2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

Tyres
Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possible causes/consequence sand M
MSolutions h
N
The yellow tyr epressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is
lit.
The tyr epressure monitor ha sdetecte dalossofp ressure in at leas tone of the
tyres.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres ma yburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed increase
R the tyres ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which ma ygreatl yimpai rtyre
traction
R the drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe greatly
impaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking manoeuvres.
Pa ya ttentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Safeguard the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Y page 172).
X Observe the additional displa ymessage sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
X Check the tyres and ,ifnecessary ,follo wthe instructions for aflatt yre
(Y page 337).
X Check the tyr epressure (Y page 359).
X If necessary ,correct the tyr epressure. h
N
The yellow tyr epressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction)
flashe sfor approximately one minute and the nremains lit.
The tyr epressure monitor is faulty.
G WARNING
The system is possibl yunabl etod etect or register lo wtyrep ressure.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Observe the additional displa ymessage sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
X Consult aquali fied specialis tworkshop immediately. 294
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays

Vehicle
Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possibl ecauses/consequences and M
MSolutions Ð
N
The red powe rsteering warning lamp is li twhile the engine is running.
The powe rsteering assistance is faulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Yo uw illn eedtou semore force to steer.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Check whethe ryou are able to appl ythe extra force required.
If yo uare abl etosteer safely:
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop immediately.
If yo uare unable to steer safely:
X Do not drive on.
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. Warning and indicator lamps in the instrumen
tcluster
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General notes
The multimedia system section in this manual
describes the basi cprinciples for operation.
More information can be found in the Digital
Owner's Manual. Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
whil edriving willd istract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle .There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure aboutt he
surrounding conditions, pullo ver toasafe
locatio nand make entries only whilet he vehi-
cle is stationary.
You must observe the legalr equirements for the
country in which you are currently driving when operating the multimedia system.
The multimedia system calculates the route to
the destination withou ttaking the following into
account, for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and give way signs
R parking or stopping restrictions
R road narrowing
R other road and traffic rulesa nd regulations
The multimedia system may give incorrect nav-
igation recommendations if the actual street/
traffic situation does not correspond with the
digital map's data.
For example:
R ad iverted route
R the road layout or the direction of aone-way
street has been changed
For this reason, you must alwayso bserve road
and traffic rulesa nd regulations during your
journey. Roada nd traffic rulesa nd regulations
alwaysh ave priority over multimedia system
driving recommendations. Function restrictions
For safety reasons, some functions are restric-
ted or unavailable whilet he vehicle is in motion.
You willn otice this, for example, because either
you willn ot be abletos elect certain menu items
or am essag ewilla ppear to this effect. Operating system
Overview
General notes !
Do not use the space in front of the display
for storage. Objects placed here could dam-
age the display or impair its function. Avoid
any direct contact with the display surface.
Pressure on the display surface may resul tin
impairments to the display,w hich could be
irreversible.
Wearing polarised sunglasses may impair your
ability to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-con- trolled switch-off feature .The brightness is
automaticall yreduced if the temperature is too
high. If necessary ,the display may temporarily
switch off completely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do not touch the display.T
he display has a
very sensitive high-gloss surface; there is a
risk of scratching. If you have to clean the
screen, however, use amild cleaning agent
and asoft, lint-free cloth.
The display must be switched off and have
cooled down before you start cleaning. Do not
apply pressure to the display surface when
cleaning it, as this could cause irreversible dam- age to the display.
Switching the multimedia system
on/off X
Press the ubutton on the centre console
to the right of the controller.
For Mercedes-AMG vehicle swith selectable
AMG Performance exhaust system: press the
thumbwheel to the right of the controller. 296
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Adjusting th
evolume X
Turn th ethumbwheel on th eright of th econ-
troller.
The volume is adjusted:
R for th ecurrentl yselected media source
R during traffic or navigation announcements
R in hands-free mod eduring aphone call
Switchin gthe soun don/off This function is no
tavailable for Mercedes-AMG
vehicles wit hselectable AM GPerformance
exhaust system.
X Press th ethumbwheel to th eright of th econ-
troller.
If th eaudio output is switched off ,the status
lin ew ill sho wthe 8 symbol. If you switch
th em edia source or set th evolume, th esound
is automatically switched on.
i Navigation message
swill be hear devenif
th es oun dism uted.
Functions The multimedia system has th
efollowin gfunc-
tions:
R radi omode
R media mod ewithm edia search
R soun dsystems
R navigation system
COMAND Online: navigation via th ehardd rive
Audio 20 :navigation via SD card
R communication functions
R vehicl efunction swiths ystem settings
R favourite sfunctions
Controller The controller in th
ecentre console let syou:
R select men uitems on th edisplay
R ente rcharacters
R select adestination on th emap
R sav eentries
The controller can be:
R turned 3
R slid lef torright1
R slid forward sorback4 R
slid diagonally 2
R presse dbriefl yorp ressedand held 7
Back button You can use the
%buttontoe xitam enuorto
call up th ebasic display of th ecurren toperating
mode.
X To exit th emenu: brieflypress the %
button.
The multimedia system changes to th enext
higher men ulevel in th ecurren toperating
mode.
X To call up th ebasic display: press the%
butto nfor longer than two seconds.
The multimedia system changes to th ebasic
display of th ecurren toperating mode. Touchpad
Switchin gthe touchpad on/off Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle
VehicleQSy stem set‐
System set‐
tings tingsQ Activate touchpad
Activate touchpad.
The touchpad is activated Oor deactivated
ª.
Operating th etouchpad :
Touch-sensitive surface
; Favourite sbutton
= Calls up audio and telephon emenu( quick
access)
? Return stotheprevious display Operating system
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You can navigate in menus and lists via touch-
sensitiv esurface :by using asingle finger
swiping gesture .
X To select th emenu item: swipe up, down, to
the left or right.
X Press the touchpad.
X To move th edigital map: swipe in all direc-
tions.
Use atwo-finger swiping gesture ,e.g. to use
these functions:
X To show or hide th eaudio menu: swipe up
or down with two fingers.
X To increase or reduce th
evehicle settings
and sound settings: turn two fingers clock-
wise or anti-clockwise.
X To zoom in and out of th emap:move two
fingers together or apart.
Character inpu twith handwriting rec-
ognition Entering characters
X Use one finger to write characters on the sur-
face.
The character is entered in the input line. If
the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in differen tways, the suggested
characters are displayed.
X If character suggestions are shown ,turn and
press the controller.
X Resume character input on the touchpad.
Handwriting recognition :
Activ einput line
; To enter aspace
= Character input on the touchpad
? To delete characters
X To display th emenu: press the touchpad. :
To exit the menu
; To return to handwritin grecognition
= To use the phon ebook or tex ttemplates
(COMAN DOnline)
? To selec tthe input line or to change the
position of the cursor
A To switc hthe language
B To finish character entry
X To select th einpu tline: select p.
X Swipe up or down.
X To move th
ecursor within th einpu tline:
select p.
X Swipe to the left or right.
X To delet echaracters: swipe to the left if an
input line is selected.
X To confirm th eentry: press the touchpad.
Switchin gthe handwriting recognition
read-aloud function on and off
Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle VehicleQ System set‐ System set‐
tings
tingsQRead out handwriting recog‐ Read out handwriting recog‐
nition
nition.
The read-aloud function is switched on Oor
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Quick access for audio
Changing the station/music track
Dependin
gonthe audio source that is currently
activated, you can use this function to select the next station or music track.
X Swipe upwards with two fingers on the touch-
pad.
The curren taudio source is displayed.
X To select the previous or next station/
music track:
swipe to the left or right.
The selected station/music trac kisplayed.
Switching the character entry between
touchpad and controller Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
X To switch to the controller: press the con-
troller.
Character entry using the controller is active.
X To switch to the touchpad: press the touch-
pad with your finger.
Handwriting recognition on the touchpad is
active. Favourites
Calling up and exiting favourites X
To call up: press theòbutton on the con-
troller or on the touchpad.
X Select afavourite, e. g. Vehicle
Vehicle.
The favourites are displayed.
X To exit: press the òbutton again. Adding favourites Adding
apredefined favourite :
To add anew favourite
; To rename aselected favourite
= To move aselected favourite
? To delete aselected favourite
X Press the òbutton.
X Slide 6the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X Select Reassign Reassign .
The categories are displayed.
X Select acategory.
The favourites are displayed.
X Select afavourite.
X Add afavourite at the desired position.
If af avourite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Adding your own favourite
X Select Vehicle
VehicleQ Climate control
Climate control.
X Press and hold the òbutton until the
favourites are displayed.
X Add afavourite at the desired position.
If af avourite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten. Climate control settings
General notes You can adjust the climate control settings
using the climate control bar or the climate con-
trol menu.
You can set the most importan tclimate control
functions such as temperature, airflow and air
distribution using the climate control bar. The
climate control bar is visible in most displays. Operating system
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You can fin
dall available climat econtrol func-
tion sint he climat econtrol menu. You can use
the climat econtrol bar to switc htothe climate
control menu.
Overview Example: COMAN
DOnline
: Adjusts temperature and air distribution on
the left and displays the current setting
; Calls up the climat econtrol menu, displays
the current coolin gand climat emode set-
ting
= Adjusts air distribution and temperature on
the right and displays the current setting
There may be fewer settings or none, depending
on your vehicle's equipment.
Calling up th eclimate control menu Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle
Vehicle.
The vehicle men uappears.
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
climat econtrol bar is activated.
X To select from climat econtrol bar ;:turn
and press the controller.
The men ufor selecting climat econtrol func-
tion sisa ctivated.
X To select the desired climat econtrol function:
turn and press the controller.
The selected climat econtrol function
appears.
Calling up th eclimate control bar Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle Vehicle.
The vehicle men uappears.
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
climat econtrol bar is activated. Settings in th
eclimate menu Setting th
eclimate mode
By settin gthe climat emode, you determine the
type of airflow. The settin gisactive when the air-
conditioning syste misset toÃ
(Y page 132).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Climate mode
Climate mode :turn and press the
controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button.
The current airflow settin gisshown in the cli-
mate control bar: DIFFUSE
DIFFUSE,MEDIUM
MEDIUMorFOCUS
FOCUS.
Starting/stopping th eperfum eatomiser
The perfum eatomiser enables the air in the
vehicle interior to be scented to individual
requirements. For further information, see
(Y page 136).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Air
Air freshener freshener:t urn and press the
controller.
The settin gelemen tisactive.
X To start/sto pthe perfum eatomiser: press
the controller.
X To set the intensity: turn the controller when
the atomiser is switched on.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button.
Switchin gthe ionisation on/off
The ionisation has acleansing effect on the air in
the vehicle interior .For further information, see
(Y page 138).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Ionisation
Ionisation:t urn and press the
controller.
The settin gelemen tisactive.
X To switc hthe ionisation on/off: press the
controller.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button. 300
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Settings in the bottom bar of the cli-
matec ontrol menu Activating/deactivating cooling with air
dehumidification
X Call up the climate control menu
(Y page 300).
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
bottom bar is activated.
X To select O
O A/C
A/C:t urn and press the control-
ler.
X Switch cooling with air dehumidification on
O or off ª.
i The current status of the cooling function is
displayed in the climate control bar: A/C ON
–a ctivated, A/C OFF –deactivated.
i Deactivating the cooling with air dehumidi-
fication function reduces fuel consumption.
Synchronising the climate control set-
tings Use O
O Sync. Sync. (synchronisation )toselect the
climate control settingf or all zones togetherO
or separately ª.
X Call up the climate control menu
(Y page 300).
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
bottom bar is activated.
X To select O
O Sync. Sync.:t urn and press the con-
troller.
X Switch the synchronisation function on Oor
off ª.
For further information on synchronising cli-
mate control settings, see (Y page 133).Navigation mode
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while driving will distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure about the surrounding conditions, pull over to
asafe
location and make entries only while the vehi- cle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for the countryinw hich you are currently driving when
operating the navigation system.
General notes Correct functioning of the navigation system
depends, amongst other things, on GPS recep-
tion. In certain situations, GPS reception may be
impaired, there may be interference or there
may be no reception at all, e.g. in tunnels or
multi-storey car parks.
Audio 20 is equippedw ith Garmin®
MAP PILOT
(see the manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Garmin ®
MAP PILOT operating instructions
are stored on the SD memory card as aPDF file.
The SD card box contains aquick guide.
The following descriptions apply to navigation
with COMAND Online. Further information can
be found in the Digital Owner's Manual.
Selecting aroute type and route options Multimedia system:
X Select Navi NaviQNavigation Navigation.
The map displayst he current vehicle position.
X Slide 6the controller.
X Select Options
OptionsQRoute settings Route settings.
Notes for route types:
R Eco route
Eco route
R Dynamic route
Dynamic route
Traffic reports on the route for the route guid-
ance are taken into account.
R Calculate alternative routes Calculate alternative routes
Differen troutes are being calculated. Instead
of Start Start select the Continue Continue menu item.
Notes for route options:
R Use toll roads
Use toll roads
The route calculation includes roads which
require you to pay ausage fee (toll).
R Use vignette roads
Use vignette roads (not available in all
countries)
The route calculation includes roads which
require you to pay atime-based fee (vignette).
Av ignett eallowst emporary use of the route
network,e .g.10d ays or 1year. Operating system
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