2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE tow

Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for 6seconds.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 45).
üN After startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up. In addition, a
warning tone sounds for up to 6seconds.
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 45).
The warning tone ceases.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lights up after the engine starts, as soon as the
driver's or the front-passenger door is closed.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 45).
The warning lamp goes out.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat.
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittenta udible warning
sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt. The vehicle is being
driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h) or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 45).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat. The vehicle is being driven faster
than 15 mph (25 km/h )orhas briefly been driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h).
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
Warning and indicator lampsinthe instrument cluster247
On-board computer and displays
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the vehicle. Hightemperatures can damage
the card.
Insertin ganSDm emory card
The SD cardslotisl ocate dint he stowag ecom-
partment under the armrest.
XInsert the SD memory car dinto the SD card
slot unti litengages .The side with the con-
tacts must face downwards.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 266).
Ejecting an SD memory card
XPress the memory card.
The memory car disejected.
XRemov ethe memory card.
Connectin gUSBdevices
There ar etwo USB ports in the stowag espace
under the armrest.
XConnect the USB devic etothe USB port.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 266).
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Multimedia system
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Stowage areas
Loading guidelines
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion. There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open.
GWARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle
occupants. There is arisk of injury, particu-
larly in the event of sudden braking or asud-
den change in direction.
Always store object ssothat they cannot be
flung around. Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slipping or tipping before the
journey.
GWARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could burn
yourself. There is arisk of injury.
Always be particularly careful around the
exhaust tail pipe and the tail pipe trim. Allow
these components to cool down before touch-
ing them.
The handling characteristics of aladen vehicle
are dependent on the distribution of the load
within the vehicle. For this reason, you should
observe the following notes when transporting a
load:
RNever exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle mass or the gross axle weight
rating for the vehicle (including occupants).
The values are specified on the vehicle iden- tification plate on the B-pillar of the driver's
door.
RThe trunk is the preferred place to carry
objects.
RPosition heavy loads as far forwards as pos-
sible and as low down in the trunk as possible.
RThe load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
RAlways place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
RSecure the load with sufficiently stron
gand
wear-resistant tie-downs. Pad sharp edges for
protection.
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If object sinthe passenger compartmenta re
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, open stowage spaces
and mobile phone brackets cannot always
retain all object sthey contain. There is arisk
of injury, particularly in the event of sudden
braking or asudden change in direction.
RAlways stow object ssothat they cannot be
thrown around in such situations.
RAlways make sure that object sdonot pro-
trude from stowage spaces, parcel nets or
stowage nets.
RClose the lockable stowage spaces before
startin gajourney.
RAlways stow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky object sin
the trunk.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Ypage 268).
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Stowage and features

Stowage compartments in the front
Glove box
XTo open:pull handle :and open glove box
flap ;.
XTo close: fold glove box flap ;upwards until
it engages.
Object sinA4f ormat or an iPad
®,for example,
can be stored in the glove box. For vehicles with
ap erfume atomizer (
Ypage 126) the storage
space of the glove box is restricted.
The glove box can only be locked and unlocked
using the mechanical key (Ypage 76).
XTo lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° clockwise to position 2.
XTo unlock:insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° counter-clockwise to
position 1.
Eyeglasses compartment
XTo open: press marking :.
The eyeglasses compartmento pens down.
Make sure that the eyeglasses compartmenti s
always closed while the vehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartment in the front center
console
XBriefly press trim ;in the direction of the
arrow.
Cover :swings upwards.
Stowage compartment under the armrest
XTo open: press button :at the front.
The stowage space opens.
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Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the fol-
lowing maybeinthe stowagespace:
Ram ultimedia connector uni twith2U SB ports
and aSDc ards lot, e.g .for us ewithani Pod®,
iPhone®or MP3 player, see the separate
Operator' sManual
Ras mall stowag espace in the uppe rfront sec-
tion
Stowage compartment in the doors
In stowag espace : in the doors yo ucan store
bottle swithac apacity of up to 34 fl. oz. (1.0 l),
ar olled-up fluorescent jacke t(driver’s door)a nd
th ev ehicle documentw allet (front-passenger
door).
Additional stowage space
Dependingont heequipment ,the following
additional stowage areas are availabl einthe
vehicle:
Rcar dand coi nholderint hedashboard above
th el ight switch (no tsuitable for holding thin
object ssuchass hoppingt okens)
Rtheo pen stowage compartmentint hecenter
console
Rstowage net in front-passenger footwell
Rth em ap pockets on th eback of th edriver's
and front-passenger seat
Rth ep arcel net on th eleft-hand side in the
cargo compartment
Observ ethe loadingg uidelines (
Ypage 268)
and th esafety note sregardin gstowage spaces
(
Ypage 268).
Rea rbench seat through-loading fea-
ture
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If th erear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backres tare no tengaged they coul dfold for-
wards ,e.g.w hen braking suddenly or in the
eventofana ccident.
RThe vehicle occupant would therebyb e
pushedi ntot he seat belt by th erear bench
seat/rear seat or by th eseat backrest. The
seat belt can no longer offer th eintended
levelofp rotection and coul deven cause
injuries.
RObject sorloads in th etrunk canno tbe
restraine dbytheseat backrest.
Thereisani ncreased risk of injury.
Before everyt rip, makes ure that th eseat
backrests and th erear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
Observ ethe loadingg uidelines (
Ypage 268).
The outside and th emiddle rear seat backrests
can be folded down separately to increas ethe
trunk capacity. The division ratio is 40 %to20%
to 40%.
Foldin gthe rea rseat backrests forward
XVehicle swithout memory function:ifn eces-
sary, movet hedriver'sorf ront-passenger
seat forward.
XVehicle swith memory function:w hen oneor
bothp artsoft herear seat backres tare folded
forward, th erespectiv efront seat moves
forward slightly, when necessary, in orde rto
avoid contact.
XOpen th etrunk.
XFully insert th erear seat backres thead
restraints.
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Left and right seat backrest
XPullright-hand or left-hand rear seat backrest
release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released.
Vehiclesw ith memory function: when one or
both parts of the rear seat backrest are folded
forward ,the respective front seat moves
forward slightly, when necessary ,inorder to
avoid contact.
Middle rear seat backrest
XPul lrelease lever =forwards.
Rea rseat backrest ;is released.
XFold corresponding rear seat backrest ;
forward.
XMove the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding the rear seat backrest back
!Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise ,itcould be dam-
aged.
Left and right seat backrest
XMove the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
XFold rear seat backrest :back until it
engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and
locked, this wil lbeshown in the multifunction
display in the instrument cluster. Awarning
tone also sounds.
Middle rear seat backrest
XMove the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
XFold seat backrest :back until it engages.
Red lock status indicator ;is no longer visi-
ble.
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XAdjust the headrestraints if necessary
(Ypage 99).
XMov ethe driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Yo us houl dalway sengag ethe rea rseatb ackr-
ests if yo udonot nee dthe through-loading fea-
ture .Thisw illp revent unauthorized access to
the trun kfrom the vehicl einterior.
Lockin gthe centerr ear seat backrest
In order to prevent the trun kfrom being
accesse dbyunauthorized persons, the center
sea tbackres tcan be locked using acatch .The
cente rseatb ackres tcan onlybef oldedforward
together with the left sea tbackrest.
XTo lock: foldt he left and cente rseatb ackr-
ests forward. Make sure thatt he centerand
left sea tbackrests ar eengaged and joined
together.
XSlide catch :upwards.
The release mechanism of the cente rseat
backres tisl oc ked.
XTo unlock: foldthe left and cente rsea tb ackr-
ests forward.
XSlide catch :downwards.
Securin gcargo
Carg otie-dow nrings
Observ ethe following notes on securing loads:
RObserv ethe loading guideline s(Ypage 268).
RSecure the load using the cargo tie-down
rings.
RDistribute the load on the cargo tie-down
ringsevenly.
RDo not us eelast ic straps or nets to secur ea
load ,ast heseareonlyi ntende dasana nti-slip
protection for light loads.
RDo not route tie-downs across sharp edges or corners.
RPa ds harp edgesf or protection.
Vehicles with the through-loading feature in the
rearbench seat:
XFol dupt he cargo tie-down ring snext to the
rea rseatb ackres tand pu tthem throug hthe
slots in the carpet.
Bag hook
GWARNING
The ba ghooks canno trestrai nheavy objects
or items of luggage. Objects or items of lug-
gage could be flung around and thereb yhit
vehicl eoccupants when braking or abruptly
changing directions. There is ariskofi njury.
Onlyh anglight objects on the ba ghooks.
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the ba ghooks.
!The ba ghookc an bear amaximu mloado f
6.6lbs (3kg )and shoul dnot be used to secure
al oad.
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XPull bag hook;down by tab :.
Stowage well under the trunk floor
!
Unhook the handle before again before clos-
ing the trunk lid and clip it in securely to pre-
vent the handle flap from protruding. Other-
wise, you could damage the handle.
XTo open: pull handle :up.
XHook handle :into rain trough ;.
Roof carrier
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When you load the roof, the center of gravity
of the vehicle rises and the driving character-
istics change. If you exceed the maximum roof
load, the driving characteristics ,aswell as
steerin gand braking, will be greatly impaired.
There is arisk of an accident.
Never exceed the maximum roof load and
adjust your driving style.
You will find information on the maximum roof
load in the "Technical data" section
(
Ypage 349).
!Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use roof carriers that have been tested and
approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. This
helps to avoid damage to the vehicle.
Position the load on the roof carrier in such a
way that the vehicle will not sustain damage
even when it is in motion.
Dependin gonthe vehicle equipment, ensure
that when the roof carrier is installed you can:
Rraise the sliding sunroof/panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panel fully
Ropen the trunk lid fully
An incorrectly secured roof carrier or roof load
may become detached from the vehicle. You
must therefore ensure that you observe the roof
carrier manufacturer's installation instructions.
Vehicles with apanorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel: the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel cannot be opened if a
roof carrier is installed. The panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel can still be raised to
allow ventilation of the vehicle interior.
If the panorama roof with power tilt/sliding
panel makes contact with aroof carrier
approved by Mercedes-Benz,t he sunroof will
lower slightly but remain raised at the rear.
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