2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE start stop button

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
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Transmission positions
B Park position
Thi sprevents the vehicl efromr olling
away when stopped.
Onl yshift the transmission into posi-
tion Pwhen the vehicl eisstationary
(Y page 158). The parkin glock
shoul dnot be used as abrake when
parking. In order to secur ethe vehi-
cle ,alway sapply the electri cparking
brake in additio ntothe parkin gloc k.
Park position Pis automatically
engaged 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- passenge rdoor
R youo pent he driver's door when
the vehicl eisstationar yordriving
at ver ylow spee dand the trans-
mission is in position Dor R
In the event of amalfunctio nofthe
vehicle's electronics ,the transmis-
sion ma yloc kinp ositionP.H avet he
vehicl eelectronics checked immedi-
ately at aquali fied specialis twork-
shop. C Revers
egear
Onl yshift the transmission into posi-
tion Rwhen the vehicl eisstationary. A Neutral
Do not shift the transmission to
N
whil edriving. Otherwise, the auto-
matic transmission could be dam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitted fro mthe
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brake peda lwilla llow
yo utom ovet he vehicl efreely, e.g .to
push it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is deactivated or faulty: shift
the transmission to position Nif the
vehicl eisind angerofs kidding ,e.g.
on icy roads.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the
transmission in position Ror D,t he
automatic transmission shifts to N
automatically.
! Rolling in neutral
Ncan lead to
damage to the transmission. 7 Drive
The automatic transmission changes
gear automatically. All forward gears
ar ea vailable. Driving tips
Changin ggear The automatic transmission shifts to the indi-
vidua
lgears automaticall ywhenitisint rans-
mission position D.Gearshifting is determined
by:
R the selecte ddrive program
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
R the roa dspeed
Accelerator peda lposition Your style of drivin
ginfluences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
R little throttle :early upshifts
R mor ethrottle :lat eu pshifts
Double-clutc hfunction When shifting down, the double-clutch function
is active regardless of the currentl yselected
drive program. The double-clutch function 160
Automati
ctransmissionDriving an dparking

To ensure that the vehicle is safeguarded
against rolling away unintentionally:
R the electric parking brake must be applied
R on vehicles with manual transmission, engage
1st gear or reverse gear
R on vehicles with automatic transmission, the
transmission must be in position Pand the
key must be removed from the ignition lock
R the front wheels must be turned towards the
kerb on steep uphill or downhill gradients
R the empty vehicle must be secured at the
front axle with awheel chock or similar
object ,for example, on uphill or downhill gra-
dients
R al aden vehicle must also be secured at the
rear axle with awheel chock or similar object,
for example, on uphill or downhill gradients Switching off the engine
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away.T here isarisk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, alway sswitch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Vehicles with manual transmission X
Shift to either 1st gear or reverse gear R.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition lock
and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission X
Apply the electric parking brake.
X Shift the transmission to position P.X
With the key: turn the key to position 0in the
ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X With the Start/Stop button: press the
Start/Stop button (Y page 145).
The engine stops and all the indicator lamps in the instrument cluster go out.
When the driver's door is closed, this corre-
sponds to key position 1.When the driver's
door is open, this corresponds to key position
0:" key removed".
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position Ror D,t he automatic transmis-
sion shifts to Nautomatically.
With the key: if you then open the driver's door
or the front-passenger door or remove the key
from the ignition, the automatic transmission
shifts to Pautomatically.
With the Start/Stop button: if you then open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to Pautomat-
ically.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral N,e.g. when having the vehicle
cleaned in an automatic car wash with atowing
system:
X Vehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the igni-
tion lock.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X All vehicles: switch the ignition on.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition and leave the key in the
ignition lock.
The engine can be switched off while the vehicle is in motion by pressing and holding the Start/
Stop button for about three seconds. This func- tion operates independently of the ECO start/
stop automatic engine switch-off function. Parking
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Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot canno tpro-
vid ea ssistance:
R on very sharp corners
R when towing atrailer
R ifal os soft yre pressure or adefectiv etyre has
bee ndetected and displayed
Pa ya ttention also to the important safety notes
for DISTRONIC PLU S(Ypage 184).
The steering interventions are carrie doutwith a
limite dsteering moment. The system requires
the driver to keep his hands on the steering
wheel and to stee rhimself.
If yo udon ot stee ryoursel forify outake your
hands off the steering wheel for aprolonged
perio doftime,the system will firs talert yo uwith
av isua lwarning .As teering wheel symbol
appears in the multifunction display .Ifyouhave
stil lnot started to stee rand have not taken hold
of the steering wheel afte rfive seconds at the
latest, awarning tone also sounds to remind you
to take control of the vehicle. Steering Assist
and Stop&G oPilot switch to passive mode.
DISTRONIC PLU Sremains active.
Activating Steering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot X
Press button ;.
Indicato rlamp :lights up .The DTR+: DTR+:
steering assist. on
steering assist. on message appears in
the multifunction display .Steering Assist and
Stop&G oPilot are activated. Information in the multifunctio
ndisplay If Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot are activa-
ted bu tnot ready for asteering intervention,
steering wheel symbol :appears in grey. If the
system provides yo uwiths upport by means of
steering interventions, symbol :is shown in
green.
Deactivatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Press button ;.
Indicato rlamp :goe sout.T he DTR+:
DTR+:
steering
steering assist.
assist.off
offmessage appears in
the multifunction display .Steering Assist and
Stop&G oPilot are deactivated.
Whe nDISTRONIC PLU Sisdeactivated or not
available ,Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
deactivated automatically. HOL
Dfunction
General notes The HOLD function can assis
tthe driver in the
following situations:
R when pulling away ,especially on stee pslopes
R when manoeuvring on stee pslopes
R when waiting in traffic
The vehicl eiskept stationary withou tthe driver
having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancelled and the HOLD
function is deactivated when yo udepress the
accelerato rpedal to pull away. 192
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gsystemsDriving and parking

Active Parking Assist will onl
ydetect parking
spaces:
R parallel or at right angle stothe direction of
travel
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel and
ar eatl east1.5mw ide
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel and
at leas t1.0ml onger tha nyourv ehicle
R tha tare at right angle stothe direction of
travel and at leas t1.0mw ider than your vehi-
cle
i Not
ethat Activ eParking Assist cannot
measure the size of aparking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You will need to judge whether your vehicle will fit in
the parking space.
When drivin gatspeeds below 30 km/h, you will
see parking symbol ;asas tatus indicator in
the instrumen tcluster. When aparking space
has been detected, an arrow towards the right or the left also appears. Activ eParking Assist only
displays parking spaces on the front-passenger
side as standard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are displayed as soon as the turn signal onthe driver's side is activated. When parking on
the driver's side, this must remain activated
until you confirm the use of Activ eParking Assist
by pressing the abutton on the multifunc-
tion steerin gwheel. The system automatically
determines whether the parking space is paral-
lel or at right angles to the direction of travel.
Ap arking space is displayed while you are driv-
ing past it, and until you are approximately 15 m
away fro mit.
Parking G
WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Activ eParking Assist it could roll
away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R the electrical system in the engin ecom-
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by avehicle
occupant. There is
arisk of an accident.
Before leavin gthe vehicle, always secur eit
against rollin gaway.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:if
PARKTRONIC detect sobstacles, Activ ePark-
ing Assist brakes automatically durin gthe
parking process. You are responsible for brak- ing in good time.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
shows the desired parking space in the instru-
men tcluster.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: shift
to reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift int oposition R.
The Start Start Park ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No:%
message appears in the multifunction display.
X To cancel th eprocedure: press the %
button on the multifunction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or
X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the a button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake
and brake Observe surroundings
Observe surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Release the multifunction steerin gwheel.
X Revers ethe vehicle, being ready to brak eat
all times. When reversing, drive at aspeed
below 10 km/h .Otherwise, Activ eParking
Assist will be cancelled.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Activ eParking Assist brakes the vehicle to a
standstill when the vehicle approaches the
rear border of the parking space.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintightparking
spaces.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: stop
as soon as PARKTRONIC sound sthe contin-
uous warnin gtone, if not before.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintightparking
spaces.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
Park Assist active Select D Park Assist active Select D Observe
Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appears in the multi-
function display.
Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: the
Park Park Assist
Assist active
activeEngage
Engageforward
forward gear
gear Driving systems
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X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmissio
ntoposition Dor R.
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to forward or reverse gear.
The Start Start Park
ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No: %
message appears in the multifunction display.
X To cance lthe procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steering wheel or pull away.
or
X To exit
aparkin gspac eusing Active Park-
in gA ssis t:press the abutton on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The ParkAssist active Accelerate
Par kAssist active Accelerate
and brake
and brake Observesurroundings
Observ esurroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Releas ethe multifunction steering wheel.
X Pull away ,being ready to brake at al ltimes. Do
not excee damaximum speed of approx-
imately 10 km/h when exiting aparking
space. Otherwise, Active Parking Assist will
be cancelled.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depending on the message or as required,
shift the transmissio ntoposition Dor R.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depending on the message or as required,
engage forward or reverse gear.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the othe rdirection. The ParkAssist
Par kAssist
active Accelerat eand brake
active Accelerat eand brake Observe Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i Yo
uw illa chieve the bes tresults by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If yo ureverse afte ractivation, the steering
wheel is move dtothe straight-ahea dposi-
tion.
X Drive forward sand reverse as prompte dby
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
time sifn ecessary.
Once yo uhavee xited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is move dtothe
straight-ahea dposition. Yo uhearat one and the
Park Park Assist
Assist switched
switched off
offmessage appears
in the multifunction display .You will then have
to stee rand merg einto traffic on your own.
PARKTRONIC is stil lavailable .You can take over
the steering before the vehicl ehasexited the
parking space completely .Thisisu seful, for example, when yo
urecognis ethat it is already
possible to pull ou tofthe parking space.
Cancellin gActive Parking Assist X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or stee ryourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The ParkAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button (Y page 200).
PARKTRONIC is switche doff and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately cancelled. The
Par kAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled message appears
in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automatically if:
R the electri cparking brake is applied
R transmissio nposition Pis selected in vehicles
with automatic transmission
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
ger possible
R youa re driving faster tha n10km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervene sorfails.
The ÷ warning lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbo ldis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Par kAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled message.
Whe nActive Parking Assist is cancelled, you
mus tstee rand brake agai nyourself.
If as ystem malfunction occurs, the vehicl eis
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depres sthe
accelerato rpedal again. Driving systems
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transmission (shiftin
gmanually)
(Y page 163)
R j Activ eParking Assist (Y page 201)
R ¯ Cruise contro l(Ypage 180)
R È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 182)
R _ Adaptive Highbea mAssist Plus
(Y page 121)
R è ECO start/sto pfunctio n(Ypage 149)
R ë HOLD functio n(Ypage 192)
R a DISTRONI CPLUSS teerin gAssist and
Stop&Go Pilo t(Y page 191)
R 120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximum permissibl espeed
exceeded (only for certain countries) Head-up display
General notes The head-up displa
yprojects information from
the navigation syste mand the driver assistance
syste mabove the dashboard into the driver's
field of vision. Thi sallow sthe head-up displa yto
collect information withou tyou havin gtotake
your eyes off of the road.
Ar equirement for the displa yofthe contents is
tha tthe following functions ar eavailable in the
vehicl eand ar eswitched on:
R Cruise contro land SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONI CPLUS
R Traffi cSignA ssist
R Navigation
Important safety notes The head-up displa
yisonlyana idand is not a
substitute for attentiv edriving.
Speed limits and overtaking restrictions ar enot
always correctl ydisplayed .Traffi csigns always
have priority ove rthe Traffi cSignA ssist display.
The visibility of the head-up displa yisinfluenced
by the following conditions:
R the driver's seat position
R the positioning of the displa yimage
R the genera llig ht conditions
R sunglasse swithp olarisation filters
R We troa ds urfaces
R blocking of sunlight by objects on the display
cover In the event of extreme sunlight, sections of the
displa ymayfade .This ca nbereversed by
switching the head-up displa yoff and on again.
i Vehicles with the head-up displa
yareequip-
pe dw ithas pecial windscreen. Shoul drepairs
be necessary ,havet he windscreen replaced
at aq uali fied specialis tworkshop.
Displays and operation Switchin
gthe head-up displa yon/off X
Press button :.
When the head-up displa yisswitched on, the
displa yappears in the driver's field of vision.
Standard displays in the head-up display
Th eh ead-u pdisplay shows the following con-
tents and information: :
Navigation messages
; Current speed
= Cruise control ,SPEEDTRONIC or
DISTRONI CPLUSs etspeed
? Detected instructions and traffi csigns Displays an
doperation
235On-boardcompu tera nd displays Z