2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE brake

Protection of the environment
General notes
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Environmental note
Daimler's declared policy is one of compre-
hensive environmental protection.
Our objectives are to use the natural resour-
ces which form the basis of our existence on
this planet sparingly and in amanner which
takes the requirements of both nature and
humanity into consideration.
You too can help to protect the environment
by operating your vehicle in an environmen-
tally-responsible manner.
Fuel consumption and the rate of engine,
transmission, brake and tyre wear depend on
the following factors:
R operating condition sofyour vehicle
R your personal driving style
You can influence both factors. Therefore,
please bear the following in mind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid short trips, as these increase fuel
consumption.
R observe the correct tyre pressure.
R do not carry any unnecessary weight in the
vehicle.
R remove the roof rack once you no longer
need it.
R ar egularly serviced vehicle will contribute
to environmental protection. You should
therefore adhere to the service intervals.
R all maintenance work should be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Personal driving style:
R do not depress the accelerator pedal when
startingt he engine.
R do not warm up the engine when the vehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully and maintain asafe distance
from the vehicle in front.
R avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. R
change gear in good time and use each gear
only up to Ôof its maximum engine speed.
R switch off the engine in stationary traffic.
R monitor the vehicle's fuel consumption. H
Environmental note
Have defective high-voltage batteries dis-
posed of in an environmentally responsible
manner. Consult aqualified specialist work-
shop which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use aMercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose. Returning an end-of-life vehicle
EU countries only:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your old vehicle to
dispose of it in an environmentally-responsible
manner in accordance with the European Union (EU) End of Life Vehicles Directive.
There is anetwork of return points and disas-
sembly plants available. You can return your
vehicle to these plants free of charge. This
makes avaluable contribution to the recycling
process and the conservation of resources.
For further information on recycling old vehi-
cles, recovery and the terms of the policy, visit
the Mercedes-Benz homepage. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
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Environmental note
Daimler AG also suppliesr econditioned
assemblies and parts which are of the same
quality as new parts. For these, the same war-
ranty appliesasf or new parts.
! Airbags and seat belt tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors for these restraint
systems, may be installed in the following
areas of your vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
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R
seats
R dashboard
R instrument cluster
R centre console
Do not install accessories such as audios ys-
tems in these areas. Do not carry out repairs
or welding. You could impair the operating
efficiency of the restraint systems.
Have accessories retrofitted at aqualified
specialist workshop.
You could jeopardise the operating safety of
your vehicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels as well as accessories relevant to safety which
have not been approved by Mercedes-Benz.T his
could lead to malfunctions in safety-relevant
systems, e.g. the brake system. Only use genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of equalq ual-
ity. Only use tyres, wheels and accessories that
have been specifically approved for your vehi-
cle.
Mercedes-Benz tests genuine parts and conver-
sion parts and accessories that have been spe-
cifically approved for your vehicle for their reli-
ability, safety and suitability. Despite ongoing
market research, Mercedes-Benz is unable to
assess other parts. Mercedes-Benz therefore
accepts no responsibility for the use of such
parts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if they
have been officially approved or independently
approved by atesting centre.
In Germany, certain parts are only officially
approved for installation or modification if they
comply with legal requirements. This also
applies to some other countries. All genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts meet the approval
requirements. The use of non-approved parts
may invalidate the vehicle's general operating
permit.
This is the case:
R if they cause achange of the vehicle type from
that for which the vehicle's general operating permit was granted
R if other road users could be endangered
R if the emission or noise levels are adversely
affected
Always specify the vehicle identification number (VIN) (Y page 370) when ordering genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts. Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment
i This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available for your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual.C ountry-spe-
cific differences are possible.N ote that your
vehicle may not be fitted with all features
described. This is also the case for systems
and functions relevant to safety. Therefore,
the equipment on your vehicle may differ from
that in the descriptions and illustrations.
The original purchase contract documentation
for your vehicle contains alist of all of the sys-
tems in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
important documents and should kept in the
vehicle. Operating safety
Important safety notes
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WARNING
If you do not have the prescribed service/
maintenance work or necessary repairs car-
ried out, this could result in malfunctions or
system failures. There is arisk of an accident.
Always have the prescribed service/mainte-
nance work as well as necessary repairs car-
ried out at aqualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with hot parts of the exhaust system. There is arisk
of fire.
When driving off road or on unpaved roads,
check the vehicle's underside regularly. In
particular, remove parts of plants or other
flammable materials which have become
trapped. In the case of damage, contact a
qualified specialist workshop. 26
Operating safetyIntroduction

These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R events
R faults
In general, this technical information docu-
mentst he state of acomponent, amodule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
R operating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
R the vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components,e .g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment,l ateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position
R malfunctions and defect sinimportant system
components,e .g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. airbag deploy-
ment,i ntervention of stability control sys-
tems
R ambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
R assist in detecting and rectifying faults and
defects
R analyse vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
R optimise vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and fault data memory.
Services include, for example:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranty events
R quality assurance
The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser- vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. You can obtain more information there, if required.
After afault has been rectified, the information
is deleted from the fault memory or is continu-
ally overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec- tion with other information (if necessary, after
consultation with an authorised expert), could
be traced to aperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage to the vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi-
cle as well. The additional functions include, for example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency. Copyright information
General notes
Information on licences for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is availabl eonthe fol-
lowing website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource Copyright information
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Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshif
tpad-
dles 163
;
Combination switch 120
=
Horn
?
Instrumen
tcluster 32
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 158
B
Climat
econtrol systems 129
C
Overhead control panel 37
D
Control panel for multimedia
system and vehicle functions
34
E
Ignition lock 145
Start/Sto
pbutton 145
F
Adjust
sthe steering wheel 110
G
Cruis
econtrol lever 181 Function Page
H
Electric parking brake 174
I
Diagnostics connection 27
J
Open
sthe bonnet 322
K
Ligh
tswitch 118
L
Control panel for:
Activatin
gSteering Assist 191
Activatin
gActiveL aneK eep-
ing Assist 223
Deactivating PARKTRONIC 197
Activatin
gthe 360° camera 210
Switching on th
ehead-up
display 235
Vehicle
swithout adriver
assistance system: card/
coi nh older 30
CockpitAt
ag lance

Function Page
:
Overhead control panel 37
;
Climat
econtrol systems 129
=
Combination switch 120
?
Instrument cluster 32
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 158
C
Steering wheel gearshif
tpad-
dles 163
D
Control pane
lfor: Activatin
gSteering Assist 191
Activatin
gActiveL aneK eep-
ing Assist 223
Deactivating PARKTRONIC 197
Activatin
gthe 360° camera 210
Switching on th
ehead-up
display 235
Vehicle
swithout adriver
assistance systems :card/
coi nh older Function Page
E
Ligh
tswitch 118
F
Open
sthe bonnet 322
G
Diagnostics connection 27
H
Electric parking brake 174
I
Ignition lock 145
Start/Sto
pbutton 145
J
Adjust
sthe steering wheel 110
K
Cruise control lever 181
L
Control pane
lfor multimedia
system and vehicle functions 34Cockpit
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Instrumen
tcluster i
Instrumen
tcluste rwiths peedometer
(km/h) Function Page
:
Speedometer
Speedometer segments 232
Warning and indicator lamps:
å
ESP®
OFF 287
÷
ESP® 287
·
Distanc ewarning 293
Ð
Powersteering 295
6
Restrain tsystem 40
ü
Seat belts 285
K
Main-beam headlamps 120
L
Dipped-beam head-
lamps 119
8
Reserve fuel level with
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r( right) 290
T
Sidelamps 119
R
Rear fog lamp 119
h
Tyre pressur emonitor 294 Function Page
;
#!
Turn signals 120
=
Multifunction display 234
?
Rev counter 233
Warning and indicator lamps:
!
Electric parking brake
(yellow) 290
!
ABS 287
;
Enginediagnostics 290
%
Diesel engine: preglow 147
!
Electric parking brake
(red) 290
J
Brakes(red) 286
M
SPORT handlin gmode
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles 289
?
Coolant 291
J
Brakes(yellow) 286
A
Coolan
ttem perature gauge 233
B
8
Fuellevel indicator 290
i
Information on displayin
gthe outside tem-
peratur einthemultifunction display can be
foun dunder "Outside temperature display"
(Y page 233). 32
Instrumen
tclusterAt ag lance

Important safety notes
The intervention of PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Scannot
preven tanimminent collision.
The driver is no twarned before th eintervention
of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sdoes no tintervene:
R if th evehicl eisr eversing
R when th evehicl eist owingat railer and there
is ar iskofar ear-end collision
When driving ,orwhen parking or exiting apark-
ing spac ewitha ssistanc efromA ctiveParking
Assist ,PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Swill no tapply the
brakes.
Function PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Sintervenes in certain situa-
tion sift heradar sensor system detects an
imminent head-on or rear-end collision.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Stakes th efollowin gmeasures
depending on th ehazardous situation detected:
R if th eradar sensor system detects that a
head-on collision is imminent ,the seat belts
are pre-tensioned
R if th eradar sensor system detects that arear-
en dc ollision is imminent:
- ther ear hazard warning lamp sare activa-
te da nd flas hatah igher frequency
- theb rak epressur eisincreased if th edriver
applie sthe brakes when th evehicl eiss ta-
tionary
- thes eat belt sare pre-tensioned
The PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sbraking application is can-
celled:
R if th eaccelerato rpedal is depressed when a
gear is engaged
R if th eriskofac ollision passes or is no longer
detected
R if DISTRONI CPLUSindicates an intention to
pull away
If th ehazardous situation passes without result-
ing in an accident, th eoriginal setting sare
restored. Automati
cmeasures after an acci-
dent
Immediately after an accident, th efollowing
measures are implemented, depending on the
typ eand severity of th eimpact:
R theh azard warning lamp sare activated
R thee mergenc ylighting is activated
R thev ehicl edoor sare unlocked
R thef ront side windows are lowered
R vehicles wit hamemory function :the electri-
call yadjustable steering whee lisraised
R thee ngineiss witched off and th efuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles wit hthe Mercedes-Ben zemergency
call system: automatic emergenc ycall Children in th
evehicle Important safety notes
Acciden tstatistics sho wthatc hildren secured
in th erear seat sare safer than children secured
in th efront seats. Fo rthisr eason ,Mercedes-
Ben zstrongly advises that you fit achild
restrain tsystem on arear seat .Children are
generally bette rprotected there.
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 1.50 minh eight is travellin ginthe vehi-
cle:
R always secur ethe child in achild restraint
system suitable for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The child restraint system must be appropri-
ate to the age, weight and size of the child.
R be sure to observe the instructions and safety
notes in this section in addition to the child
restraint system manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions.
R always pay attention to the instructions and
safet ynotes on the automatic co-driver's
front airbag deactivation system (Y page 47). Children in thev
ehicle
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G
WARNING
If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be abletos et the vehiclein
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Por shift manua ltransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
In addition, they may operate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If persons (particularly children) are exposed
to heatorc old foraprolonged period, there is
ar isk of serious or even fatal injuries. Never
leave persons (particularly children) unatten-
ded in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is placed in direct sunlight, the parts coul dbecome very hot.
Childre ncouldbes uffer burns by touching
these parts, in particular on the metallic parts
of the child restraint system. There is arisk of
injury.
If you and yourc hild leave the vehicle, always
make sure that the child restraint system is
not in direct sunlight. Cove ritwithablanket,
for example. If the child restraint system has
been expose dtodirect sunlight, leave it to
cool downb efore securing the child in it.
Never leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle.
Always ensure that all vehicl eoccupants have
their seat belts fastened correctly and are sitting
properly.P articular attention must be paidto
children.
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(Y page4 1) and the notes on how to use the seat
beltp roperly (Y page42). Chil
drestraint system
Observe the instructions for correct use of the
child restraint system (Y page60).
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use achild restraint system
recommende dbyMercedes-Benz
(Y page6 4). G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is incorrectly fit-
ted on the seat position suitable for this pur-
pose, it cannot perform its intended protec-
tive function. In the event of an accident,
sharp braking or asudden change in direction,
the child may not be held securely.T here is an
increased risk of serious or even fatal injuries.
Observe the manufacturer's installation
instructions and the correct use for the child
restraint system. Make sure that the entire
surface of the child restraint system is resting
on the seat surface. Never place objects
under or behind the child restraint system,
e.g. cushions. Only use child restraint sys-
tems with the original cover designed for
them. Only replace damaged covers with gen- uine covers. G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is fitted incor-
rectly or is not secured, it can come loos ein
the event of an accident, heav ybraking or a
sudden change in direction. The child
restraint system coul dbethrown about, strik-
ing vehicl eoccupants. There is an increased
risk of injury ,possibly even fatal.
Always fit child restraint systems properly,
even if they are not being used .Make sure
that you observe the child restraint system
manufacturer's installation instructions.
You willf ind further information on stowing
objects, luggage and loads securely under
"Loading guidelines" (Y page308). G
WARNING
Child restraint systems or their securing sys-
tems that have been damaged or subjected to al oa dinana ccident cannot perform their 56
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