2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON air suspension

Displaying ECO Assist
On-board co
mputer:
0018 Assistance DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch 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.
Use theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R = (Individual): individual settings
R B (Sport Plus): particularlysporty driving
st yle
R C (Sport): sporty driving style
R A (Comfort): comfortable and economi‐
cal driving style R
; (Eco): particular lyeconomical 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
-
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.17 8
Driving and pa rking

R
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 232
Driving and parking

R
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 page449)
R Tyre pressure table (0013 page 450)
R Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(0013 page 468) 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 462). 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
461

Ad
justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 404
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .140
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .155
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 ................................................... 16 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 16 5Ad
justing (rear) .................................... 16 5
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 15 8
Air-water duct .......................................... 414
Ke eping free ......................................... 414
Airbag ........................................................ .39
Ac tivation .............................................. 33
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....39
Ins tallation locations ............................ .39
Knee airbag ........................................... 39
Overview ............................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .43
Pr otection ..............................................39
Re duced pr otection ...............................41
Side impact airbag ................................ 39
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 39
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .155
AIRMATIC ................................................. 232
Setting ................................................. 234
Suspension .......................................... 232
AIRPANEL (Care) ...................................... 420 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 44
Android Auto ............................................ 362
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 363
Ending ................................................. 364
Information .......................................... 363
Overview ............................................. 362
Sound settings .................................... 364
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 64
Animals Pets in theve hicle ..................................71
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains Index
561

Sur
round lighting .................................... 14 3
Setting ................................................. 14 3
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Setting the suspension le vel (AIR‐
MATIC) ................................................ 234
Suspension see AIRMATIC
Suspension le vel (AIRMATIC)
Setting ................................................ .234
SV HC (substances of very high con‐
cern ).......................................................... .28
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 14 3
Interior ................................................. 14 5
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 405
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 15 8
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 15 8Sy
stem settings
Ac tivating/deactivating PIN pr otec‐
tion ...................................................... 313
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ..... 317
Setting the dis tance unit ...................... 312
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 307
Setting the time zone .......................... 307
Setting the time/date form at .............. 308
Swit ching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 308
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Data import/export
see Language
see Software update
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 420
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 21
Pr otection of the environment ............... 21
Ta nk content
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 481 Fu
el ..................................................... 479
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 479
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 488
Fa stening points (trailer hitch) .............4 86
Information .......................................... 471
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 486
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 486
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 486
To ngue weight .................................... .488
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 487
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 453
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 473
Te lephone ........................................ 279, 348
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 353
Call and ringtone volume .................... .353
Calls with se veral participants ............ .353
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) .............. .352
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .349
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 349
De-authorising a mobile phone ............ 351
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ .351 Index
593

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen
mode ................................................... 386
Overview ............................................ .385
Settings ............................................... 386
VIN ............................................................ 473
Identification plate ............................... 473
Seat ..................................................... 473
Wi ndsc reen .......................................... 473
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws............................. 15 8
Vo ice command types (LINGUA‐
TRONIC) .................................................... 283
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 ............................................ 426
Setting up ............................................ 426 Wa
rning/indicator lamp
0025ABS warning lamp ...................... .548
004DBrake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 546
004D Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 549
00AC Coolant warning lamp ................ .554
003D Electrical fault warning lamp ...... .554
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lamp .. .553
00BBESP ®
OFF warning lamp .............. 550
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .549
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .550
00B6Fu elreser vewarning lamp .......... 554
00CCPo werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 557
0024Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 548
0075 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .... 551
0076Seat belt warning lamp flashes .. .552 0076Seat belt
warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 552
00CCSuspension warning lamp .......... .552
00CATr ailertow hit chwarning lamp .... 558
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................. .556
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up ................ .556
LWa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function ................................ .553
0024Ye llow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .548
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................545
Overview ............................................. 545
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 43
Wa rranty ....................................................28
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) ........................... 416
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct Index
599