2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE seats

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 10
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ......... .............. 21
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts........ .............. 21
Oper ator's Manual ........................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 25
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 26
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 6 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 7
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 27
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............2 8
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 31 Occupant
safety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............. 61 Opening
andclosing .................................. 62
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 70
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............8 5 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 87
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 5
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 7
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 98
St ow agear eas .............................................. 99
Cup holde r.................................................. 108
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 09
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 110
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...111
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 113 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 114
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................114
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 119
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 120
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Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 125 2
Contents

1
Oper ates thememor yfunc tion →
98
2 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
90
3 Switc hestheseat heateron/ off →
94
4 Switches theseat ventil ation on/o ff →
95
5 Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
122
6 Opens/closes thetrunk lid →
70
7 0062 Opens/ closestheright side windo w →
76
8 0062 Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
76 9
Opens thedoor →
67
A 00370036Loc ks/unl ocks theve hicle →
67
B Setstheseat fore -and -aftad jus tment →
88
C Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
90
D Seat adjus tment using themultimedia system →
92
E Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
91
F Adjus tstheseat height →
88
G Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
88 At
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Re
stra int system Pr
otection bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystem
The restra int system can reduce therisk ofvehi‐
cle occupants comingintocont actwithpar tsof
th eve hicle's interior intheeve ntofan acci dent.
The restra int system can also reduce thefo rc es
to whic hve hicle occupants aresubject edinthe
eve ntofan acci dent.
Only asea tbe ltwh ich is wo rncor rectly can pro‐
vid eth eint ended leve lof protect ion. Depen ding
on thede tected acci dent situation, Emerg ency
Te nsi oni ng Device sand /or airba gssupp lement a
cor rectly wornseat belt. Emer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice sand /or airba gsare notde ploy ed in
eve ryacc iden t. Fo
rth ere stra int system toprov ide itsfull protec‐
tion ,eac hoccupant mustobser vethefo llo wing:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrectl y.
R Beinan almos tup right position withth eir
bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho we ver,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely eliminat einjur iesand fata lities inevery
acciden tsituation .In par ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
The risk ofan injur yre sulting from airbag
deplo yment alsocanno tbe ruled out entirel y. Limit
edprotection from there stra int system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tothere stra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ralt erations have been made.
The restra int system mayth en notpr otect
th eve hicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,fo r
ex am ple 0007
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto adjus tth eve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forfur ther information contact our
Cu stomer Assistance Center at
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes(1 ‑800‑36 7‑6372). Occ
upant safety 33

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(0013 page87 ).
In order forth ecor rectl ywo rnseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody . R
The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted unde r
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when
secur ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(0013 page99). Also
ensur eth at no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eeve rpla ced between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R front-p asse ng er seat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(0013 page 55).
If ch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (0013 page50). Re
duce dse at beltpr otection 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion. 36
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thedeplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int oth eseats.
Conseq uently,theair bags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. Inaddition, operation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offma ybe
re strict ed. 0007
Yousho uld onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthesensor sin thedoor paneling
Sens orsto contr oltheairbags arelocat edin
th edoor s.Modif ication sor wo rknotpe r‐
fo rm ed cor rectl yto thedoor sor door panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th efunc tion ofthesensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor eno tfunc tion
pr oper lyan ymor e. Con
sequent ly,th eairbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey aredesig nedto
do. 0007
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. 0007
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thedoor sor door
paneling carried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yedairbag nolong erhas apr otect ive
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
fr ont airbag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erfront airbag shut‐
of fis able todetect whe ther thefront passeng er
seat isoccupied byaper son orach ild restra int
sy stem. Thefront passeng erfront airbag and
fr ont passeng erknee airbag areenabled ordisa‐
bled accor dingly.
When installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Ensur eth at thech ild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(0013 page 49).
R Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverpla ceobjects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
R Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. Occupa
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cel
ed automatical lywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limita tions
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R when backingup
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R whils tdr ivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Saf
elytransp orting childr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrav eling
in theve hicl e 0009
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐ dr
en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(0013 page50).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingto secur each ild in
th ech ild restra int system mayha ve ser ious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur ingach ild
car efull ybef oreev eryjour ney.
To improv epr otect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur edin
th ere ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan childr en
secur edinthefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyad vis es that youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat . Gener
icterm "child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat
R afo rw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle. Occupant
safety 49

Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(0013 page57 ) Alt
ernati vesecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(0013 page 45).
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(0013 page43). 54
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's child
special seatbeltretract or 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. 0007
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s 0007
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. 0007
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. 0007
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. 0007
Toactiv ateth especia lseat beltretrac‐
to r:pull theseat beltoutfully andletth e
iner tiareel retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. 0007
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. 0007
Todeac tivatethe special seat beltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. 0007
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingth eLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y. Occupant
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