2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE Owner's Manual

Services include, for example:
Rrepairservices
Rservice processes
Rwarranties
Rquality assurance
The vehicl eisreado utby employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
specia ldiagn ostictesters. More detailed infor-
mation is obtaine dfrom it, if required.
After amalfunction hasb eenr ectified, the infor-
mation is deleted from the malfunction memory or is continually overwritten.
Whe noperating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec-
tion with othe rinformation (i fnecessary, under
consultation with an authorized expert), could
be trace dtoaperson.
Example sinclude:
Raccident reports
Rdamag etothe vehicle
Rwitness statements
Further additiona lfunctions that have bee ncon-
tractually agree duponw itht he customer allow
certain vehicl edatatobec onveyedbythe vehi-
cle as well .The additiona lfunctions include, for
example, vehicl eloc ation in cas eofanemer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicl eisequipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additiona ldataa bout the vehicle's
operation, the us eofthe vehicl eincertain sit-
uations ,and the location of the vehicl emay be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additiona linformation please refe rtothe
COMAND UserM anualort he Digital Operator's
Manua land/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Even tdata recorders
Thi svehicl eise quipped with an event data
recorde r(EDR). Thi svehicl eise quipped with an
event data recorde r(EDR). The mai npurpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain cras hornear
crash-like situations, such as an ai rbag deploy-
ment or hitting aroado bstacle, data that will
assis tinunderstanding how avehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data
relate
dtovehicledynamics and safety systems
for ashort perio doftime,typicall y30seconds
or less.
The EDR in this vehicl eisdesigned to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicl ewere
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (i fatall)t he driver wa sdepressing the
accelerato rand/or brake pedal and
RHow fas tthe vehicl ewastraveling.
These data can hel pprovid eabetterunder-
standing of the circumstances in which acci-
dents and injurie soccur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorde dbyyourv ehicl eonly if anon-trivial
cras hsituation occurs; no data is recorde dby
the EDR under normald riving conditions and no
personald ata(e.g. name ,gender, ag eand acci-
dent location) are recorded. However, othe rpar-
ties ,suc hasl awenforcement could combine
EDR data with the typ eofpersonal
l
yide ntifying
data routinel yacquired during acras hinvesti-
gation.
Access to the vehicl eand/or the EDR is needed
to rea ddatat hat is recorde dbythe EDR, and
specia lequipment is required .Inaddition to the
vehicl emanufacturer, othe rpartie sthat have
the specia lequipment, such as la wenforce-
ment, can rea dthe information by accessing the
vehicl eorthe EDR.
EDR data may be used in civi land crimina lmat-
ters as atool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicl esafety .Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commerciall yavailable,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA")e xpressly
disclaims any and al lliabili ty arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
withou tthe consent of the vehicl eowners or, if
the vehicl eislease d, withou tthe consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to this representation
includ eresponse stosubpoenasbyl awenforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising outofl itigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning :The EDR is acomponent of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component
Data stored in the vehicle31
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may resultinamalfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State law sorregulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federalr egulation are pre-empted.
This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federalr egulation governs. As of February 2013,
13 states have enacted law srelating to EDRs.
Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in you rvehiclea nd its electronic
components is available on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
32Information on copyright
Introduction

Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers146
;Combination switch111
=Horn
?Instrumentcluster34
ADIRECT SELECT lever141
BClimatecontrol systems120
COverhead control panel39
DControl panel for multimedia
system and vehicle functions36
EIgnition lock131
Start/Sto pbutton131
FAdjustst hesteering wheel103
GCruis econtrol lever161
FunctionPage
HElectric parking brake153
IDiagnostics connection29
JOpenst hehood287
KLights witch110
LControl panel for:
Activatin gSteering Assist168
Switching on Activ eLane
Keeping Assist197
Deactivating PARKTRONIC174
Switching on th e360°c am-
era185
Switching on th ehead-up
display203
Vehicle swithout adriver
assistance system: map/
coi nh older
Cockpit33
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Instrumentcluster
FunctionPag e
:Speedometer
Speedometer segments200
Warning and indicator lamps:
å ESP®OF F249
÷ ESP®24 9
· Distanc ewarning255
Ð Powersteering25 7
6 Restrain tsystem41
ü Seat belt s247
K High-beam headlamps111
L Low-beam headlamps111
8 Reserve fuel level wit h
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r( right )
252
T Parking lamp s111
R Rear fog lamp111
h Tirep ressur emonitor256
;#! Turn signals111
=Multifunction display202
?Tachometer201
FunctionPag e
Warning and indicator lamps:
! Electric parking brak e
(yellow)25 2
! ABS249
; CheckEngine25 2
% This indicator lamp has
no function
Electric parking brak e(red)25 2
F USAo nly
! Canad aonly
Brake s(red)24 8
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
M SPORT handlin gmode
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles251
? Coolan t253
é This indicator lamp has
no function
ACoolan ttem perature display201
B8 Fuellevel indicator25 2
iInformation on th edisplay of th eoutside
temperature in th emultifunction display can
be foun dunder "Outside temperature dis-
play" (
Ypage 201).
34Instrumen tcluster
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Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display202
;Multimediasystem display
=~ Rejects or ends acall
6 Makes or accepts acall
Further telephone functions210
WXAdjusts volume
8 Mute
óSwitchesonv oice-
operated contro lnavigation
or the Voice Control System
FunctionPage
?ò Opens the menu list
9:Selects amenu
a Confirm sthe selection
% Back
Operate sthe on-board com-
puter201
ñ Switches off voice-
operate dcontrol navigation
or the Voice Control System
iIn vehicles with multimedi asystem
COMAND yo ucan find further information:
Ron the multimedi asystem in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the DVD changer or single DVD drive in
the Digital Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
iIn vehicles with multimedi asystem Audio 20
yo uc an find further information:
Ron the multimedi asystem in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the voice-operated control of the navi-
gation in the manufacturer' soperating
instructions
Multifunctions teering wheel35
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Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:Climatecontrol systems120
;£ Hazard warning lamps112
=ØVehicle functions/
system settings butto n(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
?% Telephoneb utton(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
APASSENGER AI RBAG indica-
to rlamp42
AT Ai ndicator lamp73
BAnalog clock (no tavailable
on all equipmentl evels)
FunctionPage
CÕMedia butto n(see the
separate operatin ginstruc-
tions)
D$ Radio butto n(see the
separate operatin ginstruc-
tions)
EØ Navigation butto n(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
Fþ Inserts or eject saCD
or DV D(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
36Center console
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Center console, lower section
FunctionPage
:Stowage compartment268
Ashtray275
Cigarettelighter275
Socket276
Cup holder274
;Adjustst hevolume/mute
(see th eseparate operating
instructions)
=Switches multimedia system
on or off (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
?Moves th eseat-belt extender
forwards45
ATouchpad (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
FunctionPage
BStowage compartment268
Cè ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion135
DÉ Setsthe vehicle level172
EDYNAMIC SELECT switch139
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)
Center console37
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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
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