2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON radio

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hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sy stem
conta in high voltage components. These compo‐
nents are mar ked with a high voltage label: All
workon high voltage components must be
car ried out at a qualified specialist workshop. Declaration of conformity
Electromagnetic compatibility
The electromagnetic compatibility of
theve hicle
components has been checked and certified according
tothe cur rently valid version of Regu‐
lation UN R10. Wire
lessvehicle comp onents Fo
r EU and EF TAcount ries onl y:
The following information applies toall wireless
components of theve hicle and of the informa‐
tion sy stems and communication devices inte‐
grated in theve hicle:
The wireless components of this vehicle comply
with the basic requ irements and all other rele‐
va nt conditions of Directi ve2014 /53/EU. Yo u
can obtain fur ther information from a Mercedes-
Benz service centre.
Brazil only:
No teon the two-w ayradio sy stems in theve hi‐
cle:
These sy stems are not pr otected from harmful
inter fere nce and mu stnot cause inter fere nce in
duly appr oved sy stems. Nigeria onl
y:
Connection and use of the wireless communica‐
tion equipment in this vehicle are permitted by
th e Nigerian Communications Commission.
Thailand onl y:
The telecommunication equipment in this vehicle
meets therequ irements of theNa tional Broad‐
casting and Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC).
Ukraine onl y:
The manufacturer hereby declares that the wire‐
less vehicle components meet thete ch nical reg‐
ulations for two-w ayradios. You can obtain fur‐
th er information from a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Wire less applications in theve hicle
Besides the typical frequencies for mobile com‐
munications, cars from Mercedes-Benz make
use of thefo llowing automotive radio applica‐
tions: General no
tes25
Internal use only

#
Insert the new battery into battery compart‐
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking
in the battery compartment and on the bat‐
te ry when doing this. #
Push in battery compartment 3.#
Re-attach co ver1 and push it until it
engages. Problems with
theke y,troublesho oting Yo
u can no lon ger lo ckor unlock theve hicle
Po ssible causes:
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged.
R The key is faulty. #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 73). #
Replace theke y bat tery, if necessary
(/ page 75). #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 79). #
Have theke ych ecked at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. There is inter
fere nce from a po werful radio
signal source
The key function is impaired by,fo rex ample:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gatesystems or auto‐
matic bar riers #
Make sure that there is suf ficient dist ance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce.
Yo u ha velost a key #
Have theke y deactiva ted at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical lock
re placed as well. Doors
Note
s onthe additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available for
ve hicles forth eUni ted Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of injury topersons
inside theve hicle when the additional
door lock is activated
If th e additional door lock is activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. #
Never lea vepersons, in particular chil‐
dren, unat tended in theve hicle. #
Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do
not activate the additional door loc k. The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
te
d in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc ked using thekey.
R The vehicle is loc ked using KEYLESS-GO. 76
Opening and closing
Internal use only

There is in
terference from a po werful radio
signal source.
The KEYLESS-GO function is impaired by,for
ex ample:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or auto‐
matic bar riers #
Make sure that there is suf ficient dist ance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic lo ck‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. In
thefo llowing situations, there is a danger of
being loc ked out when the function is activated:
R While theve hicle is being tow star ted/
pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle is being tested on a roller dyna‐
mome ter. Locking/unlocking
the driver's door with the
emer gency key %
Ifyo u wish tolock theve hicle entirely using
th e emer gency key,firs t press the button for
locking from the inside while the driver's
door is open. Then proceed tolock the driv‐
er's door using the emer gency key. Opening and closing
79
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

The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R HUD
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Design
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe left-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed.
% Press theò button tocall up the menu
bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toswitch between displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button.
Fu ll-screen menus
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus full-screen
on the instrument display: R
Assistance
R Trip #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the left-
hand Touch Control toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displ ayed full-
screen. Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display
Displa yson the multifunction display
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 233)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 230)
¯ Cruise control (/
page194)
È Limi
ter (/ page194)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 197)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st (/ page 210) Instrument display and on-boa
rdcompu ter247
Internal use only

3
Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends LINGU ATRO NIC) Conducting a dialogue with LINGU
ATRO NIC #
Tostart or continue a dialogue: onthe
multifunction steering wheel, press the£
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialogue: saythePause
vo ice command. #
Tocancel the dialogue: saytheCancel
vo ice command. Operable functions
Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperate thefo llowing equipment
depending on thefe atures:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®
audio)
R TV
R Vehicle Overview of types of
voice command A distinction is made between
thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
R Global voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to. R
Application-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
Once Linguatronic is star ted an autocue is
shown. Apart from theav ailable voice com‐
mands forth e application cur rently acti ve,th is
also cites example voice commands forot her
applications which are not active. In this wa y,
yo u will be familiar more quickly with theav aila‐
ble voice commands. The list can be scrolled or
it can be operated byspeech or the controller/
to uchpad. Information on
the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available foryo u in thefo llow‐
ing languages:
R German
R English
R French LINGU
ATRO NIC 251
Internal use only

Switch
voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Navigation To
switch tonavigation mode
Map To
switch tomap display
Address book To
switch toaddress book
Telephone To
switch totelephone mode
Text message To
switch totext messa ges
Radio To
switch toradio mode
TV To
switch toTV mode
Media To
switch tomedia mode
USB To
switch toUSB
Memory card To
switch tomemory card
Internet application To
start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up once using the mul‐
timedia sy stem prior touse.
Mercedes-Benz Apps To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps LINGU
ATRO NIC 253
Internal use only

Overview of
radio and TVvoice commands Ra
dio and TVvoice commands can also be used
when thera dio or TVapplication runs in the
bac kground.
Ra dio and TVvoice commands Vo
ice command Function
Station To
call up recei vable or sa vedstations
To
enter a frequency directly
Next station To
switch tothe next available station
Previous station To
switch tothe pr evious station
Save station To
save ast ation in thest ation list
Show station list To
display the names of all recei vable stations
Read out station list To
listento the names of all recei vable stations 258
LINGU ATRO NIC
Internal use only