2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN Hybrid battery

The electric parking brake is also engaged auto-
matically if:
RDISTRONIC PLUS brings the vehicle to a
standstill or
Rthe HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-
tionary
RActive Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle
stationary
In addition, at least one of the following condi-
tions must be fulfilled:
Rthe engine is switched off
Rthe driver is not wearing a seat belt and the
driver's door is opened
Rthere is a system malfunction
Rthe power supply is insufficient
Rthe vehicle is stationary for a lengthy period
The red F(USA only) or !(Canada only)
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster goes
out.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
engaged if the engine is switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
Releasing automatically
Your vehicle's electric parking brake is auto-
matically released if all of the following condi-
tions are met:
Rthe engine is running.
Rthe transmission is in position Dor R.
Rthe seat belt has been fastened.
Ryou depress the accelerator pedal.
If the transmission is in position R, the trunk lid
must be closed.
If your seat belt is not fastened, the following
conditions must be fulfilled to automatically
release the electric parking brake:
Rthe driver's door is closed.
Ryou have shifted out of transmission position
P or you have previously driven faster than
2 mph (3 km/h).
Ensure that you do not depress the accelerator
pedal unintentionally. Otherwise the parking
brake will be released and the vehicle will start
to move.
Emergency braking
The vehicle can also be braked during an emer-
gency by using the electric parking brake.
XWhile driving, push handle :of the electric
parking brake (Ypage 178).
The vehicle is braked as long as you keep
handle :of the electric parking brake
depressed. The longer electric parking brake
handle :is depressed, the greater the brak-
ing force.
During braking:
Ra warning tone sounds
Rthe Please Release Parking Brakemes-
sage appears
Rthe red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes
When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-
still, the electric parking brake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle for a long period
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than
four weeks, the battery may be damaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six
weeks, the vehicle may suffer damage as a
result of lack of use.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop and seek
advice.
iYou can obtain information about trickle
chargers from a qualified specialist work-
shop.
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles: observe the impor-
tant safety notes for the high-voltage battery
(
Ypage 349).
Driving tips
General driving tips
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect,
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drive system automatically selects the most effi-
cient operating mode for every driving situation.Drive the vehicle in the usual manner.
To save fuel in HYBRIDmode, the hybrid drive
system switches off the combustion engine as
often as possible during the journey when power
output requirements are low. When power out-
put requirements are low, the electric motor
powers the vehicle. When power output require-
ments are high, the combustion engine is auto-
matically switched on. The engine is usually
switched off when the vehicle is stationary. Con-
sequently, there is usually no engine idling as
with combustion engine vehicles.
For pulling away and accelerating, the electric
motor supports the internal combustion engine
using the power stored in the high-voltage bat-
tery. In addition, the power is used for partially
electric driving, operation of the electric coolant compressor and to support the 12 V on-board
electrical system. In this way the hybrid drive
system helps to reduce your vehicle's fuel con-
sumption.
Observe the driving tips on plug-in hybrid oper-
ation (
Ypage 230).
Recuperative Brake System
If you release the accelerator pedal when the
vehicle is in motion, overrun recuperation is ini-
tiated. The electric motor is operated as a gen-
erator when in overrun mode and when you
brake. Hybrid technology converts the kinetic
energy of the vehicle into electricity and stores
it in the high-voltage battery.
Observe the important safety notes for the
Recuperative Brake System (
Ypage 45).
Important safety notes
If the engine is switched off by the ECO start/
stop function and you open the driver's door:
Ra message appears in the multifunction dis-
play and
Ra warning tone sounds
Further information (
Ypage 272).
All of the vehicle's systems remain active, if:
Rthe vehicle is stationary
Rthe combustion engine is switched off and
Rthe READY indicator in the instrument cluster
lights up If you remove your foot from the brake pedal
while in transmission position D or R, the vehicle
may pull away automatically.
Observe the notes on the READY display of the
ECO start/stop function (
Ypage 231).
Vehicles with an electric motor generate much
less driving noise than vehicles with internal
combustion engines. As a result, your vehicle
may not be heard by other road users in certain
situations. This is the case, for example, when
you are parking and your vehicle is not seen by
other road users.
This requires you to adopt a particularly antici-
patory driving style, as it is necessary to allow
for the possibility that other road users may
behave erratically.
Displays and operation
Electric motor performance display
The power display for the electric motor is loca-
ted on the right-hand side of the instrument
cluster.
RArea :to; (E-DRIVE):
This shows the electric output from the elec-
tric motor, e.g. during electric operation or in
boost mode.
When the motor is switched on, the display is
at limit :. With increasing pressure on the
accelerator pedal the display fills up from :
to ;.
Driving with the electric motor: when the
display reaches limit ;, the combustion
engine is switched on. If the display is
approaching limit ;and you remove your
foot from the accelerator pedal, the display
empties again. The combustion engine is not
switched on. At low speeds, you can thereby
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control the electric operation usage so that
you only drive in electric mode.
Driving with the combustion engine:the
electric motor supports the combustion
engine by providing additional torque (boost
mode) until the display reaches limit ;.
You can also select the operating mode of the
hybrid drive system (
Ypage 226).
RArea =to? (CHARGE):
This shows the recuperated energy which is
stored in the high-voltage battery as electrical energy.
When the display reaches limit ?, the maxi-
mum recuperative braking power has been
exhausted. The mechanical brake is activa-
ted.
Selecting the operating mode
Button :allows you to choose between differ-
ent operating modes.
XPress button :to change the operating
mode.
The operating mode selected appears in the
instrument cluster.
If it is not possible to change operating
modes, the display message Change the
current drive program before chang‐ing the operating mode.orExit man‐ualdriveprogramMbeforechangingthe operating mode.appears in the multi-
function display. Further information on "Dis-
play messages" (
Ypage 272).
:Operating mode selected
;Operating mode unavailable
=Operating mode available
HYBRIDRElectric mode or driving
with the internal combus-
tion engine is possible
RAutomatic selection of
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
RThe high-voltage battery
is discharged to approx-
imately 20%
RTo subsequently main-
tain the condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery, the electric
output is reduced. All
vehicle functions such as
electric operation mode,
energy recuperation or
boost mode, for example,
are still available.
E-MODERElectric-only drive
RElectrical power output
allotted using the haptic
accelerator pedal
(
Ypage 230)
RInternal combustion
engine activation using
the haptic accelerator
pedal
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E-SAVERElectric mode or driving
with the internal combus-
tion engine is possible
RAutomatic selection of
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
RThe current condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery is maintained
so the electrical energy
can be used at a later
time
CHARGERElectric drive is not pos-
sible
RCharging the high-volt-
age battery while driving
using the combustion
engine
In automatic drive programS(Ypage 229) and
during manual gearshifting (Ypage 229), only
HYBRID operating mode is available.
If you switch from automatic drive program Sto
automatic drive program E,HYBRID operating
mode continues to be selected.
If manual drive program Mis deactivated, the
automatic transmission shifts:
Rinto the automatic drive program that was last
selected
Rinto the driving mode that was last selected
Each time the engine is started, HYBRIDmode
is automatically selected.
Operating the on-board computer
You can display the current operating condition
of the hybrid drive system in the multifunction
display and on the display of the multimedia
system (
Ypage 227).
In the multimedia system display, you can also
call up a graphic display of the fuel consumption
and generated electricity (
Ypage 228).
Menus and submenus
Selecting displays in the display of the
multimedia system
XPress the Øbutton on the controller.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Energy Flow: turn and press the
controller.
The energy flow is displayed.
or
XTo select Consumption: turn and press the
controller.
Fuel consumption and the generated electric
energy are displayed.
XTo exit the display: press the %button on
the controller.
Selecting the energy flow display in the
multifunction display
XUse Ñ on the steering wheel to call up the
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Travelmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XSelect Energy Flowwith: or9 .
The active hybrid components are highlighted
in the energy flow display.
Energy flow display
Overview energy flow display
:Internal combustion engine
;Electric motor
=High-voltage battery condition of charge
?High-voltage battery
AEnergy flow
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Overrun mode or braking
There are three possible operating modes when
the hybrid vehicle is decelerating:
Renergy recovery takes place even when the
vehicle is decelerating purely in overrun mode
(
Ypage 225). The electric motor operates as
a generator and stores the recovered energy
in the high-voltage battery
Rwhen the brakes are applied lightly, the vehi-
cle is slowed down further by the electric
motor This increases the energy recovery tak-
ing place (
Ypage 225) The electric motor
operates as a generator and stores the recov- ered energy in the high-voltage battery.
Rwhen the brakes are applied with greater
force, the service brakes are also used to slow
the vehicle down. The two systems work
together
Urban driving
Energy is recuperated during frequent deceler-
ation and stopping in city traffic.
The vehicle can be driven by the electric motor
alone up to a speed of approximately 120 km/ h.
The vehicle is driven by the electric motor alone
only when all conditions for the automatic
engine switch-off are fulfilled.
Further information on the automatic engine
switch-off (
Ypage 231).
Driving on inter-urban roads
The following phases are possible when driving
on inter-urban roads:
Rrapid acceleration (boost mode)
Rconstant energy consumption
Renergy recuperation
Relectric operation mode
A great deal of recovered energy may be avail-
able, depending on the route profile. This
reduces consumption and emissions.
Highway driving
During highway driving, fuel consumption and
emissions are favorably influenced in particular
by reduced power losses.
If the driver removes his foot from the acceler-
ator pedal in drive program Eand a speed of
160 km/h is not exceeded, the combustion
engine is automatically switched off.
Further information on the automatic engine
switch-off (
Ypage 231).
ECO start/stop function
General notes
The ECO start/stop function switches the inter- nal combustion engine off automatically when
the vehicle stops moving and at high speeds
(
Ypage 232).
All vehicle systems remain active, e.g. the auto-
matic climate control.
The ECO start/stop function is only available in
drive programs Cand E. Electric-only operation
is only possible in drive programs Cand E. Addi-
tional information for drive programs
(
Ypage 229).
Automatic engine switch-off
The engine is switched off automatically, includ-
ing when:
Rthe driver removes his foot from the acceler-
ator in drive program Eand a speed of
160 km/h is not exceeded (
Ypage 232)
Rthe engine has reached its operating temper- ature
Rthe driver’s seat belt is fastened and the
driver’s door is closed
Rthe driver only slightly depresses the accel-
erator pedal in order to, for example, maintain
the current speed for a limited distance
Rthe hood is closed and engaged properly
Rthe high-voltage battery is charged suffi-
ciently
Rno malfunctions are present in the hybrid
drive system
The internal combustion engine will not be
switched off automatically, if:
Rthe self-diagnosis function of the engine con-
trol unit is still active
Rthere is a malfunction in the hybrid drive sys-
tem
Rthe climate control of the vehicle requires it
Rthe high-voltage battery is being charged
(Ypage 227)
Rautomatic emissions tests are running
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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).
232PLUG‑ IN HYBRID operation
Driving and parking

Displaying therange an dcurrent fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles :th emen uonly dis -
plays approximat erange :.
PLUG-I NHYBRID vehicles :th emen udisplays
curren tfue lconsumption ;.In th esubsequent
message, th emultifunction display shows th e
approximat eelectrical range as well as th etota l
range (
Ypage 228).
XPress th eò buttonon th esteerin gwhee l
to ope nth emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tth edisplay wit h
approximat erange :and curren tfue lcon-
sumption ;.
Approximat erange :that can be covered is
calculated accordin gto your curren tdrivin g
style and th eamount of fue lin th etank .If
there is only asmall amount of fue llef tin th e
fue ltank , avehicle bein grefuele dC
appears instead of approximat erange :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energ y
has bee nrecuperated from th ekineti cenerg y
in overrun mode and saved in th ebattery.
Recuperation display =depend son th e
engin einstalled and is therefore no tavailable
in all vehicles .
ECO display
The ECOdisplay is no tavailable in Mercedes -
AM Gvehicles .
XPressòon thesteerin gwhee lto ope nth e
men ulist .
XPress th e: or9 buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto selec tEC O
display.
If th eignition remain sswitched of ffo rlonger
than four hours, th eEC Odisplay will be auto-
matically reset .
Fo rmore information on th eEC Odisplay, see
(
Ypage 180).
Trip compute r"From Start" or "From
Reset "
:Odometer
;Driving time
=Average speed
?PLUG-I NHYBRID vehicles :emission-free
trip distanc e
AAverage fue lconsumption
XPress th eò buttonon th esteerin gwhee l
to ope nth emen ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteerin gwhee lto
selec tth eTri pmenu.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
XPress :or9 to selec tFro mStartor
Fro mReset.
The values in th eFro m
Startsubmen uare cal -
culated from th estart of ajourney, whil eth e
values in th eFro mReset
submen uare calcu-
lated from th elast time th esubmen uwas reset
(
Ypage 241).
In th efollowin gcases th etrip compute ris auto-
matically reset FromStart
:
Rtheignition has bee nswitched of ffo rmore
than four hours.
R99 9hour shav ebee nexceeded.
R9,999 miles hav ebee nexceeded.
240Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

XUse: or9 to select the DriveAssistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select PRE-SAFEBrake.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When PRE-SAFE
®Brake is deactivated, the
æ symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play in the Assistance Graphic
menu.
For more information on PRE‑SAFE
®Brake, see
(Ypage 77).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
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 :or9 to select Blind SpotAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
For further information about Blind Spot Assist,
see (
Ypage 216).
For further information about Active Blind Spot
Assist, see (
Ypage 219).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
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 :or9 to select ATTENTIONASSIST.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select Off,Standardor Sensitive.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbol appears in the Assistance
Graphicmenu in the multifunction display.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (
Ypage 214).
Setting Lane Keeping Assist
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 :or9 to select LaneKeepingAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection, StandardorAdap‐tive, appears.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (
Ypage 218).
For further information about Active Lane Keep-
ing Assist, see (
Ypage 222).
HYBRID submenu (PLUG-IN HYBRID
vehicles)
Setting the maximum charge current
Using the Max.ChargeCurrentfunction, you
can limit the charge current value at which the
high-voltage battery should be charged.
If there are no charge current settings on the
charging cable, set the maximum charge current
in the on-board computer.
If there are no charge current settings on the
charging cable, set the maximum charge current
on the charging cable (
Ypage 172).
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.
248Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays