2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE warning light

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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function or symbol
;for "Coupling up a
trailer".
The symbol of the selected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: the reversing camera deacti-
vates if you shift the transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance.
Multimedi adisplay The reversing camera may show
adistorted view
of obstacles or show them incorrectly or not at
all .O bstacles are not show nbythe reversing
camera in the following locations:
R very close to the rear bumper
R under the rear bumper
R in the area immediately above the handl eon
the boot lid
! Objects not at ground leve
lmay appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
R the bumper of aparked vehicle
R the drawbar of atrailer
R the bal lcoupling of atrailer tow hitch
R the rear section of an HGV
R as lanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach objects no further than the bottom- most guideline. :
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imately 4.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steering
wheel, vehicl ewidth including the exterior
mirrors (static)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
take at the current steering whee langle
(dynamic) A
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imately 1.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
B Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Bumper
D Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the transmis-
sion is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. :
Front warning display
; Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
= Rea rwarning display
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page199) ,addi-
tional measurement operational readiness indi-
cator ;appears in the multimedi asystem dis-
play. If the PARKTRONIC warning display sare
active or light up, warning displays :and =
are als oactive or light up correspondingl yinthe
multimedi asyste mdisplay. Driving systems
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apply to object
sthata re at th esame leve las
th eb all coupling.
X Reverse carefully, making sure that trailer
drawbar locatin gaid; points approximately
in th edirection of trailer drawbar =.
X Reverse carefully until trailer drawbar =rea-
ches th ered guide line.
The distanc ebetween th etrailer drawbar and
th er ed guide line is no wapproximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up th etrailer (Y page 227).
"Wide-angle" function :
Symbol for th ewide-angle view function
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
You can also use th ereversing camera to select
aw ide-angle view.
When PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page 199),
as ymbo lfor your own vehicle appear sinthe
display of th emultimedia system. If the
PARKTRONIC warning displays are active, warn-
ing displays =light up in th emultimedia system
display in yellow or red respectively.
Object detection The reversing camera helps detect moving and
stationar
yobjects. If an object (person ,vehicle
or other obstacle )isdetected, this object is
marke dwithabar. Object slocate dsom edis-
tance away from th evehicle are marke dwith a
yellow bar. If th edistanc etotheobject is very
small ,the bar is displaye dinred.
Object detection only work sinwide-angle view.
To ensure that you can use th efunction ,itmust
be switched on in th emultimedia system (see
th es eparate operatin ginstructions). 360° camera
General notes The 360° camera is
acamera system that con-
sist soff our cameras.
The system evaluates image sfromt hefollowing
cameras:
R reversing camera
R fron tcamera
R two side cameras in th eexterio rmirrors
The cameras cover th eimmediat esurroundings
of th evehicle .The system assists you, e.g .when
parking or at exits with reduced visibility.
You can show image sfromt he360° camera in
full-screen mode or in seven differen tsplit-
screen views on th emultimedia system. Asplit-
screen view also includes atop view of th evehi-
cle .This view is calculate dfromt hedat asup-
plied by th einstalled cameras (virtual camera).
The seven split-screen views are: R Top view and image from th ereversing cam-
era (130° viewin gangle)
R Top view and image from th efront camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the
maximum steering wheel angle)
R Top view and enlarge drear view
R Top view and enlarge dfront view
R Top view and trailer view (vehicle swith trailer
to wh itch)
R Top view and image sfromt herear-facin gside
cameras (rear wheel view)
R Top view and image sfromt heforward-facing
side cameras (fron twheel view)
When th efunction is active and you shif tthe
transmission from Dor Rto N,t heguide lines
are hidde ninthemultimedia system.
When you chang ebetween transmission posi-
tions Dand R,you see th epreviously selected
fron torr ear view.
Distances measured by PARKTRONIC will also
be optically displayed:
R as red or yellow brackets aroun dthe vehicle
symbo lintopview in split-screen mode or
R at th ebotto mrightasr ed or yellow brackets
aroun dthe vehicle symbo linfull-screen mode
The line thicknes sand colour of th ebrackets
show how far th evehicle is from an object. 210
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"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
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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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This function is availabl
einaspeed range
between 60 km/ha nd 200 km/h.
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel passes
over alane marking .Itwill warn you by means of
intermittent vibration through the steering
wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Lane Keeping Assist cannot alway sclearly
identify lane markings.
In these cases, Lane Keeping Assist may:
R give an unnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep in lane, especially if Lane
Keeping Assist alerts you. G
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assist warning does not
return the vehicle to the original lane. There is ar isk of an accident.
Always steer, apply the brakes or accelerate
the vehicle yourself, especially if Lane Keep-
ing Assist alerts you.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Lane Keep-
ing Assist can neither reduce the risk of an acci-
dent nor override the laws of physics. Lane
Keeping Assist cannot take into account road,
weather or traffic conditions. Lane Keeping
Assist is only an aid. You are responsible for the distance to the vehicle in front ,for vehicle
speed, for braking in good time and for staying in
lane.
Lane Keeping Assist does not keep your vehicle
in its lane.
The system may be impaired or may not function if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insufficient
illumination of the road, or due to snow, rain,fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic, the
sun or reflection from other vehicles (e.g. if
the road surface is wet)
R the windscreen is dirty, misted up, damaged
or covered, for instance by asticker, in the
vicinit yofthe camera R
no or several, unclear lane markings are pres-
ent for one lane, e.g. in aconstruction area
R the lane markings are worn away,d ark or cov-
ered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too small
and the lane markings thus cannot be detec-
ted
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one another or merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are highly variable shade conditions on
the road
Activating/deactivating 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 .Ifall conditions have been
satisfied, there may be awarning.
If you drive at speeds above 60 km/ha nd lane
marking sare detected, the lines in the assis-
tance graphi cdisplay (Y page 243 )are
shown in green. Lane Keeping Assist is ready
for use.
X To deactivate: press button;.
Indicato rlamp :goe sout.L aneK eeping
Assist is deactivated. The LaneKeeping
Lan eKeeping
Assist off
Assist off message appears in the multi-
functio ndisplay.
Selecting Standard or Adaptiv esetting
X In the Assistance
Assistance menu on the on-board
computer, select the Lane
LaneKeeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
functio n(Ypage 246).
X Select Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
Standard
When Standard Standard is selected, no warning vibra-
tio no ccurs if: 220
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Alway
smakes uret hatther eiss ufficient dis-
tance to the side for othe rtraffic or obstacles. Active Blind Spo
tAssist monitors the area up to
3.0 mbehind your vehicl eand directl ynext to
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
The detection of vehicles may be impaired in the cas eof:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R poor visibility ,e.g.d ue to rain, snow or spray
Vehicles in the monitoring rang eare then not
indicated.
Active Blind Spo tAssist ma ynot detect narrow
vehicles, such as motorcycle sorbicycles, or
ma yonlyd etect them too late.
If the lanes are narrow ,vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicl emay be
indicated ,especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middl eoftheirlan e. Thi smay be the
cas eift hereare vehicles at the edge of thei rlane
neares tyou rv ehicle.
Due to the nature of the system:
R warning smaybe issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders
R warning smaybe interrupte dwhend riving
alongsid eparticularly long vehicles, for exam-
pl el orries, for aprolonged time Warning display
:
Warning display
Active Blind Spo tAssist is not operational at
speed sbelow approximatel y30k m/h .Vehicles
in the monitoring rang eare then not indicated.
If av ehicl eisd etecte dwithi nt he monitoring
rang eofB lind Spo tAssist at speed sabove
30 km/h ,warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing side lights up red .Thisw arning lamp always
lights up when avehicl eenter sthe blind spot
monitoring rang efrom behind or from the side.
Whe nyou overtake avehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
12 km/h.
If yo uselect the reverse gear, Active Blind Spot
Assist is not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamps is auto-
maticall yadapt ed to the brightness of the sur-
roundings. Whe
nActive Blind Spo tAssist is activated, grey
radar waves propagating rearwards appear next
to the vehicl einthe assistance display in the
multifunctio ndisplay .Abov eas peed of
30 km/h ,the colou rofthe radar waves in the
assistance display changes to green ;.Active
Blind Spo tAssist is then ready for use. 222
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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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