2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE trailer

R
yello wbrackets wit hthinl ines: PARKTRONIC
is active
R yello wbrackets wit hnorma llines: an objec tis
presen tinclose range of th evehicle
R red line: an objec tispresen tintheimmediate
close range of th evehicle
Important safety notes The 360° camera is only an aid and may sho
wa
distorted vie wofobstacles, sho wthemi ncor-
rectl yorn otat all. The 360° camera is no ta
substitut efor attentive driving.
The responsibilit yfor saf emanoeuvrin gand
parkin gremain swithy ou. Mak esuret hatthe re
are no persons, animals or objects in range
while manoeuvrin gand parking.
You are always responsibl efor safety, and must
always pay attention to your surroundings when
parkin gand manoeuvring. This applies to the
area sbehind ,infront of and beside th evehicle.
You could otherwise endanger yourself and oth- ers.
The 360° camera will no tfunction or will func-
tion only in alimite dmanner:
R if th edoors are open
R if th eexter iorm irror sare folded in
R if th ebootlid is open
R in heav yrain ,sno worf og
R at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecameras are exposed to ver ybright light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if th ecamera lenses mis tup, e.g. when driving
into aheated garage in winter, causin garapid
chang eintemperature
R if th ecamera lenses are dirty or covered
R if th evehicl ecom ponent sinwhichthe cam-
eras are fitte dare damaged. In this event,
hav ethe camera position and setting checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Do no tuse th e360°c amera under suc hcir-
cumstances. You could otherwise injur eothers
or damage objects when parkin gthe vehicle.
The guide lines in th emultimedia system display
sho wthe distances to your vehicle. The distan-
ce so nlya pply to roa dlevel.
In trailer mode, th eguide lines are shown at the
level of th etrailer to whitch.
The camera in th erear area is protected by
mean sofaf lap.This flap open swhen th e360° camera is activated. Se
ethe note sonc leaning
(Y page 330). Fo rtechnic al reasons, th eflap
may remain open briefl yafter th e360°c amera
has been deactivated.
The field of vision and other function softhe
camera system may be restricted due to addi-
tional accessories on th erear of th evehicl e(e.g.
licence plat eholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles wit hheight-adjustable suspension,
due to th etechnic al conditions, leavin gthe
standard height can result in:
R inaccuracies in th eguide lines
R inaccuracies in th edisplay of generated
images (top view)
Activation conditions The 360° camera imag
ecan be displayed if:
R them ultimedia system is switched on
R the 360°c amera
360 °c amera function is switched on
i If you are drivin
gfaste rtha natam oderate
speed and switch on th e360°c amera, a
warnin gmessage appears.
The warnin gmessage disappear sif:
R you are again drivin gatamoderatespeed.
The 360° camera is then activated.
R them essage is confirmed wit hthe %
button.
Switchin gthe 360° camer aon/off
using th ebutton X
To switch on: press button:.
The followin gappears dependin gonwhether
transmission position Dor Ris selected: Driving systems
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R
as plit-screen with to pview and th eimage
from th efront camera or
R as plit-screen with to pview and th eimage
from th ereversing camera
X To switch off: pressbutton :.
Switching on th e360° camera using
revers egear You can show image
sfromt he360° camera
automatically by engagin grevers egear.
X Mak esure that th ekeyis in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Mak esure that the ActivationbyRgear
Activatio nbyRgear
function is selecte dinthemultimedia system
(see th eDigital Owner' sManual).
X To show th e360° camera image: engage
revers egear.
The multimedia system show sthe area
behin dthe vehicle in split-screen mode .You
see th etop view of th evehicle and th eimage
from th ereversing camera.
Selecting th esplit-screen view or full
screen mode Switching between split screen views:
X To switch to th eline with th evehicle icons:
slide 5thec ontroller.
X To selec tavehicle icon: tur nthe controller.
Switching to full screen mode:
X 180 °v iew
180 °v iew Turn and pres sthe controller.
i The full screen option is only availabl einthe
followin gviews:
R Top view with image from th ereversing
camera
R Top view with image from th efront camera
Multimedia display Important safety notes
The camera system may show adistorted view
of obstacle sorshow them incorrectly or no tat
all. Obstacle sare no tshow nbyt hesystem in the
followin glocations:
R unde rthe fron tand rear bumpers
R ver yclose to th efront and rear bumpers
R in th earea immediately abov ethe handle on
th eb oot lid R
ver yclose to th eexterio rmirrors
R in th etransitional areas between th evarious
cameras in th evirtual to pview
! Object
snotat ground leve lmay appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
R theb umpe rofap arked vehicle
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all coupling of atrailer to whitch
R ther ear sectio nofanHGV
R as lante dpost
Use th eguidelines only for orientation.
Approac hobject snof urther than th ebottom-
mos tguideline.
Top view with image from th ereversing
camera :
Yellow guide line at adistanc eofapprox-
imately 4. 0mfromt herear of th evehicle
; Symbol for th esplit-screen settin gwith top
view and reversing camera image
= Guide line for th emaximum steering angle
? Yellow lane markin gthe course th etyres will
tak eatt hecurren tsteering wheel angle
(dynamic)
A Yellow guide line for th evehicle width
includin gthe exterio rmirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic) 212
Driving systemsDriving and parking

"Coupling up
atrailer" function :
Vehicle centrep oint on the yellow guide line
at ad istance of approximately 1.0 mfrom
the rear of the vehicle
; Trailerd rawbar
= Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
X Set the height of trailer drawbar ;so that it
is slightly higher than the ball coupling.
X Position the vehicle centrally in front of trailer
drawbar ;. :
Symbol for the trailer view setting
; Trailerd rawbarlocating aid
= Ball coupling
? Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the ball coupling
X Select symbol :using the controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
apply to objects that are at the same level as
the ball coupling.
X Reverse carefully,m aking sure trailer drawbar
locating aid ;points approximately in the
direction of the trailer drawbar. X
Reverse carefully until the trailer drawbarr ea-
ches red guide line ?.
The distance between the trailer drawbara nd
the red guide line is now approximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 227).
i For technical reasons, the ball coupling of
the trailer tow hitch in the multimedia system
displayise ither only partiallyv isible or not at
all.
The lines are shown at the level of the trailer tow hitch.
180° view :
Symbol for the full-screen setting with the
reversing camera image
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
i 180° view can also be selected as front
view.
Select this view when you are driving out of an
exit and the view of crossing traffic is restricted,
for example.
i If you select the
%symbol in the display
and confirm with the controller, the split-
screen view appears.
Stopping the 360° camera display The 360° camera displayiss
topped:
R when you select transmission position P,or
R when you are driving at moderate speeds
The view which was active before the 360° cam-
era was displayed appears in the multimedia
display. You can also stop the 360° camera dis-
play split-screen view by selecting the %
symbol in the displaya nd then confirming with
the COMAND controller. 214
Driving systemsDriving and parking

Warning display
:
Warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 30 km/h. Vehicles in the moni-
toring range are then not indicated.
If av ehicl eisd etected withi nthe monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing side lights up red. This warning lamp always lights up when avehicl eenters the blind spot
monitoring range from behind or from the side.
When you overtake avehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in spee disless than
12 km/h.
If you select the reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist
is not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamp sisauto-
matically adapted to the brightness of the sur-
roundings.
Collisionw arning
If av ehicl eisd etected in the monitoring range of
Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the corre-
sponding turn signal, adouble warning tone
sounds. Red warning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signa lremains on, detected vehicles are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
Activating Blind Spot Assist X Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activated
in the on-board computer (Y page245).
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors light
up red until the engine is started. Display in the assistance graphic
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, grey radar
waves propagating backwards appear next to
the vehicl einthe assistance display in the mul-
tifunction display .Above aspee dof30k m/h,
the colou rofthe rada rwaves in the assistance
display changes to green :.Blind Spot Assist is
then read yfor use.
Towing atrailer
If you coupl eupatrailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. This can be accomplishe dbychecking
the trailer lighting. Blind Spot Assist is then
deactivated. The Blind Spot Assist not Blind Spot Assist not
available when towing atrailer See
available when towing atrailer See
Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
Lane Keepin gAssist General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
you rvehicl ebym eans of multifunction cam-
era :attached at the top of the windscreen.
Lane Keeping Assist detects lane markings on
the road and can warn you before you leave your lane unintentionally. Driving systems
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Visual and acousti
ccollision warning
If yo uswitch on the turn signal stochange lanes
and avehicl eisd etected in the sid emonitoring
range, yo ureceive avisua land acoustic collision
warning .You will then hea radoublewarning
tone and red warning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, detected vehicles are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
Course-correctin gbrake application
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects ariskofa side
impact in the monitoring range, acourse-cor-
recting brake application is carrie dout.T hisis
designed to hel pyou avoid acollision. G
WARNING
Ac ourse-correcting brake application cannot
always prevent acollision. There is ariskofan
accident.
Alway ssteer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns
yo uorm akesac ourse-correcting brake appli-
cation. Alway smaintai nasafed istance at the
sides.
If ac ourse-correcting brake application occurs,
red warning lamp :flashe sinthe exterio rmir-
ror and adualw arning tone sounds. In addition,
display ;underlining the danger of asidec ol-
lisio nappea rs in the multifunctio ndisplay.
In very rar ecases, the system may make an
inappropriate brake application. Acourse-cor-
recting brake application may be interrupted at
any time if yo ustee rslightl yint he opposite
direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake application is avail-
able in the speed rang ebetween 30 km/h and
200 km/h.
Eithe racourse-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at
all, may occu rif:
R ther eare vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
barriers ,onboth sides of your vehicle
R av ehicl eapproaches too closel yonthe side
R youh avea dopte das porty driving style with
high cornering speeds
R youc learl ybrake or accelerate
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake R
ESP ®
is deactivated
R al ossoft yre pressure or adefective tyre is
detected
Activatin gActive Blind Spo tAssist
X Make sure tha tActive Blind Spot Assist is
activate dinthe on-board computer
(Y page 245).
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterio rmirrors light
up red for approximatel y1.5 seconds .Grey
radar waves propagating backwards appear
next to the vehicl einthe assistance display in
the multifunctio ndisplay.
Towin gatrailer
If yo ucoupl eupa trailer, make sure tha tyou
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. Thi scan be accomplished by checking
the traile rlighting. Active Blind Spot Assist is
then deactivated. The radar waves next to the
vehicl eare hidden in the assistance display .The
Active Blind Spo tAssist not availa‐
Active Blind Spo tAssist not availa‐
ble ble when
when towing a
towing a trailer
trailerSee
SeeOwner's
Owner's
Manual
Manual message appears in the multifunction
display.
Active Lan eKeeping Assist General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the are
ain
front of your vehicl ebymeans of multifunction
camera :at the top of the windscreen. Various
different areas to the front, rea rand sid eofyour
vehicl eare also monitore dwitht he ai doft he
radar sensor system .Active Lane Keeping
Assist detects lane marking sonthe roa dand
can warn yo ubefore yo uleave your lane unin-
tentionally .Ifyoudo not react to the warning ,a
lane-correcting application of the brakes can
bring the vehicl ebacki nto the original lane. Driving systems
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must have been issued by means of intermittent
vibration through the steering wheel. In addi-
tion, alane with lane markings on both sides
must be detected.
In the case of abroken lane marking being
detected, alane-correcting brake application
can only be made if avehicl ehas been detected
in the adjacent lane. Oncoming vehicles, over-
taking vehicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes
can be detected.
i Af
urther lane-correcting brake application
can only occur after yourv ehiclehas returned
to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs if:
R you clearl yand activel ysteer, brake or accel-
erate
R you cut the corner on asharp bend
R you have switched on the turn signal
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind Spot
Assist
R you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speed sorhigh rates of accel-
eration
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R the transmission is not in position D
R on vehicles with atrailert ow hitch, the elec-
trical connection to the traile rhas been cor-
rectly established
R aloss of tyre pressure or adefective tyre has
been detected and displayed
R an obstacl einthe lane in which you are driving
has been detected
Active Lane Keeping Assist may not detect other
road users or traffic situations. An inappropriate
brake application may be interrupted at any time
if:
R you steer slightly in the opposite direction
R you switch on the turn signal
R you clearl ybrake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brake application is interrup-
ted automatically if:
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind Spot
Assist
R lane markings are no longer detected Activating/deactivatin
gActive Lane
Keeping Assist X
To activate: press button ;.
Indicator lamp :lights up. The Lane Keep‐ Lane Keep‐
ing
ing Assist
Assist on
onmessage appears in the mul-
tifunction display.Ifa ll conditions have been
satisfied, awarning or steering intervention
may be made.
If you drive at speed sabove 60 km/h and lane
markings are detected, the lines in the assis- tance graphic display (Y page 243) are
shown in green. Active Lane Keeping Assist is
read yfor use.
X To deactivate: press button;.
Indicator lamp :goes out. Active Lane Keep-
ing Assist is deactivated. The Lane
Lane Keeping Keeping
Assist off
Assist off message appears in the multi-
function display.
Selecting Standard or Adaptive setting X In the Assistance
Assistance menu on the on-board
computer, select the Active Lane Keep‐
Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
ing Assist function (Ypage 246).
X Select Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
When Standard
Standard is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched on the turn signals. In
this event, the warnings are suppressed for
ac ertain perio doftime.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
When Adaptive
Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched on the turn signals. In
this event, the warnings are suppressed for
ac ertain perio doftime.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown. Driving systems
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R
you brak ehard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or chang elan eq uickly.
R you cut th ecorner onashar pbend.
In order that you are warned only when neces-
sar yand in goo dtimeify ou cross th elan em ark-
ing, th esystem detects certain condition sand
warn syou accordingly.
The warnin gvibration occur searlier if:
R you approac hthe outer lan emarking on a
bend
R ther oadh as ver ywide lanes, e.g. amotorway
R thes ystem detects soli dlanem arkings
The warnin gvibration occur slater if:
R ther oadh as narrow lanes
R you cut th ecorner onabend
Towing atrailer
If you couple up atrailer ,makes uret haty ou
hav ecorrectly established th eelectrica lcon-
nection .This can be accomplished by checking
th et railer lighting. Towing
atrailer Important safety notes
G
WARNING
You could lose control of th evehicle/trailer
combination if it begins to swerve. The vehi-
cle/trailer combination could eve noverturn.
There is ariskofana ccident.
On no accoun tshould you attemp tto
straighten out th evehicle/trailer combina-
tion by increasing speed. Decrease your
speed and do no tcountersteer. Brake if nec-
essary. G
WARNING
If th emaximum permissibl eload for acarrier
system is exceeded ,the carrie rcould come
loos efromt hevehicl eand endanger other
roa dusers. There is ariskofana ccidentand
injury.
Never exceed th emaximum permissibl eload
when usin gacarrier. Exceedin
gthe maximum permissibl enose-
weigh tofthetrailer drawbar on th eball coupling
may caus edamage to th efollowing:
R your vehicle
R trailer
R ball coupling
R trailer to whitch
The vehicle/trailer combination could become
unstable.
If th enoseweight used is lower than th emini-
mum permissibl enoseweight ,the vehicle/
trailer combination could also become unstable.
To avoid hazardous situations:
R mak esuretoc heckthen oseweight before
eac hjourney
R use adrawbar noseweight as close as possi-
ble to th emaximum noseweight
R do no texcee dthe maximum permissible
noseweight
R do no tuse an oseweight lower than th emin-
imum noseweight
Mak esuret hatthe followin gvalue sare not
exceeded:
R thep ermissibl etrailer drawbar noseweight
R thep ermissibl etrailer load
R thep ermissibl erear axl eload of th etow ing
vehicle
R them aximum permissibl egross vehicle
weigh tofbotht he towin gvehicl eand the
trailer
The applicable permissibl evalues, whic hmust
no tbee xceeded,can be found:
R in your vehicl edocuments
R on th eidentification plates of th etrailer tow
hitch and th etrailer
R on th evehicl eidentification plate
If th evalue sdiffer ,the lowes tvalue applies.
You will fin dthe value sapprove dbythemanu-
facturer on th evehicl eidentification plates and
those for th etow ingv ehicl eunder "Technical
data" (Y page 378). G
WARNING
If you release th eball couplin goritdoes not
engage correctl ywhen foldin gin, it will swing
out .Within pivotin grange of th eball coupling,
there is an increase driskofana ccidentand
injury. 226
Towin
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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
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