2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE tow

Center console, lower section (Mercedes-AMGvehicles)
FunctionPage
:Ashtray275
Cigarett elighter275
Socket276
Cup holder274
;Adjustsorm utes thevolume
(see th eseparate operating
instructions)
Vehicle swithA MGPerform-
anc eexhaust system:
adjustst hevolume/
switches th emultimedia sys-
te mo n/off(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
=Adjustst hevolum eofthe
AM Gsports exhaust system137
?è ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion135
ATouchpad (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
FunctionPage
BStowage compartment268
CActivates/deactivate sESP®68
Activates/deactivates
SPORT handlingm ode68
DManual gearshiftin g(perma-
nent setting)146
EDYNAMIC SELECT switch
(select sthe driv eprogram)139
FBac kbutto n(see th esepa-
rat eo peratin ginstructions)
GMultimedia system control-
ler (see th eseparate operat-
ing instructions)
Hg Switches to th efavor-
ite sb utto n(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
38Center console
At ag lance

tection in an accident. There is an increased
riskofi njury.
Hav ethe vehicl etowed to aquali fied special-
is tw orkshop in order to have adeployed air
ba gr eplaced.
It is important for your safety and thatofy our
passenge rtohaved eployed airb agsr eplaced
and to have any malfunctioning ai rbags
repaired .Thisw illh elptom akes uret he ai rbags
continue to perform their protective functio nfor
the vehicl eoccupants in the event of acrash.
GWARNING
Pyrotechni cEmergency Tensioning Devices
thath aveb eend eployed arenol ongero pera-
tional and ar eunabl etop erform their inten-
de dp rotective function. Thi sposes an
increasedr iskofi njury or eve nfatal injury.
Therefore ,havep yrotechni cEmergency Ten-
sioning Devices which have been triggered
immediatel yreplaced at aquali fied specialist
workshop.
An electri cmotorisu sedbyP RE-SAFE
®to trig-
ge rthe tightening of the seat belt in hazardous
situations. Thi sprocedur eisreversible.
If Emergency Tensioning Devices ar etriggered
or ai rbagsa redeployed ,you will hear abang,
and asmall amount of powder maya lsob e
released. The 6restraint systemw arning
lamp lights up.
Onlyinr arec ases will the bang affect your hear-
ing .The powder thati sreleasedg enerall ydoes
not constitute ahealth hazard, bu titmaycause
short-ter mbreathing difficultie sinpeoplewith
asthma or othe rrespiratory problems .Provided
it is safe to do so, yo ushoul dleave the vehicle
immediatel yoropent he windo winorder to pre-
vent breathing difficulties.
Air bags and pyrotechni cEmergency Tensioning
Devi ces (
ETDs) contain perchlorate material,
which mayr equire special handling and regard
for the environment. National guideline smust
be observe dduringd ispo sal. In California ,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.
Methodofo peration
During the first stage of acollision, the restraint
systemc ontrolunite valuate simportant physi-
cal data relating to vehicl edeceleratio noraccel-
eration, such as:
Rduration
Rdirection
Rintensity
Based on the evaluation of thisd ata, the
restraint systemc ontrol unittriggers the Emer-
gency Tensioning Devices durin gafrontal or
rea rcollision.
An Emergency Tensioning Device can onl ybe
triggered ,if:
Rthe ignition is switched on
Rthe components of the restraint systema re
operational .You can fin dfurthe rinformation
under: "Restraint systemw arning lamp"
(
Ypage 41)
Rthe belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
the respectiv efront-passenge rseat
The Emergency Tensioning Devices in the rear
compartment ar etriggered independentl yofthe
lock status of the seat belts.
If the restraint systemc ontrol unitdetects a
mor eseverea ccident, furthe rcomponents of
the restraint systema reactivated independ-
entl yofe acho the rinc ertainfrontal collision
situations:
RFron tairbags as well as driver's and front-
passenge rknee bags
RWindo wcurtai nairbag, if the systemd eter-
mines thatd eployment can offer additional
protection to thatp rovided bythe s
eat belt
The front-passenge rfront ai rbag is activated or
deactivated depending on the perso nonthe
front-passenge rseat. The front-passenge rfront
ai rb ag can onl ydeplo yinana ccident if the
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is lit.
Observe the information on the PASSENGER AIR
BAG indicator lamps (
Ypage 42).
Your vehicl ehastwo-stage front ai rbags. During
the first deployment stage ,the front ai rbag is
fille dwithp ropellant ga storeduce the ris kof
injuries. Th efront ai rbag is full ydeployed with
the maximum amount of propellant ga sifasec-
ond deployment threshold is reache dwithina
few milliseconds.
The activatio nthreshold of the Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices and the ai rbag ared etermined
by evaluating the rate of vehicl edeceleratio nor
54Occupant safety
Safety

the special seat belt retractorand secur ethe
child restraint systemp roperly.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with aspecial seat belt retractor.
When activated ,the special seat belt retractor
ensures thatt he seat belt will not slacke nonce
the child restraint systemh asbeen secured.
Installing achild restraint system:
XAlway scomply with the child restraint system
manufacturer's installatio ninstructions.
XPull the seat belt smoothl yfromt he belt out-
let.
XEngage the seat belt tongue in the belt buckle.
Activating the special seat belt retractor:
XPull the seat belt ou tfully and le tthe inertia
ree lretract it again.
Whil ethe seat belt is retracting, yo ushould
hear aratcheting sound. The special seat belt
retracto risactivated.
XPush the child seat restraint systemd owns o
thatt he seat belt is tight and does not loosen.
Removing achild restraint systema nd deacti-
vating the special seat belt retractor:
XAlway scomply with the child restraint system
manufacturer's installatio ninstructions.
XPress the release button of the belt buckle,
hol dthe belt tongue firmlya nd guideitback
towa
rds the belt outlet.
The special seat belt retracto risdeactivated.
Chil drestrain tsystem
The us eofseatb elts and child restraint systems
is required by la win:
Rall50s tates
Rthe U.S. territories
Rthe Distric tofColumbia
RallC anadia nprovinces
Yo uc an obtai nfurthe rinformation abou tthe
correct child restraint systemf romany author-
ize dM ercedes-Benz Center.
GWARNING
If the child restraint systemisi nstalledincor-
rectl yonas uitabl eseat, it cannot protect as
intended. The child cannot thenb erestrained
in the event of an accident, heav ybraking or
sudden change sofdirection. There is an
increasedr iskofi njury,p ossibl yevenf atal.
Make sure thaty ouobserve the child restraint
systemm anufacturer's installatio ninstruc-
tions and the note sonuse.P leas eensure,
thatt he base of the child restraint systemi s
always resting completel yonthe seat cush-
ion. Never place objects ,e.g.c ushions ,under
or behind the child restraint system. Onlyu se
child restraint systems with the original cover
designe dfor them. Onlyr eplace damaged
covers with genuine covers.
GWARNING
If the child restraint systemisi nstalledincor-
rectl yorisn ot secured ,itcan come loose in
the event of an accident, heav ybraking or a
sudden change in direction. Th echild
restraint systemc ould be thrown about, strik-
ing vehicl eoccupants. There is an increased
ris kofi njury,p ossibl yevenf atal.
Alway sinstal lchild restraint systems prop-
erly, eve niftheya renot being used .Make
sure thaty ouobserve the child restraint sys-
tem manufacturer's installatio ninstructions.
Yo uw illf indf urthe rinformation on stowing
objects ,luggage or loadsunder "Loading guide-
lines "(
Ypage 268).
GWARNING
Chil drestraint systems or their securing sys-
tems which have been damage dorsubjected
to aloa dinana ccident can no longe rprotect
as intended. Th echild cannot thenb e
restraine dinthe event of an accident, heavy
braking or sudden change sofdirection. There
is an increasedr iskofi njury,p ossibl yeven
fatal.
Replace child restraint systems which have
been damage dorsubjected to aloa dina n
accident as soo naspossible. Hav ethe secur-
ing systems on the child restraint system
checked at aquali fied specialis tworkshop,
befor eyou instal lachild restraint system
again.
58Children in the vehicle
Safety

ESP®(Electronic Stability Program)
General notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
ESP
®monitors driving stabilitya nd traction,i.e.
power transmission between th etires and the
road surface.
If ESP
®detect stha tthe vehicle is deviatin gfrom
th ed irection desired by th edriver, oneorm ore
wheels are braked to stabilizet hevehicle .The
engine output is also modified to keep th evehi-
cle on th edesired course within physical limits.
ESP
®assists th edriver when pullinga way on
wet or slippery roads. ESP®can also stabilize
th ev ehicle durin gbraking.
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, ESP®is unabl eto
stabilizet hevehicle .Additionally, further driv-
ing safety systems are deactivated. This
increases th erisk of skiddinga nd an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eESP
®checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
When towing th evehicle with th erear axle
raised, observ ethe note sonE SP
®
(Ypage 311).
If the å ESP®OFFw arning lamp lightsu p
continuously, ESP®is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp lightsupc ontin-
uously, ESP®is no tavailabl edue to amalfunc-
tion.
Observ ethe informatio nonwarning lamps
(
Ypage 249) and display messages whichm ay
be shown in th einstrumen tcluster
(
Ypage 220).
Only use wheels with th erecommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP
®function properly.
Characteristics of ESP®
General information
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp goes out before
beginnin gthe journey, ESP®is automatically
active.
If ESP
®intervenes, the ÷ESP®warning lamp
flashes in th einstrumen tcluster.
If ESP
®intervenes:
XDo no tdeactivate ESP®unde rany circum-
stances.
XOnly depress th eaccelerato rpedal as far as
necessaryw hen pullinga way.
XAdaptyour driving style to suit th eprevailing
road and weather conditions.
ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engine off automaticall ywhen th evehicle stops
moving .The engine start sautomaticall ywhen
th ed river want stopull away again.E SP
®
remains in its previously selecte dstatus. Exam-
ple: if ESP®was deactivate dbefore th eengine
was switched off ,ESP®remains deactivated
when th eengine is switched on again.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®(except
Mercedes ‑AM Gvehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
You can selectb etween thefollowings tate so f
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes th evehicle .Thereisani ncreased risk
of skiddinga nd an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in th esituations descri-
bed in th efollowing.
Driving safety systems67
Safety
Z

Unlocking and opening doors from
the inside
You can openadoor from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked. If the vehicle has been
locked with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO,
openin gadoor from the inside will trigger the
anti-theft alarm system .Switc hoff the alarm
(
Ypage 73).
XPull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob :pops up.
The door is unlocked and opens.
Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock and unlock the vehicle
from the inside. The switches are on the driver’s
door.
XTo unlock: press button :.
XTo lock:press button ;.
When the front-passenge rdoor is closed, the
vehicle is locked.
Meanwhile, the fuel filler flap will not be locked
or unlocked. You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from the
inside if the vehicle has been locked with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO.
The doors can be opened from the inside.
If the vehicle has been locked with the SmartKey
or with KEYLESS-GO, openin gadoor from the
inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm system.
Switc hoff the alarm (
Ypage 73).
When alocked door is opened from inside the
vehicle, the previous unlocking process will be
acknowledged if the vehicle:
Rhas been locked with the locking button for
the central locking or
Rhas been locked automatically
The vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had previ-
ously been fully unlocked. If only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked, only the
door which has been opened from the inside is
unlocked.
Automatic locking feature
XTo deactivate: press and hold button :for
approximately five seconds until atone
sounds.
XTo activate: press and hold button ;for
approximately five seconds until atone
sounds.
If you press one of the two buttons and do not
hear atone, the relevants etting has already
been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn-
ing.
You could therefore be locked out if:
Rthe vehicle is being pushed.
Rthe vehicle is being towed.
Rthe vehicle is on aroller dynamometer.
Doors81
Opening and closing
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Notesonb reaking-in anew vehicle
Important safety notes
Thes ensors ystemofs omedriving and driving
safety systems adjusts automaticall ywhile a
certai ndistance is being driven after the vehicle
ha sb eend elivere dorafter repairs. Full system
effectiveness is not reache duntilthe end of this
teach-i nprocedure.
New and replaced brake pads and discs only
reach their optimum braking effect after several hundred kilometers of driving. Compensate for
thi sb yapplyin ggreate rforce to the brake pedal.
The first 1000 miles (150 0km)
Them orey ou look after the engine when it is
new ,the mor esatisfied yo uwillbew ithi ts per-
formance in the future.
RYo us houl dtherefore drive at varying vehicle
and engine speeds for the first 1000 miles
(1500 km).
RAvoi dheavy loads, e.g .driving at full throttle,
during thi speriod.
RWhen changing gear smanually, change up in
good time, befor ethe tachomete rneedl erea-
ches Ôof the wa ytothe red area of the tach-
ometer.
RDo not manuall yshift to alower gear to brake
the vehicle.
RTry to avoi ddepressing the accelerator pedal
beyond the point of resistanc e(kickdown).
RAllv eh icle s(exce pt Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): ideally, for the first 1,000 miles
(1,500 km), drive in drive program E.
Additiona lbreaking-i nnote sfor Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:
RDo not drive fastert han8 5m ph (14 0km/h)
for the first 1,000 mile s(1,500 km).
ROnl yallow the engine to reach amaximum
engine spee dof4,500 rpm briefly.
RChang egearing oodt ime.
RIdeally ,for the first 1,000 mile s(1,500 km),
drive in program C.
After 1000 mile s(1500 km), you can increase
th ee ngi
n espeed gradually and accelerate th e
vehicl etofull speed.
You should also observ ethese note sonbreak-
in ginift heengin eorp artsoft hedrive train on
your vehicl ehaveb een replaced. Always observ
ethe maximum permissibl e
speed.
Self-lockin greara xled ifferential
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Your vehicl eisequipped wit haself-locking dif -
ferential on th erear axle.
Change th eoil to improv eprotection of th erear
axl ed ifferential:
Rafter abreaking-i nperiod of 1,850 mile s
(3,00 0km)
Revery 31,00 0miles( 50,00 0km) or 3years
These oil changes prolon gthe servic elife of th e
differential. Hav ethe oil chang ecarrie dout at a
qualified specialist workshop .
Driving
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
Objects in th edriver's footwell can restrict th e
pedal travel or obstruct adepressed pedal .
The operating and roa dsafet yoft hevehicl eis
jeopardized. There is ariskofana ccident.
Mak esuret hata ll objects in th evehicl eare
stowed correctly, and that they canno tenter
th ed river's footwell. Install th efloormats
securel yand as specified in order to ensur e
sufficien tclearance for th epedals. Do no tuse
loos efloormats and do no tplac efloormats on
to pofo neanother.
GWARNIN G
Unsuitable footwear can hinder correc tusage
of th epedals, e.g. :
Rshoes withthick sole s
Rshoes wit hhigh heels
Rslipper s
There is ariskofana ccident.
Wear suitable footwear to ensur ecorrect
usage of th epedals.
130Driving
Driving and parking

There isarisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
XIf the transmission is in position Dor R:p ush
the DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the
first point of resistance.
XIf the transmission is in position P:depress
the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT
lever up or down to the first point of resist-
ance.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position Ror D,t he automatic transmis-
sion shifts to Nautomatically.
With the SmartKey: if you then open the driv-
er's door or the front-passenger door or remove
the SmartKey from the ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to Pautomatically.
With the Start/Stop button: if you then open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to Pautomat-
ically.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral N,e .g. when having the vehicle
cleaned in an automatic car wash with atowing
system:
XVehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the igni-
tion lock.
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
XAll vehicles: switch the ignition on.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
XShift to neutral N.
XRelease the brake pedal.
XRelease the electric parking brake.
XSwitch off the ignition and leave the SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
Engaging drive position D
XIf the transmission is in position Ror N:p ush
the DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first
point of resistance.
XIf the transmission is in position P:depress
the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first point of resistance.
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The current transmission position and drive pro-
gram appear in the multifunction display.
:Status symbol drive program
;Transmission position
=Gear
The arrows in the transmission position display
show how and into which transmission positions
you can shift using the DIRECT SELECT lever.
If the transmission position display in the mul-
tifunction display is not working, you should pull
away carefully to check whether the desired
transmission position is engaged. For this pur-
pose, we recommend selectin gtransmission
position Dand drive program E(drive program C
in Mercedes-AMG vehicles) or S.
142Automatic transmission
Driving and parking

Transmission positions
BPark position
Thisprevents the vehicl efromr olling
away when stopped.
Onlys hift the transmission into posi-
tion Pwhen the vehicl eisstationary
(
Ypage 141). The parkin gloc k
shoul dnot be used as abrake when
parking. Alway sapply the electronic
parkin gbrake in additio ntothe park-
ing lock in order to secur ethe vehi-
cle.
Park position Pis automatically
engaged if:
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
SmartKeya nd remove the Smart-
Key
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
key or using the Start/Stop button
and open the driver's door or front-
passenge rdoor
Rthe driver's door is opene dwhen
the vehicl eisstationar yordriving
at ver ylow spee dand the trans-
mission is in position Dor R
If the vehicl eelectronics ar emalfunc-
tioning ,the transmission mayb e
locked in position P.H avet he vehicle
electronics checked immediatel yata
qualified specialis tworkshop.
CRevers egear
Onlys hift the transmission into posi-
tion Rwhen the vehicl eisstationary.
ANeutral
Do not shift the transmission to N
whil edriving. Otherwise, the auto-
matic transmission could be dam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitted fromt he
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brake peda lwilla llow
yo utom ovet he vehicl efreely, e.g .to
push it or tow it.
If ESP
®is deactivated or faulty: shift
the transmission to position Nif the
vehicl eisind angerofs kidding,e.g.
on icy roads.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the
transmission in position Ror D,t he
automatic transmission shifts to N
automatically.
!Rolling in neutral Ncan damage
the drive train.
7Drive
The automatic transmission changes
gear automatically. All forward gears
ar ea vailable.
Driving tips
Changin ggear
The automatic transmission shifts to the indi-
vidua lgears automaticall ywhenitisint rans-
mission position D.T hisa utomatic gear shifting
behavio risdetermine dby:
Rthe selecte ddrive program
Rthe positio nofthe accelerator pedal
Rthe roa dspeed
Accelerator peda lposition
Your style of drivin ginfluences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
Rlittle throttle :early upshifts
Rmor ethrottle :lat eu pshifts
Double-clutc hfunction
When shifting down, the double-clutch function
is active regardless of the currentl yselected
drive program. The double-clutch function
Automati ctransmission143
Driving an dparking
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