2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE transmission fluid

Rocking th
evehicl efree. .............. .161
Startin gthe engin e....................... .147
Steerin gwhee lgearshift paddles .. .163
Trailer towing ................................. 161
Transmissio nposition display
(DIREC TSELECT lever) ................... 159
Transmissio npositions .................. 160
Automatic transmission emer-
gency runnin gmode ......................... 166
Auxiliary heating/ventilation
Display message ............................ 282
Important safety notes .................. 138
Problem (display message) ............ 143
Remote control .............................. 140
Setting the departur etime ............. 141
Switching on/off (on the centre
console )......................................... 139
Axl eload, permissible (traile rtow-
ing) ...................................................... 380 B
Back button ....................................... 297
Bag hook ............................................ 312
Ball coupling
Folding in ....................................... 228
Folding in/ou t................................ 228
Folding out ..................................... 228
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 67
BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assist
(Brake Assist PLU SwithC ross-
Traffic Assist)
Function/notes ................................ 67
Important safety notes .................... 68
Battery (key)
Checking .......................................... 83
Important safety notes .................... 83
Replacing ......................................... 83
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 343
Display message ............................ 267
Important safety notes .................. 341
Jump starting ................................. 345
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt tensioner
Activatio n......................................... 52 Blin
dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 245
Display message ............................ 272
Notes/function .............................. 218
see Active Blind Spot Assist
BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
Bluetooth ®
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 303
Searching for amobile phone ....... .303
See also Digita lOwner' sManual ... 296
Telephony ...................................... 302
Bonnet
Active bonnet (pedestrian protec-tion) ............................................... 321
Closing .......................................... .322
Display message ............................ 281
Important safety notes .................. 321
Opening ......................................... 322
Boot
Important safety notes .................... 89
Locking separatel y........................... 93
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 92
Opening/closing (automatically
from outside) ................................... 90
Opening/closing (from the out-
side, HANDS-FREE ACCESS) ............ 91
Opening/closing (manually from
outside) ............................................ 89
Boot lid
Display message ............................ 281
Obstacle recognition ........................ 89
Opening dimensions ..................... .377
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Boot load (maximum) ........................ 377
Brake
EBD ................................................. .75
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 259
Note s............................................. 376 Index
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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

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !
Parkin
gbrake inop‐
Parkin gbrake inop‐
erative erative The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. The red !indicator lamp
flashes for about te nseconds after th eelectric parking brak ehas been
applie dorreleased. It then goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
X Rectify th ecaus eoft heovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by charg-
ing th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeappliedorr eleased:
X Switc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If it is still no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brake:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp lights up and th ered ! indicator
lamp flashes.
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. J
Check brake fluid Check brake fluid
level level There is insufficien
tbrak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir.
In addition ,the red J warning lamp lights up in th einstrument
cluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
G WARNING
Braking efficiency may be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do no ttop up th ebrak efluid .This does no tcorrect thef ault. #
Check Check
brake
brakepad
padwear
wear The brak
epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. G
Inoperative Inoperative On
eorm orem ain features of th eMercedes-Ben zContac tsystem are
malfunctioning.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
259On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Ð
Power steering mal‐ Power steering mal‐
function See Own‐ function See Own‐
er'
sM anual
er' sM anual The powe
rsteering assistanc eisfaulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
You will need to use mor eforce to steer.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Chec kwhether you are able to apply th eextra force required.
If you ar eabletos teer safely:
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
If you ar eunable to steer safely:
X Do no tdrive on.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Ð
Steering malfunc‐ Steering malfunc‐
tio
nS ee Owner's
tio nS ee Owner's
Manual Manual Vehicl
ewithm anual transmission :the electric steering loc kismal-
functioning.
G WARNING
The steering may be locke dbytheelectric steering lock.
There is ariskofana ccident.
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 Do no tdrive on.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. _
Before Before
starting
starting the
the
engine ,turnt he
engine ,turnt he
steering wheel.
steering wheel. Vehicl
ewithm anual transmission :the electric steering loc kismal-
functioning.
X Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
X To unloc kthe steering ,movet he steering whee lslightly.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kagain. Telephone Telephone
No
Noservice
service Your vehicl
eisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
X Wait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol appears
in th emultifunction display. ¥
Top up washer fluid Top up washer fluid The washer flui
dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped below
th em inimum.
X Top up th ewasher flui d(Ypage 325). Display
messages
283On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Vehicl
eidentificatio nnumber (VIN) X
Slide the right-hand front sea ttoits rearmost
position.
X Fol dfloor covering ;upwards.
VIN :is visible.
The VIN can also be found on the vehicl eide n-
tification plate (Y page 370).
Onl yfor certain countries: the VIN can also be
found at the lowe redgeoft he windscreen. Engine number
The engine numbe risstampe dinto the crank-
case. Yo ucan obtai nfurther informatio nfrom
any qualified specialist workshop. Servic
eproducts and capacities Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Service product can be poisonou sand haz-
ardou stohealth.There is ariskofi njury.
Observe the instructions on the respective
original containe rwhenu sing ,storing and dis-
posing off service products. Alway sstor eser-
vice products in the seale doriginal container.
Alway skeeps ervice products ou tofthe reach
of children. H
Environmental note
Dispose of service products in an environ-
mentally-responsibl emanner. Service products includ
ethe following:
R Fuels
R Exhaus tgas aftertreatment additives, e.g.
AdBlue ®
R Lubricants (e.g. engine oil, transmission oil)
R Coolant
R Brake fluid
R Windscree nwashe rfluid
R Climate contro lsystem refrigerant
Components and service products must be
matched .Onlyu seproducts recommende dby
Mercedes-Benz. Damage which is caused by the us eofp roducts which have not been recom-
mended is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
warranty or goodwil lgestures. The yare listed in
thi sM ercedes-Benz Owner' sManualint he
appropriate section.
Yo uc an identify service products approved by
Mercedes-Benz by the following inscriptions on
the container:
R MB-Freigab e(e.g. MB-Freigab e229.51)
R MB-Approval (e.g. MB-Approval 229.51)
Othe rdesig nations or recommendations indi-
cate alevel of quality or aspecification in
accordance with an MB Shee tNum ber(e.g. MB
229.5) .The yh aven ot necessaril ybeen
approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Othe ride ntifications, for example:
R 0W -30
R 5W -30
R 5W -40
Yo uc an obtai nfurther informatio natany quali-
fie ds pecialist workshop or on the Interne tat
http://bevo.mercedes-benz.co m. Fuel
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. If you handle fuel
incorrectly, there is ariskoff irea nd explo-
sion.
You must avoi dfire, naked flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Switc hoff th eengine
and ,ifa pplicable, th eauxiliary heating before
refuelling. Service products and capacities
371Technical data Z