2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN lights

Important safety notes
GWARNING
Lane Keepin g Assist cannot always clearly
detect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keepin g Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
There isa risk of an acc ident.
Always pay particular attention to the traff ic
situation and keep within the lane, especial ly
if Lane Keepin g Assist alerts you.
GWARNING
The Lane Keepin g Assist warning does not
return the veh icleto the original lane. There is
a risk of an acc ident.
You should always steer, brake or accelerate
yourself, inparticular ifwarned byLane Keep-
ing Assist.
Lane Keepin g Assist can neither reduce the risk
of an acc identif you fail to adapt your driving
style nor overr idethe laws of physics. Lane
Keepin g Assist cannot take into account the
road, traff icand weather conditions. Lane Keep-
ing Assist ismerely an aid.You are responsible
for the distance to the veh icle infront, for veh i-
cle speed, for braking ingood time and for stay-
ing inyour lane.
The Lane Keepin g Assist does not keep the veh i-
cle inthe lane.
The system may beimpaired or may not function
if:
Rthere ispoor vis ibility, e.g. due to insuff icient
illumi nation of the road, or due to snow, rain,
fog or spray
Rthere isglare, e.g. from oncoming traffic, the
sun or reflection from other veh icles (e.g. if
the road surface iswet)
Rthe windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered, for instance bya sticker, inthe vicin-
ity of the camera
Rthere are no, several or unclear lane markings
for a lane, e.g. inareas with road construction
work
Rthe lane markings are worn away, dark or cov-
ered up, e.g. by dirtor snow
Rthe distance to the vehicle infront is too small
and the lane markings thus cannot be detec-
ted
Rthe lane markings change quickly, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one another or merge
Rthe road isnarrow and winding
Rthere are highly variable shade conditions on
the roadway
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XTo activate: press button ;.
In dicator lamp :lights up. The Lane Keep‐
ingAssistOnmessage appears in the mul-
tifunction display. If all conditions have been
satisfied, there may be a warning.
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines inthe assistance graphics display
(
Ypage 221) are shown in green. Lane Keep-
ing Assist is ready for use.
XTo deactivate: press button;.
Indicator lamp :goes out. Lane Keeping
Assist is deactivate d.The Lane Keeping
Assist Offmessage appears inthe multi-
function display.
Selecting Standard or Adaptive setting
XIn the DriveAssistmenu on the on-board
computer, select the LaneKeepingAssistfunction (Ypage 223).
XSelectStandardorAdaptive.
Standard
When Standard
is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
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Ryou switch on thetur nsignals. In this event ,
th ewarnings are suppressed for acertain
period of time.
Ra drivin gsafet ysystem intervenes, e.g. ABS,
BA Sor ES P®.
Adaptive
Whe nAdaptive
is selected, no warnin gvibra-
tion occur sif:
Ryou switch on th etur nsignals. In this event ,
th ewarnings are suppressed for acertain
period of time.
Ra drivin gsafet ysystem intervenes, e.g. ABS,
BA Sor ES P®.
Ryou accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown .
Ryou brakehard.
Ryou steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or chang elanes quickly.
Ryou cut th ecorner on ashar pbend.
In order that you are warned only when neces-
sar yand in goo dtime if you cross th elan emark-
ing, th esystem recognizes certain condition s
and warn syou accordingly.
The warnin gvibration occur searlier if:
Ryou approac hth eouter lan emarking on a
bend.
Rth eroa dhas ver ywide lanes, e.g. afreeway.
Rth esystem detects soli dlan emarkings.
The warnin gvibration occur slater if:
Rth eroa dhas narrow lanes
Ryou cut th ecorner on aben d
Driving Assistance PLUS package
Gene ral notes
The Drivin gAssistance Plus packag econsist sof
Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI C (Ypage 171), Active
Blind Spot Assis t (Ypage 204) and Active Lan e
Keepin gAssis t (Ypage 207).
Active Blind Spot Assist
Generalnotes
Active Blind Spot Assis tuses arada rsensor
system, pointe dtoward th erear of th evehicle,
to monitor th earea to th eside sof th evehicl e
whic hth edriver is unable to see . Awarnin glamp
lights up in th eexterio rmirror sand draw syour
attention to vehicles detecte din th emonitore darea
.If you then switch on th ecorrespondin g
tur nsignal to chang elane, you will also receiv e
an optica land audibl ewarning. If aris kof lateral
collision is detected, corrective brakin gmay
help you avoid acollision .Befor e acourse-cor-
recting brak eapplication ,Active Blind Spot
Assis tevaluates th espac ein th edirection of
travel and at th eside sof th evehicle. Fo rthis,
Active Blind Spot Assis tuses th eforward-facing
rada rsensors.
Active Blind Spot Assis tsupport syou from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assist isonly an aid and is not
a substitute for attentive driving.
GWARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to:
Rvehicles overtaken too closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area
Rvehicles which approach with a large speed
differential and overtake your vehicle
As a result, Active Blind Spot Assist may ne i-
ther give warnings nor intervene insuch sit-
uations. There isa risk of an accident.
Always observe the traffic conditions care-
fully, and maintain a safe lateral distance.
iUSA only: This device has been approved by
the FCC as a "Vehicular Radar System". The
radar sensor is intended for use inan auto-
motive radar system only. Removal, tamper-
ing, or altering of the device willvoid any war-
ranties, and isnot permitted by the FCC. Do
not tamper with, alter, or use inany non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
iCanada only: This device complies with
RSS -210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference,
and
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
Removal, tampering, or altering of the device
will void an
y warranties, and is not permitte
d.
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Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
Radar sensors
The Active Blind Spot Assist radar sensors are
integrated into the front and rear bumpers and
behind a cover in the radiator trim. Make sure
that the bumpers and the cover in the radiator
grill are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear sensors
must not be covered, for example by cycle racks
or overhanging cargo. Following a severe impact
or in the event of damage to the bumpers, have
the function of the radar sensors checked at a
qualified specialist workshop. Active Blind Spot
Assist may otherwise no longer work properly.
Monitoring area
GWARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not detect all
traffic situations and road users. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always make sure that there is sufficient dis-
tance on the side for other traffic or obstacles.
At a distance of approximately 1.6 ft (0.5 m);
from the vehicle, Active Blind Spot Assist mon-
itors the area up to 10 ft (3 m) next to =and
behind :your vehicle, as shown in the picture. The detection of obstacles can be impaired in
the case of:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rpoor visibility, e.g. due to rain, snow or spray
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated.
Active Blind Spot Assist may not detect narrow
vehicles, such as motorcycles or bicycles, or
may only detect them too late.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may be
indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if there are vehicles at the inner edge of
your lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rwarnings may be interrupted when you are
driving alongside particularly long vehicles,
such as trucks, for a prolonged time.
Warning lamp
:Warning lamp
Active Blind Spot Assist is not operational at
speeds below approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated.
If a vehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring range at speeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing side lights up red. This warning is always
emitted when a vehicle enters the blind spot
monitoring range from behind or from the side.
When you overtake a vehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7 mph (12 km/h).
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Lane-correcting brake application
If you leave your lane, under certain circumstan-
ces the vehicle will brake briefly on one side.
This is meant to assist you in bringing the vehicle
back to the original lane.
GWARNING
A lane-correcting brake application cannot
always bring the vehicle back into the original lane. There is a risk of an accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
you or makes a lane-correcting brake appli-
cation.
If a lane-correcting brake application occurs,
display :appears in the multifunction display.
The brake application also slightly reduces vehi-
cle speed.
A lane-correcting brake application can be made
after driving over a lane marking detected as
being solid or broken. Before this, a warning
must be given by means of intermittent vibration
in the steering wheel. In addition, a lane with
lane markings on both sides must be recog-
nized.
In the case of a broken lane marking being
detected, a lane-correcting brake application
can only be made if a vehicle has been detected
in the adjacent lane. Oncoming vehicles, over-
taking vehicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes
can be detected.
A further lane-correcting brake application can
only occur after your vehicle has returned to the
original lane.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs if:
Ryou clearly and actively steer, brake or accel-
erate.
Ryou cut the corner on a sharp bend.
Ryou have switched on the turn signal.
Ra driving safety system intervenes, e.g. ESP®,
PRE-SAFE®Brake or Active Blind Spot Assist.
Ryou have adopted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel-
eration.
RESP®is switched off.
Rthe transmission is not in position h.
Ra loss of tire pressure or a defective tire has
been detected and displayed.
Ran obstacle has been detected in the lane in
which you are driving.
Active Lane Keeping Assist may not detect other
road users or traffic situations. An inappropriate
brake application may be interrupted at any time
if you:
Rsteer slightly in the opposite direction.
Rswitch on the turn signal.
Ryou brake or accelerate significantly.
A lane-correcting brake application is interrup-
ted automatically if:
Ra driving safety system intervenes, e.g. ESP®,
PRE-SAFE®Brake or Active Blind Spot Assist.
Rlane markings are no longer detected.
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist
XTo activate: press button ;.
Indicator lamp :lights up. The Lane Keep‐
ing Assist Onmessage appears on the
multifunction display. If all conditions have
been satisfied, a warning or steering inter-
vention may be made.
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistance graphic
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XPress:or9 to select the AdBluesubmenu.
XPressato confirm your selection.
The range and DEF level appear in a bar graph
in the multifunction display.
Observe the information and notes on "Refuel-
ing" (
Ypage 158).
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Settings
menu:
RChanging assistance settings (Ypage 222).
RChanging head-up display settings
(Ypage 224).
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 225).
RChanging the instrument cluster settings
(Ypage 225).
RRestoring the factory settings (Ypage 226).
Assistance submenu
Deactivating/activating ESP®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section in
the description of ESP®(Ypage 69).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®, ESP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP®in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Ypage 71).
For further information about ESP®, see
(Ypage 69).
XStart the engine.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XSelect ESPby pressing :or9.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the vehicle is ready to
drive, ESP
®is deactivated.
If the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP
®is not available due to a mal-
function.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Ypage 261).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Ypage 231).
Traffic Sign Assist
You can activate or deactivate the warning func-
tion of Traffic Sign Assist in the TrafficSignAssistmenu. When the function is activated,
detected traffic signs and information appear in
the multifunction display for five seconds.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select TrafficSignAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XActivate or deactivate the warning func-
tion: press aagain.
For further information about Traffic Sign Assist,
see (
Ypage 200).
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XSwitch on the head-up display (Ypage 213).
XPress theòbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the Head-upDisplaysubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Brightnessfunction.
XPress theabutton to save the setting.
XPress the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to a level from Level+5(bright) to
Level -5(dark).
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Light submenu
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Lightssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the DaytimeRunning Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the multifunction display
shows the cone of light and the Wsymbol
in yellow.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running
lampsDaytime
RunningLights(Ypage 113).
Instrument cluster submenu
Selecting the distance unit
The DisplayUnitSpeed-/Odometerfunction
allows you to choose whether certain displays
appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunc-
tion display.
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the InstrumentClustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the DisplayUnit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmorMilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to:
RDigital speedometer in the Tripmenu
ROdometer and the trip odometer
RTrip computer
RCurrent consumption and the range
RRange
RNavigation instructions in the Navimenu
RCruise control
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC with Steering Pilot
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
If the additional speedometer is switched on,
the speed is shown in the status bar in the mul-
tifunction display instead of the outside tem-
perature.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress theòbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the InstrumentClustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the AdditionalSpeedometer [km/h]function.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
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Restoring the factory settings
XPress theòbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XUse : or9 to select the FactorySettingssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress :or9 to select NoorYes.
XPress ato confirm the selection.
If you have selected Yes, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightssubmenu is only
reset when the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Charge-air pressure
?Engine oil temperature
ATransmission oil temperature
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Engine and transmission oil tempera-
tures: when the engine and transmission are
at normal operating temperature, oil temper- atures
?and Aare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orA in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
Traffic Sign Assist display
XSwitch on the display function for notes and
traffic signs (Ypage 222).
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the 9button repeatedly until the
Traffic Sign Assist display appears.
G-Meter
While the vehicle is in motion, the G-Meter
shows the forces that are exerted on the driver
both laterally and in the direction of travel.
The maximum values are indicated in red in the
guideline system.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
ES P®is malfunctioning .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
ESP®is temporarily unavailable .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
The self-diagnosis function might no tbe complete, for example.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The wheels could therefor eloc kif you brak e
hard, for example.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XCarefully drive asuitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at aspeed abov e12 mph (20 km/ h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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