2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE child lock

Problems with the steering wheel heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The steering wheel heat-
ing has switched itself
off prematurely or can-
not be switched on. The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical consum-
ers are switched on.
X Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as the
rear window heating or interior lighting. EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
Move the steering wheel adjustment lever if
there is arisk of entrapment by the steering
wheel. The adjustment process is stopped.
Press one of the memory function position but-
tons. The adjustment process is stopped. This
function is only available on vehicles with a
memory function. G
WARNING
If children activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea- ture, they can become trapped, particularly
when unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If you drive off while the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments, you could lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Always wait until the adjustment process is
complete before driving off. The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes gettingin
and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature using the multimedia sys-
tem (see the separate operating instructions).
Position of the steering wheel when the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featureisa ctive The steering wheel tilts upwards if you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R with KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door;
KEYLESS-GO must be in position 1
R with the key: open the driver's door; the key
must be in position 0or 1in the ignition lock
(Y page 145)
R open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched off
i The steering wheel only tilts upwards if the
driving position is stored after the steering
column adjustment has been adjusted
(Y page 116).
The most recent driving position of the steering
wheel is stored if:
R the ignition is switched off
R the settingiss tored using the memory func-
tion (Y page 116)
i The steering wheel only moves upwards if it
has not already reached the upper steering
limiter. 112
Steering wheelSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

X
Press memory button M: and one of the
arrows on adjustmen tbutton ;within three
seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
X If the mirror moves out of position, repeat the
steps.
X After successfully storing, reset the driving
position of the exterior mirror.
Calling up astored parking position X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock
(Y page 145).
X Adjust the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side using button =.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the stored parking position.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
moves back to its original position:
R as soon as you exceed aspeed of 15 km/h
R about ten seconds after you have disengaged
reverse gear
R if you press button ?for the exterior mirror
on the driver's side Memory function
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you use the memory function on the driver's side while driving, the adjustments could
cause you to lose control of the vehicle. There
is ar isk of an accident.
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side while the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
When the memory function adjusts the seat or steerin gwheel, you and other vehicle occu-
pants –particularly children –could become
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the memory function is making adjust-
ments, make sure that no one has any body
parts in the sweep of the seat or steering
wheel. If somebody becomes trapped, imme- diately release the memory function position
button .The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. G
WARNING
If children activat ethe memory function, they
could become trapped, especially if they are
unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
The memory function can be used at any time,
e.g. even when the key is not in the ignition lock. Storing settings
With the memory function, you can store up to
three different settings, e.g. for three different
people.
The following settings are stored as asingle
memory preset:
R position of the seat, backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: position of the exterior mirrors
on the driver's and front-passenger sides
R position of the head-up display X
Adjust the seat accordingly (Y page 104).
X On the driver's side, adjust the steerin gwheel
(Y page 111) and the exterior mirrors
(Y page 113).
X Press memory button Mand then press save
position button 1,2or 3within three sec-
onds.
The settings are stored in the selected preset
position. Atones ounds when the settings
have been completed. 116
Memoryf
unctionSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

X
Convenience closing feature: pressand
hold the grocker switch up or down until
th es ide windows start to close automatically.
Vehicles with sliding sunroof or pano-
rama sliding sunroof: thes lidin gsunroo for
panorama slidin gsunroo fcloses simultane-
ously.
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch light sup. Air-recirculation mode is
activated.
If you open th eside windows or th esliding
sunroo forthepanorama slidin gsunroo fman-
ually after closin gthemw ith th econvenience
closin gfeature, they will remain in this posi-
tio nw hen opened usin gthe convenience
opening feature.
If part softhebody are in th eclosing area during
convenience closing, proceed as follows:
X Pres sthe W button to stop th eside win-
dows.
The side windows stop.
X To then open th eside windows, pres sthe
W button again.
X Only vehicles with sliding sunroof or pan-
orama sliding sunroof: pressthe 3
switch to stop th eslidin gsunroo forpano-
rama slidin gsunroof.
The slidin gsunroo forpanorama slidin gsun-
roo fstops.
X To then open th eslidin gsunroo forpanorama
slidin gsunroof, pull back on the 3button.
Notes on th eautomatic reversing feature for:
R thes ide windows (Y page 93)
R thes lidin gsunroo forpanorama slidin gsun-
roo f(Ypage 97)
X Convenience opening feature: pressand
hold the grocker switch up or down until
th es ide windows start to open automatically.
Vehicles with sliding sunroof or pano-
rama sliding sunroof: thes lidin gsunroo for
panorama slidin gsunroo fopen ssimultane-
ously.
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch goes out .Air-recirculation mode is
deactivated. Switching th
eresidual hea ton/off
General notes The residual heat function is onl
yavailable with
THERMATIC automatic climate control with aux-
iliary heating.
When th eengine is switche doff,itisp ossible to
mak euse of th eresidual heat of th eengine to
continue heating or ventilating th efront com-
partmen tofthevehicle for approximately
30 minutes .The heating or ventilation time
depends on th eset interio rtemperature.
Activating/deactivating X
Turn th ekey to position 0in th eignitio nlock
or remove it (Y page 145).
X To switch on: pressthe ! rocker switch
up or down.
The indicator lamp above the !rocker
switch light sup.
The blower will run at alow speed regardless of
th ea irflow setting.
If you activat ethe residual heat function at high
temperatures, onl ythe ventilation will be acti-
vated. The blower run satmedium speed.
X To switch off: pressthe ! rocker switch
up or down.
The indicator lamp above the !rocker
switch goes out.
Residual heat is deactivated automatically:
R after approximatel y30minutes
R when th eignitio nisswitche don
R if th ebattery voltage drops
R when th eauxiliar yheating is switche don Perfume atomiser
Operating th eperfume atomiser G
WARNING
If children open th evial, they could drin kthe
perfume or it could com eintoc ontac twith
their eyes. Ther eisarisk of injury. Do not
leave children unsupervised in th evehicle.
If th eperfume liquid has been drunk, consult
ad octor. If perfume comes int ocontac twith
your eyes or skin, rinse th eeyes with clean 136
Operating th
eclimate control systemClimate control

Starting the vehicle
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
R get out and be struck by oncomingt raffic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Porshift manual transmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation. G
WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust system or parts of the engine that heat up. There is arisk
of fire.
Carry out regular checkstom ake sure that
there are no flammable foreign materials in
the engine compartmen torinthe exhaust
system. General notes Vehicles with
apetrol engine: the catalytic
converter is preheated for up to 30 seconds
after acold start. The sound of the engine may
change during this time.
Manual transmission X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X Shift to neutral N.
Automatic transmission X
Shift the transmission to position P
(Y page 158).
The transmission position indicator in the
multifunction display shows P(Y page 159).
i You can start the engine in transmission
position Pand N.
Starting procedurew ith the key To start the engine using the key instead of the
Start/Stop button, pull the Start/Stop button
out of the ignition lock.
X To startad iesel engine:t urn the key to
position 2in the ignition lock (Y page 145).
The % preglow indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
X Turn the key to position 3in the ignition lock
and release it as soon as the engine is running
(Y page 145).
i Vehicles with
adiesel engine: you can
start the engine without preglow if the engine
is warm.
If the engine will not start:
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Reinsert the key into the ignition lock after
waiting for ashort period.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock
(Y page 145).
The indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster
light up (Y page 285).
X Turn the key to position 3(Y page 145) in the
ignition lock and release it as soon as the
engine is running. Driving
147Driving and parking Z

After switching off the engine
,alway sswitch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake. DIREC
TSELECT lever
Overvie woftransmission positions j
Park positio nwithp arking lock
k Reverse gear
i Neutral
h Drive
The DIRECT SELEC Tlever is on the right of the
steering column.
The DIRECT SELEC Tlever always returns to its
original position. The current transmission posi- tion P,R, Nor Dappear sinthe transmission
positio ndisplay in the multifunctio ndisplay
(Y page 159).
Engagin gpark position P !
If the engine speed is too high, do not shift
the automatic transmission directl yfrom Dto
R,f rom Rto Dor directl ytoP.Otherwise, the
automatic transmission could be damaged.
X Push the DIRECT SELEC Tlev er in the direction
of arrow P. Engagin
gpark position Pautomatically Park position
Pis automaticall yengaged if:
R yous witch off the engine using the key and
remove the key
R yous witch off the engine using the key or
using the Start/Stop button and open the
driver's door or front-passenger door
R youo pent he driver's door when the vehicl eis
stationar yorwhend riving at averyl ow speed
and the transmission is in position Dor R
Unde rcertain conditions, the automatic trans-
mission shifts automaticall ytotransmission
position Pif the HOLD functio norDISTRONIC
PLU Sisa ctivated .Observ ethe informatio non
the HOLD functio n(Ypage 193 )and on
DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 188).
Engagin grevers egearR !
Onl
yshift the automatic transmission to R
when the vehicl eisstationary.
X If the transmission is in position Dor N:p ush
the DIRECT SELEC Tlever up past the first
point of resistance.
X If the transmission is in position P:depress
the brake peda land push the DIRECT SELECT
lever up past the first point of resistance.
The ECO start/sto pfunctio nisn ot available
when revers egearise ngaged .Further informa-
tio nont he ECO start/sto pfunction
(Y page 149).
Shiftin gtoneutral N G
WARNING
If children ar eleftu nsupervised in the vehicle,
they can:
R open doors and endanger othe rpersons or
roa dusers
R climb ou tand be injured by the traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and,for exam-
ple, trap themselves. 158
Automati
ctransmissionDriving an dparking

Children could also set th
evehicle in motion,
for example by:
R releasin gthe parking brake
R shiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting th eengine.
Ther eisar iskofana ccidentand injury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
children unattende dinthevehicle .Always
keep th ekeyout of reac hofchildren.
X If th etransmission is in position Dor R:p ush
th eD IRECT SELECT leve rupordown to the
first poin tofresistance.
X If th etransmission is in position P:depress
th eb rak epedal and push th eDIRECT SELECT
leve rupord own to th efirst poin tofresist-
ance.
If you switch th eengineo ff wit hthe transmis-
sion in position Ror D,t heautomatic transmis-
sion shifts to Nautomatically.
Wit hthe key: if you then open th edriver' sdoor
or th efront-pa ssenger door or remove th ekey
from th eignition ,the automatic transmission
shifts to Pautomatically.
Wit hthe Start/Stop button: if you then open
th ed river' sdoor or th efront-pa ssenger door,
th ea utomatic transmission shifts to Pautomat-
ically.
If you want th eautomatic transmission to
remain in neutral N,e.g.w hen having th evehicle
cleane dinana utomatic car wash wit hatowing
system:
X Vehicles with th
eStart-Sto pbutton:
remove th eStart-Sto pbutto nfromt heigni-
tio nlock.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
X All vehicles: switch theignition on.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.
X Release th ebrak epedal.
X Release th eelectric parking brake.
X Switch off th eignition and leave th ekeyin the
ignition lock. Engaging drive position D X
If th etransmission is in position Ror N:p ush
th eD IRECT SELECT leve rdown past th efirst
poin tofr esistance.
X If th etransmission is in position P:depress
th eb rak epedal and push th eDIRECT SELECT
leve rdown past th efirst poin tofresistance. Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The curren ttransmission positio nand driv epro-
gram appear in th emultifunction display. :
Status icon, driv eprogram
; Transmissio nposition
= Gear
The arrows in th etransmission positio ndisplay
sho whow and int owhichtransmission positions
you can shif tusin gthe DIRECT SELECT lever.
If th etransmission positio ndisplay in th emul-
tifunctio ndisplay is no tworking ,you should pull
away carefull ytoc heck whether th edesired
transmission positio nisengaged .For this pur-
pose ,wer ecommen dselecting transmission
position Dand driv eprogram E(drive program C
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles) or S. Automatic transmission
159Driving and parking Z

X
Turn disposable hose :on the opening of
AdBlue ®
refill canister ;anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Reseal AdBlue ®
refill canister ;with the cap.
AdBlue ®
refill canisters are availabl eatmany
filling station sorataMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. AdBlue ®
refill canisters are often sold
with afiller hose. Afiller hose that does not
exactly fit the vehicle's AdBlue ®
tank offers no
protection against overfilling. AdBlue ®
may leak
out as aresult of overfilling. Mercedes-Benz
offers aspecial disposable hose with overfill
protection. You can obtain this from any
Mercedes-Benz Servic eCentre. AdBlue ®
is
availabl einavariety of containers and recepta-
cles. Only use the disposable hose with the
Mercedes-Benz AdBlue ®
refill canisters.
AdBlue ®
refill bottle !
Only screw on the AdBlue ®
refill bottle so
that it is hand-tight. Otherwise, the thread of
the AdBlue ®
refill bottle could be damaged
and AdBlue ®
could leak out. X
Unscrew the protective cap from AdBlue ®
refill bottle :.
X Place AdBlue ®
refill bottle :on the filler
neck as shown and screw it on clockwise until hand-tight.
X Press AdBlue ®
refill bottle :towards the
filler neck.
The AdBlue ®
tank is filled. This could last up to
one minute.
When AdBlue ®
refill bottle :is no longer
pressed, filling stops and the bottle may be
taken off again after being only partially emp- tied.
X Release AdBlue ®
refill bottle :. X
Turn AdBlue ®
refill bottle :anti-clockwise
and remove it.
X Screw the protective cap ontoA dBlue®
refill
bottle :again.
AdBlue ®
refill bottles are available at many fill-
ing station sorataM ercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Refill bottles without athreaded seal
offer no protection against overfilling. AdBlue ®
may leak out as aresult of overfilling. Mercedes-
Benz offers special refill bottles with athreaded
cap. These are availabl eatany Mercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre. Parking
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is arisk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rial can come into contact with hot vehicle
components.Inp articular, do not park on dry
grassland or harvested grain fields. G
WARNING
If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be able to set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Por shift manual transmission into
neutral
R start the engine
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
! Always secure the vehicle correctly against
rolling away.O therwise, the vehicle or its driv-
etrain could be damaged. 172
ParkingDriving and parking

Electric parking brake
General notes G
WARNING
If you leave childre nunattende dinthevehi-
cle ,the ym ay be able to set th evehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
R release th eparking brake
R shif tthe automatic transmission out of park
position Por shif tmanual transmission into
neutral
R start th eengine
In addition ,the ym ay operate vehicle equip-
men tand become trapped. Ther eisarisk of
an acciden tand injury.
When leavin gthe vehicle ,always tak ethe key
with you and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
childre nunattende dinthevehicle.
The function of th eelectric parking brak eis
dependen tontheon-board voltage. If th eon-
boar dvoltage is low or if there is amalfunction
in th esystem, it may no tbepossible to apply the
released parking brake.
X If this is th ecase, only park th evehicle on
leve lground and secure it to prevent it from
rolling away.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission to position
P .
X Vehicles with manua
ltra nsmission:
engage first gear.
It may no tbepossible to release an applied
parking brak eiftheon-board voltage is low or if
there is amalfunctio ninthesystem. Contac ta
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brak ecarries out afunction
check at regular intervals when th eengine is
switched off .Noises that occur are normal. Applying or releasin
gmanually X
To apply: push handle :.
When th eelectric parking brak eisapplied,
th er ed ! indicator lamp light supinthe
instrumen tcluster.
The electric parking brak ecan also be applied
when th ekeyis removed.
X To release: pull handle:.
The red !indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluste rgoes out.
The electric parking brak ecan only be released:
R when th ekeyis in position 1or 2in th eigni-
tio nlock( Ypage 145) or
R if th eignition was switched on usin gthe
Start/Sto pbutton
Applying automatically (vehicles with
automatic transmission) The electric parking brak
eisautomatically
applied when th etransmission is in position P
and:
R thee ngine is switched off or
R thed river is no twearin gaseat belt and the
driver' sdoor is opened
To prevent th eelectric parking brak efromb eing
automaticall yapplied ,pull handle :.
The electric parking brak eisalso applied auto-
maticall yif:
R DISTRONIC PLU Sbrings th evehicle to a
standstil lor
R theH OLDf unction is keepin gthe vehicle sta-
tionary
R Activ eParking Assist is keepin gthe vehicle
stationary 174
ParkingDriving and parking