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
11
Following damag
etothe windscreen, hav ethe
configuration and operation of the camera sys-
tem checked at aquali fied specialist workshop.
Function X
To activate/deactivate: activate or deacti-
vate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 245).
If the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is not activated, the
æ symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Thi sfunction will issue awarning if:
R at as peed of around 30 km/h or more ,the
distance maintaine dtothe vehicle travelling
in front is insufficient for several seconds
The · distance warning lamp then lights
up in the instrument cluster.
R at as peed of around 7km/h or more ,you
rapidl yapproach avehicle in front or apedes-
trian
An intermittent warning tone will then sound
and the ·distance warning lamp lights up
in the instrument cluster.
X Brake immediately to defuse the situation.
or X Take evasive action provide ditissafetodo
so.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake function can also brake
the vehicle automaticall yunder the following
conditions:
R the driver and front passenger hav ethei rseat
belts fastened
and
R the vehicle speed is between approximately
7k m/h and 200 km/h
At as peed of up to approximately 70 km/h,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake can also detect:
R stationar yobjects in the path of your vehicle,
e.g. stopped or parked vehicles
R pedestrians in the path of your vehicle
i If there is an increased risk of
acollision,
preventive passenger protection measures
(PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS) are triggered (Y page 54).
If the risk of acollision with the vehicle in front
remains and yo udonot brake, take evasive
action or accelerate significantly ,the vehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking up
to the point of ful lbrake application. Automatic emergency braking is not performe
duntil imme-
diately prior to an imminent accident.
You can prevent the intervention of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake at any time by:
R depressing the accelerator pedal further
R activating kickdown
R releasing the brake pedal
The braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is ended
automaticall yif:
R youm anoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R there is no longer an obstacl edetected in
front of your vehicle STEE
RCONTROL
General notes STEER CONTROL helps yo
ubytransmitting a
noticeable steering force to the steering wheel
in the directio nrequired for vehicle stabilisation.
Thi ssteering support is provide dinparticula rif:
R both right wheels or both lef twheels are on a
we tors lippery roa dsurface whe nyou brake
R the vehicle starts to skid
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 66).
No steering support is provide dfrom STEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering is faulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,you will be assisted
further by the electrica lpower steering. Protection against theft
Immobiliser
The immobilise rprevents your vehicle from
being starte dwithou tthe correct key. Protection against theft
77Safety Z
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
Driving systemsDriving and parking
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
193Driving and parking Z
Active Parking Assist will onl
ydetect parking
spaces:
R parallel or at right angle stothe direction of
travel
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel and
ar eatl east1.5mw ide
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel and
at leas t1.0ml onger tha nyourv ehicle
R tha tare at right angle stothe direction of
travel and at leas t1.0mw ider than your vehi-
cle
i Not
ethat Activ eParking Assist cannot
measure the size of aparking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You will need to judge whether your vehicle will fit in
the parking space.
When drivin gatspeeds below 30 km/h, you will
see parking symbol ;asas tatus indicator in
the instrumen tcluster. When aparking space
has been detected, an arrow towards the right or the left also appears. Activ eParking Assist only
displays parking spaces on the front-passenger
side as standard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are displayed as soon as the turn signal onthe driver's side is activated. When parking on
the driver's side, this must remain activated
until you confirm the use of Activ eParking Assist
by pressing the abutton on the multifunc-
tion steerin gwheel. The system automatically
determines whether the parking space is paral-
lel or at right angles to the direction of travel.
Ap arking space is displayed while you are driv-
ing past it, and until you are approximately 15 m
away fro mit.
Parking G
WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Activ eParking Assist it could roll
away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R the electrical system in the engin ecom-
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by avehicle
occupant. There is
arisk of an accident.
Before leavin gthe vehicle, always secur eit
against rollin gaway.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:if
PARKTRONIC detect sobstacles, Activ ePark-
ing Assist brakes automatically durin gthe
parking process. You are responsible for brak- ing in good time.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
shows the desired parking space in the instru-
men tcluster.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: shift
to reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift int oposition R.
The Start Start Park ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No:%
message appears in the multifunction display.
X To cancel th eprocedure: press the %
button on the multifunction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or
X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the a button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake
and brake Observe surroundings
Observe surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Release the multifunction steerin gwheel.
X Revers ethe vehicle, being ready to brak eat
all times. When reversing, drive at aspeed
below 10 km/h .Otherwise, Activ eParking
Assist will be cancelled.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Activ eParking Assist brakes the vehicle to a
standstill when the vehicle approaches the
rear border of the parking space.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintightparking
spaces.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: stop
as soon as PARKTRONIC sound sthe contin-
uous warnin gtone, if not before.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintightparking
spaces.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
Park Assist active Select D Park Assist active Select D Observe
Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appears in the multi-
function display.
Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission: the
Park Park Assist
Assist active
activeEngage
Engageforward
forward gear
gear Driving systems
203Driving and parking Z
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Further information on th
eautomatic front-passenger fron tairbag
deactivation feature (Y page 47).Lights
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions b
Lef
td ipped beam
Lef td ipped beam
(Example) The correspondin
gbulb is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
or X Chec kwhether you are permitte dtoreplace th ebulb yourself
(Y page 123).
i LE
Dl igh tbulbs :the display message for th ecorre spondin glamp
only appear swhen all th eLEDsint helamp hav efailed. b
Active Active
Light
LightSystem
System
inoperative
inoperative The active ligh
tfunction is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Intell
.Light Sys‐
Intell .Light Sys‐
tem inoperative tem inoperative The Intelligent Light Syste
misfaulty. The lighting system continues to
function properly without th efunction softheIntelligent Light System.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Malfunction Malfunction
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual The exterio
rlighting is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicles wit
htrailer to whitch :af usem ay hav eblown.
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 Chec kthe fuses (Y page 350).
X If necessary, replace th eblown fuse. Observ ethe warning note sas
you do so.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
AUT
Ol ights inoper‐
AUT Ol ights inoper‐
ative ative The ligh
tsensor is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Switch off lights Switch off lights You are leaving th
evehicl eand th elights are switched on .Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Turn th eligh tswitch to the Ãposition. Display
messages
265On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z
You can fin
dall available climat econtrol func-
tion sint he climat econtrol menu. You can use
the climat econtrol bar to switc htothe climate
control menu.
Overview Example: COMAN
DOnline
: Adjusts temperature and air distribution on
the left and displays the current setting
; Calls up the climat econtrol menu, displays
the current coolin gand climat emode set-
ting
= Adjusts air distribution and temperature on
the right and displays the current setting
There may be fewer settings or none, depending
on your vehicle's equipment.
Calling up th eclimate control menu Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle
Vehicle.
The vehicle men uappears.
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
climat econtrol bar is activated.
X To select from climat econtrol bar ;:turn
and press the controller.
The men ufor selecting climat econtrol func-
tion sisa ctivated.
X To select the desired climat econtrol function:
turn and press the controller.
The selected climat econtrol function
appears.
Calling up th eclimate control bar Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle Vehicle.
The vehicle men uappears.
X Slide 6the controller repeatedly until the
climat econtrol bar is activated. Settings in th
eclimate menu Setting th
eclimate mode
By settin gthe climat emode, you determine the
type of airflow. The settin gisactive when the air-
conditioning syste misset toÃ
(Y page 132).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Climate mode
Climate mode :turn and press the
controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button.
The current airflow settin gisshown in the cli-
mate control bar: DIFFUSE
DIFFUSE,MEDIUM
MEDIUMorFOCUS
FOCUS.
Starting/stopping th eperfum eatomiser
The perfum eatomiser enables the air in the
vehicle interior to be scented to individual
requirements. For further information, see
(Y page 136).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Air
Air freshener freshener:t urn and press the
controller.
The settin gelemen tisactive.
X To start/sto pthe perfum eatomiser: press
the controller.
X To set the intensity: turn the controller when
the atomiser is switched on.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button.
Switchin gthe ionisation on/off
The ionisation has acleansing effect on the air in
the vehicle interior .For further information, see
(Y page 138).
X Call up the climat econtrol menu
(Y page 300).
X To select Ionisation
Ionisation:t urn and press the
controller.
The settin gelemen tisactive.
X To switc hthe ionisation on/off: press the
controller.
Exitin gam enu:
X Press the %button. 300
Operating systemMultimedia system
All vehicles
!
You may only secure th
evehicl ebyt he
wheels, no tbypartsoft hevehicl esuchas
axl eors teering components. Otherwise ,the
vehicl ecould be damaged.
The towin geyes or trailer to whitch can be used
to pull th evehicl eontoa trailer or transporte rif
you wish to transpor tit.
X Vehicles wit
hmanua ltra nsmission:
depress th eclutch pedal fully and engage
neutral.
X Vehicles wit
hautomatic transmission:
tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition lock.
X Shift th eautomatic transmission to position
N.
As soon as th evehicle is loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway by
applyin gthe electric parking brake.
X Vehicles wit
hmanua ltra nsmission:
depress th eclutch pedal fully and engage first
or revers egear.
X Vehicles wit
hautomatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission to position
P.
X Turn th ekeyto position 0in th eignition lock
and remove it.
X Secur ethe vehicle. Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
! Do no
ttow -star tvehicles wit hautomatic
transmission .You could otherwise damage
th ea utomatic transmission.
i You can fin
dinformation on "Jump-starting"
under (Y page 345).
Befor etow -starting ,the followin gconditi ons
mus tbef ulfilled:
R theb attery is connected
R thee ngineh as cooled down
R thee xhaust system has cooled down
When tow-starting ,itisimportant that you
observ ethe safet ynotes ( Ypage 347) and the
legal requirements in eac hrespective country.
X Switc hont hehazard warning lamps
(Y page 120).
X Fit th etow inge ye (Y page 348). X
Secur ethe rigid towin gbar or th etow ing
rope.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and keep it
depressed.
X Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition lock.
X Depress th eclutch pedal fully, engage 2nd
gear and continu etokeept he clutch pedal
fully depressed.
X Releas ethe brak epedal.
X Tow-start th evehicle.
X Releas ethe clutch pedal slowly; do not
depress th eaccelerato rpedal while doin gso.
X When th eengineh as been started, immedi-
ately depress th eclutch pedal fully and shift
to neutral.
X Pull ove ratasuitable plac eand stop th evehi-
cle safely, payin gattention to road and traffic
conditions.
X Use th eelectric parking brak etosecure the
vehicl eand preven titfromr ollin gaway.
X Remove th erigid towin gbar or towin grope.
X Remove th etow inge ye (Y page 349).
X Switc hoff th ehazard warning lamps. Electrical fuses
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you manipulate, bridge or replace afaulty
fus ew ithaf useofah igher amperage ,the
electric cables could be overloaded. This may result in afire. There is ariskofana ccident
and injury.
Always replace fault yfuses wit hspecifie dnew
fuses of th ecorrect amperage.
Blown fuses mus tbereplace dwithf uses of the
sam erating ,whic hy ou can recognise by the
colour and fus erating .The fus erating sare listed
in th efusea llocation chart.
The fus eallocation chart is on th efus eb ox in the
boot (Y page 352).
If th enewly inserted fus ealso blows ,havet he
caus etrace da nd rectifie dataqualified special-
ist workshop ,e.g.a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
! Only use fuses that hav
ebeen approve dfor
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and whic hhavet he 350
Electrical fusesBreakdown assistance