2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE engine

RChangingassistance settings (Ypage 212)
RChangingh ead-updisplay settings
(Ypage 213)
RChangingt helight settings (Ypage 214)
RChangingt heinstrumen tcluste rsettings
(Ypage 215)
RRestorin gthe factory settings (Ypage 215)
Assistance submenu
Deactivating/activatin gESP®
Observ ethe "Imp ortant safety notes" sectio nin
th ed escript ion of ESP®(Ypage 67).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
biliz es th evehicle .Thereisani ncreased risk
of skiddin gand an acc ident.
Only deactivate ESP
®inthes ituations descri-
bed inthef ollowing.
It may bebest to deactivate ESP
®inthef ollow-
ing situations:
Rwhen usings nowc hains
Rindeep snow
Ron sandorg ravel
Deactivating/activatin gESP®inMercedes-
AM Gvehicle s(Ypage 68).
For further informatio nabout ESP®,see
(Ypage 67).
XSt art th eengine.
XPress the òbuttonont hesteering wheel
to open th emenulist.
XPress :or9 on thesteering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirmbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XSelect ESPwith: or9.
XPress ato confirm.
The curren tselection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
to na gain.
If the å warning lamp inthei nstrument
cluste rlightsupw hen thevehicle is readyto
driv e, ESP
®isdeactivate d. If
the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP
®is no tavailab ledue to amal-
function.
Observ ethe informatio nonwarning lamps
(
Ypage 249).
Observ ethe informatio nondisplay messages
(
Ypage 220).
Activating/deactivatin gCOLLISION PRE-
VENTIO NASSIST PLUS
XPress the òbuttonont hesteering wheel
to open th emenulist.
XPress the :or9 buttononthesteering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirmbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the DriveAssistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress 9or: to select CollisionPrevention.
XPressato confirm.
The curren tselection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
to na gain.
When COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST PLUS
is deactivate d,the æ symbol appearsi n
th em ultifunction display in the Assistance
Graphicmenu.
For further informatio nabout COLLISION PRE-
VENTION AS SIST PLUS, see (
Ypage 64).
Activating/deactivatin gPRE-SAFE®
Brake
PRE‑ SAFE®Brake isonly availab lefor vehicles
wit hthe Drivin gAssistanc epackage.
XPress the òbuttonont hesteering wheel
to open th emenulist.
XPress the :or9 buttononthesteering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirmbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the DriveAssistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select PRE-SAFEBrake.
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On-boardc omputer and displays

AMG menu(Mercedes-AM Gvehicles)
WAR MUP
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Charge-air pressur e
?Engineoil temperature
ATransmission fluid temperature
XPress th eò buttonont hesteering whee l
to open th emenulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XConfir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
Engin eand transmission oil tempera-
tures :when th eenginea nd transmission are
at normal operating temperature, oil temper-
atures ?and Aare displayed in whit einthe
multifunction display.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
atur e? orA in blue, th eengineort he
transmission are no tyet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid drivin gatfull engin eout-
put during this time.
G- Meter
The G-Meter shows you th eforce stha tare exer-
te dont hedriver during th ejou rney, bot hlater-
ally and in th edirection of travel .
The maximum value sare indicated in red in th e
guidelin esystem.
XPress òon thesteering whee ltoo pen th e
men ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XConfir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XPress th e9 buttonrepeatedly until th eG-
Meter appears.
The maximum value softheG-Meter are
saved.
XTo reset th eG-Meter: press aagain.
XUsing :or9 select Yeson thesteer -
ing wheel.
XPress ato confirm .
The maximum value softheG-Meter are
deleted.
If th eignition remain sswitched off for longer
than four hours, th eG-Meter will be automati-
call yreset .
SETUP
:Drive Comfor t/Sport/Sport +/Rac e
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?Exhaust system Comfort/Sport +
AESP®On/Offor SPORT handlin gmode
Sport
SETUP displays th efollowin ginformation and
functions:
Rth eg ear indicator
Rthed igital speedometer
Rthed rive system setting
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On-boardc omputer andd isplays

Rthe suspensionmode
Rthe transmission position
Rthe exhaust fla pposit ion
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) status
XUse ò on the steering whee ltocallupt he
list of menus.
XPress :or9 on the steering whee lto
select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the 9button repeatedly unti lSETUP
is displayed.
RACETIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
:Lap
;RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is onl yintende dfor us eona
closedr acec ircuit. Do not us ethe functio non
public roads.
Yo uc an start the RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the SmartKeyisinp osition2in the
ignition lock.
XUse ò on the steering whee ltocallupt he
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
whee ltoselect theAMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the :or9 button repeatedly
unti lthe RACETIMER is shown.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Starting anew lap
:Lap
;RACETIMER
=Quickest la ptime
XPress the :or9 button to select NewLap.
XPressato confirm.
Am aximum of 32 laps maybes tored.
Stoppingthe RACETIMER
XPress :or9 to select Stop.
XPressato confirm.
Continuing the RACETIMER
Menus and submenus217
On-board computer and displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) 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 .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl etoengage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brak emanually:
XReleas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 153).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .Itisnotpossibl etoapply
th ee lectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,astheelectric parking brak eisnot
applie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brak emanually:
XReleas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 153).
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) 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.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeapplied:
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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On-boardcomputer andd isplays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(C anada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluidint hebrak efluid reservoir .
In addition ,the $ (USAonly) or J (Canada only) warning lamp
lights up in th einstrumen tcluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrect them alfunction .
#
CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
US Ao nly: th e$ red brak esystem warning lamp is lit while th e
engin eisrunning.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneorm orem ain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Collision Preven‐tionAssist Plu sCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sistemporarily no toperational.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
Rthes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rtheo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XRestart th eengine.
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On-boardc omputer andd isplays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Collision Preven‐tionAssist Plu sInoperative
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sistemporarily inoperative due
to am alfunction .Adaptive Brake Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sofPRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g.a ir bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE FunctionsCurrently Limite dSee Operator'sMan‐ual
PRE ‑SAFE®PLU SorP RE‑SAFE®Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P®is deactivated
Rthes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rtheo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
PRE ‑SAFE
®PLU Sand PRE ‑SAFE®Brake are operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XRestart th eengine.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P®on again(Ypage 68).
PRE-SAFE FunctionsLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
PRE ‑SAFE®PLU SorP RE‑SAFE®Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan‐ual
At least on eofthefollowin gdrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
RPRE-SAF E®PLUS
RPRE-SAF E®Brake
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
RActive LaneKeepin gAssist
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
RDISTRONICPLUSw ithS teering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
If th eradar sensor system in fron tisdirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tp erfor mac ourse-correcting brak eapplication .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthes ensor sintheradiato rtrima nd/o rinthebumpers are dirty
Rthef unction of th edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is
impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears. Al ldrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems are operative
again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XSwitc hoff th eengine.
XClean th esensor sinthefollowin glocation s(Ypage 296):
Rin theradiato rtrim
Rin th efront bumper
Rin therear bumper, particularly in th emiddle of th erear bumper
XRestart th eengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty. The 6warning lamp also lights up in
th ei nstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 41).
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Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Adaptive HighbeamAssist InoperativeAdaptive HighbeamAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Adaptive HighbeamAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator'sManual
Adaptive Highbea mAssistisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthew indshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,the
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea mAssistiso perational again .
Engine
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
+
CheckCoolantLevelSee Operator' sMan‐ual
The coolan tlevel is to olow.
!Avoid making lon gjou rneys wit htoo littl ecoolan tint heengin e
coolin gsystem. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
XAddc oolant, observing th ewarning note sbefore doin gso
(Ypage 290).
If you have to ad dcoolant frequently:
XContac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engin ecooling
system checked.
?The fan motor is faulty.
XAt coolan ttem peratures belo w248‡(120 †), drive to the nearest
qualified specialist workshop.
XAvoid heavy loads on the engine as you do so, e.g. driving in moun-
tainou sterrai nand stop-and-go traffic.
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On-board computer and displays