2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE fuel

The ECO display consist
softhree sections, with
an inner and outer area. The section scorre-
spond to the following three categories: :
Acceleration
(evaluation of all accel-
eration processes):
R the outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: moderate
acceleration ,especially at higher
speeds.
R the outer area empties and the
inner area is grey: sporty acceler-
ation. ;
Coasting
(evaluation of all decelera-
tion processes):
R the outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: anticipatory
driving, keeping your distance and
early release of the accelerator.
The vehicle can coast without use
of the brakes.
R the outer area empties and the
inner area is grey: frequent heavy
braking. =
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over the entir ejourney):
R the outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: constant
speed and avoidance of unneces-
sary acceleration and decelera-
tion.
R the outer area empties and the
inner area is grey: fluctuations in
speed. The three inner areas display the current driving
style and light up green as aresult of aparticu-
larly economical driving style. Dependin gonthe
driving situation, up to two areas may light up
simultaneously.
At the beginning of the journey, the three outer
areas are empty and fill up as aresult of eco-
nomical driving. Ahigher level indicates amore
economical driving style. If the three outer areas
are completely filled at the same time, the driver
has adopted the most economical driving style
for the selected settings and prevailing condi-
tions. The ECO display border lights up.
The ECO display does not indicate the actual fuel consumption. The additionally achieved range displayed under
Bonus fr. start Bonus fr. start does not
indicate afixed consumption reduction.
In addition to driving style, the actual consump- tion is affected by other factors, such as:
R load
R tyre pressure
R cold start
R choice of route
R the use of electrical consumers
These factor sare not included in the ECO dis-
play.
An economical driving style involves driving at a
moderate engine speed.
To achieve ahigher value in the categories
"Acceleration" and "Constant":
R observe the gearshift recommendation
R drive the vehicle in drive program E(vehicles
with DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
On long journeys at aconstant speed, e.g. on the
motorway, only the outer area for "Constant"
will change.
The ECO display summarises the driving style
from the start of the journey to its completion.
Therefore, there are more marked changes in
the outer areas at the start of ajourney. During
ap rolonged driving time, these changes are
smaller. For more marked changes, perform a
manual reset (Y page 238).
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 237). Brakes
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you shift down on aslippery road surface in
an attempt to increase the engine's braking
effect ,the drive wheels could lose their grip.
This increases the risk of skidding and having
an accident.
Do not shift down for additional engine brak-
ing on aslippery road surface.
Downhill gradients Change into
alower gear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular Driving tips
177Driving and parking Z

RACE START
.After goin gthroug hana cceler-
ating process once from astationary position,
this function is automatically deactivated.
X Depress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoot
and keep it depressed.
X Pull and hold bot hsteering whee lgearshift
paddle s(Ypage 163).
The RACES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
RAC ES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel :Paddle DOWN
Cancel :Paddle DOWN message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Releas eboths teering whee lgearshif tpad-
dles (Y page 163).
i If th
eactivation condition sare no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is cancelled. The RACE
RACE
START cancelled
START cancelled message appearsinthe
multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull th elefts teering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
or
X To confirm :pull th eright steering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
The RACES TART available Depress
RAC ES TART available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appear sinthemulti-
function display.
i If you do no
tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
fully within two seconds, RACE START is can-
celled. The RACE
RACESTART
START not
notpossible
possible See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual message appear sinthe
multifunction display.
X Full ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engin espee drises to approximately
3500 rpm.
The RACE
RACE START START Release
Release brake
braketo
tostart
start
message appear sinthemultifunction display.
i If you do no
trelease th ebrak epedal within
fiv es econds, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE
RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Tak eyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep the
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE START
START active
active message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicle
reaches aspee dofa pproximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal during RACE
START or if any of th eactivation condition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RAC ES TART not pos‐
RAC ES TART not pos‐
sible See Owner' sManual
sible See Owner' sManual orRAC ES TART
RAC ES TART cancelled cancelled
message appear sinthemultifunc-
tion display.
i Afte
rusin gits everal times in short succes-
sion ,RACE START will be unavailable until a
certain distanc ehas been driven. AIRMATIC
General notes AIRMATIC is an air suspension system wit
hvar-
iable damping for improve ddriving comfort .All-
roun dlevel control ensures th ebest possible
suspension and constan tground clearance,
eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When you driv efast,
th ev ehicl eislowered automatically to improve
driving safet yand to reduce fuel consumption.
There is also th eoption to manually adjust the
vehicl elevel. AIRMATIC consist soflevel setting,
level control and AD S(Adaptive Dampin gSys-
tem).
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the vehi-
cle level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission :the vehicle
level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
People's limb smay become trapped if they
are locate dunderneat hthe vehicl eor
between th evehicl ebody and th etyres when
th ev ehicl eislowering .There is adanger of
injury.
When lowering th evehicle, mak esurenoo ne
is underneat hthe vehicl eorint heimmediate
vicinity of th ewhee larches.
i If on
eoft hedoor siso pen,the vehicl eisnot
lowered. Driving systems
195Driving and parking Z

Only release the ball coupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed. Alwaysm ake sure that
the ball coupling engages when folding in.
When reversing the vehicle towards the trailer,
make sure there is nobody between the trailer
and the vehicle.
Couple and uncouple the trailer carefully.Ify ou
do not couple the trailer to the towing vehicle
correctly, the trailer could become detached.
When towing atrailer, your vehicle's handling
characteristics will be different in comparison to when driving without atrailer.
The vehicle/trailer combination:
R is heavier
R is restricted in its acceleration and gradient-
climbing capability
R has an increased braking distance
R is affected more by strong crosswinds
R demands more sensitive steering
R has alarger turning circle
This can impair the vehicle's handling charac-
teristics. Adapt your driving style accordingly.
Maintain asafe distance. Drive carefully.
When towing atrailer, always adjust your speed
to the current road and weather conditions. Do
not exceed the maximum permissibles peed for
your vehicle/trailer combination. Notes on towing
atrailer
General notes Trailer towing is not permissibleont
he following
models:
R Mercedes AMG C63
R Mercedes AMG C63S
When towing atrailer, set the tyre pressure on
the rear axle of the towing vehicle for the max-
imum load. Further information on the tyre pres-
sure table in the fuel filler flap (Y page 356).
On vehicles without level control, the height of
the ball coupling will alter according to the load
placed on the vehicle. If necessary, use atrailer
with aheight-adjustable drawbar.
You will find fitting dimensions and loads under "Technical data" (Y page 378). Driving tips Observe the notes on ESP
®
trailer stabilisation
(Y page 74).
The maximum permissibles peed for vehicle/
trailer combinations depends on the type of
trailer. Before beginning the journey, check the
trailer's documents to see what the maximum
permitted speed is. Observe the legally prescri-
bed maximum speed in the relevant country.
For certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the maxi-
mum permissibler ear axle load is increased
when towing atrailer. See the "Technical data"
section to find out whether this applies to your
vehicle (Y page 378). If you utilise any of the
added maximum rear axle load when towing a
trailer, the vehicle/trailer combination may not
exceed amaximum speed of 100 km/h for rea-
sons concerning the operating permit. This also applies in countries in which the permissible
maximum speed for vehicle/trailer combina-
tions is above 100 km/h.
When towing atrailer, your vehicle's handling
characteristics will be different in comparison to
when driving without atrailer and it will con-
sume more fuel.
Change into alower gear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients.
This also applies if cruise control, DISTRONIC
PLUS or SPEEDTRONIC are activated.
This will use the braking effect of the engine, so
less braking will be required to maintain vehicle speed. This relieves the load on the brake sys-
tem and prevents the brakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly. If you need additional
braking, depress the brake pedal repeatedly
rather than continuously.
Driving tips If the trailer swings from side to side:
X Do not accelerate.
X Do not countersteer.
X Brake if necessary.
R Maintain agreater distance to the vehicle in
front than when driving without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptly.Ifp ossible,brake gen-
tly at first to allow the trailer to run on. Then,
increase the braking force rapidly.
R The valuesg iven for gradient-climbing capa-
bilities from astandstill refer to sea level.
When driving in mountainous areas, note that Towing
atrailer
227Driving and parking Z

The segment
sbetween the speed of the vehi-
cle in front and the stored speed light up. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevving range. Doing
so will damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tions when temperatures are around freezing
point.
Bear in mind that the outside temperature dis-
play indicates the measured air temperature
and not the road surface temperature.
The outside temperature display is in the multi-
function display (Y page 234).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashort delay. Coolant temperature gauge
G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engine is
overheatin gorwhile there is afire in the
engine compartment,y ou could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is adanger of injury.
Allow an overheatin gengine to cool down
before opening the bonnet .Ifthere is afire in
the engine compartment,l eave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
The multifunction display shows the coolant
temperature gauge in the lower section of the
rev counter (Y page 32).
At high outside temperatures and when driving
uphill, the coolant temperature may rise to the
end of the scale.
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the coolant temperature may rise to 120 †. Operating the on-board computer
:
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activat ethe on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
Vehicles with manual transmission: if you
remove the key, then quickly re-insert it and turn
to position 1,the instrument cluster and, as a
result, the on-board computer as well, are not
activated.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using the button sonthe multifunction steerin gwheel.
Left control panel ò R
Opens the menu list 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Select samenu or function
R In the Radio Radio orMedia
Media menu:
opens the track or station list and
selects astation ,anaudio track or
av ideo scene
R In the Telephone Telephone menu: switches
to the phone book and selects a
name or atelephone number Displays and operation
233On-board computer and displays Z

Displaying th
erange an dcurrent fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles
:the men uonlyd is-
plays approximat erange :.
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to selec tthe display with
approximat erange :and curren tfue lcon-
sumption ;.
Approximat erange :that can be covered is
calculated accordin gtoyour curren tdriving
style and th eamount of fue linthetank .If
there is only asma ll amount of fue llef tint he
fue ltank, avehicle bein grefuelled C
appears instead of approximat erange :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has bee nrecuperated from th ekinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in th ebattery.
Recuperation display =depend sonthe
engin einstal led and is therefore no tavailable
in all vehicles.
ECO display The EC
Odisplay is no tavailable in Mercedes-
AM Gvehicles.
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Confir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to selec tECO display.
If th eignition remain sswitched of ffor longer
than four hours, th eECO display will be auto-
matically reset. Further information on th
eECO display
(Y page 176).
Trip compute r"From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time
= Average speed
? Average fue lconsu mption
X Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Confir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select Froms tart
Fro ms tart or
Fro mr eset
Fro mr eset.
The values in the From
Fromstart
start submen uare cal-
culated from th estart of ajou rney whilst the
values in the Fromr eset
Fro mr eset submen uare calcu-
lated from th elast time th esubmen uwas reset
(Y page 238).
In th efollowin gcases th etripc om pute risa uto-
matically reset Froms tart
Fro ms tart:
R thei gnition has bee nswitched of ffor more
than four hours.
R 99 9h our shaveb eene xcee ded.
R 9,999 kilometres hav ebeene xcee ded.
Whe n9,999 hour sor99,99 9k ilometres have
bee nexcee ded, th etripc om pute risa utomati-
cally reset Fromr eset
Fro mr eset.
Digital speedometer X
Press òon thesteerin gwhee ltoo pent he
men ulist.
X Press :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tthe Trip
Trip menu. Menus an
dsubmenus
237On-boardcompu tera nd displays Z

R
DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 184)
R Traffi cSignA ssist (Y page 216)
R Distance warning functio nand autono-
mou sbraking system of COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLU S(Ypage 69)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 75)
R Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 218 )orActive
Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 221)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 215)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 219)orActive
Lane Keeping Assist (Y page223)
X Press :to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment. Servic
emenu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the Ser‐
Ser‐
vice
vice menu:
R Calling up display messages in the message
memory (Y page253)
R Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page358) or checking the tyre pres-
sure electronically (Y page360)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page3 25)
R Displaying the AdBlue ®
level and range
(Y page2 44) (BlueTEC vehicles only)
Displayin gthe AdBlue ®
level and range The
AdBlue
AdBlue menu is only available in BlueTEC
vehicles.
X Press òon the steering whee ltoopen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering whee lto
select the Service
Service menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select the AdBlue AdBlue
submenu.
X Press ato confirm yours election.
The range and AdBlue ®
level appear in abar
grap hint he multifunction display.
Observe the informatio nand notes on "Refuel-
ling" (Y page169). Setting
smenu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the
Set‐ Set‐
tings
tings menu:
R Changing assistance settings (Y page244)
R Changing head-up display settings
(Y page2 46)
R Changing the light settings (Y page247)
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page2 48)
R Changing the vehicl esettings (Y page248)
R Restoring the factory settings (Y page249)
Assistanc esubmenu Deactivating/activating ESP
®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section in the description of ESP ®
(Y page7 2). G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increase drisk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the follow-
ing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Y page73).
For further informatio nabout ESP ®
,s ee
(Y page7 1).
X Start the engine.
X Press òon the steering whee ltoopen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering whee lto
select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select the Assistance Assistance
submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Select ESP
ESPwith : or9. 244
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions #
Sto
pv ehicl eSee
Sto pv ehicl eSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The battery is no longer bein
gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel is
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Observ ethe instruction sinthe# See SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manualdisplay
message.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Sto
pv ehicl eLeave
Sto pv ehicl eLeave
engine running engine running The battery charg
elevel is to olow.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
X Start th eengine.
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway. #
Start engine See Start engine See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The engin
eisoff and th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
X Switc hoff electrical consumer sthaty ou do no tneed, suc hasthe
rear window heating and interior lighting.
X Leav ethe engin erunnin gfor afew minutes, or drive for alonger
distance.
The battery charges. 4
Check Check
eng.
eng.oil
oillev.
lev.
when
when next
nextrefuelling
refuelling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys when there is to olittl ec oolan tint hecooling
system. Otherwise th eenginew ill be damaged.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at th elatest (Y page 323).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 323).
If you have to top up th eengin eoil frequently:
X Contac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engine
checked.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes-
benz.com. 268
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions 4
Add
1litre engine
Add 1litre engine
oil whe nnextr efu‐
oil whe nnextr efu‐
elling elling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys when there is to olittl ec oolan tint hecooling
system. Otherwise th eenginew ill be damaged.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at th elatest (Y page 323).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 323).
If you have to top up th eengin eoil frequently:
X Contac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engine
checked.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes-
benz.com. 4
Engine oil level Engine oil level
Stop Stop
vehicle
vehicle Switch
Switch
engine off
engine off The engin
eoil level is to olow. There is ariskofe ngined amage.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe engin eoil level (Y page 323).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 323). 8
Reserv
efuell evel
Reserv efuell evel The fuel level has dropped int
othe reserv erange.
Operation of th eauxiliar yheating is deactivated if th efuel level drops
int ot he reserv erange.
X Refue lattheneares tfilling station. C There is ver
ylittl efuel in th efuel tank.
The auxiliary heating canno tbeoperated.
X Refue lattheneares tfilling station without fail. ¸
Replac
eair cleaner
Replac eair cleaner Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: th eenginea ir filter is dirty and mus tbe
replaced.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean the fue
lfil‐
Clean the fue lfil‐
ter ter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: there is water in th efuel filter. The water
mus tbed rainedoff.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Refill AdBlue See
Refill AdBlue See
Owner’
sManual
Owner’ sManual The AdBlue
®
level has fallen belo wthe reserv erange. Awarning tone
also sounds.
X Refill AdBlue ®
as soo naspossible(Ypage 169). Refill AdBlue No Refill AdBlue No
start in ... mi start in ... mi
The AdBlue
®
level is only sufficien tfor th eindicated distance. Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Refill AdBlue ®
immediately (Y page 169).
i If you drive th
evehicl efaste rtha n15k m/hthe Refill Refill AdBlue
AdBlue
No start in ... mi No start in ... mi message goesout after approximately one
minute. Display
messages
269On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z