2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN trip computer

Combination switch
..........................116
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 207
Convenience closing feature ..............89
Convenience opening feature ............89
Coolan t(engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 290
Display message ............................ 233
Filling capacity ............................... 357
Important safety notes ..................356
Temperature (on-board computer) .219
Temperature gauge ........................ 204
Warning lamp ................................. 257
Cooling
see Climate control
Copyright ............................................. 27
Cornering light function Changing bulbs .............................. 123
Display message ............................ 230
Function/notes ............................. 118
Crash-responsive emergency
lighting ............................................... 121
Cruise control Cruise control leve r....................... 172
Deactivating ................................... 173
Display message ............................ 241
Driving system ............................... 171
Function/notes ............................. 171
Important safety notes ..................171
Setting aspeed .............................. 173
Storing and maintaining current
speed ............................................ .172
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 267
Important safety notes ..................267
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 268
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) ...26
Customer Relations Department .......26 D
Dashboard see Instrument cluster
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Data
see Technical data Daytime running lamps
Display message ............................ 232
Switching on/off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 216
Switching on/off (switch) ..............115
Dealerships
see Qualified specialist workshop
Declarations of conformity ................. 25
Delaye dswitch-off
Exterio rlighting (on-board
computer )...................................... 216
Interior lighting .............................. 217
Diagnostics connection ......................25
Digital speedometer .........................208
Display (cleaning instructions) ........296
Display messages ASSYST PLUS ................................ 286
Calling up (on-board computer) .....222
Driving systems ............................. 236
Engine ............................................ 233
General notes ................................ 222
Hiding (on-board computer) ...........222
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 246
Lights ............................................ .230
Safety systems .............................. 223
SmartKey ....................................... 246
Tires ............................................... 242
Vehicle .......................................... .244
Distance recorder ............................. 207
see Odometer
see Trip odometer
Distance warning (warning lamp) ....259
DISTRONIC PLUS Activatio ncondition s..................... 175
Deactivating ................................... 179
Display message ............................ 239
Displays in the multifunction
displa y........................................... 179
Driving tips .................................... 180
Function/notes ............................. 173
Important safety notes ..................173
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 178
Warning lamp ................................. 259
Doors
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 217
Automatic locking (switch) .............. .83 Index
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Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............209
see separate operating instructions
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .52
Resetting after being triggered ........53
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Operation ........................................ .52
Resetting after being triggered ........53
Notes on breaking-in anew vehicle 146 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Fault s............................................... 51
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 49
Occupant safety
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 59
System overview .............................. 40
OCS
Faults ............................................... 51
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 49
Odometer ........................................... 207
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 219
Assistance menu ........................... 213
Audi omenu ................................... 210
Convenience submenu ..................218
Displaying a service message ........286
Display messages ..........................222
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 179
Factory settings submenu .............219
Important safety notes ..................204
Instrument cluster submenu ..........215
Lighting submenu .......................... 216
Menu overview .............................. 207
Message memory .......................... 222
Navigation menu ............................ 209
Operation ....................................... 205
RACETIMER ................................... 220
Service menu ................................. 215Settings menu
............................... 215
Standard displa y............................ 207
Telephone menu ............................ 211
Trip menu ...................................... 207
Vehicle submenu ........................... 217
Video DVD operatio n..................... 211
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 123
Operating safety Declaratio nofconformity ................ 25
Important safety notes ....................24
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ...........................22
Outside temperature display ...........205
Overhead control panel ......................36
Override feature Rea rside windows ........................... 64 P
Pain tcode number ............................ 350
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...293
Panic alarm .......................................... 40
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Opening/closing .............................. 93
Opening/closing the roller
sunblind ........................................... 94
Problem (malfunction) .....................94
Resetting ......................................... 94
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................91
Parking ............................................... 164
Important safety notes ..................164
Parking brake ................................ 165
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 109
Rea rview camera .......................... 191
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 188
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 224
Notes/function .............................. 165 Index
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Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition)
....................335
Bar (definition) ............................... 335
Changing awheel .......................... 338
Characteristics .............................. 335
Checking ........................................ 315
Definition of terms .........................335
Direction of rotatio n...................... 338
Display message ............................ 242
Distributio nofthe vehicle
occupants (definition) ....................337
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) .............................................. .334
DOT (Department of
Transportation) (definition) ............335
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 336
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
(definition) ..................................... 336
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) (definition) .........................336
Important safety notes ..................314
Increased vehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ......335
Kilopascal (kPa) (definition) ...........336
Labeling (overview )........................ 331
Load bearing index (definition) ......337
Load index ..................................... 334
Load index (definition) ...................336
M+S tires ....................................... 316
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 336
Maximum load on a tire (definition) 336
Maximum permissible tire
pressure (definition) ....................... 336
Maximum tire loa d......................... 329
Maximum tire load (definition) .......336
MOExtended tires ..........................301
Optional equipment weight
(definition) ..................................... 337
PSI (pounds per square inch)
(definition) ..................................... 336
Replacing ....................................... 338
Service life ..................................... 316
Sidewall (definition) .......................337
Speed rating (definition) ................336
Storing ........................................... 338Structure and characteristics
(definition)
..................................... 335
Summer tires ................................. 316
Temperature .................................. 331
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 337
Tire bea d(definition) ...................... 337
Tire pressure (definition) ................337
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 335
Tire size (data) ............................... 342
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 332
Tire tread ....................................... 315
Tire tread (definition) .....................337
Total load limit (definition) .............337
Traction ......................................... 330
Traction (definition) .......................337
Trea dwear ..................................... 330
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 330
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(definition) .................... 335
Unladen weight (definition) ............336
Wea rindicato r(definition) .............337
Whee lrim (definition ).................... 335
see Flat tire
Top Tether ............................................ 63
Towing Important safety guidelines ...........308
Installing the towing eye ................309
Removing the towing eye. ..............309
With the rear axle raised ................309
Towing away
With both axles on the ground .......309
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............310
Important safety notes ..................308
Transfer case ..................................... 161
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Transporting the vehicle ..................310
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .296
Trip computer (on-board computer) 207
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 207
Resetting (on-board computer) ......208 18
Index

001F
Permanen tdisplay: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 216)
0020 Transmission position
X To show menu bar 0003:press the 0002
or 0005 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0003disappears after a few seconds.
Text field 0002shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can set the time using the audio
system or COMAND, see the separate
operating instructions.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
0009 Shift recommendation
(Y page 159)
000700110008 Parking Guidance (Y page 188)
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 171)
0003 Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 118)
000C ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
0001 HOLD function (Y page 182) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 205).
Depending on the equipmen tinstalled in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y
page 207)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 209)
R Audio menu (Y
page 210)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 211)
R DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 213)
R Serv menu (Y
page 215)
R Sett. menu (settings) (Y
page 215)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 219)The
Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus diffe
rslightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in
vehicles with COMAND .The examples given
in this Operator's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0006button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip odometer 0002and odometer 0003is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
0002
Distance
0003 Time
0022 Average speed
0021 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select
From Start or
From Reset .
The values in the From Start submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey,
whereas the values in the From Reset submenu are calculated from the last time the
submenu was reset (Y
page 208). Menus and submenus
207On-board computer and displays Z

The
From Start trip computer is
automatically reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From Reset trip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,999 miles.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select the
current fuel consumption and the
approximate range (except for AMG
vehicles).
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refueled 0008instead of the
range.
ECO display Example: ECO display X
Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select
ECO DISPLAY .
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be
automatically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 167).
Digital speedometer 0002
Shift recommendation (Y page 159)
0003 Digital speedometer
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X
Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the 000Bbutton.
X Press the 0004button to select Yes and
press the 000Bbutton to confirm. 208
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
i When you reset the values in the "ECO
display", the values in the trip computer
"From Start" are likewise reset .When you
reset the values in the trip computer "From
Start", the values in the "ECO display"are
likewise reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.
Route guidance not active 0002
Direction of travel
0003 Current road Route guidance active No change of direction announced
0002
Distance to the destination
0003 Distance to the next change of direction
0022 Current road
0021 "Follow the road's course" symbol
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation 0002
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0003 Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
0022 Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol 0022for the change of direction
and distance graphic 0003.The distance
indicator shortens towards the top of the
display as you approach the point of the
announced change of direction. Menus and submenus
209On-board computer and displays Z

X
Press the 0004or0003 button to set Off ,
Standard or
Adaptive .
X Press the 000Bbutton to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the
multifunction display shows the lane
markings as bright lines in the assistance
graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Y page 194).
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist, see (Y page 199).Maintenance menu
In the
Service menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages
(Y page 222)
R Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Canada only) (Y page 321)
R Checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 322)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 286) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 215)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 216)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 217)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 218)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 219)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function allows you to choose whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or miles
in the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
X
Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Instr. Cluster submenu.
X Press 000Bto confirm.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function.
You will see the selected setting:
km or
miles .
X Press the 000Bbutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R the odometer and the trip odometer
R the trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instruction sintheNavi menu
R cruise control Menus and submenus
215On-board computer and displays Z