2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
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
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 62
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tr unk ................................................ ............ 70
Sid ewind ows<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............8 5 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 87
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......87
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 125 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 6
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 26
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 126 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 131
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........131
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 40
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 141
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 146
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 146
Pa rking .......................................................1 48
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 157
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 12 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................213
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 13
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..................... .....................................2 14
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 215
Se tting thedesign ....................................... 216
Se tting theadditional value rang e............... 216
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 17 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 18
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 218
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................224 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 226
No teson oper ating safety.......................... 226
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......226
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 28 Multimedi
asy stem .................................. 241
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 241
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 250
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........263
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 89
Online andInterne tfunctions ......................311
Media ..........................................................3 16
Ra dio .......................................................... 329
Sound .........................................................3 36 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................338
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 338
En gine compartment .................................. 339
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 46 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 355
Emerg ency..................................................355
Flat tire....... ................................................ 357
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 363
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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sand tires ...... ................................377
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 77
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 377
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 78
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 379
Loadi ngtheve hicle .................................... 386
Ti re labeling ................................................ 390
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 396
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 398 Cont
ents 3

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
143
2 Comb inationswit ch →
115
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
141
4 Multimedia system displa y →
241
5 Glovebox →
101
6 Start/ stop butt on →
132
7 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
126
8 Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
241
9 Haza rdwa rning light s →
116
A PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps →
45
B Stow agecom partment →
101
C Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
242
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hesthe
sound on/off →
241
E Switches themultimedia system on/ off →
241
F Extend s/retra cts theseat beltextende r →
38
G ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
139 H
ActivePa rking Assist →
198
I Setstheve hicle leve l →
185
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
140
K Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
214
L Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
96
M Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter →
214
Oper ates cruise control →
169
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
172
N Diagno stics con nection →
25
O Open sth ehood →
339
P Elect ric pa rking brak e →
154
Q Light switch →
114
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
178
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
211 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
28
2 Safetyve sts →
355
3 Butt ons forth eSOS emer gency callsy stem
and breakdo wnassis tance →
306
4 Tocheckand topup oper ating fluids →
412
5 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
368
6 Flat tire →
357
7 Startin gassis tance →
366 8
Haza rdwa rning light s →
116
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
146
A Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
368
B TIREFIT kit →
358
C First-ai dkit →
356
D Warning triang le →
356 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 000E
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. 0007
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. 0007
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothediagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,forex am ple. This maylead
to theve hicle failing tomee tth ere qu iremen tsof
th ene xt emissions inspectionduring themain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work R
repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑B enzrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles 26
Gener alno tes

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger front air‐
ba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of th
efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(0013 page 45) . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. 0007
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. 0007
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. Occupant
safety 35

0007
Mak esur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. 0007
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. 0007
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Ex
tending/r etra ctin gth eseat beltextender The
seat beltextende rfo rth efront seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt.When thedoor is
closed, theseat beltextende rex tends.
The seatbe ltex tende rbu tton mayal so be loca‐
te din thecon trol panel abovethelight switc hin
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles.
Yo ucan also extend theseat beltextende rus ing
th eseat beltextende rbu tton. 0007
Swi tchon theignition . 0007
Press seat beltextende rbu tton 1.
The seatbe ltex tende rex tends.
The seatbe ltex tende rre tracts again in thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckle 38
Occupant safety

3
Front passeng erfront airbag
4 Front passeng erknee airbag
5 Windo wcur tain airbag
6 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When activated, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant.
Pot entia lpr otection from eachair bag: Airba
gP otentia lpr otection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh,knee andlowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
fr ont airbag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcur tain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ribcage,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of
th efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(0013 page 45) .
000E NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. 0007
Stow object sin asuit able place. 0007
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eair bag cann otper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yev en
cause further injur ies.
To avo idhazar dous situat ions,alw aysmak e
sur eth at all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat beltfastened correctly ,
incl uding pregna ntwo men.
R Areseat edproper lyand that dis tance to
th eair bags isas larg eas possible.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theair bag and the
ve hicle occupant. Occupant
safety 41