2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE suspension

Fa
ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tas par tof repair ormaint enanc e
wo rk.
Dep endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint oth eve hicle's comfortand info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes ,fo rex am ple:
R mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R addr essbook datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R entered navig ation destinat ions
R dataabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocally intheve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.smar tphone, USBflash drive
or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed intheve hi‐
cle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This datais
sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par tic‐
ular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed. Yo
ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R customizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
ta in inf ormatio nis simult aneousl ytransf erredto
yo ur smar tphon e.
De pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R gener alvehicle data
R position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐ bac
k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones).
Onlin efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe Gene
ralno tes 29

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyouma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecom posit e
br ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system Switc
hingthepo we rsupp lyor ignit ionon
wit hout star ting theengine 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized .
R The brak eped alisno tdep ressed. Dr
iving andparking 13
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000E
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: 0007
Dur ing towing 0007
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion 0007
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function 0007
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
th etra nsmiss ionposition 005Dorby theelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The drive sy stem isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLcontinuousl yadjus ts
th ech aract eristic sof thesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent operati ng and drivi ng cond itions.
The damp ing istun edindiv idually foreac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed
R The driving style Dr
iving and parking 18
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The
drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. AIRMA
TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prov ed driving comfort.The
all-r ound leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes t possible
suspension andconstant groun dcle ar‐
anc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICincludes thefo llo wing compone nts
and func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above77 mph(125 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningis comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. 18
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Driving and parking

Cleani
ngand care Inf
orma tion onwashing theve hicl ein acar
wa sh 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. 0007
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh 0007
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. 0007
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. 0007
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R the360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R theside windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.
R incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
R theSmar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
0009 Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is locat
edintheve hicle. The005Dgear isother‐
wise automaticall yeng aged.
0009 If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. 0007
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. 0007
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. 34
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Maint enance andcare

No
teson rotat ing whee ls 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. 0007
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y book
inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
It is im pe rativ eto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel" whendoing
so Prepar ingtheve hicle fora whee l
ch ang e(0013 page40 2). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Apa
rtfrom some countr y-specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangeto ols
ar ere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forins tance, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edunder the
tr unk floor . Wheels
andtires 40
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1
Haza rdand servicewa rning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment 41
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Tech nica lda ta

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Suspension warning lam pT hereis amalfunction intheDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
L
Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. 0007
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. 0007
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st. Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps