2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON child seat

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Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions &
WARNING Risk of injury or death when using a child restra int sy stem while the front passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo u secure a child in a child restra int sy stem on the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag is
enabled, the front passenger airbag can deploy in theeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe airbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,that thest atus of the front passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER use a rear wa rdfacing child restra int on a seat pr otected byan ACTIVE AIRB AGin front of it, DE ATH or
SERIOUS INJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. #
Makesure that no objects are trapped under the front passenger seat. #
Check thest atus of automatic front passenger airbag actuation (/ page 48).#
If necessar y,consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
PRE-SAFE inoperative See
Owner's Manual *
The PRE‑SAFE ®
functions are malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 448
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps
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

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

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist..................... 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus............ .132
High-pressure cleaner (care)................... 382
Hill Start Assist......................................... .191
HOLD function Function/no tes..................................... 19 0
Switching on/of f................................... 191
Hooking the luggage net .......................... .118
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi).................................. .278 I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem
Fitting..................................................... .61
Seats suitable for attaching..................... 60
Identification plate Engine................................................... 428
Vehicle..................................................4 28
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S top button).......... 154
Ignition key
see Key Immobiliser
.................................................. 94
Implied warranty
Ve hicle.................................................... 33
In Car Of fice
Calling up.............................................. 326
Fe atures................................................ 325
Marking a to-do entry as compl eted...... 326
Noting an incoming call......................... 326
Selecting functions............................... .326
Switching auto maticstart on/of f.......... 326
Increase in traf fic information volume
Setting................................................... 361
Indicator lamps see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ram
Con figuring............................................ 167
Selecting............................................... 16 6
Inspection see AS SYST PLUS
Instrument clus ter
Fu nction/no tes............................. 244,24 5
Instrument display Function/no tes..................................... 24 5Instrument clus
ter................................... 10
Wa rning/indicator lamps...................... 498
Instrument display and on-boa rd
compu ter
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 24 4
Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ac tive headla mps.................................. 12 9
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist..................... 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus............ .132
Ad versewe ather light............................ 13 0
City lighting.......................................... .130
Cornering light....................................... 12 9
Fo g light (extended range)..................... 13 0
Mo torw ay mode..................................... 12 9
Overview............................................... 12 8
Switching on/of f................................... 13 0
Interior lighting Adjusting............................................... 13 4
Ambient lighting.................................... 13 4
Re ading lam p......................................... 13 4
Switch-off del aytime............................. 13 5
Interior pr otection
Fu nction.................................................. 96
Priming/deactivating............................... 97 Index
531
Internal use only

Intermediate destination
Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations.......................................... 293
En tering................................................. 292
Modifying............................................. .292
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................... 291
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch............................................ 298
In tern etconnection
Cancelling permission (mobile phone).. 343
Communication module function.......... .341
Connection status................................ .343
Displ aying the connection status.......... 343
Editing access data (Blue tooth®
)...........3 43
Information............................................ 340
Mobile phone de tails............................ .343
Re strictions........................................... 340
Setting access data (Bluetooth ®
).......... 342
Setting up (Blue tooth ®
).........................3 42
Setting up (Wi-Fi)................................... 341
Switching Blue tooth®
profile (DUN/
PA N)...................................................... 342
Internet radio
see TuneIn Ionisation
Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. 147
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay ®
see Mercedes-Benz Link
ISOFIX child seat anchor
Seats suitable for attaching..................... 59
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting..................................................... .61 J
Jack Declaration of conformity........................ 28
Storage location..................................... 41 8
Jump-start connection General no tes........................................ 398 K
Key Acoustic locking verification signal.......... 74
Battery.................................................... 75
Emergency key........................................ 74Energy consumption................................
74
Fe atures................................................. .73
Ke yring attachment................................ 74
Overview................................................. 73
Problem................................................... 76
Un locking setting.................................... .74
Ke y functions
Deactivating.............................................74
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle..................................78
Problem................................................... 78
Un locking setting.................................... .74
Un locking theve hicle.............................. 78
Kickd own
Using.....................................................1 71
Knee airbag .................................................. 43 L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps 532
Index
Internal use only

R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Damage................................................. 186
Ra dio
Ac tivating.............................................. 358
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text......... 361
Ac tivating/deactivating traf fic
announcements..................................... 361
Calling up a slide sho w.......................... 360
Calling up thest ation lis t...................... .360
Deleting stations.................................. .360
Direct frequency entr y.......................... 360
Displaying information........................... 361
Displaying radio text.............................. 361
Fr equency fix......................................... 361
Managing favo urites.............................. 360
Managing station presets...................... 360
Moving stations.................................... .360
Overview.............................................. .359
Sear ching forst ations.......................... .360
Setting a channel................................. .359
Setting station trackin g......................... 361
Setting the frequency band................... 359
Setting the traf fic information
service volume inc rease........................ 361 St
oring radio stations............................ 360
Ta gging music trac ks............................. 361
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC)....... 258
Ra dio ope rating permits ........................... 428
Ra in-closing feature
Side wind ows.......................................... 87
Sliding sunroof........................................ 92
REA CHregulation........................................32
Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re ar climate control
Setting................................................... 14 6
Re ar door (child saf ety lock)...................... 70
Re ar fog light
Switching on/of f................................... 12 6
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display......................................... .43
Re ar seat belt status display ..................... 43
Re ar window
Ro ller sunblin d......................................... 94Re
ar window heater.................................. 14 4
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle............................. 172
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................... 176
Re gistration
Ve hicle.....................................................31
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater/
ve ntilation)
Displa ys................................................. 151
Problems............................................... 15 2
Re placing the battery.............................1 51
Setting................................................... 15 0
Re mo teOnline
Charging thest ar ter battery.................. 15 6
Cooling or heating theve hicle interior... 15 6
St arting theve hicle................................ 157540
Index
Internal use only