2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE ignition

Displaying th
erange an dcurrent fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles
:the men uonlyd is-
plays approximat erange :.
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to selec tthe display with
approximat erange :and curren tfue lcon-
sumption ;.
Approximat erange :that can be covered is
calculated accordin gtoyour curren tdriving
style and th eamount of fue linthetank .If
there is only asma ll amount of fue llef tint he
fue ltank, avehicle bein grefuelled C
appears instead of approximat erange :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has bee nrecuperated from th ekinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in th ebattery.
Recuperation display =depend sonthe
engin einstal led and is therefore no tavailable
in all vehicles.
ECO display The EC
Odisplay is no tavailable in Mercedes-
AM Gvehicles.
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Confir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to selec tECO display.
If th eignition remain sswitched of ffor longer
than four hours, th eECO display will be auto-
matically reset. Further information on th
eECO display
(Y page 176).
Trip compute r"From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time
= Average speed
? Average fue lconsu mption
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Confir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select Froms tart
Fro ms tart or
Fro mr eset
Fro mr eset.
The values in the From
Fromstart
start submen uare cal-
culated from th estart of ajou rney whilst the
values in the Fromr eset
Fro mr eset submen uare calcu-
lated from th elast time th esubmen uwas reset
(Y page 238).
In th efollowin gcases th etripc om pute risa uto-
matically reset Froms tart
Fro ms tart:
R thei gnition has bee nswitched of ffor more
than four hours.
R 99 9h our shaveb eene xcee ded.
R 9,999 kilometres hav ebeene xcee ded.
Whe n9,999 hour sor99,99 9k ilometres have
bee nexcee ded, th etripc om pute risa utomati-
cally reset Fromr eset
Fro mr eset.
Digital speedometer X
Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu. Menus an
dsubmenus
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G-Meter
The G-Meter shows you the forces that are exer-
ted on the driver during the journey, both later-
allya nd in the direction of travel.
The maximu mvalues are indicated in red in the
guideline system.
X Press òon the steering wheeltoo pen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering wheelto
select the AMG
AMGmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the G-
Meter appears.
The maximu mvalues of the G-Meter are
saved.
X To reset the G-Meter: pressaagain.
X Using :or9 select Yes Yeson the steer-
ing wheel.
X Press ato confirm.
The maximu mvalues of the G-Meter are
deleted.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the G-Meter willbea utomati-
callyr eset. SETUP :
Drive Comfort
Comfort/ Sport
Sport/Sport +Sport +/ Race
Race
; Chassis Comfort
Comfort/Sport Sport/Sport +Sport +
= Transmission D
D/MM
? Exhaust system Comfort
Comfort/Sport +
Sport +
A ESP ®
On
On/Off Off or SPORT handling mode
Sport
Sport
SETUP displayst he following information and
functions:
R the gear indicator
R the digital speedometer
R the drive system setting
R the suspension mode
R the transmission position
R the exhaust flap position
R the ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) status
X Use ò on the steering wheeltoc all up the
list of menus.
X Press :or9 on the steering wheelto
select the AMG
AMGmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until SETUP
is displayed. 250
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

RACETIMER
Displaying and startin
gthe RACETIMER :
Lap
; RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for us eona
closed race circuit. Do not us ethe function on
public roads.
Yo uc an star tthe RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to cal lupthe
list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMG
AMG menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button repeatedly
unti lthe RACETIMER is shown.
X To start: press the abutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Startin ganewlap :
Lap
; RACETIMER
= Quickest la ptime X
Press the :or9 button to select New New
Lap Lap.
X Press ato confirm.
Am aximum of 32 laps may be stored.
Stoppin gthe RACETIMER X
Press :or9 to select Stop
Stop.
X Press ato confirm.
Continuin gthe RACETIMER X
Press :or9 to select Continue
Continue .
X Press ato confirm.
Resetting the RACETIMER Menus and submenus
251On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions T!
÷
inoperative inoperative See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual EB
D( electronic brak eforce distribution), AB Sand ESP ®
are faulty.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ysystems may also be faulty.
In addition ,the ÷ and! warning lamp sligh tupint heinstru-
men tcluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefor elock,
for example, if you brak ehard.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distanc emay increas einanemergenc ybraking situation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. J
Brake immediately Brake immediately Vehicles wit
hmanual transmission :amalfunction has occurred while
th eH OLDf unction was activated.
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. If you attemp ttolockt he
vehicle, th etoneb ecome slouder.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately depress the
brak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay message disappears.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
You can restar tthe engine. !
Tur
nont he igni‐
Tur nont he igni‐
tion tion to
torelease
release the
the
parkin gbrake
parkin gbrake The red
!indicator lamp lights up.
You attempte dtorelease th eelectric parking brak ewhile th eignition
was switched off.
X Switc hthe ignition on. !
Releas
eparking
Releas eparking
brake brake The red
!indicator lamp flashes and awarning tone sounds. A
condition for automatic release of th eelectric parking brak eisnot
fulfilled (Y page 174).
You are drivin gwitht he electric parking brak eapplied.
X Releas ethe electric parking brak emanually. The red
!indicator lamp flashes and awarning tone sounds.
You are making an emergenc ystopu singthe electric parking brake
(Y page 174). 256
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !
Parkin
gbrake See
Parkin gbrake See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The yellow
!warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
To apply:
X Switc hthe ignition off.
X Press th eelectric parking brak elever for at least te nseconds.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp and th ered ! indicator lamp are lit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
To release:
X Switc hthe ignition off and then on again.
X Releas ethe electric parking brak emanually.
or X Releas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Y page 174).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
X Do no tdrive on.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The red
!indicator lamp flashes and th eyellow !warning lamp
is lit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
To release:
X Switc hthe ignition off and then on again.
X Releas ethe electric parking brak emanually.
To apply: X Switc hthe ignition off and then on again.
X Apply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
If th ered ! indicator lamp continues to flash:
X Do no tdrive on.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 362).
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Turn th efront wheels toward sthe kerb.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. The red !indicator lamp
flashes for about te nseconds after th eelectric parking brak ehas been
applie dorreleased. It then goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
X Switc hthe ignition off and then on again.
X Apply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brake:
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brak emanually:
X Releas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Y page 174).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered ! indicator lamp
flashes.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .Itisnotpossibl etoapply
th ee lectric parking brak emanually.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: switch off th eignition.
The electric parking brak eisappliedautomatically.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P,astheelectric parking brak eisnotapplie dautomati-
cally.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brak emanually:
X Releas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Y page 174).
If you do no twish th eelectric parking brak etobeapplied, leav ethe
ignition switched on ,e.g.w hen washing th evehicl einana utomatic
car wash or when having th evehicl etow ed. Exception :when having
th ev ehicl etow ed wit hthe rear axl eraised. 258
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !
Parkin
gbrake inop‐
Parkin gbrake inop‐
erative erative The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. The red !indicator lamp
flashes for about te nseconds after th eelectric parking brak ehas been
applie dorreleased. It then goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
X Rectify th ecaus eoft heovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by charg-
ing th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeappliedorr eleased:
X Switc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If it is still no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brake:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp lights up and th ered ! indicator
lamp flashes.
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. J
Check brake fluid Check brake fluid
level level There is insufficien
tbrak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir.
In addition ,the red J warning lamp lights up in th einstrument
cluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
G WARNING
Braking efficiency may be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do no ttop up th ebrak efluid .This does no tcorrect thef ault. #
Check Check
brake
brakepad
padwear
wear The brak
epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. G
Inoperative Inoperative On
eorm orem ain features of th eMercedes-Ben zContac tsystem are
malfunctioning.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Front-passenger
Front-passenger
airbag airbag
disabled
disabled See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The front-passenger fron
tairbag and front-passenger kneebag are
disabled during th ejou rney, although:
R an adult
or
R ap erson of th ecorre spondin gstatur eisont hefront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dtotheseat ,the weigh tthe system
detects may be to olow.
G WARNING
The front-passenger fron tairbag does no tdeploy during an accident.
This poses an increased ris kofinjury.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Switc hthe ignition off.
X Hav ethe occupant on th efront-pa ssenger seat step out of the
vehicle.
X Mak esuret hatthe seat is unoccupied ,close th efront-pa ssenger
door and switch on th eignition.
X Observ ethe PASSENGER AI RBAG indicator lamp sinthecentre
console and th emultifunction display and chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R as elf-diagnosis is carrie dout.T he PASSENGER AI RBAG OFFa nd
PASSENGER AI RBAG ON indicator lamp smustligh tups imulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
R theP ASSENG ER AIRBAG OFFindicator lamp mus tthe nligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .Iftheindicator lamp is on,
th ea utomatic front-passenger fron tairbag deactivation system
has disabled th efront-pa ssenger fron tairbag (Y page 48)
R the Front-passenger
Front-passenger airbag airbagenabled
enabled See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manual
or Front-passenger
Front-passenger airbag
airbagdisabled
disabled See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manual
display message smustn otappear in th emultifunction display
X Wait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th eneces sarysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
X Mak esuret hatthe display message sdonotappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare met ,the front-passenger seat can be occupied
again .Whether th ePASSENG ER AIRBAG OFForONi ndicator lamp
remain slit or goe sout depend sonhow theautomatic front-passenger
fron tairbag deactivation system classifies th eoccupant.
If th econditi onsa re no tmet,t he system is no toperating correctly.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Further information on th eautomatic front-passenger fron tairbag
deactivation feature (Y page 47). Display
messages
263On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z