2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Operating the on-board computer
:
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
Vehicles with manual transmission: if you
remove the key then quickly re-insert it and
turn to position 1, the on-board computer/
instrument cluster is not activated.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Left control panel ò R
Calls up a main menu 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects a menu or function
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the track or station list
and selects an audio track or
video scene
R In the Telephone Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or a telephone
number 9
: Press and hold:
R Rapid scrolling in all lists
R In the Radio Radio/ Media
Media menu:
selects a station, audio track or
video scene using rapid scrolling
R In the Telephone Telephone menu: starts
rapid scrolling if the phone book is open a R
In all menus: confirms the selec-
ted entry in the list
R In the Radio
Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the list of available radio
sources/media
R In the Telephone Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling the selected num-
ber ñ
Switches off LINGUATRONIC, see
the separate operating instructions
% Press briefly:
R Back
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu: dese-
lects the track or station list or
list of available radio sources/
media
R Hides display messages
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory % Press and hold:
R Calls up the standard display in
the Trip Trip menu Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits telephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 294
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8 R
Mute ó
Switches on LINGUATRONIC, see
the separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Multifunction display (example: vehicles with auto-
matic transmission)
: Drive program (Y page 195)
; Transmission position (Y page 195)
= Display panel for display messages,
menus and menu lists
? Time
A Outside temperature (Y page 293)
B Additional speedometer (Y page 312)
The unit displayed in additional speedometer
B in the multifunction display is inverse to
the speedometer unit in the instrument clus-
ter.
X To call up the menu list in display panel
=: press the òbutton on the steering
wheel.
Display panel =shows the selected menu
or submenu and display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation, for
manual transmission (Y
page 191) or when shifting
manually (automatic transmis-
sion) (Y page 198)
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Y page 239)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 216)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 219)
READY
READY READY indicator for the hybrid
system (Y
page 272)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS
(Y page 139)
è ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 186)
ë HOLD function (Y page 232)
a DISTRONIC PLUS Steering
Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(Ypage 230)
120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Head-up display
General notes The head-up display projects information
from the navigation system and the driver
assistance system above the dashboard into
the driver's field of vision.
A requirement for the display of the contents
is that the following functions are available in the vehicle and are switched on:
R Navigation
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC
R Traffic Sign Assist
The head-up display allows the driver to see
all of the information without having to take
his eyes off the road.
Important safety notes The head-up display is only an aid and is not a
substitute for attentive driving. Displays and operation
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Speed limits and overtaking restrictions are
not always correctly displayed. Traffic signs
always have priority over the Traffic Sign
Assist display.
The visibility of the head-up display is influ-
enced by the following conditions:
R the driver's seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R the general light conditions
R sunglasses with polarisation filters
R wet road surfaces
R blocking of sunlight by objects on the dis-
play cover
In the event of extreme sunlight, sections of
the display may fade. This can be reversed by
switching the head-up display off and on
again.
i Vehicles with the head-up display are
equipped with a special windscreen.
Should repairs be necessary, have the
windscreen replaced at a qualified special- ist workshop.
Displays and operation Switching the head-up display on/off
X
Press button :.
When the head-up display is switched on,
the display appears in the driver's field of
vision. 296
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Head-up display
Content and information for the following systems are shown in the head-up display:
: Navigation messages
; Current speed
= Set DISTRONIC PLUS speed (Y page 222)
The selected cruise control speed (Y page 216)
The selected SPEEDTRONIC speed (Y page 219)
If Traffic Sign Assist is activated in the head-up display sub-menu, detected traffic signs are
also shown in the display.
In the Settings menu, in the submenu head-up display, you have the following settings options:
R Switching other displays on/off (Y page 310)
R Setting the position (Y page 310)
R Adjusting the brightness (Y page 310)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the òbutton on the steering wheel
to call up the list of menus and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 294).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 298)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 300)
R Radio Radio menu (Y page 302) R
Media Media menu (Y page 302)
R Telephone
Telephone menu (Ypage 304)
R Assistance graphic
Assistance graphic menu
(Y page 306)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 306)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 307) Menus and submenus
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Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows a vehicle being refuelled
Cinstead of approximate
range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available
in all vehicles.
Information on the total electric range in
hybrid vehicles can be found in the "Hybrid
drive" section (Y page 276).
ECO display X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use the :or9 button to select ECO
DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 211). 298
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Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Duration
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
From start
From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From start
From startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From reset
From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 299).
The From start
From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset
From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 kilometres. Digital speedometer
X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yesand
press the abutton to confirm. Menus and submenus
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You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R "From start" trip computer
R "From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the values in the "From start" trip computer are
also reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in the ECO
display are also reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation messages.
Further information on navigation can be
found in the separate Audio 20 or COMAND
Online operating instructions.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the next destination
; Estimated arrival time
= Distance to the next change of direction
? Current road
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to the change of direction
= Change-of-direction symbol
? Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction (white)
A Possible lane (light grey)
B Lane not recommended (dark grey)
On multilane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data. During the change of direction, new lanes
may be added. 300
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Lane not recommended
B: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
Possible lane A: you will be able to complete
the next change of direction in this lane only.
Recommended lane ?: in this lane you will
be able to complete the next change of direc- tion and the one after that.
Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. This shortens
towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change
of direction. The change of direction starts
once the distance display reaches zero. Change of direction with lane recommen-
dation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
? Lane recommendation
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system :
Additional information
Other possible additional information:
R New New route...
route... orCalculating
Calculating route...
route...
A new route is calculated.
R Road not mapped
Road not mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognised,
e.g. off-road position.
R No route No route
No route could be calculated to the selec-
ted destination.
R O Menus and submenus
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