2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE air suspension

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; (Eco): particularly economical driving
st yle
0009 The drive program selected appears in the
multifunction display of the on-board com‐
puter.
Depending on the drive prog ram, thefo llowing
sy stems change their characteristics:
R drive
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engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R vehicles with AIRMATIC or DYNA MIC
BO DY CONT ROL:suspension
R electric po werst eering Selecting
the drive prog ram 0007
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The drive prog ram selected appears in the
multifunction displa y. Configuring drive prog
ram I Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNAMIC SELECT
0019 Individual 0007
Select the individual setting. Switching
the operation feedba ckfor drive
prog rammes on/o ff Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNAMIC SELECT 0007
Switch User notification on0073 or off 0053.
When this function is active, a cor responding
message is shown in the media display when
a drive prog ramme is selected with the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. Displaying
vehicle data Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNAMIC SELECT 0007
Select Vehicle data.
The vehicle data is displa yed. 18 0
Driving and pa rking

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The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position 005Dorby the electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The drive sy stem is switched off.
R There is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supply is insuf ficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL function DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL continuously adjusts
th ech aracteristics of the suspension dampers to
th e cur rent operating and driving conditions. The da
mping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is af fected bythefo llowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The drive program selected
R The driving style
The drive program can be adjus ted using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIRMATIC
Fu
nction of AIRMATIC
AIRMATIC is an air suspension sy stem with varia‐
ble damping for impr oved driving comfort. The
all-round le vel control sy stem ensures the best
possible suspension and const antground clear‐ ance,
even wi tha laden vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle is lo wered automatically to
impr ovedriving saf ety and toreduce fuel con‐
sum ption. You also ha vethe option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel.
AIRMATIC includes thefo llowing components
and functions:
R Air suspension with automatic le vel control
R speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R manually selec table high-le vel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button 234
Driving and parking

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When replacing with tyres that do not
fe ature run-flat characteristics: vehicles
with MOExtended tyres are not equipped
with a TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip the
ve hicle with a TIREFIT kit af terre placing with
tyres that do not feature run-flat characteris‐
tics, e.g. winter tyres.
Fo r more information on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (0013 page 451)
R Tyre pressure table (0013 page 452)
R Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(0013 page470) Note
s on inter changing wheels 000A
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions may se
verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents may also be damaged. 0007
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres are of the same
dimensions. Inter
changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nder thege neral operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern s on the front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear more on the shoulder of
th e tyre
R Rear wheels wear more in the cent reofthe
tyre
On vehicles with the same front and rear wheel
size, you can inter change the wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thewe ar.
Ensure the direction of rotation is maintained for
th e wheels. It is imperative
toobser vethe instructions and
saf ety no tes on "Changing a wheel" when doing
so Preparing theve hicle for a wheel
ch ange( 0013 page 464). Note
s onstoring wheels When
storing wheels, obser vethefo llowing
no tes:
R Afterre moving wheels, store them in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place.
R Protect the tyres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overview of
the ty re-change tool kit Plug-in
hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Apa rtfrom some countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles are not equipped with a tyre-change tool kit. Wheels and tyres
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Ad
justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 406
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .139
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .157
Air freshener sy stem
see Fragrance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents ................................................... 167
Ad justing (front) ................................... 167Ad
justing (rear) .................................... 167
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 16 0
Air-water duct .......................................... 416
Ke eping free ......................................... 416
Airbag ........................................................ .37
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....37
Ins tallation locations ............................ .37
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overview ............................................... 37
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Pr otection ..............................................37
Re duced pr otection ...............................39
Side impact airbag ................................. 37
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 37
Airflow Setting ................................................ .157
AIRM ATIC ................................................ .234
Setting ................................................. 236
Suspension .......................................... 234
AIRPANEL (Care) ...................................... 422 Alarm
see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 43
Android Auto ............................................ 364
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 365
Ending ................................................. 366
Information .......................................... 365
Overview ............................................. 364
Sound settings .................................... 366
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 66
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 69
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains 562
Index

Sun visor
Operating ............................................ 15 6
Sur round lighting .................................... 14 2
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Setting the suspension le vel (AIR‐
MATIC) ................................................ 236
Suspension see AIRMATIC
Suspension le vel (AIRMATIC)
Setting ................................................ .236
SV HC (substances of very high con‐
cern ).......................................................... .26
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 14 2
Interior ................................................1 44
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 07
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 16 0Switching on/off (control panel) .........
16 0
Sy stem settings
Ac tivating/deactivating PIN pr otec‐
tion ...................................................... 315
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ..... 319
Setting the dis tance unit ...................... 314
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 309
Setting the time zone .......................... 309
Setting the time/date form at .............. 310
Switching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 310
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Data import/export
see Language
see Software update
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilgate ...................................................... .80
Closing .................................................. 81
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .83
Limiting the opening angle .................... 84
Opening .................................................80 Opening dimensions ............................4
86
Unlocking (emergency key) .................. .84
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 422
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 19
Pr otection of the environment ............... 19
Ta nk content
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 483
Fu el ..................................................... 481
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 481
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 490
Fa stening points (trailer hitch) .............4 88
Information .......................................... 473
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 488
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 488
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 488
To ngue weight .................................... .489
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 489
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 455
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 475
Te lephone ........................................ .281, 350
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 355
Call and ringtone volume .................... .355
Calls with se veral participants ............ .355 594
Index

Ve
ntilation
see Climate cont rol
Ve nts
see Air vents
Vi deo mode .............................................. 388
Ac tivating ............................................ 386
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mode ................................................... 388
Overview ............................................ .387
Settings ............................................... 388
VIN ............................................................ 475
Identification plate ............................... 475
Seat ..................................................... 475
Wi ndsc reen .......................................... 475
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws............................. 16 0
Vo ice command types (LINGUA‐
TRONIC) .................................................... 285
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 427
Setting up ............................................ 428
Wa rning/indicator lamp
0025ABS warning lamp ...................... .549
004DBrake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... .547
004D Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 550
00ACCoolant warning lamp ................ .555
003DElectrical fault warning lamp ...... .555
00B9Engine diagnosis warning lamp .. .554
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp .............. 551
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .550
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .551
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lamp .......... 555 00CCPo
werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 558
0024Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 549
0075 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .. .552
0076Seat belt warning lamp flashes .. .553
0076Seat belt warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 553
00CCSuspension warning lamp .......... .553
00CATr ailertow hit chwarning lamp .... 559
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................... 557
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up ................ .557
L Warning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function ................................ .554
0024 Yellow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .549
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................546
Overview ............................................. 546600
Index