2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE belt

In addition, at least one of the following condi-
tions must be fulfilled:
R the engine is switched off
R the driver is not wearing aseat belt and the
driver's door is opened
R there is asystem malfunction
R the powers upply is insufficient
R the vehicle is stationary for alengthy period
The red !indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO start/stop function.
Applying automatically (vehiclesw ith
manual transmission) The electric parking brake is applied automati-
cally when the vehicle is being kept vehicle sta-
tionary by the HOLD function.
In addition, at least one of the following condi-
tions must be fulfilled:
R the engine is switched off
R the driver is not wearing aseat belt and the
driver's door is open
R there is asystem malfunction
R the powers upply is insufficient
R the vehicle is stationary for alengthy period
The red !indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
Releasing automatically The electric parking brake of yourv
ehicle is
released automatically when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
R the seat belt is fastened
R the engine is running
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position Dor Rand you
depres sthe accelerator pedal.
or you shift the transmission positio
nfrom Pto
position Dor R.Y ou willn eed to accelerate
more on steeper gradients.
R Vehicles with manual transmission: agear
is selected and you depres sthe accelerator
pedal.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: when
the transmission is in position Rthe boot lid
must be closed.
Vehicles with manual transmission: when
reverse gear Ris engaged ,the boot lid must be
closed.
If yours eat belt is not fastened, the following
conditions must be fulfilled to automatically
release the electric parking brake:
R the driver's door is closed
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
you are shifting from transmission position P
or have previously driven faster than
3k m/h
R Vehicles with manual transmission: you
have previously driven faster than 3km/h
Ensure that you do not depres sthe accelerator
pedalu nintentionally .Otherwise ,the parking
brake willber eleased and the vehicle wills tart
to move.
Emergency braking The vehicle can also be braked during an emer-
gency by using the electric parking brake.
X Whiled riving, push handle :of the electric
parking brake (Y page 174).
The vehicle is braked as long as you keep
handle :of the electric parking brake
depressed. The longer electric parking brake
handle :is depressed, the greater the brak-
ing force.
During braking:
R aw arning tone sounds
R the Release parking brake Release parking brake display mes-
sage appears
R the red !indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes
When the vehicle has been braked to astand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. Parking
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LIM indicator lamp
=on the cruise control lever
indicates which function you have selected:
R LIM indicator lamp =
=off: DISTRONIC PLUS
is selected
R LIM indicator lamp =
=on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected
Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp =is off.
If it is off, DISTRONIC PLUS is already selec-
ted.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow B.
LIM indicator lamp =in the cruise control
lever goes out. DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following con-
ditions must be fulfilled:
R the engine must be running. It may take up to
two minutes of driving before DISTRONIC
PLUS is ready for use.
R the electric parking brake must be released.
R ESP ®
must be switched on, but not interven-
ing.
R Active Parking Assist must not be activated.
R the transmission must be in position D.
R the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from Pto Dor yours eat belt must be
fastened.
R the front-passenger door and the rear doors
must be closed.
R the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be selec-
ted with the cruise control lever (Y page 186).
Activating
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?,up:or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
X Remove yourf oot from the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i If you do not fullyr
elease the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC PLUS PLUSsuspended
suspended mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display. The set distance to aslower-moving vehicle in front willt
hen not be maintained .The position
of the accelerator pedalw illd etermine the
speed.
You can also activate DISTRONIC PLUS when
stationary .The lowest speed that can be set is
30 km/h.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?,up:or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed G
WARNING
If you call up astored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed,t he vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly .There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed.Ify ou do
not know whatt he stored speed is, store the
desire dspeed again.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?.
X Remove yourf oot from the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first time it
is activated, the current speed is stored. Oth-
erwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed to the
previously stored value.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS Pulling away and driving
X If you want to pull away with DISTRONIC
PLUS: remove yourf oot from the brake pedal.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?.
or X Accelerate briefly.
Yourv ehicle pulls awaya nd adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, yourv ehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
The vehicle can also pulla wayw hen it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on adiffer-
ent line from another vehicle .The vehicle then
brakes automatically. 186
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Stopping
G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment,t he battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by avehicle occupant.
There is arisk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Further information on deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 190).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detectst hat the vehicle in
front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
i After
ashort period, the vehicle is secured
by the electric parking brake, thus relieving
the service brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to astandstill at
as ufficient distance behind the vehicle in
front.T he specified minimum distance is set
using the control on the cruise control lever.
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If af ault occurs, the transmission may also shift
into position Pautomatically.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down Afor alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the
desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to
the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in
1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Ato the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1k m/h increments.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Abeyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases in 10 km/h increments.
i If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Setting the specified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance for
DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func-
tion, you can set the minimum distance that
DISTRONIC PLUS maintains to the vehicle in
front,d ependent on vehicle speed. You can see
this distance in the multifunction display
(Y page 189).
i Make sure that you maintain the minimum
distance to the vehicle in front as required by law. Adjust the distance to the vehicle in front
if necessary. 188
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Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When leaving th evehicle, it can still rol laway
despit ebein gbraked by th eHOLDfunction if:
R there is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th ev oltag esupply
R theH OLDf unction is deactivated by the
accelerato rpedal bein gdepressed, e.g. by
av ehicl eoccupant
R thee lectrical system in th eenginec om-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses are tam-
pered with
R theb attery is disconnected
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Before leaving th evehicle, always deactivate
th eH OLDf unction and secure th evehicle
from rollin gaway.
! When DISTRONI
CPLUSort heHOLD func-
tion is activated, th evehicl ebrakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamag etothevehicle, deactivate
DISTRONI CPLUSa nd th eHOLDf unction in
th ef ollowin gorsimilar situations:
R when towin gaway
R in ac ar wash
Deactivating th eHOLDf unction (Y page 193).
Activation conditions You can activat
ethe HOLD function if all of the
followin gconditi onsa re fulfilled:
R thev ehicl eiss tationary
R thee ngineisr unnin gorifith as been auto-
matically switched off by th eECO start/stop
function
R thed river' sdoor is closed or your seat belt is
fastened
R thee lectric parking brak eisreleased
R vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the
transmission is in position D,Ror N
R DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated Activating th
eHOLD function X
Mak esuret hatthe activation condition sare
met.
X Depress th ebrak epedal.
X Quickly depress th ebrak epedal further
until :appear sinthemultifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release th ebrak epedal.
i If depressing th
ebrak epedal th efirst time
does no tactivat ethe HOLD function ,wait
briefly and then tr yagain.
Deactivating th eHOLD function The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
R you accelerate .Onvehicles wit hautomatic
transmission :onlyw hen th etransmission is in
position Dor R.
R thet ransmission is in position Pon vehicles
wit ha utomatic transmission.
R you depress th ebrak epedal again wit hacer-
tai na moun tofpressur euntil display :dis-
appear sfromt hemultifunction display.
R you secure th evehicl eusin gthe electric park-
ing brake.
R you activat eDISTR ONICPLUS.
i Afte
ras hort period, th evehicl eiss ecured
by th eelectric parking brake, thus relieving
th es ervic ebrake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission Driving systems
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When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated,
the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If am alfunction occurs ,then the transmission
may also be shifted into position Pautomati-
cally.
Vehicles with manual transmission
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
and:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
The Brake immediately
Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction display.
X Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion display goes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
Ah orn will sound at regular intervals if you turn
off the engine, take off your seat belt or open the driver's door when the HOLD function is activa-ted. The horn alerts you to the fact that the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to
lock the vehicle, the toneb ecomes louder. The
vehicle cannot be locked until you have deacti-
vated the HOLD function.
i Oncey
ou have switched off the engine, you
cannot restart it until you have deactivated
the HOLD function. RACE START
Important safety notes i
RACE START must not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outside
of public road use.
i RACE START is only available in
Mercedes‑ AMG vehicles.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astandin gstart .For this, asuitably high-
grip road surface is required, along with the
tyres and vehicle being in good condition. G
WARNING
If you use RACE START, individual tyres may
get into aspin and the vehicle could skid.
Dependin gonthe selected ESP ®
mode, there
is an increased risk of skidding and having an accident .Make sure that no persons ,animals
or obstacles are within range of the vehicle.
i Observe the safety notes on driving safety
systems (Y page 66).
Be sure to read the safety notes and informa-
tion on ESP ®
(Y page 71).
Activation conditions You can activat
eRACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
71 †. This is the case when the oil tempera-
ture gauge in the multifunction display is
shown in white.
R the drive program S,S+ orRace is selected
(Y page 154)
R the steerin gwheel is in the straight-ahead
position
R the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is
depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START i
When manual mode (Y
page 163) is active,
the transmission automatically shifts up to
RACE START in the drive program. This func-
tion supports maximum acceleration with 194
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ATTENTION ASSIST
Genera lnotes ATTENTION ASSIST help
syou during long,
monotonous journeys suc hasonmotorways
and trunk roads. It is active in th e60km/ hto
20 0k m/ hspee drange. If ATTENTION ASSIST
detects typical indicators of fatigue or increas-
ing lapse sinconcentratio nonthepart of the
driver ,itsuggest staking abreak.
Important safety notes ATTENTION ASSIST is only an aid. It may not
always detec tfatigue or lapse sinconcentration
until to olate, or may no tdetec tthe mata ll. The
system is no tasubstitut efor aw ell-reste dand
attentive driver.
The functionalit yofATTENTION ASSIST is
restricted, and warning smay be delaye dornot
occur at all:
R if th elengt hoft hejourney is less than approx-
imately 30 minutes
R if th eroad condition is poor ,e.g.ift hesurface
is uneven or if there are potholes
R if there is astron gs ide wind
R if you hav eadopted asport ydrivin gstyle with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel-
eration
R if you are predominantly drivin gataspeed
belo w60k m/horabov e200 km/h
R if you are drivin gwitht he active Steer Assist
of DISTRONI CPLUS
R if th etimeh as been set incorrectly
R in active drivin gsituations, suc haswhen you
chang elanes or chang eyour speed
The ATTENTION ASSIST tiredness assessment
is delete dand restarte dwhen continuing the
journey, if:
R you switch off th eengine
R you tak eoff your seat belt and open th edriv-
er' sd oor ,e.g.f or ac hang eofd riversorto
tak eab reak Displaying th
eattention level You can hav
ecurren tstatus information dis-
played in th eassistanc emenu( Ypage 244) of
th eo n-bo ard computer.
X Selec tthe assistanc egraphic sdisplay for
ATTENTION ASSIST usin gthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 243).
The followin ginformation is displayed:
R thel engt hoft hejourney since th elast break
R thea ttention level determine dbyATTENTION
ASSIST (Attention level Attention level), displayed in a
bar display in fiv elevels from high to low
R if ATTENTION ASSIST is unable to calculate
thea ttention level and canno tissue awarn-
ing ,the System suspended System suspended message
appears. The bar display then changes the
display, e.g. if you are drivin gataspeedbelow
60 km/h or abov e200 km/h.
Activating ATTENTION ASSIST X
Activat eATTEN TION ASSIST usin gthe on-
boar dcom puter (Y page 246).
The system determine sthe attention level of
th ed river depending on th esetting selected:
If Standard Standard is selected: th esensitivit ywith
whic hthe system determine sthe attention level
is set to normal.
If Sensitive
Sensitive is selected: th esensitivit yisset
higher. The attention level detecte dbyATTEN-
TIO NA SSIS Tisa dapted accordingly and the
driver is warned earlier.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbol appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play in th eassistanc egraphic display.
When ATTENTION ASSIST has been deactivated, it is automatically reactivated after th eengine
has been switched off .The sensitivit yselected Driving systems
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions PRE-SAFE Functions
PRE-SAFE Functions
limited limited
See
SeeOwner's
Owner's
Manual
Manual PRE
‑SAFE ®
PLU SorP RE‑SAFE ®
Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Radar
Radar
sensors
sensors dirty
dirty
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual At least on
eofthefollowin gdrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
R PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
R Active Lan eKeepin gAssist
R Active Blind Spot Assist
R DISTRONI CPLUSw ithS teering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilot
If th eradar sensor system in fron tisdirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tp erfor mac ourse-correcting brak eapplication.
Possibl ecauses:
R thes ensor sintheradiato rtrima nd/o rinthebumpers are dirty
R thef unction of th edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is
impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.A lldrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems are operative
again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Switc hoff th eengine.
X Clean th esensor s(Ypage 330) in th efollowin glocations:
R in th eradiato rtrim
R in th efront bumper
R in th erear bumper, particularly in th emiddle of th erear bumper
X Restart th eengine.
The display message disappears. 6
Restraint sys
.mal‐
Restraint sys .mal‐
function Consult function Consult
workshop workshop The restrain
tsystem is faulty. The 6warning lamp also lights up in
th ei nstrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increased ris kofinjury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (Y page 39). Display
messages
261On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions 6
Front lef
tmalfunc‐
Front lef tmalfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop shop orFront right
Front right
malfunction
malfunction Consult
Consult
workshop
workshop The restrain
tsystem has malfunctioned at th efront on th eleftorr ight.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increased ris kofinjury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 6
Rea
rl eftm alfunc‐
Rea rl eftm alfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop shop orRea rr ight
Rea rr ight
malfunction
malfunction Consult
Consult
workshop
workshop The rear left-han
dorright-hand restrain tsystem has malfunctioned.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increased ris kofinjury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 6
Lef
tw indowbag mal‐
Lef tw indowbag mal‐
function Consult function Consult
workshop workshop orRight
Right
windowbag malfunc‐
windowbag malfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop shop The lef
torright windowbag is malfunctioning.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The lef torright windowbag may either be triggered unintentionally or,
in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increased ris kofinjury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 262
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays