2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Child seat
App rova l categories .............................. .55
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 54
Basic instructions .................................. 47
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 68
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................ 60
No tes on risks and dangers ...................48
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 51
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 64
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 57
Secu ring on the front passenger seat ....69
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 66
To pTe ther ..............................................62
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............48
Basic instructions .................................. 47
Chock ........................................................ 461
St orage location ................................... 461 Chock
see Chock
CI+ module ..............................................4 03
Calling up a menu ................................ 403
CI+ module (TV) Inserting a Smart Card ........................ 403
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ........................... 13 0
City lighting ............................................ .140
Cleaning see Care
Climate control ........................................ 15 5
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .157
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 15 8
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 15 8
Air di stribution settings .......................1 57
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .158
Au tomatic control ................................ 157Climate
style function .......................... 157
Defrosting the windscreen ...................1 55
Demisting wind ows............................. 15 8
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 16 5
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 15 9
Ionisation ............................................. 15 9
No te .................................................... 15 5
Re ar air vents ...................................... 16 5
Re ar operating unit .............................. 15 5
Re sidual heat ....................................... 15 8
Sets the air flow ................................... 15 5
Setting rear climate control (multi‐
media sy stem) .....................................1 58
Setting the air distribution ...................1 55
Setting the climate style ......................1 57
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 15 9
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 55
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 16 0
Switching on/off ................................. 15 6
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................1 55
THERMATIC control panel .................... 15 5
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............15 5
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 90 566
Index

Climate
style
Fu nction .............................................. 157
Setting ................................................. 157
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collapsible spare wheel .......................... 469
No tes .................................................. 469
COMAND Online see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 311
Combination switch ................................137
Compass .................................................. 345
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 374
Overview ..............................................3 74Connectivity
Swit ching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 308
Contacts ................................................... 354
Calling up ............................................ 355
Deleting ............................................... 356
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 355
Importing ............................................ 356
Importing (o verview) .......................... .355
Information .......................................... 354
Making a call ....................................... 356
Na me form at ...................................... .355
Options ................................................ 356
St oring ................................................ 356
Controller Operating ............................................ 299
Con venience closing ................................. 90
Con venience opening ................................ 90
Coolant (engine) Check le vel .......................................... 413
No tes .................................................. 483
Cooling see Climate control Co
pyright .................................................... 31
Cornering light ........................................ .139
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................... 251
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 207
Cruise control .......................................... 214
Ac tivating ............................................ .216
Buttons ................................................ 216
Calling up a speed .............................. .216
Deactivating ......................................... 216
Fu nction ............................................... 214
Re quirements ...................................... 216
Selecting .............................................. 216
Setting a speed .................................... 216
St oring a speed .................................... 216
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 14
Cup holder Rear .................................................... .128
Cup holder in the centre console
In stalling/removing ............................ .127
ins talling/ removing (auto matic
transmission) ....................................... 12 6 Index
567

D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......2 01
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 29
Data import/export ................................. 312
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 312
Importing/exporting ............................ 313
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .29
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 307
Deactivating the alarm (A TA).................... 98
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop Declaration of conformity
Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 25
Jack .......................................................25
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 26
Wi reless vehicle components ................25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions) ..41 8
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ®
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 272
Destination .............................................. 336
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 325
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ 336
Ex tern al .............................................. .336
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 336
Saving as global favo urite .................... 336
St oring a map position ........................ 336
Destination entry .................................... 320
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 326
En tering a POI or address .................... 320
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...3 24
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 326
Selecting a contact ............................. 325
Selecting a POI .................................... 323 Selecting from
the map ....................... 327
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .323
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 78
No tes ................................................... 478
Digital Owner's Manual ............................ 20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 275
Digital TV
see TV
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 8
Unlocking theve hicle ............................78
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 14 6
Setting ................................................. 14 3568
Index

DIRECT SELECT le
ver............................... 181
Engaging drive position ....................... 183
Engaging neutral .................................. 182
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 183
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 183
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .182
Fu nction ............................................... 181
Display Care .................................................... 422
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .306
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 273
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 272
Display message .................................... .490
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) ........... 490
No tes .................................................. 490
Display messages 00B2 - - - km/h .................................... 512
ç - - - km/h .................................... 511
00CB - - - km/h .................................... 513003D
12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 516
003D 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 51 8
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........506
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ..... 511
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 504
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 539
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 503
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................ 501
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................... 512
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........512 Ac
tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ....... 512
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ....513
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........507
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 508
0049Ac tive Light Sy stem inoperative ..543
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 506
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........506
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......505
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ...544
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........543
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 543 Index
569

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 544
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .544
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .544
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 523
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced in XXX km See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 523
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX mph No start in XXX
miles .................................................. .523
0099 AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .522
00B2Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 521 Apply brake
todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 25
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 527
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST inoperative ....511
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 507
0049Au tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 542
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 525
0044Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 527
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 505
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 506
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...5 09
Brake immediate ly............................... 491
Cannot start engine See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .517
00AF Changekey bat teries .................. 534 004DCheck brake
fluid le vel................ 496
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .504
00B2Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 521
00CAChe cktrailer hitch lo ck(white
display message) .................................5 36
Che cktyre pressu resth en restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................ 532
0077Check tyre(s) ............................... 530
003AClean the fuel filter ...................... 51 5
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins .................................... 526
00ACCoolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................. 517
Cruise cont rol and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ....................................................... 512
Cruise cont rol inope rative .................... 512
Cruise cont rol off ................................ .512 57 0
Index

0025cur
rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .497
00E5 currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 491
Depress clut chfully tostart engine .....5 26
00B3Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ .519
00B2 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 19
00B2 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 520
00B2Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 520
Fa ult Drive at max. 80 km/h ...............509
0075Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 02
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 501
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................5 00
003Binoperative Battery low ................541003B
inope rative Refuel vehicle ............ 541
003B inope rative See Owner's Man. ....540
0025 inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 498
00E5inoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 499
007Ainoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 495
0053Inoperati ve.................................. 502
0049Intelli gent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 541
00AF Key not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 34
00AFKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 33
0049Left dipped beam (Example) .......542
0075 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 499
Limiter inoperative ...............................5 13
Limiter passive ..................................... 513¢
Lowe ring ..................................... 51 0
0049 Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 43
00CBMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 13
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................502
Mo tor can be star ted again .................. 517
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 526
çOff ................................................ 511
00D9 Off............................................... 508
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 527
00CAOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................536
00CAOpe ration only possible in
transmission position P .......................535
0024Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 492 Index
571

00AFPlace
theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 534
Please reduce speed ...........................5 04
00D7Please wait Charging high- volt‐
age battery .......................................... 51 8
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 501
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 496
006FRe ar left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................5 38
0077Re ctify tyre pressure ................... 530
Re duce speed ...................................... 532
00C8Re fill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... 522
00C8Re fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 22
0024Re lease parking brake .................495
009ERe place air cleaner ......................516,
Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .535
00AFRe placekey ................................ .534
00B6Re servefuel le vel........................ .519
0075 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 503
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 25
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........527
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 533
003DSee Owner's Manual ....................514
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ...513
00CC Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 538
00CCSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 527
00CCSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......538 St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................524
003D Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ...................................................... 51 5
003D Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 516
00CC Stop vehicle Vehicle too low ........ 509
çsuspended ................................... 511
0049 Switch off lights .......................... 542
0049 Switch on headlamps ..................542
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 525
00C8To p upAdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........524
00C8 Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............ 523
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ....515
00B2 Top up washer fluid .................... .540
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 508572
Index

Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 507
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 507
00CATr ailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 524
0024Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 492
0077Ty repress. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative ...531
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................528
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 32
00CCVe hiclerising Please wait............ 505
00CCVe hiclerising ...............................5 08
0077Wa rning tyre defect .....................529
0077Wheel sensor(s) missing .............. 531
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 25Display on
the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 77
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 70
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .81
Opening (from the inside) ......................78
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 81
Un locking (from the inside) ...................78
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 250
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 183
Drive prog ram display ............................. 178Drive prog
rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 35
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .202
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 203
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 208
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .214
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 204
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 207
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ........................ 207
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .207
Overview ............................................. 203
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 02
Re sponsibility ...................................... 202
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 208
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 232 Index
573