2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE park assist

Following damag
etothe windscreen, hav ethe
configuration and operation of the camera sys-
tem checked at aquali fied specialist workshop.
Function X
To activate/deactivate: activate or deacti-
vate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 245).
If the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is not activated, the
æ symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Thi sfunction will issue awarning if:
R at as peed of around 30 km/h or more ,the
distance maintaine dtothe vehicle travelling
in front is insufficient for several seconds
The · distance warning lamp then lights
up in the instrument cluster.
R at as peed of around 7km/h or more ,you
rapidl yapproach avehicle in front or apedes-
trian
An intermittent warning tone will then sound
and the ·distance warning lamp lights up
in the instrument cluster.
X Brake immediately to defuse the situation.
or X Take evasive action provide ditissafetodo
so.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake function can also brake
the vehicle automaticall yunder the following
conditions:
R the driver and front passenger hav ethei rseat
belts fastened
and
R the vehicle speed is between approximately
7k m/h and 200 km/h
At as peed of up to approximately 70 km/h,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake can also detect:
R stationar yobjects in the path of your vehicle,
e.g. stopped or parked vehicles
R pedestrians in the path of your vehicle
i If there is an increased risk of
acollision,
preventive passenger protection measures
(PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS) are triggered (Y page 54).
If the risk of acollision with the vehicle in front
remains and yo udonot brake, take evasive
action or accelerate significantly ,the vehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking up
to the point of ful lbrake application. Automatic emergency braking is not performe
duntil imme-
diately prior to an imminent accident.
You can prevent the intervention of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake at any time by:
R depressing the accelerator pedal further
R activating kickdown
R releasing the brake pedal
The braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is ended
automaticall yif:
R youm anoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R there is no longer an obstacl edetected in
front of your vehicle STEE
RCONTROL
General notes STEER CONTROL helps yo
ubytransmitting a
noticeable steering force to the steering wheel
in the directio nrequired for vehicle stabilisation.
Thi ssteering support is provide dinparticula rif:
R both right wheels or both lef twheels are on a
we tors lippery roa dsurface whe nyou brake
R the vehicle starts to skid
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 66).
No steering support is provide dfrom STEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering is faulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,you will be assisted
further by the electrica lpower steering. Protection against theft
Immobiliser
The immobilise rprevents your vehicle from
being starte dwithou tthe correct key. Protection against theft
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist help
syou when pulling awa yfor-
wards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It holds
the vehicl efor as hort time after you have
removed you rfoot from the brake pedal. This
gives you enoug htime to move yourf oot from
the brake peda ltothe accelerator peda land
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll. G
WARNING
After awhile, hills tart assist no longer holds
the vehicl eand it may roll away. There is arisk
of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move yourf oot from the
brake peda ltothe accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hills tart
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
R you are pulling awayonal evelroad or a
downhill gradient
R on vehicles with automatic transmission, the
transmission is in position N
R the electric parking brake is applied
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning ECOs
tart/stop function
Introduction The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicl eisstopped
under certain conditions.
When pulling awa yagain, the engine starts auto-
matically .The ECO start/stop function thereby
help syou to reduce the fuel consumption and
emissions of you rvehicle.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the engine is switched off automatically and you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically.T he vehiclemay begi nmoving.
There is arisk of accident and injury.
If you wis htoexit the vehicle, alwayst urn off
the ignitio nand secure the vehicl eagainst
rolling away. General notes
:
ECO start/stop display
All vehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): the ECO start/stop function is activated
whenever you switch on the engine using the
key or the Start/Stop button.
If the è ECO symbol is show ningreen in the
multifunction display ,the ECO start/stop func-
tion switches the engine off automatically once the vehicl estops moving.
If the ECO start/stop function has been man-
ually deactivated (Y page151) or amalfunction
has caused the system to be deactivated, the
è ECO symbol is not displayed.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop
function is only available in drive program C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop
function is activated whenever you switch on
the engine using the key or the Start/Stop but- ton. This is the case if:
R the ignitio nwas switched off for more than
four hour sor
R the ECO start/stop function had been activa-
ted before the engine was switched off
Automatic engine switch-off General notes
The ECO start/stop function is operational and
the è ECO symbol is displayed in green in the
multifunction display ,if:
R the indicator lamp in the ECO button is lit
green
R the outside temperature is withi nthe range
that is suitable for the system
R the engine is at normal operating temperature
R the set temperature for the vehicl einterior
has been reached
R the battery is sufficiently charged
R the system detects that the windscreen is not
misted up when the air-conditioning system isswitched on Driving
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C
Comfort Comfortable and economi-
cal driving characteristics
E
Economy Particularly economical
driving characteristics Additional informatio
nfor driv eprogram sfor:
R vehicle swithm anual transmission
(Y page 157)
R vehicle switha utomatic transmission
(Y page 161)
Vehicles with automatic transmission: you
can also chang egear yourself usin gthe steering
wheel gearshif tpaddles. Further informatio non
th em anual driv eprogram (Y page 163). Mercedes-AM
Gvehicles
General notes Select th
edrivep rogram usin gthe DYNAMIC
SELECT switch.
Availabl edrive programs: RACE
(S‑MODEL)
Drivin
gcharacteristic ssuit-
able for th eracetrack S+
Sport Plus Particularly sporty driving
characteristics
S
Sport Sport
ydriving characteris-
tics C
Comfort Comfortable and economi-
cal driving characteristics
I
Individual Individual settings
Dependin
gonthedriv eprogram selected, the
followin gvehicle characteristic swill change:
R thed rive( engin emanagement)
R thet ransmission management
R ESP ®
R thes uspension
R thep ositio noftheexhaust flap
R thes teering
R thea vailabilit yoftheECO start/sto pfunction
R thed river assistance systems
R thea vailabilit yofglidingmode
Further informatio nfor automatic driv eprogram
characteristic s(Ypage 161). Additionally, in driv
eprogram Iyou can config-
ure th erespectiv evehicle characteristic susing
th em ultimedia system. You can fin dinforma-
tio na bout this in th eDigital Owner' sManual.
If th eignition is switched off for less than four
hours, th epreviously selected driv eprogram is
activated when th eengineisn exts tarted. If the
ignition is switched off for mor ethanfour hours,
driv eprogram Cis activated when th eengineis
next started.
Selecting th edrive program X
Press DYNAMIC SELECT switch :forwards
or backwards until th edesired driv eprogram
is selected.
The status ico noftheselected driv eprogram
is shown in th emultifunction display.
In addition ,the curren tdriv ep rogram settings
are displayed briefly in th edisplay of th emul-
timedia system.
You can also chang egear yourself usin gthe
steering wheel gearshif tpaddles. Further infor-
mation on th emanual driv eprogram
(Y page 163). DYNAMIC SELECT switch
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Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style .The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X Shift gear according to gearshift recommen-
dation :when shown in the multifunction
display of the instrument cluster. Drive programs
Drive program I(Individual) In drive program
Ithe following properties of the
drive progra mcan be selected:
R the drive (engine and transmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension
R the steering
R the availability of the ECO start/stop function
R the climate control
Information abou tconfiguring drive program I
with the multimedia system can be found in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus) Drive program
S+is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularlys porty driving
characteristics.
R the suspension exhibits particularlyf irm
springing and damping settings (vehicles with
AIRMATIC).
R the ECO start/stop function is not available. Drive program
S(Sport) Drive program
Sis characterised by the follow-
ing:
R the vehicle exhibits sporty driving character-
istics.
R the suspension exhibits firm springing and
damping settings (vehicles with AIRMATIC).
Drive program C(Comfort) Drive program
Cis characterised by the follow-
ing:
R the vehicle delivers comfortable ,economical
driving characteristics.
R the vehicle having improve ddriving stability,
for exampl eonslippery road surfaces.
Drive program E(Economy) Drive program
Eis characterised by the follow-
ing:
R the vehicle exhibits comfortable ,economical
driving characteristics.
R the vehicle having improve ddriving stability,
for exampl eonslippery road surfaces.
R the performance of the air-conditioning and
heating systems is reduced. Automatic transmission
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicle could pulla waysuddenly. There is
ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alwaysf irmly depress the brake pedala nd do
not simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away. There is arisk of an
accident. Automatic transmission
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Z

Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style
.The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X Shift to recommended gear ;according to
gearshift recommendation :when shown in
the multifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
The automatic transmission does not shift
up automaticall yeven when the engine limit-
ing speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. Always make sure that the
engine speed does not reach the red area of
the rev counter. There is otherwise arisk of
engine damage. Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator willbes hown in the multi-
function display.
X When message :appears in the multifunc-
tion display,p ullont he right-hand steering
wheelg earshift paddle.
Kickdown X
For maximu macceleration, depress the
accelerator pedalb eyond the pressure point.
The transmission shifts to alower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached. During kickdown, you cannot shift gears using
the steering wheelg earshift paddles.
If you apply full throttle, the automatic trans-
missio nshifts up to the next gear when the
maximu mengine speed is reached .This pre-
vents the engine from overrevving.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: kickdown is only
possible in the temporary setting. Automatic transmission
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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
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Parking up the vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
four weeks, the battery may be damaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than six weeks, it may suffer from lack of use.
X Contact aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You can obtain information about trickle
chargers from aqualified specialist work-
shop. Driving tips
General driving tips
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect, for example, the power steering and the brake
boosting effect.Y ou will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving.
Drive sensibly–s ave fuelObserve the following tips to save fuel:
X The tyres should always be inflated to the rec-
ommended tyre pressure.
X Remove unnecessary loads.
X Remove roof racks when they are not needed.
X Warm up the engine at low engine speeds.
X Avoid frequent acceleration or braking.
X Have all maintenance work carried out as
indicated by the service intervals in the Ser-
vice Booklet or by the service interval display.
Fuel consumption also increases when driving in
cold weather, in stop-start traffic, on short jour- neys and in hilly terrain. ECO display
The ECO display shows you how economical
your driving style is. The ECO display assists you
in achieving the most economical driving style
for the selected settings and prevailing condi-
tions. Consumption can be significantly influ-
enced by your driving style. :
Acceleration
; Coasting
= Constant
? Additional range achieved
Range ?is shown under Bonus Bonusfr. fr.start
start and
represents the additional range achieved since
the beginning of the journey as aresult of an
adapted driving style.
If the fuel level has dropped into the reserve
range, the Reserve fuel Reserve fuel display message is
shown instead of range ?in the multifunction
display.Ina ddition, the 8warning lamp in
the instrumen tcluster lights up (Y page 290).176
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You should drive particularly carefully on slip-
pery road surfaces. Avoid sudden acceleration,
steerin gand braking manoeuvres .Donot use
cruis econtrol or DISTRONIC PLUS.
If the vehicle threaten stoskid or cannot be
stopped when movin gatlow speed:
X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position
N.
X Try to brin gthe vehicle under control by using
correctiv esteering.
The outsid etemperature indicator is not
designed to serv easanice-warnin gdevic eand
is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Changes in the outsid etemperature are dis-
played afte rashortdelay.
Indicated temperatures just above the freezing
point do not guarantee that the road surfac eis
free of ice. The road may still be icy, especially in wooded areas or on bridges .The vehicle could
skid if you fail to adapt your drivin gstyle. Always
adapt your drivin gstyle and drive at aspeed to
suit the prevailin gweather conditions.
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tion swhen temperatures are around freezing
point.
Further information on drivin gwith sno wchains
(Y page 356).
Further information on drivin gwith summer
tyres (Y page 355).
Observe the notes in the "Winter operation" sec-
tion (Y page 355). Driving systems
Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive
Mercedes-Ben zIntelligent Drive stands for inno-
vativ edriver assistanc eand safet ysystems
which enhance comfort and support the driver in critical situations .With these intelligent co-ordi-
nated systems Mercedes-Ben zhas set amile-
stone on the path towards autonomous driving.
Mercedes-Ben zIntelligent Drive embraces all
elements of active and passive safet yinone well
thought-out syste m–for the safet yofthe vehi-
cle occupant sand that of other road users.
Further information on drivin gsafet ysystems
(Y page 66). Cruise control
Genera lnotes Cruise control maintains
aconstan troad speed
for you. It brakes automatically in order to avoid
exceeding the set speed. Change int oalower
gear in good tim eonlong and steep downhill
gradients. Take particular not eofthis when driv-
ing aladen vehicle and when towin gatrailer. By
doing so, you will make use of the braking effect
of the engine. This relieve sthe load on the brake
syste mand prevent sthe brakes from overheat-
ing and wearing too quickly.
Use cruis econtrol only if road and traffic con-
dition sare appropriate for maintainin gasteady
speed for aprolonged period. You can store any
road speed above 30 km/h.
Important safet ynotes If you fail to adapt your drivin
gstyle, cruis econ-
trol can neither reduce the risk of an accident
nor override the laws of physics .Cruise control
cannot tak eintoa ccount road, weather or traffic
conditions. Cruise control is only an aid. You are responsible for the distance to the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good time,
and for stayin ginlane.
Do not use cruis econtrol:
R in road and traffic condition swhich do not
allow you to maintain aconstan tspeed, e.g. in
heavy traffic or on windin groads
R on smoot horslippery roads. Braking or accel-
erating can cause the drive wheels to lose
traction and the vehicle could the nskid
R when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
If there is achange of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
i The speed indicated in the speedometer
may diffe rslightly from the speed stored. 180
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