2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE parking brake

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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You will see the stored speed for approximately
five seconds when you activate DISTRONIC
PLUS.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever forwards
=.
or
X Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever in the
direction of arrow ;.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp :in the cruis econtrol lever lights
up.
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS ,you will
see the DISTRONI CPLUS off
DISTRONI CPLUS off messageinthe
multifunction display for approximately five sec-
onds.
i The last speed stored remain
sstored until
you switc hoff the engine.
i DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivate
difyou
depres sthe accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactivated
if: R you apply the electric parking brak eorifthe
vehicle is automatically secured with the elec- tric parking brake
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
R the transmission is in the P,Ror Nposition
R you pull the cruis econtrol lever towards you
in order to pull away and the front-passenger door or one of the rear doors is open
R the vehicle is skidding
R you activate Activ eParking Assist If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will hear
aw arnin gtone. You will see the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS off PLUS off messageinthe multifunction display
for approximately five seconds.
Tip sfor driving with DISTRONIC PLUS General notes
Pay particular attention in the followin gtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enterin gand exiting abend: the
ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detec tvehicles
when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may
brak eunexpectedly or late.
R Driving on adifferen tline: DISTRONIC PLUS
may not detec tvehicles which are not driving
in the middle of their lane. The distance to the
vehicle in fron twill be too short.
R Other vehicles changing lane: DISTRONIC
PLUS has not detected the vehicle cuttin gin
yet. The distance to this vehicle will be too
short.
R Narro wvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS has not
yet detected the vehicle in fron tonthe edge
of the carriageway because of its narrow
width. The distance to the vehicle in fron twill
be too short.
R Obstacles and stationar yvehicles:
DISTRONIC PLUS does not brak efor obsta-
cles or stationar yvehicles. If, for example, the
detected vehicle turn sacorner and reveals an
obstacle or stationar yvehicle, DISTRONIC
PLUS will not brak efor these.
R Crossin gvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS may mis-
takenly detec tvehicles that are crossin gyour
lane. Activatin gDISTRONIC PLUS at traffic
light swith crossin gtraffic ,for example, could
cause your vehicle to pull away unintention-
ally.
In such situations ,brak eifn ecessary.
DISTRONIC PLUS is the ndeactivated. 190
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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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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.
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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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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
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and parking remains with you. Mak
esure that
there are no persons, animals or object sin
range while manoeuvrin gand parking.
! When parking
,pay particular attention to
object sabov eorb elow th esensors, suc has
flowe rpotsort railer drawbars. PARKTRONIC
does no tdetect suc hobject swhen they are in
th ei mmediat evicinit yoft hevehicle .You
coul ddamage th evehicle or th eobjects.
The sensor smay no tdetect snow and objects
whic habsor bultrasonic sources.
Ultrasonic sources ,suc hasana utomatic car
wash, alorry's compressed-air brakes or a
pneumatic drill ,coul dc aus ePARKTRONIC to
malfunction.
PARKTRONIC may no tfunction correctly on
uneven terrain.
! Fol
dint heball coupling if th etrailer tow
hitch is no trequired. PARKTRONIC measures
th em inimum detection range to an obstacle
from th ebumper, no tthe ball coupling.
PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you: R switch on th eignition
R shif ttop osition D,Ror Non vehicle swith
automatic transmission
PARKTRONIC is deactivate datspeeds above
18 km/h. It is reactivate datlower speeds.
PARKTRONIC is deactivate dfor th erear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Range of th esensors General notes
PARKTRONIC does no ttak eintoa ccoun tobsta-
cle slocated:
R below th edetection range, e.g .persons, ani-
mals or objects
R abov ethe detection range, e.g .overhanging
loads, tail sections or loadin gramps of goods
vehicles :
Example :sensor sinthefron tbumper, left-
han dside The sensor
smust be free of dirt ,ice and slush.
Otherwise, they may no tfunction correctly.
Clean th esensor sregularly, taking car enotto
scratch or damage them (Y page 330).
Fron tsensors Centre Approx
.100 cm Corners Approx
.60cm Rear sensors
Centre Approx
.120 cm Corners Approx
.80cm 198
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysa re lit. You
also hear awarning tone
for approximately two
seconds.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the indi-
cator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has been deactivated.
X If problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysa re lit.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated. The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
X
Clean the PARKTRONIC sensors (Y page 330).
X Switch the ignition back on. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
X See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Active Parking Assist
General notes Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. It measures the road on both
sides of the vehicle. Aparking symbol indicates
as uitable parking space. Active steering inter-
vention and brake application can assist you
during parking and when exiting aparking
space. You may also use PARKTRONIC
(Y page 197).
Important safety notes Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate
surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that no persons, animals or objects
are in the manoeuvring range.
When PARKTRONIC is deactivated, Active Park-
ing Assist is also unavailable.
For vehicles with the trailer tow hitch folded out,
the minimum length for parking spaces is
slightly longer.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle, you
should not use Active Parking Assist. Once the
electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active Parking
Assist is no longer available. PARKTRONIC is
deactivated for the rear area. G
WARNING
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncomingl ane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is arisk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park- ing Assist parking procedure.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over obsta-
cles such as kerbs slowly and not at asharp
angle. Otherwise, you may damage the
wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces
not suitable for parking, e.g.: R parking or stopping restrictions
R in front of driveways or entrances and exits
R unsuitable surfaces Driving systems
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