2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN ESP

Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep within the lane, especially
if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you. Ter-
minate the intervention in a non-critical driv-
ing situation.
The system may be impaired or may not function
if:
Rthere is poor visibility, e.g. due to insufficient
illumination of the road, or due to snow, rain,
fog or spray
Rthere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic, the
sun or reflections (e.g. when the road surface is wet)
Rthe windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered, for instance by a sticker, in the vicin-
ity of the camera
Rthe radar sensors in the front or rear bumpers
or the radiator trim are dirty, e.g. obscured by
snow
Rthere are no, several or unclear lane markings
for a lane, e.g. in areas with road construction
work
Rthe lane markings are worn away, dark or cov-
ered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
Rthe distance to the vehicle in front is too small
and the lane markings thus cannot be detec-
ted
Rthe lane markings change quickly, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one another or merge
Rthe road is narrow and winding
Rthere are strong shadows cast on the road
If no vehicle is detected in the adjacent lane and
broke
n lane markings are detected, no lane-cor-
recting brake application is made.
Warning vibration in the steering wheel
A warning may be given if a front wheel passes
over a lane marking. It will warn you by means of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel for
up to 1.5 seconds.
Lane -correcting brake application
If you leave your lane, under certain circumstan-
ces the vehicle will brake briefly on one side.
This is meant to assist you in bringing the vehicle
back to the original lane.
GWARNING
A lane-correcting brake application cannot
always bring the vehicle back into the original lane. There is a risk of an accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
you or makes a lane-correcting brake appli-
cation.
If a lane-correcting brake application occurs,
display :appears in the multifunction display.
The brake application also slightly reduces vehi-
cle speed.
This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and 200 km/h).
A lane-correcting brake application can be made after driving over a lane marking detected as
being solid or broken. Before this, a warning
must be given by means of intermittent vibration
in the steering wheel. In addition, a lane with
lane markings on both sides must be recog-
nized.
In the case of a broken lane marking being
detected, a lane-correcting brake application
can only be made if a vehicle has been detected
in the adjacent lane. Oncoming vehicles, over-
taking vehicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes
can be detected.
iA further lane-correcting brake application
can only occur after your vehicle has returned
to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs if:
Ryou clearly and actively steer, brake or accel- erate.
Ryou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Ryou have switched on the turn signal.
Ra driving safety system intervenes, e.g. ESP®,
PRE-SAFE®Brake or Active Blind Spot Assist.
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Ryou haveadopte d asport ydrivin gstyle wit h
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel-
eration .
RESP®is switched off .
Rthetransmission is no tin position D.
Raloss of tire pressur eor adefective tire has
been detecte dand displayed.
Ran obstacle in th elan ein whic hyou are drivin g
has been detected.
Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tmay no tdetec tother
roa duser sor traffic situations. An inappropriat e
brak eapplication may be interrupted at any time
if you:
Rsteer slightly in th eopposit edirection
Rswitch on th etur nsignal
Rclearly brak eor accelerate
A lane-correcting brak eapplication is interrup-
te dautomatically if:
Radrivin gsafet ysystem intervenes, e.g. ES P®,
PRE-SAF E®Brake or Active Blind Spot Assist.
Rlanemarking scan no longer be recognized.
Activating/deactivating Active Lan e
Keeping Assis t
XTo activate:press button;.
Indicato rlamp :lights up. The LaneKeep‐
ingAssistOnmessage appears in th emul-
tifunction display. If all condition shav ebeen
satisfied, awarnin gor steerin gintervention
may be made .
If you drive at speeds abov e40 mph
(60 km/h) and lan emarking sare detected,
th elines in th eassistanc egraphic sdisplay
(
Ypage 246) are shown in green .Active Lan e
Keepin gAssis tis read yfor use.
XTo deactivate: press button;.
Indicato rlamp :goe sout .The Active Lan e
Keepin gAssis tis deactivated. The Lane
Keepin gAssist Offmessage appears in
th emultifunction display.
Selecting Standar dor Adaptive setting
XIn th eDriveAssistmen uon th eon-boar d
computer, select th eActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assistfunction (Ypage 248).
XSelectStandardor Adaptive.
Whe nStandardis selected, no warnin gvibra-
tion occur sif:
Ryou switch on th etur nsignals. In this event ,
th ewarnings are suppressed for acertain
period of time.
Ra drivin gsafet ysystem intervenes, suc has
ABS, BA Sor ES P®.
Whe nAdaptive
is selected, no warnin gvibra-
tion occur sif:
Ryou switch on th etur nsignals. In this event ,
th ewarnings are suppressed for acertain
period of time.
Ra drivin gsafet ysystem intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BA Sor ES P®.
Ryou accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown .
Ryou brakehard.
Ryou steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or chang elanes quickly.
Ryou cut th ecorner on ashar pbend.
In order that you are warned only when neces-
sar yand in goo dtime if you cross th elan emark-
ing, th esystem recognizes certain condition s
and warn syou accordingly.
The warnin gvibration occur searlier if:
Ryou approac hth eouter lan emarking on a
bend.
Rth eroa dhas ver ywide lanes, e.g. ahighway.
Rth esystem recognizes soli dlan emarkings.
The warnin gvibration occur slater if:
Rth eroa dhas narrow lanes.
Ryou cut th ecorner on abend.
PLUG ‑IN HYBRID operation
Points to remember
Genera l notes
Hybrid technology combine s afuel efficien t
internal combustion engin ewit h a powerful
electric motor. In HYBRIDmode, thehybrid
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Automa tic engine start
The automatically switched-off internal combus -
tio nengin estart sautomatically in certai nsitua-
tions ,if:
Rth epower demand from th edriver via th e
accelerato rpedal is greate rthan th eelectric
motor alon ecan provide
Rth edriver switches to driv eprogram Sor M
Rthecondition of charge of th ehigh-voltage
battery has reached th elower limit
Rth esettings of th eautomatic climat econtrol
require it, e.g. at external temperatures abov e
30 †
Overru nmod e
In overrun mode, th ecombustio nengin eis
switched off and is disconnected from th edriv e
train. The electric motor:
Rgenerates low thrust ,whic hcorrespond sto
th eoverrun mod eof an active combustio n
engin e
Rfunction sas agenerator and produce sth e
necessary energ yfor th eauxiliary consumer s
and charge sth ehigh-voltage battery
Ove rrun mod eis available in driv eprogram E
below 16 0km/h.
In driv eprogram E,after th eaccelerato rpedal
has been released th ecoasting characteristic s
of th evehicl eare adapted to th etraffic condi-
tions .Further information about th ehaptic
accelerato rpedal (
Ypage 230).
Route-based energy management
Forroute-based energ ymanagement, th esys-
te m factors in information about th eexpecte d
rout ewhen rout eguidance is active.
The information on th erout eis provide dby th e
multimedia system and includes th efollowing:
Rroad categories
Rspee dlimitation s
Rdataon downhill gradients
The use of electric energ yis automatically opti-
mally distributed from th ebeginning to th een d
of th ejourney, usin ginformation about th e
route. The distribution is pre-emptive and takes
int oconsideration :
Rthesections of th ejourney ahead
Rth eenerg yconsumption on th ewhole rout eThe condition of charge of th
ehigh-voltage bat -
tery is thus systematically controlled. In addi-
tion, th econtrol function takes int oaccoun t
that:
Rth efuel saving sthroug hth euse of electrical
energ ycan vary, depending on th erout e(e.g.
urban ,interurban or highway)
Rth euse of electrical energ yis held available in
particular for electric operation (e.g. urban
routes)
The vehicl ethus automatically select sth eopti-
mum driving mod efor th erespectiv esectio nof
th eroute.
Route-based energ ymanagemen tis available
under th efollowin gconditions:
Rdriv eprogram Eis selected
RHYBRID driving mod eis selected
Ractive rout eguidance is activated
Rsuitable map dat ais available
When route-based energ ymanagemen tis in
operation ,th earea in fron tof th evehicl eis
shown as green in th emultifunction display.
Parking
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
The red !indicator lamp in th einstrumen t
cluste rlights up.
XUse th eDIRECT SELECT leve rto shif tth e
automatic transmission to P.
XSwitch theignition off .
The READY indicator in th einstrumen tcluste r
goes out .
Further information on parking and switching off
th einternal combustio nengin e (
Ypage 177).
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Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen tintegrate din th evehi-
cle while driving ,you will be distracte dfrom
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th evehicle. Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Only operate th eequipmen twhen th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible ,park th evehicl epayin gattention
to traffic condition sand operate th eequip-
men twhen th evehicl eis stationary.
You must observ eth elegal requirements for th e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydriving when
operating th eon-board computer.
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles only :
GWARNING
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dor mal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sin systems relevan tto safety. The
operating safet yof your vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Pull ove ras soo nas it is saf eto do so and
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
All vehicles, excep tPLUG-IN HYBRID vehi-
cles:
GWARNIN G
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dor mal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sin systems relevan tto safety. The
operating safet yof your vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eth evehicl echecke d
at aqualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
If th eoperating safet yof your vehicl eis
impaired ,pull ove ras soo nas it is saf eto do so.
Contac t aqualified specialist workshop.
The on-board computer only shows message sor
warning sfrom certain systems in th emultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor emak esur e
your vehicl eis operating safely at all times .Fo
ran overview, see th einstrumen tpanel illus-
tration (
Ypage 36).
Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th edis-
plays and th econtrol sin th evehicl einterior can
be adjusted usin gbrightness control knob :.
XTurn brightness control knob :up or down .
If you tur nth eligh tswitch (Ypage 118) to th e
T, ÃorL position ,th ebrightness
will depend upon th ebrightness of th eambi -
en tlight.
iThe ligh tsensor in th einstrumen tcluste r
automatically control sth ebrightness of th e
multifunction display.
In daylight, th edisplays in th einstrumen t
cluste rare illuminated. Adimming function is
no tpossibl ein daylight.
Speedometer with segments
The speedometer is divided int osegments on
Mercedes-AM Gvehicles or vehicles wit h
DISTRONI CPLUS.
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RCruis econtrol activated (Ypage 185):
The segments ligh tup from th estore dspee d
to th etype-tested maximum speed.
RDISTRONI CPLU Sactivated (Ypage 186):
On eor two segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDISTRONI CPLU Sdetects avehicl ein fron t
that is driving at aslower spee dthan th e
store dspeed:
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AMG displays inthe head-up display
AM Gdisplays are available in Mercedes-AM G
vehicles.
The head-up display shows th efollowin g
contents and information :
:Currentengin espee d
;Curren tspee d
=Upshif tindicator
?Currently selected gear ,gearshif toption s
when shiftin gmanually
ARACETIMER
BLap
Setting options
You can adjust th efollowin gsettings in th e
head-up display submenu:
Radjust th epositio nof th ehead-up display on
th ewindshield (Ypage 250)
Radjust thebrightness of th edisplays in th e
head-up display (Ypage 250)
Rselect desired displays in th ehead-up display
(Ypage 249)
Usin gth eDispla yConten t
function ,you
can ,depending on your vehicle's equipment,
choos ebetween four standard displays. The
selected contents then appear in th ehead-up
display.
In Mercedes-AM Gvehicles, you can also
choos ebetween two AM Gdisplays. If you
select an AM Gdisplay, th ehead-up display
shows AMG-specific contents .
If you select adisplay wit htraffic signs, detec-
te dtraffic sign sfrom Traffic Sig nAssist
appear in th ehead-up display.
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press th eò buttonon th esteering whee lto
open th emen ulist .
Operating th eon-board computer (
Ypage 236).
Dependin gon th evehicl eequipment, you can
select th efollowin gmenu:
RTri pmen u (Ypage 239)
RNavimen u(navigation instructions)
(Ypage 241)
RRadiomen u (Ypage 243)
RMediamenu (Ypage 243)
RTelephonemenu (Ypage 245)
RAssistanc eGraphi cmenu (Ypage 246)
RServic emenu (Ypage 246)
RSettingsmenu (Ypage 247)
RAMGmenuin Mercedes-AM Gvehicles
(Ypage 252)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold th e% buttonon th esteer -
ing whee luntil th eTri pmen uwit htrip odom -
eter :and odometer ;appears.
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RDisc (CD/DVD) (DVD COMAND only)
RSD card
RMedia Register (COMAND)
RUSB storage device
RBluetooth®capable audio device
Please observe further information on media
support and media operation in the multimedia
system (see separate operating instructions).
Operating an audio player or audio
media
:Media source, e.g. name of USB memory
stick
;Current title
=Name of artist
?Name of album
AFolder name
Audio data from various audio devices or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle.
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Mediamenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XTo select an audio player or media: press
a briefly. The list containing the media
sources appears.
XPress :or9 to select the correspond-
ing audio player or media.
XPress ato confirm.
XTo open the track list: press:or9
briefly.
XTo select to next or previous track in the
track list: press:or9 briefly.
XTo select a track in the track list using
rapid scroll: press and hold :or9
until you reach the desired track.
If you press and hold the button, the speed of
rapid scroll increases after a short time. Not
all audio drives or data carriers support this
function.
If the corresponding track information is stored
on the audio drive or audio media, the multi-
function display may display the following:
Rtrack number
Rtrack name
Rartist
Ralbum
The track information does not appear in audio
AUX mode ( Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Mediamenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XTo select a DVD single drive or disc: press
a briefly. The list containing the media
sources appears.
XPress :or9 to select the correspond-
ing DVD single drive or disc.
XPress ato confirm.
XTo open the scene list: press:or9
briefly.
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Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Settings
menu:
RChanging assistance settings (Ypage 247)
RChanging HYBRID settings (PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles) (Ypage 248)
RChanging head-up display settings
(Ypage 249)
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 250)
RChanging the instrument cluster settings
(Ypage 251)
RRestoring the factory settings (Ypage 252)
Assistance submenu
Deactivating/activating ESP®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section in
the description of ESP®(Ypage 73).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®, ESP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP®in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Ypage 74).
For further information about ESP®, see
(Ypage 73).
XStart the engine.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select ESP.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the vehicle is ready to
drive, ESP
®is deactivated.
If the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP
®is not available due to a mal-
function.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Ypage 290).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Ypage 256).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the DriveAssistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress 9or: to select CollisionPrevention.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
is deactivated, the æsymbol appears in
the multifunction display in the Assistance
Graphicmenu.
For further information about COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (
Ypage 70).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®
Brake
PRE‑SAFE®Brake is only available for vehicles
with the Driving Assistance package.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
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XUsing:or9, select the DaytimeRunning Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol are shown in white in the multi-
function display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
Daytime Running Lights
(Ypage 118).
Instrument cluster submenu
Selecting the distance unit
The DisplayUnitSpeed-/Odometerfunction
allows you to choose whether certain displays
appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunc-
tion display.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the InstrumentClustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the DisplayUnit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmorMilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to:
RDigital speedometer in the Tripmenu
ROdometer and the trip odometer
RTrip computer
RCurrent consumption and the range
RRange
RNavigation instructions in the Navimenu
RCruise Control
RDISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilot
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
This function is only available on PLUG-IN
HYBRID vehicles.
ThePermanent
Displayfunction allows you to
choose whether the multifunction display always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress the
òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the InstrumentClustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the PermanentDisplayfunction.
XPressato confirm.
The current setting Outside Temperature
orSpeedometer[inverseHardwareSpeedUnit]appears.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
This function is not available in PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles.
If the additional speedometer is switched on,
the speed is shown in the status bar in the mul-
tifunction display instead of the outside tem-
perature.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Instru‐ment Clustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the AdditionalSpeedometer [km/h]function.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
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