2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE sensor

Brake forc
edistribution
see EBD (electroni cbrake force
distribution)
Brake lamps
Adaptive ........................................... 71
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 66
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 70
BAS .................................................. 67
BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic
Assist ............................................... 67
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 376
Displa ymessage ............................ 254
Driving tip s.................................... 177
High-performance brake system .... 179
Hil lstart assist ............................... 149
HOLD function ............................... 192
Important safety notes .................. 177
Parking brake ................................ 174
Warning lamp ................................. 286
Breakdown
Where will Ifind...? ........................ 334
see Fla ttyre
see Towing away
Brightness contro l(instrument
cluste rlighting) ................................... 30
Button sonthe steering column ...... 233C
Calling up afault
see Displa ymessages
Calling up the climate contro lbar
Multimedia system ........................ 300
Calling up the climate control
menu
Multimedia system ........................ 300
Car
see Vehicle
Car was h(care) ................................. 327
Care
360° camera ................................. 330
Automati ccar wash ....................... 327
Carpets .......................................... 333
Displa y........................................... 331
Exhaus tpipe. ................................. 331
Exterior lighting ............................. 330
Gear or selector lever .................... 332 Genera
lnotes ................................ 326
High-pressure cleane r.................... 328
Interior ........................................... 331
Matt paintwork .............................. 329
Paint .............................................. 328
Plastic trim .................................... 331
Reversing camera .......................... 330
Roof lining ...................................... 333
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 332
Sea tcove r..................................... 332
Sensors ......................................... 330
Steering whee l............................... 332
Tri mp iece s.................................... 332
Washing by hand ........................... 327
Wheel s........................................... 329
Window s........................................ 329
Wipe rblade s.................................. 329
Woode ntrim .................................. 332
CD
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
CD player (on-board computer) ........ 241
Central locking
Locking/unlocking (key) .................. 81
Centre console
Lower section ............................ 35, 36
Upper section .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Dipped-bea mheadlamp s............... 124
Main-bea mheadlamp s................... 124
Turn signals (front) ......................... 125
Changin gthe medi asource ............. 240
Charge-air pressure (on-board
computer, Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) .................................................... 249
Child
Restraint system .............................. 56
Child seat
Forward-facing restraint system ...... 60
i-Size ................................................ 57
ISOFIX .............................................. 57
On the front-passenger sea t............ 59
Rearward-facing restraint system .... 60
Recommendations ........................... 64
Suitable positions ............................ 60
Top Tether ....................................... 58
Cigarette lighter ................................ 316
Cleaning
Mirror turn signal ........................... 330 6
Index

Glove compartment
..........................309
Google ™Local Search
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296 H
HANDS-FRE EACCESS .......................... 91
Handwriting recognition
Switching text reader function
on/off ............................................ 298
Touchpa d....................................... 298
Hazard warning lamps ......................120
Head restraint
General notes ................................ 105
Head restraints
Adjusting (electrically). .................. 106
Adjusting (manually). .....................105
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 106
Adjusting the fore-and-aft posi-
tion manually ................................. 105
Fitting/removing (rear) .................. 106
Important safety notes .................. 105
Head-up display
Adjusting the brightness ................ 247
Displaysa nd operating .................. 235
Function/notes ............................ .235
Important safety notes .................. 235
Selecting displays .......................... 246
Setting the position ....................... 247
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 116
Headlamp
Cleaning system (notes) ................ 377
Headlamp flasher .............................. 120
Headlamps
Misting up ...................................... 122
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High-pressure cleaners .................... 328
Hill start assist .................................. 149
HOLD function
Activating ....................................... 193
Activatio nconditions ..................... 193
Deactivating ................................... 193
Display message ............................ 273
Function/notes ............................ .192
General notes ................................ 192 Home address
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296
Horn ...................................................... 30
HUD
see Head-up display I
Ignitio nlock
see Key positions
Immobiliser .......................................... 77
Indicator and warning lamp
Restraint system ............................ 290
Indicator and warning lamps
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS .............................................. 293
Coolant .......................................... 291
Engine diagnostics ......................... 290
SPORT handling mode ................... 289
Indicator lamps
Display message ............................ 265
see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Insectp rotection on the radiator .... 322
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 32
Warning and indicator lamps ........... 32
Instrument cluster lighting .............. 232
Intelligen tLight System
Activating/deactivating ................. 247
Display message ............................ 265
Overview ........................................ 121
Setting the dipped-bea mhead-
lamps for driving on the right/left .. 247
Interior lighting
Control .......................................... .123
Overview ........................................ 123
Reading lamp ................................. 123
Interior motio nsensor
Deactivating ..................................... 79
Function .......................................... .79
Priming ............................................ 79
Switching off .................................... 79
iPod ®
See also Digital Owner's Manual ... 296
ISOFIX child seat securing system ....5712
Index

Parking brake ................................ 174
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ...............................1 15
Reversing camera .......................... 206
Switching off the engine ................ 173
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see 360° camera
see Active Parking Assist
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Applying automatically (vehicles
with automatic transmission) ......... 174
Applying automatically (vehicles
with manual transmission) ............. 175
Applying or releasing manually ...... 174
Display message ............................ 256
Electric parking brake .................... 174
Emergency braking ........................ 175
General information ....................... 174
Releasing automatically ................. 175
Warning lamp ................................. 290
Parking lamps
Display message ............................ 265
Switching on/off ........................... 119
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 200
Driving system ............................... 197
Function/notes ............................ .197
Important safety notes .................. 197
Problem (fault) ............................... 201
Sensor range ................................. 198
Trailer towing ................................. 197
Warning displa y............................. 199
PASSENGER AI RBAG
Displa ymessage ............................ 263
Indicato rlam ps ................................ 40
Problems (malfunctions )................ 263
Perfume atomiser
Setting the perfume intensity
(multimedia system) ...................... 300
Via l................................................ 136
Perfume atomizer
Operating ....................................... 136 Problem (malfunction) ................... 138
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 66
Phone book
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
Plasti ctrim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 331
Powe rwindows
see Sid ewindows
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Operation ......................................... 54
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system)
Displa ymessage ............................ 260
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating ................. 245
Displa ymessage ............................ 260
Function/note s................................ 75
Important safety notes .................... 76
Warning lamp ................................. 293
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS)
Operation ......................................... 54
Protectio nagainst theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system )......... 78
Immobiliser ...................................... 77
Interior motion sensor ..................... 79
Tow-away protectio n........................ 78
Protectio nofthe environment
Genera lnotes .................................. 25
Pulling away
Automati ctransmission ................. 148
Genera lnotes ................................ 148
Hil lstart assis t............................... 149
Manua ltransmission ...................... 148
Trailer ............................................ 148 Q
QR code Mercedes-Benz Guid eApp ................. 1
Rescu ecard ..................................... 28
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 28
Quick acces sfor audio and tele-
phone
Changing the station/music
track .............................................. 299 16
Index

Safety system
see Driving safety systems
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 307
Inserting ........................................3 07
Inserting/removing ........................ 307
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296
Selecting ........................................ 241
Seat
Adjusting (Performance Seat) ....... .107
Seat backres tdispla ymessage ..... 281
Seat belt
Correct usage .................................. 42
Seat belts
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger sea tbelt. ........................ 44
Cleaning ......................................... 332
Fastening ......................................... 43
Important safety guideline s............. 41
Introduction ..................................... 41
Rear sea tbelts tatus indicator ......... 44
Releasing ......................................... 44
Warning lamp ................................. 285
Warning lamp (function) ................... 44
Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 104
Adjusting (manuall yand electri-
cally ).............................................. 104
Adjusting the 4-wa ylum bars up-
por t................................................ 107
Adjusting the hea drestraint .......... 105
Calling up astore dsetting (mem-
ory function) .................................. 117
Cleaning the cove r......................... 332
Correct driver' sseatp osition ........ 102
Folding the backrests forward/
back ............................................... 106
Important safety notes .................. 102
Sea theating .................................. 108
Sea theating problem .................... 110
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 116
Switching sea theating on/of f....... 108
Switching the sea tventilation on/
off .................................................. 108
Securing aload
see Stowag espace
Securing luggage ............................... 312 Selecto
rlever
Cleaning ......................................... 332
see Automati ctransmission
Sensors (cleaning instructions) ....... 330
Service
see ASSYST PLUS
Servic eCentre
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Servic emenu( on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 244
Servic emessage
see ASSYST PLUS
Servic eproducts
AdBlue ®
specia laddit ives.............. 374
Brake fluid ..................................... 376
Coolant (engine) ............................ 376
Engine oi l....................................... 375
Fue l................................................ 371
Important safety notes .................. 371
Washe rfluid ................................... 377
Setting the date/time format
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
Setting the language
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
Setting the time
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
Settings
Factory (on-board computer) ......... 249
On-board compute r....................... 244
SETUP (on-board computer) ............. 250
Shiftin gtoneutral (manual trans-
mission) ............................................. 156
Side lamps
Switching on/of f........................... 119
Side windows
Convenience closing ........................ 94
Convenience opening ...................... 94
Important safety notes .................... 93
Opening/closing .............................. 94
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 96
Resetting ......................................... 95
Reversing feature ............................. 93
Sidebag ................................................ 46
Sliding sunroof
Opening/closing .............................. 97
Rain closing feature ......................... 98
Resetting ......................................... 98 18
Index

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
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In order to avoid such risks, always ensure
that all vehicle occupants:
R fasten their seatbelts correctly, including
pregnant women
R are seated correctly and maintain the fur-
thest possible distance from the airbags
R observe the following notes
Alwayse nsure that there are no objects loca-
ted betwee nthe airbag and the vehicle occu-
pant.
R Adjust the seats properl ybefore beginning
yourj ourney. Alwaysm ake sure that the seat
is in an almostu pright position. The centre of
the head restraint must support the head at
aboute ye level.
R Move the driver's and front-passenger seats
as far back as possible. The driver's seat posi- tion must allow the vehicle to be driven safely.
R Only hold the steering wheel on the outside.
This allows the airbag to be fullyd eployed.
R Alwaysl eana gainst the backrest whiled riv-
ing. Do not leanf orwardsorleana gainst the
door or side window .You may otherwise be in
the deployment area of the airbags.
R Alwaysk eep yourf eet in the footwell in front
of the seat. Do not put yourf eet on the dash-
board,f or example .Your feet may otherwise
be in the deployment area of the airbag.
R Alwayss ecure persons less than 1.50 mtall in
suitable restraint systems .Uptothish eight,
th es eat belt canno tbeworn correctly.
If ac hild is travelling in your vehicle, also
observe th efollowin gnotes:
R Always secure childre nunde rtwelve years old
and less than 1.50 mtall in suitable child
restraint systems.
R Child restraint systems shoul dbefittedtot he
rear seats.
R Only secure achild to th efront-pa ssenger
seat when th efront-pa ssenger fron tairbag is
disabled, and only then in arearward-facing
child restraint system. If th ePASSENG ER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lamp is permanently lit ,the
front-passenger fron tairbag is disabled
(Y page 40).
R Always observ ethe instruction sand safety
note sont heautomatic front-passenger front
airbag deactivatio nsystem (Y page 47) and
on "Children in th evehicle "(Ypage 55) in addition to th
echild restraint system manu-
facturer' sinstallatio nand operatin ginstruc-
tions.
Objects in th evehicle interio rmayprevent
th ea irbag from functioning correctly. Before
starting your journey and to avoid risk sresulting
from th espee doft heairbag as it deploys, make
sure that:
R there are no people, animals or objects
between th evehicle occupant sand an airbag.
R there are no object sbetween th eseat ,door
and B-pillar.
R no hard objects, e.g .coat hangers, are hang-
ing on th egrab handles or coat hooks.
R no accessories ,suc hasc up holders, are
attached to th evehicle within th edeployment
area of an airbag ,e.g.tod oors, side windows,
rear side trim or side walls.
R no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile object sare in
th ep ockets of your clothing .Store such
object sinas uitable place. G
WARNING
If you modify an airbag cover or affix objects
suc hass tickers to it, th eairbag can no longer
function correctly. Ther eisanincreased risk
of injury.
Never modify an airbag cover or affix objects
to it. G
WARNING
Sensor stocontrol th eairbag sare locate din
th ed oors. Modification sorwork no tper-
formed correctly to th edoor sord oor panel-
ling ,asw ell as damage ddoors, can lead to the
function of th esensor sbein gimpaired. The
airbag smightthe refore no tfunction properly
any more. Consequently, th eairbag scannot
protect vehicle occupant sastheya re
designed to do. This pose sanincreased risk
of injury.
Never modify th edoor sorp artsoft hedoors.
Always have work on th edoor sord oor pan-
ellin gcarried out at aqualified specialist
workshop. Occupant safety
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the front-passenge
rsided eploys under the
following conditions:
- an occupant is detecte donthe front-
passenge rseator
- the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
buckle of the front-passenge rseat
R Windowbag on the side on which an impact
occurs, independent of seat belt usag eand
regardles sofwhether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R Fron tseatb eltt ensioners ,ifthe system
determine sthatd eployme nt can offer addi-
tional protection for the vehicl eoccupants in
thi ss ituation
i Not al
lairbags ar edeployed in an accident.
The different airba gsystems work independ-
entl yofe acho ther.
How the airba gsystemw orks is determined
by the severity of the accident detected,
especiall ythe vehicl edeceleratio noraccel-
eration, and the apparent typ eofaccident:
R frontal collision
R side impact PRE-SAFE
®
(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Introduction PRE-SAFE
®
take spre-emptive measures to pro-
tect occupants in certain hazardous situations.
Important safety notes !
Make sure tha
tthere ar enoobjects in the
footwell or behind the seats .There is arisk
tha tthe seats and/or the objects could be
damage dwhenP RE-SAFE ®
is activated.
Although your vehicl eisequippe dwithaP RE-
SAFE ®
system, the possibility of injury in the
event of an accident cannot be rule dout.A lways
adap tyou rd rivin gstyle to suit the prevailing
roa dand weather conditions and maintain a
safe distance fro mthe vehicl einfront. Drive
carefully. Function PRE-SAFE
®
intervenes:
R in emergency braking situations, e.g .when
BAS is activated
R in critica ldrivin gsituations, e.g .whenp hysi-
cal limits ar eexceeded and the vehicl eunder-
steers or oversteers severely
R vehicles with the Drivin gAssistance package:
when adriver assistance syste mintervenes
powerfull yorthe rada rsen sorsystemd etects
an imminent dange rofcollision in certai nsit-
uations
PRE-SAFE ®
take sthe following measures
depending on the hazardous situatio ndetected:
R the front seat belts ar epre-tensioned.
R if the vehicl eskids ,the side windows and the
panorama sliding sunroo fare closed.
R vehicles with the memory functio nfor the
front-passenge rseat: the front-passenger
seat is adjusted if it is in an unfavourable
position.
If the hazardous situatio npasse sw ithou tresult-
ing in an accident, PRE-SAFE ®
slackens the belt
pre-tensioning .All setting smadebyP RE-SAFE ®
can the nbereversed.
If the seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced:
X Mov ethe seat backrest or seat back slightly
when the vehicl eisstationary.
Sea tbeltp re-tensioning is reduce dand the
locking mechanis misreleased.
The seat-bel tadjustment is an integra lpartof
the PRE-SAFE ®
convenience function. Informa-
tio na bout the convenience functio ncan be
found under "Belt adjustment" (Y page 44). PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection PLUS)
Introduction PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Siso nlya vailable in vehicles
with the Drivin gAssistance package.
Using the rada rsensors ystem, PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sisa bletod etect tha tahead-o norrear-end
collision is imminent. In certai nhazardous sit-
uations, PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Stake spre-emptive
measures to protect the vehicl eoccupants. 54
Occupant safetySafety

Important safety notes
The intervention of PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Scannot
preven tanimminent collision.
The driver is no twarned before th eintervention
of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sdoes no tintervene:
R if th evehicl eisr eversing
R when th evehicl eist owingat railer and there
is ar iskofar ear-end collision
When driving ,orwhen parking or exiting apark-
ing spac ewitha ssistanc efromA ctiveParking
Assist ,PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Swill no tapply the
brakes.
Function PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Sintervenes in certain situa-
tion sift heradar sensor system detects an
imminent head-on or rear-end collision.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Stakes th efollowin gmeasures
depending on th ehazardous situation detected:
R if th eradar sensor system detects that a
head-on collision is imminent ,the seat belts
are pre-tensioned
R if th eradar sensor system detects that arear-
en dc ollision is imminent:
- ther ear hazard warning lamp sare activa-
te da nd flas hatah igher frequency
- theb rak epressur eisincreased if th edriver
applie sthe brakes when th evehicl eiss ta-
tionary
- thes eat belt sare pre-tensioned
The PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sbraking application is can-
celled:
R if th eaccelerato rpedal is depressed when a
gear is engaged
R if th eriskofac ollision passes or is no longer
detected
R if DISTRONI CPLUSindicates an intention to
pull away
If th ehazardous situation passes without result-
ing in an accident, th eoriginal setting sare
restored. Automati
cmeasures after an acci-
dent
Immediately after an accident, th efollowing
measures are implemented, depending on the
typ eand severity of th eimpact:
R theh azard warning lamp sare activated
R thee mergenc ylighting is activated
R thev ehicl edoor sare unlocked
R thef ront side windows are lowered
R vehicles wit hamemory function :the electri-
call yadjustable steering whee lisraised
R thee ngineiss witched off and th efuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles wit hthe Mercedes-Ben zemergency
call system: automatic emergenc ycall Children in th
evehicle Important safety notes
Acciden tstatistics sho wthatc hildren secured
in th erear seat sare safer than children secured
in th efront seats. Fo rthisr eason ,Mercedes-
Ben zstrongly advises that you fit achild
restrain tsystem on arear seat .Children are
generally bette rprotected there.
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 1.50 minh eight is travellin ginthe vehi-
cle:
R always secur ethe child in achild restraint
system suitable for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The child restraint system must be appropri-
ate to the age, weight and size of the child.
R be sure to observe the instructions and safety
notes in this section in addition to the child
restraint system manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions.
R always pay attention to the instructions and
safet ynotes on the automatic co-driver's
front airbag deactivation system (Y page 47). Children in thev
ehicle
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