2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Driving sy
stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Change Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 13 5
Gene ral driving tips .............................. 171
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 71Dr
ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 232
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 178
Con figuring drive program I ................. 17 9
Displ aying engine data ........................ 17 9
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 17 9
Drive program display .......................... 178
Drive programs .................................... 178
Fu nction ............................................... 178
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 78
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 178
Showing ope ration feedback ............... 17 9 E
E10 ............................................................ 477
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 2
Setting ................................................. 11 3Easy
exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 2
Setting ................................................. 11 3
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ................................ 124
Ad justing the height toany position .... 12 2
Care .................................................... 422
In stalling/removing ............................ .124
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 207
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 178
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 176
ECO display Function ............................................... 175
Re setting ............................................. 276
ECO start/s top function ......................... 173
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 173
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 73
Operation ............................................. 173
Switching off/on ................................. 175
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .198
Applying auto matically ........................ 19 8
App lying or releasing manually ............ 200 574
Index

Emergency braking .............................. 201
Re leasing automatically ...................... .199
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................25
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .427
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 426
Overview of the help functions .............. 18
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 426
Saf etyve st .......................................... 425
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .426
Emer gency braking ................................. 201
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Emer gency engine start ......................... 444
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 75Locking a door .......................................
81
Un locking a door .................................. .81
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 9
Emer gency spare wheel .........................4 68
No tes .................................................. 468
Re moving ............................................ 469
ENERGIZI NGcomfort
Overview of programs .......................... 318
St arting the program ........................... 319
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 73
Engine number .................................... 473
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 16 8
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 16 9
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .168
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 17 0
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 67
St arting assis tance .............................. 437
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 19 2
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 407
Opening/closing ................................. 408 Re
setting (active bonnet) ..................... 407
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 17 9
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 471
Engine number ........................................ .473
Engine oil .................................................. 411
Ad ditives .............................................. 481
Capacity .............................................. 482
Checking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 41 0
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 411
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .482
Quality ................................................. 482
To pping up ...........................................4 11
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 304
On theto uchpad ................................ .306
Using the controller ............................. 305
EQ Boost Glide mode .......................................... 185
Operating saf ety .................................... 23 Index
575

ERA-GLONASS
test mode
St arting/ending .................................. .371
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 207
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 207
ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 204
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .207
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 204
EU general operating permit number ....473
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 420
Exterior lighting see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .312 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge Favo
urites
Ad ding .................................................3 02
Calling up ............................................ 302
Deleting ............................................... 303
Moving ................................................ 302
Overview .............................................. 301
Re naming ............................................ 302
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 274
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 324
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 330
Using automatic sear ch....................... 330
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 427
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 426
Flacon Inse rting/ removing ............................. 15 9
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................4 27
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 28
No tes ................................................... 427
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 29Wheel
change ...................................... 462
Floor mats ................................................ 13 4
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 40
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 02
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 15 9
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .159
Setting ................................................. 15 9
Fr ee software ............................................ .31
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... .472
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 472
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .278
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....39
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fr ont wheel ar ch..................................... 14 6
Fitting/removing the co ver .................. 14 6576
Index

Fr
ont wheel ar chcover
Fitting/removing ................................. 14 6
Fu el .......................................................... .478
Ad ditives .............................................. 478
Diesel .................................................. 478
E10 ...................................................... 477
Fu elreser ve ......................................... 479
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 78
Pe trol ................................................... 477
Quality (diesel) ..................................... 478
Quality (petrol) ..................................... 477
Re fuelling ............................................. 187
Sulphur content ................................... 477
Ta nk content ........................................ 479
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .275
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 445
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 445
Fu se assignment diagram ...................4 45
Fu se box in the boot ............................4 47
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 446Fu
se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 447
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 447
No tes .................................................. 445 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory ........................... 197
Opening or closing the door ................1 96
Programming buttons .......................... 194
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 197
Re solving problems ............................. 19 6
Synchronising thero lling code ............ 19 5
Gearshift recommendation .............181,184
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .473
Genuine parts ............................................ 22
Glide mode ............................................... 185
Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking .............................. .116 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) .......448
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 85
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .138
HD prog rammes
see CI+ module
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............1 06
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .107
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ 108
Head-up display ....................................... 280
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 280
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 280
Fu nction .............................................. 280
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 280
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 280
Switching on/off ................................. 281
Headla mpflasher ................................... .137 Index
577

Heating
see Climate control
High beam Adaptive Highbeam Assist .................. .140
Switching on/off ................................. 137
High-pressure cleaner (care) ..................41 5
Hill Start Assist ....................................... 230
HOLD function ......................................... 230
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 230
Switching on/off ................................. 231
Hooking the luggage net .........................121
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 310I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 60
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 59
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 473
Ve hicle .................................................4 73
Ignition Swit ching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 16 6Ignition
key
see Key
Immobiliser ................................................ 97
Implied warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
In Car Of fice
Calling up ............................................ 359
Fe atures .............................................. 359
Marking a to-do entry as compl eted ....3 60
Noting an incoming call ....................... 360
Selecting functions .............................. 359
Switching auto maticstart on/off ........ 359
Indicator lamps see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ram
Con figuring .......................................... 17 9
Selecting .............................................. 178
Inspection see AS SYST PLUS
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument display
Instrument display ..................................2 69
Ad justing the lighting ........................... 274Fu
nction/no tes ................................... 269
Instrument clus ter ................................. 10
Setting the additional value range ....... 272
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................... 545
Instrument lighting .................................274
Intelligent Light Sy stem .......................... 13 8
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 13 9
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .140
Ad versewe ather light .......................... 14 0
City lighting ........................................ .140
Cornering light ..................................... 13 9
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 14 0
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 13 9
Overview ............................................. 13 8
Switching on/off ................................. 14 0
Interior lighting ...................................... .144
Ambient lighting .................................. 14 4
Re ading light ...................................... .144
Setting ................................................. 14 4
Switch-off del aytime ........................... 14 5
Interior pr otection
Fu nction ................................................ 99
Priming/deactivating ............................. 99 578
Index

Intermediate destination
Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations ........................................ 325
En tering ............................................... 324
Modifying ............................................ 325
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 324
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 331
In tern et
Calling up a web page .......................... 375
Closing the br ows er ............................. 377
Del eting a bookmark .......................... .377
Del eting br owser data .........................3 77
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 377
Internet connection Cancelling permission (mobile
phone) ................................................ .374
Communication module function ........ .372
Connection status ................................ 374
Displ aying the connection status ........ .374
Editing access da ta(Blue tooth ®
) .........3 73
Es tablishing .........................................3 74
Information .......................................... 371
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .374 Re
strictions ......................................... 371
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
) .........3 72
Setting up (Blue tooth®
) ........................ 372
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 372
Switching Blu etoo th®
profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 373
Internet radio
Calling up ............................................ 377
Del eting stations ................................ .378
Logging out .........................................3 79
Overview ............................................. 378
Re gis tering .......................................... 379
Saving stations .................................... 378
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .378
Selecting stre am ................................ .379
Setting options ................................... .379
Te rm s of use ........................................3 79
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 15 9
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link ISOFIX
child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 60
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 57 J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................25
Storage location ................................... 461
Jump-start connection ............................437
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 435 K
Ke y.............................................................. 73
Ac oustic locking verification signal ........ 74
Battery ................................................... 75
Emergency key ...................................... 75
Energy consumption .............................. 74
Fe atures ................................................ 73
Ke yring attachment .............................. 75
Overview ............................................... 73
Pa nic alarm ............................................ 74
Problem .................................................76
Un locking setting .................................. .74 Index
57 9

Ke
y functions
Deactivating ........................................... 74
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle ................................ 79
Problem .................................................80
Un locking setting .................................. .74
Un locking theve hicle ............................79
Kickd own.................................................1 84
Using ................................................... 184
Knee airbag ................................................ 39L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................. 312
No tes ................................................... 312
Setting ................................................. 312LED light
see In telligent Light Sy stem
Le vel control sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Light switch Overview ............................................ .135
Lighting see Interior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 13 5
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 13 9
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .140
Ad justing the instrument lighting ......... 274
Ad versewe ather light .......................... 14 0
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 13 6
Changing bulbs .................................... 14 5
City lighting ........................................ .140
Combination switch ............................ .137
Corne ring light ..................................... 13 9
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 13 5
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 14 0
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 13 8
Headla mpflasher ................................ 137Headla
mprange .................................. 13 6
High beam ........................................... 137
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 13 8
Light switch ......................................... 13 5
Low beam ............................................1 35
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 13 9
Pa rking lights ...................................... .135
Re ar fog light ....................................... 13 5
Re sponsibility for lighting sy stems ...... 13 5
Setting the dipped beam ..................... 14 3
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time ...................................... 14 3
Setting the sur round lighting .............. .143
St anding lights .................................... .135
Tu rn signal lights ..................................1 37
Limiter ...................................................... 215
Ac tivating ............................................ .216
Buttons ................................................ 216
Calling up a speed .............................. .216
Deactivating ......................................... 216
Fu nction ............................................... 215
Pa ssive mode ....................................... 215
Pe rm anent setting .............................. .218
Re quirements: .................................... .216
Selecting .............................................. 216580
Index

Setting a speed ....................................
216
St oring a speed .................................... 216
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 15
Limiting speed see Limiter
LINGU ATRO NIC ........................................ 282
Application specific voice commands
............................................................ .283
Au dible help functions .........................2 84
Global voice commands ...................... 283
Impr oving speech quality .................... .284
Langua gesetting ................................. 284
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ 291
Message voice commands .................. 293
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 282
Na vigation voice commands ................ 286
Operable functions .............................. 283
Operating saf ety .................................. 282
Ra dio voice commands ...................... .290
Switch voice commands ...................... 285
Te lephone voice controls .................... .290
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .293
TV voice commands ............................ 290
Ty pes of voice commands .................. .283 Ve
hicle voice commands .................... .294
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 283
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion information .... 338
Displaying the tra ffic map .................. .338
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 339
Extending a subscription ..................... 338
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 340
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 338
Loading ..................................................... 12 0
Bag hook .............................................. 121
No tes ................................................... 11 4
Ro ofrack ............................................. 12 5
St ow age space under the boot floor ....1 24
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 12 0
Loading guidelines ...................................114
Loads Securing .............................................. .114
Locator lighting see Sur round lighting
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .81
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77Digital
Vehicle Keyst icke r .................... .78
Emergency key ...................................... 81
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 79
Mobile phone ........................................ .78
Smartphone ........................................... 78
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 78
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 13 5
Switching on/off ................................. 13 5
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Lu ggage net ......................................... 121
Secu ring ............................................... 11 4
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay)........................ .106 M
Main beam Changing bulbs ................................... .146 Index
581