2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE buttons

see Panorama sliding sunroof
SMS
See also Digital Owner's Manual ... 296
Snow chains ...................................... 356
Socket (12 V)
Centre console .............................. 317
General notes ................................ 316
Rear compartment .........................3 17
Socket (23 0V)................................... 317
Sound
Switching on/off ........................... 297
Specialist workshop ............................ 28
Spectacle scom partment ................. 309
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer ........................ 248
Digita l............................................ 237
In the Instrument cluster ................. 32
Segments ...................................... 232
Selecting adispla yunit .................. 248
SPEEDTRONIC
Deactivating variabl e..................... 184
Display message ............................ 274
Function/notes ............................ .182
General notes ................................ 182
Important safety notes .................. 182
LIM indicator lamp ......................... 183
Permanent ..................................... 184
Selecting ........................................ 183
Setting the spee d.......................... 183
Storing the current speed .............. 183
Storing the current speed or call-
ing up the last store dspeed .......... 183
Switching to passive ...................... 184
Variabl e......................................... 183
SPORT handlin gmode
Deactivating/activating
(Mercedes-AM Gvehicles) ................ 73
Warning lamp ................................. 289
Sports exhaus tsystem
see AMG sports exhaus tsystem
Start/Sto pbutton
Starting the engine ........................ 148
Start/sto pfunction
see ECO start/stop function Startin
g(engine) ................................ 147
STEER CONTROL .................................. 77
Steering
Displa ymessage ............................ 283
Warning lamps ............................... 295
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONI CPLUS)
Displa ymessage ............................ 275
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 111
Adjusting (manually) ...................... 110
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 233
Cleaning ......................................... 332
EASY ENTRY/EXI Tfeature ............. 112
Important safety notes .................. 110
Steering whee lheating .................. 111
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 116
Steering whee lgearshift paddles .... 163
Steering whee lheating
Problem (malfunction) ................... 112
Switching on/of f........................... 111
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 251
Stowag eareas ................................... 308
Stowag ecom partment
Ma pp ockets .................................. 310
Stowag ecom partments
Armrest (under )............................. 310
Centre console .............................. 309
Cu ph olde r..................................... 314
Door ............................................... 309
Glove compartment ....................... 309
Important safety information ......... 308
Spectacles compartment ............... 309
see Stowag eareas
Stowag enet....................................... 310
Stowag espace
Stowag enet ................................... 310
Stowag ewellb enea th the boot
floor .................................................... 313
Summe rtyres
In winter ........................................ 355
Sun visor ............................................ 315 Index
19

X
To unloc kthe vehicle: touch the inne rsur-
fac eoft he door handle.
X To lock the vehicle: touch sensor surface :
or ;.
Make sure tha tyou do not touch the inner
surface of the door handle.
X Convenience closin gfeature: touch
recesse dsensor surface ;for an extended
period.
For further informatio nonthe convenience
closing feature (Y page 94).
Deactivating and activating If yo
udon ot intend to us eakey for an extended
perio doftime,you can deactivate the KEYLESS-
GO functio nofthe key .The key will then us every
little power, thereb yconserving battery power.
For the purposes of activation or deactivation,
the vehicl edoesn ot have to be nearby.
X To deactivate: press the&button on the
key twice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp (Y page 83)ofthe
key flashe stwice briefl yand lights up once,
then KEYLESS-GO is deactivated.
X To activate: press any button on the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
KEYLESS-GO and al lofits associate dfeatures
are available again. KEYLESS-GO start function
General notes Bea
rinm ind tha tthe engine can be started by
any of the vehicl eoccupants if ther eisakey in
the vehicl e(Ypage 148). Changin
gthe settings of the locking
system
Yo uc an change the settings of the locking sys-
tem. Thi smeans tha tonlyt he driver's door and
the fue lfille rflapa re unlocke dwhent he vehicle
is unlocked. Thi sisusefulify oufrequently travel
alone.
X To chang ethe setting: simultaneousl ypress
the % and& buttons for approximately si
xs econds unti lthe battery check lamp
(Y page 83) flashe stwice.
If the setting of the locking system is changed
withi nthe signa lrang eoft he vehicle, pressing
the & or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
X To unlock: press the%button once.
X To unloc kcentrally: press the %button
twice.
X To lock: press the &button.
The KEYLESS-GO functions can be changed as
follows: X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: touch the inner
surface of the door handl eonthe driver's
door.
X To unloc kcentrally: touch the inne rsurface
of the front-passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: touch the outer sensor
surface on one of the door handles.
X To restore the factory settings: press and
hol dthe % and& buttons simultane-
ousl yfor approximatel ysixseconds unti lthe
battery check lamp (Y page 83)flashes
twice. Emergenc
ykey element
General notes If the vehicl
ecan no longer be unlocke dwitht he
key or KEYLESS-GO ,use the emergency key ele-
ment.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to unlock
and open the driver' sdoor, the anti-thef talarm
system will be triggered .Switch off the alarm
(Y page 78).
If yo uunlock the vehicl eusing the emergency
key element, the fue lfille rflapw illn ot be
unlocke dautomatically.
X To unloc kthe fue lfille rflap: insert the key
into the ignition lock. 82
KeyOpening and closing

double lock function is activated as standard. It
is then not possible to open the doors from
inside the vehicle. You can deactivate the dou-
ble lock function by deactivating the interior
motion sensor (see the Digital Owner' sManual).
Opening/closing doors is then possible as fol-
lows: the doors can be opened from inside.
When alocked door is opened from inside the
vehicle, the previous unlocking proces swill be
acknowledged if the vehicle:
R has been locked with the locking butto nfor
the central locking or
R has been locked automatically
The vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had previ-
ously been fully unlocked. Only the door which
has been opened from the inside is unlocked if
only the driver' sdoor had been previously
unlocked. Automatic locking feature
X
To deactivate: press and hold button :for
approximately five seconds until atone
sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ;for
approximately five seconds until atone
sounds.
If you press one of the two buttons and do not
hear atone, the relevant setting has already
been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn-
ing.
Therefore, you could be locked out if:
R the vehicle is being pushed
R the vehicle is being towed
R the vehicle is being tested on adynamometer i
You can activate and deactivate the auto-
matic locking mechanism via the multimedia
system (see the Digital Owner' sManual). Unlocking/locking the driver's door
using the emergency key element
i If you want to centrally lock the vehicle using
the emergency key element ,begin by press-
ing the locking butto nfor the interior locking
mechanism while the driver' sdoor is open.
Then lock the driver' sdoor using the emer-
genc ykey element. X
Inser tthe emergency key element int oopen-
ing :in the protective cap.
X Pull and hold the door handle.
X Pull the protective cap on the emergency key
as straight as possible away from the vehicle until it releases.
X Release the door handle. X
To unlock: turn the emergency key element
anti-clockwise as far as it will go to position
1.
X To lock: turn the emergency key element
clockwise as far as it will go to position 1.88
DoorsOpening and closing

G
WARNING
If the driver's seat is not correctly engaged, it coul dunexpectedly move while driving. This
coul dcausey ou to lose control of the vehicle.
There is arisk of an accident.
Always ensure that the driver's seat is
engaged before starting the vehicle. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control of the vehicl ewhile
driving if you:
R adjust the driver's seat, steering whee lor
mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, headr estraint, steer-
ing whee land mirrors and fasten yours eat
beltb efore starting the engine. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or other vehicl eoccupants coul dbetrappe dand
thereby injured .Childre ninparticular could
accidentally press the electrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
Whil emoving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
leve rassembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem. G
WARNING
The headr estraints cannot provid ethe inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjusted correctly. There is an increased risk of injury to the heada nd neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Always drive with the headr estraints fitted.
Ensure that the centre of the headr estraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
headate ye levelbefore driving off. G
WARNING
The seat beltd oes not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the back- rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slid eunderneath the seat belta nd sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
yourj ourney .Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulders ection of yours eatbelt is routed
across the centre of yours houlder.
! To avoi
ddamage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spil lany liquidsont he seats. If liquid
is spilled on the seats, dry them as soon as possible.
R if the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-
ing should alson ot be used to dry the seats.
R clea nthe seat covers as recommended;
see "Interio rcare".
R do not transport heav yloads on the seats.
Do not place sharp objects on the seat
cushions, e.g. knives, nail sortools. The
seats should only be occupied by passen-
gers, if possible.
R when the seat heating is in operation, do
not cover the seats with insulating materi-
als,e .g. blankets, coats, bags, seat covers,
child seats or booster seats.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwel lunder or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is arisk that the
seats and/or the objects coul dbedamaged.
i The rear-compartment head restraints can
be removed (Y page106).
Vehicles without the through-loading feature:
the head restraints cannot be removed from
the rear-compartment seats.
For more information, contact aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
i Related topic:
R Through-loading facility in the rear bench
seat (Y page102) Seats
103Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

Adjusting th
esideb olsters of th eseat cush-
ion
X To narrow: press button :.
X To broaden: press button;.
Adjusting th esideb olsters of th eseat back-
rest
X To narrow: press button =.
X To broaden: press button?. Seat heatin
gand seat ventilation
Switching th eseat heatin gon/off G
WARNING
If you repeatedly switch on seat heating ,the
seat cushion and backres tpaddin gmay
become ver yhot.T he healt hofvehicle occu-
pants wit hlimited temperatur esensitivit yora
limited abilit ytor eac ttoe xcessively high
temperatures may be affected or they may
eve nsuffer burn-like injuries .Ther eisar iskof
injury.
Therefore, do no tswitch on th eseat heating
repeatedly. The three red indicator lamps in th
ebutto nindi-
cat ethe heating leve lyou have selected.
The system automaticall yswitches down from
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes.
The system automaticall yswitches from level 2
to level 1after approximately te nminutes.
The system automaticall yswitches off approx-
imately 20 minute safter it is set to level 1.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1or 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 145).
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until th edesired heating leve lisset.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamps go out.
i If th
ebattery voltage is to olow, th eseat
heating may switch off.
i If driv eprogram Eis selected, th epower of
th es eat heating is reduced:
R Manual transmission (Y page 157)
R Automatic transmission (see Digital Own-
er' sM anual)
Switching th eseat ventilation on/off The three blue indicator lamps in th
ebuttons
indicat ethe ventilatio nleve lyou have selected.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1or 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 145).
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until th edesired ventilatio nleve liss et.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamps go out.
i If th
ebattery voltage is to olow, th eseat
ventilatio nmay switch off.
i You can open th
eside windows and th eslid-
ing sunroo fusin gthe "Convenience opening" 108
SeatsSeats, steerin
gwheel and mirrors

Ad
epart uret ime ha sbeen
activated .The auxiliary
ventilatio nisc urrently
activated .The numbe rin
the display shows the
remaining time (in
minutes) for the auxiliary
ventilation. If the vehicl eis
not started afte rthist ime,
the running time is
increased by fiv eminutes. Ad
epart uret ime ha sbeen
activated .The auxiliary
heating is currentl yactiva-
ted .The numbe rinthe dis-
play shows the remaining
time (i nminutes) for the
auxiliary heating .Ifthe
vehicl eisnot started after
thi stime ,the running time
is increased by five
minutes. If the engine ha
snot ye treache doperating tem-
perature when it is started ,the auxiliary heating
running time is increased .The auxiliary heating
continue storununti lthe operating temperature
is reached. If thi sisthe case, the ysymbol
appear sinthe remote contro ldisplay and the
running time is zero minutes.
Settin gthe departure time
Make sure tha tthe time set in the vehicl eis
correct before setting the departur etime (see
the separate operating instructions) .Otherwise,
the auxiliary heating ma yswitch on at the wrong
time and at an unsuitable location. Whe nsetting
the departur etime ,alsoo bserve the important
safety notes (Y page 138).
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe time to be change dappears in the
display.
X Press the uand^ buttons simultane-
ously.
The Îsymbo linthe remote contro ldisplay
flashes.
X Press the ,or. button to set the
desired departur etime. i
The longe
ryou press the ,or. but-
ton, the faster the time changes.
X Press the uand^ buttons simultane-
ously.
The new departur etime is stored.
Activatin gthe se tdeparture time
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe desired departur etime appear sin
the display.
X Press the ubutton.
The Ísymbol, the departur etime and,
depending on the selecte ddepart uret ime,
the letter A, BorCappear in the display.
Deactivating the se tdeparture time
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
The status of the auxiliary heating is shown in the display.
X Press the .button.
The first departur etime stored appear sinthe
display.
X Press the ^button.
OFF is shown in the remote contro ldisplay.
Replacing the remote contro lbattery Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Batterie scontain toxi cand corrosive substan-
ces .Ifb atteries ar eswallowed, it can resul tin
severe health problems .There is ariskoff atal
injury.
Kee pbatteries ou tofthe reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, see kmedica lattention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batterie
scontain pollutants.
It is illega ltodispose of them
with the househol drubbish.
The ym ustbec ollected sep-
arately and disposed of in an Operatin
gthe climate contro lsystem
141Climate control
Z

Additiona
lsettings :
Position of th eexhaust flap (Y page 151)
; ECO start/sto pfunction (Y page 149)
= ESP ®
(Y page 71)
? Suspension (Y page 196)
A To permanentl yactivat emanual gearshift-
ing (Y page 163)
When you press buttons :-A thec orre-
sponding setting is selected. The DYNAMIC
SELECT switch setting is overwritten.
These setting swill also be maintaine difyou
chang ewitht he DYNAMIC SELECT switch in
drive program RACE(S-MODEL), S+,S or C.
If you switch to drive program I,all store dchar-
acteristics will be adopted. This is also th ecase
if you hav epreviously presse dbuttons :-A. Manua
ltra nsmission Gea
rlever
! Only engage gear when th
eclutch pedal is
depressed.
! When shifting between
5thand 6thgear,
you should always push th egear lever all the
way to th eright .Otherwise ,you could shift
unintentionally into 3rdor4th gear and dam-
age th etransmission.
If you shif tdown at to ohigh aspee d(trans-
mission braking), this can caus ethe engin eto
overrev, leadin gtoengined amage.
Do no tuse th eclutch bit epointtok eept he
vehicl estationary on uphil lgradients .There is
otherwise ariskofd amaging th eclutch.
! On lon
gand steep downhill gradients ,espe-
cially if th evehicl eisladen or towin gatrailer,
you mus tshif tint og ear 1, 2 or3in goo dtime.
This uses th eengine's braking effect. This relieves th
eload on th ebrak esystem and
prevents th ebrakes from overheating and
wearing to oquickly. k
Reverse gear
1 -6
Forwar dgears Shifting to neutra
lN X
Depress th eclutch pedal fully.
X Shift th egear lever to position N:. Engaging revers
egear
! Only shif
tint or evers egear Rwhen th evehi-
cle is stationary. Otherwise ,you could dam-
age th etransmission.
X Mov ethe gear lever firmly to th eleft, beyond
th ep ointofr esistance, then forwards.
The ECO start/sto pfunction is no tavailable
when revers egear is engaged. Further informa-
tion on th eECO start/sto pfunction
(Y page 149). 156
Manua
ltra ns missionDriving an dparking