2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE parking sensors

Beltsee Sea tbelts
Blind SpotA ssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 213
Displa ymessage ............................ 237
Notes/functio n.............................. 191
see Active Blind Spot Assist
Bluetooth
®
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 266
Searching for amobilephone ........ 265
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 258
Telephony ...................................... 265
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 225
Note s............................................. 347
Brake forc edistribution
see EBD (electroni cbrake force
distribution)
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 62
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 66
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic
Assist ............................................... 62
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 347
Displa ymessage ............................ 220
EBD .................................................. 70
High-performance brake system .... 159
Hil lstart assis t............................... 135
HOLD function ............................... 169
Important safety notes .................. 157
Maintenance .................................. 158
Parking brake ................................ 153
Riding tip s...................................... 157
Warning lamp ................................. 248
Breakdown
Where will Ifind...? ........................ 299
see Fla ttire
see Towing away
Brightness control( instrument
cluste rlighting) ................................... 33
Button sonthe steering wheel ......... 201
C
California
Important notice for retail cus-
tomers and lessees .......................... 26
Calling up amalfunction
see Displa ymessages
Calling up the climate controlb ar
Multimedia system ........................ 262
Calling up the climate control
menu
Multimedia system ........................ 262
Car
see Vehicle
Care
360° camera ................................. 296
Carw ash. ....................................... 292
Carpets .......................................... 298
Displa y........................................... 297
Exhaus tpipe. ................................. 296
Exterior lights ................................ 295
Gear or selector lever .................... 297
Genera lnotes ................................ 292
Interior ........................................... 297
Matte finish ................................... 294
Paint .............................................. 294
Plastic trim .................................... 297
Power washer. ............................... 293
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 296
Roof lining ...................................... 298
Seatb elt. ....................................... 298
Seatc over..................................... 297
Sensors ......................................... 296
Steering wheel. .............................. 297
Tri mp ieces. ................................... 297
Washing by hand ........................... 293
Wheels. .......................................... 295
Window s........................................ 295
Wipe rblade s.................................. 295
Woode ntrim .................................. 297
Carg otie dow nrings ......................... 272
CD
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 258
CD player (on-board computer) ........ 209
Centerc onsole
Lower section ............................ 37, 38
Upper section .................................. 36
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On-boardcomputer
AMG menu .................................... .216
Assistance graphic menu ...............2 11
Assistance menu ........................... 212
Display messages .......................... 219
Displaying aservice message ........2 91
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 166
Factory settings .............................2 15
G-Mete r......................................... 216
Head-up displa y............................. 203
Important safety notes .................. 200
Instrument cluster menu ............... 215
Lights menu ................................... 214
Media menu ................................... 208
Menu overview .............................. 204
Message memory .......................... 219
Navigation menu ............................ 206
Operation ....................................... 201
RACETIMER ................................... 217
Radi omenu ................................... 208
Service menu ................................. 211
Setting smenu ............................... 211
Standard display ............................ 204
Telephone menu ............................ 210
Tri pm enu ...................................... 204
Video DVD operation ..................... 209
Operatin gsafety
Declaration of conformity ................ 28
Important safety notes .................... 28
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer
Operation
Digital Operator's Manua l................ 23
Operator's Manual
Overview .......................................... 26
Vehicl eequipment ........................... 26
Outside temperature display ........... 201
Overhead controlp anel...................... 39
P
Paddles hifters
see Steering wheelp addleshifters
Paint code number ............................ 343
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 294
Panic alarm .......................................... 41 Panorama roo
fwithp ower tilt/
sliding panel
Important safety notes .................... 90
Operating ......................................... 92
Operating the rolle rsunblind sfor
the sliding sunroof. .......................... 93
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 95
Rain closing feature ......................... 93
Reversing feature ............................. 91
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 152
Parking brake ................................ 153
Position of exterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 108
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 181
Switching off the engine ................ 153
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see 360° camera
see Active Parking Assist
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
see Rear vie wcamera
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Applying automaticall y................... 154
Applying or releasing manually ...... 154
Displa ymessage ............................ 222
Electric parking brake .................... 153
Emergency braking ........................ 155
Genera lnotes ................................ 153
Releasing automaticall y................. 154
Warning lamp ................................. 252
Parking lamps
Switching on/of f........................... 111
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 176
Driving system ............................... 174
Function/note s............................. 174
Important safety notes .................. 174
Problem (malfunction) ................... 177
Range of the sensors ..................... 175
Warning display ............................. 176
PASSENGER AI RBAG
Displa ymessage ............................ 229
Indicato rlam ps ................................ 42
Problems (malfunction) .................. 229
14Index

With the help ofasensor system and acamera
system, BAS PLUS can detect obstacles:
Rthat are in the path of your vehicle for an
extended period of time
Rthat cross the path of your vehicle
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your vehi-
cle can be detected.
BAS PLUS detect spedestrians by using typical
characteristic ssuch as the body contours and
posture of aperson standin gupright.
If the radar sensor system or the camera system is malfunctioning, BAS PLUS functions are
restricted or no longer available. The brake sys-
tem is still available with completeb rake boost-
ing effect and BAS.
iObserve the restriction sdescribed in the
"Important safety notes" sec-
tion“ (
Ypage 63).
Important safety notes
GWARNING
BAS PLUS cannot alwaysc learly identify
object sand complex traffic situations.
In such cases, BAS PLUS may:
Rintervene unnecessarily
Rnot intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. Terminat ethe
intervention in anon-critical driving situation.
GWARNING
BAS PLUS cannot alwaysc learly identifypeo-
ple, this is especially the case if they are mov-
ing. BAS PLUS cannot intervene in these
cases. There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
GWARNING
BAS PLUS does not react:
Rto small people, e.g. children
Rto animals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, BAS PLUS may not intervene in all
critical situations. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
In the event of snowfall or heavy rain, the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by the radar sensor system is also
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensor soranything else
coveringt he sensors
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections, for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicle is travelin ginfront, e.g. a
motorbike
Rav ehicle is travelin ginfrontonad ifferentline
Rvehicles quickly move into the radar sensor
system detection range
Recognition by the camera system is also
impaired in the event of:
Rdirt on the camera or if the camera is covered
Rglare on the camera system, e.g. from the sun being low in the sky
Rdarkness
Ror if:
-pedestrians move quickly, e.g. into the path
of the vehicle
-the camera system no longer recognizes a
pedestrian as aperson due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
-ap edestrian is concealed by other objects
-the typical outline of aperson is not distin-
guishable from the background
Following damage to the fronte nd of the vehicle,
have the configuration and operation of the
radar sensor schecked at aqualified specialist
workshop. This also applies to collisions at slow
speeds where there is no visible damage to the
frontoft he vehicle.
Following damage to the windshield, have the
configuration and operation of the camera sys-
tem checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
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acollision unless you brak eyourself. Even
after subsequentf ull applicationofthebrakes
ac ollision canno talways be avoided, partic-
ularly when approaching at to ohigh aspeed.
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always apply th ebrakes yourself and tr yto
tak eevasive action,p rovided it is safe to do
so.
In th eeven tofap artial applicatio nofthebrakes,
th ev ehicle is braked with up to 50 %ofthefull
braking pressure.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yo bject sand complex traffic conditions.
In these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake may:
Rgive an unnecessaryw arning and then
brak ethe vehicle
Rnotg ive awarning or intervene
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou. Terminate the
intervention in anon-cri tical driving situation.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yp eople, especially if they are moving .In
these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno tinter-
vene. Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou.
In orde rtomaintain th eappropriat edistanc eto
th ev ehicle in fronta nd thus prevent acollision,
you must apply th ebrakes yourself.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake does no treact:
Rto small people, e.g .children
Rto animals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rto crossing traffic
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, PRE-SAFE®Brake may neither
give warning snorintervene in all critical sit-
uations .Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit-
uatio nand be ready to brake.
In th eeven tofs nowfall or heavyr ain,the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by th eradar sensor system is also
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on th esensorsora nythingelse
coveringt hesensors
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections ,for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicle is travelin ginfront,e.g.a
motorbike
Rav ehicle is travelin ginfrontonadifferentl ine
relative to th ecente rofy our vehicle
Recognition by th ecamera system is also
impaired in th eeven tof:
Rdirt on th ecamera or if th ecamera is covered
Rglare on th ecamera system, e.g .fro mt hesun
beingl ow in th esky
Rdarkness
Ror if:
-pedestrians moveq uickly, e.g.int ot he path
of th evehicle
-thec amera system no longer recognize sa
pedestrian as aperson due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
-ap edestrian is concealed by other objects
-thet ypical outline of aperson is no tdistin-
guishable from th ebackground
Followingd amage to th efront end of th evehicle,
have th econfiguratio nand operatio nofthe
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adar sensorsc hecked at aqualified specialist
workshop.T his also applies to collisionsats low
speeds wheret here is no visible damage to the
frontoft hevehicle.
Followingd amage to th ewindshield, have the
configuratio nand operatio nofthecamera sys-
te mc hecked at aqualified specialist workshop.
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Important safety notes
GWARNING
DISTRONI CPLUSd oes no treac tto:
Rpeople or animals
Rstationary obstacles on th eroad ,e.g.s top-
ped or parked vehicles
Roncomin gand crossing traffic
As aresult ,DISTR ONICPLUSm ay neither giv e
warning snorinterven einsuchs ituations.
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit -
uation and be read ytob rake.
GWARNIN G
DISTRONI CPLUSc anno talways clearly iden -
tify other road user sand comple xtraffic sit -
uations.
In suc hcases, DISTRONI CPLUSm ay:
Rgiveanu nnecessary warning and then
brak ethe vehicl e
Rneither giv eawarning no rinterven e
Raccelerate or brak eunexpectedly
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Continue to driv ecarefully and be read yto
brake, in particular when warned to do so by
DISTRONI CPLUS.
GWARNIN G
DISTRONI CPLUSb rakes your vehicl ewithu p
to 50 %ofthe maximu mpossible deceleration.
If this braking force is insufficient, DISTRONIC
PLUS warns you visuall yand audibly.T here is
ar isk of an accident.
In such cases ,apply the brakes yourself and
try to take evasive action.
!If DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD function is
activated, the vehicl ebrakes automatically in
certain situations.
To prevent damage to the vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or other similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash If you fail to adapt you
rdriving style ,DISTRONIC
PLUS can neither reduce the risk of accident nor
override the law sofphysics. DISTRONIC PLUS
cannot take into account the road ,traffic and
weather conditions. DISTRONIC PLUS is only an
aid .You are responsiblef or the distance to the
vehicl einfront, for vehicl espeed, for braking in
good time and for staying in you rlane.
Do not use DISTRONIC PLUS:
Rin road and traffic conditions which do not
allow you to maintain aconstant speede .g. in
heavy traffic or on winding roads
Ron slippery road surfaces. Braking or accel-
erating coul dcaus ethe drive wheels to lose
traction and the vehicl ecoul dthen skid
Rwhen there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow vehi-
cles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or vehi-
cles driving on adifferent line.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rthere is snow or heavy rain
Rthere is interference by other rada rsources
Rthere are strong rada rreflections, for exam-
ple ,inp arking gara ges
If DISTR
ONIC PLUS no longe rdetects avehicle
in front, DISTRONIC PLUS may unexpectedly
accelerate the vehicl etothe stored speed.
This speedm ay:
Rbe too high if you are driving in afilter lane or
an exit lane
Rbe so high in the right lane that you pas svehi-
cles driving on the left (left-hand drive coun-
tries)
Rbe so high in the left lane that you pas svehi-
cles driving on the right (right-hand drive
countries)
If there is achange of drivers, advise the new
drive rofthe speeds tored.
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XPress button:.
Indicator lamp =lights up. You have selected
Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension System SPORT
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Sport +mode
The very firm setting of the suspension setting in
Sport +mode ensures the best possible contact
with the road. Select this mode only when driv-
ing on race circuits.
If indicator lamps ;and =are off:
XPress button :twice.
Indicator lamps ;and =light up. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORT +mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
If indicator lamp =lights up:
XPress button :once.
Secondi ndicator lamp ;lights up. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORT +mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Comfort mode
In Comfort mode, the driving characteristics of
your vehicle are more comfortable. Select this
mode if you favor amore comfortable driving
style, but also when driving fast on straight
roads, e.g. highways.
XPress button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps ;and =go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemCOMFORTmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATI Censures that all four wheels are perma-
nently driven. Together with ESP®,iti mproves
the traction of your vehicle whenever adrive
wheel spins due to insufficien tgrip.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, 4MATI Ccan
neither reduce the risk of accident nor override the laws of physics. 4MATI Ccannot take
account of road, weather and traffic conditions.
4MATI Ciso nly an aid. You are responsible for
the distanc etothe vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good time and for staying in
your lane.
If
ad rive wheel spins due to insufficien tgrip:
ROnly depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pulling away.
RAccelerate less when driving.
!Never tow the vehicle with one axle raised.
This may damage the transfer case. Damage
of this sort is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels must
remain either on the ground or be fully raised.
Observe the instruction sfor towing the vehi-
cle with all wheels in full contact with the
ground.
iIn wintry driving conditions, the maximum
effect of 4MATI Ccan only be achieved if you
use winter tires (M+S tires), with snow chains
if necessary.
PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors.Itm onitors the area around
your vehicle using six sensors in the front
bumper and six sensors in the rear bumper.
PARKTRONIC indicates visually and audibly the
distanc ebetween your vehicle and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not areplace-
ment for your attention to your immediate sur-
roundings. You are alwaysr esponsible for safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gaparking
space. When maneuvering, parking or pulling
out of aparking space, make sure that there are
no persons, animals or object sinthe area in
which you are maneuvering.
!When parking, pay particular attention to
object sabove or below the sensors,s uch as
flower pots or trailer drawbars. PARKTRONIC
does not detect such object swhen they are in
the immediate vicinityoft he vehicle. You
could damage the vehicle or the objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and other
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic car
wash, the compressed-air brakes on atruck
or ap neumatic drill could cause PARKTRONIC
to malfunction.
PARKTRONIC may not function correctly on
uneven terrain.
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PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you:
Rswitch on the ignition
Rshift the transmission to positionD,Ror N
PARKTRONIC is deactivated at speeds above
11 mph (18 km/h). It is reactivated at lower
speeds.
Range of the sensors
General notes
PARKTRONIC does not take object sinto con-
sideration that are:
Rbelow the detection range, e.g. people, ani-
mals or objects.
Rabove the detection range, e.g. overhanging
loads, truck overhangs or loading ramps.
:Sensors in the frontb umper, left-hand side
(example)
The sensors must be free from dirt, ice or slush.
They can otherwise not function correctly. Clean
the sensors regularly, takin gcare not to scratch
or damage them (
Ypage 296).
Fronts ensors
CenterApprox .40in( approx.
100 cm)
CornersApprox .24in( approx.
60 cm)
Rear sensors
CenterApprox .48in( approx.
120 cm)
CornersApprox .32in( approx.
80 cm)
Minimum distance
CenterApprox .8in (approx. 20 cm)
CornersApprox .6in (approx. 15 cm)
If there is an obstacle within this range, the rel-
evant warning displays light up and awarning
ton esounds. If the distanc efalls below the min-
imum, the distanc emay no longer be shown.
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Warning displays
:Segments on the left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
;Segments on the right-hand side of the vehi-cle
=Segments showing operational readiness
The warning display sshow the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is in the instru-
ment cluster. The warning display for the rear
area is located on the headliner in the rear com-
partment.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if operational read-
iness indicator =lights up.
The selected transmission position and the
direction in which the vehicl eisrolling deter-
mine which warning display is active whe nthe
engine is running.
Transmission posi-
tionWarning display
DFront area activated
R, Nor the vehicl eis
rolling backwardsRea rand front areas
activated
PNo area sactivated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approache sanobstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
Rsixth segment onwards, you wil lhearani nter-
mittent warning tone for approximately two
seconds.
Rseventh segment onwards, you wil lheara
warning tone for approximately two seconds. This indicates that you have now reache
dthe
minimu mdistance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
dSwitch on the dashboard
eSwitch in the center console
:Deactivates/activates PARKTRONIC
;Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp ;lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Active Parking Assist is then also
deactivated.
iPARKTRONIC is automatically activated
whe nyou turn the SmartKey to position 2in
the ignition lock.
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