2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE manual transmission

yo
u can start theve hicle in emer gency operation
mode. 0007
Makesure that mar ked space 2is em pty. 0007
Remo vekey1 from theke yring. 0007
Place key1 in mar ked space 2onthe
symbol 3.
The vehicle will start af ter a short time. If
yo ure mo vekey1 from mar ked space 2
th e engine continues running. For fur ther
engine starts ho wever,ke y1 must be loca‐
te d in mar ked space 2on symbol 3during
th e entire journe y. 0007
Have theke y1 checked at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
If th eve hicle does not star t: 0007
place key1 in mar ked space 2and lea ve
it th ere. 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal. 0007
Depress the brake pedal and start theve hicle
using thest art/ stop button.
0009 You can also swit chon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thest art/ stop button. St
arting theve hicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
theve hicle interior before
commencing your journey
0009 This function is not available in all countries. If
yo ustart theve hicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iously selec ted air conditioning adjustment
is active.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently filled.
R thest ar ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
0009 You can also set thete mp erature with your
smartphone. In form ation on Mercedes me
connect and other services: http://
www.mercedes.me
This function is not available for all models.
Charging the bat tery before commencing
yo ur journey
R Ifth eve hicle battery is discharged, you
re cei vea message on your smartphone.
R You can then start theve hicle with the
smartphone tocharge the batter y. Driving and pa
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R
The vehicle is automatically switched off
af te rte n minu tes.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently filled.
St arting theve hicle 000A
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work. 0007
Alw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R park position 005Dis selected. R
the anti- theft alarm sy stem is not activated.
R the panic alarm is not activated.
R the hazard warning lights are switched off.
R the bonn etis closed.
R the doors are closed and loc ked.
R the windo wsand sliding sun roof are closed. 0007
Start theve hicle using the smartphone:
R afte reve ryvehicle start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
R you can car ryout a maximum of two consec‐
utive starting attem pts. The vehicle must be
st ar ted once with theke y before trying to
st art theve hicle again with the smartphone.
R you can stop theve hicle again at any time.
R further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work: 0007
switch on the hazard warning lights.
or 0007
unlock the doors. or 0007
open a side window or the sliding sunroof. Ru
nning-in no tes Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
To preser vethe engine during thefirs t1, 500 km:
R drive at varying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R drive theve hicle in drive program A
or ;.
R change gear before there v counter needle is
00C3 ofthewa yto there d area of there v coun‐
te r.
R do not shift down a gear manually in order to
brake.
R avoidoverstra ining theve hicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not depress the accelera tor pedal be yond the
pressure point (kickdown). 17 2
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000E
NO
TEDama getothe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is not
running smo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus ted fuel may get into the cata‐
lytic con verter. 0007
Only depress the accelera tor pedal
slightl y. 0007
Have the cause rectified immediately at
a qu alified specialist workshop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedro ads:
R due tosalt build-up on the brake disks and
brakepads, the braking dis tance can increase
conside rably or result in braking only on one
side
R maintain a much greater safe dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brake occasionally while paying attention to
th e tra ffic conditions R
carefully depress the brake pedal at the end
of the journey and when starting the next
journey
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs. ECO
start/s top function Ope
ration of the ECO start/s top function
Ve hicles without a 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ Boost technology)
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The engine is switched off au tomatically in the
fo llowing situations if all vehicle conditions for
an automatic engine stop are me t:
R vehicles with manual transmission: you
brake theve hicle, shift into transmission position
005Cwhen tr avelling at a low speed
and then release the clutch pedal.
R vehicles with automatic transmission:
yo u brake theve hicle toast andstill in trans‐
mission position 005Bor005C.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
If yo u swit chon the HOLD function or select a
transmission position other than 005E, the engine
will automatically stop in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R youstop behind a vehicle that is pulling
aw ay.
R youstop at a stop sign when there is no vehi‐
cle in front of you.
R you turn thesteering wheel hard at a low
speed.
The engine is restar ted automatically if:
R vehicles with manual transmission: you
depress the clutch pedal.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: in
transmission position 005B,youre lease the Driving and pa
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Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNAMIC SELECT 0007
Select Engine data.
0009 The values for engine output and engine tor‐
qu e may deviate from the nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea le vel
R Fuel grade
R Outside temp erature Manual transmission
Operating
thege arshift le ver 000A
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also set theve hicle
in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the manual transmission into idle
position.
R starting the engine. 0007
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe Digital Vehicle
Ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. 0007
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. This also applies tothe Digital
Ve hicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key"
function is activated via Mercedes me
connect. 000E
NO
TEDama getothe engine and trans‐
mission byshifting toage ar that is too
low 0007
Ifyo u shift between gears 004Band 004C,
yo u ha vetopush thege arshift le ver all
th ewa yto theright, otherwise you
could inadver tently shi ftto a lo wer
ge ar. 0007
Do not shift down at high speeds. Driving and parking
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speed and
the transmission is in position 005B
or 005E.
0009 Tomanoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while stationary and
engage transmission position 005Bor005E
again.
Engaging drive position D 0007
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT le ver down past thefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission position displ aysho ws005B
in the multifunction displa y.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position 005B, it shiftsthege ars automati‐
call y.This depends on thefo llowing factors:
R the selected drive prog ram
R the position of the accelera tor pedal
R the driving speed Manual
gearshifting 000A
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident due toshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo u shift down on slippery road sur faces to
inc rease the engine braking ef fect, the drive
wheels may lose traction. 0007
Do not shift down on slippery road sur‐
fa ces toinc rease the engine braking
ef fect. When
the automatic transmission is shif tedto
position 005B,you can manually shift it with thest
eering wheel gearshift paddle. If permit ted, the
automatic transmission shifts tothe next gear
up or down depending on thesteering wheel
ge arshift paddle being pulled.
Yo u ha vetwo options tomanually shift the auto‐
matic transmission:
R temp orary setting
R permanent setting
The gears shift automatically when manual gear‐
shifting is deactivated.
Te mp orary setting: 0007
Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The cur rent gear is displa yed in the
multifunction displa y.
0009 How long the manual gearshifting stay s acti‐
va ted is dependant on the driving style. 0007
Toshift up: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. 0007
Toshift down: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1. Driving and parking
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0007
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmission position 005Bappears in the
multifunction displa y.
Pe rm anent setting: 0007
Change todrive prog ram
= (0013 page180). 0007
Select drive program Manual
(0013 page 180).
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers. Gearshift
recommendation Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style. 0007
Ifge arshift recommendation message 1is
shown on the multifunction displa y,shift to
th ere commended gear. Using kickd
own Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers. 0007
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
erator pedal be yond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts up tothe next
ge ar when the maximum engine speed is
re ached toprotect the engine from overrev ving. Glide mode function
Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Wi th an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R the combustion engine is disconnected from
th e driv etra in and the engine continues to
ru n in neutral.
R the transmission position 005Bis displa yed in
green in the multifunction displa y.
R vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ Boost technology): the com‐
bustion engine is switched off depending on
th e driving situation. All of theve hicle func‐
tions remain active. 18 6
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pping up AdBlue ® 0007
Screw disposable hose 1onto thefiller
neck of theve hicle until hand-tight. 0007
Lift up and tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is compl etely full.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied. 0007
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rse order. 0007
Replace theAd Blue ®
fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. 0007
Close the fuel filler flap. 0007
Swit chon the ignition for at least 60 sec‐
onds.
0009 Ifth eve hicle could not be star ted as the
Ad Blue ®
tan kwa s em pty, it can take up to
60 seconds forth ere fill to be de tected. 0007
Start theve hicle.
0009 Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers per‐
manently in theve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicle 000A
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused byan insuf ficiently secu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked suf fi‐
ciently, it can rollaw ay in an uncont rolled
wa yev en at a slight downhill gradient. 0007
Ensure that the par kedve hicle is alw ays
properly secured against rolling away as
fo llo ws: R
on uphill or downhill gradients, turn
th e front wheels so that theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving.
R apply the parking brake.
R vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: shift the transmission toposi‐
tion 005D.
R vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t0047 orreve rsege ar 005E. 000A
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem or
ex haust gasflow. 0007
Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components. 0007
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields. 194
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000A
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals left unat ten‐
ded in theve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren and animals unat tended
in theve hicle, they may be able toset the
ve hicle in motion, forex ample by:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position 005Dor shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
R starting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. 0007
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due toit
ro lling away 0007
Alw ays secure theve hicle against roll‐
ing away. 0007
Bring theve hicle toast andstill byapplying
th e brake pedal. 0007
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the front
wheels so that theve hicle rolls towa rdsthe
ke rb if it starts moving. 0007
App lythe electric parking brake. 0007
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t0047 orreve rsege ar 005E. 0007
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engage transmission position 005Din a station‐
ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied
(0013 page184). 0007
Switch off the engine and the ignition by
pressing the1 button. 0007
Release the service brake slowl y. 0007
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
0009 When you park theve hicle, you can still
opera tethe side windo wsand the panorama
sliding sunroof for appro ximately five
minutes if the driver's door is closed. Driving and parking
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