2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE turn signal

Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic lo ck‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace. 0007
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. 0007
Todeactivate: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
In thefo llowing situations, there is a danger of
being loc ked out when the function is activated:
R While theve hicle is being tow star ted/
pushed.
R The vehicle is being tested on the dynamom‐
et er. Locking/unlocking
the driver's door with the
emer gency key 0009
Ifyo u wish tolock theve hicle entirely using
th e emer gency key,firs t press the button for
locking from the inside while the driver's
door is open. Then proceed tolock the driv‐
er's door using the emer gency key. 0007
Insert the emer gency key as far as it will go
into opening 1inthe co ver. 0007
Pull and hold the door handle. 0007
Pull the co ver on the emer gency key as
st ra ight as possible away from theve hicle
until it releases. 0007
Release the door handle. Opening and closing
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Operating
the combination switch for the
lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal indicator, right
3 Headlamp flasher
4 Turn signal indicator, left 0007
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function. High beam 0007
Toswitch on: turnthe light switch tothe
0058 or0058 position. 0007
Press the combination switch be yond the
point of resis tance in the direction of ar row
1 .
When the high beam is activated, the indica‐
to r lamp for low beam 0058will be deactiva‐
te d and replaced bythe indicator lamp for
high beam 0057. 0007
Toswitch off: movethe combination switch
back toits starting position.
Headla mpflasher 0007
Pull the combination switch in the direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signal indicators 0007
Toindicate briefl y:press the combination
switch briefly tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding turn signal indicator will
fl ash thre e times. 0007
Toindicate permanentl y:press the combi‐
nation switch be yond the point of resis tance
in the direction of ar row2or4.
Ve hicles with Active Lane Change Assi st:
R Indicator operation activated bythe driver
can extend forth e duration of the lane
ch ange.
R Ifth e driver indicated immediately before‐
hand but a lane change was not immedi‐
ately possible, the turn signal indicator
may activate automaticall y.12 8
Light and sight

halt. The
vehicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on the dis tance totheve hicle in front and
th e set speed. The speed and dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front are set and sa ved on thesteering
wheel on vehicles without the Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage, in thera nge between 20 km/h and
200 km/h and, on vehicles with the Driving
Assis tance Package, in thera nge between
20 km/h and 210 km/h.
Other features of Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts the driving style depending on the
selected drive program (fuel-saving, comfort‐
able or dynamic) (0013 page164)
R Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: reacts tostationary vehicles de tected in
urban speed ranges (e xcept bicycles and
mo torcyc les).
R Initiates acceleration tothestored speed if
th e turn signal indicator is switched on to
ch ange totheov ertaking lane.
R Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: takes one-sided overtaking restrictions
into account on mo torw ays or on multi-lane ro
ads with separate car riag ewa ys(countr y-
dependent).
Ve hicles with Active Parking Assist and Driv‐
ing Assistance Package: ifth eve hicle has
been braked toast andstill on multi-lane, stru c‐
tural lyseparate car riag ew aysby Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC, it can au tomatically follow
th eve hicle in front driving off again within 30
seconds. If a critical situation is de tected when
driving off, a visual and acoustic warning is given
indicating that the driver must now take control
of theve hicle. The vehicle is not accelerated any
fur ther.
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is only an aid.
The driver is responsible forke eping a safe dis‐
ta nce totheve hicle in front, forve hicle speed
and for braking in good time.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing ins tances:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions. R
The windsc reen in the area of the camera is
dirty, mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
R In multi- stor ey car pa rks or on roads with
st eep uphill or downhill gradients.
R Ifth ere are nar rowvehicles in front, such as
bicycles or mo torcyc les.
In addition, on slippery roads, braking or accel‐
erating can cause one or se veral wheels tolose
traction and theve hicle could then skid.
Do not use Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC in
th ese situations. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC may accel‐
erate or brake in thefo llowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth eve hicle pulls away using Active Dis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC. Driving and pa
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Also,
the speed is reduced if the turn signal to
ch ange lanes is swit ched on and one of thefo l‐
lowing situations is de tected:
R Turning off at junctions
R Driving on slowing-down lanes
R Driving on lanes adjacent toslowing-down
lanes
The driver is responsible forch oosing theright
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular tojunctions, roundabouts
and traf fic lights, as route-based speed adap ta‐
tion does not brake theve hicle toast andstill.
When route guidance is active, thefirs t speed
adjustment is car ried out automaticall y.Ifthe
turn signal indica tor is switched on, the selected
ro ute is confirmed and fur ther speed adjustment
is activated.
Speed adjustment is cancelled in thefo llowing
cases:
R Ifth e turn signal indicator is switched off
before thero ute event.
R Ifth e driver depresses the accelera tor or
brake pedal during the process. Sy
stem limitations
Ro ute-based speed adap tation does not take
ri ght of wayre gulations into account. The driver
is responsible for complying with road traf fic
re gulations and driving at a suitable speed.
In dif ficult conditions (e.g. unclear roads, nar row
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snow or ice) or when
driving wi tha trailer, the speed adjustment made
by the sy stem may not alw ays be suitable. In
th ese situations the driver must inter vene
acco rding ly. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident in spi teof
ro ute-based speed adjustment
Ro ute-based speed adjustment might mal‐
function or be temp orarily una vailable in the
fo llowing situations:
R If map data is not up todate or available
R Ifyo u do not follow the selected route
guidance
R Ifth e set route is re-planned
R Inroad con stru ction areas R
When towing a trailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth e accelera tor pedal is depressed 0007
Adjust the speed tothe traf fic situation. Setting
route-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assistance
0019 Speed adjustment 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tive Steering Assist Fu
nction of Active Steering Assist
0009 Active Steering Assist is count ry-dependent
and only available forve hicles with the Driv‐
ing Assis tance Package. 210
Driving and pa rking

R
The windscreen in the area of the camera is
dirty, mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Absence of lane markings, or se veral unclear
lane markings, or if the markings change rap‐
idl y.
R The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
de tected.
R The road is nar row and winding.
R Obs tacles on the lane or projecting out into
th e lane.
The sy stem does not pr ovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R On tight bends, junctions, tollst ations,
ro undabouts and when turning.
R When towing a trailer.
R When actively changing lane without swit ch‐
ing on the turn signal.
R When the tyre pressure is too lo w. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly stops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limitations of Active Steering
Assist are reached there is no guarantee that
th e sy stem will remain active or will keep the
ve hicle in lane. 0007
Alw ayske ep your hands on thesteering
wheel and obser vethe tra ffic carefull y. 0007
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic conditions. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly inter venes
A malfunction in the de tection of lane mark‐
ings and objects can occu r.
This could cause unexpected steering inter‐
ve ntion. 0007
Steer according totraf fic conditions. Ac
tivating Active Steering Assist
Re quirements:
R ESP ®
must be activated, but not inter vening.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d. 0007
If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.212
Driving and pa rking

Fu
nction of Active Lane Change Assi st
0009 The following function is countr y-dependent
and only available in conjunction with the
Driving Assi stance Package.
Ac tive Lane Change Assi stsupports the driver
when changing lanes byapplying steering torque
if th e driver operates a turn signal.
Assis tance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
R You are driving on a mo torw ay orroad with
multiple lanes in the direction of tr avel.
R The neighbouring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane ma rking.
R Novehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane.
R The driven speed is between 80 km/h and
18 0 km/h.
R Active Lane Change Assi stis switched on in
th e multimedia sy stem.
R Active Steering Assist is switched on and
active. If no
vehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane and
a lane change is permit ted, the lane change
begins. This is shown tothe driver with a green
ar row 2next tothesteering wheel symbol.
The Lane change to the left message also
appears, forex ample. If Active Lane Change
Assi sthas been activated with the turn signal
indicator but a lane change is not immediately
possible, a gr eyarrow 1appears next tothe
st eering wheel symbol, which remains green.
When the lane change assis tance starts, the turn
signal indicator is automatically activated beside
th e display in the multifunction displa y.
If th e assis tance graphic is shown when chang‐
ing lanes, the lane change display appears with an additional ar
rowpointing towa rdsth e adja‐
cent lane (0013 page214).
If a lane change is not possible, the ar row fa des
out af ter a few seconds and a new lane change
must be initiated. An immediate lane change is
on ly possible on mo torw ay sections without
speed limits.
If th e sy stem is impaired, Active Lane Change
Assi stmay be cancelled. If it is cancelled, the
Lane change cancelled message appears inthe
multifunction display and a warning tone sounds. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident from chang‐
ing lane toan occupied adjacent lane
Lane Chan geAssi stcannot al ways detect
clearly if the adjacent lane is free.
The lane change might be initiated although
th e adjacent lane is not free. 0007
Before changing lanes, make sure that
th e neighbouring lane is free and there
is no danger to otherroad users. 0007
Monitor the lane change. Driving and parking
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0007
Press button 1. The
Active Parking Assist view appears on the
multimedia sy stem displa y.Area 2displ ays
de tected pa rking spaces 4and vehicle path
3.
0009 Vehicle path 3shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path. 0007
Ifyo u ha vedriven past a parking space: bring
th eve hicle toast andstill. 0007
Select desired parking space 4. 0007
Where necessar y,select the parking direc‐
tion: forw ards or reve rse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on
selected parking space 4and the parking
direction. 0007
Confirm selected parking space 4.
0009 The turn signal indicator is switched on auto‐
matically when the parking procedure
begins. The turn signal indicator is switched
off automatically when you swit chto005B .
Yo u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
in accordance with the traf fic conditions. If nec‐
essar y,select the turn signal accordingly. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas
of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users. 0007
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. 0007
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist. 0007
If,forex ample, thePlease engage reverse
gear message appears in the multimedia sys‐
te m display: select the cor responding trans‐
mission position.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission: the
ve hicle drives into the selected parking
space. 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission: stop
as soon as Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
sounds the continuous warning tone, if not
be fore . Depending on the message or as
re qu ired, engage forw ard or reve rsege ar.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished, take control of
the vehicle. displaymessa geappears. Further
manoeuvring may still be necessar y.234
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0007
After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb.
0009 You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be cancelled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active
Pa rking Assist.
Please no tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure. 0007
Start theve hicle. 0007
Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y. 0007
Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
0009 The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path. 0007
Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space.
0009 The turn signal indicator is switched on auto‐
matically when theex itth e parking space
procedure begins. Driving and parking
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