.................................. 497
5 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine.................................. 498
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h........ 478
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample).............................. 446
& inoperative Battery low................ 455
& inoperative Refuel vehicle ............ 455
& inoperative See Owner's Man...... 455
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 482
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 483
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 484
G Inoperative................................... 486 :
Intelligent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative...................................................... 452
Á Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge)............................................... 450
Á Key not de tected (white display
messa ge)............................................... 449
: Left dipped beam (e xamp le)........ .451
6 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample)................ .446
¢ Lowe ring..................................... .479
: Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 451
ð Maximum speed exceeded ........... 473
Ø ..................................................... 493
ç Off................................................ 472
ë Off................................................ 470
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual .................................................. 465
É Please reduce speed .................... 480 Index
523
Internal use only

ECO display
Function................................................ 16 3
ECO start/s top function
Au tomatic engine start.......................... 161
Au tomatic engine stop...........................1 61
Operation............................................... 161
Switching off/on................................... 16 3
Electric pa rking brake
Applying automaticall y.......................... 182
App lying or releasing manuall y.............. 183
Emergency braking................................ 184
Re leasing automaticall y......................... 183
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity........................ 25
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher.................................... 389
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided).........................3 89
Overview of the help functions................ 18
Re moving thewa rning triangle.............. 388
Saf etyve st............................................ 388 Setting up
thewa rning triangle............. 389
Emer gency braking ................................... 184
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency engine start............................ 407
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing................................. 74
Locking a door........................................ 79
Un locking a door..................................... 79
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle...............................1 56
Emer gency spare wheel
No tes..................................................... 424
ENERGIZING COMFORT Overview of programmes...................... 285
Starting the programme........................ 286
Engine ECO start/ stop function........................ 161
Engine number...................................... 428
St arting (eme rgency operation mode)...1 56
St arting (Remo teOnline).......................1 57
St arting (s tart/s top button).................. 15 5
St arting assis tance................................ 400 Switching off (s
tart/s top button)...........1 78
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet)........................ 373
Opening/closing....................................3 74
Engine data Displaying.............................................. 167
Engine electronics Notes....................................................4 26
Engine number......................................... .428
Engine oil Additives...............................................4 36
Capacity................................................ 437
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick..................................................3 76
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer..................................... 377
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval................ .437
Quality................................................... 437
To pping up............................................. 378
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 272
On theto uchpad.................................... 274
Using the controller............................... 273528
Index
Internal use only

St
arting the ENERG IZINGCOMFORT
programme............................................2 86
Switching the sound on/of f................... 271
Multimedia sy stem
see En tering characters
see Touchpad N
Na vigation
Showing/hiding the menu..................... 287
Switching on.......................................... 287
Up dating the map data..........................3 11
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC)....... 254
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 301
Ad justing thevo lume............................ .301
Re peating.............................................. 302 Switching audio
fadeout on/of f.............301
Ne arField Communication (NFC)
Connecting the mobile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem................................. 319
Information............................................ 319
Switching Blu etoo th®
audio equip‐
ment...................................................... 358
Swit ching mobile phones...................... .319
Using a mobile phone............................3 19
Ne utral
Engaging................................................ 16 8
NFC see Near Field Communication (NFC) O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see Pets in theve hicle
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) see
Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer Displaying the service due dat e............. 372
Head-up display menu........................... 24 9
Multifunction displa y............................. 247
Operating..............................................2 46
Overview of menus................................ 24 6
On-board diagnostics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronic s................................. 426
No tes....................................................4 26
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 426
Online services Data storage............................................ 35
Open-source software................................36
Opening the boot lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S............................. 83
Ope rating fluids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ 435 Index
537
Internal use only

Ad
ditives (fuel)...................................... 433
Brake fluid............................................ .438
Coolant (engine).................................... 438
Engine oil.............................................. 436
Fu el (diesel)...........................................4 33
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 432
No tes....................................................4 30
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid.......................4 39
Operating saf ety
48 V on-boa rdelectrical sy stem.............. 23
Declaration of confo rmity (elect ro‐
magnetic compatibility)........................... 25
Declaration of conformity (jack).............. 28
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit).... 29
Declaration of conformity (wire less
ve hicle components)...............................25
EQ Boo st................................................. 23
Information.............................................. 23
Ope rating sy stem
see On-board computer
Optimised acceleration Activating.............................................. 15 8
Outside mir rors
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................ 14 2Au
tomatic mir rorfo lding function......... .143
Fo lding in/out........................................ 141
Operating the memory function.............1 11
Pa rking position..................................... 14 2
Setting................................................... 141
Overhead control panel Overview................................................. 14
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment................................... 23
Owner's Manual (digital)............................ 20 P
Pa int code.................................................. 428
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) ...........383
Pa norama sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Inserting................................................ 16 9
Selecting au tomatical ly......................... 16 9
Pa rked Vehicle Locator
Switching transmission on/of f.............. 276
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake Pa
rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
Ac tivating.............................................. 230
Ad justing warning tones........................ 231
Deactivating.......................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 227
Side impact pr otection.......................... 229
Sy stem limitations................................. 227
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights............................................ .125
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors..................................... 14 2
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar.......... 14 3
Pa rking up.................................................. 184
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff 538
Index
Internal use only