2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE engine

Stopping
G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment,t he battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by avehicle occupant.
There is arisk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Further information on deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 190).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detectst hat the vehicle in
front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
i After
ashort period, the vehicle is secured
by the electric parking brake, thus relieving
the service brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to astandstill at
as ufficient distance behind the vehicle in
front.T he specified minimum distance is set
using the control on the cruise control lever.
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If af ault occurs, the transmission may also shift
into position Pautomatically.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down Afor alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the
desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to
the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in
1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Ato the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1k m/h increments.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Abeyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases in 10 km/h increments.
i If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Setting the specified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance for
DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func-
tion, you can set the minimum distance that
DISTRONIC PLUS maintains to the vehicle in
front,d ependent on vehicle speed. You can see
this distance in the multifunction display
(Y page 189).
i Make sure that you maintain the minimum
distance to the vehicle in front as required by law. Adjust the distance to the vehicle in front
if necessary. 188
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You will see the stored speed for approximately
five seconds when you activate DISTRONIC
PLUS.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever forwards
=.
or
X Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever in the
direction of arrow ;.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp :in the cruis econtrol lever lights
up.
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS ,you will
see the DISTRONI CPLUS off
DISTRONI CPLUS off messageinthe
multifunction display for approximately five sec-
onds.
i The last speed stored remain
sstored until
you switc hoff the engine.
i DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivate
difyou
depres sthe accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactivated
if: R you apply the electric parking brak eorifthe
vehicle is automatically secured with the elec- tric parking brake
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
R the transmission is in the P,Ror Nposition
R you pull the cruis econtrol lever towards you
in order to pull away and the front-passenger door or one of the rear doors is open
R the vehicle is skidding
R you activate Activ eParking Assist If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will hear
aw arnin gtone. You will see the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS off PLUS off messageinthe multifunction display
for approximately five seconds.
Tip sfor driving with DISTRONIC PLUS General notes
Pay particular attention in the followin gtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enterin gand exiting abend: the
ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detec tvehicles
when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may
brak eunexpectedly or late.
R Driving on adifferen tline: DISTRONIC PLUS
may not detec tvehicles which are not driving
in the middle of their lane. The distance to the
vehicle in fron twill be too short.
R Other vehicles changing lane: DISTRONIC
PLUS has not detected the vehicle cuttin gin
yet. The distance to this vehicle will be too
short.
R Narro wvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS has not
yet detected the vehicle in fron tonthe edge
of the carriageway because of its narrow
width. The distance to the vehicle in fron twill
be too short.
R Obstacles and stationar yvehicles:
DISTRONIC PLUS does not brak efor obsta-
cles or stationar yvehicles. If, for example, the
detected vehicle turn sacorner and reveals an
obstacle or stationar yvehicle, DISTRONIC
PLUS will not brak efor these.
R Crossin gvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS may mis-
takenly detec tvehicles that are crossin gyour
lane. Activatin gDISTRONIC PLUS at traffic
light swith crossin gtraffic ,for example, could
cause your vehicle to pull away unintention-
ally.
In such situations ,brak eifn ecessary.
DISTRONIC PLUS is the ndeactivated. 190
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Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When leaving th evehicle, it can still rol laway
despit ebein gbraked by th eHOLDfunction if:
R there is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th ev oltag esupply
R theH OLDf unction is deactivated by the
accelerato rpedal bein gdepressed, e.g. by
av ehicl eoccupant
R thee lectrical system in th eenginec om-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses are tam-
pered with
R theb attery is disconnected
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Before leaving th evehicle, always deactivate
th eH OLDf unction and secure th evehicle
from rollin gaway.
! When DISTRONI
CPLUSort heHOLD func-
tion is activated, th evehicl ebrakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamag etothevehicle, deactivate
DISTRONI CPLUSa nd th eHOLDf unction in
th ef ollowin gorsimilar situations:
R when towin gaway
R in ac ar wash
Deactivating th eHOLDf unction (Y page 193).
Activation conditions You can activat
ethe HOLD function if all of the
followin gconditi onsa re fulfilled:
R thev ehicl eiss tationary
R thee ngineisr unnin gorifith as been auto-
matically switched off by th eECO start/stop
function
R thed river' sdoor is closed or your seat belt is
fastened
R thee lectric parking brak eisreleased
R vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the
transmission is in position D,Ror N
R DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated Activating th
eHOLD function X
Mak esuret hatthe activation condition sare
met.
X Depress th ebrak epedal.
X Quickly depress th ebrak epedal further
until :appear sinthemultifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release th ebrak epedal.
i If depressing th
ebrak epedal th efirst time
does no tactivat ethe HOLD function ,wait
briefly and then tr yagain.
Deactivating th eHOLD function The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
R you accelerate .Onvehicles wit hautomatic
transmission :onlyw hen th etransmission is in
position Dor R.
R thet ransmission is in position Pon vehicles
wit ha utomatic transmission.
R you depress th ebrak epedal again wit hacer-
tai na moun tofpressur euntil display :dis-
appear sfromt hemultifunction display.
R you secure th evehicl eusin gthe electric park-
ing brake.
R you activat eDISTR ONICPLUS.
i Afte
ras hort period, th evehicl eiss ecured
by th eelectric parking brake, thus relieving
th es ervic ebrake.
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When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated,
the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If am alfunction occurs ,then the transmission
may also be shifted into position Pautomati-
cally.
Vehicles with manual transmission
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
and:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
The Brake immediately
Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction display.
X Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion display goes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
Ah orn will sound at regular intervals if you turn
off the engine, take off your seat belt or open the driver's door when the HOLD function is activa-ted. The horn alerts you to the fact that the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to
lock the vehicle, the toneb ecomes louder. The
vehicle cannot be locked until you have deacti-
vated the HOLD function.
i Oncey
ou have switched off the engine, you
cannot restart it until you have deactivated
the HOLD function. RACE START
Important safety notes i
RACE START must not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outside
of public road use.
i RACE START is only available in
Mercedes‑ AMG vehicles.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astandin gstart .For this, asuitably high-
grip road surface is required, along with the
tyres and vehicle being in good condition. G
WARNING
If you use RACE START, individual tyres may
get into aspin and the vehicle could skid.
Dependin gonthe selected ESP ®
mode, there
is an increased risk of skidding and having an accident .Make sure that no persons ,animals
or obstacles are within range of the vehicle.
i Observe the safety notes on driving safety
systems (Y page 66).
Be sure to read the safety notes and informa-
tion on ESP ®
(Y page 71).
Activation conditions You can activat
eRACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
71 †. This is the case when the oil tempera-
ture gauge in the multifunction display is
shown in white.
R the drive program S,S+ orRace is selected
(Y page 154)
R the steerin gwheel is in the straight-ahead
position
R the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is
depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START i
When manual mode (Y
page 163) is active,
the transmission automatically shifts up to
RACE START in the drive program. This func-
tion supports maximum acceleration with 194
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Vehicl
elevel Settin
gthe raised vehicle level It is possibl
etochoose between the "Normal"
and "Raised "vehicl elevelsb elow aspeed of
80 km/h .Select the "Normal" setting for normal
roa dsurfaces and "Raised "for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor roa dsurfaces.
Your selection remains stored eve nifyou
remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Start the engine.
If indicator lamp ;is not lit:
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up .The vehicl eis
raised by 25 mm compare dtothe normal
level.
The Vehicle
Vehicle rising risingmessage appears in the
multifunctio ndisplay.
i The message disappears afte
rten seconds,
irrespective of the level reached. If necessary,
the vehicl eisraised further.
The "Raised level "setting is cancelled if you:
R drive faster tha n120 km/h
R drive for approximatel ythre em inutes at a
speed above 80 km/h
The "Raised level "remains saved when yo uare
not driving withi nthes espeed ranges.
Settin gthe normal vehicle level
X Start the engine.
If indicator lamp ;is lit:
X Press button :.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: indica-
tor lamp ;goe sout.T he vehicl eisadjusted
to the height of the currentl yselecte ddrive
progra m(Ypage 154).
Vehicles with manual transmission: indicator
lamp ;goe sout.T he vehicl eisadjusted to the height of the currentl
yselecte ddrive pro-
gra m( Ypage 154).
Suspension settings General notes
The Adaptive Damping System automatically
controls the calibration of the dampers.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
whee land depends on:
R your driving style ,e.g.s porty
R the roa dsurface condition, e.g .bum ps
R your individual selection, i.e .sport or comfort
Your selection remains stored eve nifyou
remove the key from the ignition lock.
Sport mode In the Sand S+drive programs, the firmer sus-
pension setting ensures eve nbetter contact
with the road. Select thi smodew hene mploying
as porty driving style ,e.g.onw inding country
roads.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: select
the Sor S+ drive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
Vehicles with manua ltransmission: select the
S or S+ drive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
The vehicl eislowere dby15m mcompare dto
the norma llev el.
Comfort mode In the Eand Cdrive programs, the driving char-
acteristics of your vehicl eare more comforta-
ble. Therefore, select thi smodeify ouprefer a
more comfortabl edriving style .Select Comfort
mod ealsow hend riving fas tonstraight roads,
e.g .ons traight stretches of motorway.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: select
the Eor Cdrive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
Vehicles with manua ltransmission: select the
E or Cdrive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
The vehicl eisraised to the norma llev el.
Whe ndriving at speed sabove 125 km/h ,the
vehicl eisautomaticall ylowere dby15m mint he
E and Cdrive programs. Whe ndriving at speeds
belo w80k m/h,the vehicl eisraised again. 196
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AMG RIDE CONTROL
Genera lnotes The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safet yand rid ecomfo rt.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
whee land depend son:
R your drivin gstyle, e.g. sporty
R ther oad surfac econditi on,e.g.b umps
R your individual selection of Sport ,Sport+or
Comfort
The suspension setting is adjusted usin gthe
corresponding butto ninthecentre console.
i The mod
ecan also be set usin gthe
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (Y page 154).
This is only possibl eif:
R wit hthe AM GR IDEC ONTROL sport ssus-
pension butto nonthecentre console, and
R wit hthe DYNAMIC SELECT switch ,the
sam emodeiss elected for th echassis. This
is th ecase, for example, when bot hare set
to Comfort mode.
If th eignition is switched off for less than four
hours, th epreviously selected drive program is
activated when th eengineisn exts tarted. If the
ignition is switched off for mor ethanfour hours,
Comfort mod eisactivated when th eengineis
next started.
Sport mode The firmer setting of th
esuspension tuning in
Sport mod eensures eve nbette rcontac twith
th er oad .Selec tthism odew hen employin ga
sport ydrivin gstyle, e.g. on windin gcountry
roads. X
Press button :once.
Indicato rlamp =lights up. You hav eselected
Sport mode.
The AMG Rid eContro lSPORT
AMG Rid eContro lSPORT message
appear sinthemultifunction display.
Sport +mode The ver
yfirms etting of th esuspension setting in
Sport +modee nsures th ebest possibl econtact
wit hthe road .Selec tthism odeo nlyw hen driv-
ing on rac ecircuits.
If indicator lamps ;and =are off:
X Press button :twice.
Indicato rlamps ;and =ligh tup. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG Rid eContro lSPORT +
AMG Rid eContro lSPORT + message
appear sinthemultifunction display.
If indicator lamp =lights up:
X Press button :once.
Second indicator lamp ;lights up. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG Rid eContro lSPORT +
AMG Rid eContro lSPORT + message
appear sinthemultifunction display.
Comfor tmode In Comfort mode, th
edrivin gcharacteristics of
your vehicl eare mor ecomfo rtable. Selec tthis
mod eify ou prefer amorec omfo rtable driving
style, but also when drivin gfastons traight
roads, e.g. motorways.
X Press button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps ;and =go out.
You hav eselected Comfort mode.
The AMG Rid eContro lCOMFORT
AMG Rid eContro lCOMFORT message
appear sinthemultifunction display. PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes PARKTRONI
Cisanelectronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It monitors th earea around
your vehicl eusings ix sensor sinthefront
bumper and six sensor sintherear bumper.
PARKTRONI Cindicates visually and audibly the
distanc ebetween your vehicl eand an object.
PARKTRONI Cisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitute
for your attention to th eimmediat esurround-
ings. The responsibilit yfor saf emanoeuvring Driving systems
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Minimum distance
Centre Approx. 20 cm
Corners Approx. 15 cm
If there is an obstacle within this range, the rel-
evant warning displaysl ight up andawarning
tone sounds. If the distance falls below the min- imum, the distance may no longer be shown.
Warning displays :
Segmentsont he left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
; Segmentsont he right-hand side of the vehi-
cle
= Segmentss howing operational readiness
The warning displayss how the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is in the instru- ment cluster. The warning display for the rear
area is located on the roof lining in the rear
compartment.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if operational read-
iness indicator =lights up.
The gear lever position or the transmission posi- tion of the automatic transmission and the
direction in which the vehicle is rolling deter-
mine which warning display is active when the
engine is running. Manual transmission: Gear lever position Warning display
Forward gear
or
Neutral
Front area activated
Reverse gear
Rear and front areas
activated
Automatic transmission:
Transmission posi-
tion Warning display
D
Front area activated
R,
Nor the vehicle is
rolling backwards Rear and front areas
activated
P
No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R sixth segment onwards, you will hear an inter-
mittentw arning tone for approximately two
seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reached the minimum distance. Driving systems
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Observe surroundings
Observe surroundings
message appears in
the multifunction display.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to first gear while the vehicle is stationary.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
select transmission position Dwhile the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake
and brake Observe surroundings
Observe surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
i You will achieve the best results by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
X Drive forwards and be ready to brake at all
times.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Active Parking Assist brakes the vehicle to a
standstill when the vehicle approaches the
front border of the parking space.
Manoeuvring may be required in tight parking
spaces.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: stop
as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the contin-
uous warning tone, if not before.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
Park Assist active Select R
Park Assist active Select R Observe Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appears in the multi-
function display.
Vehicles with manual transmission: the
Park Park Assist
Assist active
activeEngage
Engagereverse
reverse gear
gear
Observe surroundings
Observe surroundings message appears in
the multifunction display.
As soon as the parking procedure is complete,
the Park Assist switched off
Park Assist switched off message
appears and awarning tone sounds. The vehicle
is now parked.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
vehicle is kept stationary without the driver hav- ing to depress the brake pedal.T he braking
effect is cancelled when you depress the accel-
erator pedal.
Active Parking Assist no longer supports you
with steering interventions and brake applica-
tions. When Active Parking Assist is finished,
you must steer and brake againy ourself.
PARKTRONIC is still available.
Parking tips:
R The way your vehicle is positioned in the park-
ing space after parking is dependent on vari- ous factors. These include the position and
shape of the vehicles parked in front and
behind it and the conditions of the location. It
may be the case that Active Parking Assist
guidesy ou too far into aparking space, or not
far enough into it. In some cases, it may also
lead you across or onto the kerb. If necessary, you should cancel the parking procedure withActive Parking Assist.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
you can also preselect transmission position
D.T he vehicle redirects and does not drive as
far into the parking space. Should the trans-
mission change take place too early,t he park-
ing procedure will be cancelled. Asensible
parking position can no longer be achieved
from this position.
R Vehicles with manual transmission: you
can also engage forward gear prematurely.
The vehicle redirects and does not drive as far
into the parking space. Should the transmis-
sion change take place too early,t he parking
procedure will be cancelled. Asensible park-
ing position can no longer be achieved from
this position.
Exiting aparking space In order that Active Parking Assist can support
you when exiting the parking space:
R the border of the parking space must be high
enough at the front and the rear. Akerb stone
is too small, for example.
R the border of the parking space must not be
too wide, as the position of the vehicle must
not exceed an angle of 45° to the starting
position as it is manoeuvred into the parking
space.
R am anoeuvring distance of at least 1.0 mmust
be available.
Activ eParking Assist can only assis tyou with
exiting aparking spac eifyou have parked the
vehicle parallel to th edirection of travel using
Activ eParking Assist.
i If PARKTRONIC detect
sobstacles, Active
Parking Assist brakes automaticall ywhils tthe
vehicle exits th eparking space. You are
responsible for braking in good time.
X Start th eengine.
X Releas ethe electric parking brake.
X Switch on th eturns ignal in th edirection you
are pullin gaway. 204
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