2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE airbag

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Socket (12 V)
230 Vpower socket .......................... 317
360° camera
Cleaning .........................................3 30
Display in the multimedi asystem .. 212
Function/notes ............................ .210 A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Display message ............................ 254
Function/notes ................................ 66
Important safety notes .................... 66
Warning lamp ................................. 287
Accident
Automatic measure safter an acci-
dent ................................................. 55
Activatin gmedia mode
General notes ................................ 306
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode ................................... .135
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 132
Active Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 245
Display message ............................ 272
Active Lane Keepin gAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 246
Display message ............................ 271
Function/notes ............................ .223
Active light function ......................... 121
Active Light System
Display message ............................ 265
Active Parking Assist
Cancelling ...................................... 205
Detecting parking spaces .............. 202
Display message ............................ 272
Exiting aparking space .................. 204
Function/notes ............................ .201
Important safety notes .................. 201
Parking .......................................... 203
Towing atrailer .............................. 201
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................. 75 Adaptive Brake Assist
Function/notes ................................ 70
Adaptive brake lights .......................... 71
Adaptive Dampin gSystem
Function/notes ............................ .197
Adaptive Dampin gSyste m(ADS)..... 196
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Display message ............................ 266
Function/notes ............................ .121
Switching on/off ........................... 122
AdBlue ®
Additive ......................................... 374
Display message ............................ 269
Displaying leve land range ............. 244
Filling capacity ............................... 375
Important safety notes .................. 374
Low outside temperatures ............. 374
Purity ............................................. 374
Topping up ..................................... 169
Additional speedometer ................... 248
Additives (engine oil) ........................ 376
Address book
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296
Adjustin gthe headlamp range ......... 120
Adjustin gthe volume
Multimedi asystem ........................ 297
Airc onditioning
General notes ................................ 129
Airf ilter(wh ite display message) .... 269
Airp ressure
see Tyr epressure
Airv ents
Important safety notes .................. 143
Rea r............................................... 143
Setting .......................................... .143
Setting the centre airv ents ........... 143
Setting the sid eairvents .............. .143
Air-conditionin gsystem
see Climate control
Airbag
Automatic front-passenger front
airba gdeactivatio n......................... .47
Introduction ..................................... 44
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 40
Airbags
Display message ............................ 263 Index
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Front airba
g(driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 46
Important safety guidelines ............. 44
Kneebag ........................................... 46
Sideba g............................................ 46
Triggering ......................................... 52
Windowba g...................................... 47
AIRMATIC
Displa ymessag e............................ 270
Function/note s............................. 195
Alarm
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 78
Switching off (ATA) .......................... 78
Switching the function on/off
(ATA) ................................................ 78
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
AMG
Performance Sea t.......................... 107
RIDE CONTROL sports suspen-
sio n................................................ 197
AMG men u(on-board computer) ..... 249
AMG sports exhaus tsystem ............ 151
Anti-glare film .................................... 320
Anti-loc kbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Theft Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Aquaplaning ....................................... 179
Armrest
Stowag ecompartment .................. 310
Ashtray ............................................... 315
Assistance display (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 243
Assistance men u(on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 244
ASSYST PLUS
Displaying aservice message ........ 325
Driving abroa d............................... 326
Hiding aservice message .............. 325
Resetting the service interval dis-
play ................................................ 326
Service message ............................ 325
Specia lservice requirements ......... 326
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 78
Function ........................................... 78 Switching off the alarm .................... 78
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Activating/deactivating ................. 246
Displa ymessage ............................ 270
Function/note s............................. 215
Authorise dworkshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
AUTO lights
Displa ymessage ............................ 265
see Lights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
sto pfunction) .................................... 150
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/sto pfunction) .......................... 149
Automatic front-passenge rfront
airbag deactivation
Displa ymessage ............................ 263
Automatic front-passenge rfront
airbag deactivatio nsystem
Operation ......................................... 48
Problems ......................................... 52
System self-test ............................... 50
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 118
Automatic transmission
Accelerator peda lposition ............. 160
Changing gea r............................... 160
DIREC TSELECT lever ..................... 158
Displa ymessage ............................ 279
Double-clutch function .................. 160
Drive progra mdisplay .................... 159
Drive programs .............................. 161
Driving tip s.................................... 160
DYNAMIC SELECT switch .............. 154
Emergency running mod e.............. 166
Engaging drive position .................. 159
Engaging neutral ............................ 158
Engaging park position automati-
cally ............................................... 158
Engaging reverse gea r................... 158
Engaging the park position ............ 158
Gliding mod e................................. 161
Kickdow n....................................... 161
Manua lshifting .............................. 163
Oil temperature (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AM Gvehicles) ..... 249
Overview ........................................ 157
Problem (fault) ............................... 166
Pulling away ................................... 148 4
Index

Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ...................................... .113
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ....... .114
Folding in/ou t(au tomatically). ...... 114
Folding in/out (electrically) ........... 114
Ou tofp osition (troubleshooting )... 114
Parking position ............................. 115
Resetting ....................................... 114
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 116 F
Fault message see Displa ymessages
Favourites
Overview ........................................ 299
Features ............................................. 314
Fire extinguisher ............................... 335
First-ai dkit......................................... 335
Fitting awheel
Fitting awheel ............................... 365
Lowering the vehicl e...................... 365
Preparing the vehicl e..................... 362
Raising the vehicl e......................... 362
Removing awheel .......................... 364
Securing the vehicl eagains troll-
ing away ........................................ 362
Flat tyre
Changing awheel /fitting the
spare whee l................................... 361
MOExtended tyre s......................... 337
Preparing the vehicl e..................... 337
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 338
see Emergency spare wheel
Floormat ............................................. 319
Foglamps (extende drange) .............. 121
Frequencies
Mobil ephone ................................. 369
Two-way radio ................................ 369
Front-passenger fron tairbag deac-
tivation
Displa ymessage ............................ 263
Front-passenger fron tairbag deac-
tivatio nsystem
Operation ......................................... 48
Problems ......................................... 52
System self-test ............................... 50 Fuel
Additives ........................................ 373
Consumption statistics .................. 237
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 237
Displaying the rang e...................... 237
Driving tip s.................................... 176
Fue lgauge ....................................... 32
Grade (petrol) ................................ 372
Important safety notes .................. 371
Information on C200, C250 ......... 373
Low outsid etemperature s............. 374
Note sfor Mercedes‑AM Gvehi-
cle s................................................ 373
Problem (malfunction) ................... 169
Quality (diesel )............................... 373
Refuelling ....................................... 166
Tank content/reserve fue l............. 372
Fue lfilter (white display message) .. 269
Fue llevel
Calling up the rang e(on-board
computer) ...................................... 237
Gaug e.............................................. 32
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 372
Problem (malfunction) ................... 169
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 352
Before changing ............................. 351
Dashboard fus ebox ....................... 351
Fus ebox in the boo t...................... 352
Fus ebox in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 351
Fus ebox in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 351
Important safety notes .................. 350 G
G-Meter (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) .................. 250
Gea rind icator (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ....... 249
Gearshift paddles
see Steering whee lgearshift paddles
Gearshift program
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 250
Genuin eMercedes-Benz parts ........... 25 Index
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Overview .......................................... 33
Multimedia system
Switching on and off ......................2 96
Music files
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 238
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296
Notes on runnin ginanew vehicle .. 144 O
Occupant safety Airbags ............................................ 44
Automatic front-passenger front
airba gdeactivatio n......................... .47
Automatic measure safter an acci-
dent ................................................. 55
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 55
Important safety notes .................... 39
PASSENGER AIRBAG indicator
lamp ................................................. 40
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 66
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 54
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protectio nPLUS) .............. 54
Restraint system introduction .......... 39
Restraint system warning lamp ....... .40
Sea tbelts ........................................ 41
Odometer ........................................... 236
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 249
Assistance graphi cmenu ............... 243
Assistance menu ........................... 244
Displa ymessages .......................... 253
Displaying aservice message ........ 325
DISTRONIC PLU S........................... 189
Factory settings ............................. 249
G-Meter ......................................... 250
Head-u pdisplay ............................. 235
Important safety notes .................. 232
Instrument cluster menu ............... 248 Light menu ..................................... 247
Media menu ................................... 240
Menu overview .............................. 236
Message memory .......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 238
Operating the TV ............................ 242
Operating video DVD ..................... 241
Operation ....................................... 233
RACETIMER ................................... 251
Radi omenu ................................... 240
Service menu ................................. 244
Setting smenu ............................... 244
Standard display ............................ 236
Telephone menu ............................ 242
Tri pm enu ...................................... 236
Vehicl emenu ................................. 248
Operatin ginstructions
Vehicl eequipment ........................... 26
Operatin gsafety
Declaration of conformity ................ 27
Important safety note ...................... 26
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer
Operation
Digital Owner's Manua l.................... 24
Outside temperature display ........... 233
Overhead contro lpanel ...................... 37
Owner's Manual
Overview .......................................... 26 P
Paint code .......................................... 370
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 328
Panic alarm .......................................... 39
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety information ........... 96
Operating ......................................... 98
Operating the rolle rsunblind sfor
the sliding sunroo f........................... 99
Problem (malfunction) ................... 101
Rain-closing feature (when driv-
ing ).................................................. 99
Rain-closing feature (when the
engine is switche doff) ..................... 99
Reversing feature ............................. 97
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 172 Index
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Protection of the environment
General notes
H
Environmental note
Daimler's declared policy is one of compre-
hensive environmental protection.
Our objectives are to use the natural resour-
ces which form the basis of our existence on
this planet sparingly and in amanner which
takes the requirements of both nature and
humanity into consideration.
You too can help to protect the environment
by operating your vehicle in an environmen-
tally-responsible manner.
Fuel consumption and the rate of engine,
transmission, brake and tyre wear depend on
the following factors:
R operating condition sofyour vehicle
R your personal driving style
You can influence both factors. Therefore,
please bear the following in mind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid short trips, as these increase fuel
consumption.
R observe the correct tyre pressure.
R do not carry any unnecessary weight in the
vehicle.
R remove the roof rack once you no longer
need it.
R ar egularly serviced vehicle will contribute
to environmental protection. You should
therefore adhere to the service intervals.
R all maintenance work should be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Personal driving style:
R do not depress the accelerator pedal when
startingt he engine.
R do not warm up the engine when the vehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully and maintain asafe distance
from the vehicle in front.
R avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. R
change gear in good time and use each gear
only up to Ôof its maximum engine speed.
R switch off the engine in stationary traffic.
R monitor the vehicle's fuel consumption. H
Environmental note
Have defective high-voltage batteries dis-
posed of in an environmentally responsible
manner. Consult aqualified specialist work-
shop which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use aMercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose. Returning an end-of-life vehicle
EU countries only:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your old vehicle to
dispose of it in an environmentally-responsible
manner in accordance with the European Union (EU) End of Life Vehicles Directive.
There is anetwork of return points and disas-
sembly plants available. You can return your
vehicle to these plants free of charge. This
makes avaluable contribution to the recycling
process and the conservation of resources.
For further information on recycling old vehi-
cles, recovery and the terms of the policy, visit
the Mercedes-Benz homepage. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
H
Environmental note
Daimler AG also suppliesr econditioned
assemblies and parts which are of the same
quality as new parts. For these, the same war-
ranty appliesasf or new parts.
! Airbags and seat belt tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors for these restraint
systems, may be installed in the following
areas of your vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
25Introduction Z

These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R events
R faults
In general, this technical information docu-
mentst he state of acomponent, amodule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
R operating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
R the vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components,e .g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment,l ateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position
R malfunctions and defect sinimportant system
components,e .g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. airbag deploy-
ment,i ntervention of stability control sys-
tems
R ambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
R assist in detecting and rectifying faults and
defects
R analyse vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
R optimise vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and fault data memory.
Services include, for example:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranty events
R quality assurance
The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser- vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. You can obtain more information there, if required.
After afault has been rectified, the information
is deleted from the fault memory or is continu-
ally overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec- tion with other information (if necessary, after
consultation with an authorised expert), could
be traced to aperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage to the vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi-
cle as well. The additional functions include, for example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency. Copyright information
General notes
Information on licences for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is availabl eonthe fol-
lowing website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource Copyright information
29Introduction Z

Panic alarm
X
To prime: press the!button :for
approximately one second.
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed.
X To deactivate: press the!button :
again.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start function
or KEYLESS ‑GO:
X Press the Start/Stop button.
The key must be in the vehicle.
The panic alarm function is only available in cer-
tain countries. Occupant safety
Introduction to the restraint system
The restraint system can reduce the risk of vehi-
cle occupants coming into contact with parts of
the vehicle's interior in the event of an accident. Furthermore, the restraint system can also
reduce the forces to which vehicle occupants
are subjected during an accident.
The restraint system includes:
R Seat belt system
R Airbags
R Child restraint system
R Child seat securing system The various components of the restraint system
work complementary to one another. They can
only perform their intended protective function
if all vehicle occupants:
R have correctly fastened their seat belt
(Y page 42)
R have correctly adjusted their seat and head
restraint (Y page 102).
As the driver, you must also ensure that the
steering wheel is correctly adjusted. Observe
the information relating to the correct driver's
seat position (Y page 102).
Additionally, you must ensure that an airbag can
deploy freely (Y page 44).
The airbag is supplementary to acorrectly fas-
tened seat belt. As an additional safety device,
the airbag increases the level of protection for
vehicle occupants in the event of an accident. If
the protection provided by the seat belt is suf-
ficient, the airbags do not deploy. Furthermore, in the event of an accident, only airbags which
provide greater protection in the given accident
situation deploy. However, seat belts and air-
bags generally do not protect against objects
penetrating the vehicle from the outside.
Information on how the restraint system oper-
ates can be found in "Deployment of the seat
belt tensioner and airbags" (Y page 52).
See "Children in the vehicle" for information on
infantsa nd children traveling with you in the
vehicle restraint systems for infantsa nd chil-
dren(Y page 55). Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the restraint system is modified, it may no
longer work as intended. The restraint system
may then not perform its intended protective function by failing in an accident or triggering
unexpectedly, for example. There is an
increased risk of injury, possibly even fatal.
Never modify parts of the restraint system. Do not attempt to modify the wiring as well as
electronic components or their software.
If modification of an airbag system is necessary to accommodate aperson with disabilities, con-
tact aqualified specialist workshop for details. Occupant safety
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Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that you use a
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre for this. Restraint system warning lamp
The restraint systems functions are checked
after the ignition is switched on and at regular
intervals when the engine is running. This allows
malfunctions to be quickly identified.
The 6 restraint system warning lamp in the
instrumentc luster lights up when the ignition is
switched on. It goes out no later than afew sec-
onds after the vehicle is started. The compo-
nentsoft he restraint system are in operational
readiness.
Am alfunction has occurred if the 6restraint
system warning lamp:
R does not light up after the ignition is switched
on
R does not switch off after afew seconds when
the engine is running
R lights up again when the engine is running G
WARNING
If the restraint system is malfunctioning,
restraint system components may be trig-
gered unintentionally or might not be trig-
gered at all in the event of an accident with a high rate of vehicle deceleration. This can
effect belt tensionersora irbags, for example.
There is an increased risk of serious or even
fatal injuries.
Have the restraint system checked and
repaired immediately at aqualified specialist
workshop. PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp
:and
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp ;are
part of the automatic deactivation system of the front-passenger front airbag.
The indicator lamps display the status of the
front-passenger front airbag.
R PASSENGER AIR BAG ON lights up: the front-
passenger front airbag is enabled. If, in the
event of an accident, all deployment criteria
are met, the front-passenger front airbag is
deployed.
R PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lights up: the front-
passenger front airbag is disabled. It will then
not be deployed in the event of an accident.
Depending on the person in the front-passenger seat, the front-passenger front airbag must
either be disabledore nabled; see the following
points. You must make sure of this both before
and during ajourney.
R Children in arearward-facing child
restraint system: the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must be lit. The front-
passenger front airbag is disabled. It is imper-
ative to observe the notes on the "Automatic front-passenger front airbag deactivation sys-
tem" (Y page 47) and on "Children in the
vehicle" (Y page 55).
R Children in aforward-facing child
restraint system: depending on the installed
child restraint system and the age and size of the child, the front-passenger front airbag is
either disabledore nabled. Therefore, it is
imperative to observe the notes on the "Auto-
matic front-passenger front airbag deactiva-
tion system" (Y page 47) and on "Children in
the vehicle" (Y page 55).
R All other persons: the PASSENGER AIR BAG
ON indicator lamp must be lit. The front-
passenger front airbag is enabled. Depending on the build of the person on the front-
passenger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp may light up. The front-
passenger front airbag is disabled. It will then
not be deployed in the event of an accident. In
this case, the front-passenger seat should not be used.
It is imperative to observe the notes on the
"Automatic front-passenger front airbag
deactivation system" (Y page 47) as well as
on "Seat belts" (Y page 41) and "Airbags"
(Y page 44). There you can also find infor-
mation on the correct seat position. 40
Occupant safetySafety