2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS Owners Manual

Switchingthe daytimerunning lamps on/off
Multimedia system:
Vehicle÷Light SettingsDaytime Run. Lights
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
Settingtheexterior lighting switch-off delaytime
Multimedia system:
Vehicle÷Light SettingsExt. Light Switch Off
Setthe switch-off delay time.
Settingthe surround lighting
Multimedia system:
Vehicle÷Light SettingsLocator Lighting
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
Ifthe surround lighting is switched on,theexte‐rior lightingremains litfor 40 seconds afterthe
vehicle is unlocked. Whenyoustartthevehicle,the surround lighting is deactivated andtheautomatic driving lights are activated.
Interior lighting
Adjusting the interior lighting
Frontoverhead control panel
1=Front leftreading lamp
23Automatic interior lighting control
3JFront interior lighting
4BRear interior lighting
5=Frontrightreading lamp
Toswitch on or off:press button1–5accordingly.
Control panel inthegrab handle
1=Rearreading lamp
Toswitch on or off:press button1.
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Adjusting the ambient lighting
Multimedia system:
Vehicle÷Light SettingsAmbient Light
Settingthe color
SelectColor.
Set a color.
Adjusting the brightness
SelectBrightness.
Set a brightnessvalue.
Activating the brightnessfor zones
SelectBrightness Zones.
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.TheDisplay,FrontandRearzones can be setseparately.
Settingthe interior lighting switch-off delaytime
Multimedia system:
Vehicle÷Light SettingsInt. Light Switch Off
Setthe switch-off delay time.
Changing bulbs (onlyforvehicles with halo‐gen headlamps)
Notes onchanging bulbs
\nWARNINGRisk of burns from hot com‐ponent parts whilstreplacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can becomeveryhotduring operation.
Whenreplacing a bulb,you could burnyour‐self onthese component parts.
Allowthe component partstocooldown beforereplacingthe bulb.
RDo not use a bulb if it has been dropped or ifitsglass has been scratched. The bulb mayotherwiseexplode.
RDo nottouchtheglass bulb withyour barehands.
RProtect bulbs from moisture and do not allowbulbstocome into contact withliquids.
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Overview ofthe bulbstobechanged
Halogen headlamps
1Turnsignal indicator: PWY24W bulb
2High beam: H7 55 W bulb
3Low beam: H7 55 W bulb
Tail lamps
1Turnsignal indicator: PY21W bulb
2Reversing light: W16W bulb
Changingthe front bulbs (vehicles with halo‐gen headlamps)
Removing and installingthe cover in thefront wheel housing
Requirements:RThe lighting system is switched off.
RThe appropriate front wheel is turnedinwards.
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Toremove:using a suitable object, turn twomounts1of cover2in an counter-clock‐wise direction asfar astheywill go.
Removethe unlocked cover2fromthewheel archlinerbypulling it upwards.
Toinstall:insert cover2at bottom ofthewheel archliner.
Using a suitable object, turnthe two mounts1ofthe cover2in clockwise direction asfar astheywill go.
Replacing bulbs in the halogen headlamp
RequirementsThe lighting system is switched off.
Low beam/high beam:
RA H7 55 W light bulb isavailable.
RThe hood is open.
Turnsignal lights:
RA PWY24W light bulb isavailable.
RThe cover inthe front wheel archhas beenremoved.
1Low-beam headlamps
2High beam
3Turnsignals
Turntherelevant housing cover1–3coun‐ter-clockwise andremoveit.
Low beam / high beam:turnthe socketcounter-clockwise andremoveit.
Indicator:turnthe socket counter-clockwise,release it andremoveit.
Pullthe bulb out ofthe socket.
Insertthe new bulb intothe socket suchthatthe entire base ofthe bulb isresting onthebottom ofthe socket.
Insertthe socket and turn it clockwise.
Press onthe housing cover and turn it clock‐wise.
Turnsignal lights:installthe cover inthefront wheel arch.
Changingtherear bulbs (vehicles withhalo‐gen headlamps)
Opening and closingthe side trim panels inthe trunk
Toopen:releaseright-hand or left-hand sidetrim panels1atthetop andremove.
Toclose:re-insert side trim panel1.
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Replacing the tail lamp bulbs
RequirementsThe lighting system is switched off.
The side trim panel inthe trunk is open.
Turnsignal lights:
RA PY21W light bulb isavailable.
Reversing lamp:
RA W16W light bulb isavailable.
Pushthe upper and lower catches ontheplugtogether andremovethe plug.
Turnwing screw190° counter-clockwiseandremovethe bulb holder.
Indicator:push bulb2gently intothe bulbmount, turn it counter-clockwise andremoveit fromthe bulb mount.
Insertthe new bulb intothe bulb mount andturn it clockwise.
Reversing lamp:pull bulb3out ofthe bulbmount.
Insertthe new bulb intothe bulb mount.
Insertthe bulb mount again.
Turnwing screw190° clockwise.
Insertthe plug untilthe catch hooks engageaudibly.
Closethe side trim panel.
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Windshield wiper and windshieldwashersystem
Switchingthe windshield wipers on/off
GZWindshield wiper off
HbIntermittent wiping, normal
IcIntermittent wiping, frequent
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Holdthe wiper arm with one hand.With theother hand, turnthe wiper blade inthe direc‐tion of arrow1awayfromthe wiper arm asfar as it will go.
Slide catch2inthe direction of arrow3until it engages intheremoval position.
Removethe wiper blade fromthe wiper arminthe direction of arrow4.
Installingthe wiper blades
Insertthe new wiper blade intothe wiperarm inthe direction of arrow1.
Slide catch2inthe direction of arrow3until it engages inthe locking position.
Make surethatthe wiper blade sits correctly.
Foldthe wiper arms back ontothe wind‐shield.
Switchthe ignition on.
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Removeprotectivefilm1fromthe mainte‐nance display onthe tip ofthe newly instal‐led wiper blades.
Ifthe color ofthe maintenance displaychangesfrom blackto yellow,the wiper blades should bereplaced.
The duration untilthe colorchangesvariesdepending onthe usage conditions.
Mirrors
Operatingthe outside mirrors
\nWARNINGRisk of injuryfrom adjustingthevehicle settings whilethevehicle is inmotion
You could lose control ofthevehicle inthefollowing situations:
Rifyou adjustthe driver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirrorwhilethevehicle is in motion
Rifyoufastenyour seat belt whilethevehi‐cle is in motion
Beforestartingthe engine: adjustthedriver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirror andfastenyour seat belt.
\nWARNINGRisk of accident duetomis‐judgment of distances when usingthepassenger mirror
The outside mirror onthe front-passengersidereflects objects on a smaller scale. Theobjects in view are infact closerthantheyappear.
As aresult,you may misjudgethe distancebetweenyou andtheroad user drivingbehindyou,forexample, whenchanginglanes.
Therefore, always lookoveryour shoul‐der in ordertoensurethatyou areaware ofthe actual distance betweenyou andtheroad users driving behindyou.
Foldingthe outside mirrorsin/out
Brieflypress switch1.
Resettingthe outside mirrors
Ifthe battery has been disconnected or com‐pletely discharged,the outside mirrorsmustbereset. Onlythen willthe automatic mirrorfolding functionworkproperly.
Brieflypress switch1.
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