2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE door lock

especially if the vehicle is in motion.There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trun klid. Never drive with the trun klid
open.
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS:
It is also possible to stop the closing process by
performing akicking movementu nder the rear
bumper.
!The trun klid swings upwards when opened.
Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient
clearanc eabove the trun klid.
The opening dimension softhe trun klid can be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
(
Ypage 349).
Opening automatically
You can open the trun klid automatically using
the SmartKey.
XPress and hold the Fbutton on the Smart-
Key until the trun klid opens.
Closing automatically
:Closing button
;Locking button
XPress closing button :in the trun klid. Vehicles with trunk lid remot
eclosing fea-
tur eand KEYLESS-GO: when the driver's door
is closed you can simultaneously close the trunk
lid and lock the vehicle. The KEYLESS-GO key
must be in the rear detection range of the vehi-
cle.
XPress lockin gbutton ;in the trun klid.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey outside
the vehicle, the trun klid closes. The vehicle is
locked.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey in the trunk,
the trun klid opens again after it is closed.
If KEYLESS-GO detect sasecondS martKey out-
side the vehicle, the trun klid remains closed.
If KEYLESS-GO detect saSmartKey in the trunk
before the closing procedure starts, the trun klid
remains open.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The vehicle's exhaust system may be very hot. You could burn yourself by touchin gthe
exhaust system if you use HANDS-FREE
ACCESS. There is arisk of injury. Always
ensure that you only make the kicking move-
ment within the detection range of sensors.
!If the SmartKey is within the rear detection
range of KEYLESS-GO, the following situa-
tions, for example, could lead to the uninten-
tional opening of the trunk:
Rusing acar wash
Rusing apower washer
Make sure that the SmartKey is at least 10 ft
(3 m) away from the vehicle.
General notes
With KEYLESS-GO and HANDS-FRE EACCESS,
you can open or close the trun klid or stop the
procedure without using your hands. This is use- ful if you have your hands full. To do this, make
ak icking movementu nder the bumper with your
foot.
84Trunk
Opening and closing

trunk lidisopenw hent he engine is running,
especiall yifthe vehicl eisinmotion. There is a
ris kofp oisoning.
Alway sswitch off the engine befor eopening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open.
GWARNING
The reversing featur edoesn ot respond:
Rto soft, light and thino bjects ,e.g.f ingers
Rove rthe last 1/3 in (8 mm) of the closing
movement
The reversing featur ecannot prevent some-
one being trapped in these situations in par-
ticular. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure thatnob odyp arts ar einc lose
proximity durin gthe closing procedure.
If somebod ybecome strapped:
Rpress the Fbutton on the SmartKey, or
Rpull or press the remote operating switch
on the driver's door or
Rpress the closing or locking button on the
trunk lid
Vehicle swithH ANDS-FREE ACCESS:
It is also possibl etostop the closing proces sby
performing akicking movement under the rear
bumper.
!The trunk li dswing su pwar ds when opened.
Therefore ,makes uret hatt here is sufficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
The opening dimensions of the trunk li dcan be
found in the "Vehicl edata" section
(
Ypage 349).
Opening and closing
XTo open: pull remote operating switch :for
the trunk li duntilthe trunk li dopens.
XTo close: press and hol dremote operating
switch :for the trunk li duntilthe trunk li dis
completel yclosed.
When the vehicl eisstationary, yo ucan close the
trunk li dfromt he driver's seat. When the vehicle
is also unlocked, yo ucan also open the trunk lid
fromi nside.
Lockin gthe trunk separately
Youc an lock the trunk separately. If yo uthen
unlock the vehicl ecentrally ,the trunk remains
locked and cannot be opened.
Activating the functio ntolockt he trunk sepa-
rately:
XClose the trunk lid.
XOpen the glove box.
XPush the switch to position :.
If the vehicl eisunlocke dcentrally ,the trunk
remains locked.
iYo uc an also lock the glove box
(Ypage 269).
86Trunk
Opening and closing

Deactivating the functiontolockt he trunk sep-
arately:
XOpen the glove box.
XPush the switch to position ;.
If the vehicl eisunlocke dcentrally, the trunk
will also be unlocked.
Trunk emergenc yrelease
Youc an unlock the trunk li dfromt he insid ewith
the emergency release button.
XPress emergency release button :briefly.
The trunk li dunlocks and opens.
The trunk li dcan be unlocke dwitht he trunk lid
emergency release when the vehicl eisstation-
ar yorw hiledriving.
The trunk li demergency release does not unlock
the trunk li difthe battery is disconnecte dor
discharged.
Trunk li demergency release light:
Remergency release button :flashe sfor
30 minute safter the trunk li disopened
Remergency release button :flashe sfor
60 minute safter the trunk li disclosed
Side windows
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Whil eopening the side windows ,bod yp arts
could become trapped between the side win-
do wa nd the door frame as the side window
moves .There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure thatn obodytouche sthe side win-
do wd uringt he opening procedure. If some-
body become strapped ,release the switch or
pull the switch to close the side windo wagain .
GWARNING
Whil eclosing the side windows ,bod yp arts in
the closing area could become trapped .There
is ar iskofi njury.
When closing make sure thatnop arts of the
body ar einthe closing area .Ifsomebody
become strapped ,release the switch or press
the switch to open the side windo wagain .
Side windo wreversin gfeature
The side windows ar eequippe dwithana uto-
matic reversing feature. If asolid object blocks
or restricts asidew indo wf romt raveling
upwards durin gthe automatic closing process,
the side windo wopens agai nautomatically. Dur-
ing the manua lclosing process, the side window
onl yopens agai nautomaticall yafter the corre-
sponding switch is released. The automatic
reversing featur eisonlyana idand is no substi-
tute for your attentio nwhenc losing asidew in-
dow.
GWARNING
The reversing featur edoesn ot react:
Rto soft, light and thino bjects ,e.g.s mall fin-
gers
Rwhil eresetting
Thi sm eans thatt he reversing featur ecannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure thatnob odyp arts ar einc lose
proximity durin gthe closing procedure. If
someone become strapped ,press the switch
to open the side windo wagain .
Opening and closin gthe side win-
dows
The switches for the side windows ar eloc ated
on the driver's door. There is also aswitch for
the front-passenge rsidew indo wont he front-
passenge rdoor.
Side windows87
Openin gand closing
Z

The switches on the driver's door take prece-
dence.
:Frontleft
;Frontr ight
XTurn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
XTo open manually: press and hold the cor-
responding switch.
XTo open fully: press the switch beyond the
point of resistanc eand release it.
Automatic operation is started.
XTo close manually: pull the corresponding
switch and hold it.
XTo close fully: pull the switch beyond the
point of resistanc eand release it.
Automatic operation is started.
XTo interrupt automatic operation: press/
pull the corresponding switch again.
If you press the switch beyond the point of
resistanc eand release, automatic operation is
started in the corresponding direction .You can
stop automatic operation by pressing/pulling
the switch again.
You can continue to operate the side windows
after you switch off the engine or remove the
SmartKey. This function is availablef or up to five
minutes or until the driver's or front-passenger
door is opened.
Convenience opening
General notes
If the SmartKey is in close proximitytot he vehi-
cle, the convenienc eopening function is availa-
ble.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO
startf unction: you can ventilate the vehicle
before you start driving. To do this, the SmartKey is used to carry out the
following functions simultaneously:
Runlock the vehicle
Ropen the side windows
Ropen the sliding sunroof or the panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panel and the roller
sunblind
Rswitch on the seat ventilation for the driver's
seat
The "convenience opening" feature is also avail-
able when the vehicle is unlocked.
Convenience opening
XPress and hold the %button on the Smart-
Key until the side windows and the sliding
sunroof or the panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel are in the desired position.
If the roller sunblinds of the panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panel are closed, the
roller sunblinds are opened first.
XPress and hold the %button once more
until the panorama roof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel reaches the desired position.
XTo interrupt convenience opening: release
the % button.
Convenience closing feature
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When the convenienc eclosing feature is oper-
ating, parts of the body could become trapped
in the closing area of the side window and the
sliding sunroof. There is arisk of injury.
Observe the complete closing procedure
when the convenienc eclosing feature is oper-
ating. Make sure that no body parts are in
close proximityd uring the closing procedure.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or KEYLESS-GO
startf unction: if the SmartKey is in close prox-
imity to the vehicle, the convenienc eclosing
function is available.
88Side windows
Opening and closing

When you lock the vehicle, you can simultane-
ously:
Rclose the side windows
Rclose the sliding sunroof or the panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panel
On vehicles with apanorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel, you can then close the roller
sunblinds.
Notes on the automatic reversingf eature for:
Rthe side window (Ypage 87)
Rthe sliding sunroof or the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel (Ypage 91)
Using the SmartKey
XPress and hold the&button until the side
windows and the sliding sunroof or the pano- rama roof with power tilt/sliding panel are
fully closed.
XMake sure that all the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel are closed.
XVehicles with panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel: press and hold the&
button once more until the roller sunblinds of the panorama roof with power tilt/sliding
panel close.
XTo interrupt conveniencec losing:release
the & button.
Using KEYLESS-GO
The driver's door and the door at which the han-
dle is used, must both be closed. The SmartKey
must be outside the vehicle. The gap between
the SmartKey and the corresponding door han-
dle should not be greater than 3ft(1m).
XTouch recessed sensor surface :on the
door handle until the side windows and the sliding sunroof or the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel are fully closed.
Make sure you only touch recessed sensor
surface
:.
XMake sure that all the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel are closed.
XVehicles with panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel: touch recessed sensor
surface :on the door handle again until the
roller sunblinds of the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel close.
XTo interrupt conveniencec losing:release
recessed sensor surface :on the door han-
dle.
Resetting the side windows
If as ide window can no longer be closed fully,
you must reset it.
XClose all the doors.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
XPull the corresponding switch on the door
control panel until the side window is com-
pletely closed (
Ypage 87).
XHold the switch for an additional second.
If the side window opens again slightly:
XImmediately pull the corresponding switch on
the door control panel until the side window is
completely closed (
Ypage 87).
XHold the switch for an additional second.
XIf the respective side window remains closed
after the button is released, then it has been
set correctly. If this is not the case, repeat the
steps above.
Side windows89
Opening and closing
Z

automatic operationbypressingorp ulling
again.
When opening and raising th eroof, automatic
operatio nisonlya vailabl eiftheslidings unroof
is in th eclosed position.
The sun protection cover automatically opens
alongw ith theslidings unroof. You can open or
close th esun protection cover manually when
th es lidings unroofisraisedorc losed.
You can continue to operate th eslidings unroof
after switching off th eengine or removin gthe
SmartKey from th eignition lock. This function is
availabl efor up to fiv eminute soru ntil th edriv-
er'sorf ront-passenger door is opened.
Resetting
!If theslidings unroofstill canno tbeopened
or closed fully after resetting, contac taquali-
fied specialist workshop.
Reset th eslidings unroofifitd oes no tmove
smoothly.
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
XRaise th eslidings unrooffully at th erear
(Ypage 91).
XKeep the 3switch pressed for another
second.
XMakes ure that th eslidings unroofcan be fully
opened and closed again (Ypage 91).
XIf this is no tthe case, repeat th esteps above.
Operating th epanoram aroof with
power tilt/sliding panel
Opening and closing
:To raise
;To open
=To close/lower
The panoram aroo fw ith power tilt/slidingp anel
can only be operate dwhen th eroller sunblindi s
open.
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
XPres sorp ull the 3switch in th ecorre-
spondingd irection.
If you pres sorpull the 3switch beyondt he
pointofr esistance, automatic operatio nisstar-
te dint hecorrespondingd irection.You can stop
automatic operatio nbypressingorp ulling
again.
If th epanoram aroofw ith power tilt/sliding
pane lisraisedatt herear ,ita utomatically low-
ers slightly at higher speeds. The noise leveli n
th ev ehicle interiorisr educed asaresult. At low
speeds it raise sagain automatically.
You can also temporarily deactivate automatic
lowering .Todos o, pressthe 3 switch .The
panoram aroofw ith power tilt/slidingp anelrai-
ses again automatically.
You can continue to operate th epanoram aroof
with power tilt/slidingp anelafter you switch off
th ee ngine or remove th eSmartKey. This func-
tio nr emains active for fiv eminute soru ntil you
open afront door.
When aroofcarrier is mounte dthe panorama
roo fwith power tilt/slidingp anelcanno tbe
opened. The panoram aroo fw ith power tilt/slid-
ing pane lcan still be raise dtoallow ventilation
of th evehicle interior. If th epanoram aroofw ith
power tilt
/slidingp
anelmakes contac twith a
92Sliding sunroof
Opening and closing

Adjusting thesteering wheel electri -
cally
:Adjusts th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
;Adjusts th esteering whee lheight
iFurther relate dsubjects :
REASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Ypage 105)
RStoring settings(Ypage 109)
ROperating theon-bo ard computer
(Ypage 201).
Steering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off
XTurn th eSma rtKey to position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 131).
XTo switch on/off: turnthe lever in th edirec -
tion of arrow :or;.
Indicato rlamp =lights up or goe sout.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO :when you
remove th eSma rtKey from th eignition lock, th e
steering whee lheating is deactivated.
Vehicles wit hKEYLESS-GO :when you switch off
th ei gnition and open th edriver's door ,the
steering whee lheating is deactivated.
104Steering wheel
Seats ,steering wheel and mirrors

Problems with the steering wheel heating
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The steering wheel heat-
ing has switched off pre-
maturely or cannot be
switched on.The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical consum-
ers are switched on.
XSwitch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as the
rear window defroster or interior lighting.
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
Move the steering wheel adjustment lever if
there is arisk of entrapment by the steering
wheel. The adjustment process is stopped.
Press one of the memory function position but-
tons. The adjustment process is stopped. This
function is only available on vehicles with mem-
ory function.
GWARNING
If children activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture, they can become trapped, particularly
when unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
GWARNING
If you drive off while the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments, you could lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Always wait until the adjustment process is
complete before driving off. The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes gettingi
n
and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature using the multimedia sys-
tem (see the separate operating instructions).
Position of the steering wheel when the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featureisa ctive
The steering wheel swings upwards when you:
Rremove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
Rwith KEYLESS-GO:open the driver's door;
KEYLESS-GO must be in position 1
Rwith the SmartKey:open the driver's door;
the SmartKey must be in position 0or 1in the
ignition lock (
Ypage 131)
Ropen the driver's door when the ignition is
switched off
iThe steering wheel only tilts upwards if the
driving position is stored after the steering
column adjustment has been adjusted
(
Ypage 109).
The most recent driving position of the steering
wheel is stored if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe settingiss tored with the memory function
(Ypage 109).
iThe steering wheel only moves upwards if it
has not already reached the upper steering
limiter.
Steering wheel105
Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors
Z