2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON spare wheel

Controlling automatically ..............
.159
Convenience opening/closing
(air-recirculation mode) ................. 165
Cooling with air dehumidification .. 157
Demisting the windows .................. 163
Demisting the windscreen ............. 163
ECO start/stop function ................ 155
ECO start/stop function
(THERMATIC) ................................. 152
Hybrid vehicle (THERMOTRONIC ).. 155
Hybrid vehicles (THERMATIC )........ 152
Important safety notes .................. 150
Indicator lamp ................................ 159
Information about using
THERMATIC automatic climate
control ........................................... 152
Information on using
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 155
Ionisation ....................................... 169
Overview of systems ...................... 150
Perfume atomizer .......................... 167
Pre-entry climate control ............... 169
Problem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 165
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 159
Rear control panel ......................... 154
Remote activation of heating/
ventilation systems ........................ 171
Setting the air distribution ............. 161
Setting the air vents ...................... 177
Setting the airflow ......................... 162
Setting the climate mod e............... 160
Setting the temperature ................ 160
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/of f............................................ 165
Switching on/of f........................... 156
Switching residual heat on/off ...... 166
Switching the rear window heat-
ing on/of f...................................... 164
Switching the synchronisation
function on and off ........................ 162
THERMATIC automatic climate
control (2-zone) ............................. 151
THERMOTRONIC (3-zone) auto-
matic climate control ..................... 154 Cockpit
Overview .......................................... 32
Collapsible emergency spare
wheel
see Emergency spare wheel
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS
Activating/deactivating ................. 308
Display message ............................ 322
Operation/note s.............................. 77
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 402
Combination switch .......................... 137
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 299
Convenience box ............................... 374
Convenience closing feature ............ 107
Convenience opening feature .......... 107
Convenience opening/closing (air-
recirculation mode) ........................... 165
Coolant (engine)
Checking the level ......................... 393
Display message ............................ 333
Important safety notes .................. 475
Temperature display in the instru-
ment cluster .................................. 293
Temperature display in the on-
board computer ............................. 307
Warning lamp ................................. 360
Cooling
see Climate control
Copyright ............................................. 29
Cornering light function
Display message ............................ 329
Function/note s............................. 138
Crash-responsive emergency light-
ing ....................................................... 141
Crosswind Assist ................................. 82
Cruise control
Cruise control lever ....................... 216
Deactivating ................................... 218
Display message ............................ 342
Driving system ............................... 216
Important safety notes .................. 216
LIM indicator lamp ......................... 216
Selecting ........................................ 217
Setting a speed .............................. 218 8
Index

Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
Emergency
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................ .63
Emergency key
Unlocking the driver's door .............. 98
Emergency key element
Function/notes ................................ 93
Inserting .......................................... 93
Locking vehicle .............................. 100
Removing ........................................ .93
Emergency release
Driver's door .................................... 98
Emergency spare wheel
General notes ................................ 461
Important safety notes .................. 461
Inflating the collapsible spare
wheel ............................................ .462
Technical data ............................... 464
Emergency unlocking
Vehicle ............................................. 98
Energy flow display ........................... 273
Engine
Display message ............................ 333
ECO start/stop function ................ 186
Engine number ............................... 468
Jump-starting ................................. 418
Running irregularl y......................... 189
Starting problems .......................... 189
Starting the engine with the key .... 183
Starting with the Start/Stop but-
ton ................................................. 184
Stopping ........................................ 208
Tow-starting (vehicle) ..................... 424
Warning lamp (engine diagnos-
tics) ............................................... 360
Engine electronics
Notes ............................................. 466
Problem (fault) ............................... 189
Engine oil
Additives ........................................ 474
Checking the oil level ..................... 392
Checking the oil level using the
dipstick .......................................... 392
Display message ............................ 335
Filling capacity ............................... 474
Notes about oil grade s................... 473 Notes on oil level/consumption .... 392
Topping up ..................................... 392
Viscosity ........................................ 474
Environmental protection
Returning an end-of-life vehicle ....... 24
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram)
Activating/deactivating ................... 81
Characteristics ................................. 81
Deactivating/activating ................. 307
Display message ............................ 315
ETS/4ETS ........................................ 80
Function/note s................................ 80
General notes .................................. 80
Important safety guidelines ............. 80
Trailer stabilisation .......................... 82
Warning lamp ................................. 357
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction Sys-
tem) ...................................................... 80
Exhaust
see Exhaust pipe
Exhaust pipe
Cleaning ......................................... 402
Exhaustive discharging (high-volt-
age battery) ....................................... 415
Extended overrun mode ................... 280
Exterior lighting
Cleaning ......................................... 400
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 128
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........ 129
Folding in/out (automatically )....... 128
Folding in/out (electrically) ........... 128
Out of position (troubleshooting) ... 129
Parking position ............................. 129
Resetting ....................................... 128
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 131 F
Fault message see Display messages
Features ............................................. 376
Filler cap
see Fuel filler flap
Fire extinguisher ............................... 407 Index
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First-aid kit
........................................ .406
Fitting a wheel
Fitting a wheel ............................... 442
Lowering the vehicle ..................... .443
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 438
Raising the vehicle ......................... 439
Removing a wheel .......................... 442
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 439
Flat tyre
Changing a wheel/fitting the
spare wheel ................................... 437
MOExtended tyres ......................... 408
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 408
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 409
see Emergency spare wheel
Floormat ............................................. 387
Foglamps (extended range) .............. 139
Fording
On flooded roads ........................... 215
Frequencies
Mobile phone ................................. 466
Two-way radio ................................ 466
Front-passenger front airbag deac-
tivation
Display message ............................ 328
Front-passenger front airbag deac-
tivation system
Operation ......................................... 54
Problems ......................................... 59
System self-test ............................... 57
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 471
Consumption information .............. 472
Consumption statistics .................. 299
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 298
Displaying the range ..................... .298
Driving tips ................................... .211
E10 ................................................ 470
Fuel gauge ....................................... 34
Grade (petrol) ................................ 470
Important safety notes .................. 469
Low outside temperatures ............. 472
Problem (malfunction) ................... 203
Quality (diesel )............................... 471
Refuelling ....................................... 200
Tank content/reserve fue l............. 470 Fuel consumption (Audio 20)
........... 276
Fuel consumption (COMAND
Online) ................................................ 276
Fuel filler flap
Opening ......................................... 202
Fuel filter (white display message) .. 336
Fuel level
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 298
Gaug e.............................................. 34
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 470
Problem (malfunction) ................... 203
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 426
Before changing ............................. 425
Dashboard fuse box ....................... 425
Fuse box in the boot ...................... 426
Fuse box in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 426
Fuse box in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 425
Important safety notes .................. 424 G
Generated electrical energy (Audio 20) ...................................................... 276
Generated electrical energy
(COMAND Online) .............................. 276
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts ........... 24
Glove compartment .......................... 369 H
Handbrake see Parking brake
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ....................... 103
Hazard warning lamps ...................... 137
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 121
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 122
Adjusting (manually) ...................... 122
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 122
Fitting/removing (rear) .................. 122
Head-up display
Adjusting the brightness ................ 310
Function/note s............................. 295 12
Index

Variable .........................................2
19
SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem)
Warning lamp ................................. 282
Start/Stop button
Starting the engine ........................ 184
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine) ................................ 183
Stationary vehicle .............................278
STEER CONTROL .................................. 85
Steering
Warning lamps ............................... 365
Steering (display message) .............. 349
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONIC PLUS)
Display message ............................ 342
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 126
Adjusting (manually) ...................... 125
Button overview ............................... 36
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 294
Cleaning ......................................... 403
EASY ENTRY/EXIT feature ............. 126
Gearshift paddle s........................... 198
Important safety notes .................. 125
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 131
Steering wheel gearshift paddles .... 198
Stowage areas ................................... 368
Stowage compartment
Map pockets .................................. 370
Stowage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 370
Centre console .............................. 369
Cup holde r..................................... 376
Door ............................................... 370
Glove compartment ....................... 369
Important safety information ......... 368
Rear ............................................... 370
Spectacles compartment ............... 369
Stowage net ....................................... 370
Stowage space
Stowage net ................................... 370 Stowage well beneath the boot
floor
.................................................... 375
Summer tyres
In winter ........................................ 430
Sun blind
Rear side window s......................... 378
Sun visor ............................................ 378
Suspension tuning
AIRMATIC ...................................... 235
Switching the auxiliary heating/
ventilation
On/off ........................................... 173 T
Tail lamps Display message ............................ 330
see Lights
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 468
Emergency spare wheel ................. 464
Information .................................... 466
Trailer load s................................... 478
Tyres/wheels ................................. 444
Vehicle data ................................... 476
Telephone
Accepting a call (multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 305
Display message ............................ 349
Introduction ................................... 304
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 304
Number from the phone book ........ 305
Redialling ....................................... 306
Rejecting/ending a call ................. 305
Telephone compartment ................ 370
Temperature
Coolant (display in the instrumentcluster) .......................................... 293
Coolant (display in the on-board
computer) ...................................... 307
Outside temperature ...................... 293
Setting (climate control )................ 160
TEMPOMAT
Function/note s............................. 216
Through-loading feature ................... 371
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 409
Top Tether ............................................ 65
Total distance recorder .................... 29820
Index

Warnings
Stickers .......................................... .42
Washer fluid
Display message ............................ 349
Wheel and tyre combinations
see Tyres
Wheel bolt tightening torque ........... 443
Wheel chock ...................................... 439
Wheels
Changing a wheel .......................... 437
Changing/replacing ....................... 438
Checking ........................................ 429
Cleaning ......................................... 399
Emergency spare wheel ................. 461
Fitting a new wheel ........................ 442
Fitting a wheel .............................. .438
Important safety notes .................. 428
Removing a wheel .......................... 442
Storing .......................................... .438
Tightening torque ........................... 443
Wheel size/tyre size ..................... .444
Windowbag
Display message ............................ 326
Operation ......................................... 53
Windows
Cleaning ......................................... 399
see Side windows
Windscreen
Demisting ...................................... 163
Windscreen washer fluid
see Windscreen washer system
Windscreen washer system
Notes ............................................. 476
Topping up ..................................... 394
Windscreen wipers
Problem (malfunction) ................... 148
Replacing the wiper blades ............ 145
Switching on/off ........................... 145
Winter operation
Important safety notes .................. 430
Radiator cover ............................... 392
Slippery road surfaces ................... 215
Snow chains .................................. 431
Summer tyres ................................ 430
Winter tyres
Limiting the speed (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 313
M+S tyres ...................................... 430 Wiper blades
Cleaning ......................................... 400
Important safety notes .................. 145
Replacing ....................................... 145
Replacing (windscreen) .................. 146
Wooden trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) ................................................. .403
Workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop Index
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X
Open the boot lid.
X Lift the boot floor upwards (Y page 375).
Vehicles with MOExtended tyres (tyres
with run-flat characteristics) and hybrid vehicles :
Towing eye
X To remove the towing eye: open the boot
lid.
X Pull towing eye :to the left and remove it.
X To replace the towing eye: slide towing
eye :with the thread into the rear end of
the bracket.
X Push towing eye :on the eyelet towards
the right until it engages in the bracket. Flat tyre
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with: R MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat char-
acteristics) (Y page 408)
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tyres.
R a TIREFIT kit (Y page 407)
R an emergency spare wheel (only for certain
countries) (Y page 461)
Vehicles with an Mercedes-Benz emergency
call system which are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit: in the event of a flat tyre, contact
the Customer Assistance Centre for the
Mercedes-Benz emergency call system
(Y page 384). Information on changing/fitting a wheel
(Y
page 437).
X Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(Y page 207).
X If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start func-
tion or KEYLESS ‑GO
X Open the driver's door.
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the key having been
removed.
X Remove the Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock (Y page 181).
X All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they do so.
X Make sure that no one is near the danger
area while a wheel is being changed. Any-
one who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
X Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
fic conditions when doing so.
X Close the driver's door.
X Place the warning triangle at a suitable dis-
tance (Y page 406). Observe legal require-
ments. MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat
characteristics)
General notes With MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat
characteristics), you can continue to drive
your vehicle even if there is a total loss of
pressure in one or more tyres. The affected408
Flat tyreBreakdown assistance

Useful information
............................428
Important safety notes .....................428
Operation ........................................... 428
Winter operation ............................... 430
Tyre pressure .................................... 432
Changing a wheel .............................. 437
Wheel and tyre combinations ..........444
Emergency spare wheel ...................461 427Wheels and tyres

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variations are pos- sible. Note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the functions descri-
bed. This is also the case for systems and
functions relevant to safety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If wheels and tyres of the wrong size are used, the wheel brakes or suspension components
may be damaged. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Always replace wheels and tyres with those
that fulfil the specifications of the original
part.
When replacing wheels, make sure to fit the
correct:
R designation
R type
When replacing tyres, make sure to fit the
correct:
R designation
R manufacturer
R type G
WARNING
A flat tyre severely impairs the driving, steer-
ing and braking characteristics of the vehicle.
There is a risk of accident.
Tyres without run-flat characteristics:
R do not drive with a flat tyre.
R immediately replace the flat tyre with your
emergency spare wheel or spare wheel, or
consult a qualified specialist workshop. Tyres with run-flat characteristics:
R pay attention to the information and warn-
ing notices on MOExtended tyres (tyres
with run-flat characteristics).
Accessories that are not approved for your
vehicle by Mercedes-Benz or are not being
used correctly can impair the operating
safety.
Before purchasing and using non-approved
accessories, visit a qualified specialist work-
shop and enquire about:
R suitability
R legal stipulations
R factory recommendations
Information on the dimensions and types of
wheels and tyres for your vehicle can be
found under "Wheel/tyre combinations"
(Y page 444).
Information on air pressure for the tyres on
your vehicle can be found:
R on the tyre pressure label on the fuel filler
flap (Y page 202)
R under "Tyre pressure" (Y page 432)
Modification work on the brake system and
wheels is not permitted. The use of wheel
spacers or brake dust shields is not permit-
ted. This invalidates the general operating
permit for the vehicle.
i Further information on wheels and tyres
can be obtained at any qualified specialist
workshop. Operation
Information on driving
Check the tyre pressures when the vehicle is
heavily laden and, if necessary, adjust.
While driving, pay attention to vibrations,
noises and unusual handling characteristics,
e.g. pulling to one side. This may indicate that the wheels or tyres are damaged. If you sus-
pect that a tyre is defective, reduce your
speed immediately. Stop the vehicle as soon 428
OperationWheels and tyres