2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ......................22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................28 Information on
the REA CHregulation ........... 28
Implied warranty .......................................... .28
QR code forre scue card ...............................28
Data storage .................................................29
Copyright ...................................................... 31 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 32
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................32
Seat belts ..................................................... 34
Airbags ......................................................... 39
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 46
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................48
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................70 Opening and closing
.................................. 71
Ke y ................................................................ 71
Doo rs............................................................ 75
Boot .............................................................. 80
Side windo ws............................................... 85
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 89
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................94 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 97
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 97
Seats ............................................................ 98
St eering wheel ............................................ 107
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .108
Operating the memory function .................. 109
St ow age areas ............................................ .111
Cup holders ................................................ .119
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .121
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 3
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 12 3
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 12 5 Light and sight
......................................... 12 6
Exterior lighting .......................................... 12 6
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 4
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 5
Mir rors ........................................................ 137
Operating the sun visors ............................. 14 02
Contents

Climate control
........................................ 14 2
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 42
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 3 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 2
Driving ........................................................ 15 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 64
Manual transmission ..................................1 65
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 167
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 172
Re fuelling .................................................... 173
Pa rking ...................................................... .178
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 88
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 24 8
Bicycle rack function .................................. 252
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .254 Instrument Display and on-board
compu ter.................................................. 255
Instrument display overview ...................... .255
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 56
Operating the on-board computer .............. 257
Setting the design ...................................... 258 Setting
the additional value range .............. 258
Overview of displ ays on the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 59
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 260
Menus and submenus ................................ 260
Head-up Display ......................................... 266 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 268
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 268
Ope ration ................................................... 268
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 270
Essential voice commands .......................... 271 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 283
Overview and operation .............................. 283
Sy stem settings .......................................... 292
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 303
Na vigation .................................................. 305
Te lephone .................................................. .332
Online and Internet functions ..................... 357
Media ........................................................ .365
Ra dio .......................................................... 378
TV ............................................................... 381
Sound ......................................................... 390 Main
tenance and care ............................. 392
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 392
Engine compartment .................................. 393
Cleaning and care ...................................... .401 Breakdown assistance
.............................41 0
Emergency ................................................. .410
Flat tyre ....................................................... 412
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 419
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 424
Electrical fuses ........................................... 430 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 434
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .434
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .434
No tes on snow chains ................................ 434
Ty re pressure .............................................. 435
Wheel change ............................................ .444
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 454
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 455 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
16 9
2 Combination swit ch →
12 8
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
167
4 Multimedia sy stem display →
283
5 Glovecompa rtment →
11 2
6 Start/ stop button →
15 3
7 Climate cont rol sy stems →
14 3
8 Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
283
9 Hazard warning lights →
12 9
A PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
44
B Stow age compartment →
11 2
C Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
284
D Switches the control knob forvo lume and
sound on/off →
283
E Swit ches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
283
F Exte nding/r etra cting the seat belt extender →
37
G ECO start/ stop function →
161 H
Active Parking Assist →
233
I Sets theve hicle le vel →
220
J DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
16 4
K Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
(s te ering wheel) →
256
L Adjusts thesteering wheel →
108
M Control panel forth e on-board computer →
256
Operating cruise control or theva riable limiter →
202
Operating Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
206
N Diagno stics connection →
26
O Opens the bonn et →
394
P Electric parking brake →
184
Q Light switch →
12 6
R Control panel for:
Ac tive Steering Assist →
212
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
247 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
28
2 Safetyve sts →
41 0
3 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
351
4 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
461
5 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
424
6 Flat tyre →
412
7 Starting assis tance →
423
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 9 9
Fire extinguisher →
412
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
173
B Totow- start and tow aw ay →
424
C TIREFIT kit →
41 5
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
411
E Warning triangle →
411 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

As a
result, the operating saf ety of theve hi‐
cle could be af fected. 0007
Only connect equipment toa diagnos‐
tics connection in theve hicle which is
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. 0007
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysfit th efloor mats securely and
as prescribed in order toensure that
th ere is alw ays suf ficient room forthe
pedals. 0007
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. 000E
NO
TEBattery discharging from using
devices connected tothe diagnostics
connection Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. 0007
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. 0007
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the
batter y,e.g. bydriving a considerable
dis tance. Connecting equipment
tothe diagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, forex ample. This may lead
to theve hicle failing tomeet therequ irements of
th e next emissions inspection during the main
inspection. Qualified specialist
workshop
A qu alified specialist workshop has the neces‐
sary special skills, tools and qualifications to
cor rectly car ryout any necessary workon your
ve hicle. This particularly applies tosaf ety-re le‐
va nt wo rks. Alw
ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a qualified specialist workshop:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallations and
con versions
R workon electronic components
R vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ boost tech nology): workon
high voltage components of the 48 V on-
board electrical sy stem
Mercedes‑Benz recommends a Mercedes‑Benz
service centre. Ve
hicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its service centres to
car ryout tech nical inspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf ety of theve hicle is
impr oved as a result of the inspection. General no
tes27

The co
mponents of there stra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yed independently of
each other: Component De
tected deploy‐
ment situation
Seat belt tensioner sFrontal impact, rear
impact, side impact,
ro llo ver 1) Driver's airbag, front
passenger front air‐
bag
Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side impact airbag Side impact
Wi ndow airba gS ide impact,roll‐
over 1)
, frontal impact 1)
Only for cer tain countries.
The front passen ger front airbag can only be
depl oyed in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR
BA G OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during
the journe y,that thest atus of
th e front passenger front airbag is cor rect
(0013 page 44). 000A
WARNING Rick of burns from hot airbag
components
The airbag parts are hot af ter an airbag has
been depl oyed. 0007
Do not touch the airbag parts. 0007
Have a deplo yed airbag replaced at a
qu alified specialist workshop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident. Take this into account, partic‐
ularly if a seat belt tensioner is trig gered or an
airbag deplo yed.
If th e seat belt tensioners are trig gered or an air‐
bag is deplo yed, you will hear a bang, and a
small amount of powder may also be released:
R The bang will not generally af fect your hear‐
ing. R
Ingeneral, the powder released is not haz‐
ardous tohealth but may cause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonary conditions.
Pr ov ided it is safe todo so, lea vetheve hicle
immediately or open the window in order to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythe seat belt Alw
aysfast enyour seat belt co rrectly before
st arting a journe y.A seat belt can only pr ovide
th e best le vel of pr otection if it is worncor rectly. 000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th e seat belt is not worncor rectly, it can‐
not per form its intended pr otective function.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, forex ample, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.34
Occupant saf ety

0007
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedpy rotech nic
seat belt tensioners immedia tely
re placed at a qualified specialist work‐
shop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident.
000E NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is not fully
retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism. 0007
Alw ays ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Ex
tending/r etra cting the seat belt extender The seat belt
extender forth e front seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt. When the door is
closed, the seat belt extender extends. The seat belt
extender button may also be loca‐
te d in the control panel abo vethe light switch in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
Yo u can also extend the seat belt extender using
th e seat belt extender button. 0007
Switch on the ignition. 0007
Press seat belt extender button 1.
The seat belt extender extends. The seat belt
extender retracts again in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle
R the seat belt tongue is not engaged in the
seat belt buckle within 60 seconds
If yo u press seat belt extender button 1
again in this case, the seat belt extender will
ex tend again.
R there spective door is opened
R youfo ld the seat backrest forw ards
R nobody is sitting in the front passenger seat
If yo u press seat belt extender button 1
again in this case, the seat belt extender will
no longer extend.
The seat belt extender mu stalw ays be retracted
while theve hicle is in motion. Fa
stening seat belts If
th e seat belt is pulled quickly or sharpl y,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra p can‐
not be pulled out any fur ther. Occupant saf
ety37

Pot
ential pr otection from each airbag: AIRB
AG Potential pr otection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh, knee and lo wer leg
Driver's airbag,
front passenger
front airbag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndow airba gHead
Side impact air‐
bag Ribcage, also pelvis
for
front seat occupants The front passenger front airbag can only be
depl
oyed in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR
BA G OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo th
before and during the journe y,that thest atus of
th e front passenger front airbag is cor rect
(0013 page 44). 000E
NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied In an accident,
the components of the
re stra int sy stem may deploy unnecessarily
on the front passenger side if:
R There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in the
seat belt buckle of the front passenger
seat and the front passenger seat is
unoccupied. 0007
Stow objects in a suitable place. 0007
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Pr
otection bythe airbags Depending on
the accident situation, an airbag
may supplement the pr otection of fere dby a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. 000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctive function and deployment may even
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations, alw ays make
sure that all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
R Are seated properly and keep as faraw ay
as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. 0007
Alw ays make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must
obser vethefo llowing information:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
co rrectly ;th e driver's seat and front 40
Occupant saf ety